World Trigger

{{Infobox animanga/Header

| image = World Trigger Volume 1.jpg

| caption = First {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume cover, featuring Yūma Kuga

| ja_kanji = ワールドトリガー

| ja_romaji = Wārudo Torigā

| genre = Adventure, science fiction{{cite web|url=https://www.viz.com/world-trigger|title=The Official Website for World Trigger|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=October 28, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702040938/http://www.viz.com/world-trigger|archive-date=July 2, 2017}}

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Print

| type = manga

| author = {{ill|Daisuke Ashihara|ja|葦原大介}}

| publisher = Shueisha

| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher

| NA = Viz Media

}}

| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Shōnen}}

| imprint = Jump Comics

| magazine = {{ubl|Weekly Shōnen Jump|{{noitalic|(February 9, 2013 – November 26, 2018)}}|Jump Square|{{noitalic|(December 4, 2018 – present)}}}}

| magazine_en = {{English manga magazine

| NA = Weekly Shonen Jump

}}

| first = February 9, 2013

| last =

| volumes = 28

| volume_list = List of World Trigger chapters

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Video

| type = tv series

| director = {{ubl|Mitsuru Hongo (1−48)|Kouji Ogawa (49−73)|Morio Hatano (74−99)}}

| producer = {{Unbulleted list|Daichi Nagatomi|Kei Mizutani (1−38, 74−99)|Hiroshi Yanai (39−73)}}

| writer = {{Unbulleted list|Hiroyuki Yoshino (1−48, 74−99)|Sakimoto Sakai (49−73)}}

| music = Kenji Kawai

| studio = Toei Animation

| licensee = {{ubl|Crunchyroll (streaming)|{{English anime licensee|NA=Sentai Filmworks (home video)}}}}

| network = ANN (TV Asahi)

| network_en = {{English anime network|US=Primo TV}}

| first = October 5, 2014

| last = January 23, 2022

| episodes = 99

| episode_list = List of World Trigger episodes

}}

{{nihongo|World Trigger|ワールドトリガー|Wārudo Torigā|lead=yes}}, also known as {{nihongo|WorTri|ワートリ|Wātori|lead=yes}}, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by {{ill|Daisuke Ashihara|ja|葦原大介}}. It was initially serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from February 2013 to November 2018, and transferred to Jump Square in December 2018. Its chapters have been collected in 28 {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes as of February 2025. In North America, the manga has been licensed for English release by Viz Media.

An anime television series adaptation produced by Toei Animation was aired on TV Asahi from October 2014 to April 2016. A second season aired from January to April 2021, and a third season aired from October 2021 to January 2022.

Synopsis

{{Main|List of World Trigger characters{{!}}List of World Trigger characters}}

=Setting=

One day, a gate to another world opens in {{Nihongo|Mikado City|三門市|Mikado-shi}} and monsters called {{nihongo|"Neighbors"|{{ruby-ja|近界民|ネイバー}}|Neibā, {{lit}} "Near-world people"}} start appearing from it. Humanity struggles to fight the Neighbors, as their weapons are ineffective against them, until a mysterious organization appears that is able to repel the Neighbors' attacks. The organization is called the National Defense Agency, or "Border", and has appropriated the Neighbor technology "Triggers", which allows its user to channel an internal energy called Trion and use it as a weapon or for other purposes. When a Trigger is activated, the user's body is replaced with a battle-body made of Trion.

=Plot=

Four years following the appearance of the gate, the people of Mikado City have become accustomed to fighting with the Neighbors and have mostly returned to everyday life. One day, a mysterious white-haired student named {{nihongo|Yūma Kuga|空閑遊真|Kuga Yūma}} transfers to the local school. Kuga is actually a strong humanoid Neighbor, which he seeks to hide from Border. At school, he meets another student, {{nihongo|Osamu Mikumo|三雲修|Mikumo Osamu}}, who is secretly a C-rank Border trainee. Since Kuga is unfamiliar with life in Mikado City, Mikumo must help him adjust to life there and keep him a secret from Border.

