World Trigger

Vorlage:Infobox animanga/Header Vorlage:Infobox animanga/Print Vorlage:Infobox animanga/Video Vorlage:Infobox animanga/Footer Vorlage:Nihongo, also known in short form as Vorlage:Nihongo, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Ashihara, and serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since February 2013.

Plot

In Vorlage:Nihongo (280 000 inhabitants), a "gate" to a different world is opened suddenly one day. Monsters called Vorlage:Nihongo start appearing from it, everyone is afraid of them because Earth's weapons don't work against them, but a mysterious group starts fighting off the Neighbors. They, the "Border" defense agency, create a defense system against the Neighbors. Since then, regardless of the Neighbors still emerging from the gates, people of Mikado City were living normally today. Four and a half years after the gate is opened for the first time, Vorlage:Nihongo, a humanoid Neighbor, comes to Mikado City, where he meets Vorlage:Nihongo, a Border agent.

Characters

Main characters

Vorlage:Nihongo

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The protagonist. He has a laid back attitude, and isn't very knowledgeable of Japanese customs, leading him into confusions with the wrong people. When he was 11, he and his father Vorlage:Nihongo were on a war in the Neighbor world, lending their power to an old friend of his father. In an occasion where his father told him not to follow him, Yūma disobeyed his father, sneaking into battle, which caused his death. His father, finding his corpse, sacrificed his life to create a Vorlage:Nihongo to revive Yūma. His guardian, Replica, told him to go to the Human world and see if Border could find a cure to his condition (though he wanted to bring his father back instead), only to find out they didn't know the answer either. In chapter 33 he officially joined Border as an C-Class attacker in Mikumo Unit. Despite his young appearance, he is 15 years old. As he explained, he's what they actually call a "Neighbor", and the creatures that have been attacking the human world are actually "Trion Soldiers", drones created to perform different tasks. He received the nickname Vorlage:Nihongo due to his white hair and ferocity in battle.

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A Border agent with low Trion level. He joined Border after Jin saved him. He is usually referred as simply "Four Eyes" by people outside the Mikumo unit. He later promoted into B-Class Border and later became a Shooter and the leader of Mikumo Unit. He is 15 years old.

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A girl with huge trion level, which "attracts" Trion Soldiers towards her. Her brother Rinji and friend were captured by the neighbor, and tired of running away and looking for a way to rescue them, she joins Border as a C-Class Sniper in Mikumo Unit. She propositally keeps herself away from others because she is afraid she'll cause them to be captured by Neighbors and she doesn't want to get hurt. She also has a side effect that allows her to feel the presence of Trion Soldiers and hide her presence from them. Izumi labeled her as Vorlage:Nihongo, due to her huge amount of trion. She has short hair styled in a bowl cut, with an cowlick in the middle. She is 13 years old.

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Yūma's guardian, created by his father to protect Yūma and teach him right from wrong. He has information on various countries that Yūma and his father visited. He was the one who told Yūma to come to the human world. Replica told Osamu Yūma's story, and asked him to give Yūma a new goal.

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Yūichi is an A-Class Border Attacker (originally S-Class) with precognitive powers. He is a very friendly and carefree person. He is a self-proclaimed "Talented Elite", but his skills in battle are more than enought to back up his overconfidence. His mother was killed by Neighbors but despite that, he doesn't hate Neighbors, as he has been to the Neighbor World and knows not all Neighbors are evil. He was the one who invited Yūma to join Border. Like Yūma's father, his mentor Vorlage:Nihongo sacrificed his own life to create a Black Trigger, which Yūichi competed for, and later gave away so that Yūma could join Border. He is 19 years old.

Border

Tamakoma Branch

Vorlage:Nihongo is a faction of Border which believes Neighbors and Humans can be friends, and takes a more diplomatic approach to them. Tamakoma Branch's engineers created various Trigers which are a lot more powerful than those in the Headquarters.

