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*A sizable amount of | *A sizable amount of Studio Trigger's staff are fans of ''Transformers'', and have been known to sneak references to the franchise into many of their series, including ''{{w|Little Witch Academia}}'', ''{{w|Inferno Cop}}'', and ''{{w|Space Patrol Luluco}}'', among others. The studio also collaborated with various official ''Transformers'' artists in the 2016 fan art book ''More Than Just A Geek Spark'', and one can often spot ''Transformers'' toys in their studio in behind-the-scenes footage. | ||
* | *By far the most notable example of a Trigger series with hidden ''Transformers'' references is ''{{w|SSSS.Gridman}}'', the character designs of which are based on ''Transformers'' characters, primarily those of ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''. These references extend beyond just character design and into the plot itself. For example, main character Yūta Hibiki is based off [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Classics|''Classics'' Cliffjumper]], similarly serving as a fish-out-of-water audience surrogate protagonist. Also notable is the first victim of the show's giant monsters being named Sakiru Tonkawa, who resembles [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] (Cy-Kill [[Tonka]], get it?), homaging the fandom meme surrounding his many hi-and-die cameos. These references would loop around into Transformers when [[Optimus Prime (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Optimus Prime]] homage Akane Shinjō influenced the character of [[Purple Wicked Convoy]]. | ||
*Even before splitting off to form Trigger, the team managed to sneak plenty of ''Transformers'' references into both shows Imaishi directed for Gainax. The ''{{w|Gurren Lagann}}'' episode "I Will Head Towards Tomorrow" features enemy Gunmen units that resemble [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] [[insignia]], while the ''{{w|Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt}}'' episode "Trans-homers" is a full on ''Transformers'' parody, even featuring [[Tesshō Genda]] and [[Seizō Katō]] voicing parodies of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. Both shows later had their ownership rights transferred to Imaishi and Trigger following an internal restructuring at Gainax. | |||
*Michiru Kagemori, the protagonist of Trigger's ''Brand New Animal'', makes a cameo appearance in [[God Neptune comic 2|a strip]] of the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''. | *Michiru Kagemori, the protagonist of Trigger's ''Brand New Animal'', makes a cameo appearance in [[God Neptune comic 2|a strip]] of the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''. | ||
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Trigger Inc. (株式会社トリガー Kabushikigaisha Torigā), also known as Studio Trigger, is a Japanese animation studio founded in 2011 by former [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Gainax|{{#if:||Gainax}}]] employees Hiroyuki Imaishi and Masahiko Otsuka. Some of their most noteworthy projects include Kill La Kill, Little Witch Academia, Inferno Cop, SSSS.Gridman, Ninja Slayer, Promare, and BNA: Brand New Animal. The studio collaborated with Flame Toys on their Furai Model line of Transformers model kits.
Artists who have worked on Transformers
Notes
- A sizable amount of Studio Trigger's staff are fans of Transformers, and have been known to sneak references to the franchise into many of their series, including [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Little Witch Academia|{{#if:||Little Witch Academia}}]], [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Inferno Cop|{{#if:||Inferno Cop}}]], and [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Space Patrol Luluco|{{#if:||Space Patrol Luluco}}]], among others. The studio also collaborated with various official Transformers artists in the 2016 fan art book More Than Just A Geek Spark, and one can often spot Transformers toys in their studio in behind-the-scenes footage.
- By far the most notable example of a Trigger series with hidden Transformers references is [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}SSSS.Gridman|{{#if:||SSSS.Gridman}}]], the character designs of which are based on Transformers characters, primarily those of Shattered Glass. These references extend beyond just character design and into the plot itself. For example, main character Yūta Hibiki is based off Classics Cliffjumper, similarly serving as a fish-out-of-water audience surrogate protagonist. Also notable is the first victim of the show's giant monsters being named Sakiru Tonkawa, who resembles Cy-Kill (Cy-Kill Tonka, get it?), homaging the fandom meme surrounding his many hi-and-die cameos. These references would loop around into Transformers when Shattered Glass Optimus Prime homage Akane Shinjō influenced the character of Purple Wicked Convoy.
- Even before splitting off to form Trigger, the team managed to sneak plenty of Transformers references into both shows Imaishi directed for Gainax. The [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Gurren Lagann|{{#if:||Gurren Lagann}}]] episode "I Will Head Towards Tomorrow" features enemy Gunmen units that resemble Autobot and Decepticon insignia, while the [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt|{{#if:||Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt}}]] episode "Trans-homers" is a full on Transformers parody, even featuring Tesshō Genda and Seizō Katō voicing parodies of Optimus Prime and Megatron. Both shows later had their ownership rights transferred to Imaishi and Trigger following an internal restructuring at Gainax.
- Michiru Kagemori, the protagonist of Trigger's Brand New Animal, makes a cameo appearance in a strip of the Generations Selects Special Comic.
External links
- [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Studio Trigger|{{#if:Studio Trigger at Wikipedia|Studio Trigger at Wikipedia|Studio Trigger}}]]