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When Prince of Stride was first announced, I said to myself how this should be a ton of fun, very thrilling and have great animation to go along with it all, however what we got didn't really deliver on all of these fronts all to well. So when I found out not too long ago that my favorite Japanese writer (Gen Urobuchi), legendary director Tetsuro Araki, the creator of Death Note (Takeshi Obata) and my favorite Japanese composer (Hiroyuki Sawano) were all teaming up to give us a parkour anime film with the amazing Wit Studio, I knew that I would get something that at ... the very least wouldn't let me down like Prince of Stride did...And for me personally, it didn't

Story - 7/10

Albeit it not being something spectacular or too thought provoking, I found the story to be good enough given that they managed to establish the world by explaining what the bubbles are, its effects on Tokyo and how the survivors decided to live. That and they explained the concept of the parkour game very well, however I would have liked to see more of a variety from the games, like how the Undertakers used technology with their play style....That and even though I liked the metaphor of the "spiral" I think it could have been fleshed out more

Characters - 6/10

One thing I will say here is that this film had two newcommers casted as the lead, and although initially I could hear the inexperience in Hibiki's VA, as the movie progressed he found his stride and his voice acting in addition to the VA of Uta started to sound like one of someone that has experience to them.

But as for the characterization, apart from Hibiki and Uta, everyone else could have used a lot more screen time in order to match the amount of development that the two leads had (Both leads imo were great though). And this here, in addition to what I said in the story section is why I feel like this would have worked better as a TV series instead of film because this way both things would have had more room and time flourish

Sound - 10/10

Its Hiroyuki Sawano, there isn't really more that's needed to be said here lol, but one thing I will say is that both the OP and ED were pretty great too, and I can't wait to listen to the OST some more when its available

Art/Animation - 10/10

Once again, Wit Studio has knocked it out of the park visually and with the combined efforts of their animators, mixed witht the character designs of Obata and the direction of Araki, we were blessed with tons of moments of brilliant animation during every single parkour scene straight up to the smaller and more intimate moments of close ups and backgrounds greatly and masterfully showcasing just how much time and detail was put into this film visually which in itself is almost if not right on par with the likes of a Makoto Shinkai film

Enjoyment - 9/10

Even though I wish that this had more time to give us a more solid piece of work I still found myself very invested in the two leads and mesmerized by how beautiful the film was, all the while anticipating how the parkour matches will play out as well as if Uta makes it out in the end or not (Because this IS a story written by the Urobutcher himself lol)

Overall - 8/10

Bubble is a very ambitious piece of work undertaken by many giants in the anime inudustry and although it doesn't hit every mark on its target, there is still plenty here that's left to enjoy and even love and if you don't mind stories that aren't that deep, you won't be disappointed one bit, even if you only want to watch it for the eye candy.

*Note I'll keep this as spoiler free as I can*

Story - 9/10

As we all know, the plot of this series revolves around 6 chosen heroes all with different abilities whom are tasked with defeating the Majin whom is the ultimate evil of this series and his armies of Fiends

Sounds pretty generic on the outside and rightfully so it pretty much is however, this story has so much more to offer that personally it shocked the hell out of me.....One thing that the average person would expect from a fantasy/supernatural/adventure anime is the potential for good world building and character interactions and everything that ... falls under. I know for a fact that there are a lot of skeptical mindsets when it comes to LN adaptations due to the fact that a lot of studios nowadays tends to fail to properly adapt certain aspects of said novels in terms of either missed dialogue or even the skipping or rushing of scenes all together

Rokka no Yuusha surprisingly does none of that....Not only has it refrained from skipping or rushing material but it actually takes out the time to adapt every bit of dialogue whether it be internal monlogues or conversations between characters. Moreover, there is such a great attention to detail as well as information about the world, characters besides the main ones, abilities as well as background information

But that's not even the most surprising part....This entire season has literally revolved around something that doesn't even directly focus on the overarching plot of the story.....Usually in series such as what I just lightly mentioned doesn't even happen until much later on in the story yet alone having an entire season/volume be based around it and the great part is that its handled so freaking well!!!!! Everything from the suspense and intensity of the dialogue, straight up to the inevitable conflicts amongst the characters whether it being verbal or physical is just done to perfection.....There is another important aspect in regards to this but I will touch on that in a later segment

All in all, albeit the story being generic on paper, how it's handled is anything but amazing.....You would think that everything would be straightforward but boy is that the biggest and most false assumption that anyone can even imply

Art/Animation - 7/10

This is easily the weakest part of and tbh the only major flaw that I see from this anime.....The evidence is everywhere and as such I shouldn't need to even pry on this matter however, there are some things here that are worth noting

The character designs are all very well thought out considering that this series takes place in what seems to be like a period of early civilizations and as such the characters all look like they belong in this time period....Lastly, even though the art tends to look bad for the most part, the animation however is still pretty decent and does a good job portraying the action bits of the series. The fiends all look pretty menacing and has that creepy factor going for them as well which is also good

Sound - 8/10

As with the character designs the OST fits particularly well with the theme and tone of the story primarily both of the OP's which might I add, all sound beautiful. The voice acting is also pretty good and they each seem to fit their respective characters very well (Primarily Adlet, Fremy and Hans)

Characters - 9/10

In regards to the other segment that I mentioned earlier, I wanted to save it for this particular section considering that this is the icing on the cake. Like with the story, the charters themselves are the standard archtypes/generic but that's only on paper

In short, this story is VERY character centric and as such, there is a lot of focus on every character with some getting more focus than others for obvious reasons as you dive further into the story....Another thing is that their personalities are all very diverse primarily because of their respective backgrounds for example our MC Adlet, Fremy and Nashetania.....There isn't much development for some of these characters, but they are written in such a way that they don't really need much of it at all

What makes thsee characters shine even more is the twists that they all bring about and as such, it is quite evident that everyone isn't exactly like what they are being portrayed as (On purpose might I add considering future events both in this season and beyond) and that is lovely because it adds to the suspense and intensity week after week and what makes it even better is that the characters themselves are aware of this very same thing hence why they the way they do towards each other as well as showing the dynamics between them all....Another thing that I love is that plot armor isn't much of a factor here and nobody is truly invincible or that overpowered so the fear of shit hitting the fan is pretty high



Enjoyment - 10/10

For all of the reasons above....I am a sucker for this kind of story and to not only see every aspect being handled so well but have insane plot twists combined with the great character interactions and the characters themselves being very interesting in general all wrapped up in a very thrilling, mysterious and suspenseful plot is just wonderful....Also each character is impressive battle wise in their own unique and creative ways which is a huge plus for me considering that they all had to earn their strength

I want to give this series a 10/10 but taking my inner fanboy away, this is the most well deserved 9/10 that I've given to a seasonal anime in a long time

Now THIS is how you do a sequel to a series as explosive as Psycho Pass, I'm really happy that the staff for the first season worked on this film.....I will say this now that if you are a fan of the first season, you need to watch this film, there was even no mention of the second season other than Mika and the new Enforcers


Story

First of all, if you're coming into this film expecting this series to conclude/to see every remaining plot point get resolved, then you're in for a rue awakening, however this film managed to play on some plot points ... from the first season as well as to throw in its own kick to it

The story takes place in a foreign country outside of Japan and I can't speak for anyone else here but personally, one of the questions that I had during and after watching the first season was exactly how would the Sybil System fare in another country and this film direct addressed this. Urobutcher being the man he is decided to take things up a notch and created a situation in which the system was tasked with settling conflicts due to lingering effects of political and civil war.

Even though the concept behind this film is interesting and enjoyable, the outcome of certain events were pretty much predictable, however be that is it may, the film did manage to execute it's established plot points pretty well primarily due to its main cast and the conflict


Characters

In short, this film mainly focused on Akane, Kogami and both sides of the playing field in this new country with everyone else getting minor roles and limited amounts of screen time. The biggest con that I had with the film leaned towards the antagonists who sadly ended up being the standard group of villains that are trying to gain large amounts of power and quite frankly, they ended up.being very forgettable. But I will give credit to the fact that the antagonists (Mainly the mercenaries) were very menacing and added a lot of much appreciated suspense and intensity to the film

