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The Worst Episodes of Attack on Titan

Every episode of Attack on Titan ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Attack on Titan!

Many years ago, the last remnants of humanity were forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating...
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Worst Episodes Summary

"A Dim Light Amid Despair: Humanity's Comeback (1)" is the worst rated episode of "Attack on Titan". It scored 8.1/10 based on 26027 votes. Directed by Kiyoshi Fukumoto and written by Hiroshi Seko, it aired on 4/21/2013. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Special Operations Squad: Eve of the Counterattack (2)".

  • A Dim Light Amid Despair: Humanity's Comeback (1)
    8.1/1026,027 votes
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    #1 - A Dim Light Amid Despair: Humanity's Comeback (1)

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/21/2013

    Eren begins his training with the Cadet Corps, but questions about his painful past overwhelm him. When he struggles with a maneuvering exercise, Bertolt and Reiner offer kindly advice.

    Director: Kiyoshi Fukumoto

    Writer: Hiroshi Seko

  • Special Operations Squad: Eve of the Counterattack (2)
    8.1/1021,559 votes
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    #2 - Special Operations Squad: Eve of the Counterattack (2)

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/21/2013

    The Recon Corps moves Eren to an old abandoned castle where he will continue his training. Hange visits and reveals that she's been putting two captured Titans through a series of tests and trials — experiments that she wants Eren's help with.

    Director: Kiyoshi Fukumoto

    Writer: Hiroshi Seko

  • What Needs to be Done Now: Eve of the Counterattack (3)
    8.2/1021,484 votes
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    #3 - What Needs to be Done Now: Eve of the Counterattack (3)

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/28/2013

    Everyone is a suspect in the investigation to find out who killed the two test-subject Titans. Meanwhile, the cadets pick which military branch they'll be joining, but after the harrowing events in the Trost attack, many are uncertain which branch to choose.

    Director: Keisuke Onishi, Yasushi Muroya

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

  • Response: The Struggle for Trost (6)
    8.3/1022,407 votes
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    #4 - Response: The Struggle for Trost (6)

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/9/2013

    Cadets respond to Eren's terrifying transformation with doubt and fear as he struggles to understand it himself. If Armin can’t talk the commander into using Eren’s newfound powers for the good of humankind, all hope of stopping the Titans might be lost.

    Director: Hiroyuki Tanaka

    Writer: Hiroshi Seko

  • Idol: The Struggle for Trost (7)
    8.3/1022,073 votes
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    #5 - Idol: The Struggle for Trost (7)

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/16/2013

    Plans are made to use Eren's Titan powers to seal the hole in the wall in an attempt reclaim Trost. But with the government's bloodstained history and vocal dissenters in the military ranks, the biggest threat to humankind may not be the Titans.

    Director: Kiyoshi Fukumoto

    Writer: Hiroshi Seko

  • Wound: The Struggle for Trost (8)
    8.3/1021,823 votes
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    #6 - Wound: The Struggle for Trost (8)

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/23/2013

    The plan to reclaim Trost falls apart when Eren's newfound powers turn him into a mindless giant. As Titans continue to swarm the city, it's up to Armin and Mikasa to make sure the cadets massacred during the mission haven't died in vain.

    Director: Shintaro Itoga

    Writer: Noboru Takagi

  • Can't Look Into His Eyes Yet: Eve of the Counterattack (1)
    8.4/1021,705 votes
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    #7 - Can't Look Into His Eyes Yet: Eve of the Counterattack (1)

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/14/2013

    A special military tribunal will decide Eren's fate. The Military Police calls for his execution while the Recon Corps argues that he is a powerful resource for humankind, and Mikasa is put on the spot when asked about the events of the Trost mission.

    Director: Keisuke Onishi, Shinpei Ezaki

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

  • The Hunters
    8.4/1020,345 votes
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    #8 - The Hunters

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 5/20/2017

    Without a way to pursue the Titans, the Scouts have no choice but to recuperate as they wait for reinforcements. But do they still have faith in Eren?

    Director: Yuumi Kawai

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

  • Pride
    8.4/1024,105 votes
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    #9 - Pride

    Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 2/27/2022

    Upon reaching Ragako, Conny hatches a plan to trick Falco into being eaten by his mother. Elsewhere, hero of the Eldian Empire, Jean, is to execute Yelena and Onyankopon for their crimes against humanity.

    Director: Kazuo Miyake

    Writer: Hiroshi Seko

  • That Day: The Fall of Shiganshina (2)
    8.5/1027,386 votes
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    #10 - That Day: The Fall of Shiganshina (2)

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/14/2013

    After the Titans break through the wall, the citizens of Shiganshina must run for their lives. However, those that do make it to safety find a harsh life waiting for them.

    Director: Masashi Koizuka

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

  • The Night of the Closing Ceremony: Humanity's Comeback (2)
    8.5/1024,859 votes
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    #11 - The Night of the Closing Ceremony: Humanity's Comeback (2)

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/28/2013

    Two years pass and the time for the recruits' graduation approaches. Annie proves her skill in a sparring session, Jean dreams of serving alongside the King, and graduation day brings shocking revelations — along with the sudden appearance of an old foe.

