World Trigger (2014) — Story, Release Date, Rating

Synopsis:

Years after the sudden emergence of a dimensional gate connecting Earth to a hostile realm, the city of Mikado has become a frontline in an ongoing conflict. The Border Defense Agency operates as a crucial defense against the relentless "Neighbors," otherworldly entities resistant to conventional arms. The agency trains young individuals, equipping them with specialized weapons called Triggers, yet strict regulations limit their use outside designated facilities.

Osamu Mikumo, a trainee, finds his carefully maintained order disrupted when a classmate is endangered. Intervening in a forbidden zone leads him to confront the reality of the Neighbor threat – embodied by Yuuma Kuga, a new student whose seemingly ordinary demeanor masks an extraordinary origin. The series explores themes of duty, prejudice, and the complexities of identity within a world perpetually on edge, as it examines what it truly means to protect humanity from an unseen enemy.

Trailer:

Streaming Platforms:

Crunchyroll

Episodes:

Episode 1: Visitor from the Other World (Aired: 10/05/2014)
Episode 2: Neighbor and Trion Soldier (Aired: 10/12/2014)
Episode 3: Osamu Mikumo's Ability (Aired: 10/19/2014)
Episode 4: Ai Kitora, A-Rank No.5 Agent (Aired: 11/02/2014)
Episode 5: Power Elite, Yuichi Jin (Aired: 11/09/2014)
... and 68 more episodes

Characters:

Amatori, Chika (Main) - Voice Actors: Tamura, Nao, Bairstow, Caitlyn, González, Nycolle
Jin, Yuuichi (Main) - Voice Actors: Nakamura, Yuuichi, Francis, Andrew, Ortiz, Gabriel
Kuga, Yuuma (Main) - Voice Actors: Muranaka, Tomo, Weseluck, Cathy, Medel, Jennifer
Mikumo, Osamu (Main) - Voice Actors: Kaji, Yuuki, Cataño, Arturo, Doe, Brian
Amatori, Rinji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nojima, Hirofumi, Thompson, Reece
Amou, Tsukihiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yonaga, Tsubasa, Velázquez, Alan Fernando, Petriw, Adrian
Arafune, Tetsuji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takemoto, Eiji, Garriga, Fidel, Miller, Brent
Arashiyama, Jun (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Okamoto, Nobuhiko, Swaile, Brad, Lacy, Daniel
Arashiyama, Saho (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Konno, Hiromi, González, Desireé, Sangra, Selia
Arashiyama, Fuku (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suganuma, Hisayoshi, Kim, Antony
Ayatsuji, Haruka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mikami, Shiori, Aguilar, Montserrat, Molineux, Michelle, Killen-Smith, Thea
Azuma, Haruaki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hamada, Kenji, Bernal, Julio, Linde, Mark
Betsuyaku, Taichi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Masuo, Kousuke, Bergen, Alex, Mendoza Coba, Jared
Bitou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nemoto, Kouta, Manns, Daegan
Chano, Makoto (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takaoka, Kaori, Ugarte, Emiliano, Wolfhard, Nick
Charon (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tamagawa, Sakiko
Eida (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Iwata, Mitsuo, Verástegui, Ismael, Kirk, James
Ema, Yuzuru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sanpei, Yuuko, Maya, Sergio, Shinyei, Valin
Enedra (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Furukawa, Toshio, Fortuny, Enzo, Cownden, Andrew
Fudetani (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Petriw, Adrian
Fujisawa, Itsuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shouji, Umeka, Strachan, Rylan
Futatsugi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kobori, Yurie, Acevedo, Casandra, Husain, Rebecca
Fuyushima, Shinji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Okiayu, Ryoutarou, Kirk, James
Gatlin (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Egawa, Hisao
Gieve (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakurai, Takahiro
Hanzaki, Yoshito (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Naruse, Makoto, Hunt, Nathan
Harukawa, Aoba (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mikami, Shiori, Guerrero, María José, Hendrikse, Marÿke
Hatohara, Mirai (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Maeda, Ai, Day, Carol-Anne
Hinoe, Hidehide (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Petriw, Adrian, Handa, Yuusuke
Hitomi, Mako (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kim, Hyang Ri, Langarica, Erika, Killen-Smith, Thea
Hiura, Akane (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ikki, Chihiro, Irvin, Brittney
Hiyami, Aki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ueda, Hitomi, Hendrikse, Marÿke
Hokari, Atsushi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tai, Yuuki, Tong, Vincent, Vaughan, Christopher
Hyrein (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sasaki, Nozomu, Ruiz, Miguel Ángel, Dobson, Brian
Hyuse (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimazaki, Nobunaga, Castañeda, Arturo, Ostonal, Jonathan
Ichijou, Yukimaru (Supporting)
Ichinose (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakao, Eri, Malvárez, Wendy, Molineux, Michelle
Inukai, Sumiharu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tanaka, Kenta, Murdock, Riley
Izumi, Kouhei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishikawa, Kaito, González, Dalí, Austman, Chris
Kagami, Rin (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yuzuki, Ryouka, Devereux, Mariee
Kageura, Masato (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sugita, Tomokazu, Campuzano, Manuel, Abell, Alistair
Kakizaki, Kuniharu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tanaka, Hirofumi, Kummen, Mitchell
Kako, Nozomi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Watanabe, Misa, Robles, Jocelyn, Kaarina, Diana
Karasawa, Katsumi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takemoto, Eiji, Hernández, Carlos, Cummings, Stewart
Karasuma, Kyousuke (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fukuyama, Jun, Velázquez, Ferso, Ellis, Matt
Katagiri, Takaaki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kanemoto, Ryousuke, Ramos, Carlos, Kim, Antony
Kazama, Souya (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Midorikawa, Hikaru, Tong, Vincent, Ugarte, Víctor
Kido, Masamune (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kirimoto, Takuya, Covarrubias, Víctor, Chapman, Aaron
Kikuchihara, Shirou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suganuma, Hisayoshi, Ortiz Santini, Brandon, LeBlanc, Zach
Kinuta, Motokichi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shioya, Kouzou, Dobson, Michael, Rocha, Ricardo
Kitazoe, Hiro (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Taketora, Adamthwaite, Michael
Kitora, Ai (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hanazawa, Kana, Hendrikse, Marÿke, Barragán, Alicia
Kizaki, Reiji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Maeno, Tomoaki, Manns, Daegan, Strempler, Christian
Koarai, Noboru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Asari, Ryouta, de la Rosa, Óscar, LeBlanc, Zach
Kodera, Shouhei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takato, Yasuhiro, Bautista, Ricardo, Rawts, Bill
... and 61 more characters

