Attack on Titan reveals 15th anniversary plans

September 9 2024 marks the 15th anniversary of the original Attack on Titan manga that spawned the iconic franchise. The Attack on Titan production team announced plans for a special 15th anniversary project at the start of September. We now have new details about what exactly that project will involve.

IGN India reports that Kondasha, the publisher of the Attack on Titan manga, will be holding a fan poll. This poll will ask readers to identify their favorite chapter from among the 139 chapters of the original manga that ran from 2009-2021. The final results of the fan poll will be revealed in a special Attack on Titan magazine to be released on November 6, featuring cover art by the original mangaka and creator of the franchise Hajime Isayama. Whether this magazine will be released outside Japan is unknown as of this writing.

Celebrate 15 years of Attack on Titan

The franchise's 15th anniversary year will be a busy one for Attack on Titan. In addition to the fan poll about the manga leading to the releasing of the special magazine, November 2024 will also see the Japanese theatrical release of Attack on Titan - The Final Chapter: The Last Attack, a compilation movie made of footage from the final season of the Attack on Titan anime, which was announced in the summer:

Anime fans who have never experienced Attack on Titan have the prefect opportunity to do so now. Both the original manga and its anime adaptation and are now complete and are easily accessible to fans. Kodansha USA publishes the manga in English and all 34 volume are available. Crunchyroll is the streaming home of the Attack on Titan anime series, with every season, including the final season, available for streaming. Crunchyroll has also announced that special edition and standard edition versions of the Blu-ray and DVD releases of the final season of Attack on Titan are coming to home video via the Crunchyroll Store in November.

Crunchyroll provides the following summary for the series:

"Known in Japan as Shingeki no Kyojin, many 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 heroic 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!"

- Crunchyroll

Incidentally, 2024 marks a major milestone in the history of another iconic anime and manga franchise. 2024 is also the 40th anniversary of Dragon Ball. The October debut of Dragon Ball DAIMA is intended to celebrate the long-running series's milestone anniversary.

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