In the midst of an industrial revolution, the people of Hinomoto fight hordes of undead creatures, known as Kabane, using powerful armored trains. Half a year after the events of the original TV series, the heroes of the Iron Fortress attempt to take back Unato Castle.
Visual Effects
Unato Castle siege is WIT Studio flexing their Attack on Titan muscles.
Score
Hiroyuki Sawano drops bangers that make zombie slaughter feel operatic.
Direction
Araki's camera swarms through crowds like the Kabane themselves.

Director
Tetsuro Araki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was WIT Studio's farewell to the franchise—they'd already moved on to Vinland Saga and Spy x Family.
The Kabane design draws from Edo-period plague imagery, reimagining historical Japanese fear of contagion through industrial steam horror.
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