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Attack on Titan (Japanese: 進撃の巨人 Hepburn: Shingeki no Kyojin?) is a Japanese dark fantasy and post-apocalyptic anime TV series adapted from the manga of the same name by Hajime Isayama. It is set in a world where humanity lives inside cities surrounded by enormous walls due to the Titans, gigantic humanoid beings who devour humans seemingly without reason. The story follows the adventures of Eren Yeager, and his 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 Survey Corps, an elite group of soldiers who fight Titans.

The fourth and final season first premiered on December 7, 2020;[1] the second part of the season premiered on January 10, 2022,[2] and the third and final part will premiere in 2023.[3] As of April 4, 2022, 87 episodes of Attack on Titan have aired, currently in its fourth season.

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 25 TBA TBA
2 12 April 1, 2017 (2017-04-01) June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17)
3 22 TBA TBA
4 TBA TBA TBA

Episodes

Season 1 (2013)

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1 1 "To You, in 2000 Years: The Fall of Shiganshina, Part 1" Hiroyuki Tanaka, Tetsurō Araki Yasuko Kobayashi April 7, 2013 (2013-04-07) May 3, 2014
For over a century, humans have been living in settlements surrounded by three 50m gigantic walls, Wall Maria, Wall Rose and Wall Sina, which prevent the Titans, giant humanoid creatures who eat humans, from entering. Eren Jaeger, of the town called the Shiganshina District, wishes to see the outside world by joining the Scout Regiment, as he likens living in the cities to livestock. Despite this, his friend Mikasa Ackermann and their mother Carla Jaeger are against him joining the Scouts. Even after seeing the Scouts return home with large casualties, Eren expresses his interest to join, which impresses his father Grisha Jaeger, who promises to show him what lies in their basement once he returns. After Eren and Mikasa rescue their friend Armin Arlert from a group of delinquents, the Colossal Titan, a 60m Titan, suddenly appears and knocks down the gate to the Shiganshina District, which lies in the outer edge of Wall Maria, allowing smaller Titans to enter. As the town erupts into mass panic, Eren and Mikasa rush back to their house, only to see Carla pinned under their collapsed house. As a Smiling Titan approaches them, Carla begs them to flee, but they refuse until city guard Hannes arrives and assures them that he will defend them. However, as he charges towards the Titan, he is overcome with fear and takes Eren and Mikasa away. Eren watches in horror as a Smiling Titan eats Carla.
2 2 "That Day: The Fall of Shiganshina, Part 2" Masashi Koizuka Yasuko Kobayashi April 14, 2013 (2013-04-14) May 10, 2014
Hannes apologizes to Eren for not saving his mother, admitting he was afraid of the Smiling Titan and that both Eren and Mikasa are still weak children. Some of townsfolk of the Shiganshina District escape to the inner Wall Maria, while the soldiers try to hold off the Titans. The soldiers try to close the gate, but the Armored Titan rams the gate, breaching the inner Wall Maria, and causing those inside to retreat even further inside Wall Rose. Some time later, Eren has a strange dream in which his grieving father forcefully gives him an injection and his key before being woken up by Mikasa. Eren grows disgusted with the people of Wall Rose as the latter do not like sharing their food or homes with the refugees. During the next year, as a food shortage becomes apparent, the government orders the refugees to either work on the farms or fight to reclaim Wall Maria. About 250,000 people, 20% of the populace, choose to fight, only to be wiped out by the Titans. Eren vows revenge and joins the army along with Mikasa and Armin.
3 3 "A Dim Light Amid Despair: Humanity's Comeback, Part 1" Kiyoshi Fukumoto Hiroshi Seko April 21, 2013 (2013-04-21) May 17, 2014
The drill instructor Keith Sadies inspects the new recruits of the 104th Cadet Corps and provides a barrage of verbal insults. When he comes across Sasha Braus, who is eating a potato, he punishes her by having her run around the camp until sunset and not giving her any food or drink. Eren develops a rivalry with Jean Kirschtein, who desires a safe and easy position in the Military Police Regiment within the inner city walls. The recruits train on an omni-directional mobility gear[6] apparatus, where they have to balance themselves while suspended on cables. After Eren has trouble balancing, he asks Reiner Braun and Bertholdt Hoover for help and discover they too are among the few who have personally encountered Titans. The next day, Eren balances on the apparatus but falls, but Keith discovers that Eren's apparatus was defective and passes him after a retry with different equipment.
4 4 "The Night of the Closing Ceremony: Humanity's Comeback, Part 2" Makoto Bessho Yasuko Kobayashi April 28, 2013 (2013-04-28) May 24, 2014
Five years since Wall Maria fell, Keith evaluates the recruits for their strengths and weaknesses. After training in hand-to-hand combat with Reiner and Annie Leonhart, Eren learns later that night that Jean and several other recruits hope to join the Military Police Regiment to avoid having to fight Titans. On graduation day, Eren and Mikasa rank among the top ten of their class. They are eligible to join the Military Police Regiment, but Eren declines and announces that he is joining the Scout Regiment on the front lines, leading Armin and Mikasa to join him. They are assigned to the Trost District, one of the cities which is at the outer edge of Wall Rose, where they discover other classmates have joined. The Colossal Titan appears and breaches the gate. Once Eren regains his composure, he takes command and orders a counterattack.
5 5 "First Battle: The Struggle for Trost, Part 1" Shinpei Ezaki Hiroshi Seko May 5, 2013 (2013-05-05) May 31, 2014
The Colossal Titan destroys the wall's cannons, but it vanishes into a burst of steam before Eren prepares to attack its weak point. The Military Police Regiment scrambles to evacuate the people of the Trost District and set up defenses before the Titans enter the city. Assigned by Commander Kitts Woerman of the Garrison Regiment to different squads, Mikasa helps with the evacuation, while Eren and Armin provide backup at the front lines. With the Titans now in the city, Eren recalls his lessons that in order to kill a Titan, they must strike the nape of its neck. As Eren and Armin's squad attack, their comrades are killed or eaten by the Titans one by one, with Eren himself losing his left leg. Armin, paralyzed with fear upon seeing his comrades' fates, is picked up by a Bearded Titan and almost swallowed. Eren, recalling when he and Armin wished to see the world outside the walls, manages to drag and toss Armin out of the Bearded Titan's mouth at the last moment. He reaches for Armin with his left arm out of the Bearded Titan's mouth, but the Bearded Titan closes its jaws, severing Eren's arm and swallowing him.
6 6 "The World the Girl Saw: The Struggle for Trost, Part 2" Tomomi Ikeda Hiroshi Seko May 12, 2013 (2013-05-12) June 7, 2014
Armin awakens to find himself surrounded by Conny Springer, Christa Lenz and Ymir. As Armin heads back to the rearguard, he blames himself for not being strong enough to save Eren. Meanwhile, an Abnormal Titan approaches the city's exit gate, which is crowded by refugees. Once Mikasa kills the Abnormal Titan, she threatens a greedy merchant holding cargo to let the refugees pass first. After she is thanked by a mother and daughter, Mikasa has a flashback. In the year 844, a year before the fall of Wall Maria, Mikasa was targeted by three slave traders, who murdered her parents in a struggle. After Grisha and Eren discovered the corpses while making a visit, Eren secretly tracked down the slave traders to a nearby hut and killed two of them in an attempt to save Mikasa. However, the third slave trader appeared and began strangling Eren. Encouraged by Eren, Mikasa overcame her fear and gained resolve to kill the third slave trader. After the children are found by the Military Police Regiment, Mikasa was invited to live with Eren and Grisha. Back in the present, Mikasa slays more Titans and goes to help the other squads evacuate.
7 7 "Small Blade: The Struggle for Trost, Part 3" Yuzuru Tachikawa Hiroshi Seko May 19, 2013 (2013-05-19) June 14, 2014
The surviving squads, unable to reach the inner walls due to their omni-directional mobility gear being low on gas, lose their fighting spirit as the nearby supply depot is overrun by Titans. Mikasa seems unfazed after learning from Armin that his entire squad perished, including Eren. She rallies the others to reclaim the supply depot, inspiring them to join her in the attack, but Mikasa ends up running out of gas midair and falls into an alleyway. Jean assumes command, but he loses his nerve when he sees some of his comrades being eaten by Titans. As a blonde Titan approaches Mikasa, she prepares to attack with her remaining broken blade, but a mysterious Titan appears behind her and brutally kills the blonde Titan, much to her confusion. Armin and Conny show up, shocked to witness the mysterious Titan not only fighting other Titans, but also showing knowledge of their weak point and using hand-to-hand combat techniques, while completely ignoring the humans. Armin gives Mikasa his gas tanks and blades so that she can support the others at the supply depot. Mikasa, however, refuses to leave him behind and ponders on the mysterious Titan's strange behavior.
8 8 "I Can Hear His Heartbeat: The Struggle for Trost, Part 4" Satonobu Kikuchi, Shinpei Ezaki, Tatsuma Minamikawa Noboru Takagi May 26, 2013 (2013-05-26) June 21, 2014
With the supply depot swarming with Titans, Armin has the idea of using the mysterious Titan to defeat them. Mikasa and Conny agree with his plan and defeat the Titans attacking it, before rushing to the supply depot. Meanwhile, Jean and the others reach the supply depot despite suffering more casualties on the way, with Armin, Mikasa and Conny arriving soon after. Armin's plan works, but while the mysterious Titan is able to attract the enemies outside, seven smaller Titans remain in the fuel storage area. With their equipment out of fuel, Armin devises another plan. The survivors draw the Titans' attention to an elevator and shoot them in the eyes to blind them, while seven of them jump from the ceiling to finish them off. Sasha and Conny fail to kill their targets but are saved by Mikasa and Annie. Having successfully replenished their fuel, the soldiers prepare to retreat. As they see the mysterious Titan defeating all of the other Titans before collapsing, they are shocked to watch Eren emerge from its body. Mikasa reaches Eren and cries upon confirming that he is alive, while Armin notices that Eren's severed leg and arm have somehow regenerated as well.
9 9 "Whereabouts of His Left Arm: The Struggle for Trost, Part 5" Yoshiyuki Fujiwara Yasuko Kobayashi June 2, 2013 (2013-06-02) June 28, 2014
Captain Levi of the Scout Regiment and his squad successfully retake a town from the Titans until they are called to an emergency at the Trost District as the Titans have invaded the city. When Eren was eaten and swallowed by the Bearded Titan, he found himself in its stomach along with the bodies of its victims. His rage at the Titans caused him to burst out of the Bearded Titan's stomach by transforming himself into the mysterious Titan and going on a rampage against them. Although Eren's comrades saw him emerge from the mysterious Titan, they all agreed to keep it a secret and bring him back inside Wall Rose. However, Kitts also witnessed this and has his men aim their weapons at Eren. Armin and Mikasa try to defend Eren, but to no avail. As Kitts fearfully orders the cannons to fire on the three of them, Eren recalls hazy memories of his father giving him an injection, telling him to reclaim Wall Maria and go to their home's basement with his key. In order to protect Mikasa and Armin from the cannons, Eren partially transforms himself into a Titan, sheltering them inside his ribs.
10 10 "Response: The Struggle for Trost, Part 6" Hiroyuki Tanaka Hiroshi Seko June 9, 2013 (2013-06-09) July 12, 2014[7]
Eren climbs out of the partially transformed Titan, telling Mikasa and Armin about the basement in his former house. He believes that it holds the secret to mankind's preservation and the key to destroying the Titans. Kitts once again orders the cannon to be loaded out of fear. Eren comes up with two plans of escape. The first is for Eren to retreat as a Titan and criminalize himself in the eyes of humanity, and the second is to have Armin convince Kitts that Eren is an asset rather than a danger. Armin comes to the conclusion that he can still defend his friends despite his cowardice, deciding to try and talk their way out of being executed. Armin tentatively convinces Kitts, only to have him be overcome by fear and give the order to fire once more. The order is halted when Commander Dot Pyxis and his men intervene, sparing their lives. In return, Pyxis asks Eren if he will transform himself to block the gap in Wall Rose to prevent more Titans from getting in. Eren agrees, regardless of whether or not he will be able to control himself as a Titan.
11 11 "Idol: The Struggle for Trost, Part 7" Kiyoshi Fukumoto Hiroshi Seko June 16, 2013 (2013-06-16) July 19, 2014
As Armin helps Pyxis's subordinates coordinate a plan, morale among the troops begin to drop, as some want to desert and be with their families. Pyxis silences everyone by reminding them that if they abandon this chance to finally win against the Titans, they will be subjecting their families to their terror, which convinces the troops to stay. Claiming that Eren is the result of a secret project to turn humans into Titans, Pyxis plans to have most of the troops gather at a far corner of the Trost District to lure most of the Titans away while Eren as a Titan carries the giant boulder to seal the hole. Along with Mikasa, Eren will be guarded during the mission by three of the best elites of the Garrison, them being Ian Dietrich, Rico Brzenska and Mitabi Jarnach. As they approach the giant boulder, Rico, who is doubtful of the mission's success and does not completely trust Eren, reminds him that many lives are at stake. Finally reaching the boulder, Eren transforms himself into a Titan, only to suddenly attack Mikasa.
12 12 "Wound: The Struggle for Trost, Part 8" Shintaro Itoga Noboru Takagi June 23, 2013 (2013-06-23) July 26, 2014
Mikasa tries to reason with Eren while he is a Titan, but to no avail. Eren continues his attack and accidentally incapacitates himself, slumping to the ground. The squad protecting Eren sends up a red flare to signal that the plan has failed, much to the dismay of the troops observing from the wall. As Armin heads toward Eren to investigate, the elite squadron argues and eventually agrees to protect Eren instead of abandoning him, still recognizing him as a valuable military asset. During the operation, Jean is separated from Connie and Annie after his omni-directional mobility gear malfunctions, forcing him to hide from two Titans in a building. Armin reaches the unconscious Eren, but Mikasa calls to him, warning that he is in a dangerous state. Armin plunges his sword into Eren's left arm, which briefly awakens him. As Armin speaks to him of the outside world and reminds him of his promise to kill all the Titans, Eren leaves his dreamlike state and regains control.
13 13 "Primal Desire: The Struggle for Trost, Part 9" Masashi Koizuka Noboru Takagi June 30, 2013 (2013-06-30) August 2, 2014
