Perhaps you melted in the 106 degree sun at Anime Expo. Perhaps you caught the two night special in theaters earlier this month. But for most of us, we will be watching the Attack on Titan season three premier later this summer. It’s around the corner, but the anticipation can be agonizing. So here are four things you can do to occupy the time.
- Catch up on My Hero Academia-I could recommend hundreds of different animes here, but I’m going with the most anime anime that ever animed. It has all the anime tropes: the internal monologues, the external emotions, and the gorgeous over the top fight scenes. But most of all, it has heart the same way Attack on Titan does. Stylistically, it’s the polar opposite of AOT. It’s bright and cheerful and funny. But the protagonists of both shows have the same defining perseverance and heart.
2. Play Doki Doki Literature Club-Maybe you are looking for the horror-anime vibe. Remember that moment in the first episode of AOT? You know what I mean, THAT moment. The moment when you pictured your own mother. Anime pacing tends to be slow, and AOT sometimes suffers from that as well. But that first episode drew you in because of the way it made you empathize. Doki Doki Literature Club is a horror game disguised as a plucky, cheerful dating sim. It manages to capture that same feeling you had when Eren’s mother got eaten in several moments throughout the game. It would be tough to play through and not find a character whom you could compare to a real life counterpart. I won’t tell you much, just download it and churn through the first hour or so of gameplay. When the plot unravels, you’ll see what I mean.
3. Spend time with your family-Haha just kidding.
4. Eat-Admit it, sometimes you root for the titans. Sometimes you image yourself as a titan. Sometimes you wish could walk around naked or eat people you don’t like. While there are no specific laws outlawing cannibalism (this article is in no way endorsing cannibalism), there are much more appetizing options. July has both National Ice Cream Day and National Hot Dog Day. So hop on Google and find out which restaurants are giving away free goodies, and get to mindlessly eating.
There you have it cadets! Four ways to occupy yourself until the slicing and dicing begins. Happy AOT month!