Other characters such as the Sybil System and Division 1 were all showcased exactly how they were in previous seasons but with minor roles however I will say that the breakthrough performer in this group was Gino - The man was a complete boss in this film. Still their work together is always a joy to see and the film captured the essence of an everyday active mission in the lives of Division 1.....Credit also goes to Shion whom also played a more active role in the film along side Gino (Mika is still pretty annoying but what's worse is that now she has a lot of sass)

As I stated earlier, Akane and Kogami were the main focus of this film and both of their sub plots and joint dynamic were handled very well. Akane's development from the previous seasons remained in tact and the film perfectly showcase the drive, determination and detective skills that Akane has gained as well as her ever so strong denial of the harsh methods made by Sybil. Kogami was exactly the same but even though the character went through some interesting changes, what made Kogami such an interesting character was his tactical skills, personality and combat prowess and that was more than showcased in this film

A certain individual from S1 that ended up solidifying their place as one of the best antagonists in anime history ended made a cameo in this film and said person's influence and actions lingered into the film and affected certain events and characters


Art/Sound

It's more than obvious to see that Production IG really went all out with this film and managed to get a very high budget because the art and animation were completely fluid, there were no drops in frame rates and the backgrounds and lighting + camera work were all 10/10. Thankfully the original character designs stayed the same but more detailed and the new characters looked decent as well

The sound was equally as epic however there was one thing that didn't pan out too well, and that was all of dat Engrish.....Never in my life of watching anime have I seen so much pure English dialogue that for the most part sounded really bad. However, I feel like Hana Kana did a good job at it, Ko's was decent enough too....The Japanese voice acting was pretty decent though.

The OST consisted of new tracks that completely grasped the essence of Psycho Pass as well as already established and new mixes of tracks from the first season. The film also has a great OP song showcased in the PV that was made by the group that did the OP's for the first and second season and lastly, the icing on the cake came in the form of the ED song being Namae no Nai Kaibutsu (ED 1 of Season 2) by the ever so talented EGOIST


Enjoyment/Overall

Even though the story wasn't anything groundbreaking what truly made this film shine was the amazing action scenes and the character interactions with one another and how they made the plot move and more engaging. If I were to take out my own personal enjoyment, I would rate this film somewhere between an 8-8.5/10 however, this film had me on the edge of seat from beginning to end and I really enjoyed seeing some of the things that I love about this series in general so as such, I'm gonna give this film an......

9/10

Note: I am currently up to date in the anime and I've completed the Manga in its entirety. Also this review will be less vague as and somewhat more in depth than the others that are currently posted but my review will include some events that happened in the film so if you don't want to be spoiled then you have been warned

EDIT: Fixed some grammatical errors and added some things that I didn't have to time to fix earlier



The Last: Naruto movie is just as it was advertised months before it's release in Japan, a love story mixed with a few aspects of the ... series that most fans will enjoy watching.

Story - 7/10

If you're coming into this film expecting some mind blowing story packed with tons of twists and reveals then you will be very disappointed. However with that being said, the meat of the plot is as was advertised, Naruto and Hinata trying to come to terms with their true feelings for each other and it was done very well in my honest opinion. The romance could have been a lot better but for what we got, Kishi succeeded justt fine in my books The other aspect of the story included the likes of our Antagonist Toneri Ootsuki whom is a descendant of the Sage of the Six Paths' s brother that is hell bent on destroying the earth via the moon and a new bloodline release known as the Tenseigan (Totally not a rip off of Inuyasha's Tenseiga xD).

Upon looking at this at face value one would simply think that this is just the typical "villain of the week" and for the most part you're not wrong however one thing that I will give to this aspect of the film is that it didnt create any plot holes for the actual story and it gives the Hyuga Clan a proper origin story that makes sense (The clan was descendant from the Sage's brother). Moreover, the other aspects of the story revolved around the situation in Konoha and we get to see that Kakashi is already the Hokage and that the ninja world has already begun to become more technologically advanced and have produced a powerful chakra cannon. Personally I find this to be pretty ridiculous and just awkward but hey, they have macbooks and their own version of NYC in the future lol so whatever xD


Art/Sound - Same score - 9/10

Pretty much the best things about this film without question. The voice acting was really good, the cast really hit the nail when it came down to the more emotional and serious scenes as well. I'd like to particularly single out Sakura because her voice actor managed to perfectly capture the maturity that the character went through and made her sound like a mature young lady. The other character that I'd like to single out is Toneri.

