World Trigger 2nd Season ワールドトリガー

2021 winter | Episodes: 12 | Score: 8.0 (63885)

Updated every Sundays at 01:30 | Status: Finished Airing

Type: TV

Producers:TV Asahi

Streaming: Crunchyroll | Anime Digital Network

Synopsis

After successfully holding off the invasion by Aftokrator, the Border Defense Agency prepares an away mission into the Neighbor's dimension. However, like in previous scouting expeditions, only A-rank teams are certain to secure a spot. As the B-rank wars continue, Osamu Mikumo and the rest of Tamakoma-2 quickly fight to the top in an attempt to obtain a promotion before the operation begins. Meanwhile, a new Neighbor ship approaches Border Headquarters. Noticing that the attackers are targeting the Border Expedition Ship, forces are hastily sent to combat them. However, with fewer squads available due to the proceeding rank wars, the organization is sent into disarray. This latest offensive from the Neighbors shrouds the fate of the all-important expedition ship in uncertainty. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Voice Actors

Tamura, Nao

Nakamura, Yuuichi

Muranaka, Tomo

Kaji, Yuuki

News

Reviews

LilyVarbik
09/16/2024, 10:50 AM
Unlike the first 73 episodes that got a 6/10 from me, 2nd Season is AMAZING with almost no annoyance to me. If don't want to watch or dropped the first 73 episodes, I highly recommend watching this and just read summaries/highlights to get better context/knowledge. The content here technically isn't anything different to the previous, but it's clean and is completely focused on the best parts of the previous and has continuous progress. Diverse combat strategizing and execution is basically the entire 12 episodes and it's great! We get lots of new characters, new tactics, and so on. The higher-up don't disgust me as genocidal xenophobicextremists anymore and there is no degenerate media. Higher-ups actually seem to be more competent and logical. They changed the way trion body damage and trion body leakage appears significantly, I think there are mixed opinions on this but I personally overall prefer this new way for many reasons. I personally greatly enjoyed this, before watching my expectations were 8/10 because came out 5+ years after previous, but was fighting my spirit had to want to give 10/10 If you like to see different ways of executing combat strategies and/or enjoy seeing lots of different personalities/characters I highly recommend this to you. If you liked the previous, I highly recommend this to you. If you don't like seeing a sequel without seeing the prequel, I do NOT recommend this to you If you hated Mikumo-Squad and want some Dragon Ball, Bleach, Naruto, et cetera SUPER power-up, I do NOT recommend to you
sagenova
11/23/2022, 08:38 AM
So world trigger s2! It took me 2 years to finish s1 as I got bored of it and left it on hold, twice. S2 was a breath of fresh air to the anime, the slow pacing and poor animation was fixed and noticeable straight away. Although the anime in all areas improved, I’m not sure how much credit/praise to assign to the fresh redo because at the same time it also enters into a better story line. Some of the problems I have with world trigger are 1. Osamu, they push the narrative that he’s this intelligent Nobel character, he does slightly display these characteristics but by nomeans has he ever came up with an idea that any general person wouldn’t also in his situation. It feels forced and undeserved. 2. The fights. I like the fights they are enjoyable but at the same time again I feel like there pushed as these amazing tactical super intelligent well thought out battle plans when in reality there pretty plain as day. 3. Season 1 is a bit of a drag for me I could never get past the 50 ep mark it too me 3 try’s to do it, I don’t know why it seems it struggles to move on when one event ends and another begins. However s2 does a good job of addressing this starting straight away with non stop action. Overall the animes enjoyable and has improved it gets a 7.
spartan_073
09/13/2022, 07:37 AM
A self stylized "Grounded Shonen" which has some of the best world building and tactic focused combat. This is one of the most fiercely intelligent shows I've watched in a while when it comes to fighting, this isn't "super sayian beat by super sayian 2", this is anyone can beat anyone if their tactics are better, but at the same time still a clear hierarchy of skill sets so you know who the underdog is and who isn't. The later half and biggest chunk is a bunch squad vs. squad combat when it really comes into its own and it's all abouttactics, flanking manoeuvres, bluffing, misdirection, and using established tools, abilities, and weapons in new unique and creative ways. A lot of fights don't boil down to "whose stronger", they boil down to which team thought the most steps ahead or could adapt to a changing situation the quickest. However, biggest pitfall is it's TOEI production which means it can be maddeningly inconsistent at times in regards to animation, pacing, and repetition is especially bad in the early episodes. The first 8-14 episodes are kind of a slog and often large chunks of later episodes are dedicated to recaps of previous episodes. The characters are also a tad more "muted" for my interest, but that might be to the show's benefit for the kind of action scenes it wants to show. But, if you skip the lengthy recaps (luckily most of them are at the beginning of every episode) and get passed the initial rough boring slog the show steadily improves itself in every problem area from episode 20 onward, getting better pacing, animation, and subtle exposition. The first season ended in 2014, but it came back with a season 2 and 3 (26 episodes total) in 2021 and the sequel stuff is TOP NOTCH. All the issues I listed above are gone and with all the pieces/world building well established it is 26 episodes of minimal recap, solid to gorgeous animation, and all the other squad tactical stuff that made the first season good.
nephilimK
01/30/2022, 06:24 AM
