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Attack on Titan
Start here. 25 episodes covering the fall of the wall, the training corps and the Female Titan arc. Everything later grows out of these episodes.
11 titles
Updated Aug 27, 2026
Attack on Titan Watch Order (2026 Guide)
Humanity lives walled in against giant man-eating Titans, and the fight to survive slowly turns into the discovery of what the world outside the walls really is. The anime runs to 87 TV episodes across four seasons, plus two feature-length specials that close the story and eight optional side-story episodes. It adapts the manga through to its final chapter.
Recommended Order
Quick answer
- Attack on Titan
- Attack on Titan Season 2
- Attack on Titan Season 3
- Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2
- Attack on Titan Final Season
- Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
- Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1
- Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 2
Plus 3 optional extras.
8 titles · 89 episodes · ~37.5 hours
One continuous story told across four seasons, so the main line runs straight through from Season 1 to the two feature-length final specials. Watch those eight entries first, then pick up the eight side-story episodes below the divider whenever you like — none of them are needed to follow the plot.
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Attack on Titan Season 2
12 episodes, picking up immediately after Season 1. Short, but this is where the first major answers about the Titans arrive.
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Attack on Titan Season 3
12 episodes. The focus moves inside the walls and onto who has been running things. Ends mid-story and leads straight into Part 2.
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Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2
10 episodes. The direct continuation of Season 3 — the two cours are one season split by a broadcast gap, so watch them back to back.
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Attack on Titan Final Season
16 episodes, and the first one drops you somewhere new with a cast you have never met. Give it four or five episodes before judging it.
⚠ The opening episodes deliberately withhold the connection to the previous season. The shift in setting and perspective is the point, not a mistake.
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Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
12 episodes continuing straight on from the previous part. The two halves were made as one season and split across a year.
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Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1
A single feature-length episode of about an hour, not a recap or a preview. In Japan the two specials were also released in weekly episode form, continuing the Final Season's numbering past episode 87.
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Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 2
The ending, running about 85 minutes. Watch it straight after Special 1 — the two together are the conclusion of the whole series.
Optional side stories — 8 episodes, none required
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Attack on Titan OVA
Three self-contained episodes bundled with manga volumes 12, 13 and 14. All three take place during the cadet days, between episodes 3 and 4 of Season 1, and none of them touch the main plot.
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Attack on Titan: No Regrets
Two episodes about Levi before he joined the Survey Corps, bundled with manga volumes 15 and 16. The best of the side stories, and it works far better once you already know him.
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Attack on Titan: Lost Girls
Three episodes: a two-part Annie story set between episodes 16 and 17 of Season 1, and a Mikasa story tied to the events of episode 49. The Mikasa episode is the most detached from canon of anything here.
Why This Order
Every season picks up directly from the last, and the reveals are cumulative, so there is no split path here — the only real decision is what to do with the OVAs. The three-episode OVA set, the two-part No Regrets and the three-episode Lost Girls were all released as bonus discs bundled with manga volumes, and every one of them is a side story that runs parallel to events you have already seen. Slotting them into the middle of a first watch breaks the momentum of the main plot for no payoff, so they sit below the divider. Levi's No Regrets in particular lands far better once you know who he is. Two other things trip people up. Season 3 was broadcast in two cours a year apart and is often listed as two seasons, but it is one unbroken story. And the ending was released as four separate entries with four different titles over three years — Final Season, Part 2, and then two feature-length specials in 2023 — which looks confusing on a listing page but runs in a straight line when you actually watch it.
How Many Episodes and Seasons Does Attack on Titan Have?
Attack on Titan has 6 seasons and 2 other entries in the main run — 89 episodes altogether.
