Shoukei to Shikabane no Michi

Shoukei to Shikabane no Michi (憧憬と屍の道) is the fifth opening theme of the Attack on Titan anime, and is sung by singer-songwriter Revo of.

It replaced Red Swan in Episode 50.

Opening Animation
An explosion occurs. While the explosion is taking place, an overview of Shiganshina is shown. Then the Colossal Titan can be seen standing with some buildings and the title card is revealed.

Erwin, Dirk, and other scouts are on top of Wall Maria preparing to attack the titans. Levi Ackermann watches a line of Titans and prepares to attack them by pulling out his sword.

A kettle and mugs are laying in the grass. Then Jean, Mikasa, Conny, and Sasha are watching the titans with scared looks on their faces. Next, Reiner, Bertholdt Hoover, and Zeke are sitting on top of the wall with a campfire, transitioning to Bertholdt and Reiner being on lookout.

Buildings on fire are collapsing then the remains of a house fly into the air after being destroyed by the Colossal Titan. The Mysterious Titan is there with steam emitting from the fingers. It then shows the aftermath of a transformation scene with lightning around the Titans. Next, the Beast Titan throws a boulder.

The boulder breaks into pieces with and flies into the air past the scouts into buildings. More scouts are riding their horses toward the chaos.

The Armored Titan fighting the Mysterious Titan. The Mysterious Titan's punch causes the Armor Titan's armor to break into pieces. Jean goes flying toward the Armored Titan with Conny and Sasha on their vertical maneuvering equipment. A canon with fire blowing out of it is shown. Then Mikasa swoops in dodging flying debris and flying through the air with her vertical maneuvering equipment.

It then shows the scouts preparing to attack the Colossal Titan. Levi spins, then rides a horse and lunges at the Beast Titan. Then it shows Hange Zoë, a Titan, Armin waking up, and Jean flying over the Armored Titan with spears in his neck getting ready to explode. The Titans are there with their hearts glowing, then a case being held, then Eren, then the wall art of Historia Reiss offering an apple to a demonic figure, then hands with a seashell in them, the door to the basement, then a horde of Titans. Eren with his arm appears, then young Historia stepping on grass with a blood droplet ripple, then Historia as queen, Erwin with Luke Cis, Dieter Ness, Lynna, Nanaba, Miche Zacharius, Gelgar, Darius Baer, Walbrunn, and Nifa. AWings of Freedom flag is shown blowing, then to a sunset.

Another sunset is shown over Wall Maria and goes beyond it, then to a desert. Everything in the introduction is shown again with the end at Eren’s basement with the door opened.

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