Shingeki no Kyojin or what you know best as Attack on Titan is become a big hit since its first aired in 2013 in Japan. Attack on Titan is not only success in its home country, but also in other countries. Well, are you also the fans of Attack on Titan?

This time DuniaGames will discuss about 8 surprising facts from Attack on Titan. Although you are the fans of this anime, you probably didn’t know about these facts. For that reason, instead of curious and make you more knowledgeable about Attack on Titan, let’s check out the following discussion.

1. The Origin of Eren Yeager’s name

Eren Yeager is one of the heroes in Attack on Titan. Did you know the meaning of Eren’s name? In Turkish, the name Eren means ‘holy person’ as for Yeager it originates from Jaeger which means ‘hunter’ in German. 

2. Mikasa’s nickname

In the world of Attack on Titan, Mikasa is a respected tough female soldier. Due to her skills and intelligence, Mikasa is considered as “worth one thousand soldiers”. Actually this line originates from a story of legendary female Japanese warrior, Tomoe Gozen.

3. Mikasa’s name reference

If we previously talked about Mikasa’s nickname, now we will talk about Mikasa’s name. Mikasa’s name is taken from a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The author, Hajime Isaya believed that the series with female characters named after the warships had a possibility of succeeding and look at the result, he was right!

4. Armin’s Voice Actor

Did you know the seiyuu Marina Inoue who voiced Armin, is also the narrator of the anime Attack on Titan. It’s not surprising because Marina Inoue is one of the veteran seiyuu who has a lots of experience.  

5. Ymir’s Voice Actor

Ymir’s voice actor in Attack on Titan is Saki Fujita, who is also a voice provider for a Vocaloid character, Hatsune Miku.

6. The City in Attack on Titan

Just like you know that the city in Attack on Titan is surrounded by tall and big walls. Well, the walls that surrounded the city is inspired by a real city. One of the cities in Germany named Nördlingen which is also surrounded by big walls. If we take a look at the city history, this city was once located in the middle of two cities that are at war.

7. Armored Titan Reference

Hajime Isaya is inspired by the professional wrestler Brock Lesnar to create the character Armored Titan! Well, do you know who Brock Lesnar is?

8. Eren’s Dream

Eren’s dream of going outside the walls resembles Hajime Isayama’s childhood desire. As a child, Hajime Isaya lived in a village surrounded by mountains, and he wanted to see the life outside the mountains.

So those are some fun facts from Attack on Titan by DuniaGames. If you want to add more facts that are not listed above, don’t hesitate to write it on the comment section.

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