Studio Trigger

Trigger Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社トリガー, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Torigā), also known as Studio Trigger, is a Japanese animation studio founded by former Gainax employees Hiroyuki Imaishi and Masahiko Ōtsuka on August 22, 2011.

Business
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, and Trigger being seen as a successor to Gainax.

Studio Trigger was established on August 22, 2011 by Hiroyuki Imaishi and Masahiko Ōtsuka shortly after leaving Gainax. The studio name and official website was revealed in October 2011. Along with assisting production on various series, Trigger released a short film, Little Witch Academia, and 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.

Studio Trigger, along with studios Sanzigen and Ordet, joined joint holding company Ultra Super Pictures. In 2018, Studio Trigger created a Patreon with the goal of acquiring necessary funding for projects and merchandise. They offer both a US$1 and US$5 option for patrons and currently have over 2000 backers on the platform, raising over US$6000 per month.

Original net animations

 * Inferno Cop (2012-2013)
 * Turning Girls (2013)
 * Bureau and Proto Society (2015)
 * Electronic Superhuman Gridman: Boys Invent Great Hero (2015)
 * Ninja Slayer From Animation (2015)
 * Sex&VIOLENCE with MACHSPEED (2015)
 * Star Wars: Visions (2021) (co-production with Lucasfilm)
 * Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022) (animation services only)

Anime films

 * Little Witch Academia (film) (2013)
 * Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade (2015)
 * Promare (2019)

Anime television Series

 * Kill la Kill (2013-2014)
 * When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace (2014)
 * Kiznavier (2016)
 * Space Control Luluco (2016)
 * Little Witch Academia (anime) (2017)
 * Darling in the Franxx (2018) (co-production with CloverWorks and A-1 Pictures)
 * SSSS.Gridman (2019)
 * BNA: Brand New Animal (2020)
 * SSSS.Dynazeon (2021)

Video games

 * Project X Zone (2012) (Nintendo 3DS) (opening animation production) (co-production with Bandai Namco Games)
 * Chunithm (2015) (Arcade) (music video animation production) (co-production with SEGA)
 * Fire Emblem Fates (2015) (Nintendo 3DS) (Live2D illustrations) (co-production with Nintendo)
 * Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time (2017) (PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows) (cutscene animation production) (co-production with Bandai Namco Entertainment)
 * Indivisible (2019) (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, MacOS, Linux) (opening animation (co-production with Titmouse, Inc.))
 * Kill la Kill: The Game -- IF (2019) (PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows) (development supervision) (co-production with Arc System Works)
 * Shantae and the Seven Sirens (2019) (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, MacOS, iOS) (opening animation) (co-production with WayForward Technologies)
 * Idolish 7 (2020) (iOS, Android) (music video animation production) (co-production with Bandai Namco Entertainment)

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 * Yonhyakunijuu Renpai Girl (2013) (promotional video production) (co-production with Enterbrain)
 * Bishoujo Mobage: Mobami-chan (2014) (promotional video production) (co-production with DeNA)
 * Hacka Doll (2014) (promotional video production) (co-production with DeNA)
 * Hyoketsu (beverage) (2016) (commercial animation production) (co-production with Kirin)

Animation production/Animation assistance

 * Battlesaurs (2014) (opening animation production) (co-production with Pixar Animation Studios)
 * Black Dynamite (2014) (Season 2 opening animation production) (co-production with Cartoon Network Studios)
 * Hacka Doll the Animation (2015) (animation assistance) (co-production with Creators in Pack)
 * Steven Universe (2016) (animation production assistance) (co-production with Cartoon Network Studios) (Episode 107: Mindful Education)
 * OK KO.! Let's Be Heroes (2017) (opening animation) (co-production with Cartoon Network Studios)
 * Greeny Phatom (2021-present) (foreign animation production) (co-production with Disney Television Production) (Season 26-present)
 * Greeny Phatom Kids (2021-present) (foreign animation production) (co-production with Disney Television Production) (Season 13-present)