Jean manages to acquire another set of omni-directional mobility gear from a dead soldier and escapes, thanks to Annie, Connie and Marco Bott distracting the Titans. With Eren as a Titan carrying the boulder towards the gate, Ian orders everyone to protect Eren from the Titans at all costs. Eren finally blocks the open gate with the boulder, and Rico fires a yellow flare to signal that the operation was a success. As Armin tries to pull Eren from his Titan body, they are cornered by two Titans, but Levi saves them in the nick of time. All Titans remaining in the Trost Districts are eliminated except two, which are captured for research. Jean, Sasha and Annie all mourn the deaths of their fellow comrades among several casualties. Meanwhile, Eren is chained in a cell guarded by the Military Police Regiment, where he is visited by Levi and Commander Erwin Smith of the Scout Regiment. After listening to his story and reasons for wanting the Titans dead, Levi allows Eren to join his squad under his command, though Eren is warned that Levi would personally kill him if he ever betrays the squad or loses control again.
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13.5 "Since That Day" Hiroyuki Tanaka July 7, 2013 (2013-07-07)
This is a recap episode of the events during the first thirteen episodes.
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14 14 "Can't Look into His Eyes Yet: Eve of the Counterattack, Part 1" Keisuke Onishi, Shinpei Ezaki Yasuko Kobayashi July 14, 2013 (2013-07-14) August 9, 2014
The populace is divided over whether Eren is their savior or their end. Eren is brought to a military tribunal to be judged by Commander-in-Chief Dhalis Zachary, who will decide whether Eren should be given to the Military Police Regiment or the Scout Regiment, both of whom have their own reasons for wanting him. The Military Police Regiment wants Eren killed as he is seen by them as a menace, while the Scout Regiment wants to use him to retake Wall Maria. Becoming furious upon hearing from a merchant that Mikasa is accused of being a Titan as well, Eren calls out the Military Police Regiment and their supporters for their cowardice. Levi brutally beats down Eren in retaliation, but Eren does not transform into a Titan. Levi uses this to show to the court that the Scout Regiment can control Eren, and proposes that Eren is to be made part of his squad. In the end, Zachary gives Eren to the Scout Regiment, where Erwin and Hange Zoë welcome him. As Eren is getting treatment for his wounds, they discover that he grew back a tooth knocked out after being beaten down by Levi.
15 15 "Special Operations Squad: Eve of the Counterattack, Part 2" Kiyoshi Fukumoto Hiroshi Seko July 21, 2013 (2013-07-21) August 16, 2014
Levi and his Special Operations Squad, composed of Eld Gin, Oruo Bozad, Petra Rall and Günther Schultz, bring Eren to the old Scout Regiment headquarters, where Eren will learn to control his Titan powers under their watch. As Levi orders the castle to be cleaned, Petra assures Eren that Levi does care about the people under his command despite his rude and harsh demeanor. Meanwhile, Erwin and Miche Zacharius discuss the new recruits joining the Scout Regiment and how they must prove Eren's usefulness to Military Command within a month. Hange asks Eren to help her in her experiments with the two Titans they have captured, which she named Sawney and Beane. She has an obsession with Titans where she treats them like people despite the many times she puts herself in danger. It is revealed that the Titans need sunlight to survive and their bodies are disproportionately light despite their size. The next day, the Scout Regiment discover that Sawney and Beane have been killed. As Hange mourns for them, the Scout Regiment deduce that the culprit is a soldier who escaped using their omni-directional mobility gear, which makes Eren wonder who their true enemy is.
16 16 "What Needs to Be Done Now: Eve of the Counterattack, Part 3" Keisuke Onishi, Yasushi Muroya Yasuko Kobayashi July 28, 2013 (2013-07-28) August 23, 2014
As the recruits are investigated over Sawney and Beane's deaths, Annie, who will be joining the Military Police Regiment later, gives advice to Armin and Conny that it is their choice to decide on which military division they should join. The 104th Cadets are later greeted by Erwin at the Decision Ceremony, where he tells them that the goal of the Scout Regiment's expedition in the following month is to reclaim the Shiganshina District and find the secret hidden in the basement of Eren's home. After telling the recruits of the Scout Regiment's high mortality rate during each expedition, Erwin tells the recruits that they may stay and join them or leave to join the other branches. Most recruits leave, but Jean joins the Scout Regiment in honor of Marco with others joining him as well including Mikasa, Armin, Reiner, Bertholdt, Conny, Sasha, Christa and Ymir, despite their fears. As the Scout Regiment prepare themselves for the expedition, Eren is reunited with his friends and learns what happened to the others. Jean questions whether Eren can truly control his Titan powers as they are risking their lives for him. With everything ready, the Scout Regiment begin their 57th Expedition beyond the walls.
17 17 "Female Titan: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission, Part 1" Daisuke Tokudo, Masashi Koizuka Hiroshi Seko August 4, 2013 (2013-08-04) September 6, 2014
As the 57th Expedition gets underway, the Scout Regiment assemble into their Long-Range Scouting Formation, wherein the Scouts spread out around the main wagon train and report by flare gun if Titans are nearby so the group can alter course to avoid conflict with them if possible. After Armin's squad manages to kill an Abnormal Titan, a Female Titan suddenly appears from the right flank at high speed. Much to Armin's shock, the Female Titan's body withstands their blades and is intelligent enough to kill his seniors easily. The Female Titan captures Armin, but after removing his hood and seeing his face, she leaves him alive and continues running. Armin is picked up by Reiner and Jean, who reveals that their right flank was wiped out by the Titans. Armin then realizes that the Female Titan is possibly another intelligent Titan like Eren. When the three of them give conflicting locations for where Eren is in the formation, they realize the Female Titan's target is Eren and that they must stop her. Avoiding their failed attempts to attack, she leaves them and heads towards the center group.
18 18 "Forest of Giant Trees: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission, Part 2" Hiroyuki Tanaka, Shin Wakabayashi Hiroshi Seko August 11, 2013 (2013-08-11) September 13, 2014
Armin, Reiner and Jean are left stranded after their encounter with the Female Titan. They are left with only one horse, but they are soon saved by Christa who arrives with extra horses. They wait for the order to withdraw, but to their surprise, they discover that the operation is continuing albeit heading in a different direction. Meanwhile, news reaches the center group about the annihilation of their right flank by the Female Titan as she continues to wreak havoc within the formation. The whole formation soon reaches the Forest of Giant Trees with only the center row entering, while the rest defend the forest from Titans. Eren realizes something is wrong when his squad has no idea what Erwin's orders are and what Levi is doing. As the Female Titan chases at their heels, the squad desperately await Levi's command to attack, but Levi instead tells his squad to cover their ears as he fires his flare gun.
19 19 "Bite: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission, Part 3" Kiyoshi Fukumoto, Tomomi Ikeda Noboru Takagi August 18, 2013 (2013-08-18) September 20, 2014
Levi fires a noise round and tells the squad to keep moving forward. With more of the rearguard being killed by the Female Titan, Eren begs his squad to let him fight, but they tell him to trust Levi's decision. Eren recalls when he was unable to transform into a Titan for experimental purposes in front of Hange, Levi and his squad. During a break when he tried to pick up a teaspoon, Eren suddenly partially transformed, leading Hange to deduce that Eren is able to transform into a Titan not by solely injuring himself but also due to his desire to fulfill his goals. The squad apologized to Eren and told him they should trust each other. Remembering this, Eren decides to trust his squad's plan. It is then revealed that Levi's squad is bait to lure the Female Titan into an ambush, where Erwin and his men fire hundreds of grappling hooks to trap the Female Titan. Levi leaves his squad to meet up with Erwin to determine the identity of the Female Titan.
20 20 "Erwin Smith: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission, Part 4" Shintaro Itoga Yasuko Kobayashi August 25, 2013 (2013-08-25) September 27, 2014
With the Female Titan restrained, Erwin and Levi try to ascertain her identity with no success as she is able to crystallize her skin to prevent them from cutting out the human inside. Armin, Jean and the rest of Levi's squad realize it was Erwin's plan to use Eren as bait to draw out the mole within the army who joined them after the Walls fell and only revealed his plan to those who were part of the Scout Regiment before the fall. Meanwhile, the others wonder what is happening inside the forest. Levi taunts the Female Titan, prompting her to give a loud scream that draws all Titans in the vicinity towards her. Despite the Scout Regiment's attempt to stop them, the Titans ignore the humans and eat the Female Titan's body in a frenzy which makes Erwin call off the expedition. However, with no confirmation that the mole has also been eaten by the Titans, Erwin orders Levi to regroup with his squad. Meanwhile, the mole, disguised as a cloaked Scout Regiment member, attacks Levi's squad and kills Günther.
21 21 "Crushing Blow: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission, Part 5" Hiroyuki Tanaka, Yasushi Muroya Noboru Takagi September 1, 2013 (2013-09-01) October 4, 2014
Erwin tells Hange that it was a mistake to think all intelligent Titans are like Eren, since the Female Titan has unique abilities far beyond that of a novice. Elsewhere, the mole transforms into the Female Titan and chases after Levi's squad. Armin theorizes that the mole is someone who had seen Eren transform during the invasion of the Trost District. Eren wants to transform into a Titan, but the squad tells him to trust in their skills and keep moving forward. Eld, Oruo and Petra manage to blind the Female Titan and attempt to cut off her arms. However, the Female Titan quickly regenerates her right eye and kills the three. Seeing his comrades dead, a grieving Eren transforms into a Titan. Believing his comrades and squad's death could have been avoided if he had transformed in the first place, Eren fights the Female Titan in a long battle. The Female Titan finally defeats Eren by taking off his head and swallowing his human body. Mikasa attempts to stop the Female Titan, but to no avail. She is later joined by Levi, who tells her to keep their distance, as the Female Titan is getting tired.
22 22 "The Defeated: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission, Part 6" Makoto Bessho, Shinpei Ezaki Noboru Takagi September 8, 2013 (2013-09-08) October 11, 2014
While Mikasa distracts the Female Titan in order to get Eren back, Levi debilitates the Female Titan at high speeds, but Levi injures his leg when saving Mikasa from leaving herself vulnerable. Mikasa then goes with Levi, who retrieves Eren from inside the mouth of the Female Titan, leaving it badly wounded and slumped against a tree. The Scout Regiment retrieves the corpses of their fallen comrades, with Erwin ordering that the lost corpses be reported missing in action. On their way back into town, the Scouts are chased by two Titans, one of which is killed by Mikasa. They outrun the other Titan after Levi reluctantly orders to dispose some of the corpses in order to lighten the wagon's load. Later, Eren wakes up from a dream of his past and finds himself and the Scout Regiment back at town safely behind Wall Sina. The townspeople not only berate the Scout Regiment's ineptitude, but also become enraged and upset at Erwin over the failure of the mission and the casualties that were sustained. But two kids watch the soldier with awe, commending them for their persistence. As a result of the failed expedition, Erwin and his subordinates are summoned to the capital, where the final decision of Eren's custody will be made.
23 23 "Smile: Assault on Stohess, Part 1" Hirokazu Yamada Hiroshi Seko September 15, 2013 (2013-09-15) October 18, 2014
Annie has a dream of being trained by her father before waking up. In the Stohess District, the Military Police Regiment are ordered to escort the Scout Regiment convoy once they enter the capital. Annie's colleagues Hitch Dreyse and Marlo Sand also known as Marlowe Freudenberg joined the Military Police Regiment for opposite reasons, one for its current corruption and the other for its possible reformation. After the convoy has entered the Stohess District, Annie is secretly called by Armin in the alleyways. Armin begs for her help, as he is helping Eren escape the capital, and the one riding in the convoy is actually Jean in disguise. Although declining at first, she finally agrees when Armin believes that she is a good person. Armin leads Eren, Mikasa and Annie to a tunnel, but Annie refuses to enter. Armin finally reveals his suspicion that Annie is the Female Titan, noting that she used Marco's omni-directional mobility gear to kill Sawney and Beane and that the Female Titan did not kill him during the 57th Expedition. After Eren and Armin beg Annie to prove them wrong by following them, she laughs and soon transforms using the spike in her ring.
24 24 "Mercy: Assault on Stohess, Part 2" Akitoshi Yokoyama, Hiroyuki Tanaka Yasuko Kobayashi September 22, 2013 (2013-09-22) October 25, 2014
A few days before Eren is escorted to the capital, Erwin and Armin told him about a plan to capture Annie, the person shockingly believed to be the Female Titan. Back in the present, Eren, Mikasa and Armin manage to escape a tunnel collapse while being hunted by Annie as the Female Titan. Eren tries to transform but is unable to, and Mikasa suspects that his feelings for Annie are preventing him to do so. When Eren is trapped in another tunnel collapse, Mikasa and Armin distract Annie away from Eren. Meanwhile, Commander Nile Dawk of the Military Police Regiment demands an explanation from Erwin on what is happening as his men hold him at gunpoint. Mikasa and the rest of the Scout Regiment distract and try to capture Annie, while Armin and Jean attempt to free Eren from the rubble. Armin tells Eren that he has to fight Annie as anyone who refuses to sacrifice can never change anything. As Eren thinks about what Armin said, he remembers his hatred for the Smiling Titan who killed his mother. Eren finally transforms into a Titan and charges at Annie, punching her into a cathedral and stampeding towards her in rage.
25 25 "Wall: Assault on Stohess, Part 3" Daisuke Tokudo, Masashi Koizuka, Shintarō Itoga, Tetsurō Araki Yasuko Kobayashi September 29, 2013 (2013-09-29) November 1, 2014
Inside the cathedral, a group of worshipers are crushed to their deaths, leaving the surviving priest awestruck. Eren and Annie fight each other in their Titan forms throughout the Stohess District, causing destruction and civilian deaths. Erwin, who accepts responsibility for the damage his plan has caused, is arrested by Nile, who orders the Military Police Regiment to help evacuate the civilians. After exchanging several blows, Annie is overpowered by Eren and attempts to escape by climbing up Wall Sina, but Mikasa cuts off Annie's fingers and sends her falling. Eren prepares to eat Annie but Levi stops him as Annie must be captured alive for interrogation. Annie is seen crying and her body starts encasing itself in crystal before she recuperates in human form. Erwin attends a government inquiry to clear his name, explaining that he kept his plans secret to prevent leaks, despite the casualties during his plans. His new plan is to find intelligent Titans and use them to launch a counterattack against the Titans. Eren stays with the Scout Regiment, and Annie, who is comatose inside the crystal, is put under the custody of the Scout Regiment. In the epilogue, a piece of Wall Sina crumbles, revealing the face of a Titan within the wall.

