The Attack on Titan anime recently revealed plans to return with Attack on Titan Final Season Part 3 on March 3 (technically 12:25am on March 4 in Japan), and now we know it’s going to start with a special episode. The premiere of the new season’s first half will be an hour-long special when it airs on the NHK-G channel.
Yuichiro Hayashi is returning to direct the next set of episodes at anime production house MAPPA, with the second to follow sometime in 2023.
TVアニメ「進撃の巨人」The Final Season完結編(前編)
NHK総合にて3月3日(金)
24時25分から1時間スペシャル放送!放送まで残り1か月を切りました!
1時間スペシャル放送、お楽しみに!https://t.co/HR4qnJTiol#shingeki pic.twitter.com/ECPpO802NC— アニメ「進撃の巨人」公式アカウント (@anime_shingeki) February 9, 2023
Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 streamed on Crunchyroll when it aired and the series is described like so:
Known in Japan as Shingeki no Kyojin, many years ago, the last remnants of humanity were forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating Titans that roamed the land outside their fortress. Only the heroic members of the Scouting Legion dared to stray beyond the safety of the walls – but even those brave warriors seldom returned alive. Those within the city clung to the illusion of a peaceful existence until the day that dream was shattered, and their slim chance at survival was reduced to one horrifying choice: kill – or be devoured!
Source: Official Twitter