totally this and I like that theres not a lot of friendship bullshitAbsolutely.
I love that there is like no hope the AOT universe. No heroes or happy endings. Well I mean of course we have our heroes, but more often than not there are massive casualties and the recon corps come back lookin' like swiss cheese. The nitty gritty grimness is brilliant. I read too, but I love that the anime is always excellently drawn.
Even if you don't like it so much it does get you hooked.It's awesome once you start watching you will end up watching the whole series. Dattebayo!