Season 2 (2017)

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26 1 "Beast Titan" Hiroyuki Tanaka Yasuko Kobayashi April 1, 2017 (2017-04-01) April 23, 2017[9]
Hange Zoë and their team discover a Titan sealed inside the wall. Pastor Nick of the Wall Cult arrives and urges the team to cover it from sunlight with sheets. However, Pastor Nick refuses to tell Hange why it is there, even after they threaten to kill him, leading Hange to suspect that there are more Wall Titans hidden within the walls. Meanwhile, Erwin Smith is informed that Wall Rose was breached and Titans are roaming inside. Twelve hours earlier, the rest of the 104th Cadets are stationed at an outpost when Titans are seen advancing from the south. Miche Zacharius orders the soldiers and cadets to spread out and inform the nearby villages and the capital about the Titans while he stays behind to delay them. Miche buys enough time and prepares to escape, but is captured by a Beast Titan, which is apelike in appearance and capable of speaking. Miche hesitates to respond when the Beast Titan inquires about his omni-directional mobility gear, so the Beast Titan strips Miche of his omni-directional mobility gear and leaves him to be eaten by the other Titans.
27 2 "I'm Home" Yoshihide Ibata Yasuko Kobayashi April 8, 2017 (2017-04-08) April 30, 2017
Armin Arlelt and Hange each deduce that the Wall Titans sealed within the walls provide its strength. The Scout Regiment depart from the Stohess District to deal with the Titans that appeared inside Wall Rose, and Hange takes Pastor Nick along, intending to gain more information from him. Meanwhile, Sasha Braus rushes to Dauper in order to warn her father and the villagers. She arrives to find the entire village deserted except for a woman being eaten by a Titan, and her daughter nearby in a state of shock. Sasha takes the girl and flees, but they are chased by the Titan. Deciding to stay and fight while urging the girl to run away, Sasha succeeds in blinding the Titan with her arrows just as a group of villagers, including her father and the girl, return to pick her up. Meanwhile, Conny Springer and his group arrive at Ragako, only to find that it had already been attacked by Titans. Upon reaching his house, Conny discovers a Titan on its back trapped inside, and he wonders how it was able to travel so far from the walls since its legs seem too feeble to support its body.
28 3 "Southwestward" Kenji Imura Hiroshi Seko April 15, 2017 (2017-04-15) May 7, 2017
Conny learns from Lynne and Gelgar that his family could still be alive since there are no traces of carnage, but before Conny rejoins his group to find the breach in the wall, he is startled when the Titan in his house faintly speaks and welcomes him back home. Elsewhere, Christa Lenz tells Ymir not to worry about her when the latter asks Nanaba and Henning to allow the two to leave their group. Both groups eventually meet up at nighttime, discovering that no breaches occurred at the walls and deciding to rest up at Castle Utgard. Meanwhile, Eren Jaeger learns from Hange he could learn how to seal the breach in the Shiganshina District, seeing as the crystallized skin from Annie Leonhart as the Female Titan is the same material from the walls. Pastor Nick eventually reveals to Hange that Christa is the key to finding all the answers. Soon after, Sasha arrives and hands Hange a scroll from Erwin, advising Hange and the Scouts to head to Castle Utgard. In the meantime, the Beast Titan leads the other Titans to attack Castle Utgard. This prompts Nanaba, Henning, Lynne and Gelgar to defend the 104th Cadets.
29 4 "Soldier" Hitomi Ezoe Hiroshi Seko April 22, 2017 (2017-04-22) May 14, 2017
Two hours before the attack by the Titans at Castle Utgard, the 104th Cadets rest as their seniors keep watch. Conny mentions that the Titan he encountered at Ragako resembled his mother, but Ymir plays it off. Reiner Braun becomes suspicious when Ymir is able to read the unknown language on a food can labeled herring. The Titans soon appear, and the senior soldiers hold them off from the outside while the 104th Cadets defend themselves against smaller Titans that have breached the castle. In the process, Reiner has his arm badly injured after it is bitten by a Titan. After clearing the area of Titans, the Beast Titan throws chunks of Wall Rose at the castle, killing the group's horses. A second wave of Titans subsequently attack the castle, and the senior soldiers are soon overwhelmed and killed. As the Titans surround the tower which the unarmed 104th Cadets are on, Ymir jumps off the tower and transforms into a Titan in order to honor a promise that she made with Christa.
30 5 "Historia" Tetsuya Wakano Yasuko Kobayashi April 29, 2017 (2017-04-29) May 21, 2017
In the past, Christa and Ymir became lost in a blizzard during their winter training in the mountains as cadets, while trying to save fellow cadet Daz. Ymir accused Christa of having a death wish rather than saving Daz for selfless reasons. She was also aware that Christa is an unwanted illegitimate daughter of a nobleman's mistress who was forced by the Wall Cult to change her name and join the army. Ymir then made Christa promise that she must live her own life if she ever reveals her true name. Back in the present, Ymir transforms into a small, nimble intelligent Titan and fights off the other Titans. Christa tells Ymir to destroy the tower in order to crush the Titans. As the tower begins to collapse, Ymir orders Christa and the others to grab onto her. Despite this effort, the Titans overwhelm Ymir, but Hange and the other Scouts arrive on time to save the 104th Cadets. With the battle over, Christa attends a gravely injured Ymir as the rest of the 104th Cadets learn that Ymir is an intelligent Titan. Just before Ymir loses consciousness, Christa reveals that her real name is Historia Reiss.
31 6 "Warrior" Hiroyuki Tanaka Hiroshi Seko May 6, 2017 (2017-05-06) June 4, 2017
The Scouts prepare to take the comatose Ymir to the Trost District for medical attention. Later, Hannes comes with his vanguard and reports that the walls were never breached. Before leaving for the Trost District, Eren learns that Reiner and Bertholdt are the Armored Titan and the Colossal Titan, respectively. Reiner explains that the mission to destroy all of humanity can be avoided if Eren would simply join them. Twelve hours earlier in the Ehrmich District, Hange explained that the scroll received from Sasha contained a background report on Annie, suggesting a connection with Reiner and Bertholdt, as all three are from the same area but otherwise have little information available. The Scouts eventually realized that they may have helped Annie find Eren's location within the formation during the 57th Expedition. Therefore, Hange ordered the others to keep an eye on Reiner and Bertholdt without raising undue suspicion. Back in the present, Reiner and Bertholdt both shift into their Titan forms, despite a quick intervention by Mikasa Ackermann. The Armored Titan grabs Eren and slides down the wall as the Colossal Titan grabs Ymir. Feeling betrayed, Eren shifts into a Titan and begins to fight the Armored Titan.
32 7 "Close Combat" Takayuki Hirao Hiroshi Seko May 13, 2017 (2017-05-13) June 11, 2017
As Eren and the Armored Titan engage in battle, the Colossal Titan consumes Ymir and another Scout. Hange and the other Scouts move in for an attack, but the Colossal Titan releases an enormous amount of steam, wounding several Scouts and preventing further attacks. The Armored Titan gains the upper hand in his fight against Eren, and the situation seems desperate even with assistance from Mikasa. However, Eren uses hand-to-hand combat techniques that he learned from Annie during their recruit training, enabling him to inflict serious damage to the Armored Titan. Eren obliges when Armin implores him to fall back to the wall for his own safety. As the Armored Titan charges Eren once more, Eren utilizes grappling techniques advised by Hange in order to overcome his strength disadvantage and regain the upper hand. Eren is nearly successful at beheading the Armored Titan and extracting Reiner from within, only to be foiled when the Armored Titan roars for assistance. The Colossal Titan begins to deteriorate and plummets towards Eren and the Armored Titan.
33 8 "The Hunters" Yūmi Kawai Yasuko Kobayashi May 20, 2017 (2017-05-20) June 18, 2017
The Colossal Titan hits the ground, releasing a massive amount of steam. The Armored Titan frees itself from being grasped and extracts Eren from his Titan, while Bertholdt carries the still unconscious Ymir and uses stolen omni-directional mobility gear to leave with the Armored Titan. Five hours later in the Trost District, the military divisions are informed about the recent battle that took place. Back at the walls, an unconscious Mikasa has a dream about the past, wherein she tried to protect Eren from the neighbourhood delinquents, but she is distraught to find him gone when she awakes. Armin tells Mikasa that Eren and Ymir were captured, but nothing can be done in their current state. Hannes reminds Mikasa and Armin that Eren has a steadfast resolve. As Erwin soon arrives with reinforcements, Hange posits that Reiner and Bertholdt may seek the Forest of Giant Trees nearby to safely rest until nightfall, assuming that their goal is to relocate outside of Wall Maria. Eren and Ymir are shown waking in the forest as their bodies begin to regenerate their limbs, while Reiner and Bertholdt watch over them. The Scouts depart from Wall Rose to mount a rescue operation.
34 9 "Opening" Yoshihide Ibata Yasuko Kobayashi May 27, 2017 (2017-05-27) June 25, 2017
As Erwin leads the expedition away from Wall Rose, Hange requests a horseback ride to Ragako to see the immobilized Titan, but Moblit decides to go in her stead since she is badly injured. Meanwhile, in the Forest of Giant Trees, as Eren and Ymir continue to regenerate their limbs, Ymir points out that not only are they surrounded by Titans, but also Reiner and Bertholdt stole their omni-directional mobility gear. Reiner and Bertholdt plan to take Eren and Ymir to their hometown, but are waiting until nightfall when the surrounding Titans cannot move. Eren is reminded by Ymir that they are in no position to fight or flee until they regenerate. Reiner begins to ramble about his duty as a soldier and as a warrior, which Ymir deduces that there is confusion between his undercover and real personas. Ymir is highly concerned about the Beast Titan, who caused the recent Titan invasion and may be their real enemy. Reiner then uses Ymir's concern for Historia's safety as leverage to drive a wedge between Eren and Ymir. The discussion is interrupted by the sound of flare guns, signalling the arrival of the Scouts.
35 10 "Children" Kenji Imura Hiroshi Seko June 3, 2017 (2017-06-03) July 9, 2017
Moblit arrives at Ragako and recognizes the disabled Titan as Conny's mother after seeing a portrait of Conny's parents. At the Forest of Giant Trees, after Eren is restrained, Ymir says that Reiner and Bertholdt must take Historia with them. In a flashback, Ymir was worshiped by a cult as a child under supposed royalty. The cult was later apprehended and punished by soldiers, in which Ymir was injected with something and thrown off a wall, resulting in her transforming into a Pure Titan. Ymir spent the next sixty years as a Titan until she ate Marcel, a childhood friend of Reiner, Bertholdt and Annie, which returned her to human form. She realized that her freedom of accepting her true identity was why she developed such empathy with Historia. In the present, Ymir convinces Reiner and Bertholdt to allow her to transform into her Titan form and take Historia with them. When the Scouts enter the forest, Ymir finds and swallows Historia before rejoining Reiner and Bertholdt. Reiner transforms as the Armored Titan, while Bertholdt, Eren and Ymir climb on its shoulders, as they flee at the edge of the forest with the Scouts in hot pursuit.
36 11 "Charge" Hiroyuki Tanaka,
Yasuhiro Akamatsu
Hiroshi Seko June 10, 2017 (2017-06-10) July 16, 2017
As the Armored Titan flees, Ymir regurgitates Historia and exits her Titan form in order to explain her seemingly selfish actions to Historia. The Scouts close in on the Armored Titan, but Mikasa is foiled when the Armored Titan blocks her from attacking Bertholdt and saving Eren. The other 104th Cadets arrive to reason with Bertholdt, but he professes that there is no turning back from their mission, despite being their comrade. Erwin uses himself as bait to lure a group of Titans charging towards the Scouts chasing the Armored Titan, and the Scouts are ordered to scatter their formation and charge at the Titans. The Armored Titan is consequently attacked by the Titans, forcing it to defend itself and release Eren and Bertholdt. Despite Erwin's right arm being bitten off, and Mikasa being injured, Armin manages to distract Bertholdt, allowing them to rescue Eren. Conny and Sasha retrieve Historia, claiming that Ymir is lying about her recent actions. The Scouts' retreat is blocked when the Armored Titan throws Titans at them, knocking Eren and Mikasa off their horse. Eren and Mikasa then come face-to-face with the Smiling Titan, who originally ate Carla Jaeger.
37 12 "Scream" Satonobu Kikuchi, Takayuki Hirao, Tetsurō Araki, Yoshihide Ibata Yasuko Kobayashi June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17) July 23, 2017
The Scouts are at a loss as more Titans thrown by the Armored Titan surround their position. Hannes sacrifices himself protecting Eren and Mikasa from the Smiling Titan. After Eren breaks down from failing to transform, Mikasa rekindles his spirit by telling him what he means to her, and he vows to protect her. As he comes in contact with the Smiling Titan, he activates an unknown power within him that causes the surrounding Titans to devour it. Ymir realizes that Reiner and Bertholdt want Eren because he possesses the Coordinate, the ability to control other Titans. The surviving Scouts escape after Eren causes the Titans to go after the Armored Titan. Ymir decides to leave Historia in order to save the Armored Titan and Bertholdt from the Titans. A week later, Hange and Conny give a report to Erwin, Levi and Dot Pyxis, which reveals that the Titans that appeared within Wall Rose were the citizens of Ragako. Remembering how many died to rescue him, Eren vows to use his new power to help humanity, while Erwin is determined to learn more of the truth behind the Titans. Elsewhere, the Beast Titan looks out from atop Wall Maria, as a mysterious blond man with glasses emerges from its back uttering the words, "not just yet".

