The essential episodes of Attack on Titan
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Attack on Titan — each pick states its reason.
- 01
To You, in 2000 Years - The Fall of Shiganshina (1)
For over a century, humans have been living in settlements surrounded by gigantic walls, which prevent the Titans, giant humanoid creatures who eat humans, from entering. Young Eren Yeager wishes to see the outside world by joining the Recon Corps, as he likens living in the cities to livestock. Despite this, his foster sister Mikasa Ackerman and their mother Carla are against him in joining the Corps. Even after seeing the Recon Corps returning home with large casualties, Eren expresses his interest to join.
- 02
The Defeated - The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission (6)
Levi orders Mikasa to distract the Female Titan in order to get Eren back. As the Corps mourn, count their dead, and retrieve the bodies before returning home, Erwin orders that the fallen whose bodies were not retrieved be reported MIA.
- 03
Ymir is taken to receive medical help by the Scouts after the end of the battle.
- 04
When a new enemy appears on the scene, Eren and the Scouts fight back.
- 05
While one front in the battle is rained on by flames, the other is battered by boulders. With no way out, the Scouts are forced to fight or die trying.
- 06
As Erwin's heroic charge buys Levi time to confront the Beast Titan, Armin comes up with a plan of his own that lays it all on the line.
- 07
While picking up the pieces from the costly battle, tensions rise when deciding which of the wounded Scouts to use the single syringe on.
- 08
A look into Grisha's memories shows Eren the many secrets his father was hiding, including one which led to his mother's demise.
- 09
Eren learns the truth about his Titan powers, his Father and himself. The Survey Corps have a meeting that discusses the future of Eldia with all their new information.
- 10
Eren's rampage is thwarted by the War Hammer Titan whose tenacity leaves him stumped. With Marley's military joining the fight, he'll be hard-pressed to survive on his own.
- 11
The forces of Paradis begin their assault, but the Warriors stand their ground. As Marley troops close in around them, Eren struggles to break the War Hammer's defenses
- 12
Colt pleads with Zeke to not use his scream and turn Falco into a Titan. All the while, soldiers and Titans clash in battle as Eren struggles to make contact with his brother.
- 13
After Zeke makes contact with Eren, he shows him memories of Eren's and Grisha's past.
- 14
Ymir, the founder, unveils her tragic past and deepest secrets within the walls.
- 15
Attack on Titan: The Final Chapters (Part Two)
Eren, as the Founding Titan, advances on Fort Salta with countless other Titans. Appearing before the refugees, who stand on the brink of despair, are Mikasa, Armin, Jean, Conny, Reiner, Pieck, and Levi, who narrowly escaped from the rumbling. The battle between former comrades and childhood friends with Eren concludes here.
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