'You Are Allowed to Cry': Attack on Titan Announces Special 'Tear-Jerker' Release (2024)

Tearful Attack on Titan fans are now looking forward to special public screenings made just for them to cry along to, without fear of being judged or causing movie theater disruption to fellow viewers when watching The Last Attack.

Per Attack on Titan's official anime website, select theaters in Japan will be holding special "tear-jerking" screenings of Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK, the finale compilation film that closes out the hit anime based on the fan-favorite manga of the same name. The staff announcement reads, "To celebrate the huge success of the movie Attack on Titan finale The Last Attack, we have decided to hold a tear-jerking screening!" The announcement continues, "It will be a screening where you are allowed to cry while watching, so please bring tissues and handkerchiefs, and we look forward to seeing you there!"

Attack on Titan: The Last Attack Invites Fans to Cry at Special Movie Screening

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The announcement adds that the screening is not intended for those who simply want to watch quietly, and nor is it classified as a "cheering screening" -- viewers are prohibited from cheering aloud or bringing typical cheer-related goods such as glow sticks and penlights (as is common in Japan at many events, such as concerts and other live performances). Audiences are also warned that media and press could be filming, and that there is a chance that viewers will appear in the footage.

These "tear-jerking" screenings will take place on Dec. 4 and Dec. 11 at the United Cinema Sapporo in Hokkaido, the Yokohama Burg 13 and TOHO Cinemas Kawasaki in Kanagawa, TOHO Cinemas Nishinomiya OS in Hyogo, Shinjuku Wald 9 in Tokyo, 109 Cinemas in Nagoya and all three T-Joy theaters in Kyoto, Osaka and Fukuoka. Tickets are available at theater box offices on the Sundays prior to each respective screening, although the announcement does note that these sale times may vary by location.

Attack on Titan star Yuki Kaji, who famously voices Eren Yeager in the hit series, recently opened up about the "overwhelming" challenge that was dubbing his lines for Attack on Titan: The Last Attack. "I think we probably did the dubbing for the second part in early summer last year, around June, but my child had a terrible cold, and I was hit hard by it. I wasn't in the best condition, but strangely enough, my voice came just on the day of the dubbing for Attack on Titan. I don't know if I had really given it my all, but the next day I couldn't get my voice out at all," Kaji said. "But maybe the fact that I was feeling exhausted both physically and mentally was linked to Eren. I look back on it as a funny story, but I was able to put my heart into my performance while experiencing hell. I remember being really overwhelmed in so many ways while doing it."

Hajime Isayama's original Attack on Titan manga premiered in Bessatsu Shonen Magazine in September 2009 and ran for a total of 34 volumes before coming to a close in 2021. The original anime series of the same name ran for four seasons from 2013 to 2023, with two television specials serving as part of the series' final season. Several compilation films covering the final season's more than two dozen episodes have also been released, with the fifth, Attack on Titan: The Last Attack, capping off the series for good.

Attack on Titan The Movie: The Last Attack (2024)

Animation

Action

Drama

Horror

Director

Yuichiro Hayashi

Release Date

November 8, 2024

Cast

Yuki Kaji , Yui Ishikawa , Marina Inoue , Hiroshi Kamiya , Yu Shimamura , Romi Park , Yoshimasa Hosoya , Kisho Taniyama , Hiro Shimono , Koji Hiwatari , Takehito Koyasu , Ayane Sakura , Natsuki Hanae , Manami Numakura

Runtime

145 Minutes

Main Genre

Animation

Character(s)

Eren Yeager , Mikasa Ackerman , Armin Arlert , Levi Ackerman , Annie Leonheart , Hange Zoë , Reiner Braun , Jean Kirstein , Connie Springer , Onyankopon , Zeke Yeager , Gabi Braun , Falco Grice , Pieck Finger

Source: Attack on Titan official site