<Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> English airdate </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 38 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` Smoke Signal '' `` Noroshi '' ( 狼煙 ) </Td> <Td> Hiroyuki Tanaka </Td> <Td> Yasuko Kobayashi </Td> <Td> July 23 , 2018 </Td> <Td> July 11 , 2018 August 18 , 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="7"> Levi 's squad , now composed of Eren and his remaining friends , are camped out in a cottage where Hange carries out experiments on Eren to test his Titan and hardening abilities to seal the wall . Hange reports that Pastor Nick has been tortured and murdered in the Trost District barracks but she accuses the Military Police 's First Interior Squad of being responsible . Levi suspects that someone in the government has their sights set on destroying the Survey Corps and concealing the secrets of the Titans . After Nifa delivers a message from Erwin , who has been arrested by the Military Police , Levi has the Scouts abandon their hideout only shortly before the Military Police storms it . Levi figures that the government is after Eren and Historia and he decides to head back to the Trost District . Before Hange leaves with Mobilt to go after Erwin , Eren gives her a written copy of the conversation he recalled between Ymir and Bertholdt . The Scouts arrive in Trost , and Jean and Armin disguised as Eren and Historia are soon abducted . Mikasa and the others easily rescue them from their kidnappers . Meanwhile Levi is uneasy , and tells Nifa about Kenny the Ripper , a serial killer he knew in the past , when suddenly Kenny and his minions appear . They kill Nifa and the rest of her team , and then Kenny pursues Levi across the rooftops . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 39 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` Pain '' `` Itami '' ( 痛み ) </Td> <Td> Shita Taro Emma Tommita Yasuho Tamura Mai Teshima </Td> <Td> Yasuko Kobayashi </Td> <Td> July 30 , 2018 </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="7"> Kenny , now working for the Interior Squad , pursues Levi with members of his group , but Levi manages to escape . Mikasa hears the commotion and leads the other scouts in defense of Historia and Eren , which involves killing other humans , something they have never done before . In the Capital city Mitras , the government receives a message from Lord Reiss that Historia and Eren have been captured . Following their savage battle with Kenny 's group , Armin and the rest are traumatized of having to fight and kill other humans which Levi consoles them . They interrogate their prisoner and community leader , Dimo Reeves , who helped the Military Police , but he fears for the future of his company and the people in Trost . Levi offers him protection for the people of Trost in exchange for his help . Elsewhere , Hange approaches Erwin to help , suggesting that Eren will be eaten if they do not rescue him . With Reeves ' assistance , the scouts capture some Interior Squad soldiers and torture Sannes , the man who killed Pastor Nick , about the whereabouts of Historia and Eren . They discover Historia is the real heir to the throne and conclude she is being held by her father , Rod Reiss . Later , Reeves is killed by Kenny for betraying him , unaware that Reeves ' son is witnessing it . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 40 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` Old Story '' `` Mukashibanashi '' ( 昔話 ) </Td> <Td> Tomoko Hirakata Naohiro Osugi Yuko Yamamoto Takāki Chiba </Td> <Td> Hiroshi Seko </Td> <Td> August 6 , 2018 </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="7"> In a flashback , Historia tells the Scouts of her upbringing on the Reiss estate in the region of Wall Rose , her estrangement from her parents , the execution of her mother by Kenny and then being hidden as Christa Lenz . In the present , Rod Reiss heads back to his family estate with Historia and Eren while Hange explains to the Scouts that Eren will be eaten to acquire his Titan powers and abilities . The Scouts split up and head for the Reiss estate to rescue Eren and Historia . Meanwhile Erwin explains to Commander Pyxis his plans of a bloodless coup to overthrow the corrupt government to retake Wall Maria . Erwin gains Pyxis ' support after telling him that Sannes confessed that the current royal family is a
<Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> English airdate </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 38 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` Smoke Signal '' `` Noroshi '' ( 狼煙 ) </Td> <Td> Hiroyuki Tanaka </Td> <Td> Yasuko Kobayashi </Td> <Td> July 23 , 2018 </Td> <Td> July 11 , 2018 August 18 , 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="7"> Levi 's squad , now composed of Eren and his remaining friends , are camped out in a cottage where Hange carries out experiments on Eren to test his Titan and hardening abilities to seal the wall . Hange reports that Pastor Nick has been tortured and murdered in the Trost District barracks but she accuses the Military Police 's First Interior Squad of being responsible . Levi suspects that someone in the government has their sights set on destroying the Survey Corps and concealing the secrets of the Titans . After Nifa delivers a message from Erwin , who has been arrested by the Military Police , Levi has the Scouts abandon their hideout only shortly before the Military Police storms it . Levi figures that the government is after Eren and Historia and he decides to head back to the Trost District . Before Hange leaves with Mobilt to go after Erwin , Eren gives her a written copy of the conversation he recalled between Ymir and Bertholdt . The Scouts arrive in Trost , and Jean and Armin disguised as Eren and Historia are soon abducted . Mikasa and the others easily rescue them from their kidnappers . Meanwhile Levi is uneasy , and tells Nifa about Kenny the Ripper , a serial killer he knew in the past , when suddenly Kenny and his minions appear . They kill Nifa and the rest of her team , and then Kenny pursues Levi across the rooftops . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 39 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` Pain '' `` Itami '' ( 痛み ) </Td> <Td> Shita Taro Emma Tommita Yasuho Tamura Mai Teshima </Td> <Td> Yasuko Kobayashi </Td> <Td> July 30 , 2018 </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="7"> Kenny , now working for the Interior Squad , pursues Levi with members of his group , but Levi manages to escape . Mikasa hears the commotion and leads the other scouts in defense of Historia and Eren , which involves killing other humans , something they have never done before . In the Capital city Mitras , the government receives a message from Lord Reiss that Historia and Eren have been captured . Following their savage battle with Kenny 's group , Armin and the rest are traumatized of having to fight and kill other humans which Levi consoles them . They interrogate their prisoner and community leader , Dimo Reeves , who helped the Military Police , but he fears for the future of his company and the people in Trost . Levi offers him protection for the people of Trost in exchange for his help . Elsewhere , Hange approaches Erwin to help , suggesting that Eren will be eaten if they do not rescue him . With Reeves ' assistance , the scouts capture some Interior Squad soldiers and torture Sannes , the man who killed Pastor Nick , about the whereabouts of Historia and Eren . They discover Historia is the real heir to the throne and conclude she is being held by her father , Rod Reiss . Later , Reeves is killed by Kenny for betraying him , unaware that Reeves ' son is witnessing it . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 40 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` Old Story '' `` Mukashibanashi '' ( 昔話 ) </Td> <Td> Tomoko Hirakata Naohiro Osugi Yuko Yamamoto Takāki Chiba </Td> <Td> Hiroshi Seko </Td> <Td> August 6 , 2018 </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="7"> In a flashback , Historia tells the Scouts of her upbringing on the Reiss estate in the region of Wall Rose , her estrangement from her parents , the execution of her mother by Kenny and then being hidden as Christa Lenz . In the present , Rod Reiss heads back to his family estate with Historia and Eren while Hange explains to the Scouts that Eren will be eaten to acquire his Titan powers and abilities . The Scouts split up and head for the Reiss estate to rescue Eren and Historia . Meanwhile Erwin explains to Commander Pyxis his plans of a bloodless coup to overthrow the corrupt government to retake Wall Maria . Erwin gains Pyxis ' support after telling him that Sannes confessed that the current royal family is a
attack on titans season 3 episode 1 release date
attack on titans season 3 episode 1 release date
July 23 , 2018
July 23 , 2018