Media

=Manga=

{{Main|List of World Trigger chapters{{!}}List of World Trigger chapters}}

Written and illustrated by {{ill|Daisuke Ashihara|ja|葦原大介}}, World Trigger started in Shueisha's Shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump on February 9, 2013.{{cite web|script-title=ja:「リリエンタール」の葦原大介、新連載はSFアクション|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/84598|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 23, 2019|language=ja|date=February 9, 2013|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107113803/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/84598|url-status=live}} Due to health issues on the part of the author, it was put on hiatus in November 2016.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-17/world-trigger-manga-goes-on-indefinite-hiatus-due-to-author-poor-health/.108921|title=World Trigger Manga Goes on Indefinite Hiatus Due to Author's Poor Health|website=Anime News Network|date=November 17, 2016|access-date=May 14, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517071702/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-17/world-trigger-manga-goes-on-indefinite-hiatus-due-to-author-poor-health/.108921|archive-date=May 17, 2017}} The series resumed publication on October 29, 2018, and ran until November 26 of the same year, before being transferred to the monthly manga magazine Jump Square on December 4, 2018.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=World Trigger Manga Resumes on October 29|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-10-14/world-trigger-manga-resumes-on-october-29/.138167|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 15, 2018|date=October 14, 2018|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128122112/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-10-14/world-trigger-manga-resumes-on-october-29/.138167|url-status=live}} Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes. The first volume was released on July 4, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-870809-6|script-title=ja:ワールドトリガー 1|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=January 28, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=June 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612225137/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-870809-6|url-status=live}} As of February 4, 2025, 28 volumes have been released.{{cite web|url=https://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-884367-4|script-title=ja:ワールドトリガー 28|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=February 4, 2025|language=ja|archive-date=December 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228114124/https://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-884367-4|url-status=live}}

In North America, Viz Media licensed the series for English release in 2014.{{cite web|last=Pappas|first=Andre|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-18/viz-media-announces-print-edition-for-world-trigger-manga|title=Viz Media Announces Print Edition for World Trigger Manga|website=Anime News Network|date=April 18, 2014|access-date=November 9, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112130549/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-18/viz-media-announces-print-edition-for-world-trigger-manga|archive-date=November 12, 2014}} The first volume was released on October 7, 2014.{{cite web|title=World Trigger, Vol. 1|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/world-trigger-volume-1/product/3626|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=December 6, 2023}} As of August 1, 2023, 25 volumes have been released.{{cite web|title=World Trigger, Vol. 25|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/world-trigger-volume-25/product/7538|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=December 6, 2023}}

