How to read Attack on Titan in English: where to start

What Attack on Titan is about

Attack on Titan is a manga by Hajime Isayama. It started in Japan in 2009. Its genres are action, drama, fantasy and mystery. The themes listed for it are Dystopian, Philosophy, Tragedy and Military.

Humanity lives behind three giant walls built one inside another. Beyond them roam Titans. These giants eat people. For about a hundred years no Titan has broken through. Eren is a boy who hates this life. To him it feels like being cattle in a pen.

Then a Titan appears that stands taller than the outer wall. It smashes a hole through it. Titans flood in through the gap. Eren sees one of them eat his mother. After that day he wants every Titan dead.

He joins the army's training corps. Mikasa goes with him. She is the girl his family took in. His friend Armin signs up too. Soldiers fight with blades and gas-powered gear. The gear lets them swing through the air.

Know what you are getting into. The story is grim and violent. People get eaten on the page. It fits readers who like survival horror and military drama. It also fits anyone who enjoys a mystery full of open questions.

How far the series is in Japan and in English

The manga is finished in Japan. It ended there in 2021 with 34 volumes. The story is complete.

English readers are not behind. As of October 2026 all 34 volumes are out in English. Kodansha publishes them. Volume 34 came out on 19 October 2021. You can read the whole story from the first page to the last right now.

Where to start

The answer is short. Start with Volume 1.

• Volume 1: Vol. 1 from Kodansha. It came out on 19 June 2012.

No omnibus or other edition is listed here. That keeps the plan simple. Pick up Volume 1 and read in order through Volume 34. Each book follows the one before it. There is no side path to sort out.

What comes next in English

Nothing new is on the way. There is no next English volume listed. The series is done in both languages. Every book you need is already out. That makes this a good series to binge. You never have to wait for the next part of the story.

Quick answers

How many volumes does Attack on Titan have? It has 34 volumes in Japan. The story is complete.

Is Attack on Titan finished? Yes. It ended in Japan in 2021. Every volume is out in English too.

How many volumes are out in English? All 34 are out. Volume 34 arrived on 19 October 2021 from Kodansha.

Every volume in one place

Want the release date for each English volume? The Attack on Titan series page lists all of them. Use it to check which book you need next as you read through the run.