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Attack on Titan: INSIDE Kou - Attack on Titan

Attack on Titan INSIDE Kou (進撃の巨人 INSIDE 抗Shingeki no Kyojin INSIDE Kou ) is the first official guidebook for the Attack on Titan series. It was published in August 2013 in Japanese. This guidebook contains 192 pages, divided into 5 parts and includes exclusive interviews with Hajime Isayama, the series editor, and the anime team. In addition, the guidebook contains a variety of behind-the-scenes concept art from the anime and manga, including 16 color pages.

The guidebook contains a detailed introduction to all the characters in the story, as well as new original illustrations by Isayama, including a never-before-seen 54-page pilot manga from Attack on Titan. As a bonus, the guidebook comes with a papercraft kit so readers can create their own Colossal Titan head.

Paper Creation of the Colossal Titan
Gallery of color illustrations
Prologue: In this part there is a brief introduction which includes pages 2 to 5
Character Encyclopedia: Includes an explanation of the most important main and supporting characters that appear in the manga series.

Encyclopedia of Characters Part 1

Part 1 of the Character Encyclopedia is composed of pages 5 to 40 and explains in detail the most important information about the characters that belong to the 104th Training Corps. The characters are presented in the following order.

Eren Jaeger
Mikasa Ackerman
Armin Arlert
Jean Kirstein
Connie Springer
Sasha blouse
Krista Lenz
Ymir
Annie Leonhart
Reiner Braun
Bertolt Hoover
Marco Bott
Thomas Wagner
Samuel
Hannah
Mina Caroline

Encyclopedia of Characters Part 2

Part 2 consists of the pages between page 41 and page 46. This section gives more details about the members of the Garrison Regiment. The characters are presented in the following order.

Hannes
Kitz Weilman
Ian Dietrich
Rico Brzenska
Mitabi Jarnach

Encyclopedia of Characters Part 3

Part 3 is composed of pages 47 to 66 and focuses on all member Survey Corps . The characters are presented in the following order.

Erwin Smith
Levi Ackermann
Hange Zoe
Auruo Brossard
Petra Ral
Gunther Schultz
Gin Erd
Mike Zacharius
Dita Ness
Thomas
Nanaba
Henning
Ilse Langnar
Brown
Bernese Mobility
Other supporting characters

Encyclopedia of Characters Part 4

Part 4 of the Encyclopedia is composed of pages 67 to 70, and in this section, the Military Police Brigade members are explained. The characters are presented in the following order.

Nile Dock
Marlowe
Coupling

Encyclopedia of Characters Part 5

Part 5 is the final part of the Encyclopedia and includes pages 71 to 189. In this section, you'll find more information about several supporting characters who are very important to the story of Attack on Titan. The characters are presented in the following order.

Pixis dots
Darius Zackly
Notch
Grisha Jaeger
Carla Jaeger
Mr. Ackerman
Mrs. Ackerman
Braun's mother
Mikasa's Kidnappers
Sr. Blouse
Mr. Ral
Keith Shadis

In addition to the 5 parts, there are also additional comments on the tools and weapons used by the characters, such as vertical maneuvering equipment, cannonballs, horses, firearms, and many more. After the character profiles, there is a section that focuses on all the Titans seen in the story, such as the Colossal Titan , the Armored Titan , the Female Titan , the Beast Titan , as well as an explanation of the Stupid Titans.

8 acts

In conjunction with the character and Titan profiles of the series, the Encyclopedia also focuses on some of the pivotal events of the story, in a separate guide consisting of "8 acts."
Here's a quick overview.

Act 1: Attack of the Colossal Titan, and how Eren transformed into a Titan when he was devoured.
Act 2: How Eren kills the Titans and how his teammates "used" him to be freed from the Titans surrounding him.
Act 3: Eren covered the Trost District Wall and gave humanity its first victory, also mentioning the number of sacrifices and Eren's will to remain conscious and in control of the Titan in order to cover the wall.
Act 4: What happened after Eren covered the Wall. The soldiers identified and burned the bodies.
Act 5: Summarizes what happened during Eren Jaeger's trial, the discussions of all the citizens of Trost District about the situation their "savior" found himself in.
Act 6: The Female Titan appeared and killed many soldiers (including Levi's squad)
Act 7: Explains how Annie reveals herself to be the Female Titan in the tunnel of the Stohess District, and how Eren had to be forced to fight her when he didn't want to at first.
Act 8: How the Beast Titan scales the wall while several Survey Corps soldiers were at Utgard Castle.

Last section

At the end of the Encyclopedia, there is a guide to some of the tactics used by the characters in Attack on Titan, a brief history of humanity's resistance, a status report on the state of humanity, a survey on the characters' popularity, and some color covers and images, as well as the main characters of the series: Yuki Kaji None Yui Ishikawa and Marina Inoue None