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| image           = Shingeki no Kyojin manga volume 1.jpg
| caption         = First {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volume cover, featuring [[Eren Yeager]] about to attack the oncoming Colossal Titan
| ja_kanji        = 進撃の巨人
| ja_romaji       = Shingeki no Kyojin
| genre           = {{ubl|[[Action fiction|Action]]<ref name="28 million"/>|[[Dark fantasy]]<ref name="amateur art"/>|[[Post-apocalyptic]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2013-11-14|title=House of 1000 Manga: Crunchyroll Manga|first=Jason|last=Thompson|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=November 14, 2013|access-date=May 15, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330011153/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2013-11-14|archive-date=March 30, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://kodanshacomics.com/attack-on-titan-manga-to-move-to-monthly-release-starting-in-august/|title=Attack on Titan Now Monthly|author=Kodansha USA Publishing|date=July 6, 2013|access-date=September 4, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905030922/http://kodanshacomics.com/attack-on-titan-manga-to-move-to-monthly-release-starting-in-august/|archive-date=September 5, 2014}}</ref>}}<!-- Genres should be based on what reliable sources list them as and not on personal interpretations. Limit of the three most relevant genres in accordance with [[MOS:A&M]].-->
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| author          = [[Hajime Isayama]]
| publisher       = [[Kodansha]]
| publisher_en    = {{English manga publisher
| NA  = [[Kodansha USA]]
}}
| demographic     = {{Transliteration|ja|[[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]}}
| imprint         = Shōnen Magazine Comics
| magazine        = [[Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine]]
| first           = September 9, 2009
| last            = April 9, 2021
| volumes         = 34
| volume_list     = List of Attack on Titan chapters#Attack on Titan
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title           = Anime television series
| content         = 
* ''[[Attack on Titan (TV series)|Attack on Titan]]'' (2013–2023)
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title           = Live-action
| content         = 
* ''[[Attack on Titan (film)|Attack on Titan]]'' (film)
* ''[[Attack on Titan: Counter Rockets]]'' (miniseries)
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title = Related media
| content         = 
* [[#Novels|''Attack on Titan'' novels]]
* [[#Spin-offs|''Attack on Titan'' manga spin-offs]]
* [[#Video games|''Attack on Titan'' video games]]
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{{Nihongo|'''''Attack on Titan'''''|進撃の巨人|Shingeki no Kyojin|{{lit.|The Advancing Giant|lk=yes}}|lead=yes}} is a Japanese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Hajime Isayama]]. It is set in a world where humanity is forced to live in cities surrounded by three enormous walls that protect them from gigantic man-eating humanoids referred to as Titans; the story follows [[Eren Yeager]], who vows to exterminate the Titans after they bring about the destruction of his hometown and the death of his mother. It was serialized in [[Kodansha]]'s monthly magazine ''[[Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine]]'' from September 2009 to April 2021, with its chapters collected in 34 {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes.

An [[Attack on Titan (TV series)|anime television series]] was produced by [[Wit Studio]] (seasons 1–3) and [[MAPPA (studio)|MAPPA]] (season 4). A 25-episode first season was broadcast from April to September 2013, followed by a 12-episode second season broadcast from April to June 2017. A 22-episode third season was broadcast in two parts, with the first 12 episodes airing from July to October 2018 and the last 10 episodes airing from April to July 2019. A fourth and final season premiered in December 2020, airing 16 episodes in its first part. A second part consisting of 12 episodes aired from January to April 2022, and the third and fourth parts aired in two specials; the first premiered in March 2023, and the second premiered in November 2023.

''Attack on Titan'' has become a critical and commercial success. By November 2023, the manga had over 140 million copies in circulation, making it one of the [[List of best-selling manga|best-selling manga series]] of all time. It has won several awards, including the [[Kodansha Manga Award]], the [[Attilio Micheluzzi Award]], and the [[Harvey Award]].
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== Synopsis ==
=== Setting ===
[[File:Walls of Paradis.png|thumb|left|A map of Walls and the districts therein: {{legend-line|#4daf4a solid 2px|Maria}}{{legend-line|#ff7500 solid 2px|Rose}}{{legend-line|#e41a1c solid 2px|Sina}}]]

The story of ''Attack on Titan'' centers on a civilization inside three circular walls. According to the knowledge propagated locally, it is the last surviving vestige of human civilization. Its inhabitants, known as Eldians, have been led to believe that over one hundred years ago, humanity was driven to the brink of extinction after the emergence of humanoid [[giant]]s called Titans, who attack and eat humans on sight. The last remnants of humanity retreated behind three concentric walls and enjoyed roughly a century of peace. Within the walls, the thought of venturing outside is strongly frowned upon and discouraged. To combat Titans, the country's military employs Vertical Maneuvering Equipment (VME), also called Omni-Directional Maneuvering Gear (ODM Gear): a set of waist-mounted grappling hooks and gas-powered propulsion enabling mobility in three dimensions. Swords made of ultrahard steel are used in conjunction with the gear, and eventually [[rocket launcher]]–like weapons called Thunder Spears are developed.

There are different types of Titans. Pure Titans are the weakest and most generic, whose behavior is easy to predict, making them easy to kill. Abnormal Titans are Pure Titans whose behavior is more difficult to predict, making them far more dangerous. The Nine Titans, also known as Titan Shifters (Attack, Colossal, Armored, Female, Beast, Jaw, Cart, War Hammer, and Founding), are the strongest Titans; each is able to shift back and forth between human and Titan form to access their Titan's abilities. Many Titan Shifters possess the ability to harden certain parts of their bodies at will, typically in order to make them virtually impenetrable, or to strengthen their [[Strike (attack)|blows]] during combat.

Pure Titans are created by injecting Eldians with Titan [[spinal fluid]]. If a Pure Titan eats the human body of a person who possesses one of the Nine Titans, said Eldian will revert to human form and gain that Shifter's powers, whereupon they are cursed to live only 13 more years. If their powers are not inherited by another Eldian before their death, their powers will be inherited by an Eldian baby born shortly thereafter, regardless of distance or blood-relations. As the story progresses, the true nature of the Titans and the existence of civilization outside the walls is revealed.

=== Plot ===
{{Further|List of Attack on Titan characters{{!}}List of ''Attack on Titan'' characters}}
[[Eren Yeager]] is a boy who lives in the town of Shiganshina, located on the outermost of three circular walls which protect their inhabitants from Titans. In the year 845, the first wall, Wall Maria, is breached by two new types of Titans, the Colossal Titan and the Armored Titan. During the incident, [[List of Attack on Titan characters#Carla Yeager|Eren's mother]] is eaten by a Smiling Titan while Eren escapes. He swears revenge on all Titans and enlists in the military along with his childhood friends [[Mikasa Ackerman]] and [[Armin Arlert]].

Five years after Shiganshina's fall, the Colossal Titan attacks the city of Trost, located in the second innermost wall, Wall Rose. Eren helps to successfully defend the city after he discovers a mysterious ability to turn himself into a sentient Attack Titan. Additionally, he regains memories of his father [[Grisha Yeager]] giving him this ability shortly after the fall of Wall Maria, and telling him that the truth about their world can be found in their basement in Shiganshina. These events draw the attention of the Survey Corps and their commander, [[Erwin Smith (Attack on Titan)|Erwin Smith]], who intend to use his power to reclaim Wall Maria and reach the Yeagers' basement. Eren, Mikasa, and Armin are transferred to the Special Operations Squad, under the care of [[Levi Ackerman]] and [[List of Attack on Titan characters#Hange Zoë|Hange Zoë]]. During an expedition into the forest between the walls, Eren and his companions encounter a sentient Female Titan, whom they later expose as their fellow military comrade [[Annie Leonhart]]. With help from his friends, Eren fights and defeats Annie, who encases herself in crystal and is put in custody. After the fight, it is discovered that there are Titans lying dormant within the walls, known as Wall Titans.

Shortly thereafter, Pure Titans mysteriously appear within Wall Rose with no evidence of how they got in, accompanied by the sentient Beast Titan. [[Ymir (Attack on Titan)|Ymir]], one of the new Survey Corps graduates, reveals that she can transform into the sentient Jaw Titan, while Ymir's close friend Krista Lenz reveals herself as [[Historia Reiss]], a member of the royal family. Two other members of the Survey Corps, [[Reiner Braun (Attack on Titan)|Reiner Braun]] and [[List of Attack on Titan characters#Bertholt Hoover|Bertholt Hoover]], reveal themselves as the Armored and Colossal Titan respectively. They attempt to kidnap Eren and Ymir, but fail. In the ensuing battle, Eren discovers another power within himself called "the Coordinate", that allows him to control other Titans, which he uses to kill the Smiling Titan and send a horde of Pure Titans to attack Reiner and Bertholt. This forces the two to escape, whereupon Ymir willingly flees with them, offering herself as sacrifice to prevent Historia from being targeted by the enemy. In the aftermath of these events, it is determined that the Pure Titans who suddenly appeared within Wall Rose were the inhabitants of various villages within Wall Rose, who had in some way been transformed into Titans. This leads the characters to the conclusion that all Pure Titans are, in fact, transformed human beings.

Eren and his friends join Levi Squad while the Survey Corps is targeted by the Military Police led by [[Kenny Ackerman]], Levi's uncle. In the occasion, they discover that by transforming into a Pure Titan via a serum made of Titan spinal fluid and eating another Titan shifter, a person can gain its abilities, and that Historia and her father, [[Rod Reiss]], are the only surviving members of the royal bloodline. Rod kidnaps Eren because he is in possession of the Founding Titan, obtained by his father Grisha upon eating [[Frieda Reiss]] (Historia's half-sister), and by Eren through eating his father. Rod tries to convince Historia to allow herself to be transformed into a Titan, so she can eat Eren and regain the Founder's power. After Historia refuses and breaks Rod's vial of spinal fluid, Rod attempts to consume the serum himself, transforming into a monstrously large Abnormal Titan and inadvertently killing Kenny; he is then killed by Historia (with the help of the Survey Corps), who is thereafter declared Queen.

Having resolved the political unrest, the Survey Corps lead a successful operation to recapture Shiganshina, fighting the Beast, Colossal, Armored, and Cart Titans but suffering massive casualties, wherein Erwin dies in a suicide run against the Beast Titan, and Armin gains ownership of the Colossal Titan when Levi injects him with a serum given by Kenny, causing Armin to eat Bertholt. Eren and his companions return to his childhood home, where they discover the truth of their world: they are actually Eldians, sworn enemies of the conquering Marleyans who were enclosed within the walls after the original King [[List of Attack on Titan characters#Karl Fritz|Karl Fritz]] fled from the war. They are not the last humans as they were told, but rather an enclosed sect of Eldians on an isolated island called Paradis. Because they are "Subjects of Ymir" who can be turned into Titans by being injected with Titan spinal fluid, the Eldians continue to be oppressed by Marley. In the year after the battle of Shiganshina, the Survey Corps kill all of the remaining Pure Titans on the island.

[[File:World of AoT.png|thumb|A map of the world of ''Attack on Titan'', which resembles [[Globe|our own world]] [[Cartesian coordinate system#Reflection|flipped over the x-axis]] ([[south-up map orientation]])]]
Three years later, the Survey Corps launch an attack against the Marleyan capital of Liberio, orchestrated by Eren and his half-brother [[Zeke Yeager|Zeke]], who is the owner of the Beast Titan. Eren kills [[Willy Tybur]], an Eldian who (along with his family) had been controlling Marley from the shadows and gains ownership of the War Hammer Titan after eating its previous owner, Willy's sister [[List of Attack on Titan characters#Lara Tybur|Lara]]. Eren is imprisoned for acting against orders but escapes with a faction of extremist Paradis soldiers called the Yeagerists. Zeke is kept in Levi's custody but manages to escape, severely injuring but not killing him. Marley's air fleet, led by Reiner, launch an invasion of Paradis, and chaos breaks out in the ensuing battle. Eren and Zeke reunite, which leads them to the Paths—a series of [[wikt:atemporal#Adjective|atemporal]] gateways connecting all Eldians through time and space. There, they meet the consciousness of [[Ymir Fritz]]—the original Titan—whose tortured past led to her imprisonment within the Paths for thousands of years. Zeke attempts to convince Ymir to fulfill his wish to stop the Subjects of Ymir from reproducing via [[Compulsory sterilization|mass sterilization]].{{efn|Zeke's plan is repeatedly referred to in the series as "[[euthanasia]]", however it is clear from its description that the characters truly mean [[Compulsory sterilization|sterilization]].}} Eren convinces Ymir to use her power to bring about the Rumbling—unleashing thousands of Wall Titans kept within Paradis's walls and leading them on a [[genocidal]] march to kill everyone outside the island.