=Anime=

{{Main|List of World Trigger episodes{{!}}List of World Trigger episodes}}

In May 2014, an anime adaptation of World Trigger was announced to start airing in October of the same year.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-05-27/shonen-jump-world-trigger-manga-gets-anime/.74904|title=Shonen Jump's World Trigger Manga Gets Anime|website=Anime News Network|date=May 27, 2014|access-date=May 27, 2014|archive-date=July 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705084636/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-05-27/shonen-jump-world-trigger-manga-gets-tv-anime/.74904|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-06-23/world-trigger-tv-anime-slated-to-premiere-in-october/.75873|title=World Trigger TV Anime Slated to Premiere in October|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 24, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140624144334/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-06-23/world-trigger-tv-anime-slated-to-premiere-in-october/.75873|archive-date=June 24, 2014}} The series is produced by Toei Animation and was broadcast on TV Asahi from October 5, 2014 to April 3, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/07/08/toei-animation-produces-world-trigger-tv-anime-adaptation|title=Toei Animation Produces "World Trigger" TV Anime Adaptation|publisher=Crunchyroll|access-date=July 8, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712004525/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/07/08/toei-animation-produces-world-trigger-tv-anime-adaptation|archive-date=July 12, 2014}}{{Cite web|website=Anime News Network|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-03/yuuki-kaji-nobuhiko-okamoto-rie-kugimiya-star-in-world-trigger-anime/.77246|title=Yuuki Kaji, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Rie Kugimiya Star in World Trigger Anime|access-date=August 4, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805220231/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-03/yuuki-kaji-nobuhiko-okamoto-rie-kugimiya-star-in-world-trigger-anime/.77246|archive-date=August 5, 2014}}{{Cite web|publisher=Toei Animation|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/wt/#news14082501|title=Anime's premiere date|access-date=August 25, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903114948/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/wt/#news14082501|archive-date=September 3, 2014}} The series is directed by Mitsuru Hongo with series composition by Hiroyuki Yoshino. Toshihisa Kaiya and Hitomi Tsuruta are the character designers and animation directors, and the music is composed by Kenji Kawai.{{Cite web|website=Anime News Network|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-29/outlaw-star-mitsuru-hongo-directs-world-trigger-anime/.78157|title=Outlaw Star's Mitsuru Hongo Directs World Trigger Anime|access-date=August 29, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901040036/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-29/outlaw-star-mitsuru-hongo-directs-world-trigger-anime/.78157|archive-date=September 1, 2014}} The cast includes Nobuhiko Okamoto, Rie Kugimiya, Hideyuki Tanaka, Nao Tamura, Jun Fukuyama, Tomo Muranaka, Yūki Kaji and Yūichi Nakamura.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-06/yuichi-nakamura-joins-world-trigger-tv-anime-cast/.77354|title=Yūichi Nakamura Joins World Trigger TV Anime Cast|website=Anime News Network|date=August 6, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808231439/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-06/yuichi-nakamura-joins-world-trigger-tv-anime-cast/.77354|archive-date=August 8, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-11/world-trigger-manga-gets-commemorative-video-for-upcoming-anime/.77524|title=World Trigger Gets Commemorative Video for Upcoming Anime|website=Anime News Network|date=August 11, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813223230/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-11/world-trigger-manga-gets-commemorative-video-for-upcoming-anime/.77524|archive-date=August 13, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-20/tomoaki-maeno-masakazu-morita-kana-hanazawa-join-world-trigger-cast/.77791|title=Tomoaki Maeno, Masakazu Morita, Kana Hanazawa Join World Trigger Cast|website=Anime News Network|date=August 20, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712082638/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-20/tomoaki-maeno-masakazu-morita-kana-hanazawa-join-world-trigger-cast/.77791|archive-date=July 12, 2015}} The series was slated to run for 50 episodes,{{Cite web|website=Anime News Network|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-14/world-trigger-anime-listed-with-50-episodes/.82167|title=World Trigger Anime Listed With 50 Episodes|access-date=January 28, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107044900/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-14/world-trigger-anime-listed-with-50-episodes/.82167|archive-date=January 7, 2015}} but ended up having 73 episodes. In summer 2015, the World Trigger Summer Festival 2015 event announced World Trigger: Isekai Kara no Tōbōsha, a brand new series with an original story not presented in the World Trigger manga, and with new characters and concepts.{{Cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-22/world-trigger-tv-anime-gets-new-series-in-october/.90758|title=World Trigger TV Anime Gets New Series in October|website=Anime News Network|access-date=2016-05-27|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517032627/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-22/world-trigger-tv-anime-gets-new-series-in-october/.90758|archive-date=2016-05-17}} This "new series" actually ended up being the "Fugitive Arc" of the anime, which ran from Episodes 49 to 63. On March 7, 2016, it was confirmed that the World Trigger anime would end, after it was announced that TV Asahi would be replacing the time slot airing it with sports programming.{{cite web|last=Green|first=Scott|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/03/06-1/world-trigger-anime-wraps-up-in-march|title="World Trigger" Anime Wraps Up In March|publisher=Crunchyroll|date=March 7, 2016|access-date=March 7, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307232738/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/03/06-1/world-trigger-anime-wraps-up-in-march|archive-date=March 7, 2016}} The Nagoya trio Sonar Pocket performed the anime's first opening theme, {{nihongo|"Girigiri"|ギリギリ||{{lit}} "Borderline"}}.{{Cite web|publisher=Toei Animation|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/wt/#news14091001|script-title=ja:主題歌にソナーポケットの新曲「GIRIGIRI」が決定！！コメントも到着！|access-date=September 11, 2014|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911175929/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/wt/#news14091001|archive-date=September 11, 2014}} The second opening theme is {{nihongo|"Ashita no Hikari"|アシタノヒカリ||{{lit}} "The Light of Tomorrow"}} by AAA.{{cite web|last=Komatsu|first=Mikikazu|title=AAA's "World Trigger" 2nd Theme Song Tops Oricon Daily Chart|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/05/29/aaas-world-trigger-2nd-theme-song-tops-oricon-daily-chart|website=Crunchyroll|access-date=December 21, 2019|date=May 29, 2015|archive-date=January 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106043623/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/05/29/aaas-world-trigger-2nd-theme-song-tops-oricon-daily-chart|url-status=live}} The third opening theme is {{nihongo|Dream Trigger|ドリームトリガー|Dorīmu Torigā}} by Pile.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-04/pile-performs-theme-song-for-new-world-trigger-series/.92504|title=Pile Performs Theme Song for New World Trigger Series|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 4, 2015|archive-date=2015-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053127/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-04/pile-performs-theme-song-for-new-world-trigger-series/.92504|url-status=live}}

