Attack on Titan: Part 1
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 138 Mins
Audio: English DD 5.1 & Japanese: DD 2.0
Release Date: 15/9/2014
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes
In medieval times giants walked the earth destroying humans in their
wake and nearly obliterating every last one. The survivors after the
invasion decided to erect huge walls to keep out the giant intruders,
and though the walls are there as a deterrent to them, the city hasn't
seen a giant in over a hundred years.
Evan and his foster sister, Mikasa are two of the survivors who live
with their mother and father. While everyone around them feels a sense
of safety and security having the wall as a serious barrier to enemies,
Evan thinks differently as he has grown bored with his safe existence in
the city. Evan wants to be seen as a strong young man, but everyone sees him as a
kid who can barely look after himself even though he wants to be
involved in combat to take away his boredom.
These man-eating giants are called titans and, to make them less
human and much more primitive, they attack wearing nothing but a huge,
gaping mouth with which to devour the villagers. No real explanation is
given as to why they exist as a naked race of beings, though the fear
comes with their size and the fact that they eat people in front of
their friends and family without discrimination. The villagers don't
think the titans will come back as they haves their huge walls designed
to keep them out, but this only serves to make them naive about the
titan's threat.
This series was originally written by Tetsuro
Iraki who is responsible for Death Note, High School of the Dead, and
Elfen Lied. They all have elements of horror, fantasy and a sense of
survival that some anime series lack. Driven by his need to get his
revenge on the enemy, Eren enlists in the army along with his friends
Armin and Misaka. Attack on Titan is an anime adaptation of the manga by
Hajime Isayama. The titan come in several numbers, huge and colossal
with one that can loom over the walls to see the villagers. Eren and
his friends find solace in their fighting back against the returning
titans and while fortune could smile on the side of the titans, the
humans' resilience and fighting spirit mean they might be able to cut
their numbers enough to make them leave never to return again.
The
battle sequences, almost seem far-fetched are also something to enjoy -
for similar scenes can be seen in the latest two Berserk movies and look
spectacular. Attack on Titan has the viewers watch over the characters lives and how they can handle their ever changing lives under the might
of the titans. It shows how the fighters can keep relationships in
terrible and testing times.
Bonus Material: Episode 2-13 Commentary Tracks, (Extras Exclusive to Collector's Edition
= Bonus Disc; Making of Attack on Titan, Text less Opening, Text less
Closing, US Trailer, Chibi Theatre: Fly, Cadets, Fly!, Days 1-13).
Verdict: Has the impact of a movie release and the interest given to top anime series that capture the imagination.
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