Attack on Titan: Before the Fall

Attack on Titan: Before the Fall
The cover of the first light novel volume.
進撃の巨人 Before the fall (Shingeki no Kyojin Before the fall)
Light novel
Written by	Ryō Suzukaze
Illustrated by	THORES Shibamoto
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA Vertical
Demographic	Male
Imprint	Kodansha Ranobe Bunko
Original run	December 2, 2011 – June 29, 2012
Volumes	3 (List of volumes)
Manga
Written by	Ryō Suzukaze
Illustrated by	Satoshi Shiki
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	US Kodansha USA
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Monthly Shōnen Sirius
Original run	August 26, 2013 – present
Volumes	14 (List of volumes)

Attack on Titan: Before the Fall (進撃の巨人 Before the fall, Shingeki no Kyojin: Before the Fall) is a series of Japanese light novels written by Ryō Suzukaze and illustrated by THORES Shibamoto. The novels began publication in 2011. The series is a prequel to Hajime Isayama's Attack on Titan manga.

A manga adaptation by Satoshi Shiki began serialization in 2013.

The series is set 70 years before the events of Attack on Titan, and is divided into two parts: the first focuses on Angel Aaltonen, the developer of the Vertical Maneuvering Equipment; the second part follows the life of Kuklo, a boy who was found as a baby in a pile of Titan vomit, having been birthed by one of the Titan's victims after they were eaten. He is labelled the "Titan's son" and imprisoned for many of his younger years, before being freed by his owner's daughter, Sharle, and eventually joining the Survey Corps.

The series of light novels is written by Ryō Suzukaze, with illustrations by THORES Shibamoto. Three volumes were released between 2011 and 2012. It serves as a prequel to the Attack on Titan manga, written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama.

The series was licensed in North America by Vertical, who published the first volume in summer 2014, followed by the second and third volumes in a 2-in-1 omnibus format in summer 2015.Attack on Titan: Before the Fall 3 part novel series begins with Volume 1 as Attack on Titan: Before the Fall, Volume 2 as Marching Giants and Volume 3 as Kuklo Unbound. The English version combines Volumes 2 and 3 into Kuklo Unbound.

A manga adaptation, written by Suzukaze and illustrated by Satoshi Shiki, began publication in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Sirius magazine on August 26, 2013. The series received a special chapter in the May issue of Monthly Shōnen Sirius on March 25, 2014.