Warning: This thread may contain spoilers from the Anime and Manga.
Quick set of rules before I speak: 1. I know most people aren't as much of a feverish Attack on Titan fan as me, so anything posted of anything after the first 3 episodes of the anime will be considered spoilers. Use the spoilers tag to say:
"Sasha Really likes potatoes"
2. Attack on Titan has quite the violence and gore, so anything containing the which must be censored to accommodate a PG-13 rating. Here is an example.
"It must've been hard for Eren when his mom got captured by a titan."
That is obviously not what happened, but this is pretty forum friendly.
3. Feel free to fangirl about whatever is going to be said about Attack on Titan here ^^

Without further ado, I'll start with some facts about where to watch and read Attack on Titan.
With a subscription to Netflix, You can watch the first and season of Attack on Titan on Netflix in Japanese, and the English version should be coming soon.
You can also watch the first 13 episodes on crunchyroll Here

With a subscription to crunchyroll, you can read the all the first 63 Manga's, and there are still more to come.
I know of one other place you can read the manga's, but I'm not sure how legal that place is.

Upcoming events for Attack on Titan
In Japan, they just released the first comic of a new crossover series titled "Attack on Avengers",
Where the Avengers are faced with the titan threat. You can read the article Here.
I AM SO HYPED FOR THIS SERIES!
The series will be translated to english once they get all the comics/mangas released in Japan. I can't wait!!

TURN UP THE HYPE!

Feel free to converse about the series, and remember to follow forum rules ^^

Have you seen the OVAs they've released? http://myanimelist.net/anime/18397/Shin ... Kyojin_OVA
I especially love episode two of the OVAs, particularly the new opening there.
--> New Opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1zvX4IqNNo contains Alot of Gore and violins. Contains no spoilers.

They're also releasing another set of OVAs next month:
http://myanimelist.net/anime/25781/Shin ... ki_Sentaku

All of that before the possible release of the second season this coming spring anime season 2015.

Seeing that, I think they've been teasing everyone for the next season. Add to that the movies and other smaller stuff they've released in between. Though admittedly, it's probably for the best since they're waiting for the manga to finish a couple more chapters for the anime.

(Never reads the manga, usually too lazy to do so. Watches animes instead.)

Read the manga's, bro. It gets intense!
Armin goes cross dressing as a female person from the series xD

Eh... I'll just hope that they'll show that in season 2. Kinda like the 'Cleaning Levi' scene in both medias. XD

How far are you into attack on titan?

I've watched all of season 1 a while back now, I guess, almost a year ago? And probably the OVAs between 1 or 2 months ago. You?

Watched all season 1 and am currently reading the manga's.

So I found the attack on avengers comic!
It looks pretty awesome ^^

I probably should give this series a try. That's for posting that link to the episodes, by the way. I don't have an internet connection in my apartment or cable so I can't watch it on Netflix or Adult Swim. I have only seen a few episodes and like most anime you get completely lost if you don't watch it all the way through. I would probably appreciate it more if I saw it as a complete work.

This series kind of reminds me of, and probably took inspiration from, a film also from Japan called "War of the Gargantuas". It was a sequel to a film called "Frankenstein vs Baragon" (aka "Frankenstein Conquers the World"). The first film had the still beating heart of the Frankenstein monster exposed to radiation at Hiroshima that caused a new creature to regenerate from it, grow huge and go on the rampage. "War of the Gargantuas" is about two monsters that grow from the cells of the Frankenstein Monster. One is benevolent and likes humans and the other is savage and catches and devours humans for food. This leads these "brothers" to battle each other.

I hate to ask for some spoilers, but how did the titans come into being? What created them?

Nobody knows yet :v

I haven't seen those shows, but it sounds cool ^^

You really should. Check out this gif and you can see the influence.

https://38.media.tumblr.com/1a8b190374e ... o1_250.gif

Being a fan of kaiju films is how I found out about this series. Giant monster movie fans really seem to dig it.

That looks awesome ^^
You can read the latest manga's on crunchyroll for free if your interested ^^

Also: I made this ^^
http://fav.me/d8a4l2e
Warning: contains spoilers for anyone on the first few episodes.

I got the part 1 DVD set and watched the first seven of the thirteen episodes and it blew me away. This show can be draining to watch because it so emotionally intense. It kind of depressed me until Titan Eren showed up and started taking care of business! It takes so many people to kill these stupid things and characters are dying off left, right and center. It would probably infuriate me to be killed by such dumb looking monsters.

Watching it I realize that it combines elements of two for my favorite horror genres, the kaiju/giant monster movie and the zombie apocalypse film. It has giant monsters causing all kinds of mayhem and humans trying to barricade themselves in from shambling, soulless, flesh-eating monsters. But like those two genres, the monsters are stand-ins for disasters that can cause an already collapsing civilization to completely come apart.

One film it reminds me of is George A. Romero's "Land of the Dead"(2005). After the zombie plague has ravaged the world, survivors have taken shelter in a city protected on three sides by rivers and a series of electrified fences on the remaining side. Inside there is a massive discrepancy between the rich and the poor with the poor living in slums and scraping to survive while the rich in total opulence. There are two types of soldiers, the security troops who protect the city and maintain order and the raiders who go out into the surrounding towns to scavenge for food and supplies. The security troops have it easy and push everyone around and the raiders risk life and limb to get supplies and gain some social mobility. It is a society that is rotting from within and when the zombies learn to cross the river, it all comes undone.

Also like Romero's zombies, the titans seek to eat human purely out of instinct and not for actual nourishment, have to be killed in a specific way, have numbers on their side, and are evolving in their abilities.

Another two films that I have mentioned before that seems to influence "Attack on Titan" are "Frankenstein Conquers the World" (1965, aka "Frankenstein vs Baragon") and its sequel "War of the Gargantuas" (1966 aka "Frankenstein's Monsters: Sanda vs Gaira") which feature humanoid kaiju that would either save humans or eat them.

A film that film that "Attack on Titan" reminds me of is the British monster movie "Monsters" (2010) in which the characters have to cross a walled no-man's-land filled with monsters.

Over all I liked it. It had beautiful animation, great voice acting and a great satirical plot. I look forward to watching the rest!

Hey, I finally know where the titans came from!
But I can't spoil it. All I can say is that the show/manga is freaking intense!

I finished the first 13 episodes and it was amazing. Although it still amazes me at how many established characters get killed.

I cheated and read ahead on the wiki. I know who is making them and how, but the why is still a mystery.

Well, the best part is, Sasha Braus is still alive* ** *** **** ^^
*As far as the anime is concerned
**Nope, not reading the manga for now
***I really hope she doesn't die ^^'
****Best character in AoT

Yes, Sasha provides some much need levity in such a dark, heavy show. Near as I can tell, she will keep surviving.

Just wanted to share a few pictures I found on Tumblr.

"Attack on Titan" meets "Dinosaurs Attack"


And more of a connection between "Attack on Titan" and the Toho films "Frankenstein vs Baragon" and "War of the Gargantuas".



Earlier I was making connection between "Attack on Titan" and the zombie apocalypse genre and it turns out I was not that far off. The series's director also directed another favorite horror anime series of mine, "High School of the Dead". Both series have been called Japan's answer to "The Walking Dead". It has many of the same hallmarks. Endearing characters, flesh eating monsters, horrific violence, and people who are at times more of a danger to you than the monsters.