During Jump Festa '20, it was announced that the series would receive a second season, with the cast reprising their roles and Toei Animation returning to produce the series.{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|website=Anime News Network|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-20/world-trigger-tv-anime-gets-new-season/.154623|title=World Trigger TV Anime Gets New Season|access-date=December 20, 2019|date=December 20, 2019|archive-date=December 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221061207/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-20/world-trigger-tv-anime-gets-new-season/.154623|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Harding|first=Daryl|title=World Trigger TV Anime Announces Third Season with New PV|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2019/12/21-1/world-trigger-tv-anime-announces-third-season-with-new-pv|website=Crunchyroll|access-date=December 21, 2019|date=December 21, 2019|archive-date=December 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221133347/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2019/12/21-1/world-trigger-tv-anime-announces-third-season-with-new-pv|url-status=live}} Morio Hatano is the new series director, while the rest of the staff are reprising their roles.{{Cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|website=Anime News Network|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2020-10-01/new-world-trigger-anime-reveals-teaser-visual/.164783|title=New World Trigger Anime Reveals Teaser Visual|access-date=October 1, 2020|date=October 1, 2020|archive-date=October 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004181706/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2020-10-01/new-world-trigger-anime-reveals-teaser-visual/.164783|url-status=live}} The second season aired on TV Asahi's {{ill|NUMAnimation|ja|NUMAnimation}} block from January 10 to April 4, 2021.{{Cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|website=Anime News Network|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2020-10-23/new-world-trigger-anime-season-premieres-on-january-9/.165515|title=New World Trigger Anime Season Premieres on January 9|access-date=October 23, 2020|date=October 23, 2020|archive-date=March 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329153700/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2020-10-23/new-world-trigger-anime-season-premieres-on-january-9/.165515|url-status=live}} The opening theme is "Force" by TXT, and the ending theme is {{nihongo|"Mirai Eigō"|未来永劫||{{lit}} "The Endless Future"}} by Kami wa Saikoro o Furanai.{{Cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|website=Anime News Network|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-26/new-world-trigger-anime-reveals-theme-song-artists/.166752|title=New World Trigger Anime Reveals Theme Song Artists|access-date=November 27, 2020|date=November 26, 2020|archive-date=December 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213165501/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-26/new-world-trigger-anime-reveals-theme-song-artists/.166752|url-status=live}}

