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World Trigger

2014–2022 · 3 seasons

A tactical, team-based battle anime where clever strategies matter more than raw power, rewarding patient viewers with tense squad skirmishes.

Created by: Mitsuru Hongo, Miho Hirayama
Genres: Animation, Action & adventure, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Nao Tamura, Yuichi Nakamura, Tomo Muranaka

Overview: A gate to another world opens in Mikado City, and monsters called Neighbors emerge. It's up to Border Defense agent Osamu Mikumo to fight them.

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Created by: Mitsuru Hongo, Miho Hirayama
Genres: Animation, Action & adventure, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Nao Tamura, Yuichi Nakamura, Tomo Muranaka

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
survival
friendship
identity
loyalty
Places: big city
military
school
Era: near-future
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	8
Horror	2
Humour	4
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by: Mitsuru Hongo, Miho Hirayama
Written by: Natsuko Takahashi, Hiroyuki Yoshino
Starring: Nao Tamura, Yuichi Nakamura, Tomo Muranaka, Yuki Kaji, Hideyuki Tanaka, Megumi Urawa, Eri Nakao, Nobuhiko Okamoto
Cinematography: Yuichiro Nagata
Length: 3 seasons, 99 episodes, 23 min each
Network: tv asahi
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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