Attack on Titan or Shingeki no Kyojin, “Advancing Giant(s)” is an anime series based on the manga of the same name by Hajime Isayama and the series was produced by Wit Studio and Production I.G for the first three seasons and by MAPPA for the fourth. The first season began airing in Japan on April 7, 2013, on Mainichi Broadcasting System.
Funimation licensed the series for an English release and the home video and also watch the series on its website, along with Crunchyroll.
Moreover, the highly anticipated second season premiered on April 1, 2017. And a third season was announced at the end of the second season’s last episode and released on July 23, 2018. However, after airing 12 episodes, Season 3 was put on hiatus and resumed on April 29, 2019.
When the final episode of the third season aired on July 1, 2019. It was announced that the fourth season of the anime series, titled Attack on Titan: The Final Season was scheduled to air on NHK General during the fall 2020 anime season. The Final Season premiered on December 7, 2020. But on hiatus and resumed on January 10, 2022. Before the end of said hiatus, NHK General TV aired a special series recapping all the episodes up until that point called Attack on Titan: Special Omnibus.
Synopsis of attack on titan
Attack on Titan is set in a world where humanity lives inside cities and is surrounded by enormous walls that protect them from Titans. Gigantic humanoid creatures devour humans seemingly without reason. The story centers around Eren Jaeger and his childhood friends Mikasa Ackermann and Armin Arlelt, whose lives were changed because of the appearance of the colossal titan. Which brings about the destruction of their hometown and the death of Eren’s mother. Vowing to avenge the death of his mother and to reclaim the world from the Titans. Eren, Mikasa, and Armin join the Scout Regiment, an elite group of soldiers who fight Titans outside the Walls.
Theme-wise. While “normal” Titans are grotesque, they look like stereotypical modern-day Earth humans: overweight, mindless consumers with no real purpose. The survivors die in droves, other than the heroes (and a lot of them too) breakdown in the face of the horror, and go mad or turn on each other.
Theme of attack on titan
A recurring theme in Attack on Titan is the need to never give up and keep fighting in the face of adversity. If you don’t fight, you can’t win. Most characters have something that is currently out of their reach:
Eren and Armin want to be free from the walls, but can’t because of the Titans. Mikasa wants a peaceful life, but can’t be happy unless Eren is safe. Levi and Erwin want a better tomorrow for humanity, but conspiracy factions are holding humanity back. Annie, Reiner and Bertolt want to return home to their village, but can’t until they complete their mission. In the past, Hange wanted to learn more about the Titans, but the military refused to support Titan research. Historia wants to live for herself, but other people keep controlling her destiny.
Each character has something they want, but they can never reach their goals if they sit down and do nothing. Humanity as a whole represents complacency. After 100 years, they are no closer to defeating the Titans because the powers within the walls no longer have any interest in doing so. The common people have largely dismissed the existence of Titans prior to Wall Maria’s breaching. Humanity cannot win against the Titans because they no longer wish to fight.
The main characters fight, and struggle, and some are even willing to offer their lives while pursuing change. Though the odds seem hopeless, nothing will ever happen unless you are willing to risk sacrificing something.