Attack on Titan: Counter Rockets
{{short description|Japanese web miniseries}}
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- Kimiyoshi Adachi
(Episode 1) - Katsuro Onoue
(Episode 2) - Yoshihiro Nishimura
(Episode 3)
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| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
| num_episodes = 3
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| runtime = 30 minutes
| company = Toho
| network = dTV
| first_aired = {{Start date|2015|08|15}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2015|08|29}}
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Attack on Titan: Counter Rockets, also known as {{Nihongo|Attack on Titan: Hangeki no Noroshi|進撃の巨人 反撃の狼煙|Shingeki no Kyojin ~Hangeki no Noroshi~}} and Attack on Titan: Beacon for Counterattack, is a Japanese live-action web miniseries based on the manga series Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama. It serves as a prequel to the 2015 live-action Attack on Titan film.
{{Cite web
|url=https://soranews24.com/2015/04/03/attack-on-titan-gets-live-action-streaming-miniseries-with-new-character-taking-turn-as-lead/
|title=Attack on Titan gets live-action streaming miniseries with new character taking turn as lead
|accessdate=2018-02-24
|date=2015-04-03
|author=Casey Baseel
|work=SoraNews24
|publisher=Socio Corporation}}
{{cite web
|title='Attack on Titan' mini-series to stream on dTV from August
|url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/anime_news/AJ201507130026
|website=The Asahi Shimbun
|publisher=The Asahi Shimbun Company
|date=2015-07-13
|accessdate=2018-02-07
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721141437/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/anime_news/AJ201507130026
|archivedate=2015-07-21}}
Plot
A three-episode web series based on the live-action film adaptations Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: End of the World. It features the same cast from the movies and tells a new story about the everyday lives and secrets of soldiers; particularly Hange's Titan research and the creation of the omni-directional mobility gear in the films' continuity.
{{Cite web
|url=http://japanfair.org/film-festival/attack-on-titan-hangeki-no-noroshi-%E9%80%B2%E6%92%83%E3%81%AE%E5%B7%A8%E4%BA%BA%E3%83%BB%E5%8F%8D%E6%92%83%E3%81%AE%E7%8B%BC%E7%85%99/
|title=Attack on Titan- Hangeki no Noroshi (進撃の巨人・反撃の狼煙)
|accessdate=2018-03-25
|date=September 2015
|work=Japan Fair}}
{{Cite web
|url=https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Attack_On_Titan_Hangeki_No_Noroshi?id=Secuw4QY42I
|title=Attack On Titan: Hangeki No Noroshi - Google Play
|accessdate=2018-03-17
|date=2015-11-04
|work=Google Play
}}
Cast
- Satomi Ishihara as Hange
- Nanami Sakuraba as Sasha
- Rina Takeda as Lil
- Shu Watanabe as Fukushi
- Ayame Misaki as Hiana
- Yuta Hiraoka as Izuru
- Yu Kamio as Yunohira
Episodes
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = The Strike Back Begins
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|8|15}}{{Cite web |url=https://otakumode.com/news/55bb39169875c2952f16f403/Preview-of-%E2%80%9CAttack-on-Titan-Hangeki-no-Noroshi%E2%80%9D-Starring-Satomi-Ishihara-is-Released
|title=Preview of "Attack on Titan: Hangeki no Noroshi" Starring Satomi Ishihara is Released |accessdate=2018-03-17 |date=2015-08-03 |work=Tokyo Otaku Mode™ |publisher=Tokyo Otaku Mode Inc.}}
| ShortSummary = Soldiers are engaged in training and developing weapons for the fight against the Titans. One day, Izuru is sent from the Public Security Command Bureau and meets Hange who has been researching the ecosystem of the Titans. She is secretly advancing studies on the Titans in her own research lab. Developing an interest in Hange, Izuru infiltrates the lab and learns that a Titan which was successfully captured, is sequestered in there.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = The Arrow of Hope
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|8|22}}
| ShortSummary = Sasha, who is good with bow and arrows had been hunting and living with her people, but is forced from her village because of the Titans’ attack. As a result of the attack, she becomes a new personnel and diligently trains every day. One night, an incident happens with the discovery of a suspicious-looking youth.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = The Departure to Freedom
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|8|29}}
| ShortSummary = Fukushi and Lil are particularly outstanding among the new personnel. Lil’s parents were eaten by the Titans and she has been training every day so that she will be the strongest, in preparation for the inevitable fight against the Titans. Fukushi is attracted to Lil and secretly likes her. One day, the two of them who each have feelings, mingle and a bruising battle starts to develop.