Oh boy, what a return this was! If you are here from reading my review of season 1, welcome back! I did not see s2 happening to be honest. Season 1 finished in 2016 and met with an underwhelming reception (for the large part). Coupled with the health issues that the mangaka faced just after, I had no hopes of a future season materialising. And then I get the news that we would be getting s2 in 2021. I was quite glad, truth be told, as I had always liked the series, despite its underwhelming animation and art. But that’s enough of me fanboying (fornow). Let’s get to the review! S2 picks off where S1 finishes. Returning fans are given a recap on what happened in the last episode of S1 to ease us into the action. Our lead cast, is trying to grow in the organisation, Border, through combat drills and squad fights. Aka, a tournament arc! Now initiates to tournament arcs would know that this serves as the arcs where characters grow, both mentally and physically, in order to be prepared for greater challenges The focus of this season, is therefore, more on the power system used and how to efficiently use it. Our trio must identify their own style of using this power (trion), in the context of a squad. Even the strongest opponent can be taken down by the weakest trion user, when the right tactics and conditions are laid. The series makes it a point to remind us of that. It is this incorporation of knowledge and data into battles, which adds a layer of depth to the fights. It is also in this arc that the role of operators, aka individuals who handles the operations of a squad, comes to the fore. Though they have been present since S1, it is here that we really come to appreciate the influence they have over the success of a squad. Involved in aspects like logistics, strategy, supply, tactics and more, they are indispensable for the fortunes of a squad. The cast is solid as always, with character development getting richer and richer (if you are reading from my S1 review, you will understand what I mean). But I think I would be doing a disservice if I didn’t talk about the visual upgrade that the series received. Switching to a weekly schedule did wonders for the series. Having a lot more polish and finish, compared to S1, the series is a treat for the eyes. Lot of the colour contrast is vivid and lot of the animation is a joy to watch. It finally got the eye candy it deserved! The OST is the same from S1, which is more noticeable this time around, given the more hype nature of a ‘tournament’ arc To summarize, a solid return to form, with a batch of new paint to reward the people who stuck with series. People who liked S1 for its positives will enjoy more of the same in S2. Onto the final review!
Matachewz
01/17/2022, 07:04 PM
This has to be my favourite shounen as of late. World trigger already has interesting fighting powered by an equally interesting as it is fleshed out power system. My main gripes with season one was the shotty animation held back the fights in the show and im glad to say this season really improves on that. (y'know if you just don't look to hard at the trion soldiers that is.) Additionally, Our boy Osamu really felt like an important part of the team in most of the fights which was kinda just nice to see. Overall i think the fights are just a joy to watch andeasy to enjoy, def worth a shot if u like battle shounen in the least.
Inaco
01/05/2022, 11:32 PM
Do you still the remember the plot from first season? I think you should re-watch the part before the filler, if you want to continue this second season. But I will remind you for a little the current situation is Tamakoma-2. Tamakoma-2 still tying to join away mission to other world but they need to be the top two of B-team so they can join the mission. Chika want to find her brother and friends, Yuma want to restore his body and get Replica back and Osamu want to help Chika and Kuga and repaying his debt to Chika's brother and Replica. This season isrevival project for World Trigger fans. It has outstanding animation and music. We also can see the top tier B-teams of border. On the other hand we will see the new improvement and development of Tamakoma-2 if they want to join the away mission. At the same time it turn out some other Neighbor try to destroy Border ship. We will have to change to see top 4 attacker of Border protect the ship from mysterious Neighbor. In conclusion World Trigger is very unique series that very dense with tactic, politic, strategy and amazing supporting cast. We will follow the story of Osamu and Kuga but will meet and learn more from the other Border agents.
Lilaclove101
12/13/2021, 03:40 PM
I watched the first season. I was surprised to notice that the production quality was greatly increasing as the season one episodes continued. I was absolutely stunned by how well this season was made. I know digital animation was still a bit new in 2014 so it's amazing how this anime went from 6 animators to a whole lot of them and better software. Very resilient. I loved the story from ep 1 and everything is very well explained. Season two builds on everything explained from season one. The opening and ending was a whole lot better. The story still made sense and it tied uploose ends very well. They introduced new techniques and continued the B-rank games (I won't spoil anything else). I can't wait to watch season 3 now!
Skyregalia01
10/23/2021, 08:06 PM
I will make this a short review since (as of this writing) season 3 is already airing so this review is quite redundant considering that season 3 was planned to be aired when season 2 was airing (at the time). Overall a rank of 10/10. Is this me being biased? Yes. Although the reason for me giving this series a 10 is just because I have already read the original material of this series (i.e. the manga version of this series). Just to clarify (in case you were wondering) the manga came out first then the anime. So, why 10? Purely because all the details in themanga are there. Nothing was missing from it (in fact they added more content in season 1) so in terms of the story progression, it is all there. This includes the characters as well. Art and animation have improved significantly since season 1, granted it has been 5/6 years since then BUT there is a clear difference in the level of detail regarding the battle animation. You can feel the difference between seasons 1, 2, and 3 that the studio clearly thought about how to properly illustrate the types of battles the characters are going through. I am not saying that it is ufotable style animation but it does contain details that were not present in season 1. The sound and music are good. Some of the OST's from season 1 are still present as well as some new ones. In addition, the OP and ED are still got a good beat to it (recommend listening to it). Overall a good 10/10 for sticking to the original material.
Cryomanc3r
05/10/2021, 10:34 PM