During Jump Festa '21, it was announced that the series would receive a third season.{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|website=Anime News Network|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-12-18/world-trigger-anime-gets-3rd-season/.167621|title=World Trigger Anime Gets 3rd Season|access-date=December 18, 2020|date=December 18, 2020|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125190317/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-12-18/world-trigger-anime-gets-3rd-season/.167621|url-status=live}} The third season aired from October 10, 2021 to January 23, 2022.{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|website=Anime News Network|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-27/world-trigger-anime-3rd-season-premieres-in-october/.171207|title=World Trigger Anime's 3rd Season Premieres in October|access-date=March 27, 2021|date=March 27, 2021|archive-date=June 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614215338/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-27/world-trigger-anime-3rd-season-premieres-in-october/.171207|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|website=Anime News Network|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-15/world-trigger-anime-3rd-season-debuts-on-october-9/.176267|title=World Trigger Anime's 3rd Season Debuts on October 9|access-date=August 15, 2021|date=August 15, 2021|archive-date=August 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815102309/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-15/world-trigger-anime-3rd-season-debuts-on-october-9/.176267|url-status=live}} The opening theme is {{nihongo|"Time Factor"|タイムファクター|Taimu Fakutā}} by Kami wa Saikoro o Furanai, and the ending theme is {{nihongo|"Ungai Dōkei"|雲外憧憬||{{lit}} "Yearning to Be Above the Clouds"}} by Fantastic Youth.{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|website=Anime News Network|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-08/world-trigger-anime-season-3-unveils-more-cast-theme-song-artists/.177141|title=World Trigger Anime Season 3 Unveils More Cast, Theme Song Artists|access-date=September 8, 2021|date=September 8, 2021|archive-date=September 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908130340/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-08/world-trigger-anime-season-3-unveils-more-cast-theme-song-artists/.177141|url-status=live}}

In North America, Toei announced in July 2015 that they would be producing an English dub with Ocean Productions.{{Cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-03/toei-screens-1st-3-world-trigger-episodes-with-english-dub/.90054|title=Toei Screens 1st 3 World Trigger Episodes with English Dub|website=Anime News Network|date=2015-07-03|access-date=2017-01-24|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624120044/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-03/toei-screens-1st-3-world-trigger-episodes-with-english-dub/.90054|archive-date=2017-06-24}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-04-21/world-trigger-anime-main-english-dub-cast-revealed/.101322|title=World Trigger Anime's Main English Dub Cast Revealed|website=Anime News Network|date=2016-04-21|access-date=2017-01-24|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221181749/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-04-21/world-trigger-anime-main-english-dub-cast-revealed/.101322|archive-date=2016-12-21}} The series began airing in the United States on Primo TV on January 16, 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/01/24/bilingual-hispanic-channel-to-feature-world-trigger-anime|title=Bilingual Hispanic Channel To Feature "World Trigger" Anime|website=Crunchyroll|date=2017-01-24|access-date=2017-01-24|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126211210/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/01/24/bilingual-hispanic-channel-to-feature-world-trigger-anime|archive-date=2017-01-26}} The English dub became available on Crunchyroll on February 11, 2020.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Crunchyroll Adds World Trigger Anime's English Dub|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-11/crunchyroll-adds-world-trigger-anime-english-dub/.156352|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 14, 2020|date=February 11, 2020|archive-date=March 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324063513/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-11/crunchyroll-adds-world-trigger-anime-english-dub/.156352|url-status=live}} In September 2020, Crunchyroll announced a "home video and electronic sell-through distribution" partnership with Sentai Filmworks to distribute anime titles on home video.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Crunchyroll, Sentai Filmworks Partner for Home Video Releases|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-05/crunchyroll-sentai-filmworks-partner-for-home-video-releases/.163655|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 3, 2021|date=September 5, 2020|archive-date=September 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907010616/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-05/crunchyroll-sentai-filmworks-partner-for-home-video-releases/.163655|url-status=live}} The series was released on Blu-ray on June 8, 2021.{{cite web|last1=Mateo|first1=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 6-12|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-06-08/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-6-12/.173729|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 9, 2021|date=June 8, 2021|archive-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104062356/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-06-08/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-6-12/.173729|url-status=live}} On October 8, 2021, it was announced the English dub of season 2 will be released in 2022.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=World Trigger 3rd Season Anime's English-Subtitled Trailer, Ad Streamed|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-08/world-trigger-3rd-season-anime-english-subtitled-trailer-ad-streamed/.178295|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 9, 2021|date=October 8, 2021|archive-date=September 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903204134/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-08/world-trigger-3rd-season-anime-english-subtitled-trailer-ad-streamed/.178295|url-status=live}} The dub for the second and third season were released on a variety of download to own platforms beginning on October 4, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.fandompost.com/2022/09/30/2nd-world-trigger-anime-seasons-english-dub-reveals-1st-clip-sets-october-4th-debut/|title=2nd 'World Trigger' Anime Seasons English Dub Reveals 1st Clip & Sets October 4th Debut|first=Chris|last=Beveridge|website=Fandom Post|date=September 30, 2022|accessdate=July 1, 2023|archive-date=July 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701174916/https://www.fandompost.com/2022/09/30/2nd-world-trigger-anime-seasons-english-dub-reveals-1st-clip-sets-october-4th-debut/|url-status=live}}

