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Tetsur Araki directed the first season of the Attack on Titan anime television series, which was created by IG Port's Wit Studio with character designs by Kyji Asano and series composition by Yasuko Kobayashi. It covers the initial plot arcs (chapters 1–34) of the Hajime Isayama manga. Because of the Titans, massive humanoids that prey on humans, humanity is forced to dwell in cities encircled by high walls in the planet of Attack on Titan. The plot centers on the exploits of Eren Jaeger and his childhood pals Mikasa Ackerman and Armin Arlert, whose lives are irrevocably altered when a massive Titan scales the town's defenses. Eren and his comrades join the Scout Regiment, an elite organization of warriors that battle Titans, swearing vengeance and to take back the world from the Titans.

From April 7 through September 29, 2013, the season aired on MBS TV, and then on Tokyo MX, FBS,TOS, HTB, TV Aichi, and BS11. On their own websites, Funimation and Crunchyroll have both made the series available for streaming with subtitles. A home video release of the anime has also been licensed by Funimation for 2014. The English-dubbed version of the series by Funimation had its premiere episode at Anime Boston[5], and subsequent episodes were made available through Funimation's subscription services. In the United States, the dub of the series began airing each week on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on May 3, 2014, at 11:30 p.m. EDT.

Hiroyuki Sawano is the composer of the music. "Feuerroter Pfeil und Bogen" (, Guren no Yumiya, lit. "Crimson Bow and Arrow") by Linked Horizon serves as the season's opening theme, and "Utsukushiki Zankoku na Sekai" (, lit. "A Beautiful Cruel World") by Yko Hikasa serves as the episode's closing theme. For the remainder of the season, "Die Flügel der Freiheit" (Jiy no Tsubasa, lit. "The Wings of Freedom"), also by Linked Horizon, will be the opening theme, while "Great Escape," by Cinema Staff, will be the closing theme. The opening themes were compiled on "Jiye no Shingeki," a single by Linked Horizon that garnered over 100,000 sales in its first week of release.

Episode 1

"To You, in 2000 Years: The Fall of Shiganshina, Part 1" Transcription: "Nisennen-go no Kimi e -Shiganshina Kanraku (1)-" (Japanese: 二千年後の君へ ―シガンシナ陥落①―)

Episode 2

"That Day: The Fall of Shiganshina, Part 2"Transcription: "Sono Hi -Shiganshina Kanraku (2)-" (Japanese: そ 日 ―シガンシナ陥落②―)

Episode 3

 

 

"A Dim Light Amid Despair: Humanity's Comeback, Part 1"Transcription: "Zetsubō no Naka de Nibuku Hikaru  Jinrui no Saiki (1)-" (Japanese: 絶望の中で鈍く光る ―人類の再起①―).