First volume of Attack on Titan, released in Japan by Kodansha on March 17, 2010
Attack on Titan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. Set in a world where humanity lives inside cities surrounded by enormous walls due to the Titans, gigantic humanoid creatures who devour humans seemingly without reason, the story centers around Eren Yeager, his adoptive sister Mikasa Ackerman, and their friend Armin Arlert, whose lives are changed forever after the appearance of a Colossal Titan brings about the destruction of their home town and the death of Eren's mother. Vowing revenge and to reclaim the world from the Titans, Eren, Mikasa and Armin join the Survey Corps, an elite group of soldiers who fight Titans outside the walls.
The series began serialization in Kodansha's monthly publication Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine in its September 2009 issue. The first tankōbon volume was released in March 2010,[1] and as of August 2014, fourteen volumes have been released.[2] In North America, the series is published in English by Kodansha Comics USA, that first published the first volume on June 19, 2012[3] with a three or four month interval between each release until mid 2013, when subsequent volumes started being released on a monthly basis to catch up faster with the original Japanese releases. The series has also been adapted into an anime by Production I.G's Wit Studio, with the first episode airing on April 7, 2013, on MBS. The anime is also being streamed by both Funimation and Crunchyroll on their respective websites.[4][5]
"To You, 2,000 Years from Now" (二千年後の君へ, Ni Sen Nen Go no Kimi e)
"That Day" (その日, Sono Hi)
"Night of the Disbanding Ceremony" (解散式の夜, Kaisanshiki no Yoru)
"First Battle" (初陣, Uijin)
With the advent of giant humanoid beings known as "Titans" that hunt and eat humans on sight, mankind quickly dwindles in numbers and their territory is reduced to a small country protected by three massive walls; Wall Maria, Wall Rose and Wall Sheena that kept the Titans outside for a hundred years, until a 60-meter tall Titan (known henceforth as Colossus Titan) and a strong, armored one (known as Armored Titan) breach the fortified city of Shinganshina. The territory between Wall Maria and Wall Rose is overrun by the Titans, claiming tens of thousands of lives. After his mother is killed in the attack, Eren Yeager, one of the survivors of Shinganshina, joins the army along with his adopted sister Mikasa Ackerman and their childhood friend Armin Arlert. After completing their training, Eren, Mikasa and Armin are stationed at the city of Trost when the Colossus Titan appears before them once more and breaches its wall for an invasion by the other Titans.
"A Dull Glow in the Midst of Despair" (絶望の中で鈍く光る, Zetsubō no Naka de Nibuku Hikaru)
"The World that the Girl Saw" (少女が見た世界, Shōjo ga Mita Sekai)
"Small Blade" (小さな刃, Chiisa na Yaiba)
"Roar" (咆哮, Hōkō)
"The Beating of a Heart Can Be Heard" (心臓の鼓動が聞こえる, Shinzō no Kodō ga Kikoeru)
While protecting Armin from a Titan, Eren is swallowed, leading his friends to believe he is dead. Mikasa recalls her past when her parents were killed but she was saved by Eren. When the soldiers are about to lose hope, a mysterious rogue titan appears and starts attacking and killing the other Titans. After making use of this distraction to regroup and resupply, they watch the rogue Titan collapse from exhaustion and are surprised to see an unharmed Eren from its body.
Side Story: "Captain Levi" (リヴァイ兵士長, Rivai Heishichō)
"Where's the Left Arm?" (左腕の行方, Hidariude no Yukue)
"Response" (応える, Kotaeru)
"Icon" (偶像, Gūzō)
"Wound" (傷, Kizu)
News of Eren's amazing transformation brings conflict to the army opposing those who want Eren dead and those who want to make use of his power to help them recapture the city. In the end, Eren is spared and entrusted with the task of sealing the hole in the wall with a massive rock only he can carry. However, during the operation, Eren suddenly goes berserk and his friends attempt to calm him down and help him regain control over the large Titan body he summoned.
"What Should I Do Now?" (今、何をすべきか, Ima, Nani o Subeki ka)
Recovering his conscience, Eren carries his task to the end and helps the human army attain their first victory against the Titans. The story then retrocedes two years to the time when Eren and his companions joined the military and began their training.
A Scouting Legion had an expedition outside the wall, a tragedy happened while retreating to Ilse's squad which led her into a big discovery that a titan talked to her, however she was killed in the process.Back to the present, Eren is brought into a military court to decide his fate. Between the opposing views of those who brand him as a threat and want him dead, and those who want to make use of his power to reclaim Wall Maria, it is decided that Eren will be put under care of the Survey Corps Special Task Force, led by Levi, the man who is believed to be the army's strongest hero ever. Soon after, the Survey Corps led by Commander Erwin Smith organizes an expedition through the Titans territory, bringing Eren and the other newcomers with them.
The expedition is attacked by a huge Titan with female-like features. Figuring that its target is Eren, Levi and his soldiers take him to a dense forest where the soldiers had previously laid a trap, using it to capture the Female Titan.
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April 9, 2012
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"Choices and Consequences" (選択と結果, Sentaku to Kekka)
"Crushing Blow" (鉄槌, Tettsui)
"Losers" (敗者達, Haisha Tachi)
The Female Titan breaks free and attempts to kidnap Eren but is stopped by Mikasa and Levi. Having failed to discover the enemy's identity despite suffering heavy casualties, the Survey Corps return home and is ordered to hand over Eren to the Military Police.
