Need a New Show to Binge? Try "Attack on Titan"

 Written by Kavya Kamath, Edited for Accuracy by Grace McDonough

*Attack on Titan Spoiler Warning*

Anime fans rejoice… Sunday, December 6th, the very first episode of season four of Attack on Titan was released! Titled “The Other Side of the Ocean,” fans have been waiting since summer 2019, when the last episode of season three was released, for the final installment of this animated adaptation of one of the best selling manga of all time. The series follows the hot-blooded, impulsive young man Eren Jaeger from the age of nine years old, when his family adopts the stoic Mikasa Ackermann, all the way up until season four, when he’s 19.

Humanity is devastated. For a hundred years, people have been living peacefully inside 50 foot tall walls to protect themselves from the humanoid, man-eating giants that roam the Earth: the Titans. Eren vows to free humanity from the walls that pen them like cattle. His only hope of uncovering the secrets of the titans is a key that unlocks the door to his father’s cellar. Eren, along with Mikasa and Armin Arlert, the third member of their trio and the brains behind many of their operations, find themselves enlisting in the Scout Regiment, the soldiers who go on reconnaissance missions outside the walls. In season one, the scouts survive a siege on Trost District, where Eren learns that he can inexplicably assume the power of a titan, and the fallout that precedes that discovery. Season two brings an epic battle resulting in the revelation of traitors and betrayers and the implosion of many long-standing friendships between the young soldiers. Finally, in season three, another devastating battle ensues, and one question looms: what answers lie in Dr. Jaeger’s basement? This all sets the stage for an epic conclusion in Attack on Titan: the Final Season, where fans anticipate that the Scouts will reach the continent of Marley, encounter new foes, engage in warfare like never before, and do it all with the entire fate of humanity resting on their shoulders.

So, for anyone looking to follow Eren, Mikasa, and Armin on their drama and adventure-filled journey to Marley and final attempt to guarantee humanity’s survival, Attack on Titan can be found on Netflix, Tubi, Huli, Crunchyroll, Funimation, and so on. As a person who didn’t watch anime before Attack on Titan, I can wholeheartedly say that this is one series you don’t want to miss out on watching. And to any diehard Attack on Titan fans out there, happy watching!