document_title: Under-19 Cricket World Cup

question_text: who won the first under 19 world cup

question_tokens: who won the first under 19 world cup

text: Under-19 Cricket World Cup

text: Results[edit]

text:
Year
Host(s)
Final venue
Result

Winner
Margin
Runner-up

1988
 Australia
Adelaide
 Australia
202/5 (45.5 overs)
Australia won by 5 wickets
scorecard
 Pakistan
201 (49.3 overs)

1998
 South Africa
Johannesburg
 England
242/3 (46 overs)
England won by 7 wickets
scorecard
 New Zealand
241/6 (50 overs)

2000
 Sri Lanka
Colombo
 India
180/4 (40.4 overs)
India won by 6 wickets
scorecard
 Sri Lanka
178 (48.1 overs)

2002
 New Zealand
Lincoln
 Australia
209/3 (45.1 overs)
Australia won by 7 wickets
scorecard
 South Africa
206/9 (50 overs)

2004
 Bangladesh
Dhaka
 Pakistan
230/9 (50 overs)
Pakistan won by 25 runs
scorecard
 West Indies
205 (47.1 overs)

2006
 Sri Lanka
Colombo
 Pakistan
109 (41.1 overs)
Pakistan won by 38 runs
scorecard
 India
71 (18.5 overs)

2008
 Malaysia
Puchong
 India
159 (45.4 overs)
India won by 12 runs (D/L)
scorecard
 South Africa
103/8 (25 overs)

2010
 New Zealand
Lincoln
 Australia
207/9 (50 overs)
Australia won by 25 runs
scorecard
 Pakistan
182 (46.4 overs)

2012
 Australia
Townsville
 India
227/4 (47.4 overs)
India won by 6 wickets
scorecard
 Australia
225/8 (50 overs)

2014
 UAE
Dubai
 South Africa
134/4 (42.1 overs)
South Africa won by 6 wickets
scorecard
 Pakistan
131 (44.3 overs)

2016
 Bangladesh
Dhaka
 West Indies
146/5 (49.3 overs)
West Indies won by 5 wickets
scorecard
 India
145 (45.1 overs)

2018
 New Zealand
Mount Maunganui
 India
220/2 (38.5 overs)
India won by 8 wickets
scorecard
 Australia
216 (47.2 overs)

2020
 South Africa
to be determined

2022
 West Indies
to be determined

text: History[edit]

text: 1988 (Winner: Australia [1])[edit]

text: The inaugural event was titled the McDonald's Bicentennial Youth World Cup, and was held in 1988 as part of the Australian Bicentenary celebrations. It took place in South Australia and Victoria. Teams from the seven Test-playing nations, as well as an ICC Associates XI, competed in a round-robin format. Australia lost only one match, their final round-robin game against Pakistan by which time they had qualified for the semis. They went on to beat Pakistan by five wickets in the final, thanks to an unbeaten hundred from Brett Williams. England and West Indies made up the last four, but India were the real disappointments. After opening with a good win against England, they suffered hefty defeats in four matches to be knocked out early. The tournament was notable for the number of future international players who competed. Future England captains Nasser Hussain and Mike Atherton played, as did Indian spinner Venkatapathy Raju, New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns, Pakistanis Mushtaq Ahmed and Inzamam-ul-Haq, Sri Lankan Sanath Jayasuriya, and West Indians Brian Lara, Ridley Jacobs, and Jimmy Adams. Australia's Brett Williams was the leading run-scorer, with 471 runs at an average of 52.33. Wayne Holdsworth from Australia and Mushtaq Ahmed were the leading wicket-takers, with 19 wickets at averages of 12.52 and 16.21 respectively.

text: 1998 (Winner: England)[edit]

text: England were the unexpected winners of the second Under-19 World Cup in South Africa. In 1998, the event was relaunched in South Africa as a biennial tournament. The only previous tournament of its kind was held ten years earlier. In addition to the nine Test-playing nations, there were teams from Bangladesh, Kenya, Scotland, Ireland, Denmark, Namibia and Papua New Guinea. The teams were divided into four pools, named after Gavaskar, Sobers, Cowdrey and Bradman, and the top two sides from each progressed to two Super League pools, whose winners advanced to the final. In order to give everyone a decent amount of cricket, the non-qualifiers competed in a Plate League, won by Bangladesh, who beat West Indies in the final. West Indies failed to qualify for the Super League after a fiasco concerning the composition of their squad - they arrived with seven players who contravened the age restrictions for the tournament. The Super League, in which every game was covered live on South African satellite television, also threw up a number of shocks and tense finishes; both pools came down to net run-rate at the finish. England, from being down and almost out, beat Pakistan - who surprisingly lost all three of their games - but lost a rain-affected match to India. Australia had beaten India and Pakistan and were favourites to reach the final. Only a massive defeat by England could deny them: but that is precisely what they suffered. In front of a crowd of about 6,000 at Newlands, they were bowled out for 147. New Zealand joined England in the final, where a century from England's Stephen Peters won the day. Chris Gayle was the tournament's leading run-scorer, with 364 runs at an average of 72.80. West Indian Ramnaresh Sarwan and Zimbabwean Mluleki Nkala were the leading wicket-takers, with 16 wickets at 10.81 and 13.06 respectively.

text: 2000 (Winner: India)[edit]

text: The 2000 tournament was held in Sri Lanka, and replicated the format from 1998. Participating nations included the nine Test-playing nations, as well as Bangladesh, Kenya, Ireland, Namibia, Holland, Nepal and a combined team from the Americas development region. To the disappointment of a large crowd at Colombo's SSC, Sri Lanka fell at the final hurdle in a final dominated by India. The winners remained unbeaten throughout, and destroyed Australia by 170 runs in the semi-final to underline their supremacy. In the other semi-final, Sri Lanka delighted a crowd of 5000 at Galle by beating Pakistan. The fact that three of the four semi-finalists were from Asia and so more attuned to the conditions was coincidental - they played the better cricket and, in Pakistan's case, had a very experienced squad. England, the defending champions, were most disappointing, and they won only one match against a Test-playing country, and that a last-ball victory over Zimbabwe. South Africa, one of the favourites, were desperately unlucky to be eliminated after three no-results gave them three points while Nepal, with four points courtesy of one win over Kenya, went through to the Super League instead. The format of the tournament was as in 1997-98, with four groups of four and then a Super League and final. Graeme Smith was the tournament's leading run-scorer, with 348 runs at an average of 87.00. Pakistan's Zahid Saeed was the leading wicket-taker, with 15 wickets at 7.60. India's Yuvraj Singh was named Man of the Series. India clinched the title for the first time under the captaincy of Mohammed Kaif.

text: 2002 (Winner: Australia)[edit]

text: The fourth Under-19 World Cup held in New Zealand only confirmed Australia's dominance of the game, and from their opening match, when they obliterated Kenya by 430 runs, through to their comprehensive victory over South Africa in the final, they were never threatened. Participating nations included the ten Test-playing nations, plus Canada, Kenya, Namibia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, and Scotland. Their captain, Cameron White, was singled out for praise for his leadership, and he chipped in with 423 runs at 70.50. And they didn't rely on pace either, playing only two seamers and four slow bowlers, with Xavier Doherty, a slow left-armer, leading the wicket-takers with 16 at 9.50 and all without a single wide. In contrast, India, the holders, underperformed in their semi-final against South Africa, a team they had easily beaten a week or so earlier. They also suffered embarrassing defeats to neighbours Pakistan and Bangladesh. Pakistan, however, provided the main upset when they lost to Nepal by 30 runs, and Nepal also gave England a few uneasy moments. Zimbabwe won the plate competition, with their expected opponents, Bangladesh, beaten in the semi-final by Nepal. Australian Cameron White was the tournament's leading run-scorer, with 423 runs at an average of 70.50 and Xavier Doherty was the leading wicket-taker, with 16 wickets at 9.50. Tatenda Taibu, Zimbabwe's captain, was Man of the Series for his 250 runs and 12 wickets, not to mention his wicket-keeping in between bowling stints.

text: 2004 (Winner: Pakistan)[edit]

text: The 2004 tournament was held in Bangladesh. More than 350,000 spectators saw the 54 matches played in the tournament. The finale ended with a close final between the two best teams - West Indies and Pakistan. It was won by Pakistan by 25 runs against West Indies and a 30,000 crowd acclaimed the victorious Pakistanis almost as their own. The players, from the ten Test countries and six other nations, were feted wherever they went, and the appetite for cricket was remarkable: even Zimbabwe v Canada sold out. The shock was the elimination from the main competition of holders Australia, bowled out for 73 and beaten by Zimbabwe in the group stage when Tinashe Panyangara took 6 for 31, the second-best figures in the competition's history. And Australia then lost to Bangladesh in the plate final amid thumping drums and gleeful celebrations. The downside was the quality of the cricket, which was often mediocre on some indifferent pitches, and the reporting of six unidentified bowlers for having suspect actions. Pakistan would have finished unbeaten but for a hiccup against England - when both teams had already qualified for the semis. England reached the last four, which was progress, and Alastair Cook looked a class apart. But they came unstuck against West Indies' spinners in the semi-final. India completed the semi-finalists. Dhawan and Suresh Raina were the backbone of a strong batting line-up, and Raina's 90 from just 38 balls against the hapless Scots was as brutal an innings as one will see at any level. Both looked international-class already, though faced with a tough task breaking into their senior side's formidable top order. The captain Ambati Rayudu had been hailed as the next great batting hope, having scored a century and a double in a first-class match at the age of 17. But he did not score the runs promised and was banned by the referee John Morrison from the semi-final after allowing a funereal over-rate during the Super League win against Sri Lanka: eight overs were bowled in the first 50 minutes. India's Shikhar Dhawan was named Man of the Tournament, and was the tournament's leading run-scorer, with 505 runs at an average of 84.16. Bangladeshi Enamul Haque was the leading wicket-taker, with 22 wickets at 10.18.

