“This world is a cruel place…but it’s also very beautiful.”

– Mikasa, Attack on Titan

I spent the last part of 2024 and the beginning of 2025 watching Attack on Titan with my son. I’m glad he talked me into watching. As I said before, I’d seen parts of the first horrific episode, but I’ve grown squeamish in my old age. Attack on Titan is a violent show, but it’s hard to craft such a stunning condemnation of war, hate, and violence without depicting war, hate, and violence in all its horror. In a...