'Attack on Titan' Season 2 News: Release Date, Live Action Film News and Updates (VIDEO)
"Attack on Titan" season two will be released by 2016, the series' actors and director have confirmed.
The television adaptation of the popular Japanese manga series, "Attack on Titan" season two has been confirmed for release in 2016, the television series' actors, Yuki Kaji, Marina Inoue and Yui Ishikawa, and their director Tetsuro Araki have said.
The first season of the series covered over half of the manga material available since it started airing in October 2014, and the production team has decided to delay season two to 2016 to await more chapters to be published.
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Fans may expect season two to show less filler episodes than the previous season, news which may be met with approval from manga series followers who are looking forward to the TV adaptation to stay true to the existing 15 tankōbon volumes.
Two original video animation prequels have already been released - "Attack on Titan: No Regrets, Birth of Levi" in December 9 last year and in April 9, to compensate fans of the series for the long wait between show seasons.
Meanwhile, two live action "Attack on Titan" movies, produced by Toho Studios, the same production outfit bringing the "Godzilla" franchise to theaters in 2016, are making their entrance to US theaters in late summer and autumn this year.
The two films will be released in consecutively in August and September, and the news has been greeted by mixed reactions from fans, some of whom predict the live action adaptations may tarnish the image of the beloved anime series. However, many of the manga and TV series followers have reportedly expressed their approval for the films' casting.
"Attack on Titan" revolves around the story of Eren Yeager and his adopted sister Mikasa Ackerman, who, together with their childhood playmate, Armin Arlert, join the military to defend the human race against gigantic creatures known as Titans that invade human settlements and snack on the denizens.
