There are anime and manga that interest me but I keep my distance from them, because they are either simple pastime or objectively bad products, it's like I lose my " opinionology card" If I enjoy these. I care a lot about what others think of me, even in anime opinions. But, added to the intention of writing my thoughts, I would like to do this little review of an anime that I knew I was going to like but didn't dare to watch until recently. After all, even if it's not the best thing in the world, it's one of the best experiences I've had with an anime. Let's see if I can justify my liking for this controversial series of which I have seen 2 seasons.

I can't believe I watched 37 episodes in less than a week. This has clarified a lot of things for me regarding how I watch anime. I think from now on I'll be more critical when a series is simply difficult to watch, because the truth is that there are few anime I can say I've been watching with eagerness and excitement, being most of the ones I've watched with the feeling of doing a job. Don't get me wrong, I don't ask for everything to be a masterpiece, I like to enjoy various types of anime, but my problem is with anime that aspire to be bigger things than they really are, and end up being boring, painful or indifferent to watch.

Definitely what I love most about SNK is its structure and the way it tells its story. Nothing is superfluous, everything is put there for a purpose: The silly and funny behavior of a character is then used to show a mature side of the character later on, a vague phrase of a character in a casual moment is used as a powerful plot twist, flashbacks are often repeated, but it's because the viewer received new information from the story, which makes them see those past events with a new eye. It's amazing how there is action, comedy, political dramas, personal dramas, interesting relationships, horror and death. All together, nothing is out of place, everything unfolds well. That's definitely the reason I've been watching all of this in such a short period of time.

Now, I'm sure there are works that deal better with what SNK does and I would assume it's hated because it's unfair that it's the most popular thing about it. Still, I'd be lying if I said that the topics the series deals with don't interest me a ton and that it deals with them well in my opinion. Eren's speeches are imposing and powerful, Erwin's way of acting is terrifying for how direct and effective it is, and the determination from the secondary characters to the characters that die in 1 episode are powerful as well. All the characters can go from one extreme to another, from feeling truly incapable of doing nothing, to performing miracles that save them.

While watching the chapters I was thinking a lot about why there are so many people dedicated to showing that SNK is bad. Does it become disappointing later on? Is it too popular and put out as the best thing in the world and that bothers people? Both at the same time? All of that may be true, but, even so, I think it's legitimately valid to find this series to be pretty good with the first few seasons (first two that I watched).

Now, that doesn't mean there are things that I'm not completely sold on. I kinda don't mind so much the mystery part, SNK delivers resolutions to the enigmas with excellent pacing without leaving things too far in the background, but the truth is that I'm not curious to know what's in the basement of Eren's house. It might be mind-blowing but I don't know.

Another thing I found a bit weak is that.... The setup really requires a lot of characters, and they certainly aren't handled badly, but, I don't think it would have hurt to add more moments for the characters. I love that the anime shows the minimum and necessary of everything, but still, it's hard not to want to see more casual facets of the characters, in particular, I wanted to see more of Ymir's attitude with more characters or more moments where Sasha is serious and focused, or moments of Eren, Armin and Mikasa interacting friendly...

And definitely what I think can go worse: I'm reviewing a season of a series, not the whole story. SNK promises a lot, a lot, and one thing that can ruin the thing is that it fails to deliver what it promises, or does so in a weak way, or worse, betrays the ideas and routes it takes for something different. If that happens, it's not that these seasons automatically become bad, but it means that the whole story is not a rounded production.

I think I've written what I think of everything I've seen from SNK so far. It's not bad at all, I don't think it's the best thing in the world, but it's something I quite enjoyed. I'm anxious to see how the story develops and ends. I've already received a lot of warnings that it won't do it in a very satisfying way, but I'll still be hooked to this anime until the end.