Duuuuude this season is so great. It has all the elements that made the show good in the first season, but with way better animation and better pacing. The soundtrack is good too, but it gets kinda annoying when repeated. The opening song is catchy not gonna lie. Talking a bit more about the pacing, this season managed to accomplish in 12 episodes what the first one probably would take about 30 to show us LOL. It was cool to see Hyuse's development and his relationship not only with Yotaro but everyone else in the branch, therefore, I think that his climb to rank B "arc" seemed abit rushed.
theGodde
04/19/2021, 01:35 AM
everything about this season the plot, the world building, the music, the art, the combat, it's all pretty much perfect Everything that was good about the first season is still good in S2, but now the animation has stepped up to a whole new level. The fight scenes are far more dynamic and interesting, and the effects have changed slightly (e.g: now the trion is very dark purple as opposed to the green of the first season) the show's biggest issue however has always been with its characters. They are pretty underdeveloped as the show focuses far more on the strategy and world building taking place.Although not perfect, World Trigger is an incredible watch that really keeps you guessing as to what will happen next. I would recommend to pretty much anyone
fwoody03
04/14/2021, 01:06 AM
If you enjoyed the later half of world trigger season 1 then you will definitely enjoy this. Our favorite characters return for even more character development as they work their way towards their goal of A-rank. The anime continues directly after it left off with great fight sequences filled with strategy that have you on the edge of your seat. The animation quality for the second season definitely improves with the CGI aspects disappearing and with some beautifully animated fight sequences. The anime fixes a lot of issues with the first season such as awkward pausing in the dialogue and the pace seems to flow alot smoother rather than drag on in the first season. Definitely worth watching.
Noahboy
04/10/2021, 01:52 PM
It's been so long since I saw the first season that I have almost no recollection of it, but I still had a blast watching this season. It's quite remarkable how entertaining it is to someone like me who basically completely forgot everything about the series. It just seems to go for pure entertainment, you get a lot of well animated action scenes that keep you guessing what's gonna happen next. So it's hard to fault it in terms of entertainment value, because its focus on keeping things fun above all else makes it a joy to watch. It does one thing very well, but that's aboutall it tries to do, so don't expect it to be more than just fun. So, if you want to have fun and you have already seen the first season, even if you don't remember it very well, give it a shot.
UsuiKazuyoshi
04/09/2021, 04:43 PM
World Trigger is BACK and honestly better than ever. If you watched and enjoyed season one, you will probably get some form of enjoyment out of this one. (Edited now that I've completed it) TLDR: This season is near perfect and is better than the original in every technical aspect, well worth a watch. ART: I'm so grateful that World Trigger is being adapted into a proper 13 episode season instead of a 73 episode long running anime again, this allows for the plot to come at a steadier pace and the biggest improvement so far is quite noticeably the animation, it's a lottt smoother andthe action scenes move at a slick speed. Honestly props to Toei for amping it up this much, WT has genuinely never looked better, even the subtle improvements, like trion wounds changing from that obnoxious glowing triangle effect to something way closer to the manga, with slight dark trion-blood and the limbs of trion bodies being visibly torn off and punctured adds to the tense nature of the fights in the beginning arc of season 2. The first 4 episodes generally went by so fast and felt like they covered a lot of content in part due to this more quick-paced animation style, and imo World Trigger is best adapted in this style. Edit: The rest of the episodes were tight too! Focusing more on the Rank wars and our main cast that we've come to know and love, as well as introducing several new squads (most of whom I honestly wanted too win more than Tamakoma, sorry not sorry). The B-rank battles were done so well, animation, tactics and all. I'm still shocked that the same studio that did the last season put this out, they outdid themselves honestly. SOUND: In addition to the fluid animation, the OST has seen nice improvements since season 1. The opening song is good, reminded me of an early 2000s shonen op, sung by TXT, a popular kpop group. The battle themes and individual character themes all feel more grand, especially the battle theme, very fitting in with the tense moments and fights. STORY: One of WT's strongest aspects is its story to me, because it has so much potential to branch out. I'm glad so far season 2 seems to be keeping in-line with the expectations set by the story, I just hope that it will eventually do something to make it stand out as a great shonen anime. The season starts off with a bang and continues the hype well into a third of the way through, but we'll see how the rest of the 9 episodes play out, so for now, an 8. Edit: The rest of the 9 episodes were great! More focus on Mikumo and the gang, gaining new strength gradually through experience and battle tactics was wonderful to watch over the rest of the episodes. The B-rank war battles were a necessary story component to develop everyone's battle skills, and Hyuse getting his rightful beginning to a character arc was nice to see. Without getting into any spoilers, I love the way the story is very clearly being set up, there isn't any bs power up or illogical solution to a problem, and I hope whenever the ball really gets rolling in WT, the author has a lot of fun stuff planned. The confirmation of a season 3 right at the end of episode 12 had me excited because it did seem to end on a "middle of the cour" type episode, I definitely just wanted more. Regardless, I've said it before and I'll say it again, World Trigger is top tier shonen. Characters: This is WT's strongest aspect to me. There are so so so many characters and all of them have depth and room for growth, as all of season 1 and the start of season 2 have shown. The show usually chooses a select few characters to give development in an arc, or just to show off their combat prowess, and the first four episodes of season 2 so far have delivered on both of those fronts. The large ensemble of characters can get confusing, because really there are a LOT, but I've only come across a one or two characters that I generally didn't like, and even then they have minor roles. So far we haven't gotten the chance to see Mikumo or the main gang, so I can't comment on them, but in due time. The characters we have seen have been animated flawlessly, fully realized, voice acted, and well written, especially Hyuse and Yotaro. Easy 10 Edit: All of what I said remains true, the main gang had plenty of screen time in the fights and the new characters introduced were all great, with like one exception idk, Katori was just kind of annoying without many redeeming features to me. Felt like a watered down Kitora honestly, but she wasn't enough to take any of my enjoyment away with the series, I'm sure even she'll get her own arc in due time with the way the story is headed. 10 Enjoyment: I watched all 4 eps of season 2 that are out rn in one sitting and I swear it felt like I just started before it was over. 10 Edit: Watched the rest of the episodes as they came out weekly, cant wait for season 3!
nokinoks
04/05/2021, 08:33 AM
There is NOTHING like this. While the studio butchered the animation on the first season, they did this season GOOD! I must admit that my score IS biased but my review is NOT. So please allow me to tell you why there is nothing like this show and if it's for you. Why there is nothing like this show? I also have no clue, BUT, what is this show in the first place? Not the synopsis, not the FAQs or setting, but what makes it unique. The answer is, TACTICS. I have never seen an anime that even comes close to how this title showcases tactics. Yousee, everything is laid out, which means there is no over the top power and there are no out of nowhere mc'guffin. Everything is out which means everyone is on a very level playing field so when it's a gigantic free for all, we see how people having access to the same equipment utilize them differently and creatively to one up their opponents. And the scenes and wins are genuinely amazing and earned because we fully understand what is happening! So far, this is the closest to a PvP anime that I've ever come across. Most teams are competent enough to give the MC team a run for their money and so are most enemies so you are always at the edge of your seat. If this was NOT my bias, I'd still score it 8.5/10. It's really good and there really is nothing like this at the moment to the detriment of anime in general. So if you like tactics, NOT just thinking MC but a thinking cast that reasons out offense, defense and counters, you will LOVE this show.
AsianG
04/04/2021, 10:47 PM
What a beautiful return of an extremely initially flawed series. Here we see World Trigger season 2 come back with a much more compact enjoyable series of episodes giving a lot of payoff to many of the cliffhangers that were left in season 1. It's sad to see most people ignore this anime due to its flat first season but I would recommend you give it a chance, especially if you at all like the first season. Story and Character 9: Oh my god we finally get to see Mikumo start coming into his own as a character during the ranking tournaments and it is ajoy to see this very slowly built up character finally finding his calling. Plus the action packed first few episodes that added a lot of world building were a joy to watch as always. World Trigger truly excels with having very strategic battles using a very fleshed out power system to the likes of HxH. Art 9: OMG Toei actually fixed the animation for this wonderful anime, finally giving it the adaptation it always deserved. With beautiful particle and lighting affects coming off of all the trion weapons and explosions plus the overall movements of the action feeling very fluid make this battle packed season a joy to watch. Sound 9: The sound of WT was always pretty good (other than occasional bad yelling voice acting) which lucky isn't really hear anymore and overall just makes sure to add to the experience. Enjoyment and Overall 9: WT S2 is a wonderful adaptation of a long awaited arc in the world trigger series and it brings me so much joy that after the reading the fantastic manga I can finally highly recommend the anime as well as a great battle action manga that has extremely interesting and strategic fights+powers. If you are looking for a good sci-fi shounen then look no further cause this is the anime for you.
LastEvolution
04/03/2021, 04:53 PM
World trigger .... a new type generation of shounen anime , you wont easily find anime like this that has weak mc, strategies fight , or their weapon system , thats why i really like this anime with its unique style done by toei (props to toei) for bringing us such a good sequel from previous season 1 wanted to review as best as i can. story : 9 a new aliens appear out of nowhere to invade their world and theres few people who fight against them , later on they build a base specifically to defend their world against aliens or known as "Neighbour". the storyis revolve around Mikumo Osamu who encounter his first neighbour , and thats kuuga. when he met kuuga everything changed , after big scale fight kuuga joined Border to help their teammate save their brother and friends and here we are filled with good fight with a lot of strategies. the story is really great for me but its your typical shounen. but eitherway no problem i still like how the author write this manga and its story. Art : 10 the arts is really improving 100% for sure , back then on season 1 everyone complain about how bad the art is compared to today , even tho back then the anime itself had a chance to be one of the top 10 shounen. but as you can see rn the art is really improving and you should watch it , you wont regret ! Sound : 9 all i could say is good job for toei and all the voice actor for voicing such good anime. Character : 10 the character is very good with all their big iq brain xD , and yeah quite decent, adorable, funny , something like that. Enjoyment : 10 I really enjoy it even back then when s1 was considered quite bad but it doesnt matter for me as long as their fight is immensely good with all their team fight. you also will find it amazing trust me. Note before overall rating. If you dont like weak mc but with quite clever mind and strategies + they're improving with quite slow pace , then you should as well skip this anime because this anime is not for you. go watch your typical OP MC with minimum progression or growth character. Overall : 9 9/10 is my solid rating for this anime, such a good series. enjoy it to the fullest ! honestly all i could only say is thankyou TOEI. XD

World Trigger 2nd Season ワールドトリガー

2021 winter | Episodes: 12 | Score: 8.0 (63885)

Updated every Sundays at 01:30 | Status: Finished Airing

Type: TV

Producers:TV Asahi

Streaming: Crunchyroll | Anime Digital Network

Synopsis

Voice Actors

Tamura, Nao

Nakamura, Yuuichi

Muranaka, Tomo

Kaji, Yuuki

News

Reviews

LilyVarbik
09/16/2024, 10:50 AM
Unlike the first 73 episodes that got a 6/10 from me, 2nd Season is AMAZING with almost no annoyance to me. If don't want to watch or dropped the first 73 episodes, I highly recommend watching this and just read summaries/highlights to get better context/knowledge. The content here technically isn't anything different to the previous, but it's clean and is completely focused on the best parts of the previous and has continuous progress. Diverse combat strategizing and execution is basically the entire 12 episodes and it's great! We get lots of new characters, new tactics, and so on. The higher-up don't disgust me as genocidal xenophobicextremists anymore and there is no degenerate media. Higher-ups actually seem to be more competent and logical. They changed the way trion body damage and trion body leakage appears significantly, I think there are mixed opinions on this but I personally overall prefer this new way for many reasons. I personally greatly enjoyed this, before watching my expectations were 8/10 because came out 5+ years after previous, but was fighting my spirit had to want to give 10/10 If you like to see different ways of executing combat strategies and/or enjoy seeing lots of different personalities/characters I highly recommend this to you. If you liked the previous, I highly recommend this to you. If you don't like seeing a sequel without seeing the prequel, I do NOT recommend this to you If you hated Mikumo-Squad and want some Dragon Ball, Bleach, Naruto, et cetera SUPER power-up, I do NOT recommend to you
sagenova
11/23/2022, 08:38 AM
So world trigger s2! It took me 2 years to finish s1 as I got bored of it and left it on hold, twice. S2 was a breath of fresh air to the anime, the slow pacing and poor animation was fixed and noticeable straight away. Although the anime in all areas improved, I’m not sure how much credit/praise to assign to the fresh redo because at the same time it also enters into a better story line. Some of the problems I have with world trigger are 1. Osamu, they push the narrative that he’s this intelligent Nobel character, he does slightly display these characteristics but by nomeans has he ever came up with an idea that any general person wouldn’t also in his situation. It feels forced and undeserved. 2. The fights. I like the fights they are enjoyable but at the same time again I feel like there pushed as these amazing tactical super intelligent well thought out battle plans when in reality there pretty plain as day. 3. Season 1 is a bit of a drag for me I could never get past the 50 ep mark it too me 3 try’s to do it, I don’t know why it seems it struggles to move on when one event ends and another begins. However s2 does a good job of addressing this starting straight away with non stop action. Overall the animes enjoyable and has improved it gets a 7.
spartan_073
09/13/2022, 07:37 AM
A self stylized "Grounded Shonen" which has some of the best world building and tactic focused combat. This is one of the most fiercely intelligent shows I've watched in a while when it comes to fighting, this isn't "super sayian beat by super sayian 2", this is anyone can beat anyone if their tactics are better, but at the same time still a clear hierarchy of skill sets so you know who the underdog is and who isn't. The later half and biggest chunk is a bunch squad vs. squad combat when it really comes into its own and it's all abouttactics, flanking manoeuvres, bluffing, misdirection, and using established tools, abilities, and weapons in new unique and creative ways. A lot of fights don't boil down to "whose stronger", they boil down to which team thought the most steps ahead or could adapt to a changing situation the quickest. However, biggest pitfall is it's TOEI production which means it can be maddeningly inconsistent at times in regards to animation, pacing, and repetition is especially bad in the early episodes. The first 8-14 episodes are kind of a slog and often large chunks of later episodes are dedicated to recaps of previous episodes. The characters are also a tad more "muted" for my interest, but that might be to the show's benefit for the kind of action scenes it wants to show. But, if you skip the lengthy recaps (luckily most of them are at the beginning of every episode) and get passed the initial rough boring slog the show steadily improves itself in every problem area from episode 20 onward, getting better pacing, animation, and subtle exposition. The first season ended in 2014, but it came back with a season 2 and 3 (26 episodes total) in 2021 and the sequel stuff is TOP NOTCH. All the issues I listed above are gone and with all the pieces/world building well established it is 26 episodes of minimal recap, solid to gorgeous animation, and all the other squad tactical stuff that made the first season good.
nephilimK
01/30/2022, 06:24 AM
Oh boy, what a return this was! If you are here from reading my review of season 1, welcome back! I did not see s2 happening to be honest. Season 1 finished in 2016 and met with an underwhelming reception (for the large part). Coupled with the health issues that the mangaka faced just after, I had no hopes of a future season materialising. And then I get the news that we would be getting s2 in 2021. I was quite glad, truth be told, as I had always liked the series, despite its underwhelming animation and art. But that’s enough of me fanboying (fornow). Let’s get to the review! S2 picks off where S1 finishes. Returning fans are given a recap on what happened in the last episode of S1 to ease us into the action. Our lead cast, is trying to grow in the organisation, Border, through combat drills and squad fights. Aka, a tournament arc! Now initiates to tournament arcs would know that this serves as the arcs where characters grow, both mentally and physically, in order to be prepared for greater challenges The focus of this season, is therefore, more on the power system used and how to efficiently use it. Our trio must identify their own style of using this power (trion), in