Attack on Titan season 1 explained
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The first season of the Attack on Titan anime television series was produced by IG Port's Wit Studio and directed by Tetsurō Araki, with Yasuko Kobayashi handling series composition and Kyōji Asano providing character designs. It covers the first story arcs (chapters 1–34) from the original manga by Hajime Isayama. It was originally broadcast on MBS TV from April 7 to September 29, 2013, and later aired on Tokyo MX, FBS, TOS, HTB, TV Aichi and BS11. Both Funimation and Crunchyroll have streamed the series with subtitles on their respective websites.[1] [2] Funimation also licensed the anime for home video release in 2014.[3] Episode 1 of Funimation's English dubbed version premiered at Anime Boston,[4] with other episodes put on Funimation's subscription services.[5] In the United States, the dub of the series was broadcast weekly on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block starting on May 3, 2014, at 11:30 p.m. EDT.[6]
Attack on Titan is set in a world where humanity lives inside cities surrounded by enormous walls due to the Titans, gigantic humanoid beings who devour humans. The story follows the adventures of Eren Jaeger and his childhood friends Mikasa Ackerman and Armin Arlert, whose lives are changed forever after a Colossal Titan breaches the wall of their home town. Vowing revenge and to reclaim the world from the Titans, Eren and his friends join the Scout Regiment, an elite group of soldiers who fight Titans.
The score is composed by Hiroyuki Sawano. The opening theme song for the season's first 13 episodes is by Linked Horizon, and the ending theme is by Yōko Hikasa. For the rest of the season, the opening theme is also by Linked Horizon and the ending theme is "Great Escape" by Cinema Staff. The opening themes were collected on Linked Horizon's single "Jiyū e no Shingeki" which sold over 100,000 copies in its first week of sales.[7] __TOC__
Episodes
Music
The soundtrack for season 1 was composed by Hiroyuki Sawano, and the first CD was released on June 28, 2013, by Pony Canyon.[8] It contains 16 tracks, including 6 vocal tracks performed by Mika Kobayashi, mpi, Cyua, Aimee Blackschleger, and CASG (Caramel Apple Sound Gadget). A second CD containing the other half of the soundtrack was released on October 16, 2013, as a bonus offered with the fourth Blu-ray and DVD limited edition volumes of the anime.[9]
Home media release
Japanese
Pony Canyon (Japan – Region 2/A)Vol. | Episodes | Release date | Ref. |
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| 1 | 1–2 | July 17, 2013 | [10] |
2 | 3–4 | August 21, 2013 | [11] |
3 | 5–7 | September 18, 2013 | [12] |
4 | 8–10 | October 16, 2013 | [13] |
5 | 11–13 | November 20, 2013 | [14] |
6 | 14–16 | December 18, 2013 | [15] |
7 | 17–19 | January 15, 2014 | [16] |
8 | 20–22 | February 19, 2014 | [17] |
9 | 23–25 | March 19, 2014 | [18] | |
English
Funimation (North America – Region 1/A)Part | Episodes | Release date | |
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| 1 | 1–13 | June 3, 2014 | [19] |
2 | 14–25 | September 23, 2014 | [20] |
Complete | 1–25 | January 24, 2017 | [21] | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Funimation Streams Attack on Titan TV Anime. Anime News Network. April 12, 2013. April 12, 2013.
- Web site: Macias. Patrick. Crunchyroll to Stream "Attack on Titan" Anime. Crunchyroll. April 13, 2013. April 13, 2013.
- Web site: Lynzee. Loveridge. Funimation Plans Attack on Titan on Home Video in 2014. Anime News Network. May 19, 2013. May 21, 2013.
- Web site: Attack on Titan English Dub Premiere at Anime Boston. February 14, 2014. Funimation. June 28, 2014.
- Web site: FUNimation - Thank you all for your patience! Attack on.... Facebook. Funimation. April 22, 2013. June 16, 2014.