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The branch chief of Tamakoma Branch, a carefree and friendly man. Due to his past experiences, he learned that not all Neighbors are enemies of the Human race, and thus wants to befriend all those among them who are good. He was the pupil of Yūma's father, who guided and trained him when he was a newcomer to Border. Due to that, he feels indebted to Yūma's father and wants to give him the same treatment Yūgo has given to him. He wanted for Yūma to join Tamakoma Branch, but Yūma declined at first, later accepting to join as part of Mikumo Unit.

Tamakoma First

The Vorlage:Nihongo is a Team which is described as being Border's strongest team. They are prohibited to participate in Border's Rank Wars due to their triggers being considered too powerful. All of its combatants are All-Rounders.

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The leader of the team. He is experienced as an Attacker, Gunner and Sniper, and is Chika's mentor. He is an usually calm and serious person, and is usually the one to point out to Kirie that she is being tricked. He is 21 years old.

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A fun-loving and cocky individual, who becomes serious in combat. He has mentored Osamu and Ai. He likes teasing his team partner Kirie Konami, due to her gullibility. He is 16 years old.

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A wild but gullible girl. She is very credulous, and will believe almost anything people say to her. Due to that, people frequently make fun of her, principally Yūichi, Kyōsuke and later Yūma. She is 17 years old.

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A nerdy girl who is Tamakoma First's Operator. She tends to get overconfident sometimes, which annoys Yūichi. She also created the Vorlage:Nihongo, a group of Mole Mods developed for training agents, each one with a differing "personality", as described by Shiori. She used to be the operator of Kazama Unit. She is 17 years old.

Mikumo Unit

The Vorlage:Nihongo A new team formed by Osamu Mikumo (leader), Yūma Kuga and Chika Amatori. The Unit was formed because Chika wanted to join the Expedition Force and search for lost brother and friend, and because Replica asked Osamu to give Yūma a new goal. Osamu originally wanted for Yūma to be the team captain, but Yūma only accepted joining Tamakoma Branch with the condition that Osamu was the captain.

Others

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The son of Mr. Rindō. He frequently says things he shouldn't, like asking Chika to marry him. He has a pet capybara called Vorlage:Nihongo, which he believes to be a dog. According to Volume 3's extras, he has the Side Effect ability to talk to animals.

Headquarters

The Vorlage:Nihongo is Border's main branch, led by Masamune Kido. It's the base for most of Border's teams.

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The Leader of Border, a bitter man with a scarred face who hates all Neighbors alike, and wanted to eliminate Yūma and take his Black Trigger from him. According to Shinoda, however, he was the one closest to Yūgo and most moved by his death, despite not showing it. He is 42 years old.

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The Commander of the Self-Defense Unit, who is also known as Border's strongest normal Trigger user. He is 33 years old.

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The Media Countermeasures Chief, a frail-looking middle-aged man with a proeminent nose who is prone to nervous outbursts. In situations of danger is always the first one to panic. He is 39 years old.

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The Headquarters Development Chief, a short and squat man with a short temperament, but also a deep love for the little ones. He is said to have a little daughter. He is 48 years old.

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The Foreign Affairs Operations Manager, a calm and recluse guy who prefers to listen to others. He is an avid negotiator who believes it is possible to negotiate with anyone as long as you know what they want. He is 33 years old.

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Shinoda's subordinate and Border's General Manager. She's a temperamental woman who is annoyed by Jin's mischiefs. She also looks up to Shinoda. She is 25 years old.

Border Teams

Tachikawa Unit

The Vorlage:Nihongo is one of Border's strongest teams, and No. 1 in the ranking. Their emblem has a design with a crescent moon and three sword blades, diagonally arranged in parallel to each other.

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Kei is the leader of Tachikawa Unit, and Masafumi Shinoda's apprentice. A charismatic and cocky individual who likes teasing Shūji, who is also shown to be a good strategist. He is Border's No. 1 agent, and he is said to be better in true swordsmanship than Jin. He and Jin are rivals, and he becomes excited when Jin tells him that he is going back to participating in the Rank Wars. He is 20 years old.