Season 3 (2018–19)

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38 1 "Smoke Signal" Hiroyuki Tanaka Yasuko Kobayashi July 23, 2018 (2018-07-23) July 11, 2018 (theatres)[lower-alpha 1]
August 18, 2018 (television)[12]
The newly reformed Levi Squad, now composed of Eren and his six remaining cadet friends, are camped out in a remote cottage where Hange carries out experiments on Eren to test his Titan abilities. Hange reports that Pastor Nick has been tortured and murdered in the Trost District barracks but she accuses the Military Police's First Interior Squad of being responsible. Levi suspects that someone in the government has their sights set on destroying the Survey Corps and concealing the secrets of the Titans. After Nifa delivers a message from Erwin, who has been arrested by the Military Police, Levi has the Scouts abandon their hideout only shortly before the Military Police arrives to raid it. Levi figures that the government is after Eren and Historia, and he decides to head back to the Trost District. Before Hange leaves with Moblit to go after Erwin, Eren gives her a written copy of the conversation he recalled between Ymir and Bertholdt. The Scouts arrive secretly back in Trost, and Jean and Armin - disguised as decoys for Eren and Historia - are soon abducted by Dimo Reeves, who was hired by the Interior Police, but Mikasa and the others easily rescue them and capture their kidnappers. Meanwhile, Levi shadows Eren and Historia's transport from rooftops with Nifa and two other soldiers from Hange's Fourth Squad. He instinctively feels uneasy and tells Nifa about Kenny the Ripper, a notorious serial killer he knew in the past, when suddenly Kenny and his henchmen appear and ambush them with slug guns, killing Nifa and the rest of her team before confronting Levi.
39 2 "Pain" Shita Taro Yasuko Kobayashi July 30, 2018 (2018-07-30) August 25, 2018
Kenny, now working for the First Interior Squad, pursues Levi with members of his Anti-Personnel Control Squad. Kenny finds Levi hiding in a tavern, but Levi escapes after shooting Kenny with the bar owner's musket and killing several of Kenny's men. Nearby, Mikasa and the other scouts hear the commotion and are forced to defend Historia and Eren's wagon, which involves killing human attackers, something they have never done before. Armin is traumatised after his first ever kill is Jean's female attacker when she faltered. However, the Interior Police attackers overwhelm them and kidnap Historia and Eren with tranquilizer darts. In the capital city Mitras, the Royal Government receives a message from Lord Rod Reiss that Historia and Eren have been captured. Following their savage battle with Kenny's group, Armin and the others are traumatized from having to kill other humans, after which Levi consoles them. They interrogate Dimo Reeves, who was coerced into helping the Military Police but now fears for the future of his company and the people in Trost, so Levi offers him protection for the people of Trost in exchange for his help. Elsewhere, Hange approaches Erwin to help, suggesting that Eren will be eaten if they do not rescue him. With Reeves' assistance, the scouts capture some Interior Squad soldiers Djel Sannes and Ralph, who murdered Pastor Nick, and torture them about the whereabouts of Historia and Eren. They discover Historia is the real heir to the throne and conclude she is being held by her father, Rod Reiss. Later, Reeves is killed by Kenny for betraying him, unaware that Reeves' son, Flegel, witnessed it when hiding in the shadow.
40 3 "Old Story" Tomoko Hirakata Hiroshi Seko August 6, 2018 (2018-08-06) September 8, 2018[lower-alpha 2]
In a flashback, Historia tells the Scouts of her upbringing on the Reiss estate inside Wall Rose, her estrangement from her mother, Kenny's execution of her mother and her being forced to adopt the identity of Krista Lenz. In the present, Rod heads back to his family estate with Historia and Eren while Hange explains to the Scouts that Eren will be eaten to acquire his Titan powers and abilities. Meanwhile Erwin explains to Commander Pyxis his plans of a bloodless coup d'état to overthrow the corrupt Royal Government, so Wall Maria can be retaken. Erwin gains Pyxis' support after telling him that Sannes confessed that the current king is a fraud, and the Scouts plan to have Historia enthroned as Queen. He also reveals that his father was murdered after telling Erwin that he believed the real reason for the fighting within the walls was to protect the land and property of the wealthy, not humanity. To insulate the other Scouts, Erwin then surrenders to the Military Police who frame him for the murder of Reeves after he appoints Hange as his successor. Outside the city, Squad Levi split up and head for the Reiss estate to prepare for their rescue mission of Historia and Eren, but they are being tracked by the Military Police.
41 4 "Trust" Aiko Sakuraba Hiroshi Seko August 13, 2018 (2018-08-13) September 15, 2018
Squad Levi captures the two soldiers tracking them, who happen to be Marlowe and Hitch, Annie's friends in the Military Police. After learning the truth that Annie was the Female Titan and the Scouts are being framed, Marlowe and Hitch agree to help them by telling them of an outpost that is the least guarded by the Military Police. Squad Levi subdue the soldiers at the outpost while Levi tortures the Interior Police officer in charge for Eren and Historia's location. Meanwhile, Hange rescues Flegel from the Military Police, who are trying to kill him to cover the truth that his father was killed by the Interior Police. With Hange and Moblit's help, Flegel lures the Military Police to the Stohess District and tricks them into confessing the truth about his father's death and the government trying to frame the Scouts and cover up the truth in front of the residents of Stohess and some reporters before capturing them. With the people no longer fooled by the government's propaganda, Hange begins her next plan. Elsewhere, as Erwin is brought before the King to be sentenced for execution, he warns his friend Nile he must choose a side before Pyxis begins the coup.
42 5 "Reply" Miki Komuro Yasuko Kobayashi August 20, 2018 (2018-08-20) September 22, 2018
At his trial before the fake king and the royal council, Erwin unsuccessfully puts his case to reclaim Wall Maria and avoid a potential civil war caused by people competing for limited resources. Just as Erwin is sentenced to death, news arrives that Wall Rose has been breached by Titans. However, rather than allow Wall Rose refugees shelter within Wall Sina, the council orders the gates closed, sacrificing the entire Wall Rose population. A disgusted Nile refuses to obey the order, and Chancellor Darius Zackly arrives with his troops, revealing the news of the breach was a ruse. With the council's self-interest and disregard for human life now revealed, Pyxis announces the Military will take over the government and publish the news in the press. Later, the remaining scouts receive the news, and Hange tells the others about the mysterious deaths of Rod Reiss' family at their Chapel. Meanwhile, in a crystalline cavern, a chain-bound Eren is approached by Historia.
43 6 "Sin" Ryūta Kawahara Hiroshi Seko August 27, 2018 (2018-08-27) September 30, 2018[lower-alpha 3]
Historia assures Eren that her father has good intentions even though he created problems for the Scouts and killed Pastor Nick. Rod then instructs Historia to touch Eren, triggering subconscious memories which leave Eren traumatized from learning that he was turned into a Titan by his father Grisha and ate his father on the night he received the basement key. The process also unintentionally triggers Historia's memories of a young woman named Frieda, whom Rod reveals to be Historia's half-sister, who erased herself from Historia's memories. Rod explains that Frieda possessed the Founding Titan power inherited in their family, before Grisha, who was also a Titan Shifter, devoured her for it while slaughtering her four siblings and mother. Later, Kenny arrives and updates them on the coup before preparing to defend the crystalline cavern beneath the Reiss chapel with his men. Meanwhile in the capital, Pyxis reveals to Erwin that the Reiss family possess the power to alter people's memories, and Erwin leads a force out to rescue Eren. As Kenny Ackerman prepares his defense, he recalls his grandfather saying that the Ackermans were once bodyguards to the Reiss royal family but were exiled as the Reiss memory altering powers had no effect on them. Meanwhile, Squad Levi finds a hidden trapdoor in the floor of the Reiss chapel, and they prepare to descend and rescue Eren.
44 7 "Wish" Hiroyuki Tanaka, Ken Andō Hiroshi Seko September 3, 2018 (2018-09-03) October 7, 2018
Squad Levi storm into the cavern and engage Kenny and his Anti-Personnel Control Squad, forcing the enemy to retreat back into their final defensive position. Meanwhile, Rod explains to Historia that the cavern and city walls were built a century ago by their ancestor, who used the Founding Titan's power to erase the memories of all citizens except a few immune bloodlines. Generations later, Frieda inherited the Founding Titan and the memories of their world before the walls. Rod explains that Frieda metaphysically lives on within the Founding Titan, with Historia realizing that she must become a Titan and eat Eren to gain the Founding Titan and see her sister again. When Kenny arrives and overhears that only those of the Reiss bloodline can use the Founding Titan's power, he furiously confronts Rod and decides to wound Eren so Historia will have to fight Eren to acquire the power. Historia is about to inject herself with the Titan serum when she sees Eren is too guilt-ridden to resist. She then remembers Ymir's wish for her to live a prideful life, and realizes that Rod's true intent is restoring his family's power, and the will of her ancestors to preserve the status quo will consume her like it did with Frieda and those before her. Historia then angrily refuses to proceed, breaking the syringe and slamming her father into the ground breaking his back, before grabbing the keys to free Eren. Desperate, Rod licks up some of the serum from the broken syringe on the ground and transforms into a massive Titan.
45 8 "Outside the Walls of Orvud District" Matsuo Asami, Azuma Ryōsuke Yasuko Kobayashi September 10, 2018 (2018-09-10) October 14, 2018
Squad Levi break into the cavern and help Historia free Eren before being cornered by the Titan Rod Reiss, whose gigantic size causes the cavern to collapse. While Kenny and his squad is being crushed by falling boulders, Eren drinks a serum that allows his Titan form to harden and prevent the ceiling from falling, saving his friends. The Scouts retrieve Eren from his crystallized Titan body and head back towards the Orvud District at Wall Sina. Meanwhile, Rod's Titan crawls towards Wall Sina with no one able to get close without being incinerated by body heat that is burning everything in his path. After some discussion over how to handle the situation, everyone agrees that Rod must be killed. Returning to the Orvud District, Levi reminds Historia that since she has royal blood, she must become the queen to complete the transition from the old government, to which she reluctantly agrees on the condition to help in the battle against Rod's Titan. As Rod's Titan approaches, Erwin surprisingly decides not to evacuate the citizens of Orvud.
46 9 "Ruler of the Walls" Yasuhiro Akamatsu Hiroshi Seko September 17, 2018 (2018-09-17) October 21, 2018
Erwin justifies his decision to not evacuate Orvud District because Titans are attracted to the density of human populations, so they can use this to their advantage by luring Rod's Titan into a trap. Erwin's plan works initially, as they manage to get Rod's titan close to the wall where the trap is set. However, the Garrison Corp's cannon barrages have little effect, and Rod's Titan eventually reaches and towers against the wall. As its face and chest have eroded from crawling for miles on the ground, the Scouts then implement their own plan. They first ram the Titan's supporting arms with gunpowder-loaded carts and destroy them with the ensuing explosion. After the Titan falls face-first onto the top of the wall, Eren assumes his Titan form and plunges a bundle of gunpowder barrels into its gaping mouth. After the Titan's nape is blown from within, the Scouts then quickly mop up the airborne fragments with their 3D Maneuver gears. Historia succeeds in destroying the main fragments holding Rod, killing her father and seeing some of his memories, before falling into a cushioned wagon below in the city street in front of astonished residents. She recovers from her fall and formally introduces herself to the gathered civilians as the true ruler of the walls. Back at the Reiss estate, a mortally wounded Kenny recalls events in his past before being found by Levi.
47 10 "Friends" Shintarō Itoga, Aiko Sakuraba Hiroshi Seko September 24, 2018 (2018-09-24) October 28, 2018
As he lies dying, Kenny Ackerman recalls his past: his capture many years earlier by Uri Reiss in his Titan form; pledging loyalty to the family after Uri begged his forgiveness for the Ackerman family's persecution; bringing up his dead sister Kuchel's son Levi and teaching him the ways of a killer; becoming leader of the clandestine Anti-Personnel Control Squad; and wondering if the Reiss family's power could grant him the luxury of being compassionate. Kenny then explains to Levi why he has not injected himself with the Titan serum he stole from Rod Reiss' bag and Levi presses Kenny to reveal what he knows about Titans and his own family. With his dying words, Kenny reveals himself as Levi’s uncle before handing him the package containing the Titan serum. In the capital, Historia is crowned queen with Levi congratulating her while thanking the Scouts for their effort in killing the Rod Reiss Titan. Meanwhile, the Beast Titan defeats Reiner and tells him and Bertholdt that they will locate the Coordinate as their next objective, overruling the pair's desire to find and rescue Annie Leonhart.
48 11 "Bystander" Matsuo Asami, Ken Andō, Shingo Uchida Yasuko Kobayashi October 8, 2018 (2018-10-08)[lower-alpha 4] November 4, 2018
Two months after Historia's coronation, the military have purged remaining traces of the old regime. They also gained an abundant supply of crystals from the Reiss estate. Meanwhile, Eren perfects his Titan hardening ability and Hange develops a new guillotine weapon nicknamed the "Executioner from Hell" that allows defenders to easily kill Titans without loss of human life. Eren realizes that Training Corps commander Keith Shadis was the man who knew his father Grisha in his memories, and the Scouts visit him. Keith tells them that he met Grisha, who claimed to have suffering from amnesia, almost twenty years ago outside Wall Maria. Grisha learned about life within the walls, offered to work as a doctor, and later married Carla. During the Fall of Shiganshina, after learning about his wife's death, Grisha took Eren into the woods where Keith later found the boy alone wearing a key around his neck. Keith resigned as Commander of the Survey Corps out of the guilt of losing his men because Grisha praised him of being "special" and he believed it. After hearing his story, Eren claims he is merely the son of a special man, and the Scouts make preparations to retake Wall Maria.
49 12 "Night of the Battle to Retake the Wall" Takashi Andō, Yasuhiro Akamatsu Hiroshi Seko October 15, 2018 (2018-10-15) November 11, 2018

Hange is unable to analyse the Titan Serum's formula because of its volatile nature so Erwin entrusts it to Levi in the event it must be used to turn someone into a Titan. Erwin confirms arrangements are in place to retake Wall Maria, then he reveals a secret plan to use the Scouts to search the Yaeger family's basement. After the rest of the lieutenants leave, Levi tries to convince Erwin to remain behind and let Hange command the Scouts, but Erwin insists on leading the operation. On the night before their mission, the Scouts are treated to meat for dinner. Tensions are high, leading to a fight over portions and Eren provokes a fight with Jean. Later, Eren, Mikasa and Armin reminisce over their past, and reflect on their hopes for a future of life beyond the walls. On the day of the expedition to retake Wall Maria, the people of Trost gather to cheer on the Scouts and wish them success. As the Scouts ride out, Bertholt and Reiner stand guard on Wall Maria.