The Survey Corps ally with remaining Marleyan forces, including Reiner and a now-freed Annie to stop Eren, and they defeat the Yeagerists before confronting Eren, though many are killed, including Hange. Levi kills Zeke and Mikasa kills Eren, which causes the mysterious creature that is the source of all Titans' powers to die and the power of the Titans to vanish, reverting all Titans to human form, and stripping the Titan Shifters of their powers, thereby freeing all Eldians from the curse. His death also releases memory blocks that he put on his friends, revealing that what transpired was part of Eren's plan to spare twenty percent of humanity, with Armin, Levi, Mikasa, and the others being recognized as heroes in the eyes of the world for killing him and stopping the Rumbling. Three years later, as Paradis and the rest of the world rebuilds, Armin and his allies begin peace negotiations led by Queen Historia. Mikasa buries Eren underneath a tree on a hill near Shiganshina District.{{efn|This is the point where the series originally ended in monthly serialization. The remainder of the ending was included as additional pages in the manga's 34th volume.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Valdez|first=Nick|title=Attack on Titan Creator Discusses the Finale's Most Difficult Decision|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/attack-on-titan-creator-series-finale-comments-difficult-decision-explained/|date=May 10, 2021|access-date=May 10, 2021|website=Comicbook.com|archive-date=May 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510232950/https://comicbook.com/anime/news/attack-on-titan-creator-series-finale-comments-difficult-decision-explained/|url-status=live }}</ref>}} The tree grows over time to resemble the one where the organism that granted Ymir her Titan power lived. An unspecified amount of time after Mikasa's death from old age, a modernized Shiganshina is reduced to rubble in a war. The series ends with a boy and his dog approaching the tree, which has now become surrounded by wilderness.{{Efn|Whether or not the Titans will return is left ambiguous}}<!-- DO NOT ADD INTERPRETATION -->

== Production ==
[[File:FIBD2023HajimeIsayama 01.jpg|thumb|Manga author Hajime Isayama]]
Hajime Isayama created a 65-page [[One-shot (comics)|one-shot]] version of ''Attack on Titan'' in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-05-07/1st-attack-of-titan-blu-ray/dvd-to-bundle-manga-prototype|title=1st Attack on Titan Blu-ray/DVD to Bundle Manga 'Prototype'|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=May 7, 2013|access-date=November 2, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110071559/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-05-07/1st-attack-of-titan-blu-ray/dvd-to-bundle-manga-prototype|archive-date=November 10, 2013}}</ref> Originally, he offered his work to the ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' department at [[Shueisha]], where the editor of the department asked him to modify a few details in the story and artwork, which Isayama refused. He instead brought the manga to the ''[[Weekly Shōnen Magazine]]'' department at [[Kodansha]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Isayama|first=Hajime|title=Transformation!!!!|url=http://blog.livedoor.jp/isayamahazime/archives/1922630.html|access-date=August 30, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140918005355/http://blog.livedoor.jp/isayamahazime/archives/1922630.html|archive-date=September 18, 2014}}</ref> Before serialization began in 2009, he had already thought of ideas for twists, although they are fleshed out as the series progresses. The author initially based the scenery in the manga on that of his hometown of [[Hita, Ōita]], which is surrounded by mountains.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-04/attack-on-titan-creator-named-tourism-ambassador-of-hometown/.80679|title=Attack on Titan Creator Named Tourism Ambassador of Hometown|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=November 4, 2014|access-date=November 5, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108014227/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-04/attack-on-titan-creator-named-tourism-ambassador-of-hometown/.80679|archive-date=November 8, 2014}}</ref> While working at an [[internet cafe]], Isayama encountered a drunken customer who grabbed him by the collar. It was this incident that showed him "the fear of meeting a person I can't communicate with", which is the feeling that he conveys through the Titans.<ref name="internet cafe">{{cite news|url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/people/AJ201307200007|title='Attack on Titan' author expresses fears through popular boys' manga|date=July 20, 2013|newspaper=[[Asahi Shimbun]]|access-date=November 1, 2013|quote=An incident that occurred soon after his move to Tokyo served as inspiration for the manga. Isayama was working a night job at an Internet cafe, when a customer suddenly grabbed him by the collar. "I felt the fear of meeting a person I can't communicate with." He projects that terror and discomfort through the titans.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102233532/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/people/AJ201307200007|archive-date=November 2, 2013 }}</ref> When designing the appearances of the Titans, he uses several models such as martial artist [[Yushin Okami]] for Eren Yeager's Titan form,<ref name="interview">{{cite web|last=Alversob|url=http://geek-news.mtv.com/2012/06/14/attack-on-titan-creator-hajime-isayama-interview/|title=Interview with Attack on Titan Creator Hajime Isayama|publisher=[[MTV]]|date=June 12, 2012|access-date=July 25, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730181923/http://geek-news.mtv.com/2012/06/14/attack-on-titan-creator-hajime-isayama-interview|archive-date=July 30, 2013}}</ref> as well as [[Brock Lesnar]] for the Armored Titan.<ref>{{cite web|author-link=Hajime Isayama|last=Isayama|first=Hajime|url=http://blog.livedoor.jp/isayamahazime/archives/7834288.html|script-title=ja:アクセス数がすごい！|publisher=Blog.livedoor.jp|date=April 17, 2013|access-date=May 19, 2013|language=ja|trans-title=The number of views is amazing!|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518192043/http://blog.livedoor.jp/isayamahazime/archives/7834288.html|archive-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref> [[George Wada]], the anime's producer, stated that the "Wall of Fear" was influenced by the isolated and enclosed nature of Japanese culture.<ref name="producerinter"/> He also said that the inner feelings of every individual is one of the series' main themes.<ref name="producerinter">{{cite news|last=Loveridge|first=Lyenzee|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2013-07-23/interview-george-wada-producer-of-attack-on-titan|title=Interview: George Wada, Producer of Attack on Titan|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 23, 2013|access-date=July 25, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725042102/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2013-07-23/interview-george-wada-producer-of-attack-on-titan|archive-date=July 25, 2013}}</ref> Isayama later would confirm that ''Attack on Titan'' was inspired in part by ''[[Muv-Luv Alternative]]'', the second visual novel in the ''Muv-Luv'' visual novel series.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Saitō|first=Tamaki|date=November 15, 2014|script-title=ja:諫山創 落書きと過去作品。|volume=790|url=http://magazineworld.jp/brutus/brutus-790/|language=ja|journal=[[Brutus (magazine)|Brutus]]|publisher=Magazine World|access-date=October 10, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324175122/http://magazineworld.jp/brutus/brutus-790/|archive-date=March 24, 2016|title=Brutus No. 790}}</ref> Isayama also noted that his image of carnivorous titans was inspired by Gyaos from the ''[[Gamera]]'' franchise, ''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'', Man-eating Mona Lisa from the ''[[Jigoku Sensei Nūbē]]'' series, and dinosaurs from the ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' series.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hajime Isayama|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/i/isayama_hajime.htm|website=Comiclopedia|publisher=[[Lambiek]]|access-date=February 8, 2024|archive-date=January 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127232137/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/i/isayama_hajime.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:『進撃の巨人』作者が語る最終回への思い|url=https://president.jp/articles/-/26931|website=President Online|access-date=February 8, 2024|language=ja|date=December 12, 2018|archive-date=April 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426172744/https://president.jp/articles/-/26931|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:「僕はまだ、思春期を こじらせている」 『進撃の巨人』諫山創|url=https://gendai.media/articles/-/1980|website=Gendai Media|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=February 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222004708/https://gendai.media/articles/-/1980|archive-date=December 22, 2023|language=ja|date=January 28, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

Isayama estimated his basic monthly timeline as one week to storyboard and three weeks to actually draw the chapter. The story was planned out in advance, even marking down in which collected volumes a specific "truth" would be revealed.<ref name="interview"/> In September 2013, he stated that he was aiming to end the series in 20 collected volumes.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-09-25/attack-on-titan-creator-aims-to-end-manga-in-20-volumes|title=Attack on Titan Creator Aims to End Manga in 20 Volumes|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=September 25, 2013|access-date=October 29, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103223820/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-09-25/attack-on-titan-creator-aims-to-end-manga-in-20-volumes|archive-date=November 3, 2013}}</ref> Originally, Isayama planned to give the series a tragic conclusion similar to that of the film adaptation of [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[The Mist (film)|The Mist]]'', where every character dies. Positive response to the manga and anime caused the author to consider changing the ending due to the impact it could have on fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://white-screen.jp/?p=32621|script-title=ja:「進撃の巨人」の漫画家、諫山創インタビュー！ トラウマという財産!? 人生観と漫画創作が濃密に交わる諫山創の視点とは？|publisher=White Screen|date=December 4, 2013|access-date=December 7, 2013|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207031931/http://white-screen.jp/?p=32621|archive-date=December 7, 2013|title=White-screen.jp}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Nelkin|first=Sarah|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-07/attack-on-titan-creator-considers-changing-ending|title=Attack on Titan Creator Considers Changing Ending|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 7, 2013|access-date=March 11, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212072019/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-07/attack-on-titan-creator-considers-changing-ending|archive-date=February 12, 2014}}</ref> In November 2018, the Japanese documentary program ''Jōnetsu Tairiku'' aired an episode about Isayama's struggles to complete the manga, in which he confirmed that ''Attack on Titan'' has entered its final story arc.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Morrissy|first=Kim|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-11-30/hajime-isayama-reveals-his-struggles-to-draw-the-end-of-attack-on-titan/.140115|title=Hajime Isayama Reveals His Struggles to Draw the End of Attack on Titan|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=November 30, 2018|access-date=November 10, 2020|archive-date=May 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524075023/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-11-30/hajime-isayama-reveals-his-struggles-to-draw-the-end-of-attack-on-titan/.140115|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2019, Isayama said he was planning to end the manga in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2019-12-28/kodansha-hajime-isayama-aims-to-end-attack-on-titan-manga-in-2020/.154850|title=Kodansha: Hajime Isayama Aims to End Attack on Titan Manga in 2020|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 28, 2019|access-date=November 13, 2020|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115121622/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2019-12-28/kodansha-hajime-isayama-aims-to-end-attack-on-titan-manga-in-2020/.154850|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2020, Isayama stated that there was only 5% of the manga left, and he expected to end it in the upcoming year, closing off the original story line of the series by finally bringing the plot to its conclusion.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|last=Tantimedh|first=Adi|title=Attack On Titan Creator Declares He's in the Final 5% Stretch|url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/attack-on-titan-creator-declares-hes-in-the-final-5-stretch/|website=[[Bleeding Cool]]|date=June 9, 2020|access-date=October 5, 2020|archive-date=October 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008150633/https://bleedingcool.com/comics/attack-on-titan-creator-declares-hes-in-the-final-5-stretch/|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2020, Isayama stated that the manga was 1% to 2% away from completion, and stated that he planned to end it the same year.<ref name="loo aot">{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Attack on Titan Manga Is 1% to 2% From Completion|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-10/attack-on-titan-manga-is-1-percent-to-2-percent-from-completion/.166187|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=November 10, 2020|date=November 10, 2020|archive-date=November 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110110543/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-10/attack-on-titan-manga-is-1-percent-to-2-percent-from-completion/.166187|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Tantimedh|first=Adi|url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/attack-on-titan-manga-in-the-final-1-to-2-of-ending/|title=Attack on Titan: Manga in the Final 1% to 2% of Ending|website=[[Bleeding Cool]]|date=November 10, 2020|access-date=November 13, 2020|archive-date=November 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113135933/https://bleedingcool.com/comics/attack-on-titan-manga-in-the-final-1-to-2-of-ending/|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2021, it was announced that the series would be finished after an eleven-year publication run on April 9, 2021.<ref name="ANN-final">{{cite web|last=Hazra|first=Adriana|title=Attack on Titan Manga Ends on April 9 After 11 Years|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-04/attack-on-titan-manga-ends-on-april-9-after-11-years/.168113|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=January 5, 2021|date=January 4, 2021|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105031314/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-04/attack-on-titan-manga-ends-on-april-9-after-11-years/.168113|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Final Chapter">{{cite web|last=Harding|first=Daryl|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/01/04/attack-on-titan-manga-to-finish-in-april-2021|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|title=Attack on Titan Manga to Finish in April 2021|access-date=January 5, 2021|date=January 5, 2021|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107082914/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/01/04/attack-on-titan-manga-to-finish-in-april-2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Media ==
=== Manga ===
{{Main|List of Attack on Titan chapters{{!}}List of ''Attack on Titan'' chapters}}
''Attack on Titan'' is written and illustrated by [[Hajime Isayama]]. The series began in the first-ever issue of [[Kodansha]]'s monthly publication ''[[Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine]]'', released on September 9, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:本日創刊、別冊少年マガジン。雷句誠新連載ついに始動|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/20990|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=February 24, 2020|language=ja|date=September 9, 2009|archive-date=February 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224161501/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/20990|url-status=live}}</ref> The manga was finished after an eleven-year publication run with the release of its 139th chapter on April 9, 2021.<ref name="ANN-final"/> On November 8, 2020, it was announced that the manga would get a full color serialization.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-08/attack-on-titan-manga-gets-full-color-serialization/.166085|title=Attack on Titan Manga Gets Full-Color Serialization|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=November 8, 2020|access-date=November 15, 2020|archive-date=November 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114195842/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-08/attack-on-titan-manga-gets-full-color-serialization/.166085|url-status=live}}</ref> Kodansha collected its chapters in 34 {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes, released from March 17, 2010, to June 9, 2021.<ref name="SNK1">{{cite web|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000017064|script-title=ja:進撃の巨人（１）|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=November 11, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=December 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204043615/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product/top.php/1234608437|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ANN-final"/>

In North America, the series was published in English by [[Kodansha USA]]. The first volume was published on June 19, 2012, and the last on October 19, 2021.<ref name="englishvolume1">{{cite web|url=http://www.randomhouse.com/book/218360/attack-on-titan-1-by-hajime-isayama|title=Attack on Titan 1|publisher=[[Random House]]|access-date=April 6, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502233033/http://www.randomhouse.com/book/218360/attack-on-titan-1-by-hajime-isayama|archive-date=May 2, 2013}}</ref><ref name="AOT34">{{cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671384|title=Attack on Titan 34|publisher=Penguin Random House|access-date=October 23, 2021}}</ref>

==== Spin-offs ====
A [[Chibi (slang)|chibi]] parody [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] based on the series, titled {{nihongo4|''[[Attack on Titan: Junior High]]''|進撃！巨人中学校|Shingeki! Kyojin Chūgakkō}} and written by Saki Nakagawa, began serialization in ''Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine''{{'s}} May 2012 issue. It follows the main characters as they battle the Titans while in [[Middle school|junior high school]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-04-13/attack-on-titan-manga-inspires-comedy-spinoff-manga|title=Attack on Titan Manga Inspires Comedy Spinoff Manga|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=April 13, 2012|access-date=October 29, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104092118/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-04-13/attack-on-titan-manga-inspires-comedy-spinoff-manga|archive-date=November 4, 2013}}</ref> Another manga series based on the prequel light novels ''[[Attack on Titan: Before the Fall]]'' started running in Kodansha's ''[[Monthly Shōnen Sirius]]'' from August 2013, drawn by [[Satoshi Shiki]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Loveridge|first=Lyenzee|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-08-20/daphne-in-the-brilliant-blue-shiki-penning-attack-on-titan-spinoff-manga|title=Daphne in the Brilliant Blue's Shiki Penning Attack on Titan Spinoff Manga|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=August 21, 2013|access-date=August 21, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820073859/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-08-20/daphne-in-the-brilliant-blue-shiki-penning-attack-on-titan-spinoff-manga|archive-date=August 20, 2013}}</ref> An additional spin-off based on the ''No Regrets'' visual novel was serialized in the manga magazine ''[[Aria (magazine)|Aria]]'', titled {{nihongo4|''[[Attack on Titan: No Regrets]]''|進撃の巨人 悔いなき選択|Shingeki no Kyojin: Kuinaki Sentaku}}. It was written by Gun Snark and illustrated by Hikaru Suruga. It focuses on the origins of Captain [[Levi Ackerman|Levi]], one of the most prominent characters in the main series.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-08-27/attack-on-titan-spinoff-manga-to-run-in-aria-shojo-magazine|title=Attack on Titan Spinoff Manga to Run in Aria Shōjo Magazine|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=August 22, 2013|access-date=August 28, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829223927/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-08-27/attack-on-titan-spinoff-manga-to-run-in-aria-shojo-magazine|archive-date=August 29, 2013  }}</ref> A [[yonkoma]] spin-off, called {{nihongo4|''[[Spoof on Titan]]''|寸劇の巨人|Sungeki no Kyojin|"Titan Short Skits"}} and drawn by Hounori, was released on Kodansha's [[Manga Box]] smartphone and tablet application from December 2013 to December 30, 2014, in both Japanese and English.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loveridge|first=Lyenzee|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-03/kodansha-launches-free-manga-app-with-attack-on-titan-knight-in-the-area-spinoffs|title=Kodansha Launches Free App With Attack on Titan, Knight in the Area Manga Spinoffs|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 3, 2013|access-date=July 31, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831000544/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-03/kodansha-launches-free-manga-app-with-attack-on-titan-knight-in-the-area-spinoffs|archive-date=August 31, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ressler|first=Karen|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-30/spoof-on-titan-4-panel-manga-ends/.82757|title=Spoof on Titan 4-Panel Manga Ends|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 30, 2014|access-date=December 30, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231013241/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-30/spoof-on-titan-4-panel-manga-ends/.82757|archive-date=December 31, 2014  }}</ref> A manga adaptation of Hiroshi Seko's ''[[Attack on Titan: Lost Girls]]'' novel, written and illustrated by Ryōsuke Fuji, began publication in ''Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine'' on August 9, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last=Antonio Pineda|first=Rafael|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-08/attack-on-titan-lost-girls-novel-gets-manga-adaptation/.90188|title=Attack on Titan: Lost Girls Novel Gets Manga Adaptation|date=July 8, 2015|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=August 17, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812163752/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-08/attack-on-titan-lost-girls-novel-gets-manga-adaptation/.90188|archive-date=August 12, 2015}}</ref>

