Anime Series Season 1 - Attack on Titan
The first season of the anime television series Attack on Titan was produced by Studio Wit , an animation studio that belongs to the Production IG group. The season was directed by Tetsuro Araki , produced by Tetsuya Kinoshita, and written by Yasuko Kobayashi. This season covers the first four arcs of Hajime Isayama 's original manga None
Attack on Titan Anime Season 1 Arcs
Here are the 4 arcs covered in season 1 of the Attack on Titan anime series.
- Fall of Shiganshina (Chapters 1 and 2).
- Battle of Trost District (Chapters 3 and 4).
- 104th Training Corps (Chapters 15 to 18).
- Female Titan (chapters 19 to 34).
The season aired on the Mainichi Broadcasting System from April 7 to September 29, 2013. It would later also air on Tokyo MX, FBS, TOS, HTB, TV Aichi, and BS11.
Attack on Titan Anime Season 1 Original Soundtrack
The opening theme song for the first 13 episodes of season 1 is "Feuerroter Pfeil und Bogen" (紅蓮の弓矢, Guren in Yumiya , lit. "Crimson Bow and Arrow") by Linked Horizon. The ending theme is "Utsukushiki Zankoku na Sekai" (美しき残酷な世界, lit. "A Beautiful Cruel World") by Yoko Hikasa.
Starting with episode 14, the opening theme was changed to "Die Flügel der Freiheit" (自由の翼, Jiyū no Tsubasa , lit. "Wings of Freedom"), also by Linked Horizon, and the ending theme was changed to "Great Escape" by Cinema Staff. The opening songs were collected on Linked Horizon's single "Jiyū e no Shingeki", which sold approximately 129,000 copies in its first week on sale.
Attack on Titan Anime Season 1 Summary
The story of Attack on Titan takes place in a world where humans are an endangered species. For over a hundred years, they have lived in fear of the Titans , a mysterious and violent race of human-like giants who roam outside the walls, looking for people to devour. At this point, there is no information about what these creatures are or where they come from. So, in order to protect the few human populations from the Titans' attacks, three layers of very high stone walls have been built around the cities. Life inside the walls is quite peaceful and quiet, but the series' protagonist, Eren Jaeger , wants to experience adventures and feel the freedom offered to the Survey Corps , special warriors who fight the Titans beyond the walls.
Eren Jaeger lives in Shiganshina, along with his best friend Armin Arlert and Mikasa Ackerman , his adopted sister, whom his family recently took in. Together, they live a relatively peaceful life until one day, Titans invade their city with the help of a massive Titan that breaks through the city's first wall, Wall Maria. Amidst the violence and confusion, Eren witnesses his mother being brutally devoured by a Titan during the attack. Filled with anger and pain, the young boy vows revenge against the Titans.
Desperate, poor, and orphaned, Eren, Armin, and Mikasa decide to join the military and fight for humanity. Over the course of five years of training, Eren becomes the most passionate and aggressive soldier, while Armin becomes a master strategist and Mikasa the strongest and tallest cadet in the program. Along with other trainees, they enter the military's 104th Training Division , where they graduate and begin taking on various roles to prepare for the future attack of another Titan.
However, shortly after their graduation, the Titans, led again by the Colossal Titan , return to launch another offensive attack.
At the very beginning of the battle, and in a desperate attempt to save Armin's life, Eren is dismembered and devoured by a Titan. But suddenly, in his final moments, he realizes he can become a Titan himself by shedding his own blood in a moment of rage. Eren takes the opportunity to use his Titan powers to kill other Titans and help the other cadets fight them, before returning to his human form. Despite the great confusion this event causes, he manages to survive the army's interrogations and offers his power as a tool for the good of humanity.
Later in the story, the members of the 104th Training Division discover that Annie Leonhart , a young cadet on the team, can also transform into a Titan and ends up trying to attack people using her power.
This first season ends with great uncertainty. It has become impossible to ignore the fact that humans can transform into Titans and that there are infiltrators in the military who are against humans. The final shot of the season shows a section of the wall collapsing, revealing the face of a Titan inside.
List of episodes
Here is a list of episodes from season 1 of the anime series Attack on Titan.
- Episode 1: Yours in 2000 Years; The Fall of Shiganshina, Part 1 - April 7, 2013
- Episode 2: That Day: The Fall of Shiganshina, Part 2 - April 14, 2013
- Episode 3: A Faint Light Amidst Despair: Humanity's Return, Part 1 - April 21, 2013
- Episode 4: Closing Night: The Return of Humanity, Part 2 - April 28, 2013
- Episode 5: First Battle: The Fight for Trost, Part 1 - May 5, 2013
- Episode 6: The World the Girl Saw: The Fight for Trost, Part 2 - May 12, 2013
- Episode 7: Small Blade: The Fight for Trost, Part 3 - May 19, 2013
- Episode 8: I Hear His Heart Beat: The Fight for Trost, Part 4 - May 26, 2013
- Episode 9: Where Is His Left Arm: The Fight for Trost, Part 5 - June 2, 2013
- Episode 10: Response: The Fight for Trost, Part 6 - June 9, 2013
- Episode 11: Idol: The Fight for Trost, Part 7 - June 16, 2013
- Episode 12: Injury: The Fight for Trost, Part 8 - June 23, 2013
- Episode 13: Primal Desire: The Fight for Trost, Part 9 - June 30, 2013
- Episode 13.5: Since That Day - July 7, 2013
- Episode 14: I Can't Look Him in the Eye Yet: The Eve of the Counterattack, Part 1 - July 14, 2013
- Episode 15: Special Operation: The Eve of the Counterattack, Part 2 - July 21, 2013
- Episode 16: What to Do Now: The Eve of the Counterattack, Part 3 - July 28, 2013
- Episode 17: Female Titan: The 57th External Reconnaissance Mission, Part 1 - August 4, 2013
- Episode 18: Forest of Giant Trees: The 57th External Reconnaissance Mission, Part 2 - August 11, 2013
- Episode 19: Bite: The 57th External Reconnaissance Mission, Part 3 - August 18, 2013
- Episode 20: Erwin Smith: The 57th External Reconnaissance Mission, Part 4 - August 25, 2013
- Episode 21: Hard Blow: The 57th External Reconnaissance Mission, Part 5 - September 1, 2013
- Episode 22: The Vanquished: The 57th External Reconnaissance Mission, Part 6 - September 8, 2013
- Episode 23: Smile: Assault on Stohess, Part 1 - September 15, 2013
- Episode 24: Mercy: Assault on Stohess, Part 2 - September 22, 2013
- Episode 25: Wall: Assault on Stohess, Part 3 - September 29, 2013
