During MAPPA‘s 10th anniversary event, new details were released about Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 2, including more confirmation about when we can expect to start watching new episodes. Here’s what we know so far about the return date, plus more details about what happened during the MAPPA anniversary event.
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MAPPA Revealed that Season 4 Part 2 Returns THIS Winter
Prior to the big MAPPA anniversary event, Attack on Titan fans knew the series was returning in “Winter 2022,” but they weren’t sure if that meant around January 2022 or closer to December 2022. MAPPA’s tweet with the teaser photo revealed, in the translated version of the tweet, that Episode 76 (called Condemnation) will premiered on NHK “this winter.”
#MAPPASTAGE2021『#進撃の巨人』The Final Seasonステージに
ご来場&ご視聴頂いた皆さま
ありがとうございました!ティザービジュアルも解禁されましたので、ぜひチェックしてください!
第76話「断罪」
NHK総合にて今冬放送予定!
お楽しみに!#shingeki pic.twitter.com/xdTs1RgUM2— アニメ「進撃の巨人」公式アカウント (@anime_shingeki) June 27, 2021
“This winter” could mean as early as December 2021 or January 2022. Anime fans said all along that in Japan, the anime season actually runs from December -February.
Since Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 1 premiered in December 2020, it’s altogether possible that S4 Part 2 could premiere as early as December 2021. But even if it doesn’t, the tweet means that we will be seeing the new season in early 2022 at the latest, and we won’t have to wait until the end of 2022. That’s a big reason to celebrate.
This also means that when Redditor u/Asterend93’s wife translated NHK’s announcement, she was absolutely correct!
More Details from the Anniversary Event
https://twitter.com/MAPPA_Info/status/1409028983253917697
The anniversary event had a few additional fun moments for fans. The voice cast for Attack on Titan attended the event. It looks like they were all separated by plexiglass to help with COVID-19 precautions.
THEY ALL LOOK SO SMOL AHHHH #AOTTWT #AttackOnTitan #MAPPASTAGE2021 pic.twitter.com/2uTYLslkEy
— claude (@_chrisssggg) June 27, 2021
Eren’s actor did a hand salute before leaving the stage.
Eren VA Yuki Kaji doing the hand salute before leaving the stage. @KAJI__OFFICIAL #AttackOnTitan #MAPPASTAGE2021 pic.twitter.com/xYBcT1dcnd
— Eren Jaeger (@hisnameisEren) June 27, 2021
Everyone took a moment to say goodbye to fans.
TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE VA'S OF ATTACK ON TITAN #AOTTWT #AttackOnTitan #MAPPASTAGE2021 pic.twitter.com/5FbU58oYMt
— claude (@_chrisssggg) June 27, 2021
MAPPA’s opening 10-year anniversary video had a couple AoT clips (but nothing new.)
Mappa Stage 2021 – Opening Intro Video featuring all the anime series they've done.#MAPPASTAGE2021 pic.twitter.com/vrv1rmJ6Mu
— Attack on Titan Wiki (@AoTWiki) June 27, 2021
The director of Attack on Titan’s final season mentioned that while he was producing the first part, he didn’t know how the manga would end.
https://twitter.com/kylescouter/status/1409099623621222404
There’s also a rumor circulating that the second half of the final season will have 12 to 16 episodes, however it’s not clear if that rumor is from the MAPPA event or somewhere else.
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