(Because I received more requests to confirm/verify this today)

Isayama Hajime does not have an Instagram account, nor does he have a “social media consultant” operating a bilingual one on his behalf. There is currently one masquerading as such ( I will not link to it Please see below), but it is not being run under Isayama’s authority as the account owner claims!

The only public social media account Isayama Hajime has is strictly in Japanese, and it is his Livedoor blog. Another official social platform that is directly relevant to SnK is the Twitter account of Kawakubo Shintaro, Isayama’s editor at Kodansha. In fact, Kawakubo-san very recently confirmed that Isayama only has a blog.

Please spread the word and report all fakes! :)

ETA: I know there is a fake Tumblr right now as well, but it’s a pretty funny one that isn’t blatantly trying to impersonate, so all good ;)

ETA #2: Just to bring the point home that this Instagram account I referred to earlier is 100% fake. This supposed work desk photo of Isayama’s from “4 weeks ago” is from 2009. As of two months ago, he already has a brand-new desk, as the real Isayama shared here on his blog.

And this is not even counting all the other evidence that the account is fake and unauthorized, of course. The most damning being that neither Isayama nor Kuwakubo have ever linked to or mentioned this account on their Japanese platforms.

I know I said yesterday in the original post that I wouldn’t link to the impersonator. But the amount of followers being fooled by it became a little alarming to me, and fans were upset that an “official account” was blocking them - so here it is the offender for all those curious. Please report this account as fake and/or share the truth in its comments sections so no other fellow fans fall for the charade!