World-Trigger---Anniversary-Promotional-Video-+-More-Cast-Announced

World Trigger – Anniversary Promotional Video + More Cast Announced

A brand new video has launched for the upcoming anime adaptation of Daisuke Ashihara’s manga World Trigger. The video recaps parts from the manga in anticipation of the anime anime adaptation, animated by Toei Animation (Sailor Moon Crystal, One Piece). The series will feature Tomo Muranaka (Jolly from Arcana Famiglia) as Yuuma Kuga, Yuki Kaji (Eren Yeager in Attack on Titan) as Osamu Mikumo, Yuuichi Nakamura (Kyousuke Kousaka in Oreimo) as Yuuichi Jin and Nao Tamura (Ayuko Uehara in Aiura) as Chika Amatori.

The World Trigger anime will be airing this October during the Fall/Autumn 2014 anime season.

More of the cast was announced at the recent  TV Asahi Roppongi Hills Summer Station event:

  • Nobuhiko Okamoto (Rin Okumura in Ao no Exorcist) will voice Jun Arashiyama
  • Rie Kugimiya (Alphonse Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood) is voicing Kirie Konami
  • Jun Fukuyama (Lelouch Lamperouge in Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch) as Kyousuke Karasuma

Here is a synopsis of the series:

A gate to another dimension has burst open, and from it emerge gigantic invincible creatures that threaten all of humanity. Earth’s only defense is a mysterious group of warriors who have co-opted the alien technology in order to fight back!

A new visual was released on a pamphlet at the TV Asahi Roppongi Hills Summer Station event:

World-Trigger-Pamphlet

For more information about the event visit the following: http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/worldtrigger/
You can visit the anime’s website here: http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/wt/
Follow the official anime Twitter here: @Anime_W_Trigger
And follow the manga’s Twitter: @W_Trigger_off