Nov 17, 2013
Around three months ago a friend suggested it to me , truth to be told I wasn't very intrigued by the sound of it . A bunch of people living inside some walls and getting eaten by enormous human-like creatures called Titans. All I saw was death and angst and wasn't up for it. I could never been more wrong . Once I started the series , there was no stop to it and so I managed to watch 22 episodes ( not all of them were aired at that point ) in only two days . But what makes it so good ? Sure
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there are a hundred animes with similar plot : a determined yet inexperienced protagonist going up against the bad guys ,knowing he has not chance against them.The will and determination gets him through the day along, of course, with his royal friends that make sure to keep the him/her in the right path . Sounds familiar ?
Story (8/10)
I'm not going to say that it's plot is the breakthrough in the history of the anime nor I'm going to disagree with those who say that Snk's plot is not that special. Yes , it's pretty simple . The human race is on the brink of extinction and lives under the constant fear of giant , human eating creatures called Titans . Eren ,the protagonist ,after his first encounter with them vows to kill every last of them and so the story begins . As you can see it's not much,but the way the story unfolds only raises you more questions than answering the ones that you already have.It makes you question every single thing that you took for granted since the begging. The motives and morals of the characters will only make wonder even more if the things you believed so far to be true are true indeed .Maybe there is a more complicated reason behind the things that happened ( not just Titans eating humans ) , maybe the true enemy is not the one that we think it is . What is the nature of the Titans ? They couldn't just simply exist out of nowhere, could they ? And let's not start about the basement....
Art:(9/10)
Beautiful detailed scenery with just the right colours ,that's all I'm gonna say . One thing though that caught my attention is the art on each character . No one looks the same ,we have short characters with intimidate,sharp eyes,others with big,expressively eyes .You can actually tell from their features their origin , for example Annie( Russia ), Eren( Germany ),Mikasa (Japan ).I may be the only one to believe that, but it seemed worth mentioning .
Sound (9/10 ):
"Sie sind das essen und wie sind die jaeger !"I don't think this needed a better introduction,an epic opening song for an amazing anime .In fact both openings songs fit perfectly and their synchronisation with the openings are just amazing.Now, the rest of the soundtrack is just breathtaking and well made and the voice acting is quite fitting .It won't disappoint you.
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Characters (10/10)
The first thing that comes to my mind as to why Snk makes the difference is how realistic it is when it comes to the characters.While talking to a friend of mine about how underestimated the trio ( Eren , Mikasa , Armin ) is , she said something that can easily explain my point . " The thing with Armin is..I really know how he feels " That's it ! Simple as that ! All the characters in this show are humans above all , no one is super strong or invincible. They cry , they live in constant fear even though they don't show it right away.They hate death and how they've been forced to live.They get injured and it takes actual time for them to recover. Even the strong ones die and their deaths are made in a way to show that no matter who you are or what you've been through you die like everyone else .The deaths in this anime are so quick and uneventful that you start to wonder if it actually happened , because lets face it " There is no way he/she would have died like that .It would have taken more to kill her/him " No ! everyone is human and die just as easily.
At first ,most the characters would seem like the typical anime characters. Specifically referring to the main protagonist of the story Eren Jaeger.At first he seem to be the cliche anime character who lost his family and vows to get revenge on whoever did it, something that have been used so many times before that got old already .I don't completely disagree with that opinion, but as the story unfolds I can assure you that his character is far more interesting that you originally thought. This goes for the most of the characters in the story who appears to be one sided and typical at first but more complex and unique later on , including the characters that seem to be "bad guys " in the story.
Enjoyment (10/10)
Something refreshing about Snk are the battles .I haven't watch that many anime in my life , but one thing that couldn't escape my attention was the pattern that most them seem to follow Let's give an example : the anime character (possibly the protagonist) faces an enemy believing deep in his heart that he is going win .Later on releases that it's almost impossible to do so, as the enemy is too strong for him , but doesn't give up for the sake of his friend , family, loved one etc. At the crucial moment when he/she is about to lose/die something magically happens (possibly a flashback or someone shows up ) and the character suddenly rises up and defeats the enemy while saying some interesting things about the power of will or friendship or love . I'm not saying that this pattern can't be found in Snk , but it's nice to see that not many of the battles scenes are like that .Most of the battles in this anime raises many questions about humanity and moral ambiguity and it reminds you the condition in which those people live : fear and war . There is death everywhere and it's not something that you can oversee for that sake of the living .Of course the protagonist survives along with the few characters that we are familiar with,but it's not at any rate a victory .
What I love the most in this anime is the intensity that some scenes hold .The animation , voice acting and soundtrack are combined in such way that will leave you completely amazed and could easily bring tears in your eyes.I'm sure those who have already seen the anime will understand to which scenes I'm referring to and surely Mikasa's voice saying " My life has no meaning anymore . What's keeping me going ? " following by Eren's voice "Fight ! " will surely have crossed your mind.
Overall (10/10 )If you haven't seen Attack on Titan I suggest to go watch it!
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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