A round up of the weekend's reading

Finally the last thing I read this weekend was volume 1 of Attack on Titan. 4/5 stars

This was the first manga/ comic book I have read this year which is pretty amazing becasue usually they are about half of my reading list.

I have started this series because the anime was recommended to me by one of my students. Turns out there is only one season so far and on further research, the production company that makes it is saying they have no immediate plans to make another. In other words they totally underestimated the extent of the appeal that this show would have. Which in hindsight is a bit silly. 

But I digress. The first volume of Attach on Titan works in about 3-4 of the frist episodes of the series. There was a lot more detail on the back story of some of the characters in the anime and some new characters altogether but I liked the pace of the manga better. Just a pity its not coloured.

The story so far...

Titan (3-15 metre tall humanoid creatures) have taken over the planet (presumably) and drive the humans close to extinction.  The humans now live in a small piece of land ringed by three massive walls with small, almost sacraficial towns jutting out of them in half moon shapes. This has been the situation for 100 years. Then the town where Eren, Mikasa and Armin live on the outer most wall is attached by a colossal titan and the town and the entire wall area is lost. Eren vowes to kill all titans after seeing hi mother eaten by one. Five years later, the three of them have finished there training and are planning on joining the Recon Corps when the second wall is attached by the same colossal titan and thebattle ensues.          

I am loveing this series and have so many questions from the anime that need to be answered. I will be reading the next one this weekend.

Attach on Titan

I had Attach on Titan recommended to me by on of my students a couple of weeks ago and this week I have finally come to the end of the season one only to find that there is not season two in the works. 

Let me just say that I loved this series and I have since gone and told the student that i really don't like them becasue I am now going to have to track down the mangas. Said student laughed.

I loved this series, and the sci fi elements are strong, almost steam punk esque.

Not since Evangelian Neon Genesis (and possibly Ghost in the Shell; Stand Alone Complex) have I been so enthralled in the ethos of an anime. 

Things that I loved:

1. The 3D movement gear is so totally differen't from any other propulsion system as its so incredibly cool. I just know that I am way to clutsy and clumsy to pull it off but i so want to try.

2. Trying to work out where this alternative history would fit in in the timeline of humanity. Horses and carts but 3D gear and guns and flares.

3. Working out were all these Titans come from. I thought it was the people that get eaten transformed but now I don't think that is right, are they aliens? Whats going on?  

4. Mikasa's back story perfectly explains her suicidal protection of Eren.

Things that I need to know (or I will die):

1. That key! What is in the basement, was this whole people transforming into titans and experiment by Eren's father or what?

2. What happened to Eren's father?

3.Arwin's back story?

So if you haven't already, watch it, its awesome but be warned, you are going to have the same question I have and you are going to have to do the same hunt that I am currently performing, find me those mangas. On the up side, I have been informed that there is a small spin off manga dealing with Levi's back story so there is that to comfort me.