Studio Trigger

Trigger Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社トリガー), or as its commonly known as Studio Trigger, is a Japanese animation studio founded by former Gainax employees Hiroyuki Imaishi and Masahiko Ōtsuka in August 2011.

Studio Trigger
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 Lagann 's visual humor and style defining the studio's work.

Trigger was established on August 22, 2011 the studio name and official website was revealed in October 2011. Along with assisting production on various series, Trigger has released a short film, Little Witch Academia, 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 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.

Trigger, along with studios Sanzigen and Ordet, joined joint holding company Ultra Super Pictures.

In 2020 CD Projekt RED announced in their Night City Wire episode 1 that they partnered with Trigger to make the new anime Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, based on the world of Cyberpunk 2077 and the original works of Mike Pondsmith.

Works

 * Kill la Kill
 * Inferno Cop: Fact Files
 * When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace
 * Ninja Slayer From Animation
 * Space Patrol Luluco
 * Kiznaiver
 * Little Witch Academia
 * Darling in the Franxx
 * SSSS.Gridman
 * Promare
 * BNA: Brand New Animal
 * SSSS.Dynazenon - TBA
 * Cyberpunk: Edgerunners - TBA