Trigger (company)
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| kabushiki kaisha | |
| Industry | Animation studio and production enterprise |
| Founded | August 22, 2011 |
| Founders | Hiroyuki Imaishi, Masahiko Ohtsuka |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan[1] |
Key people |
Masahiko Ohtsuka (company director, co-founder) Hiroyuki Imaishi (board member, co-founder) Kazuya Masumoto (board member) Takuya Igarashi (producer) |
| Parent | Ultra Super Pictures |
| Website | http://www.st-trigger.co.jp/ |
Trigger Inc. (株式会社トリガー Kabushiki kaisha Torigā), stylized as TRIGGER, also known as Studio Trigger, is a Japanese animation studio founded by former Gainax employees Hiroyuki Imaishi and Masahiko Ohtsuka in August 2011.
Business
Trigger was established on August 22, 2011 by Hiroyuki Imaishi and Masahiko Ohtsuka shortly after leaving Gainax.[2] The studio name and official website was revealed in October 2011.[3] Along with assisting production on various series, Trigger has released a short film, Little Witch Academia,[4] and has developed its first original television anime series, Kill la Kill, which aired from October 2013 to March 2014.[5][6] 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.[7] On March 11, 2014 it was announced that they would be producing an adaptation of Inō-Battle wa Nichijō-kei no Naka de.
Works
Films
- Little Witch Academia 2 (2015) - Production[4]
Television
- Kill la Kill (October 4, 2013 – March 28, 2014) - Production[6]
- When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace (October 7, 2014 – December 23, 2014) - Production[8]
- Black Dynamite (2014) - Season 2 opening animation production[9] (US TV series)
- Ninja Slayer (2015) - Production[10]
Other
- Project X Zone (October 11, 2012) - Opening animation production[11] (Video game)
- Inferno Cop (December 25, 2012 – March 19, 2013) - Production[12] (ONA)
- Little Witch Academia (March 2, 2013) - Production[4] (Short film)
- Japan Animator Expo (2015) - Production (Denkō Chōjin Gridman, Sex & Violence with Machspeed),[13][14] Animation (Power Plant No.33, with Studio Rikka)[15] (ONA)
References
- ↑ "RECRUIT - TRIGGER Inc.". Retrieved February 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Animator: Gurren Lagann Helmer Imaishi Establishes Studio". Anime News Network. October 6, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Hiroyuki Imaishi's New Studio Name, Website Revealed". Anime News Network. July 10, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Gonzo, Trigger, Pierrot, Madhouse Make Anime Mirai 2013". Anime News Network. June 6, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Studio Trigger's 1st TV Series Teaser Streamed". Anime News Network. February 9, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Kill La Kill Anime Reunites Gurren Lagann Director, Writer". Anime News Network. May 8, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ↑ Little Witch Academia 2 project page Jul 8, 2013
- ↑ "Trigger Makes Anime of Inou-Battle in the Usually Daze Comedy Novels". Anime News Network. March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/09/10/kill-la-kill-director-helms-black-dynamite-opening
- ↑ "Ninja Slayer Novels' Online English Release, English-Dubbed Trailer Unveiled". Anime News Network. April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Studio Trigger, Evangelion 's Yoko Takahashi Work on Project X Zone Opening". Anime News Network. July 25, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Studio Trigger's 1st Inferno Cop Short Streamed". Anime News Network. December 25, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2015-01-18/9th-animator-expo-short-gridman-streamed/.83420
- ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2015-03-19/14th-animator-expo-short-sex-and-violence-with-mach-speed-streamed/.86158
- ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2015-01-30/11th-animator-expo-short-power-plant-no.33-streamed/.83902
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Trigger (company) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia