On that day, mankind received a grim reminder. We lived in fear of the titans, and were disgraced to live in these cages we called walls. (quote from Shingeki no kyojin)
This anime tells the story of a post-apocalyptic world in which humanity is forced to live surrounded by three walls. The walls are the only protection against the Titans. The Titans have no intelligence, they are mindless monsters, more like moving corpses with their sole purpose to kill people.
I admit that for a long time I hesitated whether it is worth to read and watch this series. A short description did not convince me, but the large popularity of it forced me to try. I was simply afraid, that this anime's only storyline will be bloody massacre of people, but fortunately I was wrong. Shingeki no kyojin has a well laid out and balanced story, the action scenes are perfectly animated and emotional development of the characters is also interesting.
Of course at the beginning of the series it is not known from where the titans came, why do they kill only humans, forcing humanity to live within the walls. A group of main characters is lead by Eren Jeager who had personally experienced a fall of Wall-Maria. This anime has amazing and unique atmosphere, and because of that it is hard to say which genre it is- not only a thriller, but also a bit of drama and of fantasy.
The series shows complexity of human behaviour in face of the threat. The more the situation gets worse, more society lacks of compassion and willingness to work together. Nevertheless the main characters' approach contrasts with them. They are not shown as fearless heroes, but on the contrary facing the Titans they are more scared than anyone else. It is like they fight whit fear itself. Despite continuing struggle, which from the beginning is bound to fail, they want to manifest the desire to be free. Motto of the scouting legion is "Jiyuu no tsubasa", which means in English the wings of freedom.
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