Attack on Titan season 4

Attack on Titan
Season 4
Cover art of the first Blu-ray volume
No. of episodes35 + 2 specials[a]
Release
Original networkNHK General TV
Original releaseDecember 7, 2020 (2020-12-07) –
November 5, 2023 (2023-11-05)
Season chronology
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Season 3
List of episodes

The fourth and final season of the Attack on Titan anime television series, titled Attack on Titan: The Final Season,[b] was produced by MAPPA, chief directed by Jun Shishido, and directed by Yuichiro Hayashi, replacing Tetsurō Araki and Masashi Koizuka, respectively. Scriptwriter Hiroshi Seko fully took over the series composition from Yasuko Kobayashi, and Tomohiro Kishi replaced Kyōji Asano as character designer due to the series switching production studios.[1] The season covers the "Marley" (chapters 91–106) and "War for Paradis" (chapters 107–139) arcs from the original manga by Hajime Isayama.

The season introduces Gabi Braun and Falco Grice, young Eldian Warrior candidates seeking to inherit Reiner's Armored Titan four years after the failed mission to reclaim the Founding Titan. While Marley plans to invade Paradis to strengthen their weakening military and retrieve the Founding Titan, the Survey Corps lay an attack in their homeland. As Marley and the Paradis forces go to war in Marley and the Shiganshina District, both sides sustain a heavy death toll while Gabi and Falco are forced to confront their internal tensions about the supposed "devils" of Paradis. In the second part of the season, aware of the global anti-Eldian sentiment resulting from Marleyan propaganda, Eren Jaeger preemptively targets the world outside of Paradis with the Rumbling, unleashing millions of Colossal-like Wall Titans in a widespread effort to kill all life beyond the island. In the third and fourth parts of the season, the Alliance led by members of the Survey Corps and Warrior Unit head to Marley in order to stop Eren's Founding Titan and end the Rumbling.

The first part of the season aired on NHK General TV from December 7, 2020, to March 29, 2021, at 12:10 a.m. JST.[2] In the United States, Adult Swim's Toonami programming block began airing then-Funimation's English dub on January 10, 2021, at 12:30 a.m. EST/PST.[3] In Southeast Asia, the subbed series was released on iQIYI.[4] A second part aired on NHK General TV from January 10 to April 4, 2022, at 12:05 a.m. JST.[5][6] The third and fourth parts initially aired as two television specials, both titled as The Final Chapters; the first special premiered on March 4, 2023, at 12:25 a.m. JST while the second special premiered on November 5, 2023, at midnight JST.[7][8][9] After the broadcast of the second special, an individual TV episode size version of both parts was distributed on multiple streaming services. Episodes 88–90 which compile the first special began streaming on November 5, 2023, while episodes 91–94 which compile the second special began streaming on November 12, 2023.[2]

The score is directed by Masafumi Mima and composed by Hiroyuki Sawano and Kohta Yamamoto.[1] For Part 1, the opening theme is "Boku no Sensō" (僕の戦争, lit. "My War") performed by Shinsei Kamattechan, and the ending theme is "Shōgeki" (衝撃, lit. "Shock") performed by Yūko Andō.[10] For Part 2, the opening theme is "The Rumbling" performed by SiM, and the ending theme is "Akuma no Ko" (悪魔の子, lit. "A Child of Evil") performed by Ai Higuchi.[11] For the first half of The Final Chapters, the ending theme is "Under the Tree" performed by SiM.[12] For the second half of The Final Chapters, the ending theme is "To You 2,000... or... 20,000 Years From Now..." (二千年... 若しくは... 二万年後の君へ・・・, Ni-sen Nen... Moshiku wa... Ni-man Nen-go no Kimi e...) performed by Linked Horizon.[13] For the individual TV episode size version of parts 3 and 4, the opening theme is "Saigo no Kyojin" (最後の巨人, lit. "The Last Titan") performed by Linked Horizon, while the ending theme is "Itterasshai" (いってらっしゃい, lit. "See You Later") performed by Ai Higuchi.[14]


