Army trifles? Check.
Myocardial Infarction inducing events? Check.
Perverse environments? Check.
Huge muscular naked abnormally-enlarged, surreal faced goblins...check.
All of the aforementioned combined; you have Shingeki No Kyojin a.k.a Attack On Titan.
With the recent hype about the series( to an abnormal extent for starters, considering the original media for the "show" was the manga which made its debut in 2009) the show's actually gotten cliche in the eyes of people who wouldn't adhere to the mainstream tastes. And that, infant, is very wrong.
The series has occasionally been labeled as Sword Art Online's right hand man in overrated-ism; if not its father. That's one more false allegation. SAO has no bearing on SnK, and while this show IS overrated, that doesn't take any value from its elements.
SnK is no doubt ONE of the masterpieces out there and is NOT totally undeserving of its score( even though taking into account the biases of the fans who personally nonchalantly rated it in 9s and 10s over the web), and yet, is not without its flaws either( and there aren't that many flaws, mind you).
SnK is set in a prior-to-post-apocalyptic-world. The "goblins" mentioned earlier, the Titans, are out for humanity's crimson blood and have made the latter confine themselves to the stalwart interior of three walls to escape from the former's undirected wrath.
NOTE: This review covers the first season . The STORY section is most likely subject to change with the release of the second season. This review is made counting the anime's current episodes( which are in twenties), and not the manga.
ANIMATION(9/10):
One of the absolutely strong points about SnK is its animation style. It's unique, fluent, crispy, and beautiful in its own accord. It's not even comparable to most of the anime; it's utterly and obviously superior. The characters' horrified, delighted and/or horrendous facial expressions have been depicted on pure excellence. Even the Titans' art was done masterfully. The series deserve each ad every single praise it can get under its belt for its animation.
STORY{7/10(subject to change later)}:
The story so far in the series has made but one thing very clear: This isn't going to be ANYTHING like Sword Art Online. It being overrated aside, the frantic struggles of frail humans against the horde of brutal and voraciously carnivores termed as Titans in the ambiance of military combined with teenage angst is too good to be just dismissed as some folks would do. The enjoyment in the series' story lies in two directions; Enjoying the battles between clothes and armed humans AND brutally overpowered and senseless Titans, or enjoying the atmosphere surrounding the characters: The laments, atrocities, and adverse circumstances of a war with a lot of ordinance(yet almost useless except for one single weapon), the realistic approach towards losses that cannot be accounted for forever, and the "brotherhood" and brilliant teamwork amongst the squads, and their occasional squabbles. Whatever you chose to go with, it promises a straightforward enjoyment with no ulterior breakdowns in the story. Plot twists, utterly unexpected turn of events, betrayal, prejudice; you name 'emit got 'em.
OST(9/10):
The second most strong point of SnK is its OST. A lot for artists put in their heart and soul composing the various songs, and the non-vocal and/or instrumental songs aren't bad at all. The OST blends with the battles/camp events perfectly. The anime's first opening is absolutely amazing, and even though the second one's nearly not as good as the former, it's got it's share of promise. The ending songs are mediocre.
VERDICT(7.510):
Shingeki No Kyojin is by far one of the best shows in existence of the "Action/Drama/Mature" genres, speaking from an unprejudiced and unbiased perspective. Those who haven't tried it out and are with the notion that since it is overrated, it naturally sucks should really decide to give it a single shot for once.
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