The first three spin-off manga were also licensed by Kodansha USA, who published the first volume of each between March and June 2014.<ref name="Kodansha USA">{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-11/kodansha-usa-adds-attack-on-titan/junior-high-manga-guidebooks|title=Kodansha USA Adds Attack on Titan: Junior High Manga, Guidebooks|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=October 11, 2013|access-date=October 11, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011193642/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-11/kodansha-usa-adds-attack-on-titan/junior-high-manga-guidebooks|archive-date=October 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-11/kodansha-comics-adds-attack-on-titan/before-the-fall-a-choice-with-no-regrets-spinoff-manga|title=Kodansha Comics Adds Attack on Titan: Before the Fall, No Regrets Spinoff Manga|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=October 11, 2013|access-date=October 11, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013123435/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-11/kodansha-comics-adds-attack-on-titan/before-the-fall-a-choice-with-no-regrets-spinoff-manga|archive-date=October 13, 2013}}</ref> The publisher announced at [[New York Comic Con]] in October 2015 that it had licensed ''Spoof on Titan'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-10/kodansha-comics-adds-spoof-on-titan-i-am-space-dandy-manga/.94035|title=Kodansha Comics Adds Spoof on Titan, I Am Space Dandy Manga|date=October 10, 2015|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 10, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011073912/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-10/kodansha-comics-adds-spoof-on-titan-i-am-space-dandy-manga/.94035|archive-date=October 11, 2015  }}</ref> and in March 2016 it announced the licensing of ''Lost Girls''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/03/22-1/kodansha-comics-announces-seven-manga-licenses|title=Kodansha Comics Announces Seven Manga Licenses|last=Green|first=Scott|date=March 22, 2016|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|access-date=May 7, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509034836/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/03/22-1/kodansha-comics-announces-seven-manga-licenses|archive-date=May 9, 2016  }}</ref>

=== Novels ===
{{See also|List of Attack on Titan chapters#Novels{{!}}List of ''Attack on Titan'' chapters § Novels}}
A [[light novel]] series titled {{nihongo4|''[[Attack on Titan: Before the Fall]]''|進撃の巨人 Before the fall|}}, written by Ryō Suzukaze and illustrated by Thores Shibamoto, began on April 1, 2011. Its story is set before the events of the manga and it was published by Kodansha in three volumes. While the first tells the story of Angel, the blacksmith who develops the first prototypes of the Vertical Maneuvering Equipment, and the following two follow a young man who was found as a baby in the stomach of a Titan. A second light novel series called {{nihongo4|''[[Attack on Titan: Harsh Mistress of the City]]''|進撃の巨人　隔絶都市の女王|Shingeki no Kyojin Kakuzetsu Toshi no Joō}}, written by Ryō Kawakami and illustrated by [[Range Murata]], was published between August 1, 2014, and May 1, 2015. [[Vertical (publisher)|Vertical]] released the novels in North America in 2014,<ref>{{cite news|last=Ciolek|first=Todd|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2013/new-york-comic-con/5|title=New York Comic Con 2013: Vertical Panel|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=October 11, 2013|access-date=October 29, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110080256/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2013/new-york-comic-con/5|archive-date=November 10, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-11/vertical-adds-attack-on-titan/before-the-fall-light-novel-series|title=Vertical Adds Attack on Titan: Before the Fall Light Novel Series|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=October 11, 2013|access-date=October 11, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011172533/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-11/vertical-adds-attack-on-titan/before-the-fall-light-novel-series|archive-date=October 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Loveridge|first=Lyenzee|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-11/vertical-licenses-more-attack-on-titan-light-novels/.79827|title=Vertical Licenses More Attack on Titan Light Novels|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=October 11, 2014|access-date=October 12, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013025440/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-11/vertical-licenses-more-attack-on-titan-light-novels/.79827|archive-date=October 13, 2014}}</ref> and 2015. A novel titled {{nihongo4|''[[Attack on Titan: Lost Girls]]''|進撃の巨人 Lost Girls}},<ref name="Lost Girls Kodansha">{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063770964|script-title=ja:小説 進撃の巨人 ＬＯＳＴ ＧＩＲＬＳ|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=July 31, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705231733/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063770964|archive-date=July 5, 2015}}</ref> written by [[Hiroshi Seko]], was published on December 9, 2014.<ref name="Lost Girls ANN">{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-17/attack-on-titan-gets-lost-girls-novel-spinoff/.81123|title=Attack on Titan Gets 'Lost Girls' Novel Spinoff|date=November 17, 2014|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=July 31, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717023609/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-17/attack-on-titan-gets-lost-girls-novel-spinoff/.81123|archive-date=July 17, 2015}}</ref> It comprises three short stories featuring [[Mikasa Ackerman|Mikasa]] and Annie Leonhart, titled "Lost in the cruel world", "Wall Sina,<!-- NOTE: The Japanese version uses an English title with "Sina". This is subject to change after the official English release --> Goodbye", and "Lost Girls".<ref name="Lost Girls Vertical">{{cite web|last=Pineda Antonio|first=Rafael|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-03/vertical-adds-attack-on-titan-lost-girls-novel-nichijo-fukufuku-kitten-tales-manga/.90012|title=Vertical Adds Attack on Titan: Lost Girls Novel, Nichijō, FukuFuku: Kitten Tales Manga|date=July 3, 2015|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=July 31, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150806043025/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-03/vertical-adds-attack-on-titan-lost-girls-novel-nichijo-fukufuku-kitten-tales-manga/.90012|archive-date=August 6, 2015}}</ref> It was also released in English by Vertical, in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pineda Antonio|first=Rafael|title=Vertical Adds Attack on Titan: Lost Girls Novel, Nichijō, FukuFuku: Kitten Tales Manga|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-03/vertical-adds-attack-on-titan-lost-girls-novel-nichijo-fukufuku-kitten-tales-manga/.90012|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 29, 2016|date=July 3, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816141344/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-03/vertical-adds-attack-on-titan-lost-girls-novel-nichijo-fukufuku-kitten-tales-manga/.90012|archive-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref> ''Garrison Girl: An Attack on Titan Novel'', a novel created by American writer [[Rachel Aaron]] was published by [[Quirk Books]] on August 7, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/575646/garrison-girl-by-rachel-aaron-attack-on-titan-created-by-hajime-isayama/|title=Garrison Girl|website=[[Penguin Random House]]|access-date=August 14, 2018|archive-date=August 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814001903/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/575646/garrison-girl-by-rachel-aaron-attack-on-titan-created-by-hajime-isayama/|url-status=live}}</ref> It is centered on Rosalie Dumarque, who defies her family to join military garrison.

=== Anime ===
{{Main|Attack on Titan (TV series){{!}}''Attack on Titan'' (TV series)}}
{{See also|Attack on Titan: Junior High#Anime{{!}}''Attack on Titan: Junior High'' § Anime|Attack on Titan: Lost Girls#Anime{{!}}''Attack on Titan: Lost Girls'' § Anime|Attack on Titan: No Regrets#Anime{{!}}''Attack on Titan: No Regrets'' § Anime}}
An [[anime]] television series based on the manga has been aired in Japan. Produced by Wit Studio and directed by [[Tetsurō Araki]], the first season aired between April 7, 2013, and September 29, 2013, originally on [[Mainichi Broadcasting System]] (MBS).<ref name="onair">{{cite web|url=http://www.shingeki.tv/onair|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330061739/http://www.shingeki.tv/onair|script-title=ja:放送情報|trans-title=Broadcast Information|author={{lang|ja|「進撃の巨人」製作委員会}}|language=ja|archive-date=March 30, 2013|work=shingeki.tv|access-date=January 14, 2016|url-status=dead}} "{{Nihongo2|ＭＢＳ 4月6日より 毎週土曜25時58分～ ※4月13日は26時10分～}}" See rest of article for other broadcasting times.</ref> The second and the third season, directed by Masashi Koizuka, first aired from April 1 to June 17, 2017, and between July 23, 2018, and July 1, 2019, respectively on MBS and [[NHK General TV]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mbs.jp/shingeki/|script-title=ja:進撃の巨人 Season2|trans-title=Attack on Titan Season 2|publisher=[[Mainichi Broadcasting System]]|access-date=April 1, 2017|language=ja|archive-date=April 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404182606/http://www.mbs.jp/shingeki/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www6.nhk.or.jp/anime/program/detail.html?i=shingeki3|script-title=ja:進撃の巨人 Season3|trans-title=Attack on Titan Season 3|publisher=[[NHK]]|access-date=August 5, 2018|language=ja|archive-date=May 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505142226/https://www6.nhk.or.jp/anime/program/detail.html?i=shingeki3|url-status=live}}</ref> Upon the airing of the final episode of the third season on July 1, 2019, it was announced that the fourth and final season of the anime series is scheduled for release in Fall 2020 on NHK General.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-06-30/attack-on-titan-the-final-season-to-premiere-in-autumn-2020/.148464|title=Attack on Titan The Final Season to Premiere in Autumn 2020|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=July 1, 2019|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=July 1, 2019|archive-date=May 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505142211/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-06-30/attack-on-titan-the-final-season-to-premiere-in-fall-2020/.148464|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 23, 2020, NHK listed the final season on their broadcasting schedule. It began airing on December 7, 2020.<ref name="ANNS4">{{cite news|last=Pineda Antonio|first=Rafael|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-23/attack-on-titan-the-final-season-anime-premieres-on-december-7/.164375|title=Attack on Titan The Final Season Anime Premieres on December 7 (Updated)|date=September 23, 2020|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 8, 2021|archive-date=April 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413115500/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-23/attack-on-titan-the-final-season-anime-premieres-on-december-7/.164375|url-status=live}}</ref> The final season was announced to have changed studios, with production being taken over by [[MAPPA]].<ref>{{cite tweet|user=Anime_Shingeki|number=1266294443600039936|script-title=ja:【新PV解禁！】NHK総合にて放送予定のTVアニメ「進撃の巨人」The Final SeasonのPVを解禁！是非ご覧ください！|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530000016/https://twitter.com/i/status/1266294443600039936|archive-date=May 30, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ANNS4"/> Producer Toshihiro Maeda said that Wit Studio "refused" to produce the final season "due to scheduling" issues.<ref name="studiochangereason">{{cite news|last=Emre Özdiyar|first=Yunus|date=December 7, 2020|title=Attack On Titan Season 4 MAPPA studio change explained in new Shingeki no Kyojin interview|url=https://chaospin.com/attack-on-titan-anime-director-interview-between-studios/|access-date=October 9, 2020|archive-date=February 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217161627/https://chaospin.com/attack-on-titan-anime-director-interview-between-studios/|url-status=live}}</ref> The final season's main staff includes directors [[Yuichiro Hayashi]] and Jun Shishido (chief), character designer Tomohiro Kishi, art director Kazuo Ogura, 3D CG Director Takahiro Uezono, scriptwriter Hiroshi Seko, and music composers [[Hiroyuki Sawano]] and [[Kohta Yamamoto]].<ref name="ANNS4"/> For the final season, former 3DCG Director Shuuhei Yabuta was the only returning staff member from Wit Studio.<ref name="studiochangereason"/> The first 16 episodes of season 4 aired until March 29, 2021, and the second part, consisting of 12 episodes, aired from January 10 to April 4, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|last=Luster|first=Joseph|title=Attack on Titan Final Season Anime Continues in Part 2|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/03/28/attack-on-titan-final-season-anime-continues-in-part-2|access-date=May 5, 2021|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=March 28, 2021|archive-date=May 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505142209/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/03/28/attack-on-titan-final-season-anime-continues-in-part-2|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Attack on Titan The Final Season Anime's Part 2 Video Reveals Premiere on January 9|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-13/attack-on-titan-the-final-season-anime-part-2-video-reveals-premiere-on-january-9/.178410|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 13, 2021|date=October 13, 2021|archive-date=October 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013094830/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-13/attack-on-titan-the-final-season-anime-part-2-video-reveals-premiere-on-january-9/.178410|url-status=live}}</ref> The third and fourth parts initially aired as two television specials; the first premiered on March 4, 2023, while the second premiered on November 5 of that same year.<ref>{{cite web|last=Harding|first=Daryl|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2023/01/17/attack-on-titan-final-season-part-3-anime-set-to-premiere-on-march-4-will-be-split-into-two-halves|title=Attack on Titan Final Season Part 3 Anime Set to Premiere on March 4, Will Be Split Into Two Halves|date=January 17, 2023|access-date=January 17, 2023|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230117133939/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2023/01/17/attack-on-titan-final-season-part-3-anime-set-to-premiere-on-march-4-will-be-split-into-two-halves|archive-date=January 17, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 3 Anime's 1st Half Airs as 1-Hour Special on March 3|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2023-02-08/attack-on-titan-the-final-season-part-3-anime-1st-half-airs-as-1-hour-special-on-march-3/.194668|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=February 8, 2023|access-date=February 9, 2023|archive-date=February 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209035819/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2023-02-08/attack-on-titan-the-final-season-part-3-anime-1st-half-airs-as-1-hour-special-on-march-3/.194668|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-09-12/attack-on-titan-the-final-season-part-4-2nd-video-unveils-finale-november-4-premiere/.202263|title=Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 4's 2nd Video Unveils Finale's November 4 Premiere|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=September 12, 2023|access-date=September 12, 2023|archive-date=September 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913165631/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-09-12/attack-on-titan-the-final-season-part-4-2nd-video-unveils-finale-november-4-premiere/.202263|url-status=live}}</ref>

