Attack on Titan: Harsh Mistress of the City

Attack on Titan: Harsh Mistress of the City

The cover of the first volume of Attack on Titan: Harsh Mistress of the City.
進撃の巨人 隔絶都市の女王
(Shingeki no Kyojin: Kakuzetsu Toshi no Joō)
Light novel
Written by Ryō Kawakami
Illustrated by Range Murata
Published by Kodansha
English publisher
Original run August 1, 2014May 1, 2015
Volumes 2

Attack on Titan: Harsh Mistress of the City (進撃の巨人 隔絶都市の女王 Shingeki no Kyojin: Kakuzetsu Toshi no Joō) is a Japanese light novel series by Ryō Kawakami, based on the manga Attack on Titan (進撃の巨人 Shingeki no Kyojin) by Hajime Isayama. The series is published by Kodansha in Japan and by Vertical in North America.

Plot

The story follows Rita Iglehaut (リタ Rita), a 15-year old member of the Garrison Regiment, and her childhood friend, Mathias Kramer (マティアス Matiasu), the son of wealthy merchants, as their home, Quinta District (クィンタ区 Kuinta Ku), comes under siege after the breaching of Wall Maria.

Release

The novel was announced in the 33rd issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine on July 16, 2014.[1] The books are written by Ryō Kawakami and illustrated by Range Murata.[1][2] Kodansha published the first volume on August 1, 2014.[1]

North American publisher Vertical announced their license to the series at their New York Comic Con panel on October 11, 2014.[3][4]

No.TitleJapanese releaseEnglish release
1Attack on Titan: The Harsh Mistress of the City, Part 1
Shingeki no Kyojin: Kakuzetsu Toshi no Joō (Ue) (進撃の巨人 隔絶都市の女王(上))
August 1, 2014[5]
ISBN 978-4-06-375296-0
August 25, 2015[6]
ISBN 978-1-941220-62-7
2Attack on Titan: The Harsh Mistress of the City, Part 2
Shingeki no Kyojin: Kakuzetsu Toshi no Joō (Shita) (進撃の巨人 隔絶都市の女王(下))
May 1, 2015[7]
ISBN 978-4-06-375299-1
September 29, 2015[8]
ISBN 978-1-942993-29-2

Reception

Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network gave the first volume a grade of B+, calling it "easily the most readable AOT novel to come out in English". She noted that "the novel feels like it skews younger than previous entries into the series." She felt that Mathias and Rita were believable characters, but expressed a wish to see more of Rita, feeling that her story was more compelling. She concluded by writing that the series was an easy, enjoyable read, and was more likely to appeal to a broader audience than previous novels in the franchise.[9]

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