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Attack on Titan (Japanese: 進撃の巨人, Hepburn: Shingeki no Kyojin, lit. "The Attack Titan") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. It is set in a world where humanity lives inside cities surrounded by enormous walls that protect them from gigantic man-eating humanoids known as Titans; the story follows Eren Yeager, who vows to exterminate the Titans after a Titan brings about the destruction of his hometown and the death of his mother. Attack on Titan has been serialized in Kodansha's monthly Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine since September 2009 and collected into 33 tankōbon volumes as of January 2021.
Attack on TitanShingeki no Kyojin manga volume 1.jpgCover of Attack on Titan volume 1 featuring Eren Yeager about to attack the oncoming Colossal Titan進撃の巨人(Shingeki no Kyojin)GenreAction[1]Dark fantasy[2]Post-apocalyptic[3][4]MangaWritten byHajime IsayamaPublished byKodanshaEnglish publisherNAKodansha USAImprintShōnen Magazine ComicsMagazineBessatsu Shōnen MagazineDemographicShōnenOriginal runSeptember 9, 2009 – April 9, 2021Volumes34 (List of volumes)Anime television seriesAttack on TitanLive-actionAttack on Titan (film)Attack on Titan: Counter Rockets (miniseries)Related mediaAttack on Titan novelsAttack on Titan manga spin-offsAttack on Titan video gamesWikipe-tan face.svg Anime and manga portalAn anime television series adapting the manga was produced by Wit Studio (seasons 1–3) and 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.
Attack on Titan has become a critical and commercial success. As of December 2019, the manga has over 100 million tankōbon copies in print worldwide, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. It has won several awards, including the Kodansha Manga Award, the Attilio Micheluzzi Award, and Harvey Award. 

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