Attack on Titan : Volume 1 / [Hajime Isayama] ; translated and adapted by Sheldon Drzka ; lettered by Steve Wands.

By:

Isayama, Hajime, 1986-

Contributor(s):

Drzka, Sheldon

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Kodansha Comics, 2012Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781612620244 (pbk.) :
1612620248 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

DDC classification:

741.5952 I76a

LOC classification:

PN6790.J34 S532 2010

Summary: "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''--Cover.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Adult Book	Phillipsburg Free Public Library	Adult Fiction	Adult Graphic Novels	FIC ISAYAMA	Available	pap ed.		36748002530824

Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Humankind is down to just a few thousand people who live in a city surrounded by three concentric walls. The walls protect them from their enemies, the ravenous giants known as the Titans. The Titans appear to have only one purpose: to consume humanity. For one hundred years, what's left of mankind has lived in the city on earth, protected by walls that tower over even the Titans. Humanity has become complacent, but Eren Jaeger has had enough. Jarger and his friends are determined to survive. But everything about their situation is a mystery that only becomes more complicated the more they learn.

Cover title.

"First published in Japan in 2010 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo as Shingeki no Kyojin, volume 1"--Colophon.

"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''--Cover.

Rated T for ages 16+.

Translated from Japanese.

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Library Journal Review

This debut series flew largely under the radar until its anime adaptation took the Internet by storm earlier this spring. It features a unique mix of late Renaissance technology and culture with a postapocalyptic atmosphere. Humanity's remnants live behind layers of massive walls for protection from the human-eating titans outside. Suddenly, after decades of peace, the titans smash through the outermost wall and slaughter the residents. Eren, Armin, and Mikasa, three young survivors of the massacre, join the army in their desperate struggle against the unstoppable giants. Along with the setting and intricate, twisting plot, Attack on Titan derives its appeal from its willingness to bend the conventions of shounen manga. Here, friendship and burning spirit do not conquer all, and your favorite character stands a good chance of getting eaten without the opportunity to give a cool speech first. The sketchy, oddly proportioned art style and flashback-heavy pacing may be a turnoff for some, though. Verdict Not for everyone but definitely worth a look. Recommended for shounen manga readers looking for a fresh twist on the genre and fans of horror-survival stories in the vein of Aliens or The Walking Dead.-Neil Derksen, Pierce Cty. Lib. Syst., Tacoma (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.