Attack on Titan Fans Mourn the End After 10 Years

Attack on Titan has ended after 10 years and almost 100 episodes, prompting fans to bid farewell to the anime series and reflect on the emotional season finale.

Attack on Titan The Final Chapters: Special 2, AKA the last ever episode of the anime, premiered on Crunchyroll and Hulu on November 4 (or November 5 in Europe and the Middle East). It picked up immediately after the events of the first special, with the last of humanity racing to stop the Rumbling and save the world.

It was an emotional rollercoaster for fans of long-running anime series, with many taking to social media platforms after the finale to share their thoughts and feelings. The vast majority of viewers on X/Twitter found the episode "emotional" and "impactful", calling it an "unforgettable" chapter in the epic saga.

ATTACK ON TITAN FINALE ✅

ONE OF THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME. IMPACTFUL. EMOTIONAL. GENERATIONAL. pic.twitter.com/NPd5SpCOvb— Geo (@GeoReadsManga) November 5, 2023

One of the most beautiful ending i've ever seen in my life, no other piece of media has made me this emotional as much as aot did...

Thank you Hajime Isayama for creating such a masterpiece. Truly the end of an incredible era #AttackOnTitan pic.twitter.com/Ogx6FyLzHj— Ash?? (@Phoenix_Pog) November 5, 2023

It takes more than emotional and visually stunning finales to provide an unforgettable closure to great series.

That's what makes Attack On Titan's ending special, because it challenges you to question what you consume, which is what a series finale should do.

Thank you Isayama pic.twitter.com/8qcKIkLBQ7— Khalil (@tfayli_khalil) November 6, 2023

There will NEVER BE ANOTHER episode of Attack on Titan in this lifetime. #shingeki pic.twitter.com/jxktA1PKsE— Belleelmore (@LadyBelleelmore) November 5, 2023

I’m still struggling to come to terms that attack on titan has ended I will never get this same experience with a series/ fictional story it’s unrivalled, isayama truly wrote the perfect story #AttackOnTitan #shingeki #ShingekiNoKyojin #levi

pic.twitter.com/YmNYpGu3DV— jack?? (@jackhere23) November 5, 2023

All good things must come to an end. The greatest piece of story writing i've ever witnessed. A decade to get here and never disappointed once.

Thank you #AttackOnTitan pic.twitter.com/6GxHcFUKFU— Nitesh Srivats (@niteshsrivats) November 6, 2023

It’s officially over , goodbye #AttackOnTitan ❤️‍?pic.twitter.com/3hKDWgbMjd— ᴱᵁᴺᴶᴬ (@Eunja_4) November 5, 2023

10 years later and we finally came to the end.#AttackOnTitan #AttackonTitanFinalSeason pic.twitter.com/H2tDvujcvR— rogue ghost (@NeoYeo501st) November 5, 2023

i will never recover from this#AttackOnTitan #AttackonTitanFinalSeason pic.twitter.com/RnCnLhXKhQ— flo (@anyataylorgoth) November 5, 2023

"Dad, there is this anime called Attack on Titan, do you know it ?"#shingeki #AttackOnTitan pic.twitter.com/kMEPDPiFQr— Nano (@uwunanoko) November 5, 2023

Goodbye, Attack On Titan pic.twitter.com/X1f8WmX7Zv— Attack On Titan (@AotShots) November 5, 2023

After the finale, one Redditor suggested giving "a moment to remember the ones who didn't live enough to watch the finale," before sharing, "one of them used to play online with me, he logged off for the last time three years ago after losing his fight with COVID." Another added: "Felt like this when One Piece reached 1,000 episodes. A lot of people sadly couldn't finish the journey."

People were feeling especially sentimental about the journey they had been on with the series, with one person writing: "All this time and yet, I didn't know I was growing up." Another Reddit user shared: "AOT was my first anime I watched as kid on the old family computer. Can't believe it is officially over 10 years later."

Attack on Titan premiered in 2013 and quickly became one of the most popular modern anime, telling a brutal story of a world in which giant Titans force humans to retreat behind massive walled-off cities. The two specials for the closing chapters of Attack on Titan were actually Part 3 of its final season. However, in January, Crunchyroll revealed that it planned to split Part 3 into two halves.

IGN's review of Attack on Titan The Final Chapters: Special 1, called the penultimate part of the final season a "masterpiece" that serves to "remind us why this anime became the global sensation it is," as the series' animation, story, themes, emotions, and characters all reach their "highest potential" in the endgame.

Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on X @AdeleAnkers.