This was the first manga/ comic book I have read this year which is pretty amazing becasue usually they are about half of my reading list.
I have started this series because the anime was recommended to me by one of my students. Turns out there is only one season so far and on further research, the production company that makes it is saying they have no immediate plans to make another. In other words they totally underestimated the extent of the appeal that this show would have. Which in hindsight is a bit silly.
But I digress. The first volume of Attach on Titan works in about 3-4 of the frist episodes of the series. There was a lot more detail on the back story of some of the characters in the anime and some new characters altogether but I liked the pace of the manga better. Just a pity its not coloured.
The story so far...
Titan (3-15 metre tall humanoid creatures) have taken over the planet (presumably) and drive the humans close to extinction. The humans now live in a small piece of land ringed by three massive walls with small, almost sacraficial towns jutting out of them in half moon shapes. This has been the situation for 100 years. Then the town where Eren, Mikasa and Armin live on the outer most wall is attached by a colossal titan and the town and the entire wall area is lost. Eren vowes to kill all titans after seeing hi mother eaten by one. Five years later, the three of them have finished there training and are planning on joining the Recon Corps when the second wall is attached by the same colossal titan and thebattle ensues.
I am loveing this series and have so many questions from the anime that need to be answered. I will be reading the next one this weekend.
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