The "Part 1" narrative typically covers the first two major arcs of the series: 1. The Fall of Shiganshina
: Protagonist Eren Yeager witnesses his mother being eaten by a Titan during the invasion. Attack On Titan Part 1
: The trio spends years in the 104th Training Corps , learning to use Omni-directional Mobility (ODM) gear —a system of wires and gas-powered grapples that allows humans to strike the Titans' only weak point: the nape of the neck. Major Story Beats The "Part 1" narrative typically covers the first
: Fueled by rage and grief, Eren vows to "eradicate every last Titan" and joins the military with his childhood friends, Mikasa Ackerman and Armin Arlert . Major Story Beats : Fueled by rage and
The story of —referring both to the first half of the anime's debut season and the 2015 live-action film— follows humanity's desperate struggle for survival against giant, man-eating humanoids called Titans . The Premise: Life in a Birdcage
The story opens with the initial breach of Wall Maria. This event forces humanity to retreat behind the second wall, Wall Rose, losing a third of their territory and roughly 20% of their population to the ensuing famine and failed reclamation missions. Attack on Titan, Part 1 - The Genre Fiend