Shingeki no Kyojin - Before the Fall

Description

From Kodansha:
Humanity has learned to live in complacency behind its high walls, protected from the giant Titans. But when a Titan-worshipping cult opens one of the gates, a Titan wreaks havoc, consuming the cultists. After the rampage is over, two young Survey Corps members are shocked to discover a pregnant woman’s partially digested corpse with her baby still alive inside it! What will the fate of this "child of the Titans" be? And how will humanity learn to cope with the Titan threat?

Official English: Azuki, INKR Comics

Type

Manga

Shingeki no Kyojin (Sequel)

Associated Names

Atak Tytanów - Before the Fall (Polish)

Ataque dos Titãs: Antes da queda

Attack on Titan: Before the Fall

Shingeki no Kyojin: Before the Fall

Titana Saldırı: Çöküşten Önce

ผ่าพิภพไททัน Before the fall (VBK)

進撃の巨人 Before the fall

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MangaStream

MTO

Valandra

Latest Release(s)

c.4 by MangaStream 12 years ago

c.3 by MangaStream 12 years ago

c.2 by MangaStream 12 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

17 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

User Reviews

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Forum

1 topics, 1 posts

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User Rating

Average: 7.3 / 10.0 (185 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.16 / 10.0

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Last Updated

November 28th, 2025 8:05pm PST - 1 week ago

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Genre

Action Drama Fantasy Horror Mature Mystery Shounen Supernatural
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Kodansha

Serialized In (magazine)

Shounen Sirius (Kodansha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Kodansha USA (17 Volumes; Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #703

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Monthly Pos #2045 (No change)

3 Month Pos #3540

(-364)

6 Month Pos #4318

(-969)

Year Pos #6960

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List Stats

On 1201 reading lists

On 362 wish lists

On 166 completed lists

On 69 unfinished lists

On 177 custom lists

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How close does it stick to the novel?

8 years ago

User Comments [ Order by usefulness ]

Good read, but rushed ending

by Theoneyedsnake
3 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

The story and the art at the beginning felt odd and at times overly dramatic and felt like a stereotypical shounen manga. It eventually found its footing and began to develop an origin story at a steady pace.

However, right at the last arc everything was rushed. The ending that was supposed to be climactic just fell short and the epilogue was weak just like Tokyo Ghoul epilogue.

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Attack on Titan: Before the fall

by Ezol
5 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

Excellent and engaging manga all in all.

Overall story development, pretty good character decelopment, characters, backstory/explainations, use of old and new environments, use of lore/respecting the original story, engaging, plot twists

The art style in the beginning, weird anatomy at times, manga stereotypes (especially in the beginning), rushed ending

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The best version of the mythos, for a time

by residentgrigo
11 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

The Attack on Titan franchise is a runaway train and why not as it is a breath of fresh borderline seinen air in the dead waste of modern shounen action but I fear that it is the wrong version of the tale that is getting all of the attention. Before the Fall has better art even if the main manga (8/10) has established its style after a bit of stumbling. There is no Levi to be had here (why was his short prequel so forgettable?) as he is the best part of the entire franchise but Kuklo is a similar if less cold character so I am cool.
His love interest Sharle actually gets to do stuff and show strength even if she doesn´t join the battlefield. Its the other way around in the main series. Women participate in the action but have little effect on the larger plot.
I also like that the story keeps the Titan´s danger very real as they lost their mystic a bit too early on in the "sequel" as sudden death became less of an obstacle too fast. The straightforward nature of the tale is also welcomed and I feel that I am reading something that is moving along with all the necessary steps without missing a beat or overstaying it´s well come. I look forward to its unenviable anime adaptation but animating Sharle´s elaborate hair will be a real challenge. It and the unadapted stretch of Claymore (8,5/10) derve the small screen treatment.

Update: The manga is now done and I slightly changed my tune. The original managed to develop a lot of its cast once the Vol count passed into double digits and the especially after Vol 23. Isayama further grew as an artist and the horror return with a vengeance. Before the Fall, on the other hand, lacks the added complexities of the original´s later volumes and is too stretched out at 17 Vol. The same story could have been told with about 12 Vol but this changed and expanded adaptation is superior to the light novels it is based on.

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Fun little side story

by chaechaeboi
12 years ago

Rating: N/A

This manga aims at establshing origins to different weopons and terminology in the main story. It is fun becuase it gives trivial information and may answer potential questions that you might get while reading the main story.

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