Board Thread:Anime/@comment-29544173-20170628054247

Hello Anime fans you don't hear much from me but I've decided to give my thoughts on the second season of Attack on Titan. Many things about the anime will be talked about so if you haven't seen it yet you have been warned about spoilers starting now.

I remember waking up in April and watching Episode 26 and finding Mike's death scene not sad or traumatic but satisfying and I also laughed at it. You may think I'm not human after reading that but after watching Eren's mother die I had no emotion and I never will. Anyways back on topic: This series always lives up to its standards and Season 2 is no different. Tetsuro Araki did not exactly sit in the directors chair for it but you could tell that he had a lot of influence going into this project and he in my opinion did as well as other Anime he has done. Now I was surprised when they started showing Manga Easter eggs. That was a move to draw the Manga fans into it and they did it much to my surprise. What really got me was Ymir's past because it had been six months since the chapter showing that was released which made me think that season 3 was just around the corner. They played it smart on those Manga Easter eggs by not revealing too much but it sent a clear message to Manga fans such as myself and that message was "We know". The soundtrack by Hiroyuki Sawano was a masterpiece and Sawano deserves awards for what he has done for tracks such as Barricades, The Beast Titan theme, and the Reiner and Bertolt transformation scene. Those were pieces of music that I will remember for awhile. The actors from Japan were great and they fit their characters well. However the English Dub is not as good as many want it to be. Bryce Papenbrook as Eren sounded too dramatic even for Eren's character. Josh Grelle as Armin sounded like a man constantly whining. I'm not really critical of actors like these guys because they are actually pretty good actors so I don't know how they they are messing up. Remember this is my opinion if you like the dub please don't be offended. I think that the Anime did follow the Manga well of course with minor differences that don't effect the plot because that's how Araki does it he did it in Death Note he's doing it again and that's how he's successful. I hope he achieves success for season 3 and that the budget problems that the studio has had won't effect it. Also I hope that they don't direct all of their funds to other Anime that will cause a delay.

Well that's all I have to say I'm tired from work so I would love to hear what you guys think about Season 2 overall so I'll see ya later. 