It's been a while since I've touched any anime after being let down and disappointed by so many before, in general a lot of them just seem like their strong points were never good writing and character development, but rather relying on pretty artwork, dumb, contrived, plot lines, and/or zany antics. Although I was skeptical about Attack on Titan, it looked like another gore-action fest with a weak story, but the writing and character development is surprisingly strong, it's easily among my top 3 after finishing this first season.

The action scenes are really, really, cool, along with the Spider-man like devices they use to maneuver around - but these serve the story, the story doesn't serve them. I also found the plot pretty interesting, but what makes the show stand out is how it connects with you on such a human level, dealing with emotions and choices that were very easy to empathize with; this makes you feel for the characters and the dilemmas they face. Their characters are portrayed at such a human, believable, level. This is perhaps what pulls me away from most animes, relying on having such eccentric, silly, characters everywhere.

However, Attack on Titan is not without faults, it does get a bit heavy- handed at times - with monologues sometimes being overly melodramatic or extended, with constant scenes of flashbacks, which at times I felt pulled me out of what was actually happening. Right now some series I'm following are Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead. I would say the writing is easily better than The Walking Dead, though not quite GoT- level.