Unlike with Sakura I was disappointed by the voice actor'a performance. Him being the voice of iconic characters such as Lelouch from Code Geass gave us hope for a stellar performance however the character itself was one of the weak points of the film and the voice acting for said character made him even more lackluster of a character. The art and animation was easily one of the best that I've seen in all of the Naruto films and the character designs were all pretty good at depicting how these characters grew in the past 2 years physically, especially Naruto, his design really worked well. The action scenes were the parts that were animated the best and the fight scenes flowed very fluently


Characters - 7/10

Apart from the main cast, most of the other characters involved in the film barely had any major role and there was no development for said characters (Example, Ino, Chouji, Lee, Raikage etc) and then there was little development for characters such as (Kakashi, Shikamaru, Sai, Sasuke and Hinabi) that which in itself is pretty disappointing but alas this is a story about 2 individuals - Naruto and Hinata

Naruto was typical Naruto minus him being annoyingly stupid all the time however the stem of his stupidity came from the fact of how oblivious he was to Hinata's feelings (Yes I think it is safe to say that we can add Naruto to list of "Dense Motherfuckers" lol. Even so the film managed to come up with an acceptable way as to how Naruto eventually realized his true feelings. Apart from that he was his natural gung ho self and rushed into action except this time he was the one giving out the beatings which was great to see. It was also funny too see how Naruto became such a ladies man (It made me cringe at times but he still handled it well lol)

Hinata - For a good chunk of the film, Hinata was her typical self that is her being really shy, however as the film progresses we begin to see that development that she got in the manga and we get to see her think on her own, become more assertive as well as show off her own combat prowess and resolve. What I particularly liked was that her feelings for Naruto only got stronger and what we found out from her flashbacks of their childhood (Such as when she said that she'd want to spend her last days on earth with Naruto) was just beyond cute....NaruSaku fans can say whatever they want but Hinata was easily the best choice for Naruto. She also played a vital role in the conflict aspect of the film and for the most part she played it well

Sakura - Why is he singling out Sakura here? One might say upon seeing this. Personally ever since the Sasuke Retrieval arc back in Part 1, I hated Sakura to no end because of how she kept on leading on Naruto, she was useless in battle and her obsession with Sasuke (My most hated character) was just retarded. However, this film actually made Sakura somewhat likeable believe it or not. Kishi did a very good job with her because not only was she useful in regards to the mission (Her fight scenes were great too) but she played an important role in the romance aspect too. As time went on I began to see that Sakura was always meant to be that close female friend/sister figure to Naruto and this film really brought that out because she consistently gave support to Naruto and Hinata and was genuine and very mature about it, heck she even made a few funnies along the road too. Moreover surprisingly she even brought up Naruto's crush on her and I guess in a sense what she said was the truth but it was still kind of confusing. Either way, everything that fans hate about Sakura was absent in this film (There was no obsession over Sasuke-kun) and her growth as a character was pretty cool to see

In regards to rest of the core characters, Sai and Shikamaru were useful just like Sakura and contributed a lot to the mission and helping Naruto get his shit together. There personalities were pretty much the same whereas with Sai he was more or less comic relief and for the most part he was funny (Like when he sarcastically thanked Sakura from waking him up from a nice dream that he was having with his deceased elder brother lol). Kakashi and Hinabi did not really do much but Kakashi kept things together in Konoha while Hinabi was in distress but she also helped Hinata out in regards to her feelings.

Now I know that a lot of people were disappointed to hear that this film barely has Sasuke in it but imo Sasuke had the best and most badass scene in the entire film...The suspense during that one moment was just amazing and and I was just screaming this guy's name in massive fangasm mode xD It also showed his growth as a character because he stayed true to his word of protecting the village....Lee had one scene and it was cool and all but it wasn't nothing special

Overall

Personally I really enjoyed this film because nowadays I'm a sucker for romance and seeing how Naruto and Hinata came together leading up to that cute kiss scene in the end (Yeah it was over the top but it was still nice to see Naruto finally kissing a girl) just made me melt. The action scenes were great but I wasn't as hyped for them because in this day an age I've almost seen it all and the fights didn't wow me but I enjoyed them nonetheless even if they were lackluster at times. I guess I'm trying to say that there was no sense of fear or tensiom in this aspect.

