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Attack on Titan
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<p><i>Attack on Titan</i> is a Japanese <a href="/facts/Manga/DPkkyHos">manga</a> series written and illustrated by <a href="/facts/Hajime_Isayama/VwpWgErt">Hajime Isayama</a>. Set in a world where humanity is forced to live in cities surrounded by three enormous walls that protect them from gigantic man-eating humanoids referred to as Titans, the story follows <a href="/facts/Eren_Yeager/uhGY88I7">Eren Yeager</a>, an adolescent boy who vows to exterminate the Titans after they bring about the destruction of his hometown and the death of his mother. It was serialized in <a href="/facts/Kodansha/7BpEWLbH">Kodansha</a>'s monthly magazine <i><a href="/facts/Bessatsu_Sh%25C5%258Dnen_Magazine/lG7Q2vDY">Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine</a></i> from September 2009 to April 2021, with its chapters collected in 34 <i><a href="/facts/Tank%25C5%258Dbon/qs26W5oa">tankōbon</a></i> volumes. </p><p>An <a href="/facts/Attack_on_Titan_(TV_series)/QrrnlUww">anime television series</a> was produced by <a href="/facts/Wit_Studio/lK3hV9Sn">Wit Studio</a> (seasons 1–3) and <a href="/facts/MAPPA_(studio)/3pURhagk">MAPPA</a> (season 4). A 25-episode first season was broadcast from April to September 2013, followed by a 12-episode second season broadcast from April to June 2017. A 22-episode third season was broadcast in two parts, with the first 12 episodes airing from July to October 2018 and the last 10 episodes airing from April to July 2019. A fourth and final season premiered in December 2020, airing 16 episodes in its first part. A second part consisting of 12 episodes aired from January to April 2022, and the third and fourth parts aired in two specials; the first premiered in March 2023, and the second premiered in November 2023. </p><p><i>Attack on Titan</i> has received critical and commercial success. By November 2023, the manga had over 140 million copies in circulation, making it one of the <a href="/facts/List_of_best-selling_manga/nww4x7h3">best-selling manga series</a> of all time. It has won several awards, including the <a href="/facts/Kodansha_Manga_Award/UoEbmWRn">Kodansha Manga Award</a>, the <a href="/facts/Attilio_Micheluzzi_Award/SMaGjuc1">Attilio Micheluzzi Award</a>, and the <a href="/facts/Harvey_Award/dwGx1Ipf">Harvey Award</a>. </p>