This week's anime review will be based on Attack on Titan which is pretty popular. If you're someone who loves watching anime, then you must be fully aware that a second season for this series has aired just a couple of days back with a stunning first episode. Either way, its first season had 21 episodes and the genre mostly falls under dark fantasy and post-apocalyptic fiction in a way. A must watch anime. Hopefully you like it and I suggest giving it a try.
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Synopsis: In this series, humanity is on the brink of extinction so they decided to construct 3 massive walls: Wall Maria, Wall Rose, and Wall Sheena, to keep out their predator. In other words, the “Titans” which are huge mindless monsters that only devour humans as their sole purpose. After 100 years of peace, a colossal giant appears out of mid air and destroys the outer wall which leads to smaller titans infiltrating the inside and eating all the villagers in sight as some flee to the other inner walls.
This anime basically revolves around a boy named Eren Jaeger and it just so happens to be that his mother gets eaten by a titan as he watched in horror after not being able to do anything.
Ever since that day he has vowed to eradicate every single one of them. Fast forward a couple of years and he joins the military police along with Mikasa who is his foster sister and Armin who’s his childhood friend. They meet several others along the way and experience several events that changed their lives completely. Go to this link for a better overview of the plot and setting⇨AOT
Characters: There are several characters for this anime. Some of which happen to die along the way. Judging by the picture below, you can already tell which ones are dead (*the ones with halos!!!)⇦in case you couldn't tell. If you want to learn more about each indivual, click this link⇨ AOT Characters or visit this site⇨Attack_on_Titan_Wiki (just click on it)
For this anime, I have 3 favorite characters. Of course, one of them is Eren Yaeger. I love his will for revenge and how he's very determined to meet his goal. I admire that and he can also be very loving in my opinion. In AOT, there's some parts where things go wrong and instead of telling you, I'll just say that he hasn't done anything wrong. (*watch it and it will make so much more sense!) Also, he can turn into a titan which I thought was pretty cool. He doesn't devour humans, in fact he kills titans.
My other favorite character is Mikasa Ackerman. I really love her personality and how she's really attached to Eren. She can have a cold and serious look but she's pretty amazing as a female character.
My third favorite character is Levi. He may be short but he does pack a punch. He's one of the best characters there is and he has a cool personality to him even though he may give off a bad vibe. He's actually nice at heart...you just can't tell much.
Art/Animation: Well, I really liked the art concept and the very detailed scenery that was used in this anime. Sometimes the mood would change from a happy feeling when laying on the hills to a horrific feeling when the town is under siege. The character designs were great too. What I like the most was the animation. The 3-D maneuver gear and how the characters used them to move about was enthralling. The actions was pretty intense and filled with excitement and exhilaration in every second.
I have a couple of favorite scenes that I thought were awesome. One of them include the part where Eren is in his titan form and he takes on a titan. Unlike the rest of them, Eren is still somewhat in control and is not as dumb as the normal titans. The way he uses his combat skills was unexpected but radical.
More of him engaging in battles with other titans...
I guess there's too many scenes to name that I like, but I enjoy watching Levi taking action. The gif below is him taking on the female titan. I like how he does the flashy spinning thing.
I also enjoy watching Mikasa take on the titans in her own way.
*the scenes with the female titan are sometime to behold...
Music: The music is a major factor that makes this anime great. The opening song for the first season is very popular and it's the best. I don't know how to describe it but it tends to get to the point where you start to sing along somewhere along the way. The second opening song was okay but I liked the first one much more. In addition, I just want to come out and say it, but the opening for the second season is pretty good. In fact,I like it very much. The endings were good, but openings are better.
This concludes this week's anime review. Hopefully you've taken a liking and might consider trying it out. Besides that, tune in next time.
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