Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan) Review

For past couple of days I dedicated myself to this manga and wow it just blew my mind. I really enjoyed this manga and I have been looking manga of this kind of genre. 'Shingeki no Kyojin' translates to 'Advancing Giants', both anime and manga popularly known with title 'Attack on Titan', written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. The series won the Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category in 2011.

As much as the title conveys, it's Humans Vs Titans, their struggle for survival and no further spoilers from my side. It can be mainly classified into genres : Action, Mystery, dark humor, supernatural and Thriller.

Story: Starting from first issue, it keeps the tempo and carriers the suspense all the way. Every chapter unravels few details of history along with plot and character development. So far I liked every chapter and direction of plot where it is heading. All in all story gets 4/5.

Art and Illustration: Clever use of panel space and characters were more pronounced compared to background. Though a panel delivers its entire idea, detail and emotion, sketching is bit messy. Objects contains many scratchy  lines instead of free-form smooth drawings. Characters give a visual vibe similar to Claymore. Story telling: 4.5/5, Art: 3.5/5.

Since One Piece is on a break this week...

To all the manga freaks out there, One Piece is on a break this week as it was mentioned in previous chapter - 715, chapter 716 will release on next mid-week. Meanwhile, I found some One piece one-shots made by some author other than Eiichiro Oda. Click here to check them out. I haven't read all them but I can say there are good enough to fill this week void. People with sword fetish will like these chapters as Zoro gets the spot light. Overall it's a good read if you choose to overlook few yaoi moments. Definitely a good comic relief, not up to the Odas level though.