Attack on Titan is an extraordinarily popular anime show, which in early 2021 earned the title of the ‘most in demand’ show in the U.S. And Rotten Tomatoes adored it with a 95% average Tomatometer, and a 95% average audience score.
Attack on Titan 101
Florida Comic Cons, a news site that covers conventions and cosplayers, recently posted a blog titled “Attack on Titan 101” that gives you the basic info on the popular show. And below is a preview of the blog, which goes into the manga and tells you why Attack on Titan falls into the category of anime horror.
The Manga
As of September 2022, the manga has more than 110 million tankōbon copies in print worldwide, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. And the manga has won numerous awards, including the Kodansha Manga Award, the Attilio Micheluzzi Award, and the Harvey Award.
why it’s anime horror
Anime horror is legit horror. Attack on Titan features pseudo-zombie enemies called Titans. And they eat people. That’s horror.
Learn more about anime horror
if you’re not familiar with anime horror, check out Florida Comic Cons blog “Anime Horror 101: Exploring the Emerging Subgenre.”
The news site defines anime horror as an anime show with significant amounts of any of the following: Blood, gore, murder, supernatural activity, body horror, and other such disturbing content that arouses fear. Read their blog to learn why anime horror is legit horror.
Gabi Braun and Furlan Church will be at Sunshine City Scare
And Sunshine City Scare features voice actors Lindsay Seidel, who voices the character Gabi Braun in Attack on Titan; and Ryan Colt Levy who voices Furlan Church from Attack on Titan: No Regret. You can follow Sunshine City Scare on Instagram and Facebook.
Anime horror subgenre
Sunshine City Scare’s anime horror subgenre that is jam-packed with anime voice actors who portray major characters from the most popular shows such as Chainsaw Man, Tokyo Ghoul, Attack on Titan, Demon Slayer, Dangonropa: The Animation, Parasyte, and more.
Anime horror characters at Sunshine City Scare
4 voice actors who portray the following characters will be at Sunshine City Scare:
- Denji from Chainsaw Man
- Pochita from Chainsaw Man
- Future Devil from Chainsaw Man
- Enmu from Demon Slayer
- Kuki Urie from Tokyo Ghoul:Re
- Gabi Braun from Attack on Titan
- Furlan Church from Attack on Titan: No Regrets
- Jazz from Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun
- Celestia Ludenburg from Dangonronpa: the Animation
- Shinichi Izumi from Parasyte
Anime Horror maid cafe
How will a cute and adorable maid cafe transform into scary and creepy? Miria Maid Cafe, Orlando’s only stand-along maid cafe, will add horror to everything they do at Sunshine City Scare from desserts and games to dancing and performances. And the group, which will be at the con both days, will also be performing on the main stage.
sponsors
Sunshine City Scare 2023 is sponsored by Florida Comic Cons, a news site that covers comic, anime, sci-fi, horror, and pop culture conventions; and Florida Cosplay Digital Magazine, a free monthly magazine that spotlights cosplay throughout the state from features and interviews to photos from recent conventions; and Anime St. Pete, which is on Sept. 30-Oct. 1 at the historic Coliseum in beautiful St. Petersburg.
