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That's my first review, and most likely it will be the only. I'm not a native speaker so excuse me in advance.

I'd like to say that I'm not spoiled by thousands of episodes of different anime series like some other hardcore anime fans. Many of us saw those people who like to showcase their unique tastes and tell us that we understand nothing and things we like are tasteless and lame compared to things they like.

I'm not like those people, and here is my opinion on Shingeki no Kyojin. I prefer to consider genre of anime and rate it based on requirements for this ... particular genre.

I was expecting to see some badass heroes to hunt and fight big monsters and kill them like a bosses. Characters should be cool and strong, plot is unnecessary, music and animation should be top-notch... But what I actually got is a really complex and deep anime with original setting, interesting characters, emotional drama and intriguing plot. Sure, nothing of this is absolutely unique, but still it got me hooked right from the beginning. It has a Fullmetal Alchemist's vibes in it and I really liked FMA.

The story is interesting and has some unexpected and shocking twists. Some moments felt a bit slow and overloaded with talking, but the build up is worth it. Some people may call it predictable and simple, but I don't. It's good and I'm interested to see what will happen in season 2, untill then I can't give it a final rating.

Art and animation looks very good, it's not the best I've seen but far from the worst as well. Even if there are some still frames and not very impressive CGI, overall it looked great and action sequences were awesome.

Sound is simply gorgeous! Epic soundtrack which gives goosebumps and good, fitting voice actors.

Characters are likable, at least for me they are. Some people will say that those are cliche characters for anime genre but I don't care, as I said - I'm not spoiled by watching hundreds of anime. There are all types of different people in this series, none of which made me hate them. Many of them has character development and it's good. The main characters are likable as well, they've got emotions, strong and weak sides, like normal people do.

Enjoyment...what can I say, I enjoyed this anime a lot! All parts of this anime work together to make immersive, sometimes dramatic, sometimes funny, sometimes epic moments. I was captivated from the very beginning and felt whole spectre of different(good) emotions.

Overall it's a great series with strong story, original setting, lots of different and interesting characters, filled with epic moments and great soundrack. Most of the people who watch it will actually like it, maybe not as much as I did, because I'm not as experienced, but still it's worthy to check. If you consider yourself an anime guru or otaku-God who only sees beautiful in some alien-brutal-philosophical-gay anime which only chosen ones will understand, move along it's not for you.