Anime 35760 Shingeki No Kyojin Season 3 Reviews Filter Check 2

Season 2 was alright, but now it´s starting to become pretty goddamn average, and this is coming from someone who loved season 1, I even rewatched it several times... I feel that season 3 builds up to a climax but then just says fuck it, and goes back to where they began. It looks like a really bad version of Christopher Vogler´s narrative structure known as "The Hero´s Journey". I feel that the character development is weak as well, Historia just suddenly decides to switch sides without any "real" reason to do so. Yea sure, she has issues when it comes to a parental figures, ... but how the fuck can someone be convinced to eat a person which was your former ally? The whole structure of the story feels weak, they force the characters "tragic" backgrounds on the audience without any chance to let us make up our own thoughts about them. I guess you could say, it´s too fleshed out. The creators leave no room for imagination imo...

I went back and forth on what I should rate this anime and I think I actually gave it a little bit too much credit. Let me start by saying that this is the most overrated anime of all time. Season one was good, season 2 was ok, but season 3 was just...words can't even describe how bad it was. Because of all the hype I decided to watch Attack on Titan, after watching season 1 I really liked the show but it eventually started to feel like your average everyday anime. Mc has some awesome power, gets mad and exposes it to everyone, and ... some basic side characters. I was really debating if I should continue watching Aot after the major disappointment that I felt in season 2 with the plot getting absolutely nowhere and barely any character development. I can't believe I sat through 12 more episodes of this mediocre anime. I would not recommend this anime and I don't think I will watch season 4. For that reason I give Attack on Titan a 5. (that's being generous)

The story is revealed, but there's been a price to pay.
I will talk about the relevant aspects of this season (first 12 eps) and rate them accordingly.
First of all, art. I don't remember there were scenes that were too special, but the art was still somewhat maintained, there were a few scenes where the art was flawed, and since my standards were already in season 1, the result was: B+, and I want to repeat that I don't like 3D art scenes
Music, there are not many special scenes, but the OP and ED songs are quite good and have emotional lyrics. The result is: A.
Story: ... As I said above, the story of the titan is discovered, we also know a few more secrets, but maybe I prefer everything kept in a circle of mystery, and I want to say the story is pretty good, however this's not the best way to tell about titan history. I expected things to be a little more complicated. Result is: B++
Feelings: This season is still worth enjoying, and because of the great character development, the drama is still maintained, but those who are waiting for the epic titan fights will probably be a bit disappointed. A.
Character: This is probably my favorite thing about AOT. The characters are described perfectly, from the action to the emotions, the stories of the new supporting characters are told wonderfully, memorable. I could tell many good characters here: Kenny, Uri, Freida, Rod, Historia, Erwin, Hanji, even Carla, a very minor character, who died in the first episode of the first season, also left a mark. The central characters have not been properly noticed, this season is also reasonably developed, like Eren, Mikasa. Result is: A+++
Personally, perhaps from a cinematic perspective, this part deserves praise, but from the perspective of an anime with bloody titan battles, perhaps this season is a bit "gentle".

Poorly thought-out and often self-contradicting story in gorgeous wrappings. That is Attack on Titan in a nutshell. I know that not having the story completely mapped out right away is the industry standard, when it comes to creation of a typical manga series. But I think the great authors of the industry are conscious enough of their own work that they can avoid trampling all over their previous story beats while they keep adding in new stuff. In Attack on Titan, it feels like every addition to the show's lore makes the setting less and less compelling.

"Why did the character say THAT if THIS happened?" ... or "If they knew about THIS, why did they act THAT way?" Good writing will keep questions like these from ever surfacing. In mediocre writing, the answer to questions like these is "because the plot demanded it". In awful writing (which is the territory Attack on Titan unfortunately keeps treading on) you often arrive at an unfortunate realization that the plot could have actually progressed towards the desired direction anyways, without having to sacrifice the in-world logic or the integrity of the setting.