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Kōhei is a member of Tachikawa Unit and a careless Shooter, who thinks exploding stuff is always the better option (though luckily some is usually around to prevent him from doing so), which earned him the nickname "bullet fool" from Yōsuke Yoneya. He has the habit of combining his triggers into stronger ones. He is 17 years old.

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The Gunner of Tachikawa Unit, who has yet to appear in the manga.

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Yuu is Tachikawa Unit's operator, a young girl with a bright smile and messy hair.

Fuyushima Unit

The Vorlage:Nihongo is team No. 2 on Border. Their emblem is a knight chess piece with unicorn horn.

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Shinji is the captain of Fuyushima Unit, and a Trapper. He didn't participate in the raid to take Yūma's trigger. According to Tōma, it was because he had sea-sickness. He is 29 years old.

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Isami is a Sniper and the No. 1 Sniper in all of Border. He is an arrogant man with a pompadour who likes teasing Tōru, the No.# 02 Sniper. He, however, is friendly and able to recognize a strong opponent. He was mentored by Azuma. He is 18 years old.

Kazama Unit

The Vorlage:Nihongo is team No. 3 in the ranking, who rose in the ranking thanks to Shirō's side effect. Their emblem is composed

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The leader of Kazama Unit, an Attacker who is older than his height suggests. He is a serious and no-nonsense person, rarely showing any emotion, and is also very proud. He is 21 years old, despite being only Vorlage:Height tall.

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An All-Rounder from Kazama Unit. Unlike the stoic Sōya and the foul-mouthed Shirō, he's a rather gentle and friendly person. He is 16 years old.

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An Attacker from Kazama Unit. He's a foul-mouthed young boy with little respect for those he considers weak and even his teammates, and seems to consider himself more important than he really is. Despite that, he seems to be a gentle person, as according to the official World Trigger twitter he likes "friends and buddies". He is 16 years old.

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The operator of Kazama Unit, who replaced Shiori in that role. She is a young girl with short black hair style in a bob cut. She is 16 years old.

Kusakabe Unit

The Vorlage:Nihongo is team No. 4. Its only known member is Shun Midorikawa. Their emblem is a dragon-headed rooster, with a laurel wreath-looking design behind it.

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Midorikawa is a 14 year-old Attacker. He is a prodigy, managing to defeat a Neighbor simulation in 4 seconds on his first try, and being in A-class at such a young age. He was quite arrogant, and enjoyed showing off, before being humbled by Yūma.

Arashiyama Unit

The Vorlage:Nihongo is team No. 5 in the ranking. They're known as "the face of Border", due to always appearing in events and the like to promote Border, and are thought by many to have no real strenght, which has been shown not to be the case. Their emblem has a design composed of 5 small black pentagons with a white star symbol inside each, arranged so as to form another star symbol.

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Jun is the leader of Arashiyama Unit and an All-Rounder. He's a fun-loving and charismatic individual and also a loving older brother to his brother Vorlage:Nihongo and his sister Vorlage:Nihongo, although they feel embarrassed around him. He quickly befriends Osamu and Yūma after they save all the students in their school, which include his siblings. He later congratulates Osamu for his promotion and Yūma for joining Border. He's 19 years old.

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Ai is an All-Rounder from Arashiyama Unit who considers Osamu to be her rival (though she denies such). She's a member of Arashiyama Unit and a child prodigy, having joined Border as an A-Class member during her Middle School days. She's always trying to show Osamu she's better than him, though Osamu isn't competitive about it. She does however have a gentle and humble side to her, and is willing to help anyone in need. She also seems to be interested in Osamu's growth. She's 15 years old.

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Mitsuru is a boy with a bowl cut, an All-Rounder from Arashiyama Unit. He calm and quiet, unlike his teammates, and doesn't talk much unless he has something important to say. He's 16 years old.

