(TLDR Review at the bottom, as always, thanks for reading)

最後の進撃が始まる。

Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 1. But is it an attack on titans now, or maybe a bigger enemy at hand?

I’m sure AOT needs no introduction, it is that one anime that has spammed up everyone’s YT recommendations with drip memes, Eren table scene memes, 10 hour fuck Gabi videos and her getting beat up,ｔｈｉｃｃｋａｓａ if you dived that deep into the culture. When the first episode of the final season came out, it was so powerful not even telling my dad for the Crunchyroll to work as possible.

When I say this anime is something else in terms of internal and external events, I mean that this anime is something else. God knows when we are getting another community and anime like this ever again. I am glad I was here to experience this bit of the trek with others like myself and beyond.

I could go on and on about the moments shared. But I must write a review for now.

Narrative of Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 1:
I may sound like a hardcore fanboy, but I am going to explain why I think this is a 10/10 narrative. I would also like to believe that people reading this review are aware of the references I will make to previous seasons. Ok cool.

Starting off the Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 1, we get a bit of insight into the enemies on the other side of the sea. From initial impressions, it can be told that this nation, which uses children in warfare, is clearly lost in morale. And that is the slow building of this new true evil enemy of humanity, Marley. How AOT goes around building this empire of Marley is an interesting one.

Marley has qualities of a fascist, imperialistic, tyrannical nation that can be converged to past real-life nations in human history. Those qualities don’t just exist for the sake of it too, it is part of the long prejudice against Eldians, in which Marley exploits that to grow themselves and their dominance around the world. It is that which starts a whole chain of events. A serious chain.

Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 1 story is focused on the cycle of hate, the consequences it has and the action people want to take due to it. Everything that has ever happened so far in the story from start to end (as of now) the cycle of hate continues to prevail in high life, all the while both sides suffer from nothing but losses.

It is a fantastic way to really emphasize this world of Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 1. From the start, it is clear that the hate got too many characters to the point of joining the army at a young age and leaders making up false stories for the sake of maintaining status. The world is cruel, and it sure as hell shows it here.

Characters are really something else in Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 1. I want to first get rid of two characters that I found obviously flawed in the anime. Those two being Mikasa and Armin. In simple terms, the former is still a hardcore simp, the latter is still a hardcore weakling. How they don’t change after all these years is beyond me.

Armin is still the same dude he was from the start, I honestly don’t know why he too hasn’t changed, actually, it would make sense that having the successor of human’s greatest leader would feel like a burden, but all that time to train apparently meant nothing, well okay then. No development here to be pleased with.

Now, for the real MVPs. Eren. The dude is one of my favorite characters in the series, and not because he does an edgelord moment, but his change from the start to the end whilst still being consistent is quite satisfying and understandable to view. When Eren said he was gonna kill his enemies, he wasn’t playing games. He did everything in his power to make that try and this season shows the beginning of such a change of heart.

Gabi. The annoying girl? But is she really? I remember when it was very easy to hate on Eren because of quite a similar personality, I was the same in that boat. Everything she does is justifiable despite being executed in a way to annoy the audience. Past the clouds and she isn’t really any different from other characters like Eren.

Hate grew on her, and she is fighting for the sake of the people she cares about, sounds a little bit like Eren does it not? Overall, I think Gabi is quite an interesting character, though, unlike Eren, she is portrayed on the wrong side of the story, giving her a different experience than Eren’s life, the person she is most similar to.

Her character plays out quite well if I am honest, the truth which she faces, later on, the reaction of which makes for a tragic life for Gabi honestly. Great writing overall for her.

Reiner. Gigachad hella swagger Reiner drip glow up. In seriousness, Reiner is one of the best characters in the series. He understands a lot more about the world and the harsh reality he has to face due to the brainwashing and control of Marley, he is a victim of the situation. A tragic one after what he has had to face during so.

I feel quite bad for the dude but it goes to show like Gabi, he was part of the corrupted system which devalued his life so much that he was lost of everything.

Zeke is one I want to get a little into too, later on in the story he plays a big role in everything that goes down, but there is more than meets the eye with Zeke. you being to understand his motives a bit more and why he did the things he does, an intriguing Monke, to say the least.

Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 1 uses a lot of explicit themes in the story to give it the acclamation it has, like revenge, hate, dystopia, but one of the more implicit themes to be shared is influence.

Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 1 does well at this and has made for more believable characters in the grand scale of things, past experiences will have a lot on what you say as you grow up. It also makes me think that on both a superficial and intramural level, the story has something to share regardless of how deep you dive into it.

There aren’t a lot of stories out there like this one. One of a kind honestly.

Audiovisuals of Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 1:
The visuals are an iffy situation, I would be a liar to say I enjoyed the visuals all the way, but notes to take into account are, watch this at a minimum of 720p HD quality, and try to get used to the CGI early on.

Amazing sounds. Nothing less. I also need to talk about the Seiyuus because they did an outstanding performance, it is burnt into the memory of how well they performed, generally amazing on everyone’s side. You won’t see acting like this in a good while I tell you, endorse it now whilst it is still there.

Enjoyment of Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 1:
There are a lot of things very enjoyable about Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 1. Most of mine comes from an external experience, in talking to fans about the philosophy of the characters, what might be upcoming, and which side are you on. You can do this with yourself internally too, it depends on how you look at it really.

Universal enjoyment is really what I just said, mostly about asking yourself the different questions this has to offer, there is no wrong answer which makes it all the more interesting. Random theories come out of nowhere but they could hold water. Is all fair in war? At the end of the day, Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 1 allows you to build your own enjoyment of what it gives to you.

Other side factors directly within the anime include hype moments and fight scenes you are just dying for. Whilst they aren’t the best, they are still extremely good and something that I find myself looking forward to at times. Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 1 needs to have its action here and there to satisfy both parties I guess.

In saying that, I do have to point out that a lot of people get a bit bored with the slowness of episodes containing no action and serving as plot-based episodes, I would agree slightly, but it is the same slow journey that is worth the while. You just need to prevail. All in all, Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 1 does a good job of allowing everyone to enjoy themselves. There’s something for all in this gem.

Overall rating of Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 1 – 9.6 (10)
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TLDR Review:
Story – 10: Philosophical questions, political troubles, generally very intriguing story to find yourself immersed in.
Visuals – 9: Yes the CGI isn’t the best, but it is actually used quite well, 2D animation still amazing and
Audio – 10: Amazing OST, OP, ED and seiyuus. It is one of a kind here.
Characters – 9.5: Slight hiccup in a few characters, everyone else
Enjoyment – 9.5: Very minor complaint, sometimes episodes are less intriguing than others, but most of the time the hype is still there and this is something to look forward to.

Overall – 9.6 (10)
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Before I cut this review off, I really want to put out there this amazing things have gone down with everything in relation to Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 1, good or bad, these events were something to witness, getting a following like this again for the new manga, which will eventually turn into popular manga, into anime, into popular anime, into a global success, doesn’t seem like it will happen anytime soon. I am glad I was here when this season aired, experiencing all the events that went down lol. Truly monumental moment.