'Attack on Titan' Season 2 to Premiere in 2016
Those who are patiently waiting for the season 2 release of "Attack on Titan" will have to wait a little longer because a confirmation was released the popular anime series will come to the small screens next year. The confirmation came from the actors of the compiled anime of "Attack on Titan" during a panel to discuss the show.
It seems that fans would have to content themselves with watching the full teaser of the upcoming live-action "Attack on Titan" films. The films, which will be shown in two parts, will have its premiere on Aug. 1 and Sept. 19.
According to a report by Anime News Network, it was last July 2014 that director Shinji Higuchi claimed that the anime's story would be based on the world and characters of the manga. However, a new characters and formidable enemies would likewise be included in the film. The report also claims that the film is uder supervision by the "Attack on Titan" creator Hajime Isayama.
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Yuusuke Watanabe, who previously worked on "Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods," live-action Gantz, Gantz: Perfect Answer, is in charge of writing the script and is in deep collaboration with Isayama and film critic Tomohiro Machiyama.
The film's cast includes seven new characters, with Shikishima holding the key to the film's story as "humanity's strongest man."
Isayama's creation focuses on the battle between human and titans who occupy the world outside mankind's walled world. The creator's manga spurred four spinoff mangas, the 2013 25-episode television anime version, two compilation anime films, and the two previously mentioned live action films.
There were recent reports that Isayama is also working on with Marvel to come up with a Marvel manga crossover. Marvel Comics talent scout C.B. Cebulski, through his Twitter account, revealed that they are working on the plotline. He also said that the film would have both Japanese and English versions.
These are all interesting facts about "Attack on Titan," but for now, fans would have to wait out a little longer before they can launch their attacks on the titans.
