Studio Trigger

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These guys are practically begging to make a Transformers cartoon and yet Hasbro continues to let the geniuses behind Combiner Wars produce fiction. Sigh.

Trigger Inc. (株式会社トリガー Kabushikigaisha Torigā) 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.

Artists who have worked on Transformers

• Hiroyuki Imaishi
• Akira Amemiya
• Masaru Sakamoto
• Sushio
• Hiromi Wakabayashi

Notes

• A sizable amount of the studio's staff are fans of Transformers, and have been known to sneak references to the franchise into many of their series. Notably, the character designs in [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}SSSS.Gridman|{{#if:||SSSS.Gridman}}]] 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.
• Additional shows with such references include [[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. Even before splitting off to form Trigger, plenty of Transformers references could be found in Gainax shows its members worked on like [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Gurren Lagann|{{#if:||Gurren Lagann}}]] and [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt|{{#if:||Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt}}]]. 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.

External links

• [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Studio Trigger|{{#if:Studio Trigger at Wikipedia|Studio Trigger at Wikipedia|Studio Trigger}}]]