Attack on Titan (Japanese: Hepburn: Shingeki no Kyojin , lit.

"Advancing Giants") is a
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Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. The series began serialization
in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shnen Magazine on September 9, 2009, and has been collected into
15 tankbon volumes as of December 9, 2014. It is set in a world where humanity lives inside cities
surrounded by enormous walls as a defense against the Titans, gigantic humanoid creatures who
devour humans seemingly without reason. The story initially centers on Eren Yeager, his adopted
sister Mikasa Ackerman, and their childhood friend Armin Arlert, who join the military to fight the
Titans after their home town is invaded and Eren's mother is eaten. As the story progresses, the
truth behind the origin of the Titans arises and the story shifts to one about political subterfuge.
A spin-off light novel series began in December 2011, and has received a manga adaptation. An
additional light novel series and three additional spin-off manga series are also being serialized. A
television anime adaptation produced by Wit Studio and Production I.G aired in Japan
on MBS between April and September 2013 and a second season is confirmed to be released in
2016. Four video game adaptations developed by Nitroplus staffers in collaboration with Production
I.G were announced to be released as bonus content for the third and sixth volumes of the Blu-ray
Disc release of the anime, with another game developed by Spike Chunsoft for the Nintendo 3DS. A
two-part live action film adaptation is also in production and set to premiere in 2015. Attack on
Titan and three spin-off manga are published in North America byKodansha Comics USA, while the
novels are published by Vertical. The anime has been licensed by Funimation Entertainment for
North America, by Manga Entertainmentfor the United Kingdom, and by Madman
Entertainment for Australasia.
Attack on Titan has become a commercial success, with 45 million volumes in print as of November
2014.[5] The release of the anime also saw a boost in the series' popularity, with it having received
critical acclaim for its atmosphere and story. Although it also gained fame in neighboring Asian
countries, the series' themes have been a subject of controversy.

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