text: 2006 (Winner: Pakistan)[edit]

text: This tournament was always going to struggle to live up to the overwhelming response that greeted the previous event in Bangladesh. Despite free tickets the matches were sparsely attended even when the home side were in action, but it shouldn't detract from an impressive two weeks which finished with Pakistan securing their second consecutive title in an extraordinary final against India at the Premadasa Stadium. Pakistan crumbled to 109, but in a thrilling passage of play reduced India to 9 for 6. Nasir Jamshed, and Anwar Ali, two of the success stories of the tournament, did the damage and there was no way back for India who fell 38 runs short. These two teams and Australia were the pick of the sides and along with England - who surpassed expectation to reach the semi-finals after beating a talented Bangladesh side - made up the final four. A number of players caught the eye, notably Australia captain Moises Henriques, the Indian batsmen Cheteshwar Pujara - the tournament's leading run-scorer - and teammate Rohit Sharma, along with legspinner Piyush Chawla, who a few weeks later made his Test debut against England. However, perhaps the best story of the tournament was Nepal claiming the Plate trophy after a thrilling victory against New Zealand having also beaten South Africa during the event

text: 2008 (Winner: India)[edit]

text: It was the first time the tournament was held in an Associate Member country. The 2008 Under-19 Cricket World Cup was held in Malaysia from 17 February to 2 March 2008. Along with hosts , 15 other teams battled in 44 matches packed into 15 days across three cities. India, still smarting from the loss in the previous edition had reason to be upbeat with Tanmay Srivastava, a mature batsman who eventually finished as the tournament's leading run-getter, in their ranks. Australia and England had forgettable campaigns, coming up short against the big teams after making mincemeat of the minnows. Defending champions Pakistan were fortuitous to reach the semi-finals as their batsmen never really got going and, against South Africa in the semi-finals, their luck finally ran out while chasing 261. New Zealand, boosted by Man of the Tournament Tim Southee, were impressive before losing to India in a narrow run-chase under lights and cloudy skies in the other semi-final. South Africa's captain Wayne Parnell had played a major role in ensuring their passage to the summit clash, picking up the most wickets in the tournament en route. But they had lost to India in the group stages and lightning did strike twice. India under the leadership of Virat Kohli now india captain, after being bowled out for 159, emerged triumphant by 12 runs under the D/L method and were crowned champions for the second time. [2]

text: 2010 (Winner: Australia)[edit]

text: The 2010 Under-19 Cricket World Cup was held in New Zealand in January 2010. The tournament was hosted in New Zealand after the ICC took it away from Kenya on the flimsiest of reasons which ridiculed its own mission to spread the game. Kenya were further kicked by the ICC as their side was not allowed to participate as it had not won the African qualifying event - a weakened side had been fielded as at the time, as hosts, they did not need to qualify. As it was, New Zealand did a decent job but crowds were dismal and the group stages were as tediously predictable as in the senior tournament, with the better-funded big nations dominating. South Africa did beat Australia in a good match but a dead rubber. The competition came alive in the quarter-finals as West Indies beat England and Sri Lanka defeated South Africa. The best tie of the competition came when Pakistan beat fierce rivals India by two wickets with three balls remaining in a low-scoring match. The final between Australia and Pakistan was a rematch of the first tournament, and Australia won by 25 runs in a game where fortunes ebbed and flowed throughout.

text: 2012 (Winner: India)[edit]

text: The 2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup was held in the Tony Ireland Stadium, Australia. Along with the ten test playing nations, Afghanistan, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Ireland, Scotland and Namibia also participated in this tournament. Australia lost against India in the final on 26 August 2012. India's third U19 World Cup meant they tied for the most wins with Australia. Sri Lanka could not go through into the last eight but won the Plate championship by defeating Afghanistan by 7 wickets. Reece Topley of England was the highest wicket taker whereas Anamul Haque of Bangladesh was the top run getter. India won the final against Australia with 14 balls to spare and 6 wickets remaining. Captain Unmukt Chand played a match winning knock of 111* not out in 130 balls with the help of 6 sixes & 7 fours. Sandeep Sharma also excelled with four wickets under his belt.

text: 2014 (Winner: South Africa)[edit]

text: The 2014 Under-19 Cricket World-Cup was held in Dubai (U.A.E.) in 2014. It was the first time that U.A.E. had hosted an ICC event. Afghanistan was the only non-full member to qualify for the Quarter Finals. This was the first time that Afghanistan reached the last eight of this tournament, courtesy of their stellar performance against Australia in the group stage. In fact, this was the second time that a non-test playing nation qualified for the Super League/Quarter Finals, Nepal being the first one in the 2000 edition. India wobbled in the Quarter Finals against England and finally lost in the final over. This was the first semi-final berth for England in the last four editions. Pakistan beat England in the semis to reach its fifth Under-19 Final, becoming the first team to do so. South Africa beat Australia in the second semi-final. In a one-sided final, South Africa beat Pakistan and claimed its maiden U-19 World Cup title. Corbin Bosch, son of former South African cricketer late Tertius Bosch, was the Man of the Match in the finals and Aiden Markram was the Man of the Series. South Africa did not lose even a single match in the entire tournament.

text: 2016 (Winner: West Indies)[edit]

text: The 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup was held in Bangladesh. It was the eleventh edition of the Under-19 World Cup, and the second to be held in Bangladesh. On 5 January 2016, Australia announced that the Australian squad had pulled out of the tournament, citing security reasons.[3] Defending champions South Africa were knocked out of the tournament in the group stage, with back-to-back defeats to Bangladesh and Namibia.[4] This was the first time that two non-test playing nations – Nepal and Namibia – qualified for the Super League/Quarterfinals. The West Indies defeated India by five wickets in the final, claiming their first title.[5] Bangladesh's captain Mehedi Hasan was named player of the tournament, while England's Jack Burnham and Namibia's Fritz Coetzee led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively.

text: 2018 (Winner: India)[edit]

text: The 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup was held in New Zealand. India and Australia played in the finals at Mount Maunganui on Feb 3 2018. It was the 12th Edition of the Under-19 World Cup. India defeated Australia by 8 wickets, with Manjot Kalra scoring a match-winning 101*.[6] The Man of the match was awarded to Manjot Kalra, while player of the tournament was awarded to Shubman Gill. India now holds the most wins record in Under-19 World Cup.

text: Summary of all teams in all tournaments[edit]

text: In the table below, teams are sorted by best performance, then winning percentage, then (if equal) by alphabetical order.[7]

text:
Team
Appearances
Best result
Statistics

Total
First
Latest
Played
Won
Lost
Tie
NR
Win%

 India
12
1988
2018
Champions (2000, 2008, 2012, 2018)
77
58
18
0
1
76.31

 Australia
11
1988
2018
Champions (1988, 2002, 2010)
73
54
17
0
2
76.05

 Pakistan
12
1988
2018
Champions (2004, 2006)
75
53
21
0
1
71.62

 South Africa
11
1998
2018
Champions (2014)
67
47
19
0
1
71.21

 West Indies
12
1988
2018
Champions (2016)
77
47
30
0
0
61.03

 England
12
1988
2018
Champions (1998)
75
44
30
0
1
59.45

 Sri Lanka
12
1988
2018
Runner-up (2000)
74
40
33
0
1
54.79

 New Zealand
12
1988
2018
Runner-up (1998)
72
33
38
0
1
46.47

 Bangladesh
11
1998
2018
3rd place (2016)
70
48
20
1
1
70.28

 Afghanistan
5
2010
2018
4th place (2018)
30
14
15
0
1
48.27

 Zimbabwe
11
1998
2018
6th place (2004)
68
31
37
0
0
45.58

 Namibia
9
1998
2018
7th place (2016)
53
10
42
1
0
19.81

   Nepal
7
2000
2016
8th place (2000, 2016)
43
21
21
0
1
50.00

 Ireland
8
1998
2018
10th place (2010)
55
19
35
1
0
35.45

 Kenya
4
1998
2018
11th place (1998)
23
6
17
0
0
26.08

 Scotland
7
1998
2016
11th place (2012)
42
12
30
0
0
28.57

 Canada
6
2002
2018
11th place (2010)
35
6
27
1
1
19.11

 United States
2
2006
2010
12th place (2006)
11
2
8
0
1
20.00

 United Arab Emirates
1
2014
2014
12th place (2014)
6
1
5
0
0
16.67

 Papua New Guinea
8
1998
2018
12th place (2008, 2010)
47
3
44
0
0
6.38

 Denmark
1
1998
1998
13th place (1998)
6
2
4
0
0
33.33

 Netherlands
1
2000
2000
14th place (2000)
6
1
4
0
1
20.00

 Hong Kong
1
2010
2010
14th place (2010)
6
1
5
0
0
16.67

 Uganda
2
2004
2006
14th place (2004, 2006)
12
2
10
0
0
16.67

 Bermuda
1
2008
2008
15th place (2008)
5
1
4
0
0
20.00

 Malaysia
1
2008
2008
16th place (2008)
5
1
4
0
0
20.00

 Fiji
1
2016
2016
16th place (2016)
6
0
6
0
0
0.00

Defunct teams

ICC Associates
1
1988
1988
8th place (1988)
7
0
7
0
0
0.00

Americas
1
2000
2000
16th place (2000)
6
0
6
0
0
0.00

text: Note: the win percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win.

text: Team result by tournament[edit]

text:
Legend

1st
Champions

2nd
Runners-up

3rd
Third place

Q
Qualified for upcoming tournament

§
Team qualified for tournament, but withdrew

†
Team was ineligible for tournament

Hosts

text:
Team

1988

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020
Total

 Afghanistan
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
16th
10th
7th
9th
4th
—
5

 Australia
1st
4th
4th
1st
10th
3rd
6th
1st
2nd
4th
§
2nd
—
11

 Bangladesh
—
9th
10th
11th
9th
5th
8th
9th
7th
9th
3rd
6th
—
11

 Bermuda
—
—
—
—
—
—
15th
—
—
—
—
—
—
1

 Canada
—
—
—
15th
15th
—
—
11th
—
15th
15th
12th
—
6

 Denmark
—
13th
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1

 England
4th
1st
6th
7th
4th
4th
5th
8th
5th
3rd
6th
7th
—
12

 Fiji
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
16th
—
—
1

 Hong Kong
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
14th
—
—
—
—
—
1

 India
6th
5th
1st
3rd
3rd
2nd
1st
6th
1st
5th
2nd
1st
—
12

 Ireland
—
14th
12th
—
11th
13th
13th
10th
12th
—
13th
13th
—
9

 Kenya
—
11th
13th
14th
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
15th
—
4

