Attack on Titan (2013)
- Original title
- 進撃の巨人
- Genre
- dark fantasy, adventure anime and manga, post-apocalyptic anime, thriller anime, dystopian anime and manga, Action
- Country
- Japan
- Length
- 4 seasons, 88 episodes
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Rating
- 8.7 of 10 from 7,544 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Humanity lives inside walled cities to survive giant humanoid Titans that eat people. After a Titan breaks through and kills his mother, a boy joins a military group to fight back.
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What happens
Attack on Titan (Japanese: 進撃の巨人, Hepburn: Shingeki no Kyojin; lit. 'The Advancing Giant(s)') is a Japanese dark fantasy anime television series based on the 2009–2021 manga series Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama. The series premiered on April 7, 2013, and concluded on November 5, 2023. Animated by Wit Studio (first three seasons) and MAPPA (final season), the series aired on Mainichi Broadcasting System (first two seasons) and NHK General TV (final two seasons). In North America, the series has been streamed on Crunchyroll, Funimation, and Hulu. It also premiered its English dub on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in the United States from May 3, 2014, to January 7, 2024. Set in a post-apocalyptic world where the remains of humanity live behind walls protecting them from giant humanoid Titans, Attack on Titan follows protagonist Eren Yeager, along with friends Mikasa Ackerman and Armin Arlert. When a Colossal Titan breaches the wall of their hometown, Titans destroy the city and eat Eren's mother. Vowing vengeance, Eren joins the elite Survey Corps, a group of soldiers who fight against Titans. It chronicles Eren's journey with the Survey Corps as they battle the Titans while investigating their origins and history. Attack on Titan has received universal critical acclaim since its debut in 2013 and is widely regarded 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. The series received numerous accolades, achieved widespread popularity globally, and is regarded as having contributed to the expansion of anime's international audience. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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