Utterly disappointing Apparently this short OVA is supposed to be
parodying the proper series but the problem is that the appeal of Titan is it's singular
focus of invoking an overwhelming sensation of despair and dread, while slowly presenting
clues to an ever expanding mystery. While the first Titan OVA capitalizes on all of
this, this short strips out all of that and instead falls back on lowest common denominator
comedy in the form of a cook off, something best left to filler episodes of mainstream
shonen like Bleach or One Piece. The conflict has absolutely nothing to do with the surrounding
mystery that keeps you invested in Attack on Titan, and comes off as completely out
of place when considering it as a show. Both Pixis and Jean, two of the shows best characters,
are utterly ruined for the sake of this short's narrative, with Pixis devolving from an imposing,
if eccentric leader into the typical goofy old drunkard, and Jean's presence centered
around his character deficiencies, largely ignores opportunities to forward his progression,
which is central to the appeal of his character. Overall this addition to the franchise had
be cringing from start to finish as it offered nothing that makes the proper series so good
save for fantastic animation. People have been saying Titans success may
start dragging it down to the levels of a never ending shonen, and if more stuff like
this is in it's future, they may be right.