Other ''Attack on Titan''-related manga or light novels were also adapted into anime. Two [[original animation DVD]] (OAD) episodes, based on the ''Attack on Titan: No Regrets'' prequel manga, were bundled with the 15th and 16th volumes of the main series, released on December 9, 2014, and April 9, 2015, respectively.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-05/attack-on-titan-no-regrets-spinoff-gets-anime-dvds/.77306|title=Attack on Titan: No Regrets Spinoff Gets Anime DVDs|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=August 5, 2014|access-date=August 5, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140806222612/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-05/attack-on-titan-no-regrets-spinoff-gets-anime-dvds/.77306|archive-date=August 6, 2014}}</ref> An anime television adaptation of ''Attack on Titan: Junior High'' began airing in October 2015. The series was directed by Yoshihide Ibata at [[Production I.G]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-31/attack-on-titan-junior-high-spinoff-manga-gets-tv-anime-adaptation/.91125|title=Attack on Titan: Junior High Spinoff Manga Gets TV Anime Adaptation|date=July 31, 2015|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=August 3, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802184159/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-31/attack-on-titan-junior-high-spinoff-manga-gets-tv-anime-adaptation/.91125|archive-date=August 2, 2015}}</ref> A three-part OAD miniseries of ''Attack on Titan: Lost Girls'' was released in 2017 and 2018 with the limited editions of volumes 24, 25, and 26.<ref>{{cite web|last=Green|first=Scott|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/08/07/oad-to-adapt-attack-on-titan-lost-girls|title=OAD to Adapt "Attack on Titan - Lost Girls"|access-date=August 8, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808154734/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/08/07/oad-to-adapt-attack-on-titan-lost-girls|date=August 7, 2017|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|archive-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref>

=== Video games ===
* There have been four video game adaptations of ''Attack on Titan'' developed by [[Nitroplus]] staffers in collaboration with [[Production I.G]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2013/05/19/attack-on-titan-games-coming-from-steinsgate-developer-nitroplus|title=''Attack On Titan'' Games Coming From ''Steins;Gate'' Developer Nitroplus|publisher=[[Siliconera]]|date=May 19, 2013|access-date=May 25, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607111722/http://www.siliconera.com/2013/05/19/attack-on-titan-games-coming-from-steinsgate-developer-nitroplus/|archive-date=June 7, 2013}}</ref> Nitroplus clarified that the studio as a company was not involved in the ''Attack on Titan'' [[Blu-ray Disc]] games, while individual staffers are. The games are [[visual novel]]s and were included in the first copies of the third and sixth Blu-ray Disc volumes of the anime. The games cover spin-off stories about the characters of ''Attack on Titan''. Isayama supervised the development of the games.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-05-21/nitro+/not-involved-in-blu-ray-visual-novels-but-our-staffers-are|title=Nitro+: Not Involved in Blu-ray Visual Novels, But Our Staffers Are|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=May 21, 2013|access-date=May 25, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607043857/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-05-21/nitro+/not-involved-in-blu-ray-visual-novels-but-our-staffers-are|archive-date=June 7, 2013}}</ref>
* The third Blu-ray volume was released on September 18 with Seko's ''Lost in the Cruel World'' visual novel about Mikasa, and a preview of Gun Snark's {{Nihongo4|''No Regrets''|悔いなき選択|Kuinaki Sentaku|lit. "A Choice with No Regrets"}}.<ref name="ANN2">{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-05-18/attack-on-titan-blu-rays-add-visual-novels-by-nitro+|title=''Attack on Titan'' Blu-rays Add Visual Novels by Nitro+ Staff|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=May 18, 2013|access-date=May 25, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607044235/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-05-18/attack-on-titan-blu-rays-add-visual-novels-by-nitro+|archive-date=June 7, 2013}}</ref> The sixth Blu-ray volume was released on December 18 with the full version of ''No Regrets'' about Levi and Erwin's past, Jin Haganeya's visual novel ''In the Forest of the Night, Burning Bright'' about [[Eren Yeager|Eren]] and Levi, and Seko's ''Wall Sina, Goodbye'' visual novel about Annie.<ref name="ANN2"/>
* An action game, titled {{nihongo4|''[[Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains]]''|進撃の巨人 ～反撃の翼～|Shingeki no Kyojin ~Hangeki no Tsubasa~|subtitle lit. "Wings of Counterattack"}}, was developed by [[Spike Chunsoft]] for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and released in Japan on December 5, 2013, North America on May 12, 2015, and Europe on July 2, 2015.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-05-09/magazine/attack-on-titan-has-video-game-planned|title=Magazine: Attack on Titan Has Video Game Planned – Interest|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 2, 2013|access-date=July 6, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707051015/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-05-09/magazine/attack-on-titan-has-video-game-planned|archive-date=July 7, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-08/attack-on-titan-video-game-slated-for-2014|title=Attack on Titan Video Game Slated for 2014 – News|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 8, 2013|access-date=July 12, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712214249/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-08/attack-on-titan-video-game-slated-for-2014|archive-date=July 12, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-08-06/attack-on-titan-gets-3ds-game-from-spike-chunsoft-in-2013|title=Attack on Titan Gets 3DS Game from Spike Chunsoft in 2013|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=August 6, 2013|access-date=August 28, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825064750/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-08-06/attack-on-titan-gets-3ds-game-from-spike-chunsoft-in-2013|archive-date=August 25, 2013}}</ref>
* A smartphone social game, titled {{Nihongo4|''Attack on Titan: Howl Toward Freedom''||Shingeki no Kyojin ~Jiyū e no Hōkō~}} is in development by Mobage for [[iOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] platforms. In the game, players play as a character who has been exiled from Wall Rose. Players must build and fortify a town outside the wall and expand it by manufacturing items as well as using Titans and exploiting resources from other players.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nelkin|first=Sarah|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-22/attack-on-titan-social-game-promo-streamed|title=Attack on Titan Social Game's Promo Streamed|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=January 22, 2014|access-date=January 22, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123070819/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-22/attack-on-titan-social-game-promo-streamed|archive-date=January 23, 2014}}</ref>
* A set of ''Attack on Titan'' costumes was added to ''[[Dead or Alive 5 Last Round]]'' in July 2016, alongside a playable arena based on Wall Rose during an attack by the Colossal Titan.<ref>{{cite web|last=Casley|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2016/07/20/dead-alive-5-last-round-brings-fight-attack-titan/|title=Dead or Alive 5: Last Round Brings The Fight To Attack on Titan|publisher=[[Siliconera]]|date=July 20, 2016|access-date=December 28, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229031214/http://www.siliconera.com/2016/07/20/dead-alive-5-last-round-brings-fight-attack-titan/|archive-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref>
*''Attack on Titan'' gameplay and merchandise has been featured in a crossover event with [[Nexon]] MMORPG ''[[MapleStory]]'' in its Japanese and GMS versions.<ref>{{cite web|last=Plunkett|first=Luke|title=Attack On Titan Comes To...MapleStory|url=http://kotaku.com/attack-on-titan-comes-to-maplestory-1680809623|publisher=[[Kotaku]]|date=January 20, 2015|access-date=June 29, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628013708/http://kotaku.com/attack-on-titan-comes-to-maplestory-1680809623|archive-date=June 28, 2016}}</ref>
* Another game, ''[[Attack on Titan (video game)|Attack on Titan]]'', for [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation 3]], and [[PlayStation Vita]], published by [[Koei Tecmo]] and developed by [[Koei Tecmo#Omega Force|Omega Force]], was announced at [[Gamescom]] 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/08/05/gamescom-2015-koei-tecmo-announces-attack-on-titan-tie-in|title=Gamescom 2015: Koei Tecmo Announces Attack on Titan Tie-in|author=Wesley Copeland|date=August 5, 2015|work=[[IGN]]|access-date=August 5, 2015|archive-date=March 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318074555/https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/08/05/gamescom-2015-koei-tecmo-announces-attack-on-titan-tie-in|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gelmini|first=David|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/117363/koei-publish-new-attack-titan-game/|title=Koei to Publish New Attack on Titan Game|work=Dread Central|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126043745/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/117363/koei-publish-new-attack-titan-game/|archive-date=November 26, 2015|date=August 6, 2015}}</ref> It was released on February 18, 2016, in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-25/koei-tecmo-attack-on-titan-game-battle-system-videos-streamed/.96937|title=Koei Tecmo's Attack on Titan Game's Battle System Videos Streamed|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 26, 2015|access-date=December 30, 2019|archive-date=December 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230074839/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-25/koei-tecmo-attack-on-titan-game-battle-system-videos-streamed/.96937|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-01/koei-tecmo-attack-on-titan-game-will-have-10-playable-characters/.97131|title=Koei Tecmo's Attack on Titan Game Will Have 10 Playable Characters|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=January 2, 2016|access-date=January 6, 2020|archive-date=July 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724070514/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-01/koei-tecmo-attack-on-titan-game-will-have-10-playable-characters/.97131|url-status=live}}</ref> Later was confirmed to be released worldwide along with PC and Xbox One versions.<ref name="american reveal">{{cite web|title=Attack on Titan – Announcement Trailer|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE00fqbUIyw|website=[[YouTube]]| date=April 7, 2016|publisher=KOEI TECMO AMERICA|access-date=April 7, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407171941/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE00fqbUIyw|archive-date=April 7, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Capcom]] announced that they were developing an ''Attack on Titan'' arcade game named ''Shingeki no Kyojin: Team Battle'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2016/01/capcom-to-debut-attack-on-titan-arcade-game/|title=Capcom to debut 'Attack on Titan' arcade game – Robot 6 – The Comics Culture Blog|date=January 29, 2016|work=Robot 6 – The Comics Culture Blog|access-date=April 17, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403100736/http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2016/01/capcom-to-debut-attack-on-titan-arcade-game/|archive-date=April 3, 2016}}</ref> but the game was cancelled in 2018.
* ''Attack on Titan: Escape from Certain Death'' was announced to be in development for the Nintendo 3DS in [[Famitsu]] magazine in October 2016. The game was initially supposed to be launched on March 30, 2017, but was later postponed to May 11, 2017.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=kt_shingeki|author={{lang|ja|ゲーム『進撃の巨人２』公式}}|number=836472220151009280|date=February 28, 2017|script-title=ja:【お知らせ】3月30日(木)を予定していた3DS『進撃の巨人 死地からの脱出』の発売日を5月11日(木)変更させていただくこととなりました。 発売を心待ちにしていただいていた皆様には、さらにお待たせすることになり申し訳ありません。}}</ref>
* ''Attack on Titan 2: Future Coordinates'' was released on November 30, 2017, in Japan.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=Shingeki_3DS_SC|author={{lang|ja|進撃の巨人２～未来の座標～公式}}|number=870558401268297728|date=June 2, 2017|script-title=ja:3DS『進撃の巨人２～未来の座標～』発売決定！ ティザーサイトを公開しました。明日からはTVアニメ放送枠内でCMが放送されますのでお楽しみに！}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=Shingeki_3DS_SC|author={{lang|ja|進撃の巨人２～未来の座標～公式}}|number=905681851234246656|date=September 7, 2017|script-title=ja:3DS『進撃の巨人２～未来の座標～』の発売日が11月30日に決定！ 全国のゲーム販売店及び販売サイトで予約受付を順次開始します。店舗オリジナル予約特典情報も詳細が決まりましたら公式サイトで紹介致しますのでお楽しみに！　}}</ref>
* A sequel game to Koei Tecmo's ''Attack on Titan'', ''[[Attack on Titan 2]]'', was announced in August 2017 and released in March 2018.<ref>{{cite web|last=Romano|first=Sal|url=https://gematsu.com/2017/10/koei-tecmo-attack-titan-2-launches-march-2018-north-america-europe|title=Koei Tecmo's Attack on Titan 2 launches March 2018 in North America and Europe|date=October 24, 2017|access-date=January 1, 2019|archive-date=January 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102051009/https://gematsu.com/2017/10/koei-tecmo-attack-titan-2-launches-march-2018-north-america-europe|website=Gematsu|url-status=live}}</ref>
*An expansion for ''Attack on Titan 2'', ''Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle'' was released in Japan on July 4, 2019, and in North America and Europe on July 5, and is available on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One (with Xbox One X support), and on PC through Steam.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ping|first=Nate|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2019/03/13/attack-on-titan-2-final-battle-adapts-new-characters-and-battles-on-ps4-xbo-switch-and-steam|title=ATTACK ON TITAN 2: FINAL BATTLE Game Adapts New Characters and Battles on PS4, XBOX, Switch, and Steam|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=March 13, 2019|access-date=March 18, 2019|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806003741/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2019/03/13/attack-on-titan-2-final-battle-adapts-new-characters-and-battles-on-ps4-xbo-switch-and-steam|url-status=live}}</ref>
* An ''Attack on Titan'' mobile game was announced for release on iOS and Android devices at the end of 2016 but was later delayed. In May 2018, it was announced that the mobile game has been titled ''Attack on Titan: Assault''. The game was released on June 16, 2019, developed by GameSamba.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bluemoongame.com/attack-on-titan-assault-available-now-on-ios/|title=Attack on Titan: Assault available now on iOS|last=Blue Moon Game|website=Attack on Titan: Assault available now on iOS|access-date=November 21, 2021|archive-date=November 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121205616/https://www.bluemoongame.com/attack-on-titan-assault-available-now-on-ios/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*''Attack on Titan: Tactics'' was announced on April 18, 2019, and released on September 19, 2019, on Android and iOS. The game is developed by DeNA.
*''Attack on Titan'' characters appeared in the mobile video game ''[[Symphogear|Symphogear XD Unlimited]]'' in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cirone|first=David|date=February 15, 2020|title=Global version of Symphogear XD Unlimited launches with Attack on Titan collab|url=https://j-generation.com/2020/02/global-version-of-symphogear-xd-unlimited-launches-with-attack-on-titan-collab/|access-date=November 21, 2021|website=J-Generation|archive-date=June 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614024142/https://j-generation.com/2020/02/global-version-of-symphogear-xd-unlimited-launches-with-attack-on-titan-collab/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*''Attack on Titan: Brave Order'' was announced on September 9, 2021, and released on February 11, 2022, on Android and iOS. The mobile game is developed by Enish.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pineda|first1=Rafael Antonio|title=Enish Unveils Attack on Titan: Brave Order Cooperative Smartphone Game|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-09/enish-unveils-attack-on-titan-brave-order-cooperative-smartphone-game/.177167|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=September 9, 2021|date=September 9, 2021|archive-date=September 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909052441/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-09/enish-unveils-attack-on-titan-brave-order-cooperative-smartphone-game/.177167|url-status=live}}</ref>
*''[[Fortnite Battle Royale]]'' included Eren Yeager as the secret outfit of its Chapter 4 Season 2 Battle Pass in 2023, joined by Mikasa Ackerman and Levi Ackerman outfits, later released in the item shop. In game, ODM Gear and Thunder Spears were added as mythic weapons.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tassi|first=Paul|title='Fortnite' Reveals Its Chapter 4, Season 2 Eren Yeager 'Attack On Titan' Skin|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/03/09/fortnite-reveals-its-chapter-4-season-2-eren-yeager-attack-on-titan-skin/|date=March 9, 2023|access-date=March 15, 2023|website=[[Forbes]]|archive-date=March 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315010933/https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/03/09/fortnite-reveals-its-chapter-4-season-2-eren-yeager-attack-on-titan-skin/|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Morrissy|first=Kim|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2023-04-11/fortnite-adds-attack-on-titan-content-in-new-update/.197000|title=Fortnite Adds Attack on Titan Content in New Update|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=April 11, 2023|access-date=April 12, 2023|archive-date=April 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412022455/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2023-04-11/fortnite-adds-attack-on-titan-content-in-new-update/.197000|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Live-action ===
{{Main|Attack on Titan (film){{!}}''Attack on Titan'' (film)}}
A [[live-action]] film was announced to be in production in October 2011.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-12/shingeki-no-kyojin/attack-on-titan-manga-to-get-film-in-fall-2013|title=Shingeki no Kyojin/Attack on Titan Manga to Get Film in Fall 2013|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=October 12, 2011|access-date=July 29, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140917043001/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-12/shingeki-no-kyojin/attack-on-titan-manga-to-get-film-in-fall-2013|archive-date=September 17, 2014}}</ref> In December 2012, it was reported that [[Tetsuya Nakashima]] left his position as director. According to film distributor [[Toho]], Nakashima had considerable creative differences on the scriptwriting and other matters.<ref name="ANN1">{{cite web|last=Nelkin|first=Sarah|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-13/director-nakashima-leaves-live-action-attack-on-Titan|title=Director Nakashima Leaves Live-Action Attack on Titan Film|date=December 13, 2012|access-date=April 8, 2013|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130427072924/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-13/director-nakashima-leaves-live-action-attack-on-titan|archive-date=April 27, 2013}}</ref><ref name="My Game News Flash">{{cite web|url=http://jin115.com/archives/51917726.html|script-title=ja:実写映画版 『進撃の巨人』 の中島哲也監督が降板|access-date=December 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214221129/http://jin115.com/archives/51917726.html|archive-date=December 14, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-12/shingeki-no-kyojin/attack-on-Titan-manga-to-get-film-in-fall-2013|title=Shingeki no Kyojin/Attack on Titan Manga to Get Film in Fall 2013|date=October 12, 2011|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 15, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015145757/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-12/shingeki-no-kyojin/attack-on-titan-manga-to-get-film-in-fall-2013|archive-date=October 15, 2011}}</ref> In December 2013, [[Shinji Higuchi]] was revealed to be directing, and would also be responsible with the special effects. Writer Yūsuke Watanabe and critic/subculture expert Tomohiro Machiyama were announced to be scripting the movie with series creator Isayama.<ref name="Crunchycroll Dec">{{cite web|last=Green|first=Scott|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/12/03/new-live-action-attack-on-titan-director-announced|title=New Live-Action "Attack on Titan" Director Announced|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=December 3, 2013|access-date=December 8, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206062325/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/12/03/new-live-action-attack-on-titan-director-announced|archive-date=December 6, 2013}}</ref><ref name="SFX Director">{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-03/sfx-director-shinji-higuchi-to-helm-live-action-attack-on-titan-film|title=SFX Director Shinji Higuchi to Helm Live-Action Attack on Titan Film|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 3, 2013|access-date=December 8, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206042829/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-03/sfx-director-shinji-higuchi-to-helm-live-action-attack-on-titan-film|archive-date=December 6, 2013}}</ref> In July 2014, it was revealed that two films would be released in the summer of 2015. It was also revealed that some major characters would be cut from the line up, most noticeably Levi Ackerman and Erwin Smith. A teaser trailer for the first live-action film was released in March 2015.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loveridge|first=Lyenzee|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-07-29/live-action-attack-on-titan-confirmed-for-2-films/.77122|title=Live-Action Attack on Titan Confirmed for 2 Films|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 29, 2014|access-date=July 29, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140801214146/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-07-29/live-action-attack-on-titan-confirmed-for-2-films/.77122|archive-date=August 1, 2014}}</ref> The following month, Toho released the second trailer for the first film, and announced the second installment would be called ''Attack on Titan: End of the World''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finalreel.co.uk/attack-on-titan-movie-trailer-part-two-end-of-the-world/|title=New Trailer & Poster for Live-Action Attack on Titan Movie, Part Two Titled Attack on Titan: End of the World|publisher=Final Reel|access-date=April 17, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501064503/http://www.finalreel.co.uk/attack-on-titan-movie-trailer-part-two-end-of-the-world/|archive-date=May 1, 2015}}</ref> In June 2015, a third trailer for the first film was released, revealing the Three-Dimensional Maneuvering Gear, as well as confirming the film would be released in [[IMAX]] theaters in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finalreel.co.uk/attack-on-titan-movie-trailer-3d-manoeuvre-gear-imax/|title=New Trailer for Live-Action Attack on Titan Movie Teases First Look at Three Dimensional Manoeuvre Gear|publisher=Final Reel|access-date=June 23, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623220829/http://www.finalreel.co.uk/attack-on-titan-movie-trailer-3d-manoeuvre-gear-imax/|archive-date=June 23, 2015}}</ref>