In a mid-credits scene, Levi berates a shocked Eren and Mikasa, while standing beside two apparent corpses. He smashes Eren across the face, which causes Mikasa to attack him and hold him at blade point.
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50 13 "The Town Where Everything Began" Hiroyuki Tanaka Yasuko Kobayashi April 29, 2019 (2019-04-29)[16] May 25, 2019[17]
The Survey Corps treks through the forest under the darkness of a new moon, planning to retake the Shiganshina District in order to reach Eren's basement. On the way, they see a sleeping titan but manage to pass by without waking it up. The group arrives at the seemingly empty Shiganshina District and Eren easily blocks the hole in the outer wall with his titan hardening ability. Before Eren plugs the hole in the inner wall, Armin discovers a recently abandoned campsite and is given command to search for enemies planning an ambush. Armin assigns members of the Survey Corps to search for cavities within the walls and before long, Reiner bursts from a disguised hole in the wall and transforms into the Armored Titan. Suddenly, the Corps find themselves surrounded by Titans and the Beast Titan seals the inner entrance with a thrown boulder, trapping the horses within Shiganshina and preventing the Corps from using them to escape.
51 14 "Thunder Spears" Akitoshi Yokoyama, Yasuhiro Akamatsu Hiroshi Seko May 6, 2019 (2019-05-06) June 1, 2019
Reiner, as the Armored Titan, initially begins climbing up the wall towards the Survey Corps when the Beast Titan gives a signal and the 2-3 meter Titans within Wall Maria rush towards the wall, targeting the horses to cut off the escape route of the Survey Corps. Three squads are sent to protect the horses, while the Levi and Hange squads prepare to tackle the Armored Titan utilizing Thunder Spears. Erwin initially keeps Levi and Armin back, to target the Beast Titan. Meanwhile, the Armored Titan reaches the top of the wall and encounters Erwin waiting for it, but suddenly Eren transforms into his Titan form and flees. The Armored Titan takes the bait, abandoning its target of the horses, and chases Eren. They engage in a battle of force and wits as each tries to gain the upper hand, but Eren's training of hardening his hands pays off as he temporarily weakens the Armored Titan. Hange and her squad then attack it with Thunder Spears, aiming for the nape of the neck. Their initial attack weakens the Titan, so they follow up with a barrage of the spears in an attempt to finally destroy the Armored Titan along with Reiner.
52 15 "Descent" Shingo Uchida, Norihito Takahashi, Mai Teshima, Hitomi Ezoe Hiroshi Seko May 13, 2019 (2019-05-13) June 8, 2019
As Bertholdt waits in his hiding place, he thinks back to the Battle of Trost where he, Reiner, and Annie were forced to leave a defenseless Marco to be eaten by Titans after he overheard their strategy to stop Eren from plugging the hole in the wall. Bertholdt then recalls himself and Reiner meeting with the blond man in Shiganshina some time before the Survey Corps arrive, with Reiner criticizing his friend's lack of commitment. Back in the present, the Armored Titan lets out a roar, signalling the Beast Titan to throw a barrel containing Bertholdt into Shiganshina. Seeing Reiner down, hoping his friend can hear him, Bertholdt does not immediately transform and instead confronts the Scouts. Armin attempts to negotiate with him, but Bertholdt reveals to have found his resolution and intends to kill everyone before swinging himself high into the sky to transform into the Colossal Titan, creating a massive fiery explosion. With the fate of Hange and her group ambiguous, Armin hesitates over attempting an attack or retreat as the Colossal Titan begins to advance towards the inner wall.
53 16 "Perfect Game" Tetsuya Wakano Hiroshi Seko May 20, 2019 (2019-05-20) June 15, 2019
The Colossal Titan Bertholdt turns Shiganshina into a sea of flames by scattering burning debris. Armin is frozen by indecision, handing command over to Jean as they head for the river and stay hidden. Outside the wall, the Beast Titan pitches a barrage of stones towards the scouts holding the horses outside the wall, shredding buildings and causing casualties among them. Levi has the remainder regroup with Erwin at the Wall's base. Back in Shiganshina, Eren vainly tries to stop the Colossal Titan by grabbing its foot, only to be knocked unconscious when kicked onto the wall. Jean orders Armin's team to attack with Thunder Spears, but the Colossal Titan deflects them with a huge burst of steam. The situation looks hopeless before Erwin suggests a counter-attack with himself and the remaining recruits as a sacrificial diversion so Levi can kill the Beast Titan, knowing that he would likely die without ever learning the truth concealed in the basement of Eren's house. Erwin gives a rousing speech to the recruits, convincing them that it is better to die fighting than be killed while hiding from flying rocks, and leads the charge towards the Beast Titan through a hail of rocks.
54 17 "Hero" Akitoshi Yokoyama, Yoko Kanamori, Tetsurō Araki Hiroshi Seko May 27, 2019 (2019-05-27) June 22, 2019
Erwin is mortally wounded while leading the charge against the Beast Titan, the Beast Titan expressing mixed feelings while decimating the recruits as Levi reached him by taking out the Titans on his right flank. Levi manages to incapacitate the Beast Titan and rips the blond man out after inflicting enough injuries to keep him from resuming his Titan form, intending to turn one of the casualties into a Titan to feed the war chief to. But the Cart Titan snatches the blond man in its mouth and runs off, the man admitting he underestimated Levi while ordering the remaining Titans to attack him. Meanwhile, Armin realizes the Colossal Titan is immobile while using its steam and gives Eren some detail of his plan while the others hold off a somewhat confused Armored Titan, Reiner having lost his most recent memories due to the last attack. The group, joined by Hange who survived Bertholt's transformation thanks to Moblit placing himself between them and the blast, use two of their remaining thunder spears to shatter the Armored Titan's jaw hinges so Mikasa can use hers to blow Reiner out of his Titan body. When Eren's Titan form seems to be suffering a concussion, Armin deliberately challenges the Colossal Titan by having his ODM gear hook into the monster's tooth. Bertholt proceeds to burn Armin alive in his steam, learning too late that Armin used himself as a distraction so Eren can harden his Titan form and, in human form, covertly maneuver himself into position to rip Bertholdt out of the Colossal Titan. In the aftermath, Eren drags the limbless Bertholt towards the severely burnt Armin whom Eren recalls has always been braver than he appears.
55 18 "Midnight Sun" Hiroyuki Tanaka, Shintarō Itoga Hiroshi Seko June 3, 2019 (2019-06-03) June 29, 2019
Eren finds himself alone with Armin's burnt body and the unconscious Bertholdt. His reverie is interrupted by the Cart Titan carrying the blond man, who asserts that Eren was lied to by his father. The blond man departs when Levi arrives, still in pursuit, promising to return and save Eren. Elsewhere, after Reiner hands her a letter from Ymir, Hange was about to kill him before convinced by Jean to have Mikasa fetch the Titan serum from Levi so they can transfer the Armored Titan power to one of their own. But as the Cart Titan rescues Reiner, Mikasa learns from Eren that Armin is still alive as Levi prepares to inject him with the serum. But Floch Forster, the only surviving recruit from the suicide charge, arrives with the mortally wounded Erwin. This causes Levi to consider Erwin instead, causing Eren and Mikasa to openly defy that decision with the latter attacking Levi until being restrained by Hange. Once everyone calms down, Levi orders everyone to leave and prepares to inject Erwin. But Erwin withdraws his arm in delirium, causing Levi to recall his conversation with Erwin before the suicide charge and ultimately chooses to let the commander rest in peace and give the serum to Armin instead. As Erwin succumbs, Armin becomes a mindless Titan and eats Bertholdt. Levi and Hange mourn the deceased Erwin while the rest of the squad share an emotional moment as Armin emerges healed from his Titan form.
56 19 "The Basement" Mai Teshima, Hitomi Ezoe Yasuko Kobayashi June 10, 2019 (2019-06-10) July 6, 2019

Armin has a nightmare of a weeping Colossal Titan, waking up with no memory of the events following Bertholdt's transformation. The nine remaining members of the Survey Corps huddle around him to explain their situation, Armin struggling with Levi's decision to bring him back instead of Erwin. Hange, Levi, Eren and Mikasa proceed into Shiganshina to investigate the basement of what remained of Eren’s home. Levi kicks open the basement door when Grisha's key cannot unlock it, the group learning that it actually opens a desk drawer with a hidden compartment containing three well-preserved books. The group find one books holding a strange picture of Grisha, standing next to a woman holding an infant child who are neither Karla or Eren. An inscription written by Grisha on the back explains the picture to be a photograph created by technology from a land beyond the walls, where people live in luxury. As what remained of the Survey Corps return to the city, Nile Dok confides to the council that Erwin once considered the possibility that there may be humans living beyond the walls.

In a post-credits scene Eren begins reading Grisha's book, which opens with Grisha recounting a time in his youth when he and his sister, Fay, lived in a city beyond Mitras and Wall Maria, the world Eren knows today. The children watched an airship fly overhead, and against their mother's instructions, Grisha impulsively dragged Fay beyond the walls of their district to watch it land.
57 20 "That Day" Yoko Kanamori Hiroshi Seko June 17, 2019 (2019-06-17) July 13, 2019
While he and Mikasa were held in the stockade after their actions in the aftermath of the Battle of Shiganshina, Eren has a dream of experiencing the life of his father Grisha starting when he took his younger sister Fay outside the Liberio Internment Zone for Eldians to watch the zeppelins. However, they are caught by two Public Safety soldiers. Not wanting to trouble his parents, Grisha took a beating for himself and Fay by Kruger while his partner Gross offers to take Fay home. But Fay's bloodied corpse is found the next day with Grisha knowing Gross murdered his sister. Gross lies to Fay's parents, claiming he took her back to the Liberio Internment Zone. Fay's father tells Grisha their people's history and the Marley nation's justifiable prejudice towards them, accepting the officer's lie. In his adult years, Grisha joins the Eldian Restoration movement after learning the truth of Fay's death from an Eldian named Grice. The movement supported by the secret informant "Owl", Grisha learns the Eldians' true history while eventually marrying Dina Fritz, the last remaining Eldian with royal blood on the mainland, and they have a son, Zeke, who appears with them in a photograph. When Marley begins its Warrior program to keep up with rival nations over natural resources, Grisha's attempt to raise Zeke as an infiltrator backfires, as his son becomes loyal enough to turn the Restorationists over to the authorities, including his own parents. Grisha and his fellow Restorationists are then taken by boat to the perimeter wall of Paradis Island for exile as mindless Pure Titans once injected with Titan spinal fluid. Grisha recognizes Kruger and Gross among the squad as Gross kicks Grice off the wall and gives him a head start before turning the others into Titans, including Dina who becomes the Titan that will eventually devour Eren's mother. Gross admits killing Fay and was about to kick Grisha over the wall, only to be suddenly shoved by Kruger and eaten by a Titan. Kruger reveals himself to be both the Owl and a Titan shifter as he transforms into the Attack Titan and annihilates the rest of the Public Safety soldiers.
58 21 "Attack Titan" Yasuhiro Akamatsu Hiroshi Seko June 24, 2019 (2019-06-24) July 21, 2019[lower-alpha 5]
Armin transcribes Eren detailing Grisha learning the Owl's full name as Eren Kruger, the officer explaining how his desire to restore Eldia led to him participating in his people's persecution to maintain his cover. Kruger then reveals that those who possess the Titan Power live for only thirteen years, along with the two means of succession and the nature of the Coordinate, requesting Grisha to infiltrate Paradis and take the Founding Titan from the royal family. Kruger explains his reasons of selecting Grisha while advising him to start a new family before proceeding to inject him with the Titan serum, mentioning Armin and Mikasa to his own amazement. In the present, Eren and Mikasa are released from the stockade to participate in the conference among the government. Historia also attends after reading Ymir's farewell letter, glimpsing in her friend's memories as a result. With the evidence presented before the council, Hange expresses regret that their enemies now include other humans in addition to Titans while stating Eren could command the Pure Titans despite not being of the royal bloodline. It was then that Eren realizes that he commanded the Pure Titans because he touched Dina's Pure Titan form, keeping it to himself out of fear of what the military might do to Historia if he revealed this knowledge.
59 22 "The Other Side of the Wall" Tetsuya Wakano, Shintarō Itoga, Tetsurō Araki Yasuko Kobayashi July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) July 27, 2019
At the meeting of the Paradis government, Historia decides the people within the walls must be told the truth about the Titans which had been kept secret for 100 years and that the breaching of the wall by Titans was the beginning of a planned invasion by the state of Marley. This information is met with mixed reactions among the population. When Hitch approaches the survivors at a ceremony to honor their fallen comrades, Floch tells her what a hero Marlo was. He also raises the difficult question of why Armin was given the serum instead of Erwin, a controversial decision even among the survivors. As Historia presents the nine survivors with their medals, Eren touches her hand, and immediately he is flooded by memories of the Fritz royal family, indicating a connection through Titan blood. Within a year after the attack on Trost District, the Titans inside Wall Maria have been killed and the inhabitants return to their hometowns to begin rebuilding and farming. Six years after the fall of Wall Maria, the Survey Corps including the survivors again begin expeditions outside the wall. One day they find a Titan unable to move because of its small arms and legs and realize that they must be close to the perimeter wall where Eldians are turned into Titans by Marley. Riding further on, they finally arrive at the wall where Grisha became a Titan, and for the first time they see the shimmering ocean. They joyfully play in the water, though Eren realizes that they only found enemies across the sea instead of the freedom he has been seeking. He then points out into the distance and wonders if they kill all their enemies over there, would they finally be free.

Season 4 (2020–22)

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60 1 "The Other Side of the Sea" Kaori Makita Hiroshi Seko December 7, 2020 (2020-12-07) January 10, 2021

Four years after the Warrior Unit’s defeat on Paradis Island, Marley is at war against the Mid-East Allied Forces. As a result, the operation to reclaim the Founding Titan was put on hold. In the final battle at the Allied Forces' base, Fort Slava, Marley sent Eldian soldiers including Warrior Candidates (candidates to inherit the power of the Nine Titans) Falco Grice, his older brother Colt, Reiner’s cousin Gabi Braun, Udo and Zofia. Colt proposes to Commander Theo Magath that they use the power of the Warrior Titans, but he refuses due to the Allied Forces' armored train possessing a deadly anti-Titan cannon. Gabi manages to approach the train and disable it with hand grenades. This allows Pieck's Cart Titan and Galliard's Jaw Titan to attack the fort. From an airship above, Eldians are transformed into Pure Titans by Zeke using his scream and are dropped onto the fort, destroying much of its structure. Reiner's Armored Titan, aided by the Jaw Titan, successfully pulverizes the fort's defenses, including another armored train. Zeke, noting that the cause of this war was the Warriors’ defeat, transforms into the Beast Titan and annihilates the Mid-East Allied Fleet, thus ending the four-year war with Marley victorious. However, after witnessing the developed anti-Titan weaponry, Marley realizes the need to resume the operation to retrieve the Founding Titan.


Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Funimation added a disclaimer at the beginning of each episode stating that the English dub voice actors were able to record their lines from the safety of their homes. This disclaimer was played weekly before the English dub broadcast on Adult Swim.
61 2 "Midnight Train" Daisuke Tokudo Hiroshi Seko December 14, 2020 (2020-12-14) January 17, 2021
At a Marleyan military meeting, Zeke proposes to use his last year of life to attack Paradis Island and retake the Founding Titan. However, as none of Marley's ships have returned for the past three years, it is clear to Zeke that Paradis controls at least two of the Nine Titans. On a train back to their homes, the surviving Eldian soldiers praise Gabi for her courage, while Reiner secretly encourages Falco to become the Armored Titan in place of Gabi. The Eldian soldiers and Warriors arrive at Liberio and reunite with their families. At dinner, Gabi recounts the victory at Fort Slava while Reiner is prompted to give an account of his time on Paradis, puzzling Gabi when he describes the supposed devils of the island as "all sorts of people”. The next day, Zeke informs the other Warriors of his plan to use the Tybur noble family and their War Hammer Titan to announce an offensive against Paradis. Zeke proposes that the Tyburs publicly reveal their involvement and plan during a festival in Liberio.
62 3 "The Door of Hope" Kōki Aoshima,
Hiromi Nishiyama
Hiroshi Seko December 21, 2020 (2020-12-21) January 24, 2021
Reiner thinks about his past and a conversation he had with his mother on the curse of being an Eldian. He resolved to bring her and his Marleyan father together as family, thus entering the military training program where selected Candidates were chosen to become Titans, which in turn earned them the status of Honorary Marleyans. Porco Galliard was devastated when Reiner, who did not excel at all, was chosen to be the Armored Titan. Despite his son's efforts, Reiner’s father rejected the idea of living together. Commander Magath then sent Annie Leonhart, Bertholdt Hoover, Marcel Galliard and Reiner on a mission to Paradis to reclaim the Founding Titan, but Marcel, saving Reiner, is devoured by Ymir's Pure Titan. At that point, Annie wanted to abort the mission, but Reiner convinced them to continue. Following the assault on Wall Maria, they sneaked into Wall Rose and joined the Training Corps two years later. During their training years, they tried to collect information about the Founding Titan, with Annie even encountering Kenny Ackermann. Reiner ultimately decided to destroy Wall Rose. Emerging from his recollections, Reiner attempts suicide, but stops after hearing Falco outside. He then tells himself that he needs to live because of his role as a mentor to Falco and the other Candidates. Falco stops by the hospital and has a conversation with an Eldian soldier who admits to faking his trauma-induced amnesia to avoid being sent back home.
63 4 "From One Hand to Another" Tetsuaki Matsuda Hiroshi Seko December 28, 2020 (2020-12-28) January 31, 2021
Kruger, the wounded Eldian soldier, asks Falco to post letters for him from outside the internment zone. Willy Tybur, the head of the Tybur family who possess the War Hammer Titan, meets with Commander Magath. They form an alliance to stop the warmongering and restore the balance between Eldia and Marley. Back at the hospital, the patient Mr. Jaeger, Grisha's father, approaches Kruger and asks him to avoid using Falco for his schemes and to return to his family. Willy gives a speech to the dignitaries present and invites them to a theatrical play to be performed after the festival in Liberio. Both Warriors and Candidates enjoy the festival the day it arrives. Later that day, they all head towards the plaza for Willy's play. In a post-credits scene, right before the presentation begins, Falco takes Reiner to a basement behind the stage, where he meets Kruger. Much to his shock, Reiner immediately recognizes him as Eren Jaeger, who greets Reiner, stating that four years have passed since they last saw each other.
64 5 "Declaration of War" Teruyuki Ōmine Hiroshi Seko January 11, 2021 (2021-01-11) February 7, 2021
Willy begins his theatrical presentation to the audience while Eren and a terrified Reiner listen with Falco in the basement. Willy tells the well-known story of Marley's hero Helos, who formed an alliance with the Tybur family to defeat the Eldian King Fritz. However, he reveals Fritz and the Tybur family fabricated the myth themselves since Fritz longed for peace. His ideology was passed through his bloodline, which kept his successors bound to his desire, while vowing to release the Wall Titans - setting the so-called Rumbling in action - if the peace is shattered by Marley. Meanwhile, Pieck and Porco are sent down a trap door by a Marleyan soldier, dropping them into a small cellar, thus preventing them from transforming into Titans. On stage, Willy announces that an uprising has occurred on Paradis, and that the Founding Titan has been stolen by a man called Eren Jaeger. Willy explains that Eren is a threat to world peace as he is not bound by Fritz's vow renouncing war. In the basement, Eren apologizes to a horrified Falco and explains that since his arrival in Marley, he has realized that both Paradis and Marley are alike in that both sides are just people. He tells Reiner that the two of them are alike, but with contrasting beliefs due to their different upbringings. Reiner, devastated by the thought of everything that happened on Paradis four years prior, including the death of Eren's mother, is his fault, begs Eren to kill him. Just as Willy declares war on Paradis, Eren transforms into the Attack Titan, bursts out of the basement and crushes the stage along with Willy, throwing his mangled body into the air.
65 6 "The War Hammer Titan" Cao Yi,[lower-alpha 6] Takahiro Kaneko Hiroshi Seko January 18, 2021 (2021-01-18) February 14, 2021
In a flashback prior to Willy's declaration of war, he farewells his family and discusses with Commander Magath the probability of an attack during the play, although Willy is prepared to become a martyr in support of his cause. In the present, the Attack Titan devours Willy and continues its rampage, devastating the Marleyan military brass. Zofia dies on the spot, while Udo is trampled by the crowd, suffering severe injuries; Gabi and Colt manage to flee with him. Willy's sister Lara Tybur transforms into the War Hammer Titan, but is immediately assaulted by the Attack Titan. Lara overpowers him using her Titan's hardening ability to create destructive weapons. Meanwhile, Pieck and Porco are rescued by the Cart Titan's Panzer Unit just as the Survey Corps commence an assault overhead. The War Hammer Titan defeats the Attack Titan and forces Eren out of its body. Just as she prepares to kill him, Mikasa arrives and attacks the War Hammer's nape with Thunder Spears, although it eventually turns out to be ineffective. Meanwhile, Udo is declared dead; a vengeful Gabi heads back to the battlefield, only to witness more death and destruction, infuriating her even more. Eren realizes that Lara's crystal-covered body is underground, connected by a long white cord. He transforms into the Attack Titan again and severs the cord, preparing to devour her. Porco's Jaw Titan leaps onto the Attack Titan's nape, but Levi arrives and slices its jaw-joint, much to Porco's surprise and horror as the enemy initiates a counterattack against him.
66 7 "Assault" Jun Shishido Hiroshi Seko January 25, 2021 (2021-01-25) February 21, 2021
The Survey Corps surround Porco's Jaw Titan, but they come under attack from Pieck's Cart Titan carrying the Panzer Unit armed with machine guns, which are effective at picking them off. While Eren is distracted by the commotion, Lara partially re-materializes the War Hammer Titan, impaling and trapping the Attack Titan in a tree-like structure made of its hardened substance, but fails to pierce its nape. Zeke's Beast Titan arrives while Marleyan soldiers surround Liberio. Falco emerges from underground, protected by a bud-like shield formed by Reiner's partial transformation; he reunites with Magath and Gabi. Mikasa and Eren fail to break Lara's crystal; Eren then transforms for the third time to escape the War Hammer's trap. As the Survey Corps lose several soldiers, Armin arrives and transforms into the Colossal Titan, destroying the Marleyan Navy along with the port. Levi uses the distraction to disable the Beast Titan, dropping a grenade on the fallen Titan's nape. Sasha kills a machine gunner of the Panzer Unit, enabling Jean and other soldiers to destroy it using their Thunder Spears, severely injuring the Cart Titan. Despite Falco's pleas, Jean fires another Spear at the fallen Cart but misses as Pieck emerges from it. The Survey Corps move in to finish Pieck, but Magath and other Marleyan soldiers defend her. Meanwhile, Hange arrives overhead in an airship to recover the Survey Corps, guided by lights placed earlier in the battle. The Jaw Titan attacks the airship, but is dismembered and immobilized by Mikasa and the Attack Titan. Eren utilizes its jaws like a nutcracker to shatter Lara's crystal and swallows her remains, gaining the powers of the War Hammer Titan. As Porco too is about to be eaten, Gabi and Falco's frantic cries for help awaken Reiner, and he reluctantly emerges to confront Eren.
67 8 "Assassin's Bullet" Hidetoshi Takahashi, Lie Jun Yang, Yōsuke Yamamoto Hiroshi Seko February 1, 2021 (2021-02-01) February 28, 2021
Reiner's Armored Titan engages in a brief battle with the Attack Titan and is quickly beaten but manages to save Porco. Eren, having reached his limit, stops fighting and escapes with Mikasa. Levi arrests Eren for initiating his own mission and for involving the Survey Corps in his rescue. Gabi rushes after the airship with a rifle, but is stopped by Falco who realizes the enemy's own need for revenge after the devastation on Paradis that aimed solely to retrieve the Founding Titan. Gabi refuses and kills the Survey Corps recruit Lobov, then uses his ODM gear to reach the airship with Falco. Gabi climbs aboard and shoots Sasha in the chest. Pieck tells Magath that the woman who trapped them prior to the battle is a soldier named Yelena who was a crew member of the missing first scout ship sent to Paradis three years prior. Gabi and Falco are taken before Zeke who appears to have switched sides. He remarks the success of bringing the Founder and a Titan of royal blood together. Sasha dies of her wounds in front of a distraught Armin and Mikasa, which greatly hurts Connie. Eren starts laughing bitterly after hearing her last words from Sasha which were "meat". Jean reminds him that Sasha would have lived if Eren had not involved the Survey Corps in his mission.
68 9 "Brave Volunteers" Kōki Aoshima Hiroshi Seko February 8, 2021 (2021-02-08) March 14, 2021[lower-alpha 7]
Three years prior to the raid against Marley, Eren's Attack Titan destroyed the first Marleyan scout ship and its crew were captured. Yelena and other Marleyan conscripted deserters, who call themselves the "Anti-Marleyan Volunteers", offered help to the Eldians, backing Zeke Jaeger's plan to carry out the Rumbling in order to support them against Marley. During the military discussion, Eren revealed that the reason he could control Titans in the past was that he made contact with a Titan of royal blood. Yelena and Onyankopon then provided them with schematics of Marleyan guns and advanced weaponry. Using Yelena to lure in more scout ships while Armin's Colossal Titan takes some of them down, the Survey Corps recruited Marleyan soldiers as labor to build docks for the island. In the present, a Marleyan chef named Nicolo, who befriended the now deceased Sasha, grieves for her death and encounters the Braus family, inviting them to his restaurant. Meanwhile, Levi shows Zeke the Forest of Giant Trees where they will be staying, and Commander Pyxis has the Volunteers detained in order to keep Zeke on a short leash. Armin reflects to the still-crystallized Annie on how whether helping Eren in the raid on Liberio was the right decision as war now has become inevitable, concluding that neither of them, including Annie, had a choice. Gabi and Falco are imprisoned; elsewhere, Eren himself is in a cell, where he finishes tidying up his appearance and tells himself that the only way to win is to fight.
69 10 "A Sound Argument" Kaori Makita Hiroshi Seko February 15, 2021 (2021-02-15) March 21, 2021
Two years ago on Zeke's advice, a special envoy of Hizuru, Kiyomi Azumabito, landed on the newly-completed docks of Paradis Island for negotiations. A tattoo on Mikasa's arm revealed that she is the descendant of Hizuru's ruling shogun. Lady Azumabito believed that Hizuru could help Paradis achieve Zeke's plan to use the Rumbling to protect the island, in return for the valuable Iceburst Stone - the mysterious Paradis substance which powers ODM gear. She listed Zeke's propositions: to enact a test of the Rumbling, to strengthen and modernize the Paradis military, and for the Beast Titan to be passed down to someone of royal blood who would bear children, so it could be passed on every 13 years. Historia agreed to inherit the Beast Titan, though Eren vehemently rejected the proposal. However, Hizuru's help rooted in greed, and a year later, they would not help Paradis negotiate trade with other nations. At that time, while working on the island's railway, the Survey Corps was struggling with deciding their strategy against Marley and the successor of Eren's Titan when his term runs out. In the present, Hange interrogates Eren for acting on his own, resulting in Eren grabbing Hange and angrily asking them if they have any alternative plans. Historia is shown to be pregnant and living with a local farmer she knew from her childhood. Jean and Connie believe Eren has lost all sympathy for his friends. Armin plans to speak with Eren together with Mikasa, all while proposing that the military could have Eren be eaten by someone more trustworthy to them.
70 11 "Deceiver" Teruyuki Ōmine Hiroshi Seko February 22, 2021 (2021-02-22) March 28, 2021
Gabi kills her prison guard and escapes with Falco into the wilderness. They are found by a young girl named Kaya who offers them food and shelter at the Braus stables. Lady Azumabito arrives at the docks with a Hizuru delegation and an aircraft powered by Iceburst Stone, which she describes as the "world's first flying boat". For leaking information about Eren's imprisonment to the press, Hange incarcerates four Survey Corps members including Floch and Louise, the latter attempting to bond with Mikasa. Meanwhile at the Braus stables, after Gabi rails against Kaya for being a "devil", Kaya reveals that she knows Gabi and Falco are from Marley. She explains how her village was destroyed and her mother was eaten alive by a Titan four years ago, and questions why these people should die for sins committed by Eldians hundreds of years ago. Falco calms the emotions between Gabi and Kaya, and the latter informs them that they have been invited for dinner at the restaurant run by a Marleyan who could help Gabi and Falco return home. In a post-credits scene, the Marleyan military has realized that Zeke Jaeger had faked his death and likely sided with Paradis. As the new General, Magath informs the Warriors that in six months' time, the world plans to launch a global offensive against Paradis, but Reiner suggests they make a surprise attack before Zeke can come up with a defensive plan.
71 12 "Guides" Kunihiro Mori Hiroshi Seko March 1, 2021 (2021-03-01) April 4, 2021
Armin attempts to touch Annie's crystal but is interrupted by Hitch who accuses him of having a crush on her before giving him a newspaper and taking him outside - the Paradis military has lost public trust and protests have begun over Eren's unjust imprisonment. Yelena reveals to Commander Pyxis that ten months ago, she had secretly met with Eren before his infiltration of Marley. Elsewhere, Onyankopon tells Hange how Yelena was fiercely loyal to Zeke in Marley, and he confesses that no other Volunteer knew about her secret motivations. Mikasa and Armin meet with Premier Zachary to get permission to speak with Eren. Zachary denies them as he suspects Eren of colluding with the Volunteers and of being manipulated by Zeke. After they leave his office, a bomb kills Zachary and three other soldiers which stirs up the protesters eager to fight for a New Eldian Empire. Eren escapes from prison and meets up with Floch and other allies. In the aftermath, the Military Police concede to the Survey Corps that their intentions were to take Eren's Founding Titan. Hange states that Eren's supporters, dubbed as the "Jaegerists", intend Eren to meet up with Zeke and reform the military with Eren as the leader. Since the number of Jaegerists and their identities are unknown, Pyxis declares that instead of fighting amongst themselves, the military should make a deal with the Jaegerists using Zeke's location as a bargaining chip. Lady Azumabito begs Mikasa to return with her to Hizuru, but Mikasa refuses, citing her loyalty to the Eldians of Paradis. Hange suspects that Yelena and Zeke were prepared for this situation and likely took precautions, so she urges the Survey Corps to look into the Marleyan prisoners who obtained jobs on Paradis through Yelena. The Braus family, along with Gabi and Falco, arrive at Nicolo's restaurant while Pieck is shown to have infiltrated the Walls already.
72 13 "Children of the Forest" Yasuhiro Geshi,
Kōnosuke Uda
Hiroshi Seko March 8, 2021 (2021-03-08) April 11, 2021
In the forest, Zeke tells Levi that four years earlier on Marley's orders, his spinal fluid was released in a gaseous form towards the Ragako villagers on Paradis. He says it initially paralyzed them, then he turned them into Titans with his scream. Zeke claims he did it to maintain his cover, but Levi accuses him of not truly caring for the people he killed. In the restaurant, Kaya points Nicolo out to Gabi and Falco as the Marleyan who invited them, explaining that he was probably in love with Sasha. As the Survey Corps arrive to question him, Nicolo forcefully takes a bottle of Marleyan wine from Connie and Jean. He brings the wine to the cellar, to where Gabi and Falco follow him, revealing themselves as Warrior Candidates. Nicolo deduces that Gabi killed Sasha and attempts to bludgeon her with the bottle, but Falco takes the hit instead, and some of the wine gets in his mouth. Nicolo punches Gabi out then carries both back to the dining room. He offers Mr. Braus a knife, saying either of them shall kill Gabi. The Survey Corps intervenes, and through Mr. Braus, the emotions are seemingly calmed. Connie and Jean restrain Nicolo, but Mikasa has to save Gabi from Kaya who attempts to kill her. Gabi is escorted to another room by Mikasa and Armin, while Nicolo tells Hange to rinse Falco's mouth as he suspects that the wine Falco accidentally ingested is tainted with Zeke's spinal fluid. He explains that the wine came from Yelena's scout ship, and it was to be served to the high government officials. Meanwhile, Levi receives word of Zachary's death and wonders if he completely miscalculated Eren's potential as humanity's savior. The Jaegerists raid the restaurant and hold everyone at gunpoint. Floch demands Zeke's location from Hange and reveals that he knew about Zeke's plan with the wine. Eren meets with Mikasa, Armin and Gabi and states that he wants to talk.
73 14 "Savagery" Jun Shishido Hiroshi Seko March 22, 2021 (2021-03-22)[lower-alpha 8] April 18, 2021
At their round-table discussion, Eren claims he is acting on his own free will. As each Titan host is affected by the memories of its previous owner, Eren asserts that Armin is being manipulated into regularly visiting Annie's crystal by Bertholdt's memories. Eren then reveals that Mikasa, through her Ackermann bloodline, has been programmed to protect Eldia’s Kings, but she also accepted Eren as her host. She’s being no more than a slave in his eyes, for which he had hated her since they were children. Enraged, Armin attacks Eren, although he's first unwillingly stopped by Mikasa. Eren repeats that it is due to Mikasa's lineage. Armin punches Eren in the face, but Eren beats him easily, mentioning he would never last in a fight. Everyone in the restaurant except for Hange is taken to Shiganshina District by the Jaegerists where Eren plans to rejoin Zeke. In the forest, Levi plans to have Zeke eaten by a Jaegerist to prevent Eren from using the Founding Titan. However, Zeke runs from the camp and screams, which turns Levi's comrades into Pure Titans due to the tainted wine they had been drinking. Levi kills all the Titans and pursues Zeke, catching up to him. Zeke transforms into the Beast Titan and confronts Levi, but he uses Thunder Spears to destroy the Beast Titan's nape and retrieves Zeke's damaged body. Floch turns the military cadets in Shiganshina to the Jaegerists' side by threatening them with imprisonment, forcing them to beat Commandant Keith Shadis. Zeke wakes up to find himself lying gravely injured in a cart, with Levi sitting beside him. He’s informed by Levi that a Thunder Spear is impaled into his stomach, tied to the detonator around his neck. Levi starts chopping Zeke’s legs; as Zeke screams in intense agony, he recalls a memory of his childhood.
74 15 "Sole Salvation" Mitsue Yamazaki Hiroshi Seko March 22, 2021 (2021-03-22) April 25, 2021
As a child, Zeke was treated harshly by his parents, as Dina and Grisha saw him as a tool in their plans to restore Eldian society and overthrow Marley. One day, Zeke encountered Tom Xaver, the current holder of the Beast Titan, and over the years, they developed a close bond. When Zeke learned that his parents were Restorationists, he turned them over to the police at the urging of Xaver and to save himself from being turned into a Pure Titan. Xaver told Zeke that his research revealed that the Founding Titan is able to manipulate the body of Eldians. They resolved to "save" the Eldian people from further persecution through sterilizing them using the Founding Titan. Later, Xaver also revealed how to get around King Fritz's vow renouncing war. Eventually, Zeke inherited the Beast Titan and promised to find a suitable person for their plan. After reuniting with Reiner and Bertholdt on Paradis, he learned that Eren Jaeger possessed the Founder. He deduced that Grisha Jaeger had managed to escape his punishment and vowed to rescue Eren from Grisha's brainwashing. In Liberio, Eren agreed to cooperate with Zeke's euthanization plan. As Zeke finishes reflecting on his past, his mumbling is heard by Levi. Zeke suddenly ignites the Thunder Spear impaled in his body, detonating it and catching himself and Levi in the explosion.
75 16 "Above and Below" Teruyuki Ōmine, Tomoko Hiramuki, Jun Shishido, Mitsue Yamazaki, Yuichiro Hayashi Hiroshi Seko March 29, 2021 (2021-03-29) May 2, 2021
