#ATTACK ON TITAN RED SWAN SERIES#

I think it fits the theme of the first part of season three and even the series as a whole perfectly. The song for this particular opening is a lot more somber and melancholic than what we’re used to from AoT. I wanted to spend a little time talking about that. You wouldn’t think an animated show about giant, human-like monsters eating people would be one of the best depictions of war and how it affects us but that is one thing AoT does really well.Ī big part of the opening song is well… the song.

I feel the themes of this OP are nostalgia, loss of innocence, but also of hope and looking forward. I think as we get older we do a lot of looking back, nostalgia is sought after for a reason after all. I wasn’t even into anime at the time and I knew that opening song. Being popular does not mean “best” though, and hopefully, after this, you will have a newfound respect for “Red Swan” by Yoshiki featuring Hyde. I would even argue the first opening, “Guren no Yumiya” by Linked Horizon is part of what made Attack on Titan popular in the first place. Attack on Titan is mostly known for its bombastic, action-packed openings. Spoilers for Attack on Titan, through part one of season threeĪttack on Titan is wrapping up soon (though we recently got a part two announcement) and I thought this would be a good time to give some love to an underrated opening in the series.

Attack on titan red swan