The new ending theme song for the Attack on Titan series finale went viral before its release, quickly gaining Spy x Family’s new opening theme views on YouTube.
Japanese music production company Pony Canyon shared a song titled “Itterasshai” by Ai Higuchi on its YouTube channel this week, with a music video serving as the anime’s official ending to the chapter. the end of the movie. After just one day, the song had more than 1.3 million viewers, becoming one of the most viewed videos on the channel.
The new video depicts fan-favorite second protagonist Mikasa Ackerman lying in a field as she reminisces about her lifelong friend, Eren Yeager, and the freedom she and her teammates fought for throughout the events of the chapter. As the final chapters wrap up a decade’s worth of story, the animated series is already making waves on the platform as fans prepare for the ultimate conclusion to the biggest and most high-profile story arc yet. From the beginning to the present of the chapter.
Similarly, Spy x Family’s second season opener broke two million views, now surpassing “Itterasshai” by hundreds of thousands, though that gap is shrinking as Attack on Titan’s official ending grows come close. Titled “Kura Kura” and performed by Japanese pop artist Ado, Spy x Family OP broke viewership records just hours after Toho Animation uploaded it to its official YouTube channel.
The two series could hardly be more different in setting or tone. Spy x Family focuses on the famous Forger family, including a top-secret super spy, a dangerous assassin, and their adopted psychic daughter as they each carry out their respective (and often humorous) without revealing his true intentions. Meanwhile, Attack on Titan is a post-apocalyptic survival story about the last humans living in cities surrounded by walls as they fight against giant man-eating monsters. Despite their different genres, both series have received widespread popularity in the anime community in recent years.
However, Pony Canyon’s Attack on Titan Final Season: Final Chapters opening theme song still beat both videos with over 2.4 million views after the season’s release. The company has also created an official playlist of music from the anime, including “Itterasshai” and many other songs and tracks throughout the show’s four seasons.
Attack on Titan Final Season: Final Chapters aired on November 4, 2023 and is available to stream on Hulu and Crunchyroll with English subtitles.
Source: YouTube