Release date: April 7th - September 29th 2013 (First series. Japanese release). May 3rd - November 1st 2014 (First series. English dub release). April 1st - June 17th 2017 (Second series. Japanese release). April 22 - July 22 2017 (Second series. English dub release).
Story: In a alternate universe, mankind is on the brink of extinction, due to a race of man eating, human looking giants known as the titans. The last remaining humans built three giant walls (all inside each other) and thanks to them, the humans managed to have a century of peace. Until one day a Colossal Titan appears and smashes a huge hole in the outer most wall. The series follows a series of characters as they try and fight back. Including Eren Yager, Mikasa Ackerman, and Armin Arlert.
My thoughts: I don't really much like this anime. Mainly it's the characters that let it down for me. For start Eren Yager has serious anger issues. He is like Captain Ahab from Moby Dick. After seeing his mother being eaten by a titan (which to be fair would traumatise anyone), Eren declares a one man war against them and develops an obsession with killing every single titan ever. If Eren Yager was real, no one would allow him to join any military. And I also think that he is way over powered (he has the ability to transform into a titan, can control other titans with his mind, and can summon huge rocks from the ground). Mikasa on the other hand is a bit better. Even though she can rein in Eren, she too is over powered. She basically slays titans without any flaws what so ever (which is a flaw itself). And when she sees her comrades who have literally been through hell fighting titans and seeing their friends getting killed or eaten, Mikasa calls them babies and cowards. The only character who I like is Armin. Someone who was bullied a lot, but managed to make a name for himself as a expert strategist. Are there any other things that I like? Well the titans are impressive (the Armored, female, ape, and the Colossal titans especially) and the scenery is good. And also the first opening theme is awesome. But sadly the rest spoils it for me.
My score: One star.
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