Studio Trigger

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Template:Nihongo, also known as Studio Trigger, is a Japanese animation studio founded by former Gainax employees Hiroyuki Imaishi and Masahiko Ōtsuka in 2011. It has produced anime works including Kill la Kill (2013), Little Witch Academia (short films, 2013 and 2015; TV series, 2017), Promare (2019), BNA: Brand New Animal (2020), Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022), and Delicious in Dungeon (2024), as well as the animated continuations of Gridman the Hyper Agent: SSSS.Gridman (2018), SSSS.Dynazenon (2021), and Gridman Universe (2023)

History

Studio Trigger was founded by former Gainax employee Hiroyuki Imaishi, following his success with Gurren Lagann (2007). This led to the creation of Studio Trigger, with Gurren LagannTemplate:'s visual humor and style defining the studio's work, and Trigger being seen as a successor to Gainax.^[1]^[2]

Studio Trigger was established on August 22, 2011,^[3]^[4] by Hiroyuki Imaishi and Masahiko Ōtsuka^[5] shortly after leaving Gainax.^[6] The studio name and official website was revealed in October 2011.^[7] The first animation they released was for the game Project X Zone.^[8] Along with assisting production on various series, Trigger has released a short film, Little Witch Academia,^[9] and has developed its first original anime television series, Kill la Kill, which aired from October 2013 to March 2014.^[10]^[11] On July 8, 2013, Trigger launched a Kickstarter project in order to fund a second episode of Little Witch Academia. The project was well received and achieved its goal of $150,000 in under five hours, and went on to raise a total of $625,518.^[12]

Studio Trigger, along with studios Liden Films, Sanzigen and Ordet, joined joint holding company Ultra Super Pictures.^[13]

In 2018, Studio Trigger created a Patreon with the goal of acquiring necessary funding for projects and merchandise. As of May 2024, Studio Trigger's Patreon offers two support tiers for patrons (US$1/month and US$5/month), has over 5000 members, and raises over US$3,500 per month.^[14]

In 2023, Trigger announced it had acquired the rights to Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt and Gurren Lagann, and announced a follow-up series for Panty & Stocking and a North American re-screening of both Gurren Lagann movies.^[15]^[16]

Productions

Anime television series

Year	Title	Director(s)	Eps.	Note(s)	Refs.
2013–2014	Kill la Kill	Hiroyuki Imaishi	24 Template:Small	Original work.	^[17]
2014	When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace	Masahiko Ōtsuka (chief) Masanori Takahashi	12	Based on a light novel by Kōta Nozomi.	^[18]
2016	Space Patrol Luluco	Hiroyuki Imaishi	13	Original work.	^[19]
2016	Kiznaiver	Hiroshi Kobayashi	12	Original work.	^[20]
2017	Little Witch Academia	Yoh Yoshinari	25	Based on Trigger's short film of the same name.	^[21]
2018	Darling in the Franxx	Atsushi Nishigori	24	Original work. Co-production with CloverWorks and A-1 Pictures.	^[22]
2018	SSSS.Gridman	Akira Amemiya	12	Based on the tokusatsu series Gridman the Hyper Agent by Tsuburaya Productions.	^[23]
2020	BNA: Brand New Animal	Yoh Yoshinari	12	Original work.	^[24]
2021	SSSS.Dynazenon	Akira Amemiya	12	Studio's 10th anniversary project. Related to SSSS.Gridman.	^[25]
2024–present	Delicious in Dungeon	Yoshihiro Miyajima	24+	Based on a manga by Ryōko Kui.	^[26] ^[27]
2025	New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt	Hiroyuki Imaishi	Template:TBA	Upcoming project based on the original series by predecessor studio Gainax.	^[28]

Anime films

Year	Title	Director(s)	Dur.	Note(s)	Refs.
2013	Little Witch Academia	Yoh Yoshinari	30m	Original work. Produced for Anime Mirai 2013.	^[9]
2015	Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade	Yoh Yoshinari	55m	Original work. Sequel to the first Little Witch Academia film.	^[29]
2019	Promare	Hiroyuki Imaishi	115m	Original work. CG animation produced by Sanzigen.	^[30]
2023	Gridman Universe	Akira Amemiya	118m	Crossover between SSSS.Gridman and SSSS.Dynazenon.	^[31]

Original net animations

Year	Title	Director(s)	Eps.	Note(s)	Refs.
2012–2013	Inferno Cop	Akira Amemiya	13	Original work. Released on YouTube.	^[32]
2013	Turning Girls	Masahiko Ōtsuka Ren Shimorenjaku	7	Original work. Released on YouTube.	^[33]
2015	Japan Animator Expo	Akira Amemiya (#9) Yasuhiro Yoshiura (#11, #29) Hiroyuki Imaishi (#14)	Template:N/A	Four shorts: Electronic Superhuman Gridman: Boys Invent Great Hero (#9; based on Gridman the Hyper Agent),^[34] Power Plant No. 33 (#11; co-produced with Studio Rikka),^[35] Sex & Violence with Machspeed (#14),^[36] and Bureau of Proto Society (#29; co-produced with Studio Rikka).^[37]
2015	Ninja Slayer From Animation	Akira Amemiya	26	Based on the novel series by Bradley Bond and Philip "Ninj@" Morzez. Released on Niconico.	^[38]
2021	Star Wars: Visions	Hiroyuki Imaishi (#3) Masahiko Otsuka (#7)	Template:N/A	Episodes #3 ("The Twins") and #7 ("The Elder"). Co-production with Lucasfilm, released on Disney+.	^[39]^[40]
2022	Cyberpunk: Edgerunners	Hiroyuki Imaishi	10	Based on the video game Cyberpunk 2077 published by CD Projekt. Co-production with CD Projekt, released on Netflix.	^[41]

Other productions

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Notes

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References

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