Staff:

Mizutani, Kei (Producer, Chief Producer)
Yanai, Hiroshi (Producer)
Teramoto, Satoshi (Assistant Producer)
Hongou, Mitsuru (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
Ogawa, Kouji (Director, Episode Director)
Gotou, Yasunori (Episode Director)
Kakudou, Hiroyuki (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Karasawa, Kazuya (Episode Director)
Kawasaki, Yoshiki (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Koga, Gou (Episode Director)
Koyama, Ken (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Suzuki, Takuma (Episode Director)
Takeshita, Kenichi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Uchiyama, Mana (Episode Director)
Ueda, Shigeru (Episode Director)
Stocker, Kevin (Script)
Yokotani, Masahiro (Script)
Yoshino, Hiroyuki (Script, Series Composition)
Mori, Takeshi (Storyboard)
Yamaguchi, Yuuji (Storyboard)
AAA (Theme Song Performance)
Frausto, Dan (Theme Song Performance)
HAMA-kgn (Theme Song Composition)
Maruyama, Mayuko (Theme Song Composition)
Mirai Show (Theme Song Arrangement)
Pile (Theme Song Performance)
Sonar Pocket (Theme Song Performance)
Amemiya, Hideo (Key Animation)
Andou, Yoshinobu (Key Animation)
Aoki, Rie (Key Animation)
Arai, Tomoyuki (Key Animation)
Arai, Ken (Background Art)
Ariga, Hiromi (Key Animation)
Asai, Akito (Key Animation)
Ashihara, Daisuke (Original Character Design, Original Creator)
Awai, Shigeki (Key Animation)
Delint, Alex (ADR Director)
Ebara, Yuuko (Key Animation)
Emori, Mariko (Key Animation)
Fujita, Ayano (Key Animation)
Fujiwara, Mikio (Key Animation)
Fukuhara, Keiji (Key Animation)
Fukushi, Mayumi (Key Animation)
Hakamada, Yuuji (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Hirano, Tomoki (Key Animation)
Hong, Beom-seok (Key Animation)
Horikoshi, Yumi (Background Art)
Hoshino, Mamoru (Key Animation)
Ichinose, Miyoko (Color Design)
Iguchi, Chuuichi (Animation Director)
... and 82 more staff

News:

North American Anime & Manga Releases for June (06/01/2021)
New Season of 'World Trigger' TV Anime Announced (12/20/2019)
'World Trigger' Gets New Series For Fall 2015 (07/22/2015)
News Briefs for Mar 23 - 29 (03/30/2015)
Japanese Media Practices Self-Restraint Amid Hostage Crisis (02/01/2015)
Fall 2014 Simulcast List [Update 12/10] (09/27/2014)
News Briefs for Sept 8 - 14 (09/15/2014)
Fall 2014 Preview (09/14/2014)
News Briefs for Aug 25 - 31 (09/01/2014)
News Briefs for Aug 18 - 24 (08/25/2014)
News Briefs for Aug 4 - 10 (08/11/2014)
News Briefs for Jul 7 - 13 (07/14/2014)
Manga 'World Trigger' Receives Anime Adaptation (05/27/2014)

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Related Anime/Manga:

World Trigger 2nd Season (anime - Sequel)
World Trigger (manga - Adaptation)

Genres: Action, Sci-Fi, Shounen
Demographics: Shounen
Studios: Toei Animation
Producers: TV Asahi
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Rating: 7.58 / 10
Rank: #1704
Popularity: #549
Users Listed: 454,573
Users Scored: 156,404
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 01/04/2024
Aired: October 5, 2014 – April 3, 2016 (Fall)
Type: tv
Source: manga
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 73
Broadcast: Sunday at 06:30 (JST)

World Trigger