Why Is Attack On Titan Is It Worth Its Fandom

Gbeminiyi Soname
Professor Fountain
ENGL 1301
September 20, 2105
Attack on Titan: “Is it worth its fandom?”

Imagine a world where humans are forced to be kept behind a massive wall all because there are giant monsters (which resemble humans) ready to eat them alive for no particular reason. In the dark fantasy manga, Attack on Titan, Hajime Isayama uses his artistic skills to portray a world where the human race was almost put to extinction and was able to survive by building enormous walls to protect themselves from man-eating Titans. Since its debut, this manga has captured its audience’s attention and has a huge fan base because of its depiction of a semi-apocalypse world with cannibalistic giants and a mystery-laden story. Attack on Titan

At the same time, there are children playing in the field, mothers washing clothes, and merchants opening their shop. To the readers, it looks like any other fantasy village they have seen in other fictional mangas or novels. However, it also shows that a 50 meter wall surrounds the village, and there are guards with peculiar machines securing the gates. There seem to be something keeping these people behind this massive wall, which the reader is yet to know. The mystery in this manga keeps the readers on edge, and stimulate their curiosity to discover more about this unknown

The first few episodes illustrated the dark wary world and the backgrounds behind each character, then it quickly move on to all new topic with no connection to the other episodes. “So, if you enjoyed the first few episodes of the show, each week you'll find yourself waiting for the end of the arc so you can get on to the next adventure—only to discover that there are full episodes of nothing but angst conversation padding out the episode count (Attack on Titan is Good So Far, But Doesn't Live Up to Its Potential Eisenbeis). People may not know this, but pacing is important when it comes to animation. Pacing helps the audience to be on track with each episode and keep them engaged as the episodes come up every week. The anime is like a roller coaster; it goes from ongoing monologues to action packed scenes, which consist of characters jumping from buildings to buildings killing off huge Titans and defending themselves for survival. The pacing seem slightly off, and it should be fixed in order maintain its views and popularity. Overall, this manga have fascinated its audience, and have grown to be a success. Its irreplaceable plot have captured many readers, and the animation techniques made the scenes so vivid and the characters more captivating. The manga is definitely worth its