Attack on Titan: The best anime of recent years?

Attack on Titan

In recent years, anime of all genres have been released, which immerse us in colorful stories that hook more than one and it is no wonder, since their plots along with their characters, delight us with a unique development and as an example we have to Attack on Titan, a work that not only has achieved worldwide fame, but apparently, is shaping up to become what many already consider today, as the best anime of recent years and the big question is, is it really the best of all? That is why we will now review its strong points and everything it has to offer.

What is Attack on Titan about?

Shingeki no kyojin, also known as Attack on Titan by its translation from Japanese to English, tells the story of how mankind is on the verge of extinction due to the appearance of humanoid creatures of colossal size, which are called titans.

These titans, for some unknown reason, are obsessed with eating humans, even ignoring any other species and as a consequence, humanity is forced to confine itself within walls that are up to 50 meters high, so that these titans, which in many cases exceed 10 meters, are unable to circumvent it and therefore cease to represent an imminent danger, at least while they remain outside these walls.

The story begins just when our protagonists are still children. Eren Jeager, Mikasa Ackerman and Armin Arlet, who, one day like any other, saw on the horizon what for many was the beginning of the end. A mysterious lightning struck outside the wall and after it, a titan of unimaginable proportions appeared, being even bigger than the 50-meter wall.

As expected, this creature ends up opening an opening in the wall and unfortunately, the titans that remained outside the walls begin to enter by the dozens, starting an unparalleled carnage. People screaming in despair, chaos everywhere and most lurid of all, titans eating people.

A series of catastrophes occur after the rupture of the wall and as a result, Eren decides to join the Legion of Reconnaissance, an elite group specialized in killing titans, all this in order to take revenge for what he experienced in his childhood. Thus beginning this entertaining, enigmatic and, above all, tragic story that has managed to fascinate more than one.

How many seasons and how many episodes does Shingeki no Kyojin have?

Shingeki no Kyojin has been a huge success since the release of its first season, which premiered on April 6, 2013 in Japan, capturing the attention of thousands and thousands of viewers, who did not hesitate to watch each of the episodes, thus ensuring the continuity of the show.

Currently Attack on Titan has 4 seasons, being number 4, the last one, although this one already has 2 parts and a third continuation is expected.

• First season: 25 episodes - premiere April 6, 2013
• Second season: 12 episodes - premiere April 1, 2017
• Third season: 22 episodes divided into 2 parts - premiere July 23, 2018 / April 29, 2019.
• Fourth season: 28 episodes divided into 2 parts - premiere December 7, 2020 / January 9, 2022.

To date, it has a total of 87 episodes And we say so far, because it is still on the air and is expected to launch the third part of the fourth season, also called the last season to close this story.

It has been confirmed that the third part will also be split into 2 parts and will be released on March 3, 2023 worldwide, and for those who are interested in watching it, you can do so from the streaming platform of Crunchyroll, who have already informed that they will broadcast it week by week.

Hajime Isayama, a mangaka who didn't have much faith in himself

As you may already know, Shingeki no Kyojin is based on a manga of the same name, which was written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama, achieving its serialization last year September 9, 2009 in the magazine Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine, The publication frequency is monthly, which translates into a single chapter per month.

The manga ended on April 9, 2021 with a total of 139 chapters which are divided into 34 volumes, It has become a world-class success and no wonder, since the plot, the characters and all the nuances that accompany this work, surprised everyone equally.

However, despite the success that this manga turned out to be, Isayama He did not have much faith in himself, in fact, some time after he had achieved fame and while he was still drawing his work, he confessed that the rapid appearance of the colossal titan was due to the fact that he believed it would be cancelled shortly after it had begun.

That is why he decided to introduce an iconic character so quickly, as he hoped that it would catch the readers' attention to the point that they would at least remember him after his cancellation, but we all know how things turned out.

Could Attack on Titan really take the place of the best anime of the last few years?

This is a question that has generated a lot of debate on the internet and it is not for less, since the most diehard fans of this work, say that this is a unique story, which shows us the evolution of its protagonist as rarely seen.

In addition to the above, there are all the characters that make up this plot, such as the following Levi Ackerman, Zeke, Mikasa and Armin, just to name a few, which give a very distinctive touch to this anime, which fortunately, also has an exceptional animation that was first in charge of Wit Studio and then passed into the hands of MAPPA.

On the other hand, we have users who claim that it is nothing more than an overrated anime and therefore does not deserve the credit it has received, but despite this, we must admit that it is one of the most original works we have seen in a long time and undoubtedly, it is a point in its favor, but the last word is up to you.