World Trigger

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Japanese: ワールドトリガー
English: World Trigger
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Type: TV
Episodes: 73
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 5, 2014 to Apr 3, 2016
Premiered: Fall 2014
Broadcast: Sundays at 06:30 (JST)
Producers: TV Asahi
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Studios: Toei Animation
Source: Manga
Genres: ActionAction, Sci-FiSci-Fi
Demographic: ShounenShounen
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 7.581 (scored by 155827155,827 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #17062
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #548
Members: 452,785
Favorites: 3,040

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Synopsis

When a gate to another world suddenly opens on Earth, Mikado City is invaded by strange creatures known as "Neighbors," malicious beings impervious to traditional weaponry. In response to their arrival, an organization called the Border Defense Agency has been established to combat the Neighbor menace through special weapons called "Triggers." Even though several years have passed after the gate first opened, Neighbors are still a threat and members of Border remain on guard to ensure the safety of the planet.

Despite this delicate situation, members-in-training, such as Osamu Mikumo, are not permitted to use their Triggers outside of headquarters. But when the mysterious new student in his class is dragged into a forbidden area by bullies, they are attacked by Neighbors, and Osamu has no choice but to do what he believes is right. Much to his surprise, however, the transfer student Yuuma Kuga makes short work of the aliens, revealing that he is a humanoid Neighbor in disguise.

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Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Yanai, Hiroshi
Producer
Mizutani, Kei
Producer, Chief Producer
Teramoto, Satoshi
Assistant Producer
Hongou, Mitsuru
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard


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1: "GIRIGIRI" by Sonar Pocket (eps 1-23)
2: "Ashita no Hikari (アシタノヒカリ)" by AAA (eps 27-47)
3: "Dream Trigger (ドリームトリガー)" by Pile (eps 49-72)
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May 31, 2025
World Trigger is more than a decade old now (its first 73 episodes are from 2014, the second series came in 2021 and the third series came in 2022) and it is still brilliantly fresh. Firstly, it has a story that is generic as can be: there are exoplanetary attackers on a Japanese city, some Earth forces called Border based on that city defend the planet against these invaders called the “Neighbours.” The main character Osamu Mikumo, his protégée Chika, his Neighbour friend Yūma Kuga become part of the Border and fight against the Neighbour attacks along with many other brilliant supporting characters who surprisingly ...
May 7, 2025
Mixed Feelings
60-SECOND REVIEWS

This one's a bit of a mixed bag of mixed quality. I loved the strategy in the fights and the intricate world building, which between the world and the game-like, rule-following fights they have throughout the show, reminded me of Hunter x Hunter. Unfortunately, the adaptation itself often confuses what is actually happening on screen.

This may also be the single cheapest looking shounen I've seen in years. Flat and choppy, and the sequels only slightly improve on this.

Toei Animation makes weak adaptations of great sources--just take a look at large portions of their One Piece adaptation or how drawn out Dragon Ball Z ...
Jan 20, 2021
FunnyFunny
First of all I hate animes that does a freaking long review of the entire series, instead of just the most reason development, I mean if you haven't watch the series from the beginning then it doesn't matter either way cause this is a freaking long anime. That said can't believe why so many positive reviews of 8s and 9s seriously.

This anime has such terrible main cast, 2/3 were useless from the beginning. The main guy tries to improve himself throughout the series and we're force to follow his boring non-progressive development for almost the entire time. The worse part is the MC received ...

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