Attack on Titan Opening and Ending Songs to Add to Your Spotify Playlist

Linked Horizon’s Guren no Yumiya officially set the anime series on fire. It is a piece of upbeat, fast-paced music that hypes up the viewers and listeners. In English, Guren no Yumiya is translated as The Arrow of Crimson. Parallel to the first season of the anime, young Eren Yeager has the utmost burning desire to execute all the titans. Guren no Yumiya tackles fighting spirit, humanity’s rage, and sorrow, and calls for a counterattack. The song was composed, arranged, and written by Revo.

Memorable English Lyrics: You no longer live like cattle, Will you rise and join the battle?

While Guren no Yumiya is fast-paced, Utsukushiki Zankoku no Sekai takes on a gentler tone, perfect for the first season’s ending theme. It is also the ending theme for Attack on Titan’s OVA entitled Lost in the Cruel World. In English, it is translated as "This Beautiful Cruel World" which tackles death, grief, and being lost. The song was composed by Rei Ishizuka, arranged by Takayuki Negishi, and written by Sugiyama Mike.

Meanwhile, Yoko Hikasa also sang opening songs for animes such as K-On!, High School DxD New, Trinity Seven, Infinite Stratos, and Inu x Boku SS.

Memorable English Lyrics: In this beautiful cruel world, we merely keep on asking why we’re alive and living.

The second opening theme of Attack on Titan is also performed by Linked Horizon. The difference between the first and the second opening song is that the latter is more grandiose while setting a retaliation-like feeling for the viewers and the listeners. In English, Jiyuu no Tsubasa is translated as Wings of Freedom. It tackles vengeance, victory, celebration, and freedom.

The song was composed, arranged, and written by Revo, who also worked on another beloved anime, Sailor Moon Crystal.

Memorable English Lyrics: We gripped two steel blades of glory, sing the song of victory and have the wings of freedom on our backs.

This ending theme is played in Attack on Titan Season 1, Episode 14. Cinema Staff, an alternative rock band, also sang the fourth opening song for Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V's TV-sized ending song. The song tackles someone’s search for themselves, a cry for help, and a pang of hunger to escape. It was composed by Cinema Staff, written by Sohei Mishima, and arranged by Cinema Staff and Keiji Kamada.

Memorable English Lyrics: The sound of someone crying is like a trembling earthquake. Let’s start from zero and bid farewell to our final night.

Sasageyo, Sasageyo! In Japanese, it is translated as Shinzou wo Sasageyo, while in English, it is Sacrifice Your Hearts. This is the third opening theme of Attack on Titan. The song tackles dedication, devotion, and sacrifice to attain humanity’s freedom. Avid fans of the anime should not miss this song's incredible amazingness. It is also written, arranged, and composed by Revo and Linked Horizon.

Memorable English Lyrics: Offer up! Offer up your hearts! With your own hands, open a path to a rightful future!

Attack on Titan Season 2 Ending Theme: Yuugure no Tori, or The Bird at Dusk, is the season's third ending theme. The song tackles anticipation, attachment, and optimism. It is very different from the opening song, which is downright heavy, upbeat, and fast-paced. It is performed by Shinsei Kamattechan, who also arranged the opening song for the comedy, and slice of life anime Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl in 2011.

Memorable English Lyrics: I can sing again like a bird in the sky, I have heard an innocent voice, I’ll sing out with my girl, Go to the meeting place sing alone.

It is the fourth opening theme of Attack on Titan, and the first opening theme of Season 3, Part One. It replaced Shinzou wo Sasageyo in the 38th episode of the anime.

The song tackles truth, lies, and intimacy. It is also one of the most emotional and nostalgic opening themes in the series. This song is unlike the other opening songs in the series, which has divided fans. Some of them loved the song, while some of them hated it.

It is performed by Yoshiki, who also sang the ending song for the 2014 Saint Seiya movie: Legend of the Sanctuary. Red Swan also featured HYDE of L'Arc-en-Ciel, who worked on anime series such as Darling in the Franxx, Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood, Bakuman, Great Teacher Onizuka, Rurouni Kenshin, and Mobile Suit Gundam 00.

Memorable English Lyrics: We’ll see the end, we’ll be the end.

This time, Linked Horizon performed the ending song for Attack on Titan. This song gently screams violence, depression, and justice. For some fans, it is also a tribute song for all the fallen heroes whose deaths and sacrifices are forever remembered and not gone in vain.

Memorable English Lyrics: Justice shall bare its fang in the end, which one will be barking inside the cell?

Linked Horizon is back with a blast for the opening theme of Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2. It is a song that makes us feel patriotic about a nation that we must defend. It is also one of the most underrated opening themes of the series because of its similarities with the previous opening songs, also performed by Linked Horizon. This masterpiece tells us about curiosity, the path to freedom and happiness, as well as human expectations. In English, it is translated as Path of Aspirations and Corpses.

Memorable English Lyrics: I wonder what you might see if you look down on the world from the sky.

This ending song is perfect with the release of Attack on Titan Manga’s Final Chapter. It speaks of Eren’s true feelings and intentions towards his friends and the rest of the world. Eren Yeager, the boy who sought freedom, turns out to be a slave of destiny. Some fans even offered this song as gratitude to the creator of the series, Hajime Isayama. It is a very beautiful and powerful song that drives the listener to tears.

Memorable English Lyrics: Please don’t forget about me, the truth about me.

In English, it is translated as "My War." It basically pertains to Eren Yeager’s incredible character development, his mentality, and story, how he became a slave of destiny and how far he could go to protect the ones he cared about, even if it means walking down that path alone. This song officially sets the tone for the final season of Attack on Titan.

Memorable English Lyrics: Destruction and regeneration, You are the real enemy.

Yuuko Andou, who also performed the ending song for the TV anime Gilgamesh, worked on the first ending song of the final season of Attack on Titan. This is one of the best ending themes in the anime because it fits the series perfectly.

Yuuko Andou’s beautiful voice, her visualization, and the overall instrumentality of the song capture the hearts of many fans from all over the world. This song also gives off a farewell-like feeling to the anime. It also speaks of Eren’s final journey and mission to humanity. In English, it is translated as "shock."

Memorable English Lyrics: My friends' voices were swallowed and trampled. That’s the reason it cannot end.

Although it is one of the newest, possibly the last opening song for Attack on Titan, it is already iconic among fans. One cannot stop listening to this masterpiece of a song. As the title implies, it means that it is the rumbling incarnate.

The SiM, who also performed songs for the anime Shingeki no Bahamut, did an incredibly wonderful job for the opening song. It sets the tone for the final showdown and marks the end of an era. This opening theme is so good that it also reached the #1 spot on the U.S. Billboard’s Hard Rock Chart.

This song really hits differently among the show’s cult following. It is an addictive and energetic song that will surely be iconic for anime fans.

Memorable English Lyrics: If I lose it all, slip and fall, I will never look away.

This song is the final ending theme of the show. Ai Higuchi, who also worked on the ending song of Yami Shibai 5, gives life to this masterpiece. In English, the song is translated as "a child of evil." It points out Eren Yeager, his story, and how he ended up sacrificing for the greater good and lesser evil. This theme song describes not only pain and hatred, but also love, and tranquility. This is the end of an amazing journey.

Memorable English Lyrics: The world is cruel, but I still love you.