Attack on Titan: Counter Rockets, also known as Attack on Titan: Hangeki no Noroshi (進撃の巨人 反撃の狼煙, Shingeki no Kyojin ~Hangeki no Noroshi~) and Attack on Titan: Beacon for Counterattack, is a Japanese live-action web miniseries based on the manga series Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama. It serves as a prequel to the 2015 live-action Attack on Titan film.[2][3]
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| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Toho |
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| Network | dTV |
| Release | August 15, 2015[1] |
Plot
editA three-episode web series based on the live-action film adaptations Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: End of the World. It features the same cast from the movies and tells a new story about the everyday lives and secrets of soldiers; particularly Hange's Titan research and the creation of the omni-directional mobility gear in the films' continuity.[4][5]
Cast
edit- Satomi Ishihara as Hange
- Nanami Sakuraba as Sasha
- Rina Takeda as Lil
- Shu Watanabe as Fukushi
- Ayame Misaki as Hiana
- Yuta Hiraoka as Izuru
- Yu Kamio as Yunohira
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "The Strike Back Begins" | August 15, 2015 | |
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Soldiers are engaged in training and developing weapons for the fight against the Titans. One day, Izuru is sent from the Public Security Command Bureau and meets Hange who has been researching the ecosystem of the Titans. She is secretly advancing studies on the Titans in her own research lab. Developing an interest in Hange, Izuru infiltrates the lab and learns that a Titan which was successfully captured, is sequestered in there. | |||
| 2 | "The Arrow of Hope" | August 22, 2015 | |
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Sasha, who is good with bow and arrows had been hunting and living with her people, but is forced from her village because of the Titans’ attack. As a result of the attack, she becomes a new personnel and diligently trains every day. One night, an incident happens with the discovery of a suspicious-looking youth. | |||
| 3 | "The Departure to Freedom" | August 29, 2015 | |
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Fukushi and Lil are particularly outstanding among the new personnel. Lil’s parents were eaten by the Titans and she has been training every day so that she will be the strongest, in preparation for the inevitable fight against the Titans. Fukushi is attracted to Lil and secretly likes her. One day, the two of them who each have feelings, mingle and a bruising battle starts to develop. | |||
Production
editAs of June 27, 2015, cast members Satomi Ishihara (Hange), Nanami Sakuraba (Sasha), Shu Watanabe (Fukushi), Rina Takeda (Lil), and Kamio Yu (Yunohira) have been confirmed to appear in the series; along with Yuta Hiraoka as an original character for the web drama, Izuru.[6][7] "Hangeki no Yaiba" ("Counter Blade"), performed by Japanese rock band Wagakki Band, was revealed as the theme song for the series, and it will be included in the band's upcoming second full album Yasou Emaki to be released on September 2.[8][9][10]
Home media
editIn 2016, both Australia's Madman Entertainment and Hong Kong's Edko Films released the series on Blu-ray and DVD under the title Attack on Titan: Hangeki no Noroshi in Japanese with English subtitles.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Preview of "Attack on Titan: Hangeki no Noroshi" Starring Satomi Ishihara is Released". Tokyo Otaku Mode™. Tokyo Otaku Mode Inc. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ Casey Baseel (2015-04-03). "Attack on Titan gets live-action streaming miniseries with new character taking turn as lead". SoraNews24. Socio Corporation. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- ^ "'Attack on Titan' mini-series to stream on dTV from August". The Asahi Shimbun. The Asahi Shimbun Company. 2015-07-13. Archived from the original on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ "Attack on Titan- Hangeki no Noroshi (進撃の巨人・反撃の狼煙)". Japan Fair. September 2015. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- ^ "Attack On Titan: Hangeki No Noroshi - Google Play". Google Play. 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ Jamie Lovett (2015-04-02). "Attack On Titan Live Action TV Series In Development". comicbook.com. ComicBook, LLC. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ Reileen (2015-04-03). "'Attack on Titan' to get a Live Action Drama Starring Ishihara Satomi". ARAMA! JAPAN. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- ^ "New track 'Hangeki-no-Yaiba(反撃の刃)' will be a theme song of original dTV drama '進撃の巨人 ATTACK ON TITAN Hangeki-no-Noroshi(反撃の狼煙)!!'". Wagakki Band Official Site. 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- ^ Karen Ressler (2015-06-26). "Attack on Titan's Live-Action Hanji Series Reveals Wagakki Band Song, Story Details". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ Mikikazu Komatsu (2015-06-27). "Wagakki Band Provides Theme Song for 'Attack on Titan' Web Drama". Crunchyroll. Ellation, Inc. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ "Search results for 'Attack on Titan: Hangeki no Noroshi' - Music, sound and video". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
External links
edit- Official website at dTV (in Japanese)
- Shingeki no kyojin Attack on Titan: Hangeki no noroshi at IMDb