If you're a fan of NaruHina, you're gonna love this film, if you're NaruSaku then you'd possibly hate it but at least you can enjoy seeing how Sakura has grown. The film has moments of the series that fans worldwide would love but the villain and lack of suspense/a complex story might be a huge turn off.

P.S. Even though Kurama barely spoke/appeared in this film, his fight scene was probably my favorite....I'm kinda salty that Naruto on went Kyuubi Chakra Mode in this though

EDIT: Forgot to mention the post credit scene.....Everything from the wedding images to the baby photos to seeing cute little Bolt and Himawari play with with their mommy and daddy was just the walking definition of *kawaii*

"As the survivors, we carry the feelings of those who've passed away on our shoulders" - Akame

Akame ga Kill is shounen series written by the mangaka Takahiro and produced by Studio White Fox with 24 episode, 19 of which was canon and the rest being strictly anime original. While it can be noted that this series does indeed have many flaws and in some cases, bad writing, it cannot be denied that this series can take audiences on a crazy ride filled with sadness, death and great action scenes.

Story

The story of Akame ga Kill takes place in a fantasy world containing the capital city known ... as "The Capitol", a wide variety of villages all set out in the outskirts of the country and forrest filled with dangerous and deadly creatures known as "Danger Beasts" The story takes place in the capitol city which is known for its corruptibility and follows the main male character Tatsumi whom is from the country. Upon arriving in the capitol (Being completely oblivious to what actually happen there) Tatsumi sets off to make an earnest living for himself and his fellow villagers back home only to find out in the most gruesome and mind boggling way that the Capitol is as dirty as they come. But after nearly becoming a victim of this corruption himself, Tatsumi is recruited by Night Raid, a group of assassins dedicated to eliminating the corruption plaguing the Capitol by mercilessly killing those responsible by the use of incredibly powerful weapons known as Teigu.

At first glance the story does seem very promising because of potential thoughts of great world building, deep mature plotlines and gruesome battles, however, some of these things primarily the world building concept never gets realized.

The overall tone of the series is what I felt to be the biggest flaw that the show had because I don't why for the love of god would the writer take a serious mood such as someone mourning the death of their close friends/processing just how ridiculous their perception of the world was, only to then ruin the mood with out of place comedy or fanservice. There are some cases whereas this isn't the case, but for the most part, this series is completely guilty of this crime

One of the things that the story truly shines on and what I personally respect is the fact that it stays true to one of the main plot points that is set up early on in the story, and that is the concept that any of these characters can die at any given time. There are persons that feel as though all of the characters' death are ridiculous (And in some cases they are eg.Leone), but for the most part, they're deaths all had some form of meaning and added progression to the story. As stated in the quote at the start of this review, these people forever lived on the hearts of those who survived and helped them grow as characters (For example, Schere (Scheele-Mine, and Bradt(Bulat)-Tatsumi *God I hate the official names*)

Although the comedic scenes feel out of place sometimes and just plain weird, overall the series is pretty much what one would describe as being dark and edgy. Where I think the plot also succeeds is the depiction of how despicably evil the capitol and some persons in it are because the story tackles tons of mature themes such as rape and very brutal acts of murder). In regards to the readers of the manga, there are a lot of persons whom feel as if the story went to shit because of the original episodes but when looking closely at them, they stayed true to the general concept of what the show really is and lets be frank here, we all know that the manga will end similarly to how this story will end


Art/Animation

Apart from a few derps here and there, the art and animation was simply beautiful. The character designs although were too bright and shounen, looked pretty well, the fights and their choreography was superb, and the special still shots used throughout the series for kill shots and other reasons looked especially great because they added more emphasis and impact towards those said scenes and were simply drawn very well.

Sound

The OST of Akame ga Kill was pretty enjoyable and somewhat different to what we usually hear this day and age, but it's still pretty forgettable after a while. The OP's and ED's however are all beautifully made and I'd like to give a quick shoutout to the talented Sora Amamiya whom voices the main female lead Akame and also sings the first OP and second ED songs, all of which sounds very good like the others. The voice acting consists of a very experienced and relatively new cast and for the most part, all of the actors portrayed their characters very well


Characters

Lets be real here, a lot of these characters are pretty damn cliche and fall under the typical shounen character tropes such as the typical shounen male MC, the tsundere, the air-headed megane, the pervert, the big boobed character and the stern leader, as well as some painfully black themed psychotic characters.

With that in mind, most of these characters surprisngly or not did have some depth to them throughout the series. For example, the air headed character ended up being one of the core members of the team primarily because she was one of their best fighters and plain and simply was very important to the team - The reactions of said character's fate by the rest of cast is a perfect example as to why this statement is true....This was the first example as to how the story stayed true to the theme of anyone can die at any given time

In addition to this, the series managed to introduced a cast of antagonist known as the Jaegars whom were mostly very likable and had good depth to them and in some cases, these characters are even more likable than our main cast (Esdese, Wave, Bors and Ran for example)

However, the series can still be faulted for some of its one dimensional black characters whom for the most part did their jobs well (That is, showing how messed up the people in the capitol are) but quite frankly, were over used and got pretty repetitive and boring the more times we saw these type of characters.


Manga Comparison


When compared to the manga, personally I feel that the anime had a few times where it surpassed the manga, but overall the general way that things were handled in the manga were better. In fact, the anime omitted a lot of what made this series so dark as well as skipped out on some character development for some of the characters. Plus the tone shift problem isn't as bad as it was in the anime and the overall look of the manga isn't as bright and shounen as it looks in the anime

Now, in regards to the original episodes vs what was skipped. Personally I feel that the original episodes were better for many reasons:

1. The way they handled characters such as Ran, Shura and Emperor was done way better than in the manga, because in regards to Ran, where his character ended up in the anime is what has been foreshadowed since his character was introduced and in the manga, all of this was flushed down the toilet for a more sub-par route. I also liked that they managed to keep the characters true to who they are and managed to successfully end their stories on a good note

2. To keep this short and sweet, Wild Hunt are the prime examples of the main complaints that most people have with this series (excluding the tone). These characters are the most poorly written, over the top and painfully black characters that this series has to date. Their only purpose was to literally be evil for the sake of being evil and stupidly attacked both sides of the playing field. The common argument as to why people even defend these characters is because they do add some character development to some of the cast, but in reality and for the most part, those character developments could have been handled much better than they were in the manga(Case in point - Ran and Bors' family). They were unnecessary and extremely edgy for no reason. Why you ask? Because we already know that the capitol is corrupt, and filled with messed up people, Takahiro WE GET IT

3. Akame vs Esdese, Tatsumi vs The Emperor (The giant mech was stupid as fuck lol) and Shura vs Lubbock were all prime examples of exactly how epic the fights are in this series and both fights managed to showcase the positives of all of these characters and truly made them shine

Overall


Akame ga Kill, albeit it being my favorite manga series, it's anime didn't quite reach the level of enjoyment that I had while reading the manga and some cases in the original episodes such as the Colosseum Battle and how they handled General Budou . Although it has many flaws to it, it managed to succeed in its positives and it gave the anime community something to talk about whether or not you were defending the series or bashing it.

Story = 7/10
Art/Animation = 9/10
Sound = 8/10
Characters = 8/10
My Overall Enjoyment = 9/10

Overall = 8/10

Shingeki no Kyojin...Never have I thought that I would find an anime like this...An anime that instantly took the world by storm because it IS that good

Story (9/10)
SnK is a world where humanity now live in fear of giant, overpowered Titans whom exist to feed on humans. What was interesting is that humanity had to barricade themselves behind giant wall structures in order to keep the Titans out and although this was the case, the humans decided to fight back and created their own military tasked with protecting and hopefully someday eliminating the titan threat. Another thing I love is how dramatic it is, can ... you even imagine if the world we live in today was like this? I'm pretty certain that we all would act the very same way. The way everyone cowers in fear of a threat that they really can't get rid of, the emotions that occur when people watch their loved ones get eaten and that drive that the soldiers get whenever they fight back...Beautiful...Just beautiful...Another thing that worked quite nicely was the thing that everyone dreads....Fillers...SnK is one of the few anime where the fillers actually worked quite well because they nicely added to the plot and even gave more depth to some characters, as well as providing more badass action to it

