Those of you who have yet to see “Attack On Titan” are missing out.
The animated series is on Netflix, and has been blowing our collective minds for well over a year.
Now, one of two feature films are arriving out of Japan – from the company behind Godzilla(!) – as well as a live-action miniseries.
While the first film just premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal, the miniseries is already slated to premiere on August 15th. Yeah, they work fast as hell in Japan.
The first trailer for the miniseries is now live, and it’s just as impressive as the film’s footage.
I love the Steam Punk vibe with a mix of The Hunger Games and Ninja Scroll dabbled in. This is a huge event and could lead to more things of such epic proportions. Thank you Toho!
The first film arrives in Japan on August 8th.
In Attack On Titan, “The sudden arrival of the Titans–mysterious, gigantic humanoid creatures who devour human beings one after the other–brings mankind to the brink of extinction. Fast-forward more than 100 years later. What remains of the human population now live in relative peace behind massive walls that were erected to defend themselves against the Titans. Yet once again, that peace is shattered when a Titan measuring over 50 meters tall smashes through the wall, allowing a horde of other Titans to enter. The protagonist, Eren, had been resigned to a life confined behind these walls. Nothing I do would make a difference, he thought. But when he joins the “Outer Wall Restoration Team” set up to fight against the Titans, he is reunited with Mikasa, a childhood friend and someone he had long rued not being able to save. The new recruits embark on a mission to obtain explosives, which had become rare and precious, before getting past the waves of Titans to plug the gaping hole in the wall, with humanity’s survival on the line. Will there be a future for Eren and Mikasa, and for mankind itself?”
The film’s sequel, “Attack On Titan: End Of The World,” premieres on September 19th. Both are directed by Shinji Higuchi, who is also attached as director of Toho’s Godzilla reboot.