Attack on Titan Season 2 Preview (Photo : Youtube/ Attack on Titan)
After three long years of wait, the hype has arrived. Attack on Titan Season 2 is finally here to spoil each one of you this coming Spring. On Saturday, Funimation, who owns the North American license to stream Attack on Titan, released the official promo preview for season 2 of the post-apocalyptic anime series.
Here are the things you should know about Season 2 of Attack on Titan:
The hype is for real. Attack on Titan, also known as Shingeki no Kyojin, has always been known for its sick battles and drama-filled scenes. The first season proves that it doesn't need laser beams or a huge ninja army to make a battle scene groundbreaking in scale, all needed for you to see is a sword-wielding troops and a rampaging titan (Rogue Titan) seeking for freedom.
Promo video for Season 2 suggests that the upcoming season will be catering the same delicious buffet of action, drama and mystery all in one table. And honestly, the visual is more stunning as compared to the previous season, which was already 24K Gold by anime standard.
Here's the official preview, teaser video released by Funimation
So what does the promo video say to us, SNK fans? It only backs up what we thought WIT Studio would do: to pick up where the series left off. With the chronological order of events in Hajime Isayama's manga series still the source material for the anime, we can expect Season 2 to start with the Clash of Titan Arc, where the battle at Utgard Castle takes place.
And finally, we will be able to watch the much-talked, overhyped first showdown between the Rogue Titan and the Armored Titan. By just seeing the trailer, I have to say the fight will go down as an epic in anime norm when it comes to one-on-one contest. That's how huge it's going to be.
It's yet to be confirmed if Season 2 will cover 25 episodes the same as its predecessor. If that's the case, Clash of Titans arc will be followed by the Uprising Arc, which will focus on the mysteries and political power struggle within the wall.
By the way, here's the officials cast and staff for Season 2:
Anime Producer: WIT STUDIO
Hajime Isayama (Bessatsu Shonen Magazine / Kodansha, Chief Director Tetsuro Araki, Director Masashi Koizuka, Series configuration: Yasuko Kobayashi, Character Design: Kyoji Asano, Chief Animation Director: Kyoji Asano, Satoshi Kadowaki, Ayumi Yamada, Assistant director: Hiroyuki Tanaka, Action Animation Director: Yasuyuki Ebara, Arifumi Imai, Takuma Ebisu, Art Setting: Yuho Taniuchi. Titan Setting: Takaki Chiba, Color design: Ken Hashimoto, Art Director: Shunichiro Yoshihara, 3DCG Director: Hiroshiju Shigenori, 3DCG Producer: Yabuta Shuhei, Director of Photography: Yamada, Kazuhiro, Editor: Aya Hida, Acoustic Director: Masafumi Mima, Music: Hiroyuki Sawano, Sound effect: Shizuo Kurahashi, Sound Production: Techno Sound
Eren: Yuki Kaji, Mikasa: Yui Ishikawa, Armin: Marina Inoue, Jean: Kisho Taniyama, Annie: Yu Shimamura, Sasha: Yu Kobayashi, Christa: Shiori Mikami, Connie: Hiro Shimono, Reiner: Yoshimasa Hosoya, Bertolt: Tomohisa Hashizume, Ymir: Saki Fujita, Levi: Hiroshi Kamiya. Erwin: Daisuke Ono, Hanji: Romi Park, Hannes: Fujiwara Keiji.
Attack on Titan Season 2 will start airing on April 2017 on MBS (Mainichi Broadcasting System) and will be streamed online on both Funimation and Crunchy Roll.
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