    Director: Makoto Bessho

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

  • I'm Home
    8.5/1020,743 votes
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    #12 - I'm Home

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 4/8/2017

    With the appearance of Titans within Wall Rose, Sasha and Connie ride as messengers to warn their villages of the impending threat.

    Director: Yoshihide Ibata

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

  • Opening
    8.5/1020,386 votes
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    #13 - Opening

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 5/27/2017

    The Scouts rally and charge in pursuit, but Reiner is not quite himself while the group is trapped in the giant forest until nightfall.

    Director: Yoshihide Ibata

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

  • Trust
    8.5/1021,526 votes
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    #14 - Trust

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 8/13/2018

    On the run and running out of time, the Scouts must entrust their lives to others if they plan on surviving.

    Director: Aiko Sakuraba

    Writer: Hiroshi Seko

  • A Sound Argument
    8.5/1032,505 votes
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    #15 - A Sound Argument

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 2/15/2021

    Two years ago, Paradis welcomed their first visitor who was surprised to see one of their own. Obtaining their help will be critical in a three-part plan to protect Paradis.

    Director: Kaori Makita

    Writer: Hiroshi Seko

  • Sunset
    8.5/1023,753 votes
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    #16 - Sunset

    Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 2/21/2022

    The rumbling is set in motion once all hardening is undone, but this also sets Annie free. As the Jaegerists take control of the island, Conny races towards Ragako to feed Falco to his Titan mother.

    Director: Mitsue Yamasaki

    Writer: Hiroshi Seko

  • Southwestward
    8.6/1020,448 votes
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    #17 - Southwestward

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 4/15/2017

    The Scouts search for a hole in the wall while Eren and the others learn that someone close may be hiding all the answers.

    Director: Kenji Imura

    Writer: Hiroshi Seko

  • Midnight Train
    8.6/1039,102 votes
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    #18 - Midnight Train

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 12/14/2020

    Though glad the war is over, both the Eldian Warriors and Marley brass realize that neither have a future unless they finish the job of retaking the Founding Titan.

    Director: Daisuke Tokudo

    Writer: Hiroshi Seko

  • Night of the End
    8.6/1023,817 votes
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    #19 - Night of the End

    Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 3/7/2022

    Deep in the forest, an unlikely rabble of Marley stragglers and island fugitives attempt to set their hatred aside and talk around a campfire without killing each other.

    Director: Mitsue Yamasaki

    Writer: Hiroshi Seko

  • Old Story
    8.7/1021,461 votes
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    #20 - Old Story

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 8/6/2018

    Historia and Erwin look back on their past, revealing a shady government with a hidden agenda and inspiration for an uprising.

    Director: Tomoko Hiramuki

    Writer: Hiroshi Seko

  • Whereabouts of His Left Arm: The Struggle for Trost (5)
    8.8/1022,928 votes
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    #21 - Whereabouts of His Left Arm: The Struggle for Trost (5)

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/2/2013

    A miraculous return is met with anger and fear. Cannons are fixed on Eren as he struggles to remember what happened to him inside the belly of a Titan and how he ended up as humankind's enemy. One question is all that matters: is Eren human or Titan?

    Director: Yoshiyuki Fujiwara

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

  • Forest of Giant Trees: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission (2)
    8.8/1021,655 votes
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    #22 - Forest of Giant Trees: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission (2)

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/11/2013

    As the Female Titan continues to tear its way through the Recon Corps, Levi makes a bold decision to split the ranks and send Eren and the supply wagons through a huge forest. Is his strategy genius, or does it spell certain death for the scouts?

    Director: Hiroyuki Tanaka, Shin Wakabayashi

    Writer: Hiroshi Seko

  • Smoke Signal
    8.8/1023,457 votes
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    #23 - Smoke Signal

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 7/23/2018

    After barely surviving Eren's recovery, a rising threat from the shadows puts everyone's lives in danger again.

    Director: Hiroyuki Tanaka

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

  • Deceiver
    8.8/1030,818 votes
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    #24 - Deceiver

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 2/22/2021

    Trapped on the world's most dangerous island, Falco and Gabi will do anything to survive. Elsewhere, the public demands answers when they learn the savior of Paradis has been detained.

    Director: Teruyuki Omine

    Writer: Hiroshi Seko

  • The World the Girl Saw: The Struggle for Trost (2)
    8.9/1024,613 votes
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    #25 - The World the Girl Saw: The Struggle for Trost (2)

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/12/2013

    Armin tries to cope with the loss of his friends and allies after Titans massacre his squad. Elsewhere in the city, Mikasa manages to take out several of the monsters, which brings back tragic memories of her past and the first time she met Eren.

    Director: Tomomi Ikeda

    Writer: Hiroshi Seko