<P> From episode 1 to 13, the anime's opening theme song is "Feuerroter Pfeil und Bogen" (紅蓮 の 弓矢, Guren no Yumiya, lit . "Crimson Bow and Arrow") by Linked Horizon and the ending theme song is "Utsukushiki Zankoku na Sekai" (美しき 残酷 な 世界, lit . "A Beautiful Cruel World") by Yōko Hikasa . From episode 14 to 25, the anime's opening theme song is "Die Flügel der Freiheit" (自由 の 翼, Jiyū no Tsubasa, lit . "The Wings of Freedom") by Linked Horizon and the ending theme song is "great escape" by Cinema Staff . The opening themes were collected on Linked Horizon's single "Jiyū e no Shingeki" which sold over 100 thousand copies in its first week of sales . </P> <P> A second season aired from April 1 to June 17, 2017 on MBS and other television networks . Funimation and Crunchyroll streamed the second season on their respective websites, while Adult Swim aired a dubbed version . The opening theme song is "Opfert eure Herzen!" (心臓 を 捧げよ!, Shinzō o Sasageyo!, lit . "Dedicate Your Hearts!") by Linked Horizon and the ending theme song is "Yūgure no Tori" (夕暮れ の 鳥) by Shinsei Kamattechan . </P> <P> On June 17, 2017, a third season was announced at the close of the second season's final episode, with a release date slated for July 23, 2018 . A trailer for the third season was released on April 27, 2018 along with confirmation for a 24 - episode long season . After 12 episodes, Season 3 was confirmed to be in hiatus until it returns with half of the episodes on April 2019 . Adult Swim is scheduled to air the English version of the third season, starting on August 18, 2018 . The opening theme for the third season is "Red Swan" by Yoshiki featuring Hyde, and the ending theme song is "Akatsuki no Requiem" (暁 の 鎮魂歌, Akatsuki no Chinkonka, lit . "Daybreak Requiem") by Linked Horizon . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 25 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> April 7, 2013 (2013 - 04 - 07) </Td> <Td> September 29, 2013 (2013 - 09 - 29) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 12 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> April 1, 2017 (2017 - 04 - 01) </Td> <Td> June 17, 2017 (2017 - 06 - 17) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 12 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> July 23, 2018 (2018 - 07 - 23) </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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