Attack on Titan (2013)
Home was a pen. Humanity, cattle.
100 years ago, the last remnants of humanity were forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating Titans that roamed the land outside their fortress. Only the members of the Scouting Legion dared to stray beyond the safety of the walls – but even those brave warriors seldom returned alive. Those within the city clung to the illusion of a peaceful existence until the day that dream was shattered, and their slim chance at survival was reduced to one horrifying choice: kill – or be devoured!
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 7 April 2013 |
| Status | Ended, last episode 4 April 2022 |
| Genre | Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure |
| Starring | Marina Inoue, Hiro Shimono and Yuki Kaji |
| Seasons | 4 seasons, 87 episodes |
| Episode length | about 24 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 35 hours |
| Rated | TV-MA |
| Scores | TMDB users 8.7/10 |
Where to watch Attack on Titan
Attack on Titan is streaming on Hulu ($18.99 a month) in the US. It is also on Crunchyroll ($9.99 a month). At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 1 month of Crunchyroll, or $9.99 at list price.
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What kind of watch this is
Attack on Titan starts as a standard fantasy about humanity hiding behind giant walls. Then it stops being standard. The walls are not a fortress; they are a cage, and the people inside are livestock waiting for the butcher. The tone shifts from adventure to existential horror the moment the gate falls. You are committing to 35 hours of animation that treats human life as a resource to be spent. The stakes escalate until the concept of "home" becomes the central antagonist. It is a series that asks if survival is worth the cost of your soul. The answer is usually no, but you keep watching anyway.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes sits at 96%. Anime News Network’s Carl Kimlinger called it "a clenched fist of a series." Rebecca Silverman found the visuals "both gorgeous and appalling." Critics debated its political stance, noting the show avoids a clear moral judgment on genocide. That ambiguity is either a flaw or the point, depending on how much you trust the writer.
How it did with audiences
On TMDB, users rate it 8.7 out of 10. That number reflects a fanbase that refused to stay local. Vice wrote that the series "catapulted anime into the mainstream in a way few other series have been able to outside of Japan." NPR noted its role in the broader popularization of anime. In 2021, it was the most viewed television program in the United States. It remains the only Japanese title on TV Time's top 50 most followed series, holding the number 47 spot. The demand was real, and the data proves it.
Awards
Attack on Titan collected 31 awards from 2013 through 2019. The list includes the Newtype Anime Awards, Animation Kobe Special Award, and Tokyo Anime Award. It also picked up wins at the Billboard Japan Music Awards, Seiyu Awards, and Japan Character Awards. The run stretches across Japan, France, and Spain, including stops at Anime Grand Prix Français and Manga Barcelona. A long tail of recognition for a show that never seemed to stop.
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Sources
- Attack on Titan on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q22126305 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Attack on Titan (TV series)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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