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Oh boy. Possibly the most over-rated series this season by a long shot. As someone who has enjoyed the Shingeki series quite a bit I was so disappointed by this final season, and I really don't understand why it's receiving such raving reviews. #2 of all time? Really? It's going to be a sad day when this inevitably overtakes FMA Brotherhood in the #1 spot that's for sure.

Where to begin... there's so many things I dislike about this season.

The majority of this season follows the story of side characters we've never seen before and honestly don't care about at all. Most them are extremely one-dimensional ... and very dislikeable with few redeeming qualities. What little screen time the main characters get is super underwhelming and none of them are even remotely the same people from the previous seasons. This season may as well have been a totally separate cast from a different point in time.

The story is a mess and really uninteresting. The exciting action between humans and titans is basically non-existent and is replaced by boring politics. Perhaps reading the manga makes the story good, but if your anime requires the viewer to go out of their way to do extra research on the side then honestly it's just bad writing.

The art is pretty bad in comparison to the previous season. This is largely due to a different studio handling this final season. Shingeki already suffered terribly from character individuality and MAPPA really haven't done a good job making characters unique. Everyone has the exact same face.

The sound is fine I suppose. The theme songs suck though.

All in all very disappointing. Give it a watch so you can add it to your list but it's far from the masterpiece the fans are making it out to be.

Not a whole lot to say about this one. If you enjoyed the regular Hataraku Saibou you'll most likely enjoy this one as well. Follows much the same premise though focuses more on how bad habits can negatively affect the body. It remains a fairly interesting and informative insight into the human physiology. The main cast are essentially genderbent from the original which is an interesting touch.

I did however find myself a little bored towards the end and didn't really care too much about the characters, but in fairness the setting kind of makes characters difficult to really get attached to.

What a disappointing second season to this anime. Following on from the first season nothing really changes with the story or the characters. There's very little character development apart from Yuki who grows a decent amount. We're introduced to the remaining Zodiac animals throughout the season with a few short arcs that don't really matter.

By far the worst part of this season is Akito. Akito is such an unlikeable character in every single way and is just frustrating to watch. Well-written villains can be a joy to watch, but in Akito's case there is absolutely nothing redeemable. Akito treats everyone like crap, and no ... one seems to care. Akito attempts to murder one of the Zodiacs, and no one seems to care.

The "curse of the Zodiac" is never explained. All of the Zodiacs are supposedly bound to Akito's side, but it's never explained why, or what happens if they leave. The viewer is left wondering why for the entire season and it just feels like weak plot armour.

Overall it's fine. It's not bad and it's not good, and it's a shame the story didn't progress at all from the first season.