2026-09-14
24 hours later and I'm still feeling the effects of Attack on Titan. It's going to be one of those rare things in life where there's a "life before this" and "life after this".
There's only a few things in my life that have had that effect. Less than once a year, maybe once every 5-10 years, and most of the time it's bad things. I recognize that this might be recency bias, so we'll see if it holds up to the other things.
I'm having to force myself not to start rewatching immediately. At least one day's rest to really let the whole thing sink in before going back for seconds. I'm too eager. I want to see my favorite character again and pay attention to a lot more small details.
It's also motivating my Japanese learning path, because one day I hope I can come back to these and understand the original language, at least without constantly watching the subtitles. I want to read the manga too, most likely in English but it'd be a treat to read them in Japanese.
Since I don't feel like I'm ready to consume other stories at the moment, I've also been listening to the soundtrack. I might be a little obsessed.