=Video games=

A PlayStation Vita action game developed by Artdink titled World Trigger: Borderless Mission (ワールドトリガー　ボーダレスミッション) was released in Japan on September 17, 2015.{{Cite web|publisher=Gematsu|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/wt/#news14091001|title=World Trigger game announced for PS Vita|access-date=December 11, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209060144/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/wt/#news14091001|archive-date=December 9, 2014}} An iOS and Android game developed by Ganbarion titled World Trigger: Smash Borders (ワールドトリガースマッシュボーダーズ) was released on July 21, 2015.{{Cite web|publisher=Dengeki Online - Dengeki App|url=http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/034/1034475/|title=World Trigger game announced for iOS and Android|access-date=April 6, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408023826/http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/034/1034475/|archive-date=April 8, 2015}} It was later released on PlayStation Vita on February 17, 2016.{{Cite web|publisher=Gematsu|first=Sal|last=Romano|url=http://gematsu.com/2016/02/world-trigger-smash-borders-ps-vita-now-available-japan|title=World Trigger: Smash Borders for PS Vita now available in Japan|date=February 17, 2016|access-date=January 24, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312172905/http://gematsu.com/2016/02/world-trigger-smash-borders-ps-vita-now-available-japan|archive-date=March 12, 2017}} Both were published by Bandai Namco Games.

Reception

=Manga=

World Trigger was the 20th best-selling manga of 2016, with over 1.2 million copies sold.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|website=Anime News Network|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-05-29/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2016/.102636|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2016 (First Half)|access-date=June 19, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621161304/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-05-29/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2016/.102636|archive-date=June 21, 2016}} By July 2023, the manga had over 15 million copies in circulation.{{cite press release|script-title=ja:『ワールドトリガー the Stage』B級ランク戦開始編ライブビューイング開催決定！|url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001552.000003481.html|publisher=Live Viewing Japan|via=PR Times|access-date=December 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801144918/https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001552.000003481.html|archive-date=August 1, 2023|language=ja|date=July 28, 2023|url-status=live}}

The series ranked 43rd on the 2014 "Book of the Year" list from Media Factory's Da Vinci magazine, where professional book reviewers, bookstore employees, and Da Vinci readers participate;{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-08/attack-on-titan-tops-da-vinci-magazine-ranking-for-2nd-year/.81801|title=Attack on Titan Tops Da Vinci Magazine's Ranking for 2nd Year|website=Anime News Network|date=December 8, 2014|access-date=December 6, 2023|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020054706/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-08/attack-on-titan-tops-da-vinci-magazine-ranking-for-2nd-year/.81801|url-status=live}} it ranked 33rd on the 2015 list;{{cite web|last=Blyden|first=Jabulani|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-06/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-tops-da-vinci-magazine-rankings-for-2015/.96157|title=March comes in like a lion Tops Da Vinci Magazine's Rankings for 2015|website=Anime News Network|date=December 6, 2015|access-date=December 6, 2023|archive-date=November 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115181852/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-06/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-tops-da-vinci-magazine-rankings-for-2015/.96157|url-status=live}} 31st on the 2019 list;{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Kingdom Manga Tops Da Vinci Ranking|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-06/kingdom-manga-tops-da-vinci-ranking/.154037|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 6, 2023|date=December 6, 2019|archive-date=March 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317003757/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-06/kingdom-manga-tops-da-vinci-ranking/.154037|url-status=live}} 44th on the 2021 list;{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Demon Slayer Tops Da Vinci Manga Ranking for 2nd Consecutive Year|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-06/demon-slayer-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking-for-2nd-consecutive-year/.180340|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 6, 2023|date=December 6, 2021|archive-date=December 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208082249/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-06/demon-slayer-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking-for-2nd-consecutive-year/.180340|url-status=live}} ninth on the 2022 list;{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Spy×Family Tops Da Vinci Manga Ranking|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-06/spy-family-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking/.192624|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 6, 2023|date=December 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206080401/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-06/spy-family-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking/.192624|archive-date=December 6, 2022|url-status=live}} and 26th on the 2023 list.{{cite web|last=Tai|first=Anita|title=Tomoko Yamashita's Ikoku Nikki Tops Da Vinci Manga Ranking|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-05/tomoko-yamashita-ikoku-nikki-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking/.205150|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 6, 2023|date=December 5, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231206031031/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-05/tomoko-yamashita-ikoku-nikki-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking/.205150|archive-date=December 6, 2023|url-status=live}}