 Malaysia
—
—
—
—
—
—
16th
—
—
—
—
—
—
1

 Namibia
—
15th
15th
12th
—
15th
11th
—
16th
13th
7th
14th
—
9

 Netherlands
—
—
14th
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1

   Nepal
—
—
8th
10th
13th
9th
10th
—
13th
—
8th
—
—
7

 New Zealand
7th
2nd
7th
6th
8th
10th
4th
7th
4th
10th
12th
8th
—
12

 Pakistan
2nd
7th
3rd
5th
1st
1st
3rd
2nd
8th
2nd
5th
3rd
—
12

 Papua New Guinea
—
16th
—
16th
16th
—
12th
12th
14th
16th
—
16th
—
8

 South Africa
†
3rd
9th
2nd
7th
11th
2nd
5th
3rd
1st
11th
5th
Q
11

 Scotland
—
12th
—
13th
12th
16th
—
—
11th
14th
14th
—
—
7

 Sri Lanka
5th
6th
2nd
8th
5th
6th
7th
4th
9th
8th
4th
9th
—
12

 Uganda
—
—
—
—
14th
14th
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2

 United Arab Emirates
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
12th
—
—
—
1

 United States
—
—
—
—
—
12th
—
15th
—
—
—
—
—
2

 West Indies
3rd
10th
5th
4th
2nd
8th
9th
3rd
6th
6th
1st
10th
—
12

 Zimbabwe
—
8th
11th
9th
6th
7th
14th
13th
15th
11th
10th
11th
—
11

Defunct teams

 Americas
—
—
16th
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1

 ICC Associates
8th
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1

Total
8
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16

text: Records[edit]

text: Team records[edit]

text:
480/6 (50 overs) –  Australia vs.  Kenya, 20 January 2002
436/4 (50 overs) –  New Zealand vs.  Kenya, 17 January 2018
425/3 (50 overs) –  India vs.  Scotland, 16 February 2004

text:
22 (22.3 overs) –  Scotland vs.  Australia, 22 February 2004
41 (28.4 overs) –  Canada vs.  South Africa, 25 January 2002
41 (11.4 overs) –  Bangladesh vs.  South Africa, 24 February 2008

text:
9 –  Australia, 2002–2004
8 –  India 2000–2002, 2008–2010, 2012–2014;  Bangladesh 2004–2006;  Pakistan 2006–2008;  Australia 2010–2012

text:
21 –  Papua New Guinea, 1998–2008
16 –  Papua New Guinea, 2012–present
11 –  Namibia, 2008–2014
10 –  Canada, 2002–2004;

text: Individual records[edit]

text:
20 –  Kanishka Chaugai, 2002–2006
19 –  Stefan Swanepoel, 1998–2002;  Greg Thompson, 2004–2008
18 –  Moneeb Iqbal, 2002–2006;  Hashmatullah Shahidi, 2010–2014

text:
606 –  Eoin Morgan, 2004–2006
585 –  Babar Azam, 2010–2012
566 –  Sarfaraz Khan, 2014–2016
548 –  Kraigg Braithwaite, 2010–2012
537 –  Kanishka Chaugai, 2002–2006

text:
505 –  Shikhar Dhawan, 2004
471 –  Brett Williams, 1988
423 –  Cameron White, 2002
421 –  Donovan Pagon, 2002
420 –  Jack Burnham, 2016

text:
191 (152 balls) –  Hasitha Boyagoda, vs.  Kenya, 23 January 2018
180 (144 balls) –  Jakob Bhula, vs.  Kenya, 17 January 2018
176 (129 balls) –  Donovan Pagon, vs.  Scotland, 21 January 2002
174 (150 balls) –  Daniel Lawrence, vs.  Fiji, 27 January 2016
166 (137 balls) –  Keagan Simmons, vs.  Canada, 26 January 2018

text:
245 –  Jakob Bhula and Rachin Ravindra, vs.  Kenya, 17 January 2018
303 –  Daniel Lawrence and Jack Burnham, vs.  Fiji, 27 January 2016
175* –  Abeed Janmohamed and Thomas Odoyo, vs.  Scotland, 12 January 1998
212 –  Cameron White and Dan Christian, vs.  Scotland, 25 January 2002
157 –  Shamar Springer and Jyd Goolie, vs.  Fiji, 31 January 2016
164 –  Umair Masood and Salman Fayyaz, vs.  West Indies, 8 February 2016
119 –  Alick Athanaze and Nyeem Young, vs.  Kenya, 20 January 2018
102* –  Ejaz Nawaz and Frank Nijman, vs. Americas, 23 January 2000
136 –  Nicolas Pooran and Jerome Jones, vs.  Australia, 23 February 2014
73* –  Steven Eno and Timothy Mou, vs.  Afghanistan, 24 January 2010

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text:
27 –  Moises Henriques, 2004–2006;  Greg Thompson, 2004–2008
26 –  Abhishek Sharma, 2002–2004
25 –  Tim Bresnan, 2002–2004
23 –  Paras Khadka, 2004–2008;  Wayne Parnell, 2006–2008;  Rahul Vishwakarma, 2008–2012;  Raymond Haoda, 2010–2012

text:
22 –  Enamul Haque, 2004
19 –  Wayne Holdsworth, 1988;  Mushtaq Ahmed, 1988;  Riaz Afridi, 2004;  Reece Topley, 2012
18 –  Tariq Mahmood, 2004;  Wayne Parnell, 2008

text:
8/35 (9.4 overs) –  Lloyd Pope, vs.  England, 23 January 2018
7/15 (6.5 overs) –  Jason Ralston, vs.  Papua New Guinea, 19 January 2018
7/19 (9.2 overs) –  Jeewan Mendis, vs.  Zimbabwe, 24 January 2002
7/20 (8.1 overs) –  Trent Boult, vs.  Malaysia, 21 February 2008
6/3 (6.2 overs) –  Rahul Vishwakarma, vs.  Papua New Guinea, 23 August 2012

text:
23 years, 312 days –  Thomas Nielsen, vs.  Namibia, 22 January 1998
21 years, 131 days –  Chris Alu, vs.  Kenya, 22 January 1998
21 years, 51 days –  Sam Skeete, vs.  Pakistan, 10 March 1988

text: Note: age restrictions were relaxed for some teams at the early editions of the tournament.

text: By tournament[edit]

text:
Year
Player of the final
Player of the tournament
Most runs
Most wickets

1988
 Brett Williams
not awarded
 Brett Williams (471)
 Wayne Holdsworth (19)
 Mushtaq Ahmed (19)

1998
 Stephen Peters
not awarded
 Chris Gayle (364)
 Ramnaresh Sarwan (16)
 Mluleki Nkala (16)

2000
 Reetinder Sodhi
 Yuvraj Singh
 Graeme Smith (348)
 Zahid Saeed (15)

2002
 Aaron Bird
 Tatenda Taibu
 Cameron White (423)
 Xavier Doherty (16)
 Waddington Mwayenga (16)

2004
 Asif Iqbal
 Shikhar Dhawan
 Shikhar Dhawan (505)
 Enamul Haque (22)

2006
 Anwar Ali
 Cheteshwar Pujara
 Cheteshwar Pujara (349)
 Moises Henriques (16)

2008
 Ajitesh Argal
 Tim Southee
 Tanmay Srivastava (262)
 Wayne Parnell (18)

2010
 Josh Hazlewood
 Dominic Hendricks
 Dominic Hendricks (391)
 Raymond Haoda (15)

2012
 Unmukt Chand
 Will Bosisto
 Anamul Haque (365)
 Reece Topley (19)

2014
 Corbin Bosch
 Aiden Markram
 Shadman Islam (406)
 Anuk Fernando (15)

2016
 Sarbajit Banua
 Mehedi Hasan
 Jack Burnham (420)
 Fritz Coetzee (15)

2018
 Manjot Kalra
 Shubman Gill
 Alick Athanaze (418)
 Anukul Roy (14)
 Qais Ahmad (14)
 Faisal Jamkhandi (14)

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document_title: Attack on Titan

question_text: what are the giants in attack on titan

question_tokens: what are the giants in attack on titan

root

text: Attack on Titan

text: Overview[edit]

text: Setting[edit]

text: Over 100 years before the beginning of the story on an alternate world, giant human-shaped creatures called Titans (巨人, Kyojin) suddenly appeared and nearly wiped out humanity, devouring them without remorse or reason. What remains of humanity now resides within three enormous curtain walls: the outermost is Wall Maria (ウォール・マリア, Wōru Maria); the middle wall is Wall Rose (ウォール・ローゼ, Wōru Rōze, sometimes pronounced like rosé) and the innermost is Wall Sheena (ウォール・シーナ, Wōru Shīna, alt. "Wall Sina"). Inside these walls, humanity has lived in uneasy peace for one hundred years; many people growing up without ever having seen a Titan. This all changes when one day, a giant 60-meter (200 ft)-tall Colossus Titan mysteriously appears after a strike of lightning and breaches the outer wall of the Shiganshina district, a town at Wall Maria, allowing the smaller Titans to invade the district. An Armored Titan smashes clean through the gate in Wall Maria, forcing humankind to abandon the land between Wall Maria and Wall Rose, evacuating the remaining population into the inner districts. The sudden influx of population causes turmoil and famine.

tag: p

text: The Titans are giant humanoid figures ranging between 3–15 meters (10–50 ft) tall and are usually masculine in body structure but lack reproductive organs. Although they do not appear to need food, they instinctively attack and eat humans on sight; it is mentioned that they derive their energy from sunlight. Furthermore, the Titans also do not have a proper digestive tract; once they have eaten their fill of human prey, Titans will vomit large, slimy balls, derisively referred to as "hairballs". Finally, their skin is tough and difficult to penetrate, and they regenerate quickly from injuries, save for a weak spot at the nape of their neck.