Hange, Floch and a group of Jaegerists are heading towards the forest to find Zeke when they hear the explosion of the Thunder Spear and go to investigate. A female Pure Titan approaches the dying Zeke, tears open her abdomen and places him inside. At Shiganshina, Yelena and the Volunteers have Commander Pyxis and other military members rounded up since many among them drank from the tainted wine. The imprisoned Survey Corps members discuss escaping and Eren's recent actions when Yelena arrives to explain to them Zeke's true plan: a widespread Eldian sterilization to prevent the births of any more Eldians until the death of Historia's child, after which humanity will be free from the threat of Titans. In the meantime, they will use the threat of the Rumbling to prevent interference from other nations. Eren meets Gabi, ordering her to cooperate with him but is interrupted by Pieck who surprisingly offers to join the Jaegerists. She states that the Marleyans must be punished for their poor treatment of the Eldian people and agrees to sell out her compatriots. On the rooftop, Pieck's ruse is revealed as Porco's Jaw Titan emerges from below and attempts to eat Eren. Eren transforms into the Attack Titan, revealing his location to approaching Marleyan airships. General Magath orders his men to get revenge for Liberio, and Eren prepares to face Reiner once again.
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76 17 "Judgment" Yuichiro Hayashi Hiroshi Seko January 10, 2022 (2022-01-10)[23] February 13, 2022
Hange and the Jaegerists discover Levi's body and find Zeke as he emerges from the dying Pure Titan fully healed, which Hange uses as a distraction to escape with Levi. Zeke explains to Floch that his massive wounds were treated by a mysterious girl in the mystical place called the Paths. Meanwhile at Shiganshina, Marleyan soldiers descend from their airships, and Pieck and Gabi reunite with Magath and Colt. Deducing from Zeke’s words recited by Gabi, their objective is to not let Eren and Zeke make physical contact. Reiner and Porco battle Eren, but he overwhelms them using the War Hammer’s power. The tide turns when Magath fires a new anti-Titan cannon at Eren from the Cart Titan's back on Wall Maria, incapacitating him and giving Reiner the chance to gain the upper hand. The Jaegerist soldiers suffer heavy losses from the Marleyan forces. In desperation, Onyankopon releases the imprisoned Survey Corps members along with Nicolo and the Braus family and asks for their help to defeat the Warriors. He convinces them that he was not part of the euthanization plan, but they debate whether they should help Eren and Zeke, possibly the only ones who can protect Paradis Island. Armin suggests that Eren lied to Mikasa and that he's just playing along with Zeke and Yelena, but the response is silence.
77 18 "Sneak Attack" Jun Shishido Hiroshi Seko January 17, 2022 (2022-01-17) February 20, 2022
The freed Survey Corps eventually decide to help Eren, though Mikasa expresses her doubts about Eren's motives. Meanwhile, the vicious battle of Eren against Reiner and Porco continues, with the Armored Titan eventually pinning down the Attack Titan, preparing to eat Eren. Suddenly, Zeke appears as the Beast Titan on top of Wall Maria and begins to attack the Marleyan airships, soldiers and Warriors. The Survey Corps force the Jaegerists to free Commandant Shadis and the jailed members of the Military Police and Garrison Regiment. Commander Pyxis offers to lead a group of soldiers who have drunk from the wine tainted with Zeke's spinal fluid to fend off the invaders. In preparation, Mikasa puts her scarf down, witnessed by a joyful Louise. Nile reunites Falco with Gabi and Colt who is armed with an anti-Titan rifle. In hiding, Gabi overhears the Braus family’s words and finally realizes that there are no devils on the island, just people. Falco confesses his feelings for her, afraid that he could turn into a Titan any moment. This prompts Colt to rush them to Zeke, hoping to stop him from screaming. Pieck fakes the death of the Cart Titan, enabling Magath to fire a shot at the Beast Titan's nape with the anti-Titan cannon, gravely wounding Zeke and knocking him off the wall. As the Attack Titan limps towards the fallen Beast Titan, Reiner is urged to stop Eren from coming into contact with Zeke.
78 19 "Two Brothers" Teruyuki Ōmine Hiroshi Seko January 24, 2022 (2022-01-24) February 27, 2022
The Jaw Titan tries to slow the Attack Titan down, and Eren severely injures Porco by smashing the Jaw’s nape. He’s interrupted by another cannon shot, but then Floch’s group attack and distract the Cart. Reiner grapples with Eren and reaches out to Porco, which triggers Marcel’s memory about Reiner inheriting the Armored Titan. Zeke survived Magath's sneak attack and prepares to use his scream. Colt pleads with Zeke not to do so until Falco is out of range, but Zeke regretfully screams anyway, turning everyone who drank the tainted wine into Pure Titans, including Nile and Pyxis. Colt is incinerated by Falco's transformation. Zeke orders Falco to eat Reiner, but Falco instead devours Porco who offers himself to be eaten while still believing he is a better man than Reiner. Floch’s group is defeated and the Beast Titan is shot in the nape again, seemingly killing Zeke. Suddenly, the Survey Corps attack the Cart and Armored Titans with Thunder Spears, clearing a path for Eren to exit his Titan and reach Zeke, who faked his death the same way Pieck did. However, Gabi uses Colt's rifle to decapitate Eren whose head falls into Zeke’s hand. Eren's consciousness is immediately transported to the Paths, where he meets an aged Zeke in chains, a representation of King Fritz's vow renouncing war. When a young girl who is the soul of the Founder Ymir approaches from the Coordinate, Eren declares he never meant to follow Zeke's plan and attempts to control her, but Zeke reveals that Ymir only follows the orders of those of royal blood. Zeke sheds his chains and shackles Eren. In another attempt to convince Eren to follow his euthanization plan and "fix” him with the Founder’s power, he touches their heads together.
79 20 "Memories of the Future" Kōki Aoshima Hiroshi Seko January 31, 2022 (2022-01-31) March 6, 2022
Using the Paths, Zeke shows Eren his life from birth through their father Grisha's memories, hoping to convince Eren that Grisha has brainwashed him. However, they discover that Grisha had instead forsaken his Eldian nationalism and allowed Eren to find his own path in life. Eren tells Zeke that he was mistaken to assume that they were the same, as Eren preserved his freedom he was born with while Zeke is unable to move past Grisha’s dream. Undaunted, Zeke states that with the power of the Founding Titan, he can still carry out the euthanization plan. In the memory when Grisha offered Eren to show him the secrets of their basement, he’s revealed to be talking to Eren’s future self. Zeke and Eren then arrive at the moment when Grisha confronts the Reiss family. As Grisha pleads with Frieda Reiss to save Paradis with the Founding Titan, he reveals that the Attack Titan's ability is that the host can see the memories of its future inheritors. When Frieda refuses to help and cites King Fritz’s ideology about how the Eldian people shall accept the world’s punishment, Grisha decides to kill the Reiss family and take the Founding Titan for himself but realizes that he cannot bring himself to kill, especially not children. However, Eren intervenes by using his memories of the future and goads Grisha into slaughtering the Reiss family. After the event, Grisha breaks down and sees Zeke, telling him that it will be Eren's plan that will come to pass. Grisha then expresses his regret to Zeke for not being a better father to him, visibly moving Zeke. When Grisha pleads with him to stop Eren, he’s suddenly knocked out from Grisha’s memories and both are brought back to the Paths.
80 21 "From You, 2,000 Years Ago" Naoki Matsuura Hiroshi Seko February 7, 2022 (2022-02-07) March 13, 2022
Returning from Grisha's memories, Zeke is horrified to learn that Eren purposely pushed Grisha to acquire the Founder and manipulated his past to ensure the future he had foreseen when touching Historia. Zeke commands Ymir to enact the euthanization plan, but Eren rips free from his chains to rush after Ymir as she advances toward the Coordinate. In a flashback to 2,000 years earlier, Ymir lived in a small rural village which was invaded by Eldians led by Fritz who enslaved the inhabitants. The young Ymir is blamed for letting a pig escape. While she is being hunted down, she enters an ancient tree and falls into a deep pool where a parasitic-looking entity turns her into the first Titan. Still treating her as a slave, Fritz uses Ymir's Founding Titan to destroy Marley's armies and expand the kingdom of Eldia. During this time, Fritz has three daughters with Ymir: Maria, Rose, and Shina. One day, Ymir sacrifices herself to save Fritz from a dissenter, and Fritz orders his children to eat her body so their descendants can keep passing on the power of the Titans. Ymir's soul is transported into the Paths where she spends the next 2,000 years making Titans by hand. Back in the present, Eren reaches Ymir and offers her the freedom to choose her future for the first time in her life. Ignoring Zeke as the one of royal blood, she decides her future lies with Eren. Consequently, the Rumbling begins as the Walls collapse and the thousands of Colossal-like Wall Titans encased within it are released. Pieck, Magath and Floch tumble from Wall Maria while Reiner rushes to save Gabi. Though Armin is relieved that Eren was not on Zeke’s side, he realizes all the Wall Titans were released when a small group would be enough to take down the global alliance. Eren, having transformed into his version of the Founding Titan, uses the Paths to telepathically announce to all Subjects of Ymir of his intention use the Rumbling to exterminate all life beyond the island.
81 22 "Thaw" Hidekazu Hara,
Tokio Igarashi
Hiroshi Seko February 14, 2022 (2022-02-14) March 20, 2022
Eren and the Wall Titans march off to trample the world outside of Paradis. Reiner and Gabi search for Falco who was presumably carried away by Jean and Connie. Reiner was wounded while protecting Gabi from falling debris for his Titan’s armor also disappeared. He regrets his failure over halting Eren and urges Gabi to escape and warn everyone, but she points out that Eren must be stopped. Reiner states he has already given up, so he's left behind in a house. The Pure Titans created by Zeke run amok in Shiganshina. Armin, Mikasa, Jean and Connie discuss Eren's actions and an unconcious Falco’s fate when a Titan’s sudden attack allows Connie to escape with the boy, planning to feed him to his mother to make her human again. In the Titan-filled streets, Gabi saves Kaya from Nile's Titan and the Braus family and Nicolo protects her from the Survey Corps, mending the rift between them. Armin, Mikasa, Jean, and Shadis rally the remaining Jaegerists and Cadets. The soldiers lure all the Pure Titans towards the fort in the center of the district where they work together to finish off their former comrades with Armin killing Pyxis' Titan. The battle ends with all Pure Titans and Marleyan soldiers killed, although the thrilled Louise is injured. Onyankopon and Yelena are baffled to witness the Rumbling. Floch is revealed to be alive as he arrives with an intention to punish the Volunteers. Mr. Braus takes Armin and Mikasa to Gabi who is horrified to learn of Connie's plan and pleads with Armin to convince Eren that not everyone outside the island has to die. Upon learning that the Armored Titan's hardening came undone at the same time as the beginning of the Rumbling, Armin deduces that Eren commanded all Titan hardening be undone, implying that Annie's crystal is now also undone.
82 23 "Sunset" Mitsue Yamazaki Hiroshi Seko February 21, 2022 (2022-02-21) March 27, 2022
As the Wall Titans walk off into the sunset, the people in Trost District argue about the cost in lives and devastation of Eren's strategy caused by the Rumbling. Hitch finds a weakened Annie who has been freed from her crystal and helps her escape from the Military Police. Annie tells Hitch that she no longer wants to fight and wishes to reunite with her adoptive father in Marley. Although he abused and brutally raised her to be a Warrior, he confessed regret at not treating her like a daughter. In Liberio, the Eldians led by Mr. Leonhart try to convince the Marleyan guards about the arriving Rumbling, but they refuse to listen, culminating in Leonhart picking up a fight. Back in Shiganshina, Shadis foresees the Jaegerists taking over the island. He expects himself to be purged, but advises the Cadets to follow them for now. Armin prepares to head out with Gabi to pursue Connie and Falco. He angrily chastises Mikasa for worrying about Eren whom he sees as a lost cause but then apologizes, mentioning that Erwin should have been revived instead of him. Mikasa then notices her scarf is gone. Meanwhile, Floch reveals to everyone that ten months ago, Eren explained his plan to him and that he’s always known Eren will manipulate Zeke. Backed by the Jaegerists, he confronts the Volunteers with the reality that their only choice is to accept submission to the New Eldian Empire or death, the latter quickly demonstrated by shooting one of them dead. Floch then tries to convince Mikasa and a shaken Jean to give up fighting and retire as heroes of Paradis, mentioning Hange and Levi’s deaths. During the end credits, Falco is now awakened and has lost his memory of the recent battle, although he’s uncomfortable about Connie. In a post-credits scene outside the ruined Wall, Pieck and Magath discuss the Rumbling when they are approached by Hange with the gravely-injured Levi.
83 24 "Pride" Kazuo Miyake Hiroshi Seko February 28, 2022 (2022-02-28) April 3, 2022
The last of the Wall Titans have left the sight of the walls as the civilians continue taking sides in Eren's course of action. After taking out the pursuing Jaegerists, Hange sets up camp in the forest and stitches up Levi's wounds. Wondering about living isolated in the woods, they receive Eren's message to the Eldians. Later when Hange and Levi find Pieck and Magath, they offer to ally with them over Levi's goal of killing Zeke. Connie arrives with Falco in Ragako village where he suggests an awkward task to Falco so he could eventually feed the boy to his immobile Titan mother. Being interrupted by Armin and Gabi, he takes Falco up to the Titan's mouth by force, but the despairing Armin jumps into it instead. He is saved by Connie who changes his mind about his mother. They all return to Shiganshina where they happen to encounter Annie who joins them, abandoning Hitch in the process. Meanwhile, Mikasa refuses to join the Jaegerists and recovers her scarf from Louise whose injuries appear to be fatal. Floch prepares to have himself and Jean execute Yelena and Onyankopon for treason against the Eldian Empire. Onyankopon tries to reason with the Jaegerists how insane massacring the world is to no avail. He turns to Jean who is about to shoot him, but instead fires four shots into the ground. Answering this, Pieck's Cart Titan form suddenly appears and grabs Jean, Yelena, and Onyankopon in its mouth, taking them to Magath, Levi, and Hange who have joined forces. Though they had to use the river to wash off the Cart Titan's saliva. At the same time, Jean's shots are also a signal to Mikasa and Connie's group to leave with supplies, Annie, Falco, and Gabi. As they leave, Annie notices someone in a window having seen them. They then join up with Reiner in their mission to save the world.
84 25 "Night of the End" Mitsue Yamazaki Hiroshi Seko March 7, 2022 (2022-03-07) April 10, 2022
Jean envisions a secure future and a happy life with his wife and child. He is brought out of his dream by Hange, who asks him and Mikasa to join the remaining Survey Corps and Marleyans to stop Eren's intended genocide. Though Jean initially pushes back on Hange's offer, he eventually agrees after being reminded of Marco. At their camp in the forest, Magath clashes with the Survey Corps about which side started the conflict and prompts a heated debate over who are the real "devils". Annie confronts Mikasa over whether she would be able to kill Eren if she cannot convince him to stop the Rumbling. They are about to fight over the matter but then agree to first try asking Eren. While the group eats Hange’s stew, the flying boat comes up as an option to reach the Founding Titan, but Eren’s destination is yet unknown. When Yelena insists she doesn’t have a clue either, Magath and Pieck reveal that she is actually a Marleyan, having faked her background to join Zeke. Hearing this, Yelena counters by forcing Reiner, Annie, Armin, and Jean to confront their own actions they had committed under the idea of "saving the world", including how Reiner and Annie caused Marco to be eaten by Titans, thus preventing the exposure of the Warriors. Furious at Reiner's self-pity over Marco's death, Jean savagely attacks and beats him, but the others intervene. Gabi pleads for Jean's help to save her family in Marley, but he storms off. The next morning, Jean returns and agrees to join their alliance. As they head towards the port in order to take the flying boat, he apologizes to Gabi. Though he admits that he is still unable to forgive Reiner. Pieck goes forward to scout and they discover that the Jaegerists have control of the port and Floch has taken Kiyomi Azumabito hostage.
85 26 "Traitor" Teruyuki Ōmine Hiroshi Seko March 14, 2022 (2022-03-14) April 17, 2022
Hange and Magath survey the occupied port, noticing that the flying boat is still intact, but the Jaegerists might destroy it any moment. An enormous amount of steam indicates that the Wall Titans have already crossed the sea, so the group must act fast. It becomes clear that they need the Azumabito engineers to service the boat and prepare it for flight. However, this would mean defending the Azumabito from the Jaegerists, even by wiping out all of them which Connie protests against. Annie and Reiner conclude that the Survey Corps members should not battle their former comrades. Magath tortures Yelena to make her reveal Eren's destination; she considers talking if the group brings her with them. Having a change of heart, Magath apologizes for burdening the young with the past and asks the Survey Corps to temporarily overlook the bloodshed, but Armin refuses while believing in a peaceful solution. Floch and Kiyomi have a disagreement over the new world order when Armin and Connie ride to the port, announcing to Floch that the Marleyans have escaped by sea, and that they need the flying boat to pursue them. They find it ready to be destroyed by explosives with Samuel and Daz standing guard. While initally suspicious of Armin and Connie, the two are eventually convinced to disarming the explosives. Floch remains doubtful and attempts to kill the remaining engineers, but is distracted by Kiyomi. Then Mikasa breaks into the building to save them. Floch escapes outside and announces Mikasa, Armin, and Connie to be traitors. Jean, Hange, and Magath manage to take the Azumabito into the basement for safety. An all-out battle ensues with Reiner and Annie arriving and transforming into their Titan forms, beginning to attack the Jaegerists. On the dock, Armin tries to stop Daz from re-arming the explosives only to be shot by Samuel. Connie and Armin wrestle with them to prevent the boat’s destruction, with Connie eventually shooting and killing Daz and Samuel.
86 27 "Retrospective" Jun Shishido,
Yuichiro Hayashi
Hiroshi Seko March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) April 24, 2022
The engineers inform Hange’s group that it will take at least half a day to get the flying boat ready. They realize that it will be too late to save Liberio at the Wall Titans’ pace. Kiyomi suggests they can leave by ship and take the boat to the Marleyan coastland city of Odiha, where the Azumabito own a hangar. Magath rushes Kiyomi and the engineers to the dock while Annie and Reiner use their Titans to protect them along with the ship from Floch and the Jaegerists. Mikasa, Hange, Jean and Connie help to fight off their opponents. Seeing the Titans struggling, Falco makes up his mind to fight. Pieck joins the fray after delivering Levi, Gabi, Yelena and Onyankopon to Magath. Hange spots a train of Jaegerist reinforcements which suddenly explodes and derails. Falco charges into the chaos, transforming into the Jaw Titan. Managing to barrel through the fight, Floch attempts to destroy the ship’s hull with a Thunder Spear but is shot down by Gabi and falls into the sea. Falco eventually loses control and attempts to eat Pieck, but Magath manages to extract him from his Titan. Noticing a captured Marleyan cruiser at the shore, Magath decides to remain behind to destroy it and runs into Shadis, who had followed them to the port and taken out the train. The two men exchange words of mutual respect then destroy the cruiser at the cost of their own lives while the others sail off to Odiha. On the ship, Hange informs the group that Marley and Liberio cannot be saved, much to Annie's distress. After being convinced to stay, Annie once again questions Mikasa whether she can let Eren be killed to stop the Rumbling, admitting that she is tired of all the violence.
87 28 "The Dawn of Humanity" Hidekazu Hara, Mitsue Yamazaki, Tokio Igarashi Hiroshi Seko April 4, 2022 (2022-04-04) TBA
Several months before the assault on Liberio, the Scouts arrived on the Marley shoreline. On their way to visit Azumabito at her home, they witness the persecution received by Subjects of Ymir firsthand after rescuing a young thief named Ramzi from a mob of Marleyans. Azumabito informs the group that Marley has begun cracking down on Subjects of Ymir who escape their internment camps through use of blood tests. Hange hopes to forge peace by allying with the Subjects of Ymir Protection Group, who will give a speech the next day. Discovering that Eren has gone missing, Mikasa tracks him down to Ramzi's home. Eren questions Mikasa's loyalty to him, asking what he means to her, to which she is taken aback and calls him her family. The rest of the group catches up and they spend the night partying with Ramzi's family. The next day at the Protection Group's assembly, the representative of the Protection Group declares that Subjects of Ymir who don't view themselves as Eldian should be freed, while the "devils" of Paradis should be exterminated, which receives unanimous support from the audience. Eren departs and does not contact the Scouts again until the assault on Liberio. Flashbacks reveal Eren meeting Yelena and agreeing to follow Zeke's euthanasia plan while actually informing Floch of his real plans, Zeke telling him that Ackermans are not actually slaves who actually follow the person they save and that Mikasa is devoted to him for another reason, and Historia deciding to get pregnant in the hopes of stopping Eren's plan. Eren tells Zeke that his only reason for killing all life outside the island is so that his friends can live long, happy lives. In the present, the Global Alliance makes a futile attempt with their navy to stop Eren and the Rumbling from reaching Marley. They are easily destroyed by the Titans and Eren declares his intention to destroy the world as he and the Colossal Titans set foot on the mainland.
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Webisodes

