Attack on Titan The Final Season’s 87th episode will be delayed by 1 week, the anime’s official Twitter account announced on Wednesday. The exact reason behind the delay is still unknown, though a “special event” will occur in its place.
Episode 87 will air on April 3 instead of March 27. The anime’s 84th episode will be delayed by 10 minutes, airing at 12:15 a.m. on March 6th instead of 12:05 a.m.
Hajime Isayama’s Attack on Titan manga series was serialized in Kodansha’s Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine from 2009-2021 under the Shōnen Magazine Comics imprint. The highly popular series inspired an equally successful anime adaptation, various novels, manga spin-offs, video games, and a live-action film.
The Attack on Titan anime adaptation premiered during the Spring 2013 season, with the first season running for 25 episodes. Wit Studio animated the first three seasons of the series, with MAPPA taking over for the fourth and final season.
Tetsurō Araki (Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, Death Note) directed the first three seasons, with Masashi Koizuka (Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, Hanasaku Iroha: Blossoms for Tomorrow) serving as assistant director for the second and third seasons, and Yasuko Kobayashi (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, Claymore) handling the series composition.
Yuichiro Hayashi (Garo: The Animation, Kakegurui) took over as director for the final season alongside Jun Shishido (Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger, Tales of Saiunkoku). Hiroshi Seko (Ajin: Demi-Human, Inuyashiki) served as a scriptwriter for the first three seasons and handles the series composition for the final season. Hiroyuki Sawano (Kill la Kill, Promare) composes the series’ music alongside Kohta Yamamoto (86, Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga).
Kodansha USA publishes the Attack on Titan manga series in English. Funimation licenses the anime series outside of Japan alongside the companion anime films.
Source: Anime News Network
