Attack on Titan: Season 1 (mini)reviews
by alvarogbgonz | created - 25 Sep 2021 | updated - 31 Jan 2022 | PublicWARNING: This may contain suggestive spoilers
2013;25 episodes;24-25 minutes
MY VIEWING: September 22 2021-September 26 2021
GENERAL SEASON MINI-REVIEW:
A fantastic start full of good action, a surprising well done animation lighting and a story that will definitely get you in, and people said that it gets better.
MY TOTAL RATING: 9/10
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1.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
First Battle: The Struggle for Trost, Part 1
(2013)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Eren faces off against the Colossal Titan after it appears out of nowhere and knocks a strategic hole in Wall Rose's gate. As Titans swarm the city, the newly graduated Cadets are called in to fight in a brutal battle.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Shinpei Ezaki | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue, Kishô Taniyama
Votes: 23,554
9,7/10
MAN, WHAT A START TO A GREAT ARC!, this episode is beautifully animated, very intense and at the end you will feel that EVERYTHING IS LOST
2.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
Wall: Raid on Stohess District, Part 3
(2013)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Eren goes head-to-head with the Female Titan in a fight that demolishes Stohess District inside Wall Sina. As the number of casualties multiplies and Annie tries to escape over the wall, Erwin must deal with the consequences of his plan.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Shintarô Itoga, Masashi Koizuka, Daisuke Tokudo | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Marina Inoue, Yui Ishikawa, Daisuke Ono
Votes: 23,093
9,6/10
AWESOME SEASON FINALE, nothing more to add.
3.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
The World the Girl Saw: The Struggle for Trost, Part 2
(2013)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
As Armin is left reeling from the death of his squad, Mikasa reflects on the day she met Eren.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Tomomi Ikeda | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue, Hiroshi Tsuchida
Votes: 21,610
9,5/10
A CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED EPISODE, this episode turn Mikassa into my favourite character, her backstory is tragic, violent, intense and perfect for a character like her and also you got another perspective of her relation with Eren (very human)
4.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
Mercy: Raid on Stohess District, Part 2
(2013)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When the identity of the Female Titan is finally revealed, she goes on a rampage within Wall Sina. Eren is hesitant to fight her, but Armin and Mikasa throw themselves into the battle in a desperate attempt to stop the towering monster.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Akitoshi Yokoyama | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue, Daisuke Ono
Votes: 19,994
9,4/10
EXCITING AND FULL OF ACTION AND EMOTION, awesome 2nd part of the last arc of the season.
5.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
Small Blade: The Struggle for Trost, Part 3
(2013)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Cornered by the titans and out of gas, the desperation takes over the scouts. After hearing the news about Armin's squad, Mikasa encourages her mates in order to continue fighting at any cost.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Yuzuru Tachikawa | Stars: Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue, Kishô Taniyama, Hiro Shimono
Votes: 20,966
9,4/10
In this episode we see more character study form Mikassa with her dealing with (SPOILER: Eren's "death") and again you will be surprised with the ending.
6.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
Primal Desire: The Struggle for Trost, Part 9
(2013)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Jean takes desperate measures to replace his broken maneuvering device. Meanwhile, Eren is able to plug the hole in the wall thanks to the help of his fellow cadets, but the cost of humanity's first victory against the Titans will be vast.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Masashi Koizuka | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue, Daisuke Ono
Votes: 19,930
9,3/10
Great ending to a great arc and you'll want to see what will happen next.
7.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
I Can Hear His Heartbeat: The Struggle for Trost, Part 4
(2013)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Armin comes up with a risky plan that pits Titan against Titan as the abandoned Cadets aim to take back their headquarters. Getting into the building may be possible, but getting out alive and refueled will mean facing more of the giants.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Shinpei Ezaki, Satonobu Kikuchi, Tatsuma Minamikawa | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue, Kishô Taniyama
Votes: 21,484
9,3/10
A very exciting and frightenning episode in which you don't know exactly if the characters have an allied or an enemy until the end (which will bring you more questions)
8.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
That Day: The Fall of Shiganshina, Part 2
(2013)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After the Titans break through the wall, the citizens of Shiganshina must run for their lives. Those that do make it to safety find a harsh life waiting for them, however.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Masashi Koizuka | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue, Hiroshi Tsuchida
Votes: 24,104
9,3/10
A little better than the first part due to it's intensity and emotional weight
9.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
To You, in 2000 Years: The Fall of Shiganshina, Part 1
(2013)
TV-MA | 26 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After 100 years of peace, humanity is suddenly reminded of the terror of being at the Titans' mercy.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Hiroyuki Tanaka | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue, Hiroshi Tsuchida
Votes: 32,876
9,3/10
Amazing and very intense start to a great series! The animation lighting is spectacular!
10.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
Crushing Blow: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission, Part 5
(2013)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Managing to get out of Erwin's trap, the Female Titan transforms once more and chases after Levi's squad, who fight back in a deadly clash.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Yasushi Muroya, Hiroyuki Tanaka | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Susumu Chiba, Shinji Kawada
Votes: 24,763
9,2/10
RAGE, that's my definition for this epic, intense and amusing episode, the animation and the way that is shot the battle is stellar and exciting, it may not be my "Number 1 favourite" of the season but I can understand perfectly why for most people it is.
11.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
Wound: The Struggle for Trost, Part 8
(2013)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The plan to reclaim Trost falls apart when Eren's newfound powers turn him into a mindless giant. As Titans continue to swarm the city, it's up to Armin and Mikasa to make sure the cadets massacred during the mission haven't died in vain.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Shintarô Itoga | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue, Kishô Taniyama
Votes: 19,156
9,2/10
Intense, well animated and frightenning first part of the arc's ending only as Attack on Titan can do.
12.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
The Defeated: The 57th Expedition Beyond the Walls, Part 6
(2013)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After watching Eren get swallowed by the Female Titan, Mikasa and Levi follow the monster in the hopes that he's still alive inside her. As the Scout Regiment tries to recover from the brutal losses of the operation, emotions run high.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Makoto Bessho, Shinpei Ezaki | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue, Hiroshi Kamiya
Votes: 19,902
9,1/10
This episode HURTS, It's about the tragedy and consequences after the battle and the pain that you have to go through.
13.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
Female Titan: The 57th Expedition Beyond the Walls, Part 1
(2013)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
As the Scout Regiment pushes toward Shiganshina, they encounter an intelligent Titan unlike any they've seen before. When Armin hypothesizes that it's really a human that's been turned into a Titan, he, Jean, and Reiner attempt to stop it.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Masashi Koizuka, Daisuke Tokudo | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Marina Inoue, Kishô Taniyama, Yoshimasa Hosoya
Votes: 20,250
9,1/10
Intriguing and exciting first part to the new arc with Armin as a surprisingly very good protagonist.
14.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
Smile: Raid on Stohess District, Part 1
(2013)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After the failed scouting expedition, Eren and his superiors are summoned to the capital. Annie sees just how deep corruption runs in the Military Police and agrees to join Armin in a plot to defy the government-but nothing is as it seems.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Hirokazu Yamada | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Marina Inoue, Yui Ishikawa, Yû Shimamura
Votes: 19,704
9/10
This at first it seems like a calm episode but It actually a script with such a tone of elgance and sutilness in which more surprises and fear appears. THIS EPISODE GETS BETTER AS IT ADVANCES.
15.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
Erwin Smith: The 57th Expedition Beyond the Walls, Part 4
(2013)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Female Titan has been captured. Erwin's goal is to find out who the human is lurking inside. Meanwhile, the Scouts realize the reason Levi told no one about their true mission outside the wall is because of a spy among their ranks.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Shintarô Itoga | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue, Daisuke Ono
Votes: 19,781
9/10
Surprising episode with a bigger feeling of fear than the last one and twists and turns in addition.
16.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
Whereabouts of His Left Arm: The Struggle for Trost, Part 5
(2013)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A miraculous return is met with anger and fear. Cannons are fixed on Eren as he struggles to remember what happened to him inside the belly of a monster. One question is all that matters: is Eren human or Titan?
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Yoshiyuki Fujiwara | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue, Daisuke Ono
Votes: 20,156
9/10
While the first half may be slower, the second half is very twisted and surprising.
17.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
Bite: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission, Part 3
(2013)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A memory of Eren testing out his Titan powers sheds light on how his abilities work. As the Female Titan slaughters members of the Scout Regiment, Eren is faced with a difficult decision: does he trust his teammates or act out on his own?
