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Honestly do not get the hype around this one.
Season 1 started off somewhat interesting with the fingers of Sakuna and Yujii being able to somewhat control him, the mystery and intrigue of the world and curses etc.
It quickly became standard shonen power system anime that nobody fucking gets because the powers in question are just pulled out of thin air and explained mid-fight (with the kack-handed explanation that this makes the person stronger lmfao). Explainu No Kaisen.

There is no build-up for anything, there is no tension in fights because the big three (Satoru, the Frankenstein boi and whatever emo-man's name is) are completely busted ... in every sense and thus will always win, no matter how much shit you throw at them. The fake "oh my god will they ACTUALLY die/get hurt this time?? 😱😱😱" moments just add to the hilarity because anyone with half a braincell knows exactly that this won't happen. Stakes? There are no stakes, the plot keeps chugging along in between overblown fight scenes and the initial intrigue is lost because everyone is too busy sucking off Satoru.

We still do not have a clear grasp as to how the world works, what the power differences between characters are, how powers work and potential constrictions. It just happens on screen and you're supposed to be pumped about some meaningless buzzwords that got over-energetically screamed into a studio mic.

Speaking of characters - the character development is poor at best, there's so many quirky supporting characters that it feels like being thrown into Infinity War without any explanation beforehand. Loads of colour but no depth. I can't care about character deaths because there is not enough character to care about.
What has Yujii done in these 1 1/2 seasons? How has Satoru evolved? Oh nvm, he's already perfect pls have my childwen UwU.
What is Getou's plan? No like, in concrete bullet points. Yeah, I don't know either. Nobara? Barely remember what she was about or how she evolved. If there is development, it moves at a glacial pace.

The animation and sound is what carries this anime, if its production value was standard, nobody would bat a fucking eye at this.
Great intros though.

All in all, a very middling anime and I frankly do not see how this is supposed to be the Attack on Titan of the 2020s. Will probably keep watching but not feeling too enthusiastic about it.