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Ken is the Sniper of Arashiyama Unit, a cocky and goofy but friendly person. Despite his funny personality, he's a force to be reckoned in battle: He uses two rifles simultaneously, and is able to land two critical shots at once. He's 16 years old.

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Haruka is the Operator of Arashiyama Unit, a pretty and smart girl with a bowl cut similar to Chika's but a little longer and without the cowlick.

Miwa Unit

The Vorlage:Nihongo is the No. 7 team on Border. Their emblem is composed of two black snakes spiraling around a bullet.

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Shūji is an All-Rounder and the leader of Miwa Unit, who joined Border to avenger the death of his sister, who was killed by a Neighbor. Due to his sister's death, he hates Neighbors, not differentiating good ones from evil ones. He's Jin's favourite candidate for the ownership of Fūjin. His main trigger is the Asteroid, which has no special ability on its own but is equiped with the ability Vorlage:Nihongo, which can bypass shields and immobilize enemies, due to the bullets being very heavy. He a. He is 17 years old.

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Yōsuke is a fun-loving indivudual who loves a good battle. He's an Attacker. He uses the trigger Gen'yō Kogetsu. Unlike his teammates, he doesn't hate Neighbors, and he wants to have a battle with Yūma just for fun. He is 17 years old.

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Tōru is the No. 2 Sniper on Border. He is a cold and rude individual, due to his house being destroyed by Neighbors. He was mentored by Azuma. He is 17 years old.

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Shōhei is a bespectacled boy and another Sniper. He, like Tōru (who he respects a lot), had his house destroyed, and thus hates Neighbors. He is 16 years old.

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The Operator of Miwa Unit and a childhood friend of Kei, who mentored him in tatics. She was mentored by Azuma. She is 19 years old.

Other agents

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A C-Class Sniper who befriends Chika. She's rather foul-mouthed for her age, and a self-described lazy. She seems to like cats, as she has been carrying one on her head ever since Aftokrator's invasion began. She is 14 years old.

Media

Manga

The manga was written and illustrated by Daisuke Ashihara. Individual chapters have been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since February 2013, and are collected into tankōbon volumes published by Shueisha. As of September 2014, seven volumes have been released in Japan.

Anime

An anime adaptation of World Trigger was announced on May 27, 2014 and will start airing on October 2014.

On July 8, 2014, it was revealed that the anime adaptation would be produced by Toei Animation.

On August 4, 2014, the anime's official website revealed the voice cast (in Japanese alphabetical order): Nobuhiko Okamoto, Rie Kugimiya, Hideyuki Tanaka, Nao Tamura, Jun Fukuyama, Tomo Muranaka and Yūki Kaji. It also revealed that the anime would be broadcast on TV Asahi. An event will be held on Roppongi Hills Arena (TV Asahi "Summer Festival" venue) to reveal the full cast and the characters they will be playing. On August 6, 2014, the combined 37-38th issue of Weekly Shonen Jump revealed the roles for some of the cast, as well announcing the addition of Yūichi Nakamura as Yuichi Jin. On August 11, 2014, the official website for the anime was updated to reveal the rest of the cast members' roles and a PV for the anime was posted.

On August 20, 2014, Weekly Shōnen Jump's 39th issue revealed more of the anime's cast. On August 25, 2014, the anime's official website revealed the anime would premier in October 5, 2014.

On August 29, Weekly Shōnen Jump's 39th issue revealed the staff. Mitsuru Hongo is directing the anime at Toei Animation with series composition by Hiroyuki Yoshino. Toshihisa Kaiya is designing the characters and will also serve as animation director, while Kenji Kawai will compose the music for the soundtrack.

On September 10, it was revealed that the Nagoya trio Sonar Pocket would perform the anime's opening theme, Vorlage:Nihongo.

External links

• Official World Trigger Website Vorlage:Ja icon
• World Trigger Anime Website on Toei Animation's site Vorlage:Ja icon
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