A live-action miniseries, titled {{nihongo|''Shingeki no Kyojin: Hangeki no Noroshi''|進撃の巨人 反撃の狼煙||"[[Attack on Titan: Counter Rockets]]"}} and utilizing the same actors as the films, started streaming on [[NTT DoCoMo]]'s online-video service dTV on August 15, 2015. The three-episode series focuses on [[Zoë Hange]] and her research of the Titans, as well as how the Vertical Maneuvering Equipment was created.<ref>{{cite news|title='Attack on Titan' mini-series to stream on dTV from August|url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/anime_news/AJ201507130026|newspaper=[[Asahi Shimbun]]|date=July 13, 2015|access-date=July 28, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721141437/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/anime_news/AJ201507130026|archive-date=July 21, 2015}}</ref>

A stage play titled ''Live Impact'' was announced on the wraparound jacket band on Volume 21.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda Antonio|first=Rafael|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-06/attack-on-titan-manga-gets-stage-play-next-summer/.109586|title=Attack on Titan Manga Gets Stage Play Next Summer|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 6, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228184221/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-06/attack-on-titan-manga-gets-stage-play-next-summer/.109586|archive-date=February 28, 2017}}</ref> It was scheduled to run from July 28 to September 3, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-02-05/attack-on-titan-stage-play-reveals-eren-mikasa-armin-actors-in-costume/.111875|title=Attack on Titan Stage Play Reveals Eren, Mikasa, Armin Actors in Costume|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=February 5, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228184226/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-02-05/attack-on-titan-stage-play-reveals-eren-mikasa-armin-actors-in-costume/.111875|archive-date=February 28, 2017}}</ref> The stage play was cancelled after one of the staff members was involved in an accident.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda Antonio|first=Rafael|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-11/attack-on-titan-stage-play-acrobat-dies-after-accident/.114633|title=Attack on Titan Stage Play Acrobat Dies After Accident|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=April 11, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414080835/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-11/attack-on-titan-stage-play-acrobat-dies-after-accident/.114633|archive-date=April 14, 2017}}</ref>

''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' reported on January 17, 2017, that [[Warner Bros.]] was in negotiations to secure the film rights to the ''Attack on Titan'' franchise. [[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter]] and ''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]'' producer [[David Heyman]] would be on board to produce a proposed two-film project that would remake the 2015 Japanese live-action film adaptations.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-17/deadline-warner-bros-in-negotiations-for-western-attack-on-titan-films/.111171|title=Deadline: Warner Bros. In Negotiations for Western Attack on Titan Films|date=January 17, 2017|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=January 17, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118135434/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-17/deadline-warner-bros-in-negotiations-for-western-attack-on-titan-films/.111171|archive-date=January 18, 2017}}</ref> A day later, however, Kodansha representatives said there were no negotiations with Warner Bros.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-18/kodansha-rep-report-of-warner-bros-attack-on-titan-films-is-incorrect/.111191|title=Kodansha Rep: Report of Warner Bros.' Attack on Titan Films Is 'Incorrect'|date=January 18, 2017|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=January 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119025011/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-18/kodansha-rep-report-of-warner-bros-attack-on-titan-films-is-incorrect/.111191|archive-date=January 19, 2017}}</ref> However, on October 29, 2018, it was revealed that Warner Bros. and Kodansha finalized a deal to produce a live-action adaptation with ''[[It (2017 film)|It]]'' director [[Andy Muschietti]] signing on to direct the film.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/asia/andy-muscietti-attack-on-titan-1203007109/|title=Andy Muschietti to Direct 'Attack on Titan' for Warner Bros. (Exclusive)|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=October 29, 2018|access-date=October 29, 2018|archive-date=October 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030035629/https://variety.com/2018/film/asia/andy-muscietti-attack-on-titan-1203007109/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Other media ===
Two guidebooks to the manga titled ''Inside'' and ''Outside'' were released on April 9 and September 9, 2013, featuring concept art, character profiles and interviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product/top.php/1234645319|script-title=ja:進撃の巨人 ＩＮＳＩＤＥ 抗|language=ja|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=November 11, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112052735/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product/top.php/1234645319|archive-date=November 12, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product/top.php/1234645982|script-title=ja:進撃の巨人 ＯＵＴＳＩＤＥ 攻|language=ja|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=November 11, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112054241/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product/top.php/1234645982|archive-date=November 12, 2013}}</ref> They were combined into one and released in North America on September 16, 2014, by Kodansha USA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.randomhouse.com/book/239477/attack-on-titan-guidebook-inside-outside-by-hajime-isayama|title=Attack on Titan Guidebook: INSIDE & OUTSIDE|publisher=[[Random House]]|access-date=August 17, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085410/http://www.randomhouse.com/book/239477/attack-on-titan-guidebook-inside-outside-by-hajime-isayama|archive-date=August 19, 2014}}</ref> A 16-minute [[Radio drama in Japan|drama CD]] was created with the anime's staff and included in the January 2014 issue of ''[[Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nelkin|first=Sarah|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-11-10/bessatsu-shonen-mag-to-bundle-attack-on-titan-drama-cd|title=Bessatsu Shōnen Mag to Bundle Attack on Titan Drama CD|date=November 10, 2013|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=November 11, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111141836/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-11-10/bessatsu-shonen-mag-to-bundle-attack-on-titan-drama-cd|archive-date=November 11, 2013}}</ref> An art book called ''Fly'', bundling a booklet ''Attack on Titan Volume 35'', which contains the one-shot manga "Bad Boy" focusing on Levi's childhood, was released on May 2, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:「進撃の巨人」初の画集「FLY」発売、諫山創描き下ろし「悪童」収録の"35巻"が付属|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/543556|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=November 9, 2024|language=ja|date=October 4, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:まさかの『進撃の巨人 35巻』やミカサのマフラー、エレンの鍵付き。『進撃の巨人 画集 FLY』がすごい！【完全受注生産】|url=https://dengekionline.com/articles/209644/|website=[[Dengeki Online]]|publisher=[[Kadokawa Game Linkage]]|access-date=November 9, 2024|language=ja|date=November 11, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lazic|first=Tamara|title=Attack on Titan's Volume 35 Is Now Out|url=https://animecorner.me/attack-on-titans-volume-35-is-now-out/|website=Anime Corner|access-date=November 9, 2024|date=May 1, 2024|archive-date=May 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518093529/https://animecorner.me/attack-on-titans-volume-35-is-now-out/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On November 3, 2014, American writer [[C. B. Cebulski]] revealed that a crossover between ''Attack on Titan'' and [[Marvel Comics]] was in the works.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=56813|title=Marvel Comics/"Attack on Titan" Crossover in the Works|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=November 3, 2014|first=Steve|last=Sunu|access-date=August 3, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907214343/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=56813|archive-date=September 7, 2015}}</ref> Cebulski scripted the scenario written by the manga's author Isayama. The one-shot crossover featured [[Spider-Man]], the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] and the [[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]] facing off against several Titans, including the Colossal Titan, the Armored Titan, and the Female Titan on the streets of New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/11/05-1/more-information-on-marvel-comics-vs-attack-on-titan-crossover-previewed|title=More Information on Marvel Comics vs "Attack on Titan" Crossover Previewed|date=November 5, 2014|first=Scott|last=Green|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|access-date=August 3, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105230011/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/11/05-1/more-information-on-marvel-comics-vs-attack-on-titan-crossover-previewed|archive-date=November 5, 2014}}</ref> During [[Free Comic Book Day]] 2015, Marvel's ''[[Secret Wars (2015 comic book)|Secret Wars]]'' preview included an 8-page presentation "Attack on Avengers" by creator Hajime Isayama with art by Gerardo Sandoval.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freecomicbookday.com/Home/1/1/27/206?articleID=159260|title=Marvel Unleashes FCBD 2015 Titles: Secret Wars #0 and All-New, All-Different Avengers FCBD|website=[[Free Comic Book Day]]|access-date=August 3, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801162538/http://www.freecomicbookday.com/Home/1/1/27/206?articleID=159260|date=January 23, 2015|archive-date=August 1, 2015}}</ref> It was announced at the 2015 [[New York Comic Con]] that an American comic book titled ''Attack on Titan Anthology'' would be published.<ref>{{cite web|last=Alverson|first=Brigid|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/nycc-exclusive-kodansha-announces-attack-on-titan-anthology|title=NYCC EXCLUSIVE: Kodansha Announces "Attack on Titan" Anthology|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009155744/http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/nycc-exclusive-kodansha-announces-attack-on-titan-anthology|archive-date=October 9, 2015|date=October 8, 2015}}</ref>

From January 23 to May 10, 2015, [[Universal Studios Japan]] hosted attractions based on ''Attack on Titan''. "The Real" ''Attack on Titan'' Experience features a life-size 15 meter tall Eren titan engaging a 14 meter tall female titan in combat. Other attractions include a ground level titan, which visitors can pose with.<ref>{{cite web|last=Green|first=Scott|title=VIDEO: Universal Studios Japan Opens "Attack on Titan" and "Evangelion" Attractions|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/01/22/video-universal-studios-japan-opens-attack-on-titan-and-evangelion-attractions|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=January 22, 2015|access-date=January 23, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123090249/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/01/22/video-universal-studios-japan-opens-attack-on-titan-and-evangelion-attractions|archive-date=January 23, 2015}}</ref> From May 31 to August 25, 2019, Universal Studios Japan hosted attractions for ''Attack on Titan'' as part of the "[[Cool Japan]]" program, including "immersive effects on a grand scale" according to editor Shintaro Kawakubo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/de/anime-news/2019/02/09-1/theme-park-attraction-takes-you-into-upcoming-attack-on-titan-events|title=Theme Park Attraction Takes You into Upcoming Attack on Titan Events|author=Dennison, Kara|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=February 10, 2019|access-date=February 13, 2019|archive-date=February 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214002530/https://www.crunchyroll.com/de/anime-news/2019/02/09-1/theme-park-attraction-takes-you-into-upcoming-attack-on-titan-events|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 3, 2019, the NHK BS Premium television station program series ''Fuka Yomi Dokushokai (Reading Too Much Into the Series Book Club)'' featured a discussion of the ''Attack on Titan'' manga series. ''Attack on Titan'' is the first manga ever featured on the program.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lyenzee|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-06-19/nhk-hosts-attack-on-titan-book-club-tv-program/.148025|title=NHK Hosts Attack on Titan Book Club TV Program|date=June 20, 2019|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 20, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111141836/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-06-19/nhk-hosts-attack-on-titan-book-club-tv-program/.148025|archive-date=November 11, 2013}}</ref>

