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Attack on Titan (or, "Shingeki no Kyojin") is a manga by Hajime Isayama and an anime by Production I.G and Wit Studio. It's a dystopian fantasy about people under attack by "Titans", gigantic humanoid creatures who devour humans for no apparent reason.

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Attack on Titan (進撃の巨人 Shingeki no Kyojin, lit. "Advancing Giants") is a manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. The series began serialization in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine on September 9, 2009. An anime adaptation produced by Wit Studio and Production I.G aired in Japan on MBS between April and September 2013. There have since been a number of other adaptations and side-stories.

The story tells Eren Yeager, his adoptive sister Mikasa, and their friend Armin, all of whom live within a country surrounded by three enormous concentric walls as a defense against Titans. They lived in peace for one hundred years, but everything changed when a Colossus Titan appeared and breached the outer wall.

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When and where does Attack on Titan take place?

Is the setting of "Attack on Titan" (Shingeki no kyojin) supposed to be Earth in the distant future and Titans suddenly appeared out of nowhere and devolved society to medieval level of technology? Or is this just a completely fictional setting?
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Why is "Shingeki no Kyojin" translated as "Attack on Titan"?

The direct English translation of 進撃の巨人 ("Shingeki no Kyojin") isn't actually "Attack on Titan", and the name seems like an odd translation because it implies either an attack on a person/thing named "Titan" or an attack on or taking place on a…
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What exactly happens to a Titan's body after it is killed?

I just started watching the anime and I haven't read much of the manga so I don't know if it is explained further on. We all know a Titan's body gives off extreme heat, from an encounter Eren had with the Colossal Titan and an episode where they…
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How did humans learn how to kill Titans?

In Attack on Titan, how did humans learn the Titans' weak spot? How was it that they learned how to kill Titans? Was it through experiments with live, captured Titans? The only example I could think of where humans successfully captured live…
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Why does the ground shake when titans walk?

In the latest series, an experimenter told Eren that titans are very light despite their size. Why, then, does the ground shake when they walk?
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How were the walls in Attack on Titan built?

If I remember correctly, in Attack on Titan, it's mentioned or implied a number of times that humans built the walls to protect themselves from the titans. (Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong on this.) If so then, how did they manage to get the…
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Why do the giants in Shingeki no Kyojin start to look like the characters that got eaten?

In Shingeki no Kyojin, Armin's grandfather dies when he is sent to recover Wall Maria. And in the episode when Eren gets eaten, the face and the look of the giant who eats him is exactly the same as Armin's grandfather. Is this related in any way?
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What is the gender of Armin in Shingeki no Kyojin?

One of my friends read an article which claimed that Armin Arlert of Attack on Titan is female. Can anyone confirm or deny this? This article included the following statement: Q: Out of the group of female characters in the 104th Trainee Squad, who…
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Who exactly are featured on the walls of Maria, Rose & Sina?

I'm not sure whether this question will make sense or not but what is the symbolism or meaning behind the logos or symbols that are associated with the walls of Maria, Rose & Sina? Are they suppose to represent the current King or are they some…
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Are Walls Maria/Rose/Sina the only Wall community in the world?

I was watching Attack on Titan and was wondering if this walled-off part of the land is the only one in existence? Like, if people were ever to go out past Wall Maria into the rest of the world, would they come across other Humans inside other…
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What is the motive behind the Titan Shifters' actions?

Okay, so I read a bit of the manga, and I know a good amount of spoilers. But why are most of the titan-shifters trying to destroy humanity? Eren and Ymir are good, right? Why do some titan-shifters want to destroy humanity, and what are Annie's,…
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How did the Female Titan cut Eren's titan form?

After she killed the Levi squad, Eren transformed to fight the Female Titan. In Chapter 29, Hammer, it looked like Eren was having the upper hand, but then the Female Titan turned around, and with one horizontal motion, cut Eren's titan form's head…
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What was Eren's vision about?

I can't believe I missed this three times. I went back to the beginning of AoT in episode 1 and noticed these scenes that occurred at the beginning of the episode. Eren is having some type of daydream or nightmare before waking suddenly with Mikasa…
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Can the Titans swim?

I have only seen the anime and haven't read the manga, but a question came to me: Can the titans swim? We know that they are abnormally light and strong for their size. However, the fact that they evaporate after dying kind of suggests that they are…
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What race are the humans in Attack on Titan? What language do they speak?

The majority of characters in Attack on Titan have German names. Does this mean they are Europeans? We know Mikasa Ackerman is Oriental. Did the writers avoid describing her as Asian because in the universe they have created, Asia doesn't exist?…
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