The regular titans are sadly not really a part of S3p1 at all. All we get now are these transforming super titans. Escalating stakes and progressively stronger enemies are a mainstay of the action anime genre, but I am really sad to see my all-time favorite anime monsters reduced to basically just a slight inconvenience. This is a fanboy complaint, but S3p1 also kinda further shits on the Colossal Titan by introducing an even BIGGERER and more DANGEROUSER super titan. To me, the Colossal Titan was always the poster boy of the entire series. The image of it gazing over the wall is the first thing I think of when I hear the name "Attack on Titan".

Animation? Still excellent. Maybe a slight dip in quality in the middle, but no major flaws. The soundtrack? Great (all though some of the new vocal tracks I found a tad bit distracting). Voice acting? Great. Basically everything on the anime production-side is god tier. Unfortunately, it's all in the service of this story that is on it's way down a toilet and trying to hit the flush.

Oh God, what a let down. After giving season 1 and 2 such high scores, I wasn't expecting for me to be so uninterested this season. Perhaps I was too blinded by the huge spectacle of it all, but it seems to have finally worn off on me. Where I do begin?

The story never once managed to hook me or keep me interested. It felt like they just spewed out backstories for characters hoping one of their sob stories would manage to strike a cord in our hearts - unfortunately for me, it never did. I realize that for all of the side characters, and ... even the well-beloved main characters like Armin and Levi, they could die and I wouldn't bat an eye. I think I'd get more sadness from watching the characters reactions than the actual death itself. I think that's telling of how well developed the characters are. Apart from that, I see how they were trying to connect all the different pieces together in an attempt to be more cohesive, but it doesn't make up for the fact that it isn't even interesting to begin with. Nothing comes as a surprise or shock anymore. The fight scenes don't have the high stakes they used to. There are never any major casualties or consequences and so I'm left being extremely bored during fights, which is a shame being that the combat is one of the things the show excels at. Honestly, I'm just confused and a bit let down. I hope part 2 and the subsequent season 4 deliver something better than this. The art is good, as always. The OP and ED are good, as always.

I just don't know how I feel about AoT anymore. I was so hyped watching the first season and also the second season. I'm not sure what happened - maybe I'm just getting tired of seeing characters I really don't care about. Ugh.

I was very disappointed by this season. I felt like season 2 was a set up for season 3 so I let it pass but now season 3 just feels like a set up for season 4. It was ridiculously slow and there was only one fight sign in the whole show that was good, the rest was just purely talking about about their feelings, their past and some plot development.

This show has been hyped way beyond it's level and I think because of that I feel more disappointed. The characters are generic at this point, you can pick any shonen anime character at ... this point and plug him in and you'll get the same result. there is no depth left.

This particular cour was the worst by far in what is otherwise a fantastically done anime. Misstep after misstep. It wasn't unwatchable by any means, but it was oftentimes painfully boring. The characters and the relationships they had with each other were put on the wayside in favor of drawn out battles. The political intrigue plot was so poorly done it was almost embarrassing. Also, was the long Levi backstory really necessary (I'll admit I never was particularly fond of Levi as a character [sacrilege, I know!], so considering the prevailing attitudes towards him I assume most people will enjoy it)? Though I did appreciate ... the departure from the mess that was the main plot. There were enough exciting, gripping scenes that kept me watching, but I can't give it higher than a 4 overall. This cour is really something to just push through to get to part 2, which is such a huge step up it almost feels like it was written by a different writer. Really not sure what happened here.

This was disappointing, I loved season 1 and liked season 2 even if the payout was a little lower, but this time the payout is very very low. New characters are introduced and side characters developed for a new royalty story arc, but compared to the drama of living in a world of titans this is lackluster in terms of intensity. What I liked about season one was the sheer intensity of it, many encounters with titans, the forest being pretty hype, how under-powered the humans are compared to titans, but in this season 3 you have very little of that. While season 2 hinted ... at a titan city that the armored titan and huge titan wanted to go back to, we see barely anything of that here.