OVAs

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The following bonus original video animation episodes were released alongside select volumes of the manga.[24] The first one, "Ilse's Notebook", adapting special chapter from tankōbon volume 5, was originally scheduled to be released on August 9, 2013, bundled with the volume 11 limited edition, but was postponed and included with a limited edition of volume 12, released on December 9, 2013, instead.[25] The OVA was bundled on subtitled DVD with the English limited edition release of the 17th manga volume, released on December 1, 2015.[26] A second OVA was released on April 9, 2014, bundled with the 13th volume of the series, this one focused on the members of the 104th Training Corps.[27] The third OVA, "Distress", about a 104th Training Corps wilderness exercise, was released on August 8, 2014, bundled with the 14th volume of the series.

No. Title Original release date
3.5 "Ilse's Notebook: Memoirs of a Recon Corps Member" December 9, 2013 (2013-12-09)
3.25 "The Sudden Visitor: The Torturous Curse of Youth" April 9, 2014 (2014-04-09)
3.75 "Distress" August 8, 2014 (2014-08-08)

Bonus shorts

Chibi Theater: Fly, Cadets, Fly! (ちみキャラ劇場 とんでけ!訓練兵団 Chimi Kyara Gekijō – Tondeke! Kunren Heidan?) is a series of flash animated gag shorts included with the Blu-ray Disc/DVD releases of the first season, featuring the characters in chibi form based on designs by Yuupon.[citation needed]

No. Title Original release date
1 "Day 01 / Day 02" July 17, 2013 (2013-07-17)
2 "Day 03 / Day 04" August 21, 2013 (2013-08-21)
3 "Day 05 / Day 06 / Day 07" September 18, 2013 (2013-09-18)
4 "Day 08 / Day 09 / Day 10" October 16, 2013 (2013-10-16)
5 "Day 11 / Day 12 / Day 13" November 20, 2013 (2013-11-20)
6 "Day 14 / Day 15 / Day 16" December 18, 2013 (2013-12-18)
7 "Day 17 / Day 18 / Day 19" January 15, 2014 (2014-01-15)
8 "Day 20 / Day 21 / Day 22" February 19, 2014 (2014-02-19)
9 "Day 23 / Day 24 / Day 25" March 19, 2014 (2014-03-19)

Notes

  1. Funimation screened the episode in North American theatres on July 11, 2018.[11]
  2. Episode 40 was delayed due to Adult Swim airing a My Hero Academia marathon on September 1, 2018.[13]
  3. Starting from episode 43, Attack on Titan season 3 part 1 moved to 12:00 a.m. ET/PT, effectively airing on Sunday morning.[14]
  4. Due to NHK's news coverage of Typhoon Trami, episode 11 of season 3 was delayed by a week to October 8, 2018.[15]
  5. Episode 58 was pushed back a half hour (12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT) due to the re-airing of the previous week's episode, effectively airing on Sunday morning.
  6. Cao Yi's name in Japanese is "Atsushi Tsukasa"
  7. This episode was originally set to air on Adult Swim on March 7, 2021, however the February 2021 North American ice storm that hit Texas which resulted in a shutdown of its power grid caused production delays for Funimation's English dub. Adult Swim showed a rerun of the prior week's episode in its place.[21]
  8. While airing its premiere on March 15, 2021, this episode was abruptly stopped due to a special report about an earthquake that occurred in the Wakayama Prefecture. It aired again in its complete format on March 22, 2021 on NHK General TV alongside episode 74.[22]

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