text: Combating the Titans is the military, which is divided into three branches. Foremost in the story is the Survey Corps (調査兵団, Chōsa Heidan), which goes out into Titan territory to try to reclaim the land. The Survey Corps are heavily derided in society because of their apparently senseless high casualty rate and little sense of progress. The second and largest branch is the Garrison Regiment (駐屯兵団, Chūton Heidan), which guards the walls and the civilian populace. The third branch is the Military Police Brigade (憲兵団, Kenpeidan), who guards the royal family and live relatively relaxed lives, although this eventually results in fraud, corruption, and political subterfuge. The soldiers use a tethering system called Vertical Maneuvering Equipment (立体機動装置, Rittai Kidō Sōchi) acting as a grappling system, allowing them to jump onto (and swing from) walls, trees, or nearby buildings to attack Titans with dual swords. However, despite it being the soldiers' primary line of both offense and defense against the Titans, it is useless in open and flat terrain like fields.

text: It is later revealed that the Titans were created when Ymir Fritz found the "source of all organic life" and became the Founding Titan where she had the ability to create and control the Titans. When Ymir Fritz died as a side effect of having the Titan ability for 13 years, her soul was split into the 9 Titans where their abilities can be inherited by anyone once the previous wielder is dead. These Titans consist of the Founding Titan, the Attack Titan, the Colossus Titan, the Armored Titan, the Female Titan, the Beast Titan, the Jaw Titan, the Cart Titan, and the War Hammer Titan. The 145th King that wielded the Founding Titan's power fled to the island of Paradis where he used the countless Colossus Titans to make the walls and erased the memories of the Eldians he brought with him so that they didn't know anything about the outside world.

text: Plot[edit]

text: The story of Attack on Titan revolves around the adventures of Eren Yeager, Mikasa Ackerman, and their childhood friend Armin Arlert. After the wall which protects their hometown of Shinganshina is breached by the Colossal Titan leading the other Titans to enter, Eren watches in horror as a smiling Titan eats his mother. Vowing to kill all the Titans, Eren enlists in the military, along with his friends.

text: Five years later, the three cadet graduates are positioned in Trost District, one of the border towns jutting out of Wall Rose when the Titans attack again. In the ensuing battle, Eren saves Armin from being eaten by a bearded Titan, at the cost of him being eaten himself. A Titan later appears and begins fighting the other Titans while ignoring humans; the Titan is revealed to be Eren, who has developed the ability to transform into one. Though he is seen as a threat by some, he helps the military take back Trost District. After being placed on trial for being a danger to the humans, he is taken in by the Survey Corps' Special Operations Squad, led by Captain Levi.

text: In an expedition to Shinganshina, the Scouts are attacked by a Female Titan who attempts to capture Eren. Although the Scouts are able to briefly capture the Female Titan, she breaks free and devastates Levi's squad, forcing the expedition to retreat. Armin determines that the Female Titan is Annie, one of the cadets who taught Eren to fight, and devises a plan to capture her at Stohess. During this operation, collateral damage reveals that Titans reside in and make up the walls surrounding the human settlements.

text: Some of Eren's friends are also revealed to be able to transform into Titans and had been sent as spies by an unknown party to find something called "The Coordinate". It is later confirmed that the Coordinate is the power to control other Titans at will, and that Eren holds that power. The royal family and the Military Police track Eren and his friend Krista Lenz, who is actually Historia Reiss, the successor to the real king, Rod Reiss, with the current king being but a figurehead.

text: The Survey Corps, losing all will to follow the current government, stage a successful rebellion to overthrow the monarchy, culminating with the death of Rod by the hands of his own daughter, who becomes the new queen. It is then revealed that the Reiss Family was responsible for the creation of the walls 100 years ago using the Coordinate, which was stolen by Eren's father Grisha, who then transferred it to Eren's body by turning him into a Titan before allowing his son to devour him.

text: By making use of a new power obtained by Eren that allows him to create massive and permanent structures, the Survey Corps hold another expedition, this time managing to reach Shiganshina and seal the breach to reclaim Wall Maria. However, they are ambushed by Zeke, the man behind the Titan invasions and the spies, leading an army of Titans including the Colossal Titan against them. The battle ends with Zeke retreating, and the Colossal Titan defeated and killed by Armin, who became a Titan Shifter like Eren, but at the cost of the lives of almost all the members of the expedition, including the commander of the Survey Corps, Erwin Smith.

text: Before returning home, the survivors explore the basement of Eren and Mikasa's old house and recover evidence proving that the human civilization beyond the walls is not extinct as they were always led to believe, but is in fact, thriving. However, they also discover that their race, the Eldians, are being oppressed and persecuted by the Marleyans, the ruling race that with the objective of conquering their island, Paradis, and seizing their natural resources, have transformed Eldian prisoners into rogue Titans to keep them trapped inside the walls and sent Zeke, Annie, and the other Titan Shifters to steal the Coordinate. In the occasion, Eren also learns that Zeke is his older half-brother, who betrayed their father and defected to the Marleyans. After Wall Maria is reclaimed, Eren and the others make preparations for their imminent confrontation with the Marleyan forces.

text: The story then shifts to four years later, where Marley forces including Titan Shifters like Zeke and Reiner, as well as warriors in training to inherit their powers are fighting against another nation called the Mid-East Allied Forces. Though Marley wins the war, they are devastated by the new invention of Anti-Titan artillery which can seriously harm and even kill the most well fortified Titan Shifters. Thus Zeke tells Marley military command that they must once again attempt to steal Eren's Coordinate power or Marley's position as a world hegemony will cease.

text: Production[edit]

text: Hajime Isayama created a 65-page one-shot version of Attack on Titan in 2006.[8] Originally, he also offered his work to the Weekly Shōnen Jump department at Shueisha, where he was advised to modify his style and story to be more suitable for Jump. He declined and instead decided to take it to the Weekly Shōnen Magazine department at Kodansha.[9] Before serialization began in 2009, he had already thought of ideas for twists, although they are fleshed out as the series progresses. The author initially based the scenery in the manga on that of his hometown, which is surrounded by mountains.[10] While working at an internet cafe, Isayama encountered a customer who grabbed him by the collar. It was this incident that showed him "the fear of meeting a person I can't communicate with," which is the feeling that he conveys through the Titans.[11] When designing the appearances of the Titans, he uses several models such as martial artist Yushin Okami for Eren Yeager's Titan form[12] as well as Brock Lesnar for the Armored Titan.[13] George Wada, the anime's producer, stated that the "Wall of Fear" was influenced by the isolated and enclosed nature of Japanese culture.[14] He also said that the inner feelings of every individual is one of the series' main influences.[14] Isayama later would confirm that Attack on Titan was inspired in part by Muv-Luv Alternative, the second visual novel in the Muv-Luv visual novel series.[15]

text: Isayama estimated his basic monthly timeline as one week to storyboard and three weeks to actually draw the chapter. The story is planned out in advance, even marking down in which collected volumes a specific "truth" will be revealed.[12] In September 2013, he stated that he was aiming to end the series in 20 collected volumes.[16] Originally, Isayama planned to give the series a tragic conclusion similar to that of the film adaptation of Stephen King's The Mist, where every character dies. However, positive response to the manga and anime has caused the author to contemplate changing the ending due to the impact it could have on fans.[17][18]

text: Media[edit]

text: Manga[edit]

text: Hajime Isayama's original manga serial, Attack on Titan commenced publication in Kodansha's monthly publication Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine starting with the September 2009 issue. The first tankōbon collected volume was released on March 17, 2010. The most recent, volume 22, was released on April 7, 2017.[19] In November 2014, the manga had 45 million copies in print.[20] By September 2016, the number had increased to 60 million.[21] The series' twelfth collected volume was given a first printing of 2.2 million copies, making Attack on Titan one of only two manga series ever to get an initial print surpassing 2 million, the other being One Piece.[22] Volume 13 has the highest initial first print of the series so far, with 2,750,000 copies. It is also the first print run record for its publisher, Kodansha.[23]

text: A comedic spin-off of the series, titled Attack on Titan: Junior High (進撃！巨人中学校, Shingeki! Kyojin Chūgakkō) and written by Saki Nakagawa, began serialization in Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine's May 2012 issue. It follows the main characters as they battle the Titans while in junior high school.[24] Another manga series based on the prequel light novels Attack on Titan: Before the Fall started running in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Sirius from August 2013, drawn by Satoshi Shiki.[25] An additional spin-off based on the No Regrets visual novel was serialized in the shōjo manga magazine Aria, titled Attack on Titan: No Regrets (進撃の巨人 悔いなき選択, Shingeki no Kyojin: Kuinaki Sentaku). It is written by Gun Snark and illustrated by Hikaru Suruga. It focuses on the origins of Captain Levi, one of the most prominent characters in the main series.[26] A yonkoma spin-off, called Spoof on Titan (寸劇の巨人, Sungeki no Kyojin, "Titan Short Skits") and drawn by hounori, was released on Kodansha's Manga Box smartphone and tablet application from December 2013 to December 30, 2014 in both Japanese and English.[27][28] A manga adaptation of Hiroshi Seko's Attack on Titan: Lost Girls novel, written and illustrated by Ryōsuke Fuji, began publication in Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine on August 9, 2015.[29]

text: In North America, the series is published in English by Kodansha Comics USA. They published the first volume on June 19, 2012,.[30] The fifteenth was released on April 7, 2015.[31] By July 2015, the manga had 2.5 million copies in circulation in North America.[32] The first three spin-off manga have also been licensed by Kodansha Comics USA, who published the first volume of each between March and June 2014.[33][34] It announced its license to Spoof on Titan at the New York Comic Con in October 2015,[35] and its acquisition of Lost Girls in March 2016.[36]

text: Novels[edit]

