NHK and MAPPA have announced that Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 3 will be split into two parts, with the first half set to air this March.
The Attack on Titan Wiki translated a message from MAPPA stating that Part 3 of the final season would be split in half, with the first half debuting on March 3 and the second half premiering later in 2023.
You can check out the full statement below:
A Message From Studio Mappa pic.twitter.com/LXwRIQqCC6
— Attack on Titan Wiki (@AoTWiki) January 17, 2023
A new Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 3 trailer was also released as part of the announcement, which you can watch below:
“4 years after the Survey Corps reached the shore beyond the walls, Falco Grice and Gabi Braun are among Marley’s ‘Warrior Candidates’ who wish to inherit the power of the titans.” reads the final season’s synopsis. “After emerging victorious in a hard-fought war, they continue their military training when Marley shifts its focus on invading Paradis once again. Nevertheless, in the midst of this announcement, Reiner has an unexpected encounter with a key person from his past … one who brings along terror and chaos.”
The first season of Attack on Titan debuted in 2013 to rave reviews, leading the series to amass an enormous fanbase in the coming months and years. Though Season 2 wouldn’t arrive until 2017, the series maintained this fanbase and has since seen the release of multiple new seasons, video games, spin-off series, and more.