Animation (10/10)
Gorgeous is an understatement when describing the animation for this. The animation was pretty much a mixture of the old school and the new school, and the characters were drawn pretty well compared to the manga versions which in itself is amazing. The scenery in is just beautiful and then there's my personal favorite, the 3D Maneuver Gear scenes....Animation at its FINEST right there...However the Titan designs (Minus the human-titans) are quite hilarious to say the least, but the reason why that in itself is beautiful is because it suits them perfectly because of the way they act...Yes it has scenes where there are stills but honestly, what anime in the past 5 years hasn't had any

Sound (10/10)
The openings.....Japanese + German lyrics...Never in my life have I seen a phenomena that works so well.....And the...Hell I can't even describe the feeling, but in my case, whenever I listen to them with the sound at max volume, I get this feeling where I'm just super pumped up and ready for my mind to be blown..The excitement these openings give is just awesome and the same can also be said with the endings...Its sometimes hard to find an anime that has BOTH great openings and endings and SnK is one of the select few....Wait, you thought it ended there? Oh no no no no no my children, the fun doesn't stop there...The entire OST for this anime...There is without a doubt in my mind that its one of the greatest of all time. Like, they fit SO WELL with this anime, and in certain scenes!!!! Even the lyrics does the same thing, if you haven't heard this soundtrack yet I HIGHLY recommend that you do, YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED

Characters (9/10)
There is literally no named character that I didnt like in this anime...They"re all just great and different in their own rights

Eren - The main protagonist of the series, is a hot blooded kid who's determined to slaughter every single last titan there is. One reason why I sympathize and respect Eren is because he watched his own mother die in the most brutal way possible, and whats worse is that they parted whilst being on somewhat bad terms with each other. On the other hand, Eren is really stupid when it comes to battle and tends to foolishly rush into battle without thinking and or makes questionable decisions which then usually results in himself and sometimes the people around him getting hurt or worse killed...Regardless, the reason why he is like this is because he truly despises the titans, and can you blame him? The kid watched his MOTHER die!!!! Imagine if you were in that situation. How would you feel to lose someone THAT close to you?

Mikasa - Mikasa is the most badass female MC I have ever seen, she is just a monster in every sense of the word, her fighting prowess is just so phenomenal its impossible to not respect her skills. Her personality on the other hand is kind of dull but I see it as maturity and determination to get the job done....Her flaw is that when it comes to Eren's safety, everything else takes the back seat and because of that she herself has done a lot stupid things, but I get it....Eren is her only family left and I too would do anything to protect my only living loved one

Armin - In the beginning I couldn't stand Armin because he was that type who was a coward/crybaby and was just utterly useless, but as the series progressed he really grew out of his stereotype and surprised me the most out of everyone. His analytical and strategic skills are top notch and he is ALWAYS thinking ahead and of a sound mind and that in itself is very admirable

Levi Heicho - The greatest thing to ever happen in this anime....Humanity's strongest soldier....The midget clean freak....The devoted, trusting and very capable leader...The best to ever use the 3D Gear, Captain Levi of the Scouting Legion...He is literally Mikasa times 1000, except his personality is just great (Even though he hardely shows any emotions lol) Levi is clearly my favorite character, but the amount of epic moments this guy has had....I swear if there was a scale of epicness he'd be off the charts

Honourable Mentions - Commander Irwin, Commander Pixis, Sasha, Hanji, Annie, Reiner, Jean,Ymir, Hannes, Levi's Squad memebers. All these characters are equally as great as the ones named above for reasons too many to state at the moment

Enjoyment (10/10)
One thing this anime did really well was the art of using cliffhangers. SnK is that type of anime to incorporate so many epic moments, people, fight scenes, comedy and wtf moments into one episode and then would end it on an awesome note that just leaves the viewers wanting more...I can't tell you guys how many times I almost lost it during this series...When you add the OST in....You will have the best time of your LIFE when watching an anime

Overall (11/10)
There's nothing more to be said honestly, this anime was just perfect....It did things to me that I didnt know were possible...The emotions I felt from watching this were over 9000...This is EASILY the anime of the year