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Attack on Titan S1E5 — First Battle: The Struggle for Trost (1)

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Attack on Titan•Season 1•Episode 5

First Battle: The Struggle for Trost (1)

9.3/10 · 41,667 votesMay 5, 201324 min

Ranked #3 of 25 in Season 1•+0.5 vs season avg

Five years have passed since the fall of Wall Maria and Eren faces off against the Colossal Titan after it appears out of nowhere once again, and knocks a strategic hole in the gate of Wall Rose. As Titans swarm the city, the newly graduated

Directed byShinpei Ezaki

Written byHiroshi Seko

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Season 1 Episodes25

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Cast7

Marina Inoue

Marina Inoue

Armin Arlert (voice)

Hiro Shimono

Hiro Shimono

Connie Springer (voice)

Yuki Kaji

Yuki Kaji

Eren Yeager (voice)

Kisho Taniyama

Kisho Taniyama

Jean Kirstein (voice)

Yui Ishikawa

Yui Ishikawa

Mikasa Ackerman (voice)

Yu Kobayashi

Yu Kobayashi

Sasha Blouse (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu

Zeke (voice)

Crew12

Shinpei Ezaki

Shinpei Ezaki

Director

R

Ryousuke Sekiguchi

Animation Director

A

Ayumi Yamada

Animation Director

J

Jun Kawai

Animation Director

Hiroshi Seko

Hiroshi Seko

Writer

Kyoji Asano

Kyoji Asano

Supervising Animation Director

Arifumi Imai

Arifumi Imai

Animation Director

Arifumi Imai

Arifumi Imai

Key Animation

N

Naofumi Hashimoto

Key Animation

M

Masato Nishikawa

Key Animation

M

Michiaki Sugimoto

Key Animation

M

Masahiro Shigemoto

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"First Battle: The Struggle for Trost (1)" is episode 5 of Attack on Titan season 1. It scored 9.3/10 from 41,667 votes, ranking #3 of 25 episodes this season (season average 8.8). Directed by Shinpei Ezaki and written by Hiroshi Seko, it aired on May 5, 2013.

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