SPOILERS FOR ATTACK ON TITAN SEASON 1 ARE PRESENT, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

Season 2 of Attack on Titan is something really special to me. It reignited my love for AoT, but also made me willing to give more new anime a chance to see what the author has up in his sleeves and what they really have planned! Though there were some minor setbacks, ultimatelly it serves as a good season of AoT, but before i get more fully into it, i need to bring up the prequel for it;

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I think most people can agree that the first season of AoT (toghether with Sword Art Online) has had a huge impact on the anime community, with being responsible for bringing in a LOT of new people giving anime a chance to see what the hype is really about.

Though Season 1 ultimately deemed a success, alot of people (including me) has had problems with it, with examples such as the pacing, the characters (Especially the main character, Eren), questions being unanswered and what i think to be the biggest; the story.

The story was pretty much set-up to be a generic boring story with the good humans being up against the evil, bad Titans which really made me turned off thanks to the synopsis, i mean, can you really blame me? The action was super great and the awesome Levi held my attention for a while, but it felt like the series was set up to be something decent, and nothing too big, so i gave it a 7/10 at the time.

There wasn't really that much that changed my opinion until several years later when the 2nd season of AoT aired, and thats where my opinion on the series went really went up.There might not have been as much action as in the first season, but the author Isayama goes to great lengths to show that he knows how to set up an amazing story with some really intruiging plot-points being brought up, 2nd season much more darker in tone but also in contrast to the 1st season, but also something that was much needed for people; a break from Eren. Though my opinion on Eren has definetely changed as i see him as a really great and well-done character today, it was definetly not the same back then.

Compared to Season 1, this season does a good job of making me feel for the side characters, such as Reiner, Bertholdt, Historia, Ymir etc. Before when something tragic happened, i didn't really have a reason to remember them other then being tied to a specific personality/character, like Levi's squad in Season 1, but now, i actually did have reason to do so, because of the really great character development.
One problem i mentioned before was the story aswell, where i really though it could not get any more generic but turns out, Isayama set it up beautifully, with some great reveals, plot twist and moments which blew my mind.

Honestly, this was pretty tough to write, as there was much i cut-out, but ultimately, i really do think it made a great in showing what the author Isayama has had in his mind for what was about to happen. The shift in tone made this a much more enjoyable series for me to watch with some great story moments that held my attention MUCH more then the 1st season, but also some great character development and a small pause from Eren, the suicidal blockhead i used to dislike ~~though he has definetly become my favorite shonen MC lol~~.

Is it a step-up from the previous season? Most definetly, i think Isayama has done a great job in showing that he knows what he is trying to present and is clearly showing what he is capable of doing.

Is it a masterpiece? Definetly not, i think every series has its fair share of problems.

Is AoT going to be the next powerhouse and be remembered for a long time in the same vein such as Steins Gate, Mob Psycho 100, Hunter x Hunter? We will have to just wait and see what the future holds...