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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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What is the catalyst necessary to transform into a titan?

At first I thought that you must hurt yourself in order to transform into a titan. But later, We see that Reiner and Bertholdt transformed without self harm, because they transformed immediately after Mikasa cut them in episode 6 of season 2…
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Is Eren's Titan in "rage/flame" mode stronger?

In episode 25, when Eren is fighting Annie, he is seen in what is called "rage/flame" mode (this name is given by fans I believe, though not sure). Is he supposed to be stronger when he's like that?
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Manga Spoilers: Why didn't this character transform when injured?

In episode 29 (episode 4 in season 2) of Attack on Titan, why didn't Reiner transform into his titan mode when he is injured from the bite of the small titan in that castle? As I understand, titan shifters are able to transform by injuring…
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What happened to people with other skin colors?

In Attack on Titan, we know what happened to many people: they became Titans. But what happened to people with different skin colors, e.g. black? Did they turn into Caucasian Titans? Or were they simply killed?
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Who is this ghost from episode 8 of Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou?

Episode 8 of Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou features this ghostly character, who is not addressed by name during the episode: Who is this supposed to be? From reading the cast credits, I see that this person's name is probably フリーダ ("Frieda"?).…
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Has the creator been interviewed about when the Attack on Titan story takes place?

Lots of speculations have been made as to the time frame and location using clues from within the manga and animation.....but why not just ask the series creator if he gave it much thought or is the story just a mishmash of past and future…
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Why didn't Annie kill Armin during the 57th Expedition Beyond the Walls?

I watched the anime and couldn't find a explanation as to why Annie spared Armin's life?
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How are things purchased in AoT?

In Attack on Titans, how exactly was everything paid for? Not once in AoT so far did I ever see any exchanging of currency. For example the Markets: How do businesses make money then? Is there a type of currency in AoT that they officially use? For…
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How did the Female Titan manage to get out of her titan form and escape while surrounded by a horde of titans?

In episode 20 of the anime, when Annie, as the Female Titan, falls into Erwin's trap and is restrained, she calls over a horde of titans to devour her titan body. Her titan body is shown to be torn apart and eaten as the titans surround her. She is…
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What's the song thay plays in episode 13 when Eren takes a big rock to the hole in wall?

There's a song in Attack on Titan season 1 episode 13 at about 13:00 when Eren takes a big rock to the hole in the wall. What's the name of the song, and where can I legally buy or listen to this song?
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Eren's plan in Attack on Titan

After watching Attack on Titan I can't find a reason strong enough ( probably cuz I'm dumb ) that made eren desperate to do the rumbling . In fact I find Zeke's plan more sensible . Can anyone explain to me the motivation behind Eren's drastic step…
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Why did Marley send titans to Paradis Island in the first place?

We see later in the series that the nation of Marley have been turning people into titans and dumping them on the shore of Paradis. But why? King Fritz warned the world that if the citizens of the wall were ever threatened by an outside force he…
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If all Subjects of Ymir are descendants of Ymir (first titan) and the first king Fritz, why does the Royal Bloodline only start with Karl Fritz(145th)

I'm asking this question because in my mind, if all the Subjects of Ymir came from the same 2 people, then all of their descendants should have Royal Blood and should be able to use the power of the Founding Titan (such as Eren Yeager).
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Why didn't they use the boats to go back to Shiganshina?

In AoT, they used boats in canals to get the bulk of women and children from Shiganshina to Trost. So why didn't the Survey Corps just use boats to get between those two districts, instead of riding out and risking death? From what I can see from…
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Why have anime studios changed for Attack on Titan's season 4?

Why has Wit stopped animating for Attack on Titan and MAPPA has taken over for season 4?
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