the context of a squad. Even the strongest opponent can be taken down by the weakest trion user, when the right tactics and conditions are laid. The series makes it a point to remind us of that. It is this incorporation of knowledge and data into battles, which adds a layer of depth to the fights. It is also in this arc that the role of operators, aka individuals who handles the operations of a squad, comes to the fore. Though they have been present since S1, it is here that we really come to appreciate the influence they have over the success of a squad. Involved in aspects like logistics, strategy, supply, tactics and more, they are indispensable for the fortunes of a squad. The cast is solid as always, with character development getting richer and richer (if you are reading from my S1 review, you will understand what I mean). But I think I would be doing a disservice if I didn’t talk about the visual upgrade that the series received. Switching to a weekly schedule did wonders for the series. Having a lot more polish and finish, compared to S1, the series is a treat for the eyes. Lot of the colour contrast is vivid and lot of the animation is a joy to watch. It finally got the eye candy it deserved! The OST is the same from S1, which is more noticeable this time around, given the more hype nature of a ‘tournament’ arc To summarize, a solid return to form, with a batch of new paint to reward the people who stuck with series. People who liked S1 for its positives will enjoy more of the same in S2. Onto the final review!
Matachewz
01/17/2022, 07:04 PM
This has to be my favourite shounen as of late. World trigger already has interesting fighting powered by an equally interesting as it is fleshed out power system. My main gripes with season one was the shotty animation held back the fights in the show and im glad to say this season really improves on that. (y'know if you just don't look to hard at the trion soldiers that is.) Additionally, Our boy Osamu really felt like an important part of the team in most of the fights which was kinda just nice to see. Overall i think the fights are just a joy to watch andeasy to enjoy, def worth a shot if u like battle shounen in the least.
Inaco
01/05/2022, 11:32 PM
Do you still the remember the plot from first season? I think you should re-watch the part before the filler, if you want to continue this second season. But I will remind you for a little the current situation is Tamakoma-2. Tamakoma-2 still tying to join away mission to other world but they need to be the top two of B-team so they can join the mission. Chika want to find her brother and friends, Yuma want to restore his body and get Replica back and Osamu want to help Chika and Kuga and repaying his debt to Chika's brother and Replica. This season isrevival project for World Trigger fans. It has outstanding animation and music. We also can see the top tier B-teams of border. On the other hand we will see the new improvement and development of Tamakoma-2 if they want to join the away mission. At the same time it turn out some other Neighbor try to destroy Border ship. We will have to change to see top 4 attacker of Border protect the ship from mysterious Neighbor. In conclusion World Trigger is very unique series that very dense with tactic, politic, strategy and amazing supporting cast. We will follow the story of Osamu and Kuga but will meet and learn more from the other Border agents.
Lilaclove101
12/13/2021, 03:40 PM
I watched the first season. I was surprised to notice that the production quality was greatly increasing as the season one episodes continued. I was absolutely stunned by how well this season was made. I know digital animation was still a bit new in 2014 so it's amazing how this anime went from 6 animators to a whole lot of them and better software. Very resilient. I loved the story from ep 1 and everything is very well explained. Season two builds on everything explained from season one. The opening and ending was a whole lot better. The story still made sense and it tied uploose ends very well. They introduced new techniques and continued the B-rank games (I won't spoil anything else). I can't wait to watch season 3 now!
Skyregalia01
10/23/2021, 08:06 PM
I will make this a short review since (as of this writing) season 3 is already airing so this review is quite redundant considering that season 3 was planned to be aired when season 2 was airing (at the time). Overall a rank of 10/10. Is this me being biased? Yes. Although the reason for me giving this series a 10 is just because I have already read the original material of this series (i.e. the manga version of this series). Just to clarify (in case you were wondering) the manga came out first then the anime. So, why 10? Purely because all the details in themanga are there. Nothing was missing from it (in fact they added more content in season 1) so in terms of the story progression, it is all there. This includes the characters as well. Art and animation have improved significantly since season 1, granted it has been 5/6 years since then BUT there is a clear difference in the level of detail regarding the battle animation. You can feel the difference between seasons 1, 2, and 3 that the studio clearly thought about how to properly illustrate the types of battles the characters are going through. I am not saying that it is ufotable style animation but it does contain details that were not present in season 1. The sound and music are good. Some of the OST's from season 1 are still present as well as some new ones. In addition, the OP and ED are still got a good beat to it (recommend listening to it). Overall a good 10/10 for sticking to the original material.
Cryomanc3r
05/10/2021, 10:34 PM
Duuuuude this season is so great. It has all the elements that made the show good in the first season, but with way better animation and better pacing. The soundtrack is good too, but it gets kinda annoying when repeated. The opening song is catchy not gonna lie. Talking a bit more about the pacing, this season managed to accomplish in 12 episodes what the first one probably would take about 30 to show us LOL. It was cool to see Hyuse's development and his relationship not only with Yotaro but everyone else in the branch, therefore, I think that his climb to rank B "arc" seemed abit rushed.
theGodde
04/19/2021, 01:35 AM