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Kiyoshi Fukumoto, Tomomi Ikeda | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Hiroshi Kamiya, Susumu Chiba, Kôzô Mito
Votes: 19,281
8,9/10
In this episode we met more about Eren's power and there is always a felling of fear about what could happen to these characters.
18.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
Response: The Struggle for Trost, Part 6
(2013)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Cadets react to Eren's transformation with doubt and fear as he struggles to understand it himself. If Armin can't talk the commander into using Eren's newfound powers for the good of humanity, all hope of stopping the Titans may be lost.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Hiroyuki Tanaka | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue, Masahiko Tanaka
Votes: 19,683
8,9/10
A vey good follow up to the last episode which still we bring you more surprises.
19.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
Forest of Giant Trees: The 57th Expedition Beyond the Walls, Part 2
(2013)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
As the Female Titan tears its way through the Scout Regiment, Levi makes a bold decision to split the ranks and send Eren and the supply wagons through a huge forest.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Shin Wakabayashi | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Marina Inoue, Yui Ishikawa, Kishô Taniyama
Votes: 19,029
8,7/10
An episode with no much action but very strong and entertaining still to continue the story.
20.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
Can't Look into His Eyes Yet: Eve of the Counterattack, Part 1
(2013)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A military tribunal will decide Eren's fate. The Military Police call for his execution, while the Scouts argue that he is a powerful resource for humankind. Mikasa is put on the spot when asked about the events of the Trost mission.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Shinpei Ezaki, Keisuke Onishi | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue, Masahiko Tanaka
Votes: 19,051
8,7/10
OK, probably doesn't have as many action as the previous 9 episode arc, but still this trial is very intense and very interesting to watch and listen.
21.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
What Needs to Be Done Now: Eve of the Counterattack, Part 3
(2013)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Everyone is a suspect in the investigation to find out who killed the two test subject Titans. Meanwhile, the Cadets pick which corps they'll join, but after the tragic events of the Trost attack, many are uncertain which branch to choose.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Yasushi Muroya, Keisuke Onishi | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue, Daisuke Ono
Votes: 18,829
8,4/10
Another episode with no much action but is a very good prelude to "The 57th Expediction beyond the Walls" that shows the fear and anxiety that the side characters are going through before the battle.
22.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
Special Operations Squad: Eve of the Counterattack, Part 2
(2013)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Scouts move Eren to an old, abandoned castle where his training will continue. Hange visits and reveals that she's been putting two captured Titans through a series of tests and trials--experiments that she wants Eren's help with.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Kiyoshi Fukumoto | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Romi Park, Hiroshi Kamiya, Kenta Miyake
Votes: 18,844
8,4/10
Again, another quite episode but the Titans experiment was actually a very interesting addition to the show.
23.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
Idol: The Struggle for Trost, Part 7
(2013)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Plans are created to use Eren's Titan powers to seal the hole in the wall to reclaim Trost. But with the government's bloodstained history and vocal dissenters in the military ranks, the biggest threat to humankind may not be the Titans.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Kiyoshi Fukumoto | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue, Masahiko Tanaka
Votes: 19,387
8,3/10
Slower then the previous episodes, but it gets you ready for the final battle of the arc.
24.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
The Night of the Closing Ceremony: Humanity's Comeback, Part 2
(2013)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Annie proves her skill in a sparring session, Jan dreams of serving alongside the King, and graduation day brings shocking revelations - along with a sudden outbreak of violence.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Makoto Bessho | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue, Tsuguo Mogami
Votes: 21,878
8,3/10
The ending made this episode a little better than the first part but nerver less is still at the same level.
25.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
A Dim Light Amid Despair: Humanity's Comeback, Part 1
(2013)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Eren begins his training with the Cadet Corps, but questions about his painful past overwhelm him. When he struggles with a maneuvering exercise, Berholt and Reiner offer kindly advice.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Kiyoshi Fukumoto | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue, Tsuguo Mogami
Votes: 22,873
8,2/10
According to IMDb is the weakest episode of the series and I can understand why, I mean is still good, but it is a slower and more relaxed follow up to the first 2 episodes and especially for what is coming next.
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