List of Attack on Titan Manga - Attack on Titan
The original Attack on Titan manga written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama was first published in September 2009 on the Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine by Kodansha. Gaining instant popularity, the series was adapted to an anime series, games and other derivative media. In addition to the original Attack on Titan manga there are currently 3 other spin-off derivative manga that have been released.
Attack on Titan Original Manga
Attack on Titan (進撃の巨人,Shingeki no Kyojin) is a manga written and illustrated by [Hajime Isayama]. It was published for the first time in September 2009 on the Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine by Kodansha. It is published monthly, and in December 2019 the manga had 125 chapters released. According to Kodansha, the total circulation of Attack on Titan both in print and e-books has reached 100 million worldwide.
Bessatsu recently let Attack on Titan fans know by Twitter that the Attack on Titan manga series will conclude in 2020. This would coincide with the release of the fourth and last season of the Attack on Titan anime series, which is expected to end in fall 2020.
Attack on Titan Original Manga Summary
The story begins with Eren Jaeger who lives peacefully with his family, his adoptive sister Mikasa Ackermann and his only friend Armin Arlert. They live in the Shiganshina District, one of the main cities located in Wall Maria. However, everything changes when a gigantic Titan creates a huge breach allowing the entry of the Titans into the city, while another heavily Armored Titan crosses Wall Maria making its protection useless, and causing a mass evacuation throughout the population towards the internal Wall Rose, the second of three concentric walls.
During the attack, Eren watches in horror how a Titan eats his mother, while his father disappears after handing Eren the key of the basement of his house, but not before entrusting him to come back home one day. After the disappearance of his father, Eren swears to kill all the Titans and decides to enlist in the army along with his friends.
Five years later, the three young people have graduated as cadets and at that time live in the Trost District, one of the border cities that stands out from Wall Rose. However, the same gigantic Titan appears and the story is repeated again. In the subsequent battle, Eren manages to save Armin from being eaten by a Titan at the cost of being devoured. While all hope of survival seemed to be extinguished, an atypical Titan appears attacking the other Titans instead of the humans. This Titan is revealed as Eren who for some reason has become one, to everyone’s surprise, especially Mikasa and Armin.
As the story continues, many mysteries are revealed regarding Eren’s ability to transform into Titan, from the reasons for how he got such power, and the fact that he is not the only one who possesses this ability. The origins of the Titans, the revelation of their true enemies, and the decisions Eren must make regarding the future of humanity, that of his friends, and his own will also be revealed.
Spin-off mangas and alternative stories
In addition to the original manga, there are also several spin-offs and alternative stories.
Attack on Titan: Junior High
Attack on Titan: Junior High (進撃！巨人中学校, Shingeki! Kyojin Chūgakkō, lit. "Attack! Titan Junior High") is a comedy manga series illustrated by Saki Nakagawa and published in Bessatsu Shonen Magazine (like the original manga) from April 2012 to July 2016. This series is a parody of the Hajime Isayama’s Attack on Titan main story. In this story, Eren and Mikasa enter a new school called “Titan Junior High”, where Titans and humans coexist. However, Eren hates Titans very much. So this will cause many situations where he will have to try his best to deal with Titans at school.
Attack on Titan: No Regrets
Attack on Titan: No Regrets (進撃の巨人 悔いなき選択, Shingeki no Kyojin Kui Naki Sentaku) is a manga series written by Gun Snark and illustrated by Hikaru Suruga. It was published by Kodansha in Japan between 2013 and 2014. Also, in 2014 and 2015 a two part OVA was released. The story focuses on Erwin Smith, who is rising in his military career at the Survey Corps. He is ruthless and dispassionate, and his mind is always full of strategies and intrigue. However, there is another world that coexists with his, where humans are born and die surrounded by the garbage the Capital throws away: the Underground. Here, the criminal Levi tries to survive everyday with his extraordinary abilities. When both Erwin and Levi cross paths, they have to prove themselves stronger.
Attack on Titan: Spoof on Titan
Attack on Titan: Spoof on Titan (寸劇の巨人 Sungeki no Kyojin) is another parody miniseries of four-panel comic strip spin-off that was first published in both Japanese and English on Kodansha and DeNA’s manga app Manga Box on December 4, 2013, until December 31, 2014. On October 10, 2015 at New York Comic Con, Kodansha Comics USA announced that they had licensed the series. Therefore Volume 1 was released on September 13, 2016, and Volume 2 on December 13, 2016. All characters are designed as smaller and cuter versions of Eren, Levi, Mikasa and the rest of the Survey Corps members.
In this story, with all the danger and hard work that comes with being a soldier in the Survey Corps the famous characters that belong to this team want to take some rest and enjoy some time for relaxation. However, during this time many hijinks occur, from flunking tests, pulling all-nighters to summoning magic genies. The popular characters of the original series experience all sorts of misadventures in a comedic atmosphere. All Survey Corps members get together and are shown in a very different and lighter point of view compared to the original series, which is much more violent, cruel and bloody.