everything about this season the plot, the world building, the music, the art, the combat, it's all pretty much perfect Everything that was good about the first season is still good in S2, but now the animation has stepped up to a whole new level. The fight scenes are far more dynamic and interesting, and the effects have changed slightly (e.g: now the trion is very dark purple as opposed to the green of the first season) the show's biggest issue however has always been with its characters. They are pretty underdeveloped as the show focuses far more on the strategy and world building taking place.Although not perfect, World Trigger is an incredible watch that really keeps you guessing as to what will happen next. I would recommend to pretty much anyone
fwoody03
04/14/2021, 01:06 AM
If you enjoyed the later half of world trigger season 1 then you will definitely enjoy this. Our favorite characters return for even more character development as they work their way towards their goal of A-rank. The anime continues directly after it left off with great fight sequences filled with strategy that have you on the edge of your seat. The animation quality for the second season definitely improves with the CGI aspects disappearing and with some beautifully animated fight sequences. The anime fixes a lot of issues with the first season such as awkward pausing in the dialogue and the pace seems to flow alot smoother rather than drag on in the first season. Definitely worth watching.
Noahboy
04/10/2021, 01:52 PM
It's been so long since I saw the first season that I have almost no recollection of it, but I still had a blast watching this season. It's quite remarkable how entertaining it is to someone like me who basically completely forgot everything about the series. It just seems to go for pure entertainment, you get a lot of well animated action scenes that keep you guessing what's gonna happen next. So it's hard to fault it in terms of entertainment value, because its focus on keeping things fun above all else makes it a joy to watch. It does one thing very well, but that's aboutall it tries to do, so don't expect it to be more than just fun. So, if you want to have fun and you have already seen the first season, even if you don't remember it very well, give it a shot.
UsuiKazuyoshi
04/09/2021, 04:43 PM
World Trigger is BACK and honestly better than ever. If you watched and enjoyed season one, you will probably get some form of enjoyment out of this one. (Edited now that I've completed it) TLDR: This season is near perfect and is better than the original in every technical aspect, well worth a watch. ART: I'm so grateful that World Trigger is being adapted into a proper 13 episode season instead of a 73 episode long running anime again, this allows for the plot to come at a steadier pace and the biggest improvement so far is quite noticeably the animation, it's a lottt smoother andthe action scenes move at a slick speed. Honestly props to Toei for amping it up this much, WT has genuinely never looked better, even the subtle improvements, like trion wounds changing from that obnoxious glowing triangle effect to something way closer to the manga, with slight dark trion-blood and the limbs of trion bodies being visibly torn off and punctured adds to the tense nature of the fights in the beginning arc of season 2. The first 4 episodes generally went by so fast and felt like they covered a lot of content in part due to this more quick-paced animation style, and imo World Trigger is best adapted in this style. Edit: The rest of the episodes were tight too! Focusing more on the Rank wars and our main cast that we've come to know and love, as well as introducing several new squads (most of whom I honestly wanted too win more than Tamakoma, sorry not sorry). The B-rank battles were done so well, animation, tactics and all. I'm still shocked that the same studio that did the last season put this out, they outdid themselves honestly. SOUND: In addition to the fluid animation, the OST has seen nice improvements since season 1. The opening song is good, reminded me of an early 2000s shonen op, sung by TXT, a popular kpop group. The battle themes and individual character themes all feel more grand, especially the battle theme, very fitting in with the tense moments and fights. STORY: One of WT's strongest aspects is its story to me, because it has so much potential to branch out. I'm glad so far season 2 seems to be keeping in-line with the expectations set by the story, I just hope that it will eventually do something to make it stand out as a great shonen anime. The season starts off with a bang and continues the hype well into a third of the way through, but we'll see how the rest of the 9 episodes play out, so for now, an 8. Edit: The rest of the 9 episodes were great! More focus on Mikumo and the gang, gaining new strength gradually through experience and battle tactics was wonderful to watch over the rest of the episodes. The B-rank war battles were a necessary story component to develop everyone's battle skills, and Hyuse getting his rightful beginning to a character arc was nice to see. Without getting into any spoilers, I love the way the story is very clearly being set up, there isn't any bs power up or illogical solution to a problem, and I hope whenever the ball really gets rolling in WT, the author has a lot of fun stuff planned. The confirmation of a season 3 right at the end of episode 12 had me excited because it did seem to end on a "middle of the cour" type episode, I definitely just wanted more. Regardless, I've said it before and I'll say it again, World Trigger is top tier shonen. Characters: This is WT's strongest aspect to me. There are so so so many characters and all of them have depth and room for growth, as all of season 1 and the start of season 2 have shown. The show usually chooses a select few characters to give development in an arc, or just to show off their combat prowess, and the first four episodes of season 2 so far have delivered on both of those fronts. The large ensemble of characters can get confusing, because really there are a LOT, but I've only come across a one or two characters that I generally didn't like, and even then they have minor roles. So far we haven't gotten the chance to see Mikumo or the main gang, so I can't comment on them, but in due time. The characters we have seen have been animated flawlessly, fully realized, voice acted, and well written, especially Hyuse and Yotaro. Easy 10 Edit: All of what I said remains true, the main gang had plenty of screen time in the fights and the new characters introduced were all great, with like one exception idk, Katori was just kind of annoying without many redeeming features to me. Felt like a watered down Kitora honestly, but she wasn't enough to take any of my enjoyment away with the series, I'm sure even she'll get her own arc in due time with the way the story is headed. 10 Enjoyment: I watched all 4 eps of season 2 that are out rn in one sitting and I swear it felt like I just started before it was over. 10 Edit: Watched the rest of the episodes as they came out weekly, cant wait for season 3!
