Upon death, the creatures quickly dissolve, making them difficult to study. The gear also contains several pairs of swords which can kill Titans by slicing into their nape.
Their sole advantage is a recent invention called omni-directional maneuvering gear, which uses gas propulsion and grappling hooks to outflank Titans in urban environments. As Jean points out, they are an inexperienced group this crucial task has only been assigned to them because all previous attempts have failed. Their mission is to use the last of humanity's explosives, held in a secure site beyond the second wall, to seal the hole in the outer wall. Eren and Armin graduate the Scouting Regiment, their class including Sasha, Jean, Sannagi, Hiana, Fukushi, Lil, and many others. Survivors of the invasion retreat behind the second wall, where they face food shortages and strict population control. In her effort to save a baby, Mikasa is separated from Eren a Titan stands over her and prepares to strike just as he loses sight of her. After devouring many of the soldiers, the Titans carry out a massacre in Monzen. The Garrison stands their ground and opens fire on the Titans with their cannons, but the monsters regenerate the damage within seconds. He kicks a hole in the structure and vanishes, allowing dozens of Titan to swarm in. Just as Eren starts to feel hope for the future, a Colossal Titan taller than the wall materializes behind it in a cloud of smoke. They are quickly caught trying to climb up the wall, but Garrison Captain Souda informs them that the military is planning an expedition to go beyond the walls soon. Standing on top of an unexploded bomb, Eren tells them his desire to see the outside world, especially the ocean depicted in a painting on the bomb. In the present day, Armin and Mikasa travel to the outskirts of their village of Monzen to meet their friend Eren.
The survivors built three concentric walls tall enough to keep the Titans out, and lived peacefully inside for the next century. The future looks bleak, but there's more to Eren than meets the eye: he may be humanity's last hope against extinction."ĭuring the Great Titan War, humanity was nearly wiped out by a race of carnivorous giants. Witnessing the devastation, Eren and his friends vow to destroy the man-eating terrors. With a single kick, the barricade is pierced, allowing a swarm of Titans to pour in and devour their newly-exposed prey. But the opportunity comes sooner than expected when a Colossal Titan appears above the wall. Eren and his friends live inside the walls, yearning to explore beyond the borders they've always known. From that point on, humanity lived safely behind the walls - for the time being.Ī century later, life is peaceful. Fearing the massive man-eating humanoids, survivors constructed three enormous walls for protection. " When the Titans first attacked, life for mankind was forever changed. Funimation's official DVD/Blu-ray synopsis: