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In the lead-up to the release of the first Attack on Titan live-action movie, we were inundated with all sorts of fantastic collaborations. There was the tie-up with an epilation salon in Shinjuku, a campaign against illicit substances with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and even “Advancing hot dogs” at Aeon cinemas.

Since the film’s release, the giants have been quiet for a while but it seems they’ve just been gathering steam for their next amazing project: destroying public restrooms at stations on the Osaka train line.

The latest campaign is a joint collaboration between the Attack on Titan Wall Osaka exhibition, currently on show at Grand Front Osaka, and the West Japan Railway Company. The exhibition features original illustrations by Hajime Isayama, the creator of the hit manga series, and a 3-D virtual reality theatre where audience members can experience an attack from a giant, thanks to the use of special headsets.

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JR West, on the other hand, is currently overhauling the old public restrooms on its loop line and replacing them with much more modern facilities. And so the unlikely collaboration was born. We’re certainly not complaining, though, because now users who enter the public restroom at five stations on the Osaka Loop line will be greeted by a character from Attack on Titan, each explaining a different feature of the upgraded facilities for users.

▼ The five characters taking part in the campaign, with Levi in the centre as the “toilet improvement leader”.

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▼ “Toilet improvements start now!”

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Twitter user @Bobfamily_ogtb visited all five of the participating stations and tweeted photos of the campaign posters for fans around the nation.

▼ Armin, at Tenma Station, reminds visitors of the powder room facilities by asking them, “Are you going outside the wall looking like THAT?”

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▼ Mikasa, at Morinomiya Station, promotes washlets.

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▼ Hange (or Hanji), at Ashiharabashi Station, commends the cleanliness of the facilities.

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▼ Sasha, at Fukushima Station, reminds visitors to wash their hands.

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▼ If  you only have time to make one stop, get off at Noda Station. Here, you can see Levi and Eren, as well as other members of the Survey Corps AND a giant breaking through the station wall.

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While the Attack on Titan Osaka Wall exhibition runs until 18 October, the campaign at the five participating station restrooms runs only until 30 September. If you’re out and about in Osaka and really have to go, now you know where!

Source: Nijimen
Top Image: West Japan Railway Company
Insert Images: Mainichi Broadcasting System, West Japan Railway Company, Twitter/@Bobfamily_ogtb