However, this makes him a target to those within the military who see him as a threat. Early into the story Eren learns of his ability to transform himself into a 15-meter Rogue Titan who can fight against other Titans on an equal footing. After graduating training he is placed in the Survey Corps’ Special Operations Squad led by “humanity’s most powerful soldier,” Captain Levi. He joins the military along with adopted sister Mikasa-a quiet and stoic girl who protects Eren and is regarded as a prodigy on the battlefield-and childhood friend Armin-a skilled strategist who cares for Eren and Mikasa and vigorously defends them, at times putting himself in harm’s way, despite having an inferiority complex. The story centers on Eren Jaeger, who, after witnessing his mother devoured by a Titan in the initial invasion of Wall Maria, dedicates his life to eradicating them all. Soldiers are able to battle against Titans using a tethering system called the 3D Maneuver Gear, which allows them to grapple to and jump from nearby walls, trees, and buildings to attack Titans up close and deliver a fatal strike. The Titans are battled by the military, which is divided into three sections: the Survey Corps, which ventures outside the walls to try and reclaim the land the Garrison Regiment, which guards the walls and civilians and the Military Police Brigade, which guards the royal family and live relatively relaxed lives inside the innermost wall. Humanity is driven further inward after an Armored Titan appears and smashes completely through the wall. However, humanity’s shaky sense of security and safety is shattered one day with the mysterious appearance of a giant 60-meter-tall Colossus Titan who breaks through Wall Maria, letting a scourge of Titans inside. The outermost wall is Wall Maria, the middle is Wall Rose, and the innermost is Wall Sheena, and within these walls humanity has lived in an uneasy peace for nearly 100 years, successfully keeping the Titans at bay. The franchise has over 50 million copies in print and spans not just manga but a host of adaptations including anime, light novels, video games, movies, and more, making it one of the most popular franchises in recent years.Īttack on Titan takes place in an apocalyptic world in which humanity has been driven to the brink of extinction by man-eating giants known as Titans and forced to live in walled-off cities to protect themselves from the Titan threat that lurks just beyond. As of April 2016, the manga has been collected into 19 tankobon volumes and was the highest selling manga franchise in Japan in 2015. The manga began serialization in the September 2009 issue of Bessatsu Shonen Magazine published by Kodansha. Attack on Titan is a sci-fi action franchise that started as a manga written by Hajime Isayama.
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