Attack on Titan Volume 34 Lands on PEN America's New Ban List
PEN America's 2025-2026 findings list the final Attack on Titan volume among a record 7,370 books banned in US schools.
Attack on Titan volume 34 appears on PEN America's list of new first-time book bans for the 2025-2026 school year, according to screenrant.com. The volume is the final installment of Hajime Isayama's manga series.
The 2025-2026 period saw a record 7,370 books banned in US schools. Of those bans, 80% affected fiction, and 14% targeted graphic fiction, particularly manga.
Manga in the broader ban figures
The PEN America findings place the Attack on Titan volume within a wider category of graphic works removed from school shelves. The report lists it alongside other newly banned titles for the school year.
In previous years, titles including Assassination Classroom and Tokyo Ghoul were also targeted for bans in US schools.
Quick answers
Which Attack on Titan volume was banned?
Volume 34, the final volume of Hajime Isayama's manga, appears on PEN America's list of new first-time book bans for the 2025-2026 school year.
How many books were banned in US schools in 2025-2026?
PEN America's findings record 7,370 books banned, with 80% of bans affecting fiction and 14% specifically graphic fiction, particularly manga.