Having fallen behind the anime scene some years ago, I didn't know quite what to expect when a friend lent me one of the most popular current series, Attack on Titan.Fandom Pulse is a reader-supported publication.
I guess the generational analysis can work, but that's not my main problem with AoT. It's essentially a Japanese version of Game of Thrones - misery porn with no real heroes. Eren is a subversion of the typical shounen protagonist, but that's not a good thing, since his character is used to push insane levels of moral relativism.
Like it was mentioned in the article, the series started great with humanity being pushed to the brink of extinction and having to struggle just to not be eaten by the titans. As the series progressed it became more and more ludicrous with absurd powers which made no sense and insane levels of conspiracy and complexity, to make the plot seem deeper than it really is.
The only good thing about the series is the animation.
This is a large part of why I dislike the series as a whole. Couple in later where bad guys are literally Nazis and having Eren do some awful things and still show him as a good character.
I guess the generational analysis can work, but that's not my main problem with AoT. It's essentially a Japanese version of Game of Thrones - misery porn with no real heroes. Eren is a subversion of the typical shounen protagonist, but that's not a good thing, since his character is used to push insane levels of moral relativism.
Like it was mentioned in the article, the series started great with humanity being pushed to the brink of extinction and having to struggle just to not be eaten by the titans. As the series progressed it became more and more ludicrous with absurd powers which made no sense and insane levels of conspiracy and complexity, to make the plot seem deeper than it really is.
The only good thing about the series is the animation.
This is a large part of why I dislike the series as a whole. Couple in later where bad guys are literally Nazis and having Eren do some awful things and still show him as a good character.