Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures to Release ‘Attack on Titan: The Last Attack’ in North American Cinemas

Anime streamer Crunchyroll has snatched up theatrical rights for North America and select international territories for the dark fantasy omnibus movie Attack on Titan: The Last Attack. Crunchyroll revealed the news Thursday at CCXP (formerly known as Comic Con Experience) in São Paulo, Brazil. The company describes the release as a “cinematic experience that combines the final chapters of the highly acclaimed anime series in one colossal film.”

Crunchyroll is partnering with Sony Pictures Entertainment on the title. The two companies, both units of Sony Group, say they will release the film in early 2025. 

The Last Attack is directed by Yûichirô Hayashi and based on the original story by manga artist Hajime Isayama. 

The original anime series premiered in 2014 with four seasons, concluding in Fall 2023, and has won over fans and critics alike. Three of the seasons have garnered a 100 percent critic score and over 90 percent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. 

The Attack on Titan story is famously set in a world where humanity has lived behind massive walls built to protect themselves from the threat of monstrous creatures called Titans. But their century of peace is shattered by an attack on their city that left a young child, Eren Yeager, motherless and vowing revenge on the titans. Years after joining the Survey Corps, Eren finds himself facing a deadly foe, and ultimately gains a special ability that unveils a new truth about his world. 

The Last Attack is produced and animated by Tokyo-based studio Mappa. Character design on the series is done by Tomohiro Kishi, with art direction from Kuniaki Nemoto and chief animation direction by Daisuke Niinuma.

Crunchyroll and SPE have been upping their theatrical output of top-tier anime titles in recent years, tapping into a worldwide surge in the popularity of the Japanese genre. Other upcoming projects include Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, the last episodes in the blockbuster anime franchise, which will be released next year as a trio of theatrical films.