Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of viewing a new anime, available to watch online, called "Shingeki no Kyojin" aka Attack on Titan. For me, anime is someone of a dedication, where you always want to stay faithful to an anime you've watched or are in the process of watching. For me, it has and still is Fairy Tail (highly recommended if you have not seen it), but alas, my dear Fairy Tail has stopped airing new episodes for the time being, because the anime has caught up to the manga. So, in my urges to watch at least something new or, maybe something I haven't seen yet, I began watching various anime available; Naruto, Squid Girl, Nazo No Kanojo X (the latter two I enjoyed, Naruto.... well... it's been done... to death) all of which were well not quite as enjoyable as Fairy Tail, in my opinion. But, my friend and I stumbled upon "Shingeki no Kyojin". I admit I did not have high hopes for the show....but wow..... I was wrong... damn wrong!
First let me tell you the plot in a quick short description. Mankind's population has been reduced to about under 600,000 people. Humankind lives in towns and cities surrounded by enormous walls, about 50-60 meters high. The reason mankind's population is so small is because of these gigantic humanoid beings called titans, which have been consuming mankind for over a long period of time. The thing is though, that the titans feed off sunlight. There is no feeling in them, no expression...nothing. They see a person, they grab and eat them, and move on to the next, and the cycle goes on. Well, one day, a gigantic titan appears out of the sky, bigger than even the walls and breaks the walls down, allowing the other smaller titans to come in, wreak havoc on the town, and eventually that's where we come to the main protagonists, seeing their mother sacrifice herself so they could get away. In front of their eyes, they see their mother get devoured by a grinning titan. The Protagonists then swear to kill every one of the titans in the world.
I apologize if it's not so short. But, like I said, I didn't think of giving it a chance, but when I watched the first episode... I was immediately hooked! They show displays varying degrees of emotion, and even almost made me tear up. It is colorful, vibrant, full of action as well as drama. The production quality is superb, but then again, it was made by Production I.G. and their animation has been, to me, superior to other animation studios as of recently, even better than the makers of Fairy Tail. I loved the intro song, very operatic and adds to the flair of the show. I highly recommend it, as well as the manga too. It is very well written, and it just literally toys with your emotions.Please, follow the links to see the intro. It gives a good picture of what to expect, and the song is really catchy!Attack on Titan - Intro
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