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Production
As of June 27, 2015, cast members Satomi Ishihara (Hange), Nanami Sakuraba (Sasha), Shu Watanabe (Fukushi), Rina Takeda (Lil), and Kamio Yu (Yunohira) have been confirmed to appear in the series; along with Yuta Hiraoka as an original character for the web drama, Izuru.
{{Cite web
|url=http://comicbook.com/2015/04/02/attack-on-titan-live-action-tv-series-in-development/
|title=Attack On Titan Live Action TV Series In Development
|accessdate=2018-03-16
|date=2015-04-02
|author=Jamie Lovett
|work=comicbook.com
|publisher=ComicBook, LLC}}
{{Cite web
|url=http://aramajapan.com/news/tvmovie/dramas/attack-on-titan-to-get-a-live-action-drama-starring-ishihara-satomi/17869/
|title='Attack on Titan' to get a Live Action Drama Starring Ishihara Satomi
|accessdate=2018-03-25
|date=2015-04-03
|author=Reileen
|work=ARAMA! JAPAN}}
"Hangeki no Yaiba" ("Counter Blade"), performed by Japanese rock band Wagakki Band, was revealed as the theme song for the series, and it will be included in the band's upcoming second full album Yasou Emaki to be released on September 2.
{{cite web
|url=http://wagakkiband.jp/wagae/news/detail.php?id=1023494
|title=New track 'Hangeki-no-Yaiba(反撃の刃)' will be a theme song of original dTV drama '進撃の巨人 ATTACK ON TITAN Hangeki-no-Noroshi(反撃の狼煙)!!'
|work=Wagakki Band Official Site
|accessdate=2018-03-25
|date=2015-06-26}}
{{cite web
|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-26/attack-on-titan-live-action-hanji-series-reveals-wagakki-band-song-story-details/.89765
|title=Attack on Titan's Live-Action Hanji Series Reveals Wagakki Band Song, Story Details
|author=Karen Ressler
|website=Anime News Network
|accessdate=2018-02-07
|date=2015-06-26}}
|url = http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/06/27-1/wagakki-band-provides-theme-song-for-attack-on-titan-web-drama
|title = Wagakki Band Provides Theme Song for 'Attack on Titan' Web Drama
|author = Mikikazu Komatsu
|website = Crunchyroll
|publisher = Ellation, Inc.
|accessdate = 2018-02-07
|date = 2015-06-27
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20161220142026/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/06/27-1/wagakki-band-provides-theme-song-for-attack-on-titan-web-drama
|archivedate = 2016-12-20
}}
Home media
In 2016, both Australia's Madman Entertainment and Hong Kong's Edko Films released the series on Blu-ray and DVD under the title Attack on Titan: Hangeki no Noroshi in Japanese with English subtitles.{{Cite web|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/music/result?q=Attack+on+Titan%3A+Hangeki+no+Noroshi|title=Search results for 'Attack on Titan: Hangeki no Noroshi' - Music, sound and video|accessdate=2018-04-02|work=Trove|publisher=National Library of Australia}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://pc.video.dmkt-sp.jp/ft/s0000778}} at dTV {{in lang|ja}}
- {{IMDb title|tt4573582|Shingeki no kyojin Attack on Titan: Hangeki no noroshi }}
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Category:Japanese drama television series
Category:2015 Japanese television series debuts
Category:2015 Japanese television series endings