nokinoks
04/05/2021, 08:33 AM
There is NOTHING like this. While the studio butchered the animation on the first season, they did this season GOOD! I must admit that my score IS biased but my review is NOT. So please allow me to tell you why there is nothing like this show and if it's for you. Why there is nothing like this show? I also have no clue, BUT, what is this show in the first place? Not the synopsis, not the FAQs or setting, but what makes it unique. The answer is, TACTICS. I have never seen an anime that even comes close to how this title showcases tactics. Yousee, everything is laid out, which means there is no over the top power and there are no out of nowhere mc'guffin. Everything is out which means everyone is on a very level playing field so when it's a gigantic free for all, we see how people having access to the same equipment utilize them differently and creatively to one up their opponents. And the scenes and wins are genuinely amazing and earned because we fully understand what is happening! So far, this is the closest to a PvP anime that I've ever come across. Most teams are competent enough to give the MC team a run for their money and so are most enemies so you are always at the edge of your seat. If this was NOT my bias, I'd still score it 8.5/10. It's really good and there really is nothing like this at the moment to the detriment of anime in general. So if you like tactics, NOT just thinking MC but a thinking cast that reasons out offense, defense and counters, you will LOVE this show.
AsianG
04/04/2021, 10:47 PM
What a beautiful return of an extremely initially flawed series. Here we see World Trigger season 2 come back with a much more compact enjoyable series of episodes giving a lot of payoff to many of the cliffhangers that were left in season 1. It's sad to see most people ignore this anime due to its flat first season but I would recommend you give it a chance, especially if you at all like the first season. Story and Character 9: Oh my god we finally get to see Mikumo start coming into his own as a character during the ranking tournaments and it is ajoy to see this very slowly built up character finally finding his calling. Plus the action packed first few episodes that added a lot of world building were a joy to watch as always. World Trigger truly excels with having very strategic battles using a very fleshed out power system to the likes of HxH. Art 9: OMG Toei actually fixed the animation for this wonderful anime, finally giving it the adaptation it always deserved. With beautiful particle and lighting affects coming off of all the trion weapons and explosions plus the overall movements of the action feeling very fluid make this battle packed season a joy to watch. Sound 9: The sound of WT was always pretty good (other than occasional bad yelling voice acting) which lucky isn't really hear anymore and overall just makes sure to add to the experience. Enjoyment and Overall 9: WT S2 is a wonderful adaptation of a long awaited arc in the world trigger series and it brings me so much joy that after the reading the fantastic manga I can finally highly recommend the anime as well as a great battle action manga that has extremely interesting and strategic fights+powers. If you are looking for a good sci-fi shounen then look no further cause this is the anime for you.
LastEvolution
04/03/2021, 04:53 PM
World trigger .... a new type generation of shounen anime , you wont easily find anime like this that has weak mc, strategies fight , or their weapon system , thats why i really like this anime with its unique style done by toei (props to toei) for bringing us such a good sequel from previous season 1 wanted to review as best as i can. story : 9 a new aliens appear out of nowhere to invade their world and theres few people who fight against them , later on they build a base specifically to defend their world against aliens or known as "Neighbour". the storyis revolve around Mikumo Osamu who encounter his first neighbour , and thats kuuga. when he met kuuga everything changed , after big scale fight kuuga joined Border to help their teammate save their brother and friends and here we are filled with good fight with a lot of strategies. the story is really great for me but its your typical shounen. but eitherway no problem i still like how the author write this manga and its story. Art : 10 the arts is really improving 100% for sure , back then on season 1 everyone complain about how bad the art is compared to today , even tho back then the anime itself had a chance to be one of the top 10 shounen. but as you can see rn the art is really improving and you should watch it , you wont regret ! Sound : 9 all i could say is good job for toei and all the voice actor for voicing such good anime. Character : 10 the character is very good with all their big iq brain xD , and yeah quite decent, adorable, funny , something like that. Enjoyment : 10 I really enjoy it even back then when s1 was considered quite bad but it doesnt matter for me as long as their fight is immensely good with all their team fight. you also will find it amazing trust me. Note before overall rating. If you dont like weak mc but with quite clever mind and strategies + they're improving with quite slow pace , then you should as well skip this anime because this anime is not for you. go watch your typical OP MC with minimum progression or growth character. Overall : 9 9/10 is my solid rating for this anime, such a good series. enjoy it to the fullest ! honestly all i could only say is thankyou TOEI. XD

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