In particular, the major twist of the series, as well as what’s been occurring since then, has drawn some uncomfortable parallels to global anti-Semitism, far-right Japanese politics, and Isayama’s own personal politics. Ditto Adult Swim, which licensed Funimation’s Attack on Titan dub for its Saturday night Toonami block (a revival of the beloved after-school anime block) and saw its fortunes rise so highly that Adult Swim was able to help produce two follow-up seasons to the legendary anime FLCL.īut recent events within the manga have given readers pause.
Similarly, without rights to the anime - which concludes its third season this month - Netflix certainly wouldn’t have become a big enough player in the anime market to license all of Neon Genesis Evangelion. Without Hajime Isayama’s dystopian series and its massive, global fan base, Crunchyroll would’ve remained a curiosity instead of the global streaming powerhouse and anime production partner it has become. The modern manga and anime industries would not exist without Attack on Titan.