Another major point is the disappointing sound and music. The ambient music is barely audible, the battle music is also nothing to write home about, we see a fight versus a giant titan but he is dispatched fairly easily by the scouts who are now fearless and ponder upon their feelings when a thousand ton titan is breathing into their neck 10 feet away from them. While season 1 had plenty of intense fight and season 2 had a few, here we have a couple that leave you pondering what the hell is happening but not in a good way.

The character design has changed somewhat, the eyes of the characters seem bigger and "glassy". The opening theme is very disapointing, where the season 1 one is iconic, this seem to have been made by people who havent seen season one or two. Also, another new character, Levi's mentor, is introduced, but it doesnt add anything new to either the titan or royalty plotline, he just happen to be some dude who's good at killing people and work for a conspiracy but surprise he has a relationship with the king from the past...zzz

Anyway, while season two hinted at new animal titans, the emotional development of the two scouts turned titans and the mysterious titan city, we have no closure in those 12 episodes. This is backstory season, and not only that, the background very quiet and almost annoying music doesnt help to deliver it. Honestly, if the character art hadnt changed to being weird-like and the music's intensity and volume been tuned up to 11, this might have been easier to watch, but sadly this isnt the case.

Well, at least I heard season 3 part 2 is better!

I'm going to assume you have seen Season 1 and Season 2 before reading this.

I'm not sure how I even got this far into this anime. I started watching this series because I heard SO. MANY. PEOPLE raving about it, but honestly, I couldn't see what was so great about it (no offense if you like it! Everyone has different preferences!)

Story 7/10 (For Attack on Titans overall. Season 3 was like maybe a 5 or 6/10)

Season 1 was ok. I rated it a 6, but it was more like a 6.5... I love the concept of the Titans, and the twist is interesting. Overall, ... the story has a very engaging start. Oh, and the fight sequences are pretty good too!

But from there, season 2 and 3 is hovering between a 5.5 or a 6. The story for season 2 and 3 falters a bit, in my opinion.

However, objectively speaking, I still think the story has a very interesting concept, which is why I gave it a 7.

Characters 3/10

Ok the characters. This is actually what made me rate the show so low. I'm not a shipper and have never been into that scene, so maybe that's why I couldn't connect that well with the characters?

I just didn't vibe with the main cast of characters. Perhaps I'm missing something? But the characters felt so flat, so 2D that as I'm writing this review 3 weeks after I've seen it, I barely remember anything about the characters. To be honest, I barely remember their names. I remember Levi...? But that's only because of that scene in season 1 where he beat up the main guy. And Levi was in some pretty cool fight sequences too.

But other than that, I didn't understand each of the character's motivations; I didn't feel connected to any of the characters; I didn't feel for any of the characters.

Art 5/10

Objectively speaking, the art style of Attack on Titans is really clean, and I can understand why a lot of people may like it. The Titans are seriously one of my favorite animated characters drawn.

The 5/10 is more for the fact that I personally don't like the really heavy dark lines on the characters. It's hard to explain, but some of the scenes with the characters were extremely crude. The heavy dark lines coupled with deep shadows created very harsh animation.

Again, this is a personal preference, and I'm not commenting on the execution of the animation.

Sound 7/10

Great music!! Iconic. Not much else to say about that!

Enjoyment 6/10

Like I said, I really enjoyed the concept of the story. The execution fell flat for me, but it's still a fairly entertaining show to watch. Ultimately, what killed it for me was the lack of good characters.

So if you're just curious or really want some good action/fight sequences, give this a little watch.

Overall 6/10

I probably am not going to bother watching the last season, but might do it if I have nothing else to watch.

The series is starting to get better, but they keep making major mistakes. I really want to like Attack on Titan, yet it keeps disappointing me.

