Attack On Titan 1 (Attack on Titan)

by Hajime Isayama

Several hundred years ago, humans were nearly exterminated by giants. Giants are typically several stories tall, seem to have no intelligence and who devour human beings. A small percentage of humanity survied barricading themselves in a city protected by walls even taller than the biggest of giants. Flash forward to the present and the city has not seen a giant in over 100 years - before teenager Elen and his foster sister Mikasa witness something horrific as the city walls are destroyed by a super-giant that appears from nowhere.

• ISBN10: 1612620248
• ISBN13: 9781612620244
• Publish Date: 19 June 2012
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Kodansha Comics
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 200
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781612620244

Reviews

Brutal.

[celinenyx]

Wow. Absolutely ruthless.

[inlibrisveritas]

Attack on Titan has taken the world by storm with the release of the first season of the anime, thus bringing attention to the already in progress manga series.

Like all manga that have been turned into shows the first volume is pretty much frame by frame of the first episode, so in that respect there isn’t much new here for those who have watched the show. I have heard it does deviate some after a while, but I haven’t read enough of the manga to confirm that.

The story as a whole is really awesome though and I love the unique feel of the world that Isayama has created. The Titans have hunted humankind to near extinction, and an unexpected attack of the great walls around the city has left the humans in a state of shock. They thought they were safe and now they find themselves fighting for survival again. Eren is determined to take revenge on the Titans and joins the military. What we get in this first book is an action packed and fast paced story that takes a hold of you and refuses to let you go until that last page is turned. I will say that if you’re not familiar with the show then some of the story panels will be confusing until you read the next volumes which explain them a bit better.

I can’t wait to continue reading this while I wait for the second season to come out.