In a 2016 reader's poll on Goo, the series was voted as the fifth most likely to become a Weekly Shōnen Jump signature series.{{cite web|website=Crunchyroll|first=Scott|last=Green|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/01/23/japanese-readers-suggest-which-manga-will-be-next-shonen-jump-signature-series|title=Japanese Readers Suggest Which Manga Will Be Next "Shonen Jump" Signature Series|date=December 28, 2016|access-date=January 23, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126095515/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/01/23/japanese-readers-suggest-which-manga-will-be-next-shonen-jump-signature-series|archive-date=January 26, 2017}} On TV Asahi's Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150,000 people voted for their top 100 manga series, World Trigger ranked fourteenth.{{cite web|script-title=ja:テレビ朝日『国民15万人がガチで投票!漫画総選挙』ランキング結果まとめ！栄えある1位に輝く漫画は!?|url=https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1609599746|website=animate Times|publisher=Animate|access-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210103023119/https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1609599746|archive-date=January 3, 2021|language=ja|date=January 3, 2021|url-status=live}}

Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network said that "World Trigger is an exciting read that distributes its information organically rather than relying on info-dumps."{{Cite web|last=Silverman|first=Rebecca|website=Anime News Network|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/world-trigger/gn-1/.79280|title=World Trigger GN 1 – Review|access-date=June 19, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404230234/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/world-trigger/gn-1/.79280|archive-date=April 4, 2016}}

=Anime=

The anime series ranked tenth in the Tokyo Anime Award Festival's top 100 TV anime series of 2016.{{cite web|website=Crunchyroll|first=Mikikazu|last=Komatsu|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/12/28/tokyo-anime-award-festival-announced-top-100-anime-of-2016|title=Tokyo Anime Award Festival Announced Top 100 Anime of 2016|date=December 28, 2016|access-date=October 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229135649/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/12/28/tokyo-anime-award-festival-announced-top-100-anime-of-2016|archive-date=December 29, 2016}} During NHK'S top 100 anime voting, World Trigger placed 158 out of 400, tied with Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare.{{cite web|url=http://www.nhk.or.jp/anime/anime100/ani_report/101.html|script-title=ja:ベスト･アニメ100投票結果発表｜ニッポンアニメ100｜NHK|publisher=NHK|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007173746/http://www.nhk.or.jp/anime/anime100/ani_report/101.html|archive-date=2017-10-07|url-status=live|access-date=October 22, 2017}}

The first season of the anime received criticism stemming from Toei's handling of the adaptation. Gabriella Ekens from Anime News Network referred to the production as "incompetent" and "baffling", stating "World Trigger isn't a bad show, but it's a terrible adaptation."{{Cite web|last=Ekens|first=Gabriella|website=Anime News Network|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/world-trigger/episodes-1-3/.80087|title=Episodes 1–3 – World Trigger|access-date=June 21, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524062025/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/world-trigger/episodes-1-3/.80087|archive-date=May 24, 2016}}

References

External links

{{Official website|http://worldtrigger.info|Official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Official website|https://jumpsq.shueisha.co.jp/rensai/worldtrigger/|Official manga website at Jump SQ.}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Official website|https://www.shonenjump.com/j/rensai/world.html|Official manga website at Weekly Shōnen Jump}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Official website|http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/wt/|Official anime website at Toei Animation}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Official website|https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/worldtrigger/|Official anime website at TV Asahi}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Anime News Network|manga|16124}}