text: A light novel series titled Attack on Titan: Before the Fall (進撃の巨人 Before the fall), written by Ryō Suzukaze and illustrated by Thores Shibamoto, began on April 1, 2011. Its story is set before the events of the manga and it was published by Kodansha in three volumes. While the first tells the story of Angel, the blacksmith who develops the first prototypes of the Vertical Maneuvering Equipment, the following two follow a young man who was found as a baby in the stomach of a Titan. A second light novel series called Attack on Titan: Harsh Mistress of the City (進撃の巨人　隔絶都市の女王, Shingeki no Kyojin Kakuzetsu Toshi no Joō), written by Ryō Kawakami and illustrated by Range Murata, began on August 1, 2014. Vertical began releasing the novels in North America in the summer of 2014.[37][38][39] A novel titled Attack on Titan: Lost Girls (進撃の巨人 Lost Girls),[40] written by Hiroshi Seko, was published on December 9, 2014.[41] It comprises three short stories featuring Mikasa and Annie Leonhart, titled "Lost in the cruel world", "Wall Sina, Goodbye", and "Lost Girls".[42] It was also released in English by Vertical.[43]

text: Anime[edit]

text: An anime television series adaptation produced by Wit Studio (a subsidiary of IG Port) aired on MBS between April 7, 2013 and September 29, 2013,[44] directed by Tetsurō Araki with Yūki Kaji starring as Eren, Yui Ishikawa voicing Mikasa and Marina Inoue as Armin.[45][46][47][48] Both Funimation and Crunchyroll simulcast the series on their respective websites, and Funimation began releasing the series on North American home video in 2014.[49][50] The anime has been licensed in the UK by Manga Entertainment.[51] Madman Entertainment acquired the show for distribution in Australia and New Zealand.[52] The final episode was also aired in Japanese theaters.[53] The anime had some production issues with needing more animators with Wit Studios' character designer, Kyoji Asano tweeting and looking for active animators to work on the anime.[54] An OVA version of the "Ilse's Notebook" special chapter from tankōbon volume 5 was originally scheduled to be released on August 9, 2013, bundled with the volume 11 limited edition, but was postponed and included with a limited edition of volume 12, released on December 9, 2013, instead.[55] The OVA was bundled on subtitled DVD with the English limited edition release of the 17th manga volume, released on December 1, 2015.[56] A second OVA was released on April 9, 2014, bundled with the 13th volume of the series, this one focused on the members of the 104th Training Corps.[57] Two additional OVA episodes, based on the Attack on Titan: No Regrets prequel manga, were bundled with the 15th and 16th volumes of the main series, released on December 9, 2014 and April 9, 2015, respectively.[58] The anime previously aired on Adult Swim's Toonami block.[59] In Australia, the anime currently airs on SBS 2 on Tuesdays, in Japanese with English subtitles, with the first episode having aired on September 30.[60]

text: The anime was compiled into two animated theatrical films with new voice acting from the same cast. The first film Attack on Titan – Part 1: Crimson Bow and Arrow (「進撃の巨人」前編～紅蓮の弓矢～, Shingeki no Kyojin Zenpen ~Guren no Yumiya~) covers the first 13 episodes and was released on November 22, 2014, while the second film Attack on Titan – Part 2: Wings of Freedom (「進撃の巨人」後編～自由の翼～, Shingeki no Kyojin Kōhen ~Jiyū no Tsubasa~) adapts the remaining episodes and adds new opening and ending footage.[61] It was released on June 27, 2015.[62][63] A rebroadcast of the first season was aired from January 9, 2016 on NHK's BS Premium channel.[64] The compilation films were also broadcast in January 2017 on MBS.[65]

text: A second season of the anime series was announced on the opening day of the first theatrical film, which was originally set to be released in 2016.[66] It was then confirmed in the January 2017 issue of the Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine that the second season would premiere in April 2017.[67] Masashi Koizuka is directing the second season, with Araki now acting as chief director.[4] It has also been licensed by Funimation.[68] It will run for 12 episodes.[69]

text: An anime television adaptation of the Attack on Titan: Junior High manga spin-off began airing in October 2015. The series was directed by Yoshihide Ibata at Production I.G, with series composition by Midori Gotou, character design by Yuuko Yahiro, and music by Asami Tachibana.[70] Linked Horizon will be back to do the opening theme "Youth Like Fireworks".[71] The ending theme, "Ground's Counterattack" ("Hangeki no Daichi"), is performed by the voice actors for Eren, Mikasa, and Jean.[72] A rebroadcast of the series was aired during January 2016.[73]

text: The second season of the anime series debuted on April 1, 2017. The season premiere was simulcast on Funimation, Crunchyroll, and the former's VRV channel at 10:30 AM EST.[74] That same day, it was also announced that the second season of Attack on Titan would premiere on Toonami on April 29.[75] It was subsequently announced on April 3 that the second season would premiere one week earlier, on April 22 instead.[76]

text: Following the broadcast of the second season's last episode, a third season was announced.[77] It is scheduled to premiere in April 2018.[6]

text: A three part OVA of Attack on Titan: Lost Girls is set to be released in 2017 & 2018 with volumes 24, 25 and 26 limited editions of the original manga.[78]

text: Music[edit]

text: First season[edit]

text:
"Attack on Titan" Original Soundtrack

Soundtrack album by Hiroyuki Sawano

Released
June 28, 2013 (Disc 1)
October 16, 2013 (Disc 2)

Studio

Various[show]

Studio Sound Valley
(Tokyo, Japan)
Bunkamura Studio
(Tokyo, Japan)
Studio Greenbird
(Tokyo, Japan)
Onkio Haus
(Tokyo, Japan)

Genre
Soundtrack

Length
1:17:27 (Disc 1)
47:51 (Disc 2)

Label
Pony Canyon

Producer

Hiroyuki Sawano
Yasushi Horiguchi (co.)

tag: table

text: In the first season, for the first thirteen episodes, the opening theme is "Guren no Yumiya" (紅蓮の弓矢, lit. "Crimson Bow and Arrow", styled in German as "Feuerroter Pfeil und Bogen") by Linked Horizon, and the ending theme is "Utsukushiki Zankoku na Sekai" (美しき残酷な世界, lit. "This Beautiful Cruel World") by Yōko Hikasa. For episodes 14–25, the opening theme is "Jiyū no Tsubasa" (自由の翼, lit. "Wings of Freedom", styled in German as "Die Flügel der Freiheit") by Linked Horizon, and the ending theme is "great escape" by Cinema Staff. Both "Guren no Yumiya" and "Jiyū no Tsubasa" were released as part of the single "Jiyū e no Shingeki" on July 10, 2013.[79][80]

text: The series' soundtrack was composed by Hiroyuki Sawano, and the first CD was released on June 28, 2013 by Pony Canyon.[81] The first CD contains 16 tracks, with 6 vocal tracks featuring performances by Mika Kobayashi, mpi, Cyua, Aimee Blackschleger and CASG. The second CD containing the other half of the soundtrack was released on October 16, 2013 as a bonus offered with the fourth Blu-ray and DVD limited edition volumes of the anime.[82]

text: Track listing[edit]

text: All music composed by Hiroyuki Sawano.

text:
[show]"Attack on Titan" Original Soundtrack

No.
Title
Lyrics
Performer(s)
Length

1.
"ətˈæk 0N tάɪtn" (attack ON titan)
Rie
Mika Kobayashi
4:17

2.
"The Reluctant Heroes"
mpi
mpi
4:27

3.
"eye-water"

3:01

4.
"立body機motion" (Rittai Kidou; "Three-Dimensional Maneuver")

5:43

5.
"cóunter・attàck-mˈænkάɪnd" (counter.attack-mankind)

6:07

6.
"army⇒G♂" (army ATTACK)

3:26

7.
"Vogel im Käfig" ("Bird in a Cage")
Rie
Cyua
6:20

8.
"DOA"
mpi
Aimee Blackschleger
3:26

9.
"凸】♀】♂】←巨人" (Kyojin Shinkou; "Titan Invasion")

4:21

10.
"E・M・A"

5:43

11.
"巨♀～9地区" (Megata Kyojin Kuchiku; "Female Titan Extermination")

5:15

12.
"Bauklötze" ("Building Blocks")
Rie
Mika Kobayashi
3:56

13.
"2chi城" (Nichijou; "Daily Life")

6:48

14.
"XL-TT"

6:37

15.
"Call your name"
mpi

mpi
CASG

4:28

16.
"omake-pfadlib"

3:32

Total length:
1:17:27

text:
[show]"Attack on Titan" Original Soundtrack II

No.
Title
Length

1.
"進撃st-hrn-egt20130629巨人"
5:00

2.
"進撃pf20130218巨人"
4:41

3.
"進撃gt20130218巨人"
2:31

4.
"進撃st-hrn-gt-pf20130629巨人"
4:37

5.
"進撃vc-pf20130218巨人"
6:11

6.
"進撃vn-pf20130524巨人"
3:23

7.
"進撃pf-adlib-b20130218巨人"
2:51

8.
"進撃st20130629巨人"
5:25

9.
"進撃pf-adlib-c20130218巨人"
3:53

10.
"進撃st-hrn-gt20130629巨人"
4:13

11.
"進撃pf-medley20130629巨人"
5:06

Total length:
47:51

text: Second season[edit]

text:
"Attack on Titan" Season 2 Original Soundtrack

Soundtrack album by Hiroyuki Sawano

Released
June 7, 2017

Genre
Soundtrack

Label
Pony Canyon

Producer

Hiroyuki Sawano
Yasushi Horiguchi (co-producer)

Hiroyuki Sawano soundtrack albums chronology

Crisis Original Soundtrack
(2017)Crisis Original Soundtrack2017
"Attack on Titan" Season 2 Original Soundtrack
(2017)
Re:CREATORS Original Soundtrack
(2017)Re:CREATORS Original Soundtrack2017

