FIRST! also Attack on Titan.

[Matius]

I binge watched season 1 a few months ago on Netflix.  It was Japanese with subtitles, which works for me because I can't stand the fucking American voice overs when it comes to anime.  I haven't traditionally been a huge anime buff, but I give the highly acclaimed ones a shot, typically.  I thought that it was extremely innovative, and for something animated, it did a very good job portraying the horrors of war and annihilation.  Writing, dialogue, backstory, animation, all top notch, and almost as suspenseful as the final episodes of Breaking Bad, touche, zipperheads.

[Lanny]

What about it struck you as innovative? Besides the disposable cast and gore I thought it was really pretty typical for the genre.

[Matius]

Specifically?  I thought the 3D maneuverability gear was very well thought out.  Thats the only innovation I can really think of, so maybe its typical, I just don't watch a whole lot of anime, it kept me entertained.

It was also less..."bubble-gumish" than most animes I've seen, pretty much the only comic relief is Potato Girl for a couple seconds, then the rest of the series is pretty much the protagonists trying to survive against all odds, the show is always at such a downer point, I also really liked that aspect...