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Aniplus Asia Airs Simulcast of Attack on Titan The Final Season Anime
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Aniplus-Asia announced on Monday that it will air a simulcast of the Attack on Titan The Final Season anime when it begins airing on December 7. Aniplus-Asia is streaming an English-subtitled promotional video for the anime.
Yuichiro Hayashi (Dorohedoro, Garo the Animation, Kakegurui both seasons) is directing the anime at MAPPA. Hiroshi Seko (Ajin anime franchise, Vinland Saga, Mob Psycho 100 anime franchise) is returning to oversee the series scripts. Tomohiro Kishi (Dorohedoro, 91 Days) is designing the characters. Hiroyuki Sawano is returning to compose the music, alongside Kohta Yamamoto (Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga, The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments).
A compilation film titled Attack on Titan: Chronicle (Shingeki no Kyojin: Chronicle) opened in Japan for a limited theatrical run on July 17, and summarizes the 59 episodes of the first three seasons. Aniplus-Asia opened the film in Thailand and Singapore.
The first television anime season premiered in April 2013, and the second season premiered in April 2017. The first part of the third season premiered in July 2018, and the second half premiered in Japan on the NHK General channel in April 2019. Aniplus-Asia aired the season as a simulcast.
Attack on Titan manga creator Hajime Isayama previewed the rough layout draft for the final panel of the manga series on the MBS documentary program Jōnetsu Tairiku in November 2018, and has stated he aims to end the manga this year.
Sources: Email correspondence, Aniplus-Asia's YouTube channel
