: For 100 years, the walls maintained a fragile peace until the sudden appearance of a Colossal Titan that breached the outermost wall, Wall Maria.
The following information summarizes the core narrative and setting of , focusing on the initial world-building and the inciting events that drive the series. Premise and World-Building
: Humanity is confined within a massive triple-walled stronghold—Walls Maria, Rose, and Sheena —to protect themselves from "Titans," a race of man-eating giants.
: The story follows Eren Yeager , his adoptive sister Mikasa Ackerman , and their childhood friend Armin Arlert . After witnessing his mother being devoured during the initial attack, Eren vows to exterminate every Titan. Core Elements of the Story Attack on Titan: horror and the aesthetics of fascism