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One of the best shonen of ALL time
100I wasn't going to write a review, but all this critics that arose are simply stupids, so I want to do a review of how great is Shingeki no Kyojin to me.
First of all, I don't speak native english so sorry if I type someting wrong.
History: 10/10
Shingeki no Kyojin has one of the best narratives of all time, it literally break my mind over and over with the time, Isayama is really a GENIUS. It seems that he planned everything from the beginning, really is incredible how things connect with time, and I am very excited for see how will be his next work.
The story stars like a typical shonen story, but then it climbs to unimaginable places, even many people thought that SnK were a seinen, beacuse for the dark tones of the story and all the cruelty and reality that the world and the characters show, and thats were a problem, people:
Shingeki no Kyojin IS A SHONEN
What do you expect about the final? really? Most of you say that the final was shit only because it ends with a happy ending xdd rly?? THIS IS A SHONEN, and for a shonen standars, the final was EXCELLENT. Look at the end of Naruto, Dragon Ball, Bleach, and many etc... you really think that those finals were better that SnK? NO, clearly NO, but Shingeki has one of the best storys of all time, so you expected a super dark ending full of philosophy or something like that. And likewise, the ending was TRAGICAL, 80% of humanity died, our protagonist died without being able to be with the love of his life, did it really seem like a happy ending? Please be happier in your life if you have such low standards.
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Protagonist: 9/10
Eren Jaeger is one of the most humans characters that I know, but you don't valore him beacuse in the end, he shows his human side, his weark part, boys: he is literally a TEENAGER, he is obvioulsy in love, he obviously want to live, But he was caught in a tragedy from which he could not escape, and he still grew as a character, he stopped being a crybaby, and continued on doing what had to be done. And yes, I will not deny that it can be disappointing, but it is far from bad, also his personality was greatly affected by the memories of his father and Kruger, that is why his actions are inconsistent. Inside him, he never wanted to live all this, and that is why he lived obsessed with freedom, because he was a slave all his life of destiny, he could not escape from it, and yet he was not a crybaby all the time regretting his life, he moved on knowing all that his attack would entail. It is incredible what Eren reminds me of Shinji Ikari from Evangelion, who many worship as a god, and with good reason, Shinji is one of the most human protagonists in history, just like Eren, but of course, as Snk did not have a philosophical ending like Evangelion, you all dismiss Eren's journey and everything he had to go through.
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Characters: 10/10
Now this part is the BEST of all Shingeki no Kyojin, Reiner Braun is one of the best characters in the history of fiction, really, I am still amazed by all his evolution, all his personality, all the actions he has to take and the tragic journey that he has to go through. We also have the GOAT: Armin Arlert. My God, Armin is really an incredible character, another who has an impressive evolution, you become very fond of him as time passes, his intelligence saves the day many times, but before a great strategist, he is a great human being, and Before acting always choose the option that saves more lives, and does not look like the typical shonen hero, you really believe his whole character, I love Armin, and his duality with Eren is one of the best relationships I have seen.
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The rest of the characters are great too. Levi will be remembered as one of the most badass characters of all, his whole story really fascinates me, he went through many things and knew how to move forward and save the world. Mikasa is a very controversial character, so I understand that there are mixed opinions about her, in my opinion she fulfills her role in the story well. Jean is the most human of all, he is a normal person among practically gods, and that makes him great. Hange and Erwin are incredible, Connie is endearing, and well, I could go on with each one of them but I'm dont want to overextend.
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About Plot Holes and Deus ex Machina
So Shingeki is perfect? Obviously not. It has several holes in the story, and conveniences that help the plot flow, such as Falco's titan, or that the entire conflict is due to the love that Ymir had for her captor (who always mistreated her), and some conveniences like all the titans magically ending up in the same troop of recruits, and I will not justify it, it can bother you more or less, I personally do not mind because those conveniences gave us one of the best stories of all, what if I really hate is Ymir and King Fritz, and it is the worst of the end in my opinion. But yes, I will not deny it, the ending was not perfect, but it is far from bad, It is closely linked to what we each like, what we expect from Eren each one, and what kind of ending we wanted, but really, if you expected a darker ending than this, you were wrong about demographics... Many of you gave it a 1/10 (and another 1/100), and I really think you are overexaggerating horrors.
But in the end, I enjoyed this work like no other, it really caught me and destroyed my mind (and my emotional stability), it was a story that was a before and after in my life, and above all, it was a light of hope in the genre shonen, which lately was giving us mediocre stories and cliches, so today more than ever:
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Thank You, Isayama
and yeah maybe is not a 100 but in my heart it is, and i also love to tease haters edgys jaegerists
T-T T-T guaa guaa my chaderen have emotions guaa T-T T-T
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