Singles from "Attack on Titan" Season 2 Original Soundtrack

"YAMANAIAME"
Released: November 19, 2014
"theDOGS"
Released: July 1, 2015

text: The opening theme is "Shinzou wo Sasageyo!" (心臓を捧げよう!, lit. "Dedicate your Heart!", styled in German as "Opfert eure Herzen!") by Linked Horizon, and the ending theme is "Yuugure no Tori" (夕暮れの鳥, lit. "Bird at Dusk") by Shinsei Kamattechan.[citation needed]

text: Sawano returned to compose the soundtrack for the second season, with the 2CD soundtrack scheduled for release on June 7, 2017 by Pony Canyon.[83]

text: Track listing[edit]

text: All music composed by Hiroyuki Sawano.

text:
[show]"Attack on Titan" Season 2 Original Soundtrack - CD1

No.
Title
Lyrics
Performer(s)
Length

1.
"Barricades"

Benjamin
mpi

yosh
Gemie
mpi

3:41

2.
"APETITAN"

5:31

3.
"YouSeeBIGGIRL/T:T" (YmirBIGGIRL/Titan vs Titan)
Rie
Gemie
5:58

4.
"son2seaVer"

5:22

5.
"Call of Silence"
cAnON.
Gemie
2:57

6.
"ERENthe標" (EREN the Coordinate)

6:23

7.
"attack音D" (attack on D)

4:44

8.
"YAMANAIAME"

Benjamin
mpi

Mica Caldito
mpi
Mika Kobayashi

4:27

9.
"2Volt"

6:46

10.
"進撃st-hrn-egt20130629巨人" (Shingeki Strings-Horns-ElectricGuitar 20130629 Kyojin)

5:00

11.
"So ist es immer"

Rie
Benjamin
mpi

Benjamin
4:48

12.
"進撃st-hrn-gt-pf20130629巨人" (Shingeki Strings-Horns-Guitar-Piano 20130629 Kyojin)

4:36

13.
"ymniam-orch"

3:09

14.
"The Reluctant Heroes <MODv>"
mpi
Mica Caldito
4:30

15.
"進撃st-hrn-gt20130629巨人" (Shingeki Strings-Horns-Guitar 20130629 Kyojin)

4:12

16.
"theDOGS"
mpi
mpi
4:35

Total length:
1:16:45

text:
[show]"Attack on Titan" Season 2 Original Soundtrack - CD2

No.
Title
Lyrics
Performer(s)
Length

1.
"進撃pf-medley20130629巨人" (Shingeki Piano Medley 20130629 Kyojin)

5:06

2.
"EMAymniam"

5:31

3.
"進撃pf20130218巨人" (Shingeki Piano 20130218 Kyojin)

4:40

4.
"進撃gt20130218巨人" (Shingeki Guitar 20130218 Kyojin)

2:31

5.
"TWO-lives"

4:57

6.
"進撃st20130629巨人" (Shingeki Strings 20130629 Kyojin)

5:25

7.
"進撃vn-pf20130524巨人" (Shingeki Violin-Piano 20130524 Kyojin)

3:23

8.
"ymniam-MKorch"

Mika Kobayashi
2:36

9.
"進撃pf-adlib-c20130218巨人" (Shingeki Piano Adlib on c 20130218 Kyojin)

3:53

10.
"進撃pf-adlib-b20130218巨人" (Shingeki Piano Adlib on b 20130218 Kyojin)

2:50

11.
"進撃vc-pf20130218巨人" (Shingeki Cello-Piano 20130218 Kyojin)

6:11

12.
"TheWeightOfLives"

7:20

13.
"YAMANAIAME <FMv>"

Benjamin
mpi

Mica Caldito
4:28

14.
"AOTs2M他1"

4:10

15.
"AOTs2M他2"

2:08

16.
"AOTs2M他3"

3:25

17.
"AOTs2M他4"

4:03

text: Anime films[edit]

text: For the first compilation film, Attack on Titan – Part 1: Crimson Bow and Arrow, the ending themes were "YAMANAIAME" (lit. "Unstoppable Rain") by Hiroyuki Sawano feat. Mika Kobayashi, Mica Caldito & mpi and "Guren no Zahyou" (紅蓮の座標, lit. "Crimson Coordinate") by Linked Horizon. For the second compilation film, Attack on Titan – Part 2: Wings of Freedom, the ending themes was "theDOGS" by Hiroyuki Sawano feat. mpi. The film's theme song was "Jiyuu no Daishou" (自由の代償) by Linked Horizon.[citation needed]

text: Video games[edit]

text:
There have been four video game adaptations of Attack on Titan developed by Nitroplus staffers in collaboration with Production I.G.[84] Nitroplus clarified that the studio as a company is not involved in the Attack on Titan Blu-ray Disc games, while individual staffers are. The games are visual novels and were included in the first copies of the third and sixth Blu-ray Disc volumes of the anime. The games cover spin-off stories about the characters of Attack on Titan. Isayama supervised the development of the games.[85]
The third Blu-ray volume was released on September 18 with Seko's Lost in the Cruel World visual novel about Mikasa, and a preview of Gun Snark's No Regrets (悔いなき選択, Kuinaki Sentaku, lit. "A Choice with No Regrets").[86] The sixth Blu-ray volume was released on December 18 with the full version of No Regrets about Levi and Erwin's past, Jin Haganeya's visual novel In the Forest of the Night, Burning Bright about Eren and Levi, and Seko's Wall Sina, Goodbye visual novel about Annie.[86]
An action game, titled Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains (進撃の巨人 ～反撃の翼～, Shingeki no Kyojin ~Hangeki no Tsubasa~, subtitle lit. "Wings of Counterattack"), was developed by Spike Chunsoft for the Nintendo 3DS and released in Japan on December 5, 2013, North America on May 12, 2015 and Europe on July 2, 2015.[87][88][89]
A smartphone social game, titled Attack on Titan: Howl Toward Freedom (Shingeki no Kyojin ~Jiyū e no Hōkō~) is in development by Mobage for iOS and Android platforms. In the game, players play as a character who has been exiled from Wall Rose. Players must build and fortify a town outside the wall and expand it by manufacturing items as well as using Titans and exploiting resources from other players.[90]
A set of Attack on Titan costumes was added to Dead or Alive 5 Last Round in July 2016, alongside a playable arena based on Wall Rose during an attack by the Colossal Titan.[91]
Additionally, Attack on Titan gameplay and merchandise has been featured in a crossover event with Nexon MMORPG MapleStory in its Japanese and GMS versions.[92]
Another game, Attack on Titan, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita, published by Koei Tecmo and developed by Omega Force, was announced at Gamescom 2015.[93][94] It was released on February 18, 2016 in Japan.[95] Later was confirmed to be released worldwide along with PC and Xbox One versions.[96]
Capcom are developing an Attack on Titan arcade game named Shingeki no Kyojin: Team Battle.[97]
Another title in the series, Attack on Titan: Escape from Certain Death was announced to be in development for the Nintendo 3DS in Famitsu magazine in October 2016. The game was initially supposed to be launched on March 30, 2017 but was later postponed to May 11, 2017.[98]
Another title in the series, Attack on Titan 2: Future Coordinates was announced. It will be released on November 30, 2017 in Japan.[99][100]
A sequel game to Koei Tecmo's Attack on Titan was announced in August 2017, it is set to be released in early 2018[101]

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text: Live-action[edit]

text: A live-action film was announced to be in production in October 2011.[102] In December 2012, it was reported that Tetsuya Nakashima left his position as director. According to film distributor Toho, Nakashima had considerable creative differences on the scriptwriting and other matters.[103][104][105] In December 2013, Shinji Higuchi was revealed to be directing, and would also be responsible with the special effects. Writer Yūsuke Watanabe and critic/subculture expert Tomohiro Machiyama was announced to be scripting the movie with series creator Isayama.[106][107] In July 2014, it was revealed that two films will be released in the summer of 2015. A teaser trailer for the first live-action film was released in March 2015.[108] The following month, Toho released the second trailer for the first film, and announced the second installment will be called Attack on Titan: End of the World.[109] In June 2015, a third trailer for the first film was released, revealing the Three-Dimensional Maneuvering Gear, as well as confirming the film will be released in IMAX theaters in Japan.[110]

text: A live-action miniseries, titled Shingeki no Kyojin: Hangeki no Noroshi (進撃の巨人 反撃の狼煙, "Attack on Titan: Beacon for Counterattack") and utilizing the same actors as the films, started streaming on NTT DoCoMo's online-video service dTV on August 15, 2015. The three episode series focuses on Zoë Hange and her research of the Titans, as well as how the Vertical Maneuvering Equipment was created.[111]

text: Deadline.com reported that Warner Bros. is in negotiations to secure the film rights to the Attack on Titan franchise. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them producer David Heyman would be on board to produce a proposed two-film project that would remake the 2015 Japanese live-action film adaptations.[112] A day later, however, Kodansha representatives said there were no negotiations with Warner Bros.[113]

text: A Stage Play titled LIVE IMPACT was announced on the wraparound jacket band on Volume 21.[114] It was scheduled to run from July 28 to September 3, 2017.[115] The Stage Play was cancelled after one of the staff members being involved in an accident.[116][117]

text: Other media[edit]

text: Two guidebooks to the manga titled Inside and Outside were released on April 9 and September 9, 2013, featuring concept art, character profiles and interviews.[118][119] They were combined into one and released in North America on September 16, 2014, by Kodansha USA.[120]

text: A 16-minute drama CD was created with the anime's staff and included in the January 2014 issue of Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine.[121]

text: On November 3, 2014, American writer C. B. Cebulski revealed that a crossover between Attack on Titan and Marvel Comics was in the works.[122] Cebulski scripts the scenario written by the original author Hajime Isayama. The one-shot crossover featured Spider-Man, the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy facing off against several Titans, including the Colossal Titan, the Armored Titan, and the Female Titan on the streets of New York City.[123] During Free Comic Book Day 2015, Marvel's Secret Wars preview included an 8-page presentation "Attack on Avengers" by creator Hajime Isayama with art by Gerardo Sandoval.[124] It was announced at the 2015 New York Comic-Con that an American comic book titled Attack on Titan Anthology will be published.[125]

