Lost in the Cruel World (Visual Novel) Kanji Romaji Author Illustrator Release date Blu-ray Previous VN Next VN Lost in the Cruel World (進撃の巨人 Lost in the Cruel World Shingeki no Kyojin Lost in the Cruel World?) is a visual novel by Hiroshi Seko. It was first released on September 18th, 2013 in Japan bundled with the third anime Blu-ray. The story was also included in the novel Attack on Titan: Lost Girls which was later adapted into a manga of the same name.