Bad:

After watching season two and three episodes of season three, I realized that I am not too fond of the short piss-stained hair chick. Her voice is unpleasant; she is a Mary Sue, some other characters see her as a goddess, and she only gets attention because she is what the series is fundamentally about (which is not a good thing).

Why do they balance the weight of the series on two characters? Main character does not mean most important character.

It ... took 44 episodes for the short piss-stained hair chick to turn into a real character. I understand why she was a mindless doll, but not really. Having gained what she gained made no difference in her mentality. The writer(s) changed the character to keep the plot moving. Therefore, the short piss-stained hair chick is most definitely the worst Attack On Titan character written so far.

The pacing is still poor. I had to skip through a few episodes filled with unnecessary scenes and stories.

The CGI was bearable before, but now it looks horrendous — especially on a certain individual.

Mikasa is the real threat to humanity. Everything she does is for Eren. If Eren wants to sacrifice himself for the good of humanity, Mikasa would disagree with his decision. Not because she thinks it is a bad idea for humanity, yet because Eren’s life is in danger. At this point, Mikasa is not her own character — she only lives for Eren. She is like a pimple or parasite.

Spoiler: In a coup d’etat, why would you replace a defective leader with the child of that defective leader? Put the candidate, who is most fit to lead, in charge, goddammit! Why do they have to have a continuing line of royal blood? If Erwin, Levi, Armin, et cetera stayed true to their characters, they would turn the kingdom into a democracy instead of continuing a stupid monarchy.

There are crazy oxygen machines and auto-titan killers, and no one can develop a working prosthetic arm? Sigh.

Good:

I am so happy that they fixed Mikasa’s art design. I roasted the hell out of her in my season two review. The main problem was her horrible lipstick/lip color and the inconsistency of her eyes, head, hair, face, and body.

People are underestimating Zoe and Erwin’s intelligence. They deserve to be treated as smarter characters than Levi and Armine — at least on the same level as Armine. Levi has a high battle IQ. Armine has a general high IQ. On the other hand, Zoe and Erwin have an exceedingly high general and battle IQ.

In the beginning, there are a few action sequences with Levi in them. I could die complacent knowing that something as beautiful as that action animation exists.
I am extremely thrilled that food girl got a lot less screen time. Also, her scene with the meat was pretty funny.


This is how I see the characters at this point (from Best to Worst):

Erwin>

Levi>

Reiner>

Annie>

Zoe>

Eren>

Armin>

Jean>

Ymir>

Krillin>

Mikasa>

Food Girl>

Short Piss-Stained Hair Chick

I know you already hate me for this rating, but I’ll have you know that I’ve rated all other attack on titan seasons either a 9/10 or 10/10. No, I’m not just one of those people who hates on popular anime just to be different. So hear me out.

(spoiler free)


Story - 6
The story starts out slow, with just about no titan action. There are some backstories revealed here, like Levi’s past. Couldn’t be more boring. Levi’s “father” wasn’t great to him. Boohoo. That doesn’t excuse how cocky and mad Levi is 24/7. However, the story picks up in the second half and we get ... more action, just not titans, instead it’s between humans. Luckily more of Eren is shown, and there are some suspenseful moments. A lot is added to the history of titans. But at this point, I wish the characters could be closer to the cellar. Even Sasha says “wait, the cellar is actually going to be important now? I almost forgot about that” once there is talk about the cellar near the end of the season. I honestly can’t tell if this was a joke put in by the writers... because this is literally what I was thinking as a watcher, except it’s not a good thing to have important plot points forgotten about do to the slow pacing of an anime. Also, why the heck has nobody talked about Reiner and Bertholdt? You’d think that these people would be going through an existential crisis, digging for any answer they could possibly find, and talking about how shocked they were of that extreme betrayal. But no. Seems like our characters have somehow already moved on and don’t worry about how two of their trusted comrades literally were the reason that got them into this whole mess. There is some titan action at the end, which was scary just like the first season! Defiantly the best part of the whole season.


