Attack on Titan (2013): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2013, Attack on Titan is a drama, mystery, animation and action & adventure series.

What it’s about. 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 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.

Who’s in it. Attack on Titan stars Yuki Kaji as Eren Yeager (voice), Yui Ishikawa as Mikasa Ackerman (voice), Marina Inoue as Armin Arlert (voice) and Hiroshi Kamiya as Levi (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.7/10, Attack on Titan sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Hulu, Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Google Play Movies. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Attack on Titan page.

If you liked it. Fans of Attack on Titan tend to enjoy Breaking Bad, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Chernobyl and Stranger Things.