Attack On Titan Live Action Movie Getting North American Release From FUNimation

FUNimation Entertainment has obtained the rights to distribute the Attack on Titan live action movie into theaters, home entertainment, video on demand and broadcast in North America. The film, which was worked on by creator Hajime Isayama, will be released by Toho Co. Ltd. in two parts in Japan on August 1 and September 19, 2015.

Attack on Titan is based on the popular manga series of the same name ("Shingeki no Kyojin" in Japanese), which tells the story of a world where most of humanity has been destroyed by giants and where the last of mankind fights to survive behind three concentric walls – walls that were once impenetrable to the giants. Attack on Titan has put more than 50 million copies into print and inspired four spin-off manga as well as a 25-episode anime series which FUNimation both simulcast and released to home video in North America.

Attack on Titan director Shinji Higuchi will be making a special appearance at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) for an autograph session with fans on Sunday, July 12, at 1 p.m. PST at FUNimation's booth (#4135). Following SDCC, FUNimation Entertainment and Toho Co. Ltd. will host the world premiere of Attack on Titan (Part 1; in Japanese w/ English subtitles) at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on Tuesday, July 14. The SDCC special appearance and premiere are being held to promote the August 1 release of part 1 of the film in Japan and will include a red carpet event featuring special guests – Haruma Miura and Kiko Mizuhara, who portray Eren and Mikasa in the movie respectively, along with director Shinji Higuchi.

"FUNimation is honored to host the world premiere of Attack on Titan here in the United States with Toho," said Gen Fukunaga, CEO and President of FUNimation Entertainment in a press release. "Attack on Titan is truly a worldwide phenomenon and we are excited to bring the live action movie to theaters across the Americas later this fall."