Art - 10
Art is great as per usual.


Sound - 8
I get why some people are mad about the opening, and don’t get me wrong, I love the fiery and exciting openings we got in season 1 and 2. But those just wouldn’t fit for this season, since there is a lot less action. The opening is nice and peaceful with some cute visuals of Eren, Mikasa, and Armin as children. However, it doesn’t come close to beating an opening like Sasageyo.


Characters - 4
I didn’t see any character development throughout this season except for Historia. That being said, I didn’t really care for Historia. Her character isn’t that interesting - she’s the quiet, nice girl, and who would have guessed that she is going to have a turning point where she decides she’s not gonna be that quiet nice girl anymore? Come on, everyone has seen that kind of character before. Another problem is Levi. His tough guy attitude is really cringe worthy this season. There is a scene where Levi and Erwin are arguing about something, and Levi threatens to break both of Erwins legs if he doesn’t change his mind. Erwin remains completely calm and basically says “No...” and what does Levi do? Eventually accept that he isn’t going to change Erwin’s mind, which he could have done way earlier. I mean seriously, who talks to their higher up like that? Shouldn’t Erwin be threatening to break both of Levi’s legs if he doesn’t cut the bossy and unnecessarily rude act? It’s almost as if Levi is trying really hard to be like Kenny. Even though Levi claims to hate Kenny, he is a lesser version of him. Kenny is a tough guy naturally, which actually makes him a kind of like-able, cool character. But Levi tries way too hard to be tough like him and it just makes him look stupid. Another problem is Mikasa. I swear 99% of what she does in this part is just coddling Eren. “Eren, eat your food! Eren, get to sleep! Eren, you need to rest!” It’s like her only personality trait now is just being obsessed with making sure Eren is in perfect condition.


Enjoyment - 4
It’s frustrating how slow this season went, but I still enjoyed parts of it, mainly the end. Honestly, one of the best moments was in the last episode. While it felt at first like a total dud finale with nothing really happening, Sasha gave us some drama! She goes crazy for some food yet again and Connie and Jean struggle to rip her off of it. This is unfortunately one of the few times in this season where I was on the edge of my seat: “how will they get Sasha away from the food? Will tying her up work? What if she eats all of it and the other people hate her?”. I’m not even kidding, most of the season is so slow that it doesn’t even beat the levels of suspense in what’s supposed to be a funny scene of Sasha going crazy over food.

Overall - 5
I’m disappointed. Don’t skip this season, because it does have a lot of important information on titans. Just don’t expect to be on the edge of your seat like you were for season one. I can tell you that it’s defiantly worth it to power through this season, because part two of season three is so much better, and back to the usual titan action like in season one!


TLDR: I couldn’t really help but be bored while watching a good portion of this season due to a lack of character development and slow pacing. It’s by no means terrible though, and has some redeeming moments you will really enjoy.

I only got to episode one of this third season but it wouldn't let me type this until I selected 3 as the amount.
anyways, the only reason I'm scoring this season poorly is because overall, the show itself is so intense which is the purpose but it has come to my conclusion that shows with action are not my thing at all. Since watching through season 1 and stopping at the beginning of season 3, the show has show so many deaths which have made me anxious and think about my life. I get scared about when I'm going to die and that the ... future is moving on by too quickly. I have thought like this since November 2022. I hate that I've been thinking like this for one whole month. Why am I so anxious? I ask myself this too often even though I'm still young. I get scared with the realization that my family will no longer be with me which makes me sad. I had cried at least one time at night for a whole week until I told my parents about it individually. They told me that everything is going to be okay and that I am worrying about this too much. I love them dearly and so glad I have them.

Another reason why this is low rating is because the titans scare me haha. I know this is like supernatural I'm still terrified and so glad this show isn't reality.