#attack on titan review

[tekitourants]

進撃の巨人// AoT Review:

Yes, took me awhile to finally dive into this cult fav. Finally did and I just have a lot to say so here’s a critical review that no one asked for.

“過去に囚われ、未来に誘導され”

ようこそ、残酷な希望なき世界へ。

Shingeki no Kyojin isn't afraid to get dark. It’s a brutal world where the lines between good and evil are constantly blurred. That's why I have to give credit to Hajime-sensei for tackling such mature themes. The exploration of the sins of the past and their impact on the present is undeniably powerful. The concept of self-punishment and generational burden in an enclosed world setting, while perhaps under-developed, draws a critical parallel to real-world historical cycles of violence.

But here's where the narrative falters for me: AoT focus on Eren narrows the scope of the story. We never truly see the world through other characters' eyes. The series elevates Titans to a near-mythological status solely based on bloodlines, neglecting the potential for a more nuanced exploration of political conflict. Imagine delving into the motivations and societal structures of Marley, or witnessing a more potent internal struggles for power within Paradis' government. It had potential but focusing on Eren essentially shuts this exploration.

What truly frustrates me is Eren's character development.

Eren Yeager's descent into villainy, while undeniably dramatic, felt like a missed opportunity. His motivations as an "angsty teen with future memories" lacked nuance, and his solution – the Rumbling – was a self-justified descent into violence. The world of AoT is meticulously crafted, rife with complex political machinations. Surely, with the power of the Founding Titan, Eren could have explored more strategic, (and to stick with dark fantasy theme) anti-heroic options. Negotiations, leveraging Paradis' hidden tech, or even the ethically dubious path of Zeke's euthanasia plan – all presented potentially more interesting narratives than the world-ending Rumbling. Perhaps, I was just… frustrated by the narrowness of everyone’s mind, each one a slave to their own problems.

Eren's journey, while tragic, felt like a downer ending to a series brimming with potential. The story does an excellent job of making you uncomfortable and angry, which is a testament to Isayama's storytelling. The setting, the world-making, and the themes are all incredible. But for me, the series falters by failing to break the cycle of violence through its protagonist. Letting the fans think is great, but with Eren's arc, there's a lingering sense of hopelessness that just doesn't resonate with me personally. Accepting the extreme choices that Eren made, that the Yaegerists fell into, and all the darkness and misery feels like a validation I refuse to give to real-life bad decisions made under the pressure of やむを得ない//“there’s no better way”.

Eren's character arc feels like a self-directed (自作自演) tragedy. His motivations are heavily influenced by his own premonitions, which limits his agency and makes him a pawn of his own fate. This deterministic approach to character development, while thought-provoking, ultimately feels unsatisfying.

Anyways, my opinion is my own and I admit that AoT successfully made me a critical fan and I appreciate the experience but as an avid, veteran anime-watcher, I just find it hard to fall in love with the series because I just can’t vibe with the characters 🥴🔫

[muekyn]

fnaf movie in 13 hours…

[rivangel]

in this exposé i will

Isayama talks about his drawing in way too humble a fashion. but this is especially true when it comes to emotions and expressions - especially in aot where emotions and the nuances of character emotions are portrayed outside of dialogue.

but - especially wit - went about doing a disservice to Levi in particular when putting his character to screen. i don't think it's too controversial to say that most aot fans are anime onlys right? and it's much less controversial to remember the very bad take that throughout aot Levi is emotionless.

obviously, this is clear enough in the anime. but the manga really brings the emotional spectrum of his character to all new horizons. it's been stated by Isayama that Levi is the most emotional character in aot. and if you cross-examine scenes in the manga vs the anime, this is unmistakable.

so i want to give a few examples of where the anime - mostly wit - miss these nuances in Levi's show of emotions.

thank you to this person on twt for giving me this idea with examples!

i'll start with what i consider the greatest offender of all (from the moments on my mind for now):

right as Midnight Sun starts, Levi has just managed to get back to Wall to find that Zeke is escaping and Armin is half-dead. he failed in carrying out Erwin's order.

i mean WOW, right? in both, Levi looks exhausted yes, but in the manga he looks frantic. on the verge of tears almost.

this is going to be a trend, where the anime portrays Levi in a much more hardened and determined manner compared to, arguably, how he really is. i think that there's a balance that the manga depicts much more equally.

later, Floch is recounting how he found Erwin. he found him alive, and considered putting him out of his misery, but decided that Erwin didn't deserve mercy.

this scares the shit out of Levi - much, much more clearly in the manga. in the left 2, he looks afraid in both, but in the manga, that fright is just. so much more intense. you know how strong Levi's feelings are.

right after RtS, Levi and Hange have come to let Eren and Mikasa out of jail.

understandably, Levi is neck deep in mourning. not just Erwin, but every life that was sacrificed just so he could fail; the two veteran squads that died when Bert transformed; Moblit; and of course Hange was badly injured too.

his depression is TANGIBLE in the manga. the anime doesn't convey it as well... (if at all i would argue)

in season 3, when Kenny has given his speech about how everyone is a slave to their own vice, and he's just retorted to Levi, "what're you, a hero?!"

clearly in the manga, he's much more exasperated. his head is hanging more and he looks pleading instead of angry.

the anime didn't even include this panel.

he feels sorry for him.

the attack on Liberio. Levi is cutting Zeke from his Titan.

in the manga, it's so INTENSE. i'm sure he's experiencing the same exact feelings as he did 4 years before. this moment is supposed to be his triumph - when he completes his promise to Erwin. you can clearly see the longing and disappointment, but along with forced determination, because putting on a show of killing Zeke is torturous for him, but it's his duty.

(i posted about this earlier but) Levi has just cut Zeke out of his Titan and needs to put down a grenade in order to give the impression that Zeke is dead. then he notices Magath, but most importantly that two kids are directly below him.

in the manga, his head is more downturned as opposed to above them, which is important in the scope of getting across that Levi doesn't see them (or Marleyans for that matter) as below him.

in the manga it's clear that he finds absolutely no satisfaction out of it, which is seen in the anime version too, but like i've said, not like Isayama gets it across.

[roronoaswifey]

THEY DONT GOT NO BUSINESS LOOKING THIS GOOD ?????

[authenticleviackerman]

Are there any AOT fandom claims that sit wrong with you? I'd like to make posts about what I think about people's opinions or theories ^-^

[amythehobbit]

Done with season 3 of Attack On Titan, this series is just getting better & better! Now it’s time to watch the final season!

[vampkitty66]

Anime Review: Attack On Titan

Special episode 2 - The final

May Contain Spoilers!!

These are my opinions

The final episode came out on November 4th and it was about an hour and a half long. I watched all the way till the very last second and I know some people were disappointed in the end, I can't say that i am. I actually thought the last episode was amazing, I mean the entire show is really amazing but I think the ending was perfect. So many people wanted Eren to win but I don't think that would've been a good ending. We see in the end sequence how war is inevitable, but that doesn't just mean Eren died for nothing. Eren achieved his goal in the end, his friends got to live and die in peace and he eradicated titans from their lives. Of course peace couldn't last forever though and thats what we see at the end, and Eren knew that. Also ive seen some people being confused about how Mikasa was able to free Yimir in the end. We find out that Ymir was in love with King Fritz, and by being so, she was enslaved to him. Now taking a look at Mikasa, also in love with Eren, Ymir saw this and saw how Mikasa was able to love Eren but make her own decisions and save humanity over him. Thats how Mikasa was able to free Ymir, she was able to do something Ymir couldn't.

[amoebamom]

Just finished watching the Attack on Titans' final episode, and boy, was it intense🫣 especially when Armin was yelling at himself to get up and fight😳💓🫢(it felt like my inner child was yelling at me😭)

I totally love Levi 's fighting spirit, though. He's always a badass!😎💪💓😍

The whole series was extremely volatile and demented, with insurmountable odds to overcome😱🫣 it was an emotional rollercoaster, to say the least🎢 💞😵‍💫

I probably have PTSD now, but it was worth enduring the pain for an epic experience 🤕❤️‍🩹🙌

I don't know what else to say without spoiling too much, but the ending is tragically fitting😞🪦 and you wonder if there ever was such a thing like this in the distant past of our history🤔 (makes you wonder about giant footprints👣)😳

We're not always told the truth, and time has a way of changing things ⏳️🤷‍♀️

Anyway, I give it a 10, perfection🤌

It's one of my top favorite anime for sure💯🥇🙌

[rize-said-so]

MHA 398

All Might is not right in the head. And I'm afraid Sir Nighteye's prediction is about to come true. He's truly doing everything for Deku and society. I'm worried. Live you old man!

Also love the flashback of Nana Shimura and All Might's first meeting. Also getting a glimpse of a truly devastated and cruel world before AllMight rose as the Symbol of Peace. I'm re-watching MHA right now. and on season 3. The climax of All Might vs All For One and just seeing how epic thi fight is becoming, I'm looking forward to it being animated.

Got tears in my eyes when the vestige of All Might in OFA told Deku about All Might's fight. I don't want Deku to find out about All Might gravely injured or something worse like this.

