What is freedom for you?

Enter the Walls

"Offer your heart!"

『心臓を捧げよ！』

Attack on Titan is a manga created by Hajime Isayama. First published in Japan in the autumn of 2009 and completed with its last chapter — no. 139 — in April 2021, for years the journey of the three main characters and their friends, as well as the intricate and complex storyline of this world has impacted people from all over the world and continues to have an incredible influence to this day.
In a dystopian reality where humanity has been segregated between walls, the outside world is a distant dream of escape and possibilities ruined by the presence of Titans, human-shaped creatures who have been actively decimating the population for centuries. Follow the journey of Eren, Mikasa and Armin, three young kids whose life took a life-changing turn on a random sunny day.

Chapter 1 - The collection

Explore the collection of items we have researched to inspire a real-life manifestation of symbols and objects you can find in Attack on Titan.

E.N.: read and pan over the items from right to left for a manga-style reading experience

Nordlingen map drawing by Bodenehr Gabriel
Map drawing of Nördlingen

Late-nineteenth-century topographic sheet showing Nördlingen and its regional setting in Bavaria. From the cartographic survey of the German Empire.

Image of flying machine designed by Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci's Flying Machine

Da Vinci's ornithopter sketches echo the mechanical ingenuity behind the Vertical Maneuvering Equipment — humanity's answer to fighting Titans.

Image of a key from the MET collection
Key

A 13th‑century German iron key that resonates with the secrets and hidden truths unlocked by the Titan’s power in Attack on Titan.

Image of a syringe from the Science Museum Group
Syringe

This hypodermic syringe mirrors the transformative Titan serum, where humanity’s fate is sealed with a single injection.

Image of trenches from World War I from Europeana collection
Photograph of trenches (WW1)

WW1 trench photograph reflecting the claustrophobic and perilous trenches in Attack on Titan’s frontline battles..

Image of painting Ymir suckling the cow Audhumla by Nicolai Abildgaard from the Museum of Modern Art
"Ymir suckling the cow Audhumla" by Nicolai Abildgaard

A mythological scene of Ymir evokes the Titan Ymir, a foundational figure in Attack on Titan.

Browse the entire collection here or by going in the Collection page through the navbar.

Chapter 2 - The themes

This is only the beginning of your journey on this website. Whether you know of Attack on Titan or not, do you ever wonder how things would "look" like if they were represented in different times and periods? Well, we tried to give this question an answer by selecting themes of different aesthetics for this digital companion, click on one of the buttons below to choose one.

Image of painting Judith Beheading Holofernes by Caravaggio
Image of soldiers in the trenches during World War I
Image of a pop art style drawing
Image of the Sibyl System from the anime Psycho-Pass

Chapter 3 - The narratives

Dive into the world of Attack on Titan through different narratives that explore various aspects of the story, characters, and themes. Choose a narrative to experience a unique perspective:

Image of the spine related to the Titan's power "To You, 2000 Years From Now"
Image of Marleyan soldiers marching Currently Publicly Available Information

Epilogue - The Team

Hello, insider.
We are Cristina and Martina, second year students of the Master's Degree in Digital Humanities and Digital Knowledge at University of Bologna. Thank you for joining us in this journey of discovering the work of Attack on Titan for which we share deep love and passion. If you want to know more about the contributors and the development of this project, click here or check out their profiles on GitHub.

Attack on Titan drawing version of Martina Marchesi
Martina Marchesi
Contributor
GitHub
Attack on Titan drawing version of Cristina Vercelli
Cristina Vercelli
Contributor
GitHub