- Web site: Loo. Egan. Attack on Titan to Run on Adult Swim's Toonami Block. Anime News Network. April 12, 2014. April 13, 2014.
- Web site: Loo. Egan. Attack on Titan Opening CD Sells 129,000 in 1st Week. Anime News Network. July 15, 2013. December 12, 2013.
- Web site: http://shingeki.tv/season1/music/soundtrack.php. ja:オリジナル・サウンドトラック. shingeki.tv. December 4, 2016. ja. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161011115307/http://shingeki.tv/season1/music/soundtrack.php. October 11, 2016.
- Web site: http://shingeki.tv/season1/products/bd_04.php. ja:Blu-ray & DVD 第4巻. shingeki.tv. December 4, 2016. ja. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220061907/http://shingeki.tv/season1/products/bd_04.php. December 20, 2016.
- Web site: Blu-ray & DVD 第1巻. ja. Shingeki no Kyojin. November 20, 2018.
- Web site: Blu-ray & DVD 第2巻. ja. Shingeki no Kyojin. November 20, 2018.
- Web site: Blu-ray & DVD 第3巻. ja. Shingeki no Kyojin. November 20, 2018.
- Web site: Blu-ray & DVD 第4巻. ja. Shingeki no Kyojin. November 20, 2018.
- Web site: Blu-ray & DVD 第5巻. Shingeki no Kyojin. ja. November 20, 2018.
- Web site: Blu-ray & DVD 第6巻. ja. Shingeki no Kyojin. November 20, 2018.
- Web site: Blu-ray & DVD 第7巻. ja. Shingeki no Kyojin. November 20, 2018.
- Web site: Blu-ray & DVD 第8巻. ja. Shingeki no Kyojin. November 20, 2018.
- Web site: Blu-ray & DVD 第9巻. ja. Shingeki no Kyojin. November 20, 2018.
- Web site: Attack on Titan Part One. Funimation. November 20, 2018.
- Web site: Attack on Titan Part Two. Funimation. November 20, 2018.
- Web site: Attack on Titan Complete Season One. Funimation. November 23, 2018.
- Web site: Attack on Titan: Season One Part One [DVD]]. Manga Entertainment. November 20, 2018.
- Web site: Attack on Titan: Season One Part One [Blu-ray]]. Manga Entertainment. November 20, 2018.
- Web site: Attack on Titan: Season One Part Two [DVD]]. Manga Entertainment. November 20, 2018.
- Web site: Attack on Titan: Season One Part Two [Blu-ray]]. Manga Entertainment. November 20, 2018.
- Web site: Attack on Titan: Complete Season One Collection [DVD]]. Amazon.com. Manga Entertainment. November 23, 2018.
- Web site: Attack on Titan: Complete Season One Collection [Blu-ray]]. Amazon.com. Manga Entertainment. November 23, 2018.
- Web site: Attack on Titan Collection 1 (Eps 1-13). Madman Entertainment. https://web.archive.org/web/20170223075224/https://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/21440/attack-on-titan-collection-1-eps-113. February 23, 2017. dead. November 28, 2018.
- Web site: Attack on Titan Collection 1 (Blu-ray). Madman Entertainment. https://web.archive.org/web/20170418190523/https://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/21442. April 18, 2017. live. November 28, 2018.
- Web site: Attack on Titan Collection 2. Madman Entertainment. https://web.archive.org/web/20170223075444/https://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/21441/attack-on-titan-collection-2-eps-1425. February 23, 2017. dead. November 28, 2018.
- Web site: Attack on Titan Collection 2 (Blu-ray). Madman Entertainment. https://web.archive.org/web/20170223075603/https://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/21443/attack-on-titan-collection-2-eps-1425-bluray. February 23, 2017. November 28, 2018.
- Web site: Attack on Titan Complete Season 1 (Eps 1-25). Madman Entertainment. November 23, 2018.
- Web site: Attack on Titan Complete Season 1 (Eps 1-25) (Blu-Ray). Madman Entertainment. November 23, 2018.