Old heroes in new colors This anime series is a continuation or better to say a side branch of the main storyline of the series of the same name. In general chronology, he stands after season 1 of “Attacks of the Titans”. The chronology of this OVA is nonlinear and tells about the events that occurred mainly during the preparation of Eren, Mikasa and Armin.
In these three episodes, different stories are presented both in their content and in the acting characters. The first episode follows a 49-strong reconnaissance mission beyond the walls, the results of which lift the veil of mystery that hangs over the origin and essence of the Titans. The second story is about the confrontation between cadets Sasha and Jean, which occurred on the territory of his hometown of the second and an unusual decision of this confrontation by Commandant Pixis. The third series is a training task of the entire cadet corps, during which one of the groups is taken hostage by robbers.
Each passage presents a story with its main meaning. The first is that the death of every intelligence soldier is never in vain and that every corpse is the path to a brighter future for humanity. In the second case, small skirmishes among members of the same collective can lead to disastrous consequences for everyone and that the family’s support and care is not the last point in the formation and further life of a person. In the third part, it is a purely strategic choice and a human choice – to abandon a friend for the sake of achieving a common goal or more important than human impulses and feelings. Each story brings these problems to the fore, but leaves its deliberation and the decisions of the characters to the audience.
These situations, although presented in a fantastic world, but you will agree, they can easily be imagined in real life and it seems that everyone has faced similar, if not directly, then at least indirectly or through the stories of their friends and relatives.
There are no technical issues here. The high bar that the first season took here is also preserved in terms of pictures, sounds, dialogues, revealing the characters. Except that the atmosphere is not so hopeless and gloomy and the result of the entire trilogy as a whole is more positive.
If for any reason there is a dilemma - to watch or not, then definitely the first, but if you miss, then you will not lose anything super important and interesting. It's up to you anyway.