Japan Anime: Why Attack on Titan is a great Anime Adaptation

I finally went on a binge watch up to episode 23 of the anime series 'Attack on Titan' (or 進撃の巨人 Shingeki no Kyojin) and now I am understanding what the fuss is about.

For those of you living under an anime-culture shunning rock, 'Attack on Titan' is about humainty facing the brink of extinction by the invasion of Titans and a group of militia who fight back against the threat. *cough* Evangelion with giants *cough*

By no means is it a perfect anime, it and the original manga are flawed in some aspects, but Production I.G have made a great adaptation while staying true to the source material. It plays to the sources strengths while patching up the holes, and in fact, I would go as far as to say that it goes surpasses the manga.

 

Reasons why the anime is better than the manga:

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"Yeah now we're gonna destroy da internetz! lol"

Japan Products: Attack on Titan T-Shirts

The popular Manga and Anime Series, Attack on Titan, have collaborated with the Nippon Broadcasting System T-shirt brand 193t and have produced 5 official T-shirts for the fans!