A [[Attack on Titan: The Musical|musical adaptation]] of the manga was announced, and is scheduled to premiere in 2023. It ran at the Orix Theater in [[Osaka]] from January 7–9, and at the Seinenkan Hall in [[Tokyo]] from January 14–24, 2023. The play is directed by Gō Ueki, written by Masafumi Hata, and [[Ken the 390]] served as the [[music director]] with lyrics by Kaori Miura. The cast includes Kurumu Okamiya as Eren Yeager, Sara Takatsuki as Mikasa Ackerman, Eito Konishi as Armin Arlert, and Ryo Matsuda as Levi.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-09-05/attack-on-titan-manga-gets-stage-musical-next-january/.189333|title=Attack on Titan Manga Gets Stage Musical Next January|date=September 5, 2022|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929101053/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-09-05/attack-on-titan-manga-gets-stage-musical-next-january/.189333|archive-date=September 29, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> The play was performed internationally at the [[New York City Center]] from October 11–13, 2024, with the cast and staff returning to reprise their roles.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-05-29/attack-on-titan-the-musical-gets-new-york-performance-in-october/.211326|title=Attack on Titan: The Musical Gets New York Performance in October|date=May 29, 2024|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530020304/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-05-29/attack-on-titan-the-musical-gets-new-york-performance-in-october/.211326|archive-date=May 30, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Reception ==
=== Sales ===
The manga's publisher, Kodansha, credits ''Attack on Titan'' for the company's first revenue increase in eighteen years.<ref name="Circulation">{{cite news|last=Loveridge|first=Lyenzee|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-10/attack-on-titan-manga-has-31-million-in-circulation|title=Attack on Titan Manga Has 31 Million in Circulation|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=March 10, 2014|access-date=March 11, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707041245/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-10/attack-on-titan-manga-has-31-million-in-circulation|archive-date=July 7, 2014}}</ref> The ''Attack on Titan'' anime adaptation is noted to have helped in boosting the manga series' sales while ''[[Mainichi Shimbun]]'' called it a "once-in-a-decade hit".<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-06-03/attack-on-titan-manga-prints-8.7-million-more-after-anime|title=Attack on Titan Manga Prints 8.7 Million More After Anime|date=June 3, 2013|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 4, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608085728/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-06-03/attack-on-titan-manga-prints-8.7-million-more-after-anime|archive-date=June 8, 2013}}</ref> In April 2014, [[Oricon]] reported that 30 million volumes of the series have been sold.<ref name="sold sales">{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-23/attack-on-titan-manga-sells-over-30-million|title=Attack on Titan Manga Sells Over 30 Million|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=April 23, 2014|access-date=April 25, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425075730/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-23/attack-on-titan-manga-sells-over-30-million|archive-date=April 25, 2014}}</ref> By November 2014, the manga had 45 million copies in print.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hennum|first=Shea|title=What Our Failure to Cover Attack on Titan Says About the Comics Industry|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/07/theattack-on-titan-comic-series-just-sold-25-milli.html|access-date=June 29, 2016|date=July 30, 2015|website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816001049/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/07/theattack-on-titan-comic-series-just-sold-25-milli.html|archive-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref> By November 2018, the manga had over 86 million copies in circulation worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series - October 2018|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-03/roundup-of-newly-revealed-print-counts-for-manga-light-novel-series-october-2018/.137530|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 31, 2022|date=November 3, 2018|archive-date=June 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629003810/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-03/roundup-of-newly-revealed-print-counts-for-manga-light-novel-series-october-2018/.137530|url-status=live}}</ref> By December 2019, the number had increased to 100 million.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-12-25/attack-on-titan-manga-celebrates-100-million-copies-with-giant-mural-at-nyc-madison-square-garden/.154747|title=Attack on Titan Manga Celebrates 100 Million Copies With Giant Mural at NYC Madison Square Garden|date=December 25, 2019|access-date=December 25, 2019|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902093946/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2016-09-02/attack-on-titan-manga-has-60-million-copies-in-print/.106002|archive-date=September 2, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2019/12/24-1/attack-on-titan-manga-releases-over-100-million-copies-worldwide|last=Harding|first=Daryl|title='Attack on Titan' Manga Releases Over 100 Million Copies Worldwide|publisher=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=December 24, 2019|access-date=April 7, 2020|archive-date=December 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229081539/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2019/12/24-1/attack-on-titan-manga-releases-over-100-million-copies-worldwide|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20191225dog00m200000000c.html|script-title=ja:進撃の巨人：連載10年でコミックス累計1億部突破|website=MantanWeb|language=ja|date=December 25, 2019|access-date=March 28, 2020|archive-date=April 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420144119/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20191225dog00m200000000c.html|url-status=live}}</ref> By September 2022, the manga had over 110 million copies in circulation.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:『進撃の巨人』ミュージカル化 エレン役は岡宮来夢、ミカサ役は高月彩良|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2248207/full/|website=[[Oricon|Oricon News]]|access-date=September 6, 2022|language=ja|date=September 5, 2022|archive-date=September 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905095501/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2248207/full/|url-status=live}}</ref> By September 2023, it had over 120 million copies in circulation.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:TVアニメ『進撃の巨人』放送10周年と完結を記念してアニメ史上初！ファン参加型の世界合同打ち上げが開催決定！|url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000005446.000001719.html|publisher=[[PR Times]]|access-date=September 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925214940/https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000005446.000001719.html|archive-date=September 25, 2023|language=ja|date=September 12, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> By November 2023, it had over 140 million copies in circulation.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:舞台『進撃の巨人』初の海外公演決定 10月にニューヨークで諫山創「一味違う」|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2329298/full/|website=[[Oricon News]]|access-date=December 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530111834/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2329298/full/|archive-date=May 30, 2024|language=ja|date=May 30, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> Based on a December 16, 2023 survey conducted by ''[[Nikkei Business Publications|Nikkei Entertainment]]'', the fanbase of ''Attack on Titan'' within Japan has an average age of 33 years, and a male-to-female ratio that skews 40:60.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://xtrend.nikkei.com/atcl/contents/18/00960/00001/|script-title=ja:今、本当に推されている「人」「作品」が分かる 最旬"推し"新潮流|date=February 2, 2024|author1=Hirashima, Ayase|author2=Hatano, Eri|website=[[Nikkei Business Publications|Nikkei Cross Trend]]|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222142208/https://xtrend.nikkei.com/atcl/contents/18/00960/00001/|archive-date=February 22, 2024}}</ref>

The series' twelfth collected volume was given a first printing of 2.2 million copies, making ''Attack on Titan'' one of only three manga series ever to get an initial print surpassing 2 million, the others being ''[[One Piece]]'' and ''[[Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba]]''.<ref name="28 million">{{cite news|last=Pappas|first=Andre|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-06/attack-on-titan-prints-28-million-as-latest-book-gets-2.2-million-printing|title=Attack on Titan Prints 28 Million as Latest Book Gets 2.2-Million Printing|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 6, 2013|access-date=December 7, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210020250/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-06/attack-on-titan-prints-28-million-as-latest-book-gets-2.2-million-printing|archive-date=December 10, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|title=Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga Franchise Will Have 60 Million Copies in Circulation|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-05-06/demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-manga-franchise-will-have-60-million-copies-in-circulation/.159298|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 7, 2020|date=May 6, 2020|archive-date=May 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507012425/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-05-06/demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-manga-franchise-will-have-60-million-copies-in-circulation/.159298|url-status=live}}</ref> Volume 13 has the highest initial first print of the series so far, with 2,750,000 copies. It is also the first print run record for its publisher, Kodansha.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/04/06/attack-on-titan-manga-13th-volume-gets-275-million-first-print-run|title=Crunchyroll|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923225921/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/04/06/attack-on-titan-manga-13th-volume-gets-275-million-first-print-run|archive-date=September 23, 2015}}</ref> ''Attack on Titan'' was the second highest selling manga series of 2013, with 15,933,801 copies sold in a single year.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-01/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2013|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2013|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 1, 2013|access-date=December 1, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202043338/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-01/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2013|archive-date=December 2, 2013}}</ref>  In the first half of 2014 it topped the chart, ending ''[[One Piece]]''{{'}}s five-year reign as the highest selling series in that period, with Isayama surprised about it and thanking the readers.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-06-01/attack-on-titan-manga-tops-one-piece-in-half-year-sales/.75118|title=Attack on Titan Manga Tops One Piece in Half-Year Sales|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=June 1, 2014|access-date=June 15, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622215713/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-06-01/attack-on-titan-manga-tops-one-piece-in-half-year-sales/.75118|archive-date=June 22, 2014}}</ref> By the end of the year, it was the second best selling manga with 11,728,368 copies sold.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/11/30-1/one-piece-tops-2014-manga-sales-in-japan-again|title=Crunchyroll|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219062905/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/11/30-1/one-piece-tops-2014-manga-sales-in-japan-again|archive-date=February 19, 2015}}</ref> In 2015, the series sold 8.7 million copies ranking third for the year,<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-29/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2015/.95913|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2015|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=November 29, 2015|access-date=April 17, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409235139/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-29/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2015/.95913|archive-date=April 9, 2016}}</ref> and 6.5 million copies in 2016 for the fourth rank.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-30/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2016/.109352|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221103619/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-30/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2016/.109352|archive-date=December 21, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=November 30, 2016|access-date=May 7, 2020}}</ref> It was also the second best-selling manga of 2017, with 6.6 million copies sold.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2017|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-06/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2017/.124894|date=December 6, 2017|access-date=December 6, 2017|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=July 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701194925/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-06/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2017/.124894|url-status=live}}</ref> It was the fourth best-selling manga series in the first half of 2021 with over 4 million copies sold,<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2021 (First Half)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-30/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2021/.173392|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 31, 2021|date=May 30, 2021|archive-date=August 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826224810/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-30/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2021/.173392|url-status=live}}</ref> while its thirty-third volume was the 22nd best-selling manga volume.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2021 (First Half)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-30/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-volume-2021/.173396|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 31, 2021|date=May 30, 2021|archive-date=May 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531035309/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-30/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-volume-2021/.173396|url-status=live}}</ref> It was the fourth best-selling manga in 2021, with over 7.3 million copies sold,<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:コミック作品別ランキング1～5位|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/special/57840/5/|website=[[Oricon|Oricon News]]|access-date=November 28, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211128195527/https://www.oricon.co.jp/special/57840/5/|archive-date=November 28, 2021|language=ja|date=November 29, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> while its thirty-third volume was the 26th best-selling manga volume.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:コミックランキング 1位～30位|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/special/57840/4/|website=[[Oricon|Oricon News]]|access-date=November 28, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211128195810/https://www.oricon.co.jp/special/57840/4/|archive-date=November 28, 2021|language=ja|date=November 29, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

Six of the seven English volumes published in North America at the time charted on [[List of The New York Times Manga Best Sellers|''The New York Times Manga Best Seller'' list]] for the week of October 13, 2013,<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-29/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-october-13-19|title=New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 13–19|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=October 29, 2013|access-date=October 30, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031104719/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-29/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-october-13-19|archive-date=October 31, 2013  }}</ref> and volume one was on the list for 81 weeks straight.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-02/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-december-21-27/.82840|title=New York Times Manga Best Seller List, December 21–27|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=January 2, 2015|access-date=January 2, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103050548/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-02/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-december-21-27/.82840|archive-date=January 3, 2015}}</ref> In June 2015, the first volume clocked in at its 100th week on the top 10 chart,<ref>{{cite web|last=Green|first=Scott|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/06/06/attack-on-titan-hits-100th-week-on-new-york-times-manga-best-sellers-list|title="Attack on Titan" Hits 100th Week on "New York Times" Manga Best Sellers List|work=[[Crunchyroll]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924003539/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/06/06/attack-on-titan-hits-100th-week-on-new-york-times-manga-best-sellers-list|date=June 6, 2015|access-date=March 27, 2022|archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> having sold 2.5 million copies.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ressler|first=Karen|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-07-27/attack-on-titan-manga-has-2.5-million-copies-in-print-in-english/.90971|title=Attack on Titan Manga Has 2.5 Million Copies in Print in English|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 27, 2015|access-date=July 27, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728170141/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-07-27/attack-on-titan-manga-has-2.5-million-copies-in-print-in-english/.90971|archive-date=July 28, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/07/27/english-version-of-attack-on-titan-tops-25-million-copies-in-print|title=English Version of 'Attack on Titan' Tops 2.5 Million Copies in Print|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|last=Green|first=Scott|date=July 28, 2015|access-date=November 3, 2018|archive-date=November 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117105003/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/07/27/english-version-of-attack-on-titan-tops-25-million-copies-in-print|url-status=live}}</ref> It also currently holds the title of appearing on the list for a volume with 121 weeks.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-26/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-august-14-20/.105812|title=New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 14–20|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827163558/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-26/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-august-14-20/.105812|archive-date=August 27, 2016|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=August 26, 2016|access-date=January 2, 2019}}</ref> Volume one was also number one on [[Nielsen BookScan]]'s list of top 20 graphic novels in American bookstores for October 2013,<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-11-07/attack-on-titan-tops-graphic-novels-in-u.s-bookstores-in-october|title=Attack on Titan Tops Graphic Novels in U.S. Bookstores in October|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=November 7, 2013|access-date=November 7, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109025531/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-11-07/attack-on-titan-tops-graphic-novels-in-u.s-bookstores-in-october|archive-date=November 9, 2013}}</ref> and for the month of September, the series had more volumes on the list than any other series.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-04/5-attack-on-titan-graphic-novels-land-in-u.s-bookstores-top-20-in-september|title=5 Attack on Titan Graphic Novels Land in U.S. Bookstores' Top 20 in September|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=October 4, 2013|access-date=October 30, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110012237/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-04/5-attack-on-titan-graphic-novels-land-in-u.s-bookstores-top-20-in-september|archive-date=November 10, 2013}}</ref>

