Funimation releasing ‘Attack on Titan’ recap movies

By   |  Mar 6, 2017

To prepare fans for the long awaited arrival of ‘Attack on Titan’ Season 2, Funimation has acquired and will be releasing the ‘Attack on Titan’ Season 1 recap movies (Part 1: ‘Guren no Yumiya’ and Part 2: ‘Jiyuu no Tsubasa’) this March. These two full length movies (120-minute run-time each) will cover the first and second half of ‘Attack on Titan’ Season 1 respectively and will each screen for one night only. Part 1 will screen on March 27, 2017. Part 2 will screen on March 28 or 29, 2017 depending on theatre location. Part 2 will also feature a special Season 2 teaser following the film’s credits.

‘Attack on Titan’ (‘Shingeki no Kyojin’ in Japanese) is based on the New York Times best-selling manga series by Hajime Isayama and tells the story of a world in which the last of humanity fights to survive against man-eating giants called Titans. With now 21 volumes in print and an estimated 70 million copies in print today, ‘Attack on Titan’ has inspired spin-off manga and novels, the anime series, a live-action movie and numerous video games. Funimation simulcast the original 25-episode, Season 1 of ‘Attack on Titan’ as well as released it on home video throughout North America (available here). Season 2 will premiere in Japan this April.

This limited release will be shown in 19 select Reading and Alamo Drafthouse theatre locations across the U.S.  Visit funimationfilms.com/attackontitan for more information.

 

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