text: From January 23 to May 10, 2015, Universal Studios Japan hosted attractions based on Attack on Titan. "The Real" Attack on Titan Experience features a life-size 15 meter tall Eren titan engaging a 14 meter tall female titan in combat. Other attractions include a ground level titan, which visitors can pose with.[126]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Manga[edit]

text: Attack on Titan won the Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category in 2011,[127][128] was nominated for the 4th Manga Taishō Award and both the 16th and 18th annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.[129][130][131] The 2012 edition of Kono Manga ga Sugoi!, which surveys people in the manga and publishing industry, named Attack on Titan the eighth best manga series for male readers,[132] while the 2014 edition named it the sixth best.[133] Attack on Titan was the top favorite manga for Yomiuri Shimbun's Sugoi Japan Awards in 2015.[134] Attack on Titan was the second highest selling manga series of 2013, with 15,933,801 copies sold in a single year.[135] In April 2014, Oricon reported that 30 million volumes of the series have been sold.[136] In the first half of 2014 it topped the chart, ending One Piece's five-year reign as the highest selling series in that period, with Isayama surprised about it and thanking the readers.[137] By the end of the year, it was the second best selling manga with 11,728,368 copies sold.[138] In 2015, the series sold 8,778,048 copies ranking third for the year.[139] In 2016, the series sold 6,544,081.[140] The manga's publisher, Kodansha, credits Attack on Titan for the company's first revenue increase in eighteen years.[141] The anime is noted to have helped in boosting the series' sales while Mainichi Shimbun called it a "once-in-a-decade hit."[142]

text: Six of the seven English volumes published in North America at the time charted on The New York Times Manga Best Seller list for the week of October 13, 2013,[143] and volume one was on the list for 81 weeks straight.[144] In June 2015, the first volume clocked in at its 100th week on the top 10 chart.[145] It also currently holds the title of appearing on the list for a volume with 121 weeks.[146] Volume one was also number one on Nielsen BookScan's list of top 20 graphic novels in American bookstores for October 2013,[147] and for the month of September, the series had more volumes on the list than any other series.[148] The Young Adult Library Services Association in the United States named the series one of its "Great Graphic Novels for Teens" in 2013.[149] Kodansha USA's English release won the 2014 Harvey Award for Best American Edition of Foreign Material.[150] Attack on Titan was the only manga to be nominated for the 2015 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Graphic Novel/Comic.[151]

text: Many have analyzed Attack on Titan as representing "the hopelessness felt by young people in today's society."[1] while writer Mao Yamawaki called it a "coming-of-age story of the boys and girls at its core," with a new mystery every episode. It is these mysteries that critic Tomofusa Kure says amplifies readers' expectations. The artwork of the manga has been criticized as crude by some reviewers, with Isayama himself admitting his drawings are "amateurish." However, those same critics stated that after years of serialization, the art has been improving, and Kure believes that had the illustrations been "refined", it would not have conveyed the "eeriness" that is a key characteristic of the work.[1] In a short review, Jason Thompson noted how the characters conveniently receive "power-ups" to create plot twists, but concluded that these said plot twists and the manga's post-apocalyptic world are "too good to miss."[152]

text: Anime[edit]

text: The anime has been very successful in Japan, with average sales of 52,067 across 9 volumes, with a total of 468,603 as of August 2016.[153] It was the number one selling TV anime of 2013 in Japan[154] and is currently the eight best selling anime of 2010's.[155] It has also been very successful in the U.S. with sales of at least 200,000.[156] It was also the number one streaming anime from Funimation in 2014[157] and the number one fan favorite Funimation home video released of 2014.[158] The anime adaptation won multiple prizes during the 3rd Newtype Anime Awards, including Best Director, Best Script, Best Soundtrack, Best Theme Song, Top Female Character and Title of the Year.[159] It received the award for Best TV Animation at the 2013 Animation Kobe Awards.[160] It received the award for Animation of the Year at the 2014 Tokyo Anime Award, along with, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Music.[161] It won the 2013 Digital Contents of the Year Award at Japan's 19th annual Association of Media in Digital (AMD) Awards.[162]

text: Carl Kimlinger from Anime News Network was sharply critical of the first two episodes of the anime adaptation. He did praise the show for "[bringing] back the terror of the fee-fi-fo-fum set", but then said that it "does not a good show make". Kimlinger criticized Araki's direction, saying he "clearly intends it to be powerful and unsettling, but it's just crude and unpleasant."[163] On the other hand, other critics from Anime News Network praised much of the series. Rebecca Silverman said it "is both gorgeous and appalling in its visuals", and "an excellent mix of what 18th century Gothic novelist Ann Radcliffe defined as horror versus terror: the one is physical, making you want to look away, and the other is intellectual, making you want to know what's going to happen next."[164] Though there are several apocalyptic action shows, Carlo Santos noted that "few get as close to perfection as Attack on Titan does". Santos described it as "a masterpiece of death and destruction" even if he only watched the first episode.[165] Theron Martin of Anime News Network praised the musical score and the "intense, impactful first episode" despite his feeling that it has "limited animation". Martin also compared Attack on Titan's vibe and visual aesthetic to Claymore.[166] John Sinnott of DVD Talk called the series one of the best ones he has ever watched and one "that anime fans should not miss."[167]

text: Political interpretations[edit]

text: The series has gained a strong popularity in not only Japan but also throughout the world. For instance, coverage of the anime appeared on the front page of the Hong Kong free newspaper am730 on May 27, 2013, concerning its popularity within Hong Kong as well as in China and Taiwan.[168] However, the series also attracted criticism: the South Korean Electronic Times magazine accused Attack on Titan of having a militaristic message that serves Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe's political leanings;[169] while the series also resonated with Hong Kong youths who saw the invading Titans as a metaphor for mainland China.[168] Hong Kong media commentator Wong Yeung-tat praised Isayama's style and the versatility of Attack on Titan's setting, which opens itself to readers' various interpretations.[170] In 2013, after media linked to a 2010 blog post by Isayama indicating that the design of the character Dot Pixis was based on the Imperial Japanese General Akiyama Yoshifuru, an Internet flame war about the general's war record (e.g. allowing the Port Arthur massacre to occur) ensued on his blog and included death threats to the author. Because many of the threats written in Japanese had grammatical errors, it is believed that they were written by people outside of Japan.[171]


document_title: I Am Number Four (film)

question_text: what is the second movie of i am number four

text: I Am Number Four (film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: John Smith is an alien from the planet Lorien. He was sent to Earth as a child with eight others to escape the invading Mogadorians, who destroyed Lorien. Here, John is protected by a Guardian, Henri, and has developed powers, including enhanced strength, speed and agility, as well as seven other powers he will develop later in life, known as legacies. He is protected by a Loric charm which protects him from all Mogadorian harm as long as he is hurt out of order. He can only be hurt after the first three loriens are killed in order.

text: The Mogadorians, led by the Commander, learn about the nine children and come to Earth to find them. The Lorien can only be killed in sequence; Number One through Number Nine. Three of them are already dead, with John being Number Four. Knowing this, he and Henri move from a beachside bungalow in Florida to an old farm in Paradise, Ohio, where John befriends conspiracy theorist Sam Goode and a dog which he names after Bernie Kosar. He also falls for an amateur photographer, Sarah Hart. Her ex-boyfriend, football player Mark James is a bully who torments both John and Sam.

text: During the Halloween Festival, Mark and his friends chase Sarah and John into the woods, where they try to beat John up. However, he uses his powers to fend them off and rescue Sarah. Sam witnesses this, which forces John to reveal his true origins. The next day, Mark's father, the local sheriff, interrogates Henri on John's whereabouts when his son and his friends were attacked.

text: Henri tells John that too many people are suspicious of them so they have to leave. John refuses because of Sarah. Meanwhile, the Mogadorians continue searching for John, while being trailed by another Garde, Number Six, who is also trying to locate Number Four. Number Six's guardian was killed, and she realizes that the remaining six of the Garde will have to team up and fight against the Mogadorians. She knows Number Three is dead and that Number Four is being hunted.

text: The Mogadorians eventually locate John and manipulate two conspiracy theorists into capturing Henri. When John and Sam go to rescue him, they are attacked but manage to fend the Mogadorians off. However, Henri dies after John and Sam escape with some Lorien artefacts, including a blue rock that acts as a tracking device for other Garde. Sam's father, a conspiracy theorist who disappeared while hunting aliens in Mexico, had another of the rocks. While Sam searches for it, John tries to say goodbye to Sarah at a party, only to discover that the Mogadorians have framed him and Henri for the murders of the conspiracy theorists. Mark sees John and calls his father, who corners John and Sarah. John saves Sarah from a fall, revealing his powers in the process, and they escape to their high school.

text: Meanwhile, The Commander arrives in Paradise, in a convoy of trucks. He is confronted by Mark and his father, and after injuring the sheriff, he forces Mark to show him where John is hiding. Mark takes him to the school, which he knows is Sarah's hideout.

text: There, John, Sarah, and Sam are attacked by the Mogadorians, who brought two Piken to hunt the trio. They are saved by Number Six and Bernie, who is actually a shapeshifting Chimera sent by John's biological parents to protect him. John and Number Six, who can turn invisible and can block energy attacks, continue to fight the Mogadorians. They eventually defeat them all, including the Commander.