=== Critical response ===
Many have analyzed ''Attack on Titan'' as representing "the hopelessness felt by young people in today's society".<ref name="amateur art">{{cite news|author1=Ohara, Atsuhi|author2=Yamane, Yukiko|url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/culture/AJ201308170034|title=Boosted by anime version, 'Attack on Titan' manga sales top 22 million|date=August 17, 2013|newspaper=[[Asahi Shimbun]]|access-date=November 1, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822093832/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/culture/AJ201308170034|archive-date=August 22, 2013}}</ref> Writer Mao Yamawaki called it a "coming-of-age story of the boys and girls at its core", with a new mystery every episode. It is these mysteries that critic Tomofusa Kure said amplifies readers' expectations. The artwork of the manga has been criticized as crude by some reviewers, with Isayama himself admitting his drawings are "amateurish". However, those same critics stated that after years of serialization, the art has been improving, and Kure believes that had the illustrations been "refined", it would not have conveyed the "eeriness" that is a key characteristic of the work.<ref name="amateur art"/> In a short review, [[Jason Thompson (writer)|Jason Thompson]] noted how the characters conveniently receive "power-ups" to create plot twists, but concluded that these plot twists and the manga's post-apocalyptic world are "too good to miss".<ref>{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Jason|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2013-11-14|title=House of 1000 Manga – Crunchyroll Manga|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=November 14, 2013|access-date=February 1, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222002301/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2013-11-14|archive-date=December 22, 2013}}</ref>

''Attack on Titan'' has gained a strong popularity not only in Japan, but also throughout the world.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rezaee|first=Stan|date=December 16, 2020|title=The Political Interpretations of Attack on Titan|work=8Bit/Digi|url=https://8bitdigi.com/political-interpretations-of-attack-on-titan/|access-date=December 17, 2020|archive-date=February 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215152939/https://8bitdigi.com/political-interpretations-of-attack-on-titan/|url-status=live}}</ref> For instance, coverage of the anime appeared on the front page of the [[Hong Kong]] free newspaper ''[[am730]]'' on May 27, 2013, concerning its popularity within Hong Kong as well as in [[mainland China]] and [[Taiwan]].<ref name="am730">{{cite news|script-title=zh:《進擊の巨人》爆紅中港台 Youtube點擊400萬 網民熱議圍牆抗敵|page=1|work=[[am730]]|location=Hong Kong|url=http://www.am730.com.hk/article.php?article=156271&d=2053|access-date=June 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607165648/http://www.am730.com.hk/article.php?article=156271&d=2053|archive-date=June 7, 2013|language=zh|date=May 27, 2013}}</ref> The series also attracted criticism: the [[South Korea]]n ''Electronic Times'' magazine accused ''Attack on Titan'' of having a militaristic message that serves [[Prime Minister of Japan|Japanese Prime Minister]] [[Shinzo Abe]]'s political leanings.<ref>{{cite news|script-title=zh:軍國主義復活？／進擊的巨人 引發韓日論戰|work=[[The Liberty Times]]|location=Taipei|language=zh|url=http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2013/new/jun/12/today-int7.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=June 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625080208/http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2013/new/jun/12/today-int7.htm|archive-date=June 25, 2013|date=June 12, 2013}}</ref> Hong Kong media commentator [[Wong Yeung-tat]] praised Isayama's style and the versatility of ''Attack on Titan''{{'}}s setting, which opens itself to readers' various interpretations.<ref>{{cite news|author=Wong Yeung-tat|date=February 13, 2011|script-title=zh:流行漫畫﹕因為，我們也有想要打倒的巨人|work=[[Ming Pao]]|location=Hong Kong|url=http://reading.mingpao.com/cfm/BookSharingPromote.cfm?mode=details&iid=767|url-status=dead|access-date=June 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017131719/http://reading.mingpao.com/cfm/BookSharingPromote.cfm?mode=details&iid=767|archive-date=October 17, 2014|language=zh}}</ref>

[[File:Akiyama Yoshifuru.jpg|thumb|[[Four-star rank#Japan|General]] [[Akiyama Yoshifuru]], who bears a striking resemblance to [[Dot Pixis|Commander Dot Pixis]]|241x241px]]
In 2013, media linked to a 2010 blog post by Isayama indicating that the design of the character [[Dot Pixis]] was based on the [[Empire of Japan|Imperial Japanese]] [[Four-star rank#Japan|General]] [[Akiyama Yoshifuru]], whose war record included atrocities during [[Japanese occupation of Korea]] and [[China under Japanese rule|China]], such as allowing the [[Port Arthur massacre (China)|Port Arthur massacre]] to occur. An [[Flaming (Internet)|Internet flame war]] about the general and his influence on the character ensued on Isayama's blog and included death threats to the author.<ref name=":2" /> As many of the threats written in Japanese had grammatical errors, Japanese media outlets claimed that they were written by non-native speakers of Japanese.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ashcraft|first=Brian|date=July 1, 2013|title=A Thousand Death Threats Against a Popular Anime Creator|work=[[Kotaku]]|url=http://kotaku.com/a-thousand-death-threats-against-a-popular-anime-creato-631792221|url-status=live|access-date=July 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703032314/http://kotaku.com/a-thousand-death-threats-against-a-popular-anime-creato-631792221|archive-date=July 3, 2013}}</ref> Isayama reportedly tweeted that he viewed Akiyama as an admirable person, and was proud to model a character after him.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 17, 2013|script-title=ko:'진격의 거인' 작가 "일본군과 나치 비교하지마" 식민지배 옹호 논란|url=https://www.donga.com/news/Culture/article/all/20131017/58282194/1|access-date=August 22, 2024|website=[[The Dong-A Ilbo]]|language=ko|archive-date=August 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822165339/https://www.donga.com/news/Culture/article/all/20131017/58282194/1|url-status=live}}</ref> Isayama's posts were criticised in South Korea, and some Koreans subsequently accused his manga of supporting [[Political extremism in Japan|Japanese]] [[right-wing politics]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Kang Seon-ae|date=October 31, 2018|script-title=ko:[뮤직Y]아이즈원, 꽃길 앞에 드리운 '우익 논란' 도돌이표|url=https://m.news.nate.com/view/20181031n22975|access-date=August 31, 2024|website=[[Nate (web portal)|Nate]]|publisher=[[Seoul Broadcasting System]]|language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Yeo Ye-rim|date=October 31, 2018|title=IZ*ONE song deemed unfit for KBS|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3054992|access-date=August 31, 2024|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]}}</ref> In 2015, the [[Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China|Chinese Ministry of Culture]] listed ''Attack on Titan'' as one of the 38 anime/manga titles banned in China.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Alverson|first=Brigid|date=June 9, 2015|title=China bans 'Attack on Titan' and 'Death Note'|url=https://www.cbr.com/china-bans-attack-on-titan-and-death-note/|access-date=March 27, 2022|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|archive-date=December 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230090556/https://www.cbr.com/china-bans-attack-on-titan-and-death-note/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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Critical interpretations of ''Attack on Titan'' highlight characteristics shared by the race of Eldians and the [[Jewish people]], noting their persecution by Marleyans as similar to the Jewish persecution by [[Nazi Germany]]. This has led to accusations and theories of [[antisemitism]] and [[fascism]] apology against the series and its author, Isayama,<ref name=":2">{{cite web|last=Speelman|first=Tom|date=June 18, 2019|title=The fascist subtext of Attack on Titan can't go overlooked|url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/6/18/18683609/attack-on-titan-fascist-nationalist-isayama-hajime-manga-anime|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618200415/https://www.polygon.com/2019/6/18/18683609/attack-on-titan-fascist-nationalist-isayama-hajime-manga-anime|archive-date=June 18, 2019|access-date=March 27, 2022|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|quote=Isayama's work is full of anti-Korean, nationalist, pro-Japan subtext, parallels to anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, and subtextual references to Nazi Germany...when Isayama revealed Yoshifuru as an inspiration, and got into a Twitter flame war where he appeared to deny the notorious Nanjing Massacre, he was swarmed by death threats from Koreans.}}</ref> including claims that Isayama is promoting [[nationalism]] and the [[International Jewish conspiracy|conspiracy theory of Jewish global domination]]. However, opposing arguments have claimed that, while the Eldians mirror the Jewish people, they are intended for readers to sympathize with rather than to be portrayed as villains.<ref>{{cite web|last=Trumbore|first=Dave|date=June 20, 2019|title=Here's What 'Attack on Titan' Would Look Like If It Was Pro-Fascist & Anti-Semitic|url=https://collider.com/attack-on-titan-fascist/|access-date=March 27, 2022|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|archive-date=February 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215152940/https://collider.com/attack-on-titan-fascist/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Chowdhury|first=Faiyaz|date=June 21, 2020|title=Attack on Titan's Criticism of Fascism & Racism Is Far From Subtle|url=https://www.cbr.com/attack-on-titan-criticism-of-fascism-racism/|access-date=March 27, 2022|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|archive-date=July 24, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200724042634/https://www.cbr.com/attack-on-titan-criticism-of-fascism-racism/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, Shaan Amin, writing for ''[[The New Republic]]'', identified ''Attack on Titan'' as a favorite of [[alt-right]] and [[White nationalism|white nationalist]] internet communities, while also pointing out that people tend to "[[Confirmation bias|sift through stories to find the messages they expect]]".<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Amin|first=Shaan|date=November 16, 2020|title=Why Attack on Titan Is the Alt-Right's Favorite Manga|magazine=[[The New Republic]]|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/160193/attack-titan-alt-rights-favorite-manga|access-date=March 9, 2021|archive-date=March 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307123752/https://newrepublic.com/article/160193/attack-titan-alt-rights-favorite-manga|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Attack on Titan'' characters have been [[co-opted]] as symbols by the [[Nordic Resistance Movement]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Askanius|first1=Tina|last2=Keller|first2=Nadine|date=December 10, 2021|title=Murder fantasies in memes: fascist aesthetics of death threats and the banalization of white supremacist violence|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2021.1974517|journal=[[Information, Communication & Society]]|volume=24|issue=16|pages=2522–2539|doi=10.1080/1369118X.2021.1974517|issn=1369-118X|access-date=August 19, 2024|archive-date=August 31, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831050046/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2021.1974517#d1e222|url-status=live}}</ref>

