It was revealed at the end of the premiere of the Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow (Shingeki no Kyojin Movie 1: Guren no Yumiya) compilation film that the second season of the Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) TV anime has been slated to air in 2016, where the manga is expected to reach its 20th volume. The anime’s second season was earlier revealed to be in early pre-production.
2016年に進撃の巨人2期決定とか言われました
— ソロル村長 (@soror1096) November 21, 2014
The film also revealed the release date for the second compilation film, Attack on Titan Part II: Wings of Freedom (Shingeki no Kyojin Kouhen ~Jiyuu no Tsubasa~) which will be out in Japanese theatres on June 27th next year.
〈超速報〉 2015年6月27日 進撃の巨人後編公開 2016年TVアニメ第2期放送決定 — MAG◎β版 (@l96_mag) November 21, 2014
The first compilation film covers the first 13 episodes of the anime. The second film will cover the last 12 episodes. The films will not just be the original series edited into a movie length feature, as there will be some changes. The movie will feature new audio with a 5.1 surround sound remaster, and a complete redubbing with the same cast members.
The Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan) series was created by Hajime Isayama. It started off as a manga in 2009 and is published in Kodansha’s monthly Bessatsu Shounen Magazine. To date there has been 14 compiled volumes of the manga. A prequel light novel adaptation started in 2011, and two spin-off manga started serialization in 2012: Shingeki no Kyojin: Before the Fall and Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou. In April 2013 the series was picked up for an anime adaptation. The anime series was produced by the newly formed Wit Studios. The series has grown in popularity since the anime’s debut, with the manga selling over 36 million copies as of April this year. Two live action film adaptations will be releasing in Japan next year. The first images for the live-action 2015 Attack on Titan film were also earlier released.
Here is a synopsis of the anime from Haruhichan:
Several hundred years ago, humans were nearly exterminated by titans. Titans are typically several stories tall, seem to have no intelligence, devour human beings and, worst of all, seem to do it for the pleasure rather than as a food source. A small percentage of humanity survived by walling themselves in a city protected by extremely high walls, even taller than the biggest of titans.
Flash forward to the present and the city has not seen a titan in over 100 years. Teenage boy Eren and his foster sister Mikasa witness something horrific as the city walls are destroyed by a colossal titan that appears out of thin air. As the smaller titans flood the city, the two kids watch in horror as their mother is eaten alive. Eren vows that he will murder every single titan and take revenge for all of mankind.
The second season of the anime adaptation of Hajime Isayama’s Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) will be airing in 2016. More information about the anime will be revealed in the upcoming months.
Visit the anime’s official website: http://shingeki.tv/
And follow them on Twitter: @anime_shingeki
