It was the number one selling TV anime of 2013 in Japan, and the manga currently has 63 million copies in print. Both the anime and manga have gone on to win numerous awards and near-unanimous reviews, and in the first half of 2014, it topped the manga chart, ending One Piece’s five-year reign as the highest selling series in that period.

Attack on Titan’s popularity has been growing steadily and in a relatively short amount of time, it has become as well known as titles such as Naruto and One Piece. The series has also spawned spin-offs, live-action movies, video games, a stage play, and an attraction at Universal Studios Japan.

Attack on Titan has consistently been one of the most-watched shows on AnimeLab since its inception, and with the impending release of Season 2 its popularity is definitely not showing any signs of slowing down. The Season 2 premiere is sure to be one of the most highly anticipated anime moments of 2017!

For the uninitiated, Attack on Titan is a story set many years ago, when the last remnants of humanity were forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating Titans that roamed the land outside their fortress. Only the heroic members of the Scouting Legion dared to stray beyond the safety of the walls, but even those brave warriors seldom returned alive. Those within the city clung to the illusion of a peaceful existence until the day that dream was shattered, and their slim chance at survival was reduced to one horrifying choice: kill – or be devoured!

With the release of Season 2 on AnimeLab just around the corner, now is the perfect time to binge watch Season 1 if you’ve never seen it, or revisit it to refresh certain plot points if you have (hey, we know it has been a while since it first aired in 2013).

AnimeLab Premium subscribers will get the best access to Attack on Titan Season 2, who can watch it just hours after it’s aired in Japan. Free AnimeLab users will have access to the new episodes seven days after they have aired. Don’t miss out on watching the premiere of the most anticipated anime of the year – get your 30-day free AnimeLab Premium trial now!