<P> In North America, the series is published in English by Kodansha USA . They published the first volume on June 19, 2012, . The fifteenth was released on April 7, 2015 . By July 2015, the manga had 2.5 million copies in circulation in North America . The first three spin - off manga have also been licensed by Kodansha USA, who published the first volume of each between March and June 2014 . It announced its license to Spoof on Titan at the New York Comic Con in October 2015, and its acquisition of Lost Girls in March 2016 . </P> <P> A light novel series titled Attack on Titan: Before the Fall (進撃 の 巨人 Before the fall), written by Ryō Suzukaze and illustrated by Thores Shibamoto, began on April 1, 2011 . Its story is set before the events of the manga and it was published by Kodansha in three volumes . While the first tells the story of Angel, the blacksmith who develops the first prototypes of the Vertical Maneuvering Equipment, the following two follow a young man who was found as a baby in the stomach of a Titan . A second light novel series called Attack on Titan: Harsh Mistress of the City (進撃 の 巨人 隔絶 都市 の 女王, Shingeki no Kyojin Kakuzetsu Toshi no Joō), written by Ryō Kawakami and illustrated by Range Murata, began on August 1, 2014 . Vertical began releasing the novels in North America in the summer of 2014 . A novel titled Attack on Titan: Lost Girls (進撃 の 巨人 Lost Girls), written by Hiroshi Seko, was published on December 9, 2014 . It comprises three short stories featuring Mikasa and Annie Leonhart, titled "Lost in the cruel world", "Wall Sina, Goodbye", and "Lost Girls". It was also released in English by Vertical . </P> <P> An anime television series adaptation produced by Wit Studio (a subsidiary of IG Port) aired on MBS between April 7, 2013 and September 29, 2013, directed by Tetsurō Araki with Yūki Kaji starring as Eren, Yui Ishikawa voicing Mikasa and Marina Inoue as Armin . Both Funimation and Crunchyroll simulcast the series on their respective websites, and Funimation began releasing the series on North American home video in 2014 . The anime has been licensed in the UK by Manga Entertainment . Madman Entertainment acquired the show for distribution in Australia and New Zealand . The final episode was also aired in Japanese theaters . The anime had some production issues with needing more animators with Wit Studios' character designer, Kyoji Asano tweeting and looking for active animators to work on the anime . An OVA version of the "Ilse's Notebook" special chapter from tankōbon volume 5 was originally scheduled to be released on August 9, 2013, bundled with the volume 11 limited edition, but was postponed and included with a limited edition of volume 12, released on December 9, 2013, instead . The OVA was bundled on subtitled DVD with the English limited edition release of the 17th manga volume, released on December 1, 2015 . A second OVA was released on April 9, 2014, bundled with the 13th volume of the series, this one focused on the members of the 104th Training Corps . Two additional OVA episodes, based on the Attack on Titan: No Regrets prequel manga, were bundled with the 15th and 16th volumes of the main series, released on December 9, 2014 and April 9, 2015, respectively . The anime previously aired on Adult Swim's Toonami block . In Australia, the anime currently airs on SBS 2 on Tuesdays, in Japanese with English subtitles, with the first episode having aired on September 30 . </P> <P> The anime was compiled into two animated theatrical films with new voice acting from the same cast . The first film Attack on Titan--Part 1: Crimson Bow and Arrow (「 進撃 の 巨人 」 前編 ~ 紅蓮 の 弓矢 ~, Shingeki no Kyojin Zenpen ~ Guren no Yumiya ~) covers the first 13 episodes and was released on November 22, 2014, while the second film Attack on Titan--Part 2: Wings of Freedom (「 進撃 の 巨人 」 後編 ~ 自由 の 翼 ~, Shingeki no Kyojin Kōhen ~ Jiyū no Tsubasa ~) adapts the remaining episodes and adds new opening and ending footage . It was released on June 27, 2015 . A rebroadcast of the first season was aired from January 9, 2016 on NHK's BS Premium channel . The compilation films were also broadcast in January 2017 on MBS . </P>

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