For the past century, what's left of mankind has hidden in a giant, three-walled city, trapped in fear of the bizarre, giant humanoids known as the Titans. Little is known about where they came from or why they are bent on consuming human-kind, but the sudden appearance of an enormous Titan is about change everything'.

"First published in Japan in 2010 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo as Shingeki no Kyojin, volume 1"--Colophon. This book reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese format.