[ofoceansandtombsanew]

It took a couple months of off-and-on reading to finish but I can now say with my whole chest that Hell’s Paradise is like Attack on Titan but if the ending was actually good

[paleonativeart]

I watched Attack On Titan season finale on Hulu (instead of crunchyroll :p) and without saying anything about spoilers, I was honestly surprised by within the awesome fight scene and sadness of seeing closing the final chapter.

In fact the series was all started with Wit studio of 2013 that ran longer than years with 3rd season to move to another place called MAPPA studio that ultimately picked up for 4th and possibly the finale season for last 3 years until today.

And most importantly as a fan of the series, I’m glad I was able to catch up with both anime and manga (but maybe few of them are yet to read along the way). And it does highly recommend and even find inspiration for my own style of art.

Speaking of which, both the series and the manga by Hajime Isayama is notable (as I said before) inspiration for my new art style that I have been working on for anatomy since 2013.

At first I was too skeptical of watches gory theme and dark tones in the similar vines of other anime series of the new millennium but thanks to handle the light and dark tones of the series and meet the unforgettable characters, they’re all really great as possible.

At this point, I’m really gonna miss the old days of snk characters and especially for main ones, they’ll differently live on to the end of the story.

So I’m happy to see them go, and the ratings will go up with 10/10 for ultimate conclusion.

[rivangel]

You think the tunnels were made to shelter from the rumbling? Or did they explain why they built it? I forget

the underground city “”according to old documents”” is a failed project that was supposed to be where humanity just… lived so as to not worry about titans anymore. but the plan fell through.

no reason given lol. maybe that was the plan during the exodus eldians took to paradis in the first place before king fritz constructed the walls.

either way, the underground exists in before the fall, which is (i believe) 60 years or at least several decades before the events of the main story. the underground then was definitely better in that it wasn’t so run down/dirty, but it was still a major haven for criminal activity.

king fritz never had any plans of actually executing the rumbling, so i think that it was the first scramble the eldians made for shelter right after fritz’s vow of nonviolence and the end of the great titan war.

in my mind to get all thematic and metaphorical, i think it’s fitting for the underground to be that kind of place as a sort of pillar to fear, shame, and cowardice :P

[animechick2015]

Do you mind if I ask, what are your top 5 (or top 10) favorite moments from any anime (can be series or movies)? Sorry if you have answered this before.....

Oh wow I’ve never had to think about my top anime moments before. This is exciting! Off the top of my head and in no particular order I’d have to say :

In Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood when Ed was fighting Father by himself and everyone was calling his name to cheer him on….chills.

Another top moment for me (not necessarily my favorite but the emotions stuck with me for a while) was the last roll call in Assassination Classroom. I don’t think I’ve recovered from that to this day.

There’s so many moments in Fairy Tail (the anime that got me into anime): when they came back after being stuck on Tenrou Island for 7 years, Natsu beating the twin dragons for Lucy, fairy tail winning the grand magic games, Lucy reuniting with the guild after they all went their separate ways.

In Haikyuu when they were up against Shiratorizawa and they needed one more point to win. Man the animation for that was godly. With Ushijima holding down Tsuki and Hinata but the other teammates fighting to lift him up definitely a favorite anime moment of mine.

Gintama also has a lot of memorable moments for me. Just a few off the top of my head is the ladies absolutely kicking ass during the Courtesan of a Nation arc, when Gin found out his teacher was still alive, when everyone came together to fight Utsuro

In Eighty Six when Shin and Lena (and the entire squadron) officially met for the first time I cried my eyes out.

Attack on Titan had a lot of moments but the one that made me decide to stick to watching it was the sealing of Wall Rose. The animation, soundtrack and voice acting made me officially love this anime

In Demon Slayer, the fight between Uzui and Tanjiro vs Gyutaro will always be epic. I don’t know if any other animated fight could top that for me personally.

Again these are just a few moments that came to the top of my head, there’s probably more but this post will be too long lol. Thank you for asking such an awesome question!

[authenticleviackerman]

My friends and people at conventions call me authentic Levi, rightfully so. I'm an:

Insomniac

Runt with ridiculous height difference between me and the rest of the family

With a weaker eye and right hand

Wheelchair user

Tea without additives lover

I have trouble expressing my emotions

Stable income for therapists

Bookworm.

Drop your fave Levi head cannons, I wanna see if any/how many of them fit me :P (plus head cannons are always fun)

Some older cosplay pics I have

Some with make up, some without. I think it's easy to spot.

It's the first cosplay I've ever done and definitely my favorite for obvious reasons XD

[amythehobbit]

Season 2 of Attack On Titan was just as great as season 1. Bring on season 3!