And the winner is… I was very glad the end of the episode revealed that Annie was indeed the female titan, because I couldn’t help thinking that this post would have been pretty much impossible to write otherwise.  I can’t imagine there would be too many viewers that hadn’t figured […] Read more

This is not so much the sort of episode that Araki Tetsurou was born to direct – but it still had its share of fine moments. Attack on Titan giveth, and Attack on Titan taketh away.  For me at least the sort of approach this series takes is inherently going […] Read more

This is the sort of episode that Araki Tetsurou was born to direct. Attack on Titan edged out Space Brothers in the recap derby this week, coming in about 3:10.  It’s irritating as hell, but at least you can see what they were saving the budget for.  After a couple […] Read more

Ever the tease, Attack on Titan once again shows how compelling it can be when it gets in (manoeuver) gear. You know Shingeki no Kyoujin is in run-out-the-clock mode when it resorts to three-minute recaps, but they’re back.  Clearly it’s a matter of stalling for time to end the season […] Read more

I suppose with this episode, Attack on Titan was a little bit victimized by its recent success. We’re back to extended recaps at the beginning of the episode for at least one week, which isn’t such a huge concern but does bring back unpleasant memories considering this is Shingeki no […] Read more

Crank the intensity meter up to eleven for that one. Still hopelessly backlogged and I’m going to be playing catchup for a while, so short posts look like the norm for a few more days.  That said, it’s been a pretty solid weekend for anime, and Attack on Titan continues […] Read more

It’s almost hard to believe this is the same show that spun its wheels in Trost for a lifetime of Groundhog Days… That’s three really good episodes in a row now (and 14 was pretty solid as well) so it seems as though Attack on Titan really is over the […] Read more

That was a pretty atypical episode of Shingeki no Kyoujin, but I’m not complaining. There are times when Jean Kirschtein seems like a character from a different series, he’s so unlike anyone else in this cast.  Seriously – the dude has the common sense to be terrified of what should […] Read more

It’s fitting that this is a series with “Titan” in the name, because it seems to approach everything it attacks with the mantra of “bigger is better”. For once, I agree with pretty much everything Eren said – I was thinking “this is a haven for freaks” just at the […] Read more

Now that’s more damn like it. While enduring the seemingly endless Groundhog Day that was “Defense of Trost”, I couldn’t help but think of the succession of chapter titles Togashi-sensei used during the “Greed Island” arc of Hunter X Hunter: “To Masadora! Part 1” “To Masadora! Part 2” “To Masadora! […] Read more