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elisajanning's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
jennybeautifulbook's review against another edition
4.0
I am still enjoying this manga. Will keep on read more of this manga.
kase's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Body horror, Death, Cannibalism, Gore, Confinement, War, and Violence
bookish_benny's review against another edition
5.0
Another example of how to write an amazing story and a manga series.
The character development is slowly coming together drip feeding situations where we get a feel for Armin, Mikasa and of course Eren, plus others. The action is excellent with the titans eating the humans and putting fear into the soldiers, the world-building is coming along nicely whereby we get to see where the humans live but also got a little snippet of what might be beyond the wall from Armin and the artwork is fantastic!
I love the way each panel has a large b/w border around it separating it from the other panels. It really makes each scene stand out. The details on the faces, the titans, the buildings and equipment, it's just really well drawn and Hajime Isayama has created a monster.
It's easy to see from reading this manga why it was turned into the anime that is known and loved world wide today. It's becoming my favourite manga over My Hero Academia too because it's better drawn and obviously much more adult. Not to say I don't hold MHA in very high regard, I do, but I think that this manga series, Attack on Titan, could be the best one I've read.
Considering I've seen the anime up-to-date of this review, and I've decided to purchase in physical format and read all of the Attack on Titan manga should show you what a compelling read it is. If you're reading this review and have never read a manga before, pick up Attack on Titan vol. 1 and you will instantly be hooked on the grimdark fantasy human race survival story within its pages.
The character development is slowly coming together drip feeding situations where we get a feel for Armin, Mikasa and of course Eren, plus others. The action is excellent with the titans eating the humans and putting fear into the soldiers, the world-building is coming along nicely whereby we get to see where the humans live but also got a little snippet of what might be beyond the wall from Armin and the artwork is fantastic!
I love the way each panel has a large b/w border around it separating it from the other panels. It really makes each scene stand out. The details on the faces, the titans, the buildings and equipment, it's just really well drawn and Hajime Isayama has created a monster.
It's easy to see from reading this manga why it was turned into the anime that is known and loved world wide today. It's becoming my favourite manga over My Hero Academia too because it's better drawn and obviously much more adult. Not to say I don't hold MHA in very high regard, I do, but I think that this manga series, Attack on Titan, could be the best one I've read.
Considering I've seen the anime up-to-date of this review, and I've decided to purchase in physical format and read all of the Attack on Titan manga should show you what a compelling read it is. If you're reading this review and have never read a manga before, pick up Attack on Titan vol. 1 and you will instantly be hooked on the grimdark fantasy human race survival story within its pages.
svii's review against another edition
4.0
I have a bias opinion bc this is my first manga introduction. I LOVE
7stone7's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
pato_myers's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoy the series as a whole, but in this volume I especially liked Armin’s development and how active he was in the face of various dangers.
Great balance of human flaws and talents, plot and character development, lies and truth, and hope and fear.
Great balance of human flaws and talents, plot and character development, lies and truth, and hope and fear.
heyjudy's review against another edition
4.0
~4/5
[Read more at my blog, Geeky Reading!]
Before I get to the main plot of this book, I’m going to mention the new character and background of the world that we’re getting. We met Captain Levi, a majorly impressive fighter, who works very hard and is good to his companions. I’m assuming he’s going to take a bigger part later, and I’m interested in what’ll happen when he meets Mikasa and Eren. Aside from that, we’re still getting to know little pieces of the world, how the titans work, how the walls are set up and why they’re set up that way, how it started and what’s beyond it. It’s all just so intriguing to me, and I’m loving figuring it all out. I think this is close to the first time that I’ve ever gotten so wrapped up in just the world of a story, and I’m really enjoying it. I’m also enjoying the characters a lot, but the world alone is making me want to pick up the spin-offs when they’re released, which is something I don’t do very often.
Now, the main plot line, with Eren and Mikasa and Armin. I think I’m going to keep my overviews very short, because I don’t want to spoil anything that happens. It’s all such a surprise to me, and I want it to stay that way for everyone else who hasn’t read it.
I’m completely surprised by what’s happening with Eren, and pretty dumbfounded by the logistics of it. I just don’t understand right now, I was not expecting this, and I really want to know more. It’s not very good, at the moment, but it opens up so many more questions…
I love Mikasa still. She’s my favorite character, she’s so awesome, and I’m loving getting to know her. Armin is smart, it seems, but he’s still rather weak. It seems like he’s growing already, though, and it’s good that Eren and Mikasa are helping him so much.
I’m also really ashamed of humanity in this book. The people are just horrible. No one wants to fight, they all just want to run away and kill themselves and fight with each other. It’s horrible. They should be working together. There should have been some kind of fighting/training regimen put in at the start of this, so that the humans actually know how to take care of themselves, because they’re all just useless. It’s ridiculous and it’s really bothering me.
I’m so glad I picked up this series, and I’m hoping to catch up quickly.
[Read more at my blog, Geeky Reading!]
Before I get to the main plot of this book, I’m going to mention the new character and background of the world that we’re getting. We met Captain Levi, a majorly impressive fighter, who works very hard and is good to his companions. I’m assuming he’s going to take a bigger part later, and I’m interested in what’ll happen when he meets Mikasa and Eren. Aside from that, we’re still getting to know little pieces of the world, how the titans work, how the walls are set up and why they’re set up that way, how it started and what’s beyond it. It’s all just so intriguing to me, and I’m loving figuring it all out. I think this is close to the first time that I’ve ever gotten so wrapped up in just the world of a story, and I’m really enjoying it. I’m also enjoying the characters a lot, but the world alone is making me want to pick up the spin-offs when they’re released, which is something I don’t do very often.
Now, the main plot line, with Eren and Mikasa and Armin. I think I’m going to keep my overviews very short, because I don’t want to spoil anything that happens. It’s all such a surprise to me, and I want it to stay that way for everyone else who hasn’t read it.
I’m completely surprised by what’s happening with Eren, and pretty dumbfounded by the logistics of it. I just don’t understand right now, I was not expecting this, and I really want to know more. It’s not very good, at the moment, but it opens up so many more questions…
I love Mikasa still. She’s my favorite character, she’s so awesome, and I’m loving getting to know her. Armin is smart, it seems, but he’s still rather weak. It seems like he’s growing already, though, and it’s good that Eren and Mikasa are helping him so much.
I’m also really ashamed of humanity in this book. The people are just horrible. No one wants to fight, they all just want to run away and kill themselves and fight with each other. It’s horrible. They should be working together. There should have been some kind of fighting/training regimen put in at the start of this, so that the humans actually know how to take care of themselves, because they’re all just useless. It’s ridiculous and it’s really bothering me.
I’m so glad I picked up this series, and I’m hoping to catch up quickly.