Manga artist [[Makoto Yukimura]], creator of ''[[Vinland Saga (manga)|Vinland Saga]]'', stated in an interview that he admires [[Hajime Isayama]] for his work on ''Attack on Titan'', due to his ability to handle the entire plot until the end, especially from the 20th volume. As a result, he saw it as one of his favorite manga during its serialization and recommended more people to read it.<ref name="interviewthor">{{cite web|url=https://media.comicspace.jp/archives/12242/3|script-title=ja:【インタビュー】『ヴィンランド・サガ』幸村誠「『暴力が嫌い』を描きたかったら、描く世界は暴力に満ちたほうがいい。」【アニメ化＆22巻発売記念！】|website=Media Comic Space|language=Japanese|access-date=August 28, 2022|archive-date=August 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821205227/https://media.comicspace.jp/archives/12242/3|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Accolades ===
{{See also|Attack on Titan (TV series)#Awards and nominations{{!}}''Attack on Titan'' (TV series) § Awards and nominations}}
''Attack on Titan'' was one of the Manga Division's Jury Recommended Works at the 14th and 15th installments of the [[Japan Media Arts Festival Awards]] in 2010 and 2011, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|title=Manga Division {{!}} 2010 [14th] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive|url=http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2010/manga/|access-date=March 18, 2022|website=[[Japan Media Arts Festival]]|archive-date=February 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204081520/http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2010/manga/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Manga Division {{!}} 2011 [15th] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive|url=http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2011/manga/|access-date=March 18, 2022|website=[[Japan Media Arts Festival]]|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201111203024/http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2011/manga/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The 2011 edition of ''[[Kono Manga ga Sugoi!]]'', which surveys professionals in the manga and publishing industry, named ''Attack on Titan'' the best manga series for male readers.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:「このマンガがすごい！」1位は「進撃の巨人」＆「HER」|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/41866|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=March 27, 2022|language=ja|date=December 10, 2010|archive-date=November 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110234519/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/41866|url-status=live}}</ref> The 2012 edition named it the eighth best,<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-12-08/top-manga-ranked-by-kono-manga-ga-sugoi-2012-voters|title=Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2012 Voters|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 8, 2011|access-date=October 30, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104182338/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-12-08/top-manga-ranked-by-kono-manga-ga-sugoi-2012-voters|archive-date=January 4, 2014  }}</ref> while the 2014 edition named it the sixth best.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nelkin|first=Sarah|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-09/top-manga-ranked-by-kono-manga-ga-sugoi-2014-voters|title=Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2014 Voters|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 9, 2013|access-date=December 11, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508113757/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-09/top-manga-ranked-by-kono-manga-ga-sugoi-2014-voters|archive-date=May 8, 2014}}</ref> The series won the "''Shōnen'' Tournament 2013" by the editorial staff of the French website ''Manga-News''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tournoi Shonen 2013 - Tournoi Manga News|url=https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/tournoi/Tournoi-Shonen-2013|access-date=August 27, 2022|website=Manga-News|language=fr|archive-date=April 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409180944/https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/tournoi/Tournoi-Shonen-2013|url-status=live}}</ref> On [[Media Factory|Kadokawa Media Factory]]'s ''[[Da Vinci (magazine)|Da Vinci]]'' magazine "Book of the Year" list, ''Attack on Titan'' topped the list for two consecutive years in 2013 and 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|date=December 5, 2013|title=Da Vinci Magazine Lists 2013's Top Manga Series|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-05/da-vinci-magazine-lists-2013-top-manga-series|access-date=March 27, 2022|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=April 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426181059/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-05/da-vinci-magazine-lists-2013-top-manga-series|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=December 8, 2014|title=Attack on Titan Tops Da Vinci Magazine's Ranking for 2nd Year|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-08/attack-on-titan-tops-da-vinci-magazine-ranking-for-2nd-year/.81801|access-date=March 27, 2022|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020054706/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-08/attack-on-titan-tops-da-vinci-magazine-ranking-for-2nd-year/.81801|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, ''[[Comic Book Resources]]'' labeled ''Attack on Titan'' as the best manga of the 2010s.<ref>{{cite web|last=Epps|first=De'Angelo|date=December 30, 2019|title=10 Best New Manga Comic Books Of The Decade|url=https://www.cbr.com/manga-new-comic-books-best-2010s-decade/|access-date=March 27, 2022|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118182832/https://www.cbr.com/manga-new-comic-books-best-2010s-decade/|url-status=live}}</ref> On [[TV Asahi]]'s Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150,000 people voted for their top 100 manga series, ''Attack on Titan'' ranked sixth.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:テレビ朝日『国民15万人がガチで投票!漫画総選挙』ランキング結果まとめ！ 栄えある1位に輝く漫画は!?|url=https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1609599746|website=animate Times|publisher=[[Animate (retailer)|Animate]]|access-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210103023119/https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1609599746|archive-date=January 3, 2021|language=ja|date=January 3, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Young Adult Library Services Association]] in the United States named the series one of its "Great Graphic Novels for Teens" in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-01/u.s-librarians-rank-stargazing-dog-in-teens-top-10|title=U.S. Librarians Rank Stargazing Dog in Teens' Top 10|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=February 1, 2013|access-date=October 30, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825090030/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-01/u.s-librarians-rank-stargazing-dog-in-teens-top-10|archive-date=August 25, 2013}}</ref> In 2021, the ''Attack on Titan for Giants'' large-scale volume broke the [[Guinness World Record]] for the "largest comic book published", previously held by [[Monica's Gang|''Turma da Mônica'']].<ref>{{cite web|last=Morrissy|first=Kim|title=Attack on Titan Manga Breaks Records With Titan-Sized Print Volume|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-03-04/attack-on-titan-manga-breaks-records-with-titan-sized-print-volume/.170219|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 24, 2021|date=March 4, 2021|archive-date=May 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524030535/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-03-04/attack-on-titan-manga-breaks-records-with-titan-sized-print-volume/.170219|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:「巨人用 進撃の巨人」が、「出版された最大の漫画本」としてギネス世界記録に認定|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/429389|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=May 24, 2021|language=ja|date=May 24, 2021|archive-date=May 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524010016/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/429389|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Awards and nominations ====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+
|-
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 2011
| 35th [[Kodansha Manga Award]]
| Best Shōnen Manga
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=May 12, 2011|title=March comes in like a lion, Space Bros. Win Kodansha Manga Awards|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-12/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-space-bros-win-kodansha-manga-awards|access-date=March 27, 2022|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=June 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609070013/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-12/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-space-bros-win-kodansha-manga-awards|url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 4th [[Manga Taishō]]
| Best Manga Series
| rowspan="2" {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-01-16/13-titles-nominated-for-4th-manga-taisho-awards|title=13 Titles Nominated for 4th Manga Taisho Awards|date=January 17, 2011|website=[[Anime News Network]]|first=Loo|last=Egan|access-date=March 2, 2021|archive-date=May 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508225817/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-01-16/13-titles-nominated-for-4th-manga-taisho-awards|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| 2012
| 16th [[Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize]]	
| Grand Prize
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-02-20/16th-tezuka-osamu-cultural-prize-nominees-announced|title=16th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced|date=February 20, 2012|first=Loo|last=Egan|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=March 2, 2021|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216172520/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-02-20/16th-tezuka-osamu-cultural-prize-nominees-announced|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center"| 2013
| 20th {{ill|Anime & Manga Grand Prix|fr}}
| Best Hope Manga
| rowspan="3" {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animeland.com/articles/voir/935/20e-Anime-Manga-GRAND-PRIX-les-vainqueurs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923174653/http://www.animeland.com/articles/voir/935/20e-Anime-Manga-GRAND-PRIX-les-vainqueurs|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 23, 2015|title=20E ANIME & MANGA GRAND PRIX : LES VAINQUEURS|date=April 5, 2013|language=fr|website=[[:fr:AnimeLand|AnimeLand]]|access-date=August 3, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 19th [[Salón del Manga de Barcelona|Saló del Manga de Barcelona]]
| Best Shōnen Manga 
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20131103/ataque-titanes-fushigi-yugi-ganan-premios-del-salon-del-manga-barcelona/782380.shtml|title='Ataque a los titanes' y 'Fushigi Yugi' ganan los premios del Salón del Manga de Barcelona|date=November 3, 2013|language=es|website=[[RTVE]]|access-date=March 2, 2021|archive-date=April 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418172009/https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20131103/ataque-titanes-fushigi-yugi-ganan-premios-del-salon-del-manga-barcelona/782380.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 6th {{ill|Bros Comic Award|ja|テレビブロス#ブロスコミックアワード}}
| Grand Prize (Animated Comic)
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://getnews.jp/archives/453517|script-title=ja:初心者むけ"進撃"講座も！「ブロスコミックアワード2013」大賞は「王国の子」|date=November 12, 2013|language=ja|website=getnews.jp|access-date=March 28, 2021|archive-date=April 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418172011/https://getnews.jp/archives/453517|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>6th Shine! Bros Comic Award 2013. ''TV Bros November 9, 2013 issue''</ref>
|-
| rowspan="10" align="center"| 2014
| 18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
| Grand Prize
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-09/18th-tezuka-osamu-cultural-prize-nominees-announced|title=18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced|date=March 9, 2014|first=Nelkin|last=Sarah|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=March 2, 2021|archive-date=March 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303214622/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-09/18th-tezuka-osamu-cultural-prize-nominees-announced|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 21st Anime & Manga Grand Prix
| Best Manga Series
| rowspan="11" {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Penedo|first=Nicolas|url=https://animeland.fr/2014/03/21/amgp-2013-les-resultats/|title=AMGP 2013 : les résultats|date=March 21, 2014|website=[[:fr:AnimeLand|AnimeLand]]|language=fr|access-date=March 2, 2021|archive-date=January 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123202702/https://animeland.fr/2014/03/21/amgp-2013-les-resultats/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| E-Book Awards
| Grand Prize
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itmedia.co.jp/ebook/articles/1403/31/news052.html|script-title=ja:「電子書籍アワード2014」電子書籍大賞に『進撃の巨人』|date=March 31, 2014|website=itmedia.co.jp|language=ja|access-date=March 2, 2021|archive-date=April 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418172009/https://www.itmedia.co.jp/ebook/articles/1403/31/news052.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| Comic Category
|-
| 17th [[Attilio Micheluzzi Award]]
| Best Foreign Series
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite news|title=Vincitori Premi Micheluzzi 2014|trans-title=2014 Micheluzzi Awards Winners|language=it|website=Comicon.it|url=https://www.comicon.it/vincitori-premi-micheluzzi-2014/|date=May 7, 2014|access-date=March 27, 2022|archive-date=July 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701085544/https://www.comicon.it/vincitori-premi-micheluzzi-2014/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Eagle Award (comics)|True Believer Comic Awards]]
| [[List of Eagle Award nominees and winners#2014|Favourite Manga]]
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbr.com/true-believers-comic-awards-announce-2014-winners/|title=True Believers Comic Awards announce 2014 winners|date=July 14, 2014|first=Melrose|last=Kevin|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|access-date=March 14, 2021|archive-date=April 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418172010/https://www.cbr.com/true-believers-comic-awards-announce-2014-winners/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 27th [[Harvey Award]]
| [[List of Harvey Award winners#Best American Edition of Foreign Material|Best American Edition of Foreign Material]]
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite news|title='Attack on Titan' Manga Wins 2014 Harvey Award|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Mahoney|first=Rachel|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-09/attack-on-titan-manga-wins-2014-harvey-award/.78551|date=September 9, 2014|access-date=March 27, 2022|archive-date=June 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626220528/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-09/attack-on-titan-manga-wins-2014-harvey-award/.78551|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| Pochi Awards
| Best Manga International
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kotomi.de/2014/09/connichi-2014-der-pochi-award/|title=CONNICHI 2014: DER POCHI AWARD|date=September 16, 2014|language=de|access-date=March 2, 2021|archive-date=April 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418172011/https://www.kotomi.de/2014/09/connichi-2014-der-pochi-award/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 20th Saló del Manga de Barcelona
| Best Shōnen Manga 
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Gallego Guzmán|first=Carlos|url=https://www.cinemascomics.com/ganadores-de-los-premios-del-xx-salon-del-manga-de-barcelona/|title=Ganadores de los premios del XX Salón del Manga de Barcelona|date=November 2, 2014|language=es|website=Cinemas Comics|access-date=March 2, 2021|archive-date=January 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118044130/https://www.cinemascomics.com/ganadores-de-los-premios-del-xx-salon-del-manga-de-barcelona/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Neo (magazine)#Neo Awards|NEO Awards]]
| Best Manga Series
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|title=NEO Awards 2014 WINNER of Best Manga|url=https://www.neomag.co.uk/art/anime-manga/news/2311/neo-awards-2014-winner-of-best-manga|website=[[Neo (magazine)|Neo]]|publisher=Uncooked Media|access-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216032730/https://www.neomag.co.uk/art/anime-manga/news/2311/neo-awards-2014-winner-of-best-manga|archive-date=February 16, 2015|date=January 26, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center"| 2015
| 1st [[Sugoi Japan Awards]]
| Best Manga Series 
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-12/yomiuri-shimbun-sugoi-japan-awards-winners-announced/.85910|title=Yomiuri Shimbun's 'Sugoi Japan Awards' Winners Announced|date=March 13, 2015|first=Loveridge|last=Lynzee|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=March 2, 2021|archive-date=July 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717005614/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-12/yomiuri-shimbun-sugoi-japan-awards-winners-announced/.85910|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 11th [[AnimaniA Awards]]
| Best Manga International
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://animania.de/animania-award-2006-2016/|title=AnimaniA Award 2006-2016|website=[[:de:AnimaniA|AnimaniA]]|date=February 2016|language=de|access-date=March 2, 2021|archive-date=April 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418172012/https://animania.de/animania-award-2006-2016/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Goodreads Choice Awards]]
| Best Graphic Novels & Comics
| {{draw|3rd place}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-graphic-novels-comics-2015|title=Best Graphic Novels & Comics|website=[[Goodreads]]|access-date=March 2, 2021|archive-date=April 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418030802/https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-graphic-novels-comics-2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- 
| align="center"| 2021
| 27th Saló del Manga de Barcelona
| Best Shōnen Manga 
| rowspan="3" {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|title=Todos los nominados y ganadores de los XXVII Manga Barcelona (2021)|url=https://enjoycomics.com/award-edition.php?edition-id=365610|access-date=March 27, 2022|website=Enjoy Comics|archive-date=November 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103120647/https://enjoycomics.com/award-edition.php?edition-id=365610|language=es|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 2022
| French [[Babelio]] Readers' Awards
| Best Manga Series
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|title=Prix Babelio : Découvrez les lauréats|url=https://www.babelio.com/prix-babelio?categorie=4|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616064545/https://www.babelio.com/prix-babelio?categorie=4|archive-date=June 16, 2022|access-date=June 16, 2022|website=[[Babelio]]|language=fr}}</ref>
|-
| 53rd [[Seiun Awards]]
| Best Comic
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:2022年 第53回星雲賞|url=http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/2022result.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519115408/http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/2022result.html|archive-date=May 19, 2022|access-date=March 27, 2022|website=www.sf-fan.gr.jp|language=ja}}</ref>
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== In popular culture ==
The ''Attack on Titan'' series has been represented in mainstream pop culture, including commercial advertisements for [[Subaru]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Ashcraft|first=Brian|url=https://kotaku.com/attack-on-titan-bring-nightmare-fuel-to-subaru-commerci-1508000937|title=Attack on Titan Brings Nightmare Fuel to Subaru Commercial|website=[[Kotaku]]|date=January 24, 2014|access-date=May 5, 2021|archive-date=May 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505142210/https://kotaku.com/attack-on-titan-bring-nightmare-fuel-to-subaru-commerci-1508000937|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Snickers]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Peters|first=Megan|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/2019/10/01/attack-on-titan-snickers-commercial-anime-funny-weird/|title=Attack on Titan Reveals Hilariously Disturbing Snickers Collaboration|website=ComicBook.com|date=October 1, 2019|access-date=May 5, 2021|archive-date=May 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505142206/https://comicbook.com/anime/news/attack-on-titan-snickers-commercial-anime-funny-weird/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Asahi Soft Drinks|Wonda Coffee]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Dominguez|first=Noah|date=September 4, 2020|title=Asahi Wonda Coffee Combines Attack on Titan Anime With YOSHIKI for a Monstrous, Animated Drum Solo|url=https://www.cbr.com/attack-on-titan-yoshiki-x-japan-asahi-wonda-coffee-ad/|access-date=May 5, 2021|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|archive-date=May 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505142208/https://www.cbr.com/attack-on-titan-yoshiki-x-japan-asahi-wonda-coffee-ad/|url-status=live}}</ref> Its characters have been referenced in the animated series ''[[The Simpsons]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Ferreira|first=Samantha|url=https://www.animeherald.com/2014/10/20/simpsons-treehouse-horror-references-attack-titan-naruto-anime/|title=Simpsons Treehouse of Horror References Attack on Titan, Naruto, Other Anime|date=October 20, 2014|website=Anime Herald|access-date=May 5, 2021|archive-date=November 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101131920/https://www.animeherald.com/2014/10/20/simpsons-treehouse-horror-references-attack-titan-naruto-anime/|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[The Amazing World of Gumball]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Valentine|first=Evan|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/2019/10/15/dragon-ball-z-the-amazing-world-of-gumball-viral-super-saiyan-joke/|title=The Amazing World of Gumball Drops Hilariously Viral Super Saiyan Joke|website=ComicBook.com|date=October 15, 2019|access-date=May 5, 2021|archive-date=November 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101131911/https://comicbook.com/anime/2019/10/15/dragon-ball-z-the-amazing-world-of-gumball-viral-super-saiyan-joke/|url-status=live}}</ref> the Korean drama ''[[The Idle Mermaid|Surplus Princess]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Lavrene|url=https://seoulbeats.com/2014/09/surplus-princess-episodes-1-4-mermaids-magic/|title=Surplus Princess, Episodes 1-4: Mermaids, Magic, and More!|date=September 3, 2014|website=Seoulbeats|access-date=May 5, 2021|archive-date=November 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101131914/https://seoulbeats.com/2014/09/surplus-princess-episodes-1-4-mermaids-magic/|url-status=live}}</ref> and Japanese rock star [[Yoshiki (musician)|Yoshiki]]'s fashion brand [[Yoshikimono]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwd.com/runway/spring-ready-to-wear-2020/tokyo/yoshikimono/review/|title=Yoshikimono RTW Spring 2020|last1=Wetherille|first1=Kelly|date=October 15, 2015|website=WWD|access-date=May 5, 2021|archive-date=November 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109172313/https://wwd.com/runway/spring-ready-to-wear-2020/tokyo/yoshikimono/review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Before the start of the [[San Diego Padres]] and the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] game held on July 5, [[2019 Major League Baseball season|2019]], the Colossal Titan mascot made an appearance and performed the ceremonial first pitch before taking a photo-op with Dodgers pitcher [[Kenta Maeda]] who sported the Colossal Titan baseball glove.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chapman|first=Paul|title=L.A. Dodgers Fans Get a Colossal Treat with Visit from Attack on Titan Mascot|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2019/07/06-1/la-dodgers-fans-get-a-colossal-treat-with-visit-from-attack-on-titan-mascot|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|access-date=January 3, 2021|date=July 6, 2019|archive-date=January 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129165442/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2019/07/06-1/la-dodgers-fans-get-a-colossal-treat-with-visit-from-attack-on-titan-mascot|url-status=live}}</ref>

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