September 9 Dubbed 'Attack on Titan Day' by Anniversary Association
The franchise is formalizing its anniversary as an unofficial holiday, pairing the designation with a key visual and a livestream featuring the main cast.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
The Attack on Titan franchise announced that the private Japan Anniversary Association has designated September 9 as 'Attack on Titan Day,' marking the manga's first publication in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine on September 9, 2009. A key visual shapes the Nine Titans into a '9/9' silhouette. Cast members Yūki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, and Hiro Shimono will appear on an anniversary livestream at 9:30 p.m. Japan Time (8:30 a.m. EDT).
The designation comes with a certificate from the Japan Anniversary Association, accompanied by a wood carving of a Titan with a fish in its mouth, modeled on the traditional Kibori kuma style of carved wooden bears. The key visual arranges the Nine Titans (Founding, Colossal, Attack, Armored, Female, Beast, Jaw, Cart, and War Hammer) into the silhouette of '9/9,' with the line: 'That day, the human race remembers the boy who dreamed beyond the walls and those who fought on in pursuit of freedom.'
The anniversary livestream at 9:30 p.m. Japan Time (8:30 a.m. EDT) will feature Yūki Kaji (Eren Jaeger), Yui Ishikawa (Mikasa Ackerman), and Hiro Shimono (Conny Springer).
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Anime News Network Interest September 9 Dubbed 'Attack on Titan Day'