Review of World Trigger

I started watching this anime with my little sister because we had nothing else to watch. She was pretty excited about it since she had already seen some of the episodes in the past but really I wasn't expecting much. After I watched the first episode, I wasn't hooked that much, I was just a little bit interested, and after watching a few more episodes, I still wasn't convinced yet if it was going to be good. I actually had a few problems with how things were proceeding in the story, I had some problems with the main character and really, it was partly myboy Yuma and partly the story as a whole that kept me going and now, after having watched the whole thing, I can say without a doubt that I have absolutely no regret watching World Trigger.

Dear god, I ended up loving that anime so, so much.

The anime kept me awake until 3 am for three days in a row, like I was so hooked (I started being hooked at episode 10 or so) and I just couldn't stop watching. The fights, the different triggers that exist, the characters, everything is great and I was excited throughout the whole thing.

The only things that bugged me at some moments, at many moments actually, were the two characters Osamu and Chika a little bit.

I didn't find Osamu(the MC) that great to be honest. In the beginning, I didn't care a lot about him. Like he is really weak and really I don't need him to be super powerful or anything, just sometimes I felt like he should be able to do more. I was just waiting for him to do something, to prove his worth and throughout the whole season I find him more useless than useful at times. He is indeed good at making strategies or something but other than that, he wasn't doing much to really impact me as a character. Though at the end it seems like he finally found a technique that will suit him a lot but that's to see in season 2.

Chika's kind of like Osamu. At first I wasn't paying much attention to her, she was just there always smiling (I find her face sometimes creepy to be honest) and what really started annoying me about her was the fact that she just has a tremendous amount of Trion power and everyone is always praising her because of this. Her huge amount of power was her only good point but even then, she still needed to improve herself in some areas, to develop her full potential but it seemed like she was not interested at all into doing that. The other characters are always shielding her and she didn't seem motivated at all to become stronger. Though just like the MC, it is only near the end of the season that she will finally find her way around but again, will see more of that in season 2.

Now concerning the other characters, I simply love them all. Really, this anime has so much characters, each having their own fighting style, their personality and it just adds so much dynamic to the story as a whole. It's really refreshing to watch and they are given just the right amount of screen time. It's amazing. I feel like everyone is developed just right. Sometimes we won't even see the three MCs and the battles will just focus on the other side characters and it's great to be honest. They're so entertaining.

Also, I like the fact that the fights are not the typical one vs one fights. In world trigger, there are multiple squads, each with their own rank, each with members using different weapons and having different abilities and it's so cool to see them all work together to fight one enemy. Since there are a variety of triggers, the fights are never boring and it just keeps on getting interesting and interesting. This is probably one of the thing that I love the most about the anime - how everyone despite their rank and squad will come together to fight the bad guys.

Moreover, the story, the trigger technology and powers, etc, are all really interesting. I like the mechanics and I think that it is a really good idea.

And one more thing, the filler arc (starting at episode 49 to 63), I watched the first two episodes and the final episode of the arc, skipping the middle entirely, and really, I simply have no idea why this thing even exists. The anime would have been better without any filler. It served no purpose at all. It just bugged me and just delayed the good stuff that was happening. You can watch it though.

Well, other than that, I love the anime. I recommend