Main Run
| Title | Type | Episodes | Aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attack on Titan | TV Series | 25 episodes | April 2013 |
| Attack on Titan Season 2 | TV Series | 12 episodes | April 2017 |
| Attack on Titan Season 3 | TV Series | 12 episodes | July 2018 |
| Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2 | TV Series | 10 episodes | April 2019 |
| Attack on Titan Final Season | TV Series | 16 episodes | December 2020 |
| Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 | TV Series | 12 episodes | January 2022 |
| Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1 | Special | 1 episode | March 2023 |
| Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 2 | Special | 1 episode | November 2023 |
Optional side stories — 8 episodes, none required
| Title | Type | Episodes | Aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attack on Titan OVA | OVA | 3 episodes | December 2013 |
| Attack on Titan: No Regrets | OVA | 2 episodes | December 2014 |
| Attack on Titan: Lost Girls | OVA | 3 episodes | December 2017 |
8 titles · 89 episodes · ~37.5 hours
Source Material
Where each part of the anime lines up with the source, so you know where to pick up reading.
Manga
Completed
Attack on Titan
Season 1
Source Vols. 1–8
Season 2
Source Vols. 9–12
Season 3
Source Vols. 13–18 (first half)
Season 3 Part 2
Source Vols. 18 (second half)–22
Final Season
Source Vols. 23–29 (first half)
Final Season Part 2
Source Vols. 29 (second half)–32
THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1 & 2
Source Vols. 33–34
Attack on Titan Spin-offs and Side Stories
Only spin-offs that tie into the main story are listed here — anthologies, fan books and the like are left out.
Attack on Titan: No Regrets
Side Story Manga
Attack on Titan: Junior High
Spin-off Manga
Attack on Titan: Lost Girls
Spin-off Novel
There is nothing left to continue into. The manga finished in April 2021 at 34 volumes and 139 chapters, and the anime adapts all of it, so anyone who has watched to the end of Special 2 has seen the complete story. If you want to read it anyway, start at Volume 1 rather than jumping to the end — the manga is more concise in places and stages several key moments differently, and the final two volumes in particular present the ending in a noticeably different way from the anime.
Attack on Titan Watch Order FAQ
Where should I start with Attack on Titan?
Start with Season 1, all 25 episodes of it. There is no alternate entry point and no arc you can skip — the world, the cast and every later reveal are set up here.
Where can I watch Attack on Titan?
In the US the full run is on Crunchyroll and Hulu, both with English subtitles and the English dub. Netflix carries it in some countries but not the US, so check your local catalogue rather than assuming. Season 1 is available on Crunchyroll's ad-supported tier; later seasons need a paid plan.
Is there an English dub, and does it cover every season?
Yes. The dub was produced by Funimation and runs the whole series, including the two 2023 finale specials. It aired on Adult Swim from Season 3 onward and now streams on Crunchyroll and Hulu alongside the subtitled version.
Are there any filler episodes?
Essentially none. The anime is a close adaptation with no filler arcs, so you can watch straight through without a skip list. The only optional material is the eight OVA episodes, which are side stories rather than filler.
Can I skip the OVA episodes?
Yes, all eight of them. The three-episode OVA set, the two-part No Regrets and the three-episode Lost Girls were bonus discs bundled with manga volumes, and none of them are required to follow the plot. No Regrets is the one most people come back for.
Why is the final season split into four parts with different titles?
The ending was released in stages between 2020 and 2023: Final Season, Final Season Part 2, and then two feature-length specials under THE FINAL CHAPTERS. Only the titling is complicated — the four run in a straight line, and in Japan the two specials were also numbered as episodes 88 to 94.
What about the movies — do I need to watch them?
No. Crimson Bow and Arrow, Wings of Freedom, The Roar of Awakening and Chronicle are all recap films built from footage you have already seen. THE LAST ATTACK, which played in theatres in 2024 and 2025, is a 145-minute re-edit of the two FINAL CHAPTERS specials — a good way to see the ending on a big screen, but not new material. None of them are in the orders above for that reason.
Is Attack on Titan: Junior High part of the story?
No. It is a 12-episode comedy parody that recasts the characters as middle school students, adapted from a separate spin-off manga. It is genuinely funny if you already know the series, but it is not canon and it is not in the watch order.
Does the anime finish the manga?
Yes. The manga ended in April 2021 at 139 chapters across 34 volumes, and the two 2023 specials adapt through to the final chapter. Readers do note that the last stretch is staged somewhat differently on the page, so the manga is still worth reading even after you have seen the ending.