Vowing vengeance, Eren joins the elite Survey Corps, a group of soldiers who fight against Titans.
Since its debut in 2013, Attack on Titan has received universal critical acclaim, numerous accolades and is considered as one of the greatest anime series of all time.
Critics and audiences have praised the show for its storytelling, animation, action sequences, characters, voice acting (original and dubbed), soundtrack and dark themes.
In the first season, the protagonist, Eren Yeager, witnesses his mother dying after being eaten by man-eating giant humanoid creatures called Titans.
In its second season, the main cast of characters, who have joined the Survey Corps, are thrown into action after Titans breach the walls without any apparent trace of how they entered.
Afterwards, reeling from the devastating battles, the Survey Corps members uncover the truth about their world and humanity in general.
A new cast of characters, part of the enemy's elite Warrior Unit, battles against the Survey Corps as each side seeks to protect their home and ideals.
The first film Attack on Titan – Part 1: Crimson Bow and Arrow (「進撃の巨人」前編～紅蓮の弓矢～, Shingeki no Kyojin Zenpen ~Guren no Yumiya~) covers the first 13 episodes and was released on November 22, 2014, while the second film Attack on Titan – Part 2: Wings of Freedom (「進撃の巨人」後編～自由の翼～, Shingeki no Kyojin Kōhen ~Jiyū no Tsubasa~) adapts the remaining episodes and adds new opening and ending footage.
[25][26] A third compilation film recapping the events of the anime series' second season titled Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening (「進撃の巨人」 ～覚醒の咆哮～, Shingeki no Kyojin ~Kakusei no Hōkō~) was released on January 13, 2018.
[28] Funimation and Crunchyroll streamed the entire second season on their respective websites, while Adult Swim's Toonami aired a dubbed version.
[35] The series' third season aired in Japan on NHK General TV on July 23, 2018, with its first part running to October 15 of that same year.
[37][38] Hajime Isayama, the original manga's author and illustrator, works closely with the animators to ensure faithfulness to the story and gives suggestions, as well.
[39][40] A fourth compilation film, Attack on Titan: Chronicle (「進撃の巨人」 〜クロニクル〜, Shingeki no Kyojin ~Kuronikuru~), recaps all three seasons and was released on July 17, 2020.
[42] They also announced that the first episode would air in theaters in North America alongside Attack on Titan: Roar of Awakening on July 10, 2018.
[44] On July 4, 2020, Funimation announced that they licensed the compilation film for UK, Ireland, and North America release.
[51][52][53] After the broadcast of the second special, an individual TV episode size version of both parts was distributed on multiple streaming services.
Originally, the series consisted of six episodes and three extra broadcasts of the OVAs, and was aired in Japan from October 24 to December 12, 2021, on NHK General TV.
"Crimson Bow and Arrow," styled in German as "Feuerroter Pfeil und Bogen") by Linked Horizon, and the ending theme is "Utsukushiki Zankoku na Sekai" (美しき残酷な世界, lit.
"Wings of Freedom," styled in German as "Die Flügel der Freiheit") by Linked Horizon, and the ending theme is "Great Escape" by Cinema Staff.
A second CD containing the other half of the soundtrack was released on October 16, 2013, as a bonus offered with the fourth Blu-ray and DVD limited edition volumes of the anime.
Vocals were provided by Yosh from Survive Said the Prophet, Gemie, mpi, Mica Caldito, Mika Kobayashi and Benjamin.
"The Path of Longing and Corpses") by Linked Horizon, and the second ending theme is "Name of Love" by Cinema Staff.
Vocals were provided by Laco, David Whitaker, Gemie, Eliana, mpi, Yosh from Survive Said the Prophet, and Aimee Blackschleger.
For the individual TV episode size version of parts 3 and 4, the opening theme is "Saigo no Kyojin" (最後の巨人, lit.
The soundtrack, composed by Kohta Yamamoto and Hiroyuki Sawano, was released by Pony Canyon in three parts from June 23, 2021, to November 8, 2023.
For the first compilation film, Attack on Titan – Part 1: Crimson Bow and Arrow, the ending themes were "YAMANAIAME" (lit.
[77] For the second compilation film, Attack on Titan – Part 2: Wings of Freedom, the ending themes was "theDOGS" by Hiroyuki Sawano feat.
[101] Regarding the climactic episodes of the third season's second half, Manga.Tokyo called Isayama a "genius" for using the revelations about Grisha's past to smoothly link present events to the beginning of the story.
[103] The anime's allusions to the Holocaust and other historical crises have been praised for their sociopolitical commentary and depth, but have also been described as not taking a clear stance on these issues.
Attack on Titan became the first ever non-English language series to earn the title of World's Most In-Demand TV Show, previously held by only The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones.