Live orchestra concerts for anime are nothing new in Japan, but they’re starting to spread in other countries as well. Now the Wild Faery Company is offering the “Attack on Titan – Beyond the Walls World Tour” in 2025, and it will hit 23 cities across the globe, including 13 cities in North America.
“Attack on Titan – Beyond the Walls World Tour” Trailer
Here is the schedule (note that sometimes cities have more than one concert in a day):
- April 12, 13 — The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles
- April 16 – Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco
- April 18 – The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas
- April 20 – Trust CU Theatre in Dallas
- April 23 – Fox Theatre in Atlanta
- May 1 – Meridian Hall in Toronto (this is the concert’s one stop in Canada)
- May 4 – Capital One Hall in Washington, D.C.
- May 6 – Boch Center Wang in Boston
- May 8 – Auditorium Theatre in Chicago
- May 12 – Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis
- August 28 – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium in Seattle
- August 30 – Walt Disney Theater in Orlando
- November 1 – Carnegie Hall in New York City
The concert is also traveling to Germany, France, Belgium, England, Singapore and Australia.
Attack on Titan composer Hiroyuki Sawano remarked, “I am thrilled that it has been decided that we will be holding “Attack on Titan” concerts overseas. . .The anime has come to an end, but I believe that this concert is a great opportunity to reunite the fans with the anime once more, and I think it will be a kind of a unique stage that could only happen with an overseas performance. I hope everyone can fully enjoy this opportunity.”
If you’re interested, tickets go on sale November 14 and can be found here.
Kodansha USA Publishing releases the original Attack on Titan manga by Hajime Isayama and gave this description for its plot:
Attack on Titan Plot
“A century ago, the grotesque giants known as Titans appeared and consumed all but a few thousand humans. The survivors took refuge behind giant walls. Today, the threat of the Titans is a distant memory, and a boy named Eren yearns to explore the world beyond Wall Maria. But what began as a childish dream will become an all-too-real nightmare when the Titans return and humanity is once again on the brink of extinction …par par Attack on Titan is the award-winning and New York Times-bestselling series that is the manga hit of the decade! Spawning the monster hit anime TV series of the same name, Attack on Titan has become a pop culture sensation.”
Source: Wild Fairy via ANN
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