, also known as Studio Trigger, is a Japanese animation studio founded by former

Gainax Gainax Co., Ltd. (stylized as GAINAX; ja, 株式会社ガイナックス, Hepburn romanization, Hepburn: ) is a Japanese anime studio famous for productions such as ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'', ''Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise, Roya ...

employees

Hiroyuki Imaishi is a Japanese key animator and animation director and one of the co-founders of Studio Trigger. His style is marked by fast and frantic animation combined with elaborate storyboarding and punchy direction. Prior to founding Trigger, he was an a ...

and Masahiko Ōtsuka in 2011. It has produced anime works including '' Kill la Kill'' (2013), ''

Little Witch Academia is a Japanese anime franchise created by Yoh Yoshinari and produced by Trigger. The original short film, directed by Yoshinari and written by Masahiko Otsuka, was released in theaters in March 2013 as part of the Young Animator Train ...

'' (short films, 2013 and 2015; TV series, 2017), ''

Promare is a 2019 Japanese animated film co-produced by Trigger and XFLAG. It was directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi and written by Kazuki Nakashima. It features character and mecha designs by Shigeto Koyama, 3DCG animation by Sanzigen, and music by H ...

'' (2019), '' BNA: Brand New Animal'' (2020), and '' Cyberpunk: Edgerunners'' (2022).

Business

Studio Trigger was founded by former

employee

, following his success with ''

Gurren Lagann ''Gurren Lagann'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese mecha anime, mecha anime television series animated by Gainax and co-produced by Aniplex and Konami. It ran for 27 episodes on TV Tokyo between April and September 2007. It was directe ...

'' (2007). This led to the creation of Studio Trigger, with ''Gurren Lagann''s visual humor and style defining the studio's work, and Trigger being seen as a successor to Gainax. Studio Trigger was established on August 22, 2011 by

and Masahiko Ōtsuka shortly after leaving

. The studio name and official website was revealed in October 2011. Along with assisting production on various series, Trigger has released a short film, ''

'', and has developed its first original anime television series, '' Kill la Kill'', which aired from October 2013 to March 2014. On July 8, 2013, Trigger launched a

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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. Studio Trigger, along with studios

Sanzigen is a Japanese animation studio specializing in CGI animation. The studio was founded in 2003, later becoming formally incorporated in 2006 by former employees of Gonzo, and has contributed to various anime series and films. Its name is derived f ...

and

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, joined joint holding company Ultra Super Pictures. In 2018, Studio Trigger created a

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with the goal of acquiring necessary funding for projects and merchandise. They offer both a US$1 and US$5 option for patrons (including a limited US$80 tier that ships a drawing to the patron) and currently have over 1900 backers on the platform, raising over US$5000 per month.

Productions

Anime television series

Anime films

Original net animations

Other productions

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Japanese animation studios Mass media companies established in 2011 Japanese companies established in 2011 Animation studios in Tokyo Ultra Super Pictures