Attack on Titan is both a manga series and a dark fantasy anime developed in Japan. Worldwide, the anime television series Attack on Titan is more popular than the manga. Kodansha published the series and the publisher for English markets is Kodansha USA. The chief writer of the manga series is Hajime Isayama. But the television series Attack on Titan is written by Yasuko Kobayashi. In the 60th episode, the main writer changed to Hiroshi Seko. After that, the writing responsibilities were transferred to Shintaro Kawakubo. Tetsuro Araki was the director of the first 59 episodes of the show. From episodes 26 to 59, Masashi Koizuka has also been credited as a director on the show. From episode 60 onwards, both Yuichiro Hayashi and Jun Shishido are the directors.
Even though some of the themes of Attack on Titan are serious and clearly aimed at adults, the series’ main demographic is Shonen, adolescent boys. The studio that initially produced Attack on Titan till episode 59 was Wit Studio. Afterward, all the episodes have been produced by MAPPA. Wit Studio also produced anime films in the same universe by the name “Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow” and “Arrow and Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom”. Wit Studio also worked on two other films, namely “The Roar of Awakening” and “Chronicle”. The popular streaming service Crunchyroll holds licenses to all the major Attack on Titan films and TV series. Other networks that have purchased broadcasting rights include NHK General TV, MBS, Adult Swim, Aniplus Asia and SBS 2. Some companies listed as producers of the show are Production I.G., Mainichi Broadcasting System, Mappa, Dentsu, Kodansha and Pony Canyon Enterprise.
Attack on Titan is mostly classified as post-apocalyptic, dark fantasy and action. Sometimes Attack on Titan is also categorized as a drama and suspense anime TV series. Some reasons why that is the case are the general themes of the show which touch military elements, horror and gore elements. And even though the main demographic of the show is Shonen, Attack on Titan has been rated at R 17+ because of the violence and profanity present in the show.
The first episode of Attack on Titan aired on April 7, 2013, and 10 years later, the series is still going. Attack on Titan (the television anime series) has 87 episodes at the moment, with eight additional OVA (original video animation) episodes. The four animated television movies are separate from the show’s television series. Currently, Attack on Titan has four seasons, with the last part of season four airing sometime in 2023.
Attack on Titan revolves around Eren Jaeger. Eren is a young boy whose mother has died and the constant barrage of attacks carried out by Titans has destroyed his hometown. Titans are giant humanoids that eat humans. As a result, humanity is on the brink of extinction in the world of Attack on Titan. Through all the chaos, Eren aims to rid the earth of Titans and achieve freedom for humankind. Along the way, Eren also gets help from friends to achieve this goal.