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August 9, 2012
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Stationed in a Military Police base in the Stohess District, Annie Leonhart, an old acquaintance of Eren and his friends, is asked by Armin to assist him with a plan to help Eren escape. However, it was all a plot to expose her as the Female Titan who attacked the expedition. After failing to capture Eren once again, Annie attempts to escape by climbing through Wall Sina just to be stopped by her former companions and encases herself into an indestructible, crystal-like structure to protect herself. After the battle, it is revealed that there are live Titans entombed inside the walls but Eren's friends are forbidden to inquire further about it. As Mikasa and Armin tend to an exhausted Eren, the rest of their friends are tasked to answer to an emergency at a small village inside Wall Rose where Titans appeared mysteriously.
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December 7, 2012
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The members of the Survey Corps confront a group of Titans that somehow appeared inside Wall Rose, led by a beast-like, highly intelligent Titan who captures one of them and steals his equipment before abandoning him to his death. The remaining soldiers escape and take shelter inside a nearby castle when they are surrounded by the Titans with no chance of escape.
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April 9, 2013
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Krista Renz and Ymir, among other friends of Eren, Mikasa and Armin are trapped inside Utgard Castle fighting the Titans for their lives. To protect Krista, Ymir reveals her ability to transform into a Titan just like Eren and Annie, and help her companions defeat the attackers. Once reunited with his friends near Trost, Eren is approached by two of them, Reiner Braun and Bertholdt Hoover, who reveal themselves as the two Titans who breached Wall Maria five years before and attempt to persuade him to flee with them with no success.
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August 9, 2013
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Face to face with those responsible for the fall of Shinganshina, Eren transforms into a Titan to confront Reiner and defeats him with Mikasa's help. However, Bertholdt transforms into the Colossal Titan and knocks down all opposition before fleeing with Reiner, taking Ymir and Eren captives. Five hours later, Mikasa and the others awake from the shock and rendezvous with Erwin and the others, who organize a party to chase after them.
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December 9, 2013[31]
December 6, 2013[32] (limited edition)
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Reiner and Bertoldt convince Ymir to join their side, claiming that they can ensure both her and Krista's safety and she confronts the rescue party as well. Amid the chaos of the battle, Eren finds himself against the same Titan who killed his mother and discovers much to his surprise that he has the power to subdue other Titans to do his bidding, using it to enact revenge for his mother and drive away the kidnappers. Eren and his friends then return home safely, except for Ymir who decides to run away with Reiner and Bertoldt instead.
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April 9, 2014[34]
April 3, 2014[35] (limited edition)
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"Location of the Counterattack" (反撃の場所, Hangeki no Basho)
The Survey Corps take Eren and Krista, who now assumes her birth name, Historia Reiss, to a secluded place and make preparations for an eventual operation to reclaim Wall Maria. In the occasion, Historia tells the others what she knows and confirms their theory that all regular Titans were humans once, but after the transformation they became feral and unable to return to their original form, unlike Eren and the other Titan Shifters. When Levi and his subordinates uncover a conspiracy to hinder their efforts led by none other than the royalty itself, Erwin and his supporters decide to stage a revolution to ensure that their plans to drive away the Titans from the walls can be executed without further interference.
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August 8, 2014
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After learning that the current king is just a figurehead to Historia's father, Rod Reiss, who is the true ruler inside the walls, Erwin and the others decide to use her to overthrow the current monarchy and install her as queen. To draw the attention of their enemies, Eren and Historia pose themselves as bait, but they are outsmarted and instead captured by Captain Kenny Ackerman, a former serial killer and old acquaintance of Levi. Levi and the others then attempt to rescue their friends but Kenny and his special forces, who are equipped with special gear tailored to hunt down humans instead of Titans, appear to stop them.
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December 9, 2014
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These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume. They were serialized in Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine.
"Chains" (鎖, Kusari)
"Reception" (歓迎会, Kangeikai)
Junior High
Attack on Titan: Junior High (進撃!巨人中学校, Shingeki! Kyojin Chūgakkō) is a parody manga written and illustrated by Saki Nakagawa, serialized in Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine since its May 2012 issue.[42] The first tankōbon volume was released April 9, 2013,[43] and as of August 8, 2014, 5 volumes have been released.[44] In North America, the series has been licensed in English by Kodansha Comics USA, who published the first volume on March 11, 2014.[45][a]
Attack on Titan: Before the Fall (進撃の巨人 Before the fall) is a spinoff manga illustrated by Satoshi Shiki, based on the prequel light novel series of the same name written by Ryō Suzukaze. The series has been serialized in Monthly Shōnen Sirius since August 2013.[52] The first tankōbon volume was released December 9, 2013.[53] In North America, the series has been licensed in English by Kodansha Comics USA, who published the first volume on March 11, 2014.[54]
Attack on Titan: No Regrets (進撃の巨人 悔いなき選択, Shingeki no Kyojin Kui Naki Sentaku) is a spinoff manga written by Gan Sunaaku and illustrated by Hikaru Suruga, serialized in the Aria magazine since its start in the November 28, 2013 issue. The manga is a spinoff of the visual novel of the same name. It focuses on the origin story of Levi, before he was a part of the Survey Corps Special Operations Squad. In North America, the series has been licensed in English by Kodansha Comics USA, which released both volumes in 2014.
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English release date
English ISBN
1
April 9, 2014
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Sungeki no Kyojin (寸劇の巨人, "Titan Short Skits") is a comedic yonkoma manga written and illustrated by hounori, released on Kodansha's "Manga Box" smartphone and tablet application since December 2013. The first tankōbon was published on August 8, 2014.