text: The following day, John and Number Six unite their blue rocks and discover the location of the other four surviving Garde. John decides to let Sam come with them in hopes of finding Sam's father. They set off to find the others so they can all protect Earth from the Mogadorians, leaving Sarah and a repentant Mark, who lies to his father about John's whereabouts, telling him to head west since he told his father he was heading east, and returns a magic box left to John by his Dad that Henri hid that was in police evidence. John thanks Mark and promises Sarah that he will come back to Paradise to find her. While they share their goodbye kiss a hurt and slightly agitated Mark is shown, before shakes his head before waving and putting a fake smile. The video ends with John, Sam, Bernie and Number 6 driving out towards the sunset smiling and vowing to protect their new home, Earth.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Alex Pettyfer as Daniel Jones/John Smith/Number Four
Timothy Olyphant as Henri
Teresa Palmer as Number Six
Dianna Agron as Sarah Hart
Callan McAuliffe as Sam Goode
Kevin Durand as Mogadorian Commander
Jake Abel as Mark James
Jeff Hochendoner as Sheriff James
Patrick Sebes as Kevin
Greg Townley as Number Three
Reuben Langdon as Number Three's Guardian
Emily Wickersham as Nicole
Brian Howe as Frank
Andy Owen as Bret
Charles Carroll as Sam's stepfather
Garrett M. Brown as Mr. Simms
Cooper Thornton as Mr. Hart
Judith Hoag as Mrs. Hart
Beau Mirchoff as Drew
Tucker Albrizzi (uncredited) as Tuck

text: Production[edit]

text: Development[edit]

text: The film was produced by DreamWorks and Reliance Entertainment.[7] Film producer and director Michael Bay brought the manuscript of the young adult novel I Am Number Four to Stacey Snider and Steven Spielberg at DreamWorks. A bidding war developed for the film rights between DreamWorks and J.J. Abrams, with DreamWorks winning the rights in June 2009, with the intention of having Bay produce and possibly direct the project.[8][9] The rights were purchased with the hope of attracting teenage fans of The Twilight Saga films,[10] and the potential of establishing a film franchise, with at least six more installments planned by the book's publisher.[11]

text: Al Gough and Miles Millar, the creators of the television series Smallville, were hired to write the screenplay in August 2009.[12] Marti Noxon, writer and producer for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, also contributed to the screenplay. D. J. Caruso was brought on to direct in early 2010, after Bay opted to focus on directing the third film of the Transformers series. Caruso had been selected by Spielberg to direct Disturbia and Eagle Eye for DreamWorks, and had success with both films.[13] Caruso had less than a year to prepare, shoot and edit the film, due to a worldwide release date set for Presidents Day weekend.[11]

text: Chris Bender, J.C. Spink, and David Valdes executive produced the film.[14] Steven Spielberg contributed to the film's characters, but did not take a credit on the film.[13] It was the first DreamWorks film to be released by Disney's Touchstone Pictures label, as part of the 30-picture distribution deal between DreamWorks and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.[15] The film was also the first release for DreamWorks after the studio's financial restructuring in 2008.[13]

text: Casting[edit]

text: In March 2010, Alex Pettyfer was in talks to play the title character in the film, Number Four.[16] It was later confirmed that the 21-year-old British actor would play the lead.[17] Sharlto Copley was going to star as Henri, Number Four's guardian and mentor, but had to drop out due to press obligations with his film The A-Team. Copley was replaced by Timothy Olyphant.[18] Kevin Durand plays the villain of the film, Commander, the Mogadorian who leads the hunt for the Loriens on Earth.[19]

text: DreamWorks went through multiple rounds of tests to find the right actress for the female romantic lead. Dianna Agron, a star in the Fox television series Glee, won the role. She plays Sarah Hart, a girl who used to date a high school football player, but falls for Number Four and keeps his secret.[20] Jake Abel plays the football player, Mark James, an antagonist in the film.[21] Teresa Palmer plays the other Loric, Number Six, and 16-year-old Australian actor Callan McAuliffe plays Sam Goode, Number Four's best friend.[22]

text: Filming[edit]

text: Principal photography began on May 17, 2010, using 20 locations all within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.[23][24] DreamWorks selected the area primarily due to tax incentives from the Pennsylvania Film Production Tax Credit.[14] The film studio also had a positive experience shooting She's Out of My League in Pittsburgh in 2008. The production was scheduled to last 12 to 13 weeks.[25]

text: Cinematographer Guillermo Navarro shot the film on 35 mm, using a format known as Super 1:85.[26] Beaver, the former Conley Inn in Homewood, and nearby Buttermilk Falls were used as locations in the film; interior and exterior scenes were shot near a boat launch in Monaca.[27] A spring fair scene was filmed in Deer Lakes Park in West Deer; Port Vue, North Park, New Kensington and Hyde Park were also used as locations.[14][24][28] The setting of the film's fictional town of Paradise, Ohio is Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, where filming took place from June to July 2010.[29] Producers chose Vandergrift as the "hero town" of the film because of its unique look and curved streets, laid out by Frederick Law Olmsted, the designer of New York City's Central Park.[24]

text: Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville was chosen over 50 other schools in the area, due to its proximity to nearby woods, a part of the film's plot, and its surrounding hills. The school was also selected for its one floor layout, wide hallways, and its football stadium in front.[14][30] Teachers and recent graduates appear in the film, and a set that replicates the school was built in a studio in Monroeville for filming explosion scenes.[31] In the last few weeks of production, scenes were filmed at the 200-year-old St. John's Lutheran Stone Church in Lancaster Township.[32] Additional filming took place in the Florida Keys in the beginning of the film in Big Pine Key, Florida as well as the spanning of the drive over the bridge showcases the keys 7 mile bridge.[33]

text: Post-production[edit]

text: I Am Number Four was edited by Jim Page, with Industrial Light & Magic developing the visual effects for the alien Pikens.[34] The film was scored by former Yes guitarist Trevor Rabin.[35]

text: Release[edit]

text: A teaser trailer for the film was issued in late September 2010,[36] and a full-length trailer premiered on December 8.[37] Advertisements ran in Seventeen and Teen Vogue magazines, Disney released a promotional iPhone app in January 2011.[9] Disney also developed a lot of Internet content to target a teen audience with their marketing campaign.[11] A cast tour, in association with American retailer Hot Topic, and cast media appearances were scheduled to lead up to the release of the film.[9]

text: I Am Number Four premiered at the Village Theatre in Los Angeles on February 9, 2011. The film was released in theaters on February 18, 2011, and was also released in the IMAX format.[6][37]

text: Home media[edit]

text: The film was released by Touchstone Home Entertainment on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital download on May 24, 2011.[38][39] The release was produced in three different packages: a three-disc Blu-ray, DVD, and "Digital Copy" combo pack, a single-disc Blu-ray, and a single-disc DVD.[40][41] The "Digital Copy" included with the 3-disc version is a stand-alone disc that allows users to play the film from any location via iTunes or Windows Media Player. All releases include bloopers and the "Becoming Number 6" featurette, while the single-disc Blu-ray and three-disc Blu-ray, DVD, and "Digital Copy" combo pack versions additionally include six deleted scenes with an introduction from the director.[40][42] In its first three weeks of release, 316,081 Blu-ray units were sold in the US, bringing in $7,693,808. As of October 2, 2011, the standard DVD of 'I am Number Four' has sold 767,692 copies in the United States, generating $12,571,326, and thus bringing the total gross to $166,247,931.[43]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 33% approval rating and an average rating of 4.8/10 based on 158 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "It's positioned as the start of a franchise, but I Am Number Four's familiar plot and unconvincing performances add up to one noisy, derivative, and ultimately forgettable sci-fi thriller."[44] Metacritic gives the film an average score of 36 out of 100 based on reviews from 30 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[45] Empire Magazine gave the film three out of a possible five stars and said, "If you can make it through the bland schmaltz of the first half you'll be rewarded with a spectacular blast of sustained action and the promise of even better to come. This could be the start of something great."[46]

text: Box Office[edit]

text: I Am Number Four grossed $55,100,437 at the North American box office and $90,778,000 overseas, for a worldwide total of $149,878,437.[5] It topped the worldwide box office on its second weekend (February 25–27, 2011) with $28,086,805.[47][48]

text: The film opened at number two in the United States and Canada with a gross of $19,449,893. In its second weekend, it dropped 43.4%, earning $11,016,126.[5] The only other market where it has grossed over $10 million is China. It began in third place with $3.4 million, but had an increase of 91% in its second week, topping the box office with $6.4 million. In its third week, it decreased by 21% to $5.0 million. As of March 27, 2011, it has grossed $17,328,244.[49]

text: Soundtrack[edit]

text:
"Radioactive" - Kings of Leon
"Tighten Up" - The Black Keys
"Rolling in the Deep" - Adele
"Somebody's Watching Me" - Rockwell
"Shelter" - The xx
"Soldier On" - The Temper Trap
"Invented" - Jimmy Eat World
"Curfew" - Beck
"As She's Walking Away" - Zac Brown Band (ft. Alan Jackson)
"Letters from the Sky" - Civil Twilight

text: Sequel[edit]

text: In 2011, screenwriter Noxon told Collider.com that plans for an imminent sequel were shelved due to the disappointing performance of the first installment at the box office.[51][52]

text: In 2013, director Caruso was asked if there are any possibilities that The Power of Six will get a movie adaption, he replied: "There's been some talk in the past couple of months about trying to do something because there is this audience appetite out there [...]. Most of the people on Twitter that contact me from all over the world ask, "Where's the next movie?" I think DreamWorks is getting those too so it'll be interesting. I don't know if I'd be involved, but I know they're talking about it."[53]

text: In a 2015 interview, James Frey, the co-author of the series, said that he hoped more movies would be made.[citation needed]


document_title: Jimmy V Award

question_text: who won the jimmy v award this year

question_tokens: who won the jimmy v award this year

text: Jimmy V Award

text: The Jimmy V Award (also called the Jim Valvano Award for Perseverance) is an award that is given by The V Foundation for Cancer Research and ESPN as part of the ESPY Awards. Established in 2007, it is named in honor of college basketball coach Jim Valvano. Valvano died of cancer at age 47 shortly after giving a memorable speech at the inaugural ESPY Award ceremony; ESPN partnered with Valvano to create the V Foundation in 1993.[1]

text: The recipient of the award is "a deserving member of the sporting world who has overcome great obstacles through perseverance and determination."[1][2]

text: List of recipients[edit]

text:
Year
Recipients

2007
Kay Yow[1]

2008
Kevin Everett

2009
Don Meyer

2010
George Karl

2011
Anthony Robles

2012
Eric LeGrand[2]

2013
Team Hoyt

2014
Stuart Scott

2015
Leah and Devon Still

2016
Craig Sager[3]

2017
Jarrius Robertson[4]