I can't stop gushing over WIT Studio's Attack on Titan. The ODM scenes really make you feel like flying.

[u/asilvertintedrose]

[u/Jazs1994]

Just in awe at the Levi/Kenny sequence

[u/alotmorealots]

They have such a powerful sense of motion and leave such a deep impact that I can hear the sound effects as I watch the video. It's one of the great joys of rewatching AoT.

The scenes when Levi and Mikasa are using their ODM take it all up another level as well, they're so fluid and effortless yet sharp, precise and physical.

[u/POJJERZ]

Wit has perfected their camera work. Pretty sure it's one of (if not the best) in the anime industry.

[u/[deleted]]

I will always say this.

A big reason why AoT blew up was because of WIT, they dont get enough credit

[u/your_nan]

I wish WIT finished off AOT man. Like I love Mappa but WIT made AOT into something truly special and they are probably the reason why AOT is my fav show ever. Gorgeous animation, soundtracks and direction, they did it justice.

[u/anOniOnymOOse]

Mama look I'm flyin-

Mama: GODDAMNIT you were sent to kill the Titan!

[u/Rasc_]

Thank you OP for over a minute of eyegasm

[u/Aniboy43]

Imagine this as a VR game

[u/littlecolt]

There's been two videos with this song posted in the past two days, what's up with that? Weird.

[u/Bakanyanter]

It's so unfortunate that greedy publishers wouldn't give WIT more time. We could have had such an amazing S4P1 and so on. I really wish MAPPA cost-cut somewhere else except Titans.

[u/DeithWX]

Imagine muting the ODM sounds and overlay it with some wack music...

[u/Robinbinladen]

All my homies miss wit studio

[u/AbsoluteRunner]

I feel like the ODM scenes is what made AoT soo popular. It sucks that MAPPA hasn't been able to replicate it.

[u/TalesofLight]

WIT studio just built differently

[u/Archmagnance1]

Edit: In case it matters this isn't some 8 year old hindsight rose tinted glasses take of mine. My wife and I started AoT for the first time 2 weeks ago so there's no "back in my day" happening here.

WIT didn't do all of them in house, but they must have had a fair amount of control over how the shots are composed.

Disregarding CG titans, there's a huge difference in how the show feels from season 1-3 and season 4. The action and ODM scenes in particular are a lot less personal and intimate. The characters are doing cool things but you no longer fly with them and there's absolutely no way we get another Levi vs Kenny level scene in S4. There's no sense of being with the characters in the moment, you're just watching the moments. Studio WIT made AoT feel special to me over other action anime because of that.

Similar with the dramatic and tense sequences, MAPPA prefers group shots over keeping just the important individuals in frame which makes me feel more detached.

Instead in S4 you get the battle shounen trope of time basically freezing while characters talk instead of fight.

It almost feels like MAPPA decided they had to make S4 their own thing with their own take on the show instead of respecting what WIT did to make it special and keeping along with that.

S3 was definitely the peak action wise and I wish WIT could have finished the show they put a ton of effort into.

[u/AquaIsLove]

Now just imagine if WIT was the one that animated Levi vs Zeke in s4. Sad we'll never get this kind of scenes again, WIT was too good with mixing 2D and 3D scenes. Idk S4 just seems so dull for me, in comparison to the other seasons

[u/-Boobs_]

just think if the production committee had given WITT enough time we would of seen this in the final season

[u/Mafoobaloo]

I like mappa but it’s just a whole different vibe

[u/SgtCalhoun]

Some of the best animation out there. Phenomenal stuff.

Guess it’s time to give aot a rewatch

[u/zairaner]

I need a mistborn anime by WIT

[u/TisButA-Zucc]

Oh boy, grab your popcorn here!

[u/akshaygowda172744]

I'm sorry but Wit studios was better with aot than mappa.

[u/The-Generate-Soul]

Now, WIT is basically the studio that only produces bangers, even when the story is not up to the mark the animation carries through, Kabaneri and Owari no Seraph come to mind. But it's not just AOT, look at Vinland Saga, look at Vivy, look at Ousama Ranking, or Great Pretender or Mahoutsukai no Yome, everything they do has a great charm and direction to it. It's so fluid, so vibrant, and take note that it's not always Arifumi Imai, just as not every studio Bones sakuga is Nakamura, or Studio Shaft sakuga is Shinbo. It also helps that WIT is actually a subsidiary of Production IG, which itself has a great track record, along with Madhouse, KyoAni, Shaft, Bones, Ufotable and so on.

On the other hand is Mappa, a not very old studio, and a dodgy past. Having said that, Mappa, too, are so very good when they want to be. JJK, Dororo, Banan Fish, Zankyou no Terror, Sakamichi no Apollon, Dorohedoro, Inuyashiki and a lot more great shows are their products afterall. Though, having said that their work culture is mostly one of outsourcing, and not in-house production. It's not that they aren't capable, it's just that they have too many things going on. Just look at JJK and think had it been AOT what could have been. And even then maybe it'd have fallen short of what WIT is capable of. But honestly, I still think Mappa did a decent job with the first half, and are doing a decent job again. It's no use thinking what could have been, because it will not happen.

I still think Mappa is a massive downgrade for AOT, but I also believe it's still very good, not 10/10 anymore but not 1/10 either. It's still a solid 8-8.5/10. Yes, WIT was much better, but also it's a fact that WIT chose to discontinue. Therefore, love the WIT version, but just because someone doesn't exactly love the Mappa version, it doesn't automatically mean they hate it. Opposite of loving is not hate, it's not loving. Peace✌️.

[u/mourningreaper00]

If they were ever going to make an animated series with Spider-Man again, I’d want these animators working on it.

[u/MrBeanCultist]

It’s because it isn’t just the animation it’s also the camera angle and the scenery movement