Attack on Titan: Junior High

About Attack on Titan: Junior High

Attack on Titan: Junior High is a Japanese comedy anime series, released in 2015. Based on the massively popular series, 'Attack on Titan', this version provides a comic and school-life twist to the original characters written by Hajime Isayama. Instead of battling Titans, the characters are reduced to junior high school students dealing with typical school concerns along with the bizarre events of dealing with Titans that eat their lunches.

Making / Production

This series was produced by Production I.G. and directed by Yoshihide Ibata. Saki Nakagawa is responsible for the manga adaptation on which it is based. The playful storyline allowed the creators to provide a fresh and light-hearted perspective to the otherwise dark themes of the original series.

Actors

• Yuki Kaji as Eren Yeager: Played the role with the same vigor and sense of duty from the original series, but with a more comedic tone.
• Yui Ishikawa as Mikasa Ackerman: Portrayed the protective sidekick and accomplished martial artist with a sense of humor.
• Marina Inoue as Armin Arlert: Played the intelligent and thoughtful friend with a comical shyness.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• This is the parody spin-off of the tragic dystopian series 'Attack on Titan.'
• The human-eating Titans are reduced to humorous school bullies that steal lunches instead.
• In one of the episodes, the cooking duel references the popular anime series “Food Wars.”

Awards

While Attack on Titan: Junior High did not receive any significant awards, it gained a considerable cult following for its humorous spin on the original series.

Quotes

• Eren: "I swear I'm going to destroy absolutely every last one of them! No Titan is ever going to set foot here again!"
• Mikasa: "I'll beat them all. Even if I cannot win, I'll fight."
• Armin: "I'll stick by you, no matter what. We're going through this hell together."

Music, Soundtrack

• "Seishun wa Hanabi no You ni" by Linked Horizon (Opening Theme)
• "Hangeki no Daichi" by Yuka Terasaki, Tomohisa Hashizume and Shinji Kawada (Ending Theme)