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  1. ^ a b "Sutaffu Kyasuto | Terebi Anime "Shingeki no Kyojin'" Za Fainaru Shīzun" スタッフ・キャスト | TVアニメ「進撃の巨人」The Final Season [Staff Cast | TV Anime "Attack on Titan" The Final Season]. shingeki.tv (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Broadcast was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Toonami - Witness the final season of an epic series..." Toonami. Archived from the original on December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020 – via Facebook.
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  5. ^ Bankhurst, Adam (March 28, 2021). "Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 Arriving in Winter 2022". IGN. Archived from the original on March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  6. ^ Goslin, Austen (October 13, 2021). "Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 release date announced with new trailer". Polygon. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  7. ^ Harding, Daryl (January 17, 2023). "Attack on Titan Final Season Part 3 Anime Set to Premiere on March 4, Will Be Split Into Two Halves". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  8. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 8, 2023). "Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 3 Anime's 1st Half Airs as 1-Hour Special on March 3". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  9. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (September 12, 2023). "Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 4's 2nd Video Unveils Finale's November 4 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  10. ^ "Ōpuningu Tēma wa, Shinsei Kamattechan "Boku no Sensō", Endingu Tēma wa, Andō Yūko "Shōgeki" ni Kettei! | Terebi Anime "Shingeki no Kyojin" Kōshiki Saito" オープニングテーマは、神聖かまってちゃん「僕の戦争」、エンディングテーマは、安藤裕子「衝撃」に決定！ | TVアニメ「進撃の巨人」公式サイト [The opening theme is, Shinsei Kamattechan "My War", the ending theme is, Yūko Andō "Shock"! | TV Anime "Attack on Titan" Official Website]. shingeki.tv (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 6, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  11. ^ SiM「進撃の巨人」最終章パート2のOPに新曲提供、ポニーキャニオンへの移籍発表. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  12. ^ "Terebi Anime "Shingeki no Kyojin" Za Fainaru Shīzun Kanketsu-hen (Zenpen) Tēma wa, SiM "Andā za Tsurī" ni Kettei! | Terebi Anime "Shingeki no Kyojin" Kōshiki Saito" TVアニメ「進撃の巨人」The Final Season完結編(前編)主題歌は、SiM「UNDER THE TREE」に決定！ | TVアニメ「進撃の巨人」公式サイト [The theme song for the TV anime "Attack on Titan" The Final Season Final Chapters (Part 1) will be SiM "UNDER THE TREE"! | TV Anime "Attack on Titan" Official Website]. shingeki.tv (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  13. ^ ""Shingeki no Kyojin" Za Fainaru Shīzun Kanketsu-hen (Kōhen) Shudaika wa Linked Horizon ni Kettei! | Terebi Anime "Shingeki no Kyojin" Kōshiki Saito" 「進撃の巨人」The Final Season完結編（後編）主題歌はLinked Horizonに決定! | TVアニメ「進撃の巨人」公式サイト [Linked Horizon will perform the theme song for "Attack on Titan" The Final Season Final Chapters (Part 2)! | TV Anime "Attack on Titan" Official Website]. shingeki.tv (in Japanese). Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  14. ^ ""Shingeki no Kyojin" Za Fainaru Shīzun Kanketsu-hen (kakuwa-ban) Haishin Kettei! OP tēma: Linked Horizon, ED tēma: Ai Higuchi ni Kettei! | Terebi Anime "Shingeki no Kyojin" Kōshiki Saito" 「進撃の巨人」The Final Season完結編（各話版）配信決定！OPテーマ：Linked Horizon、EDテーマ：ヒグチアイに決定! | TVアニメ「進撃の巨人」公式サイト ["Attack on Titan" The Final Season Final Edition (each episode version) will be released! OP theme: Linked Horizon, ED theme: Ai Higuchi performances decided! | TV Anime "Attack on Titan" Official Website]. shingeki.tv (in Japanese). Retrieved October 27, 2023.