I actually avoided AoT for almost a year. Not because of the its quality or anything, but because of all the f**king HYPE!! :nuts: Anything with so much hype to me feels its INFINITELY over-exaggerated. And if I get around to watching and finishing it, I'll regret ever watching it and I'd hate the fanbase. For personal examples, I'll point to SAO, there was so much talk on how it was the year's must-see. So I watched the first episode, and I thought "This will be interesting" and it wasn't. There were annoying and uncalled for time-skips, unnecessary harem and flirting moments, very little character development, and a WTF! montage (not moment) with his cousin. Other example I haven't and will never touch is the Twilight saga.
OT: Recently finished it and it actually lives up to it hype. Not the "GREATEST ANIME CREATED BY MAN!!!" No, but it is well done in characters, plot, animation, and even theme. And for once I found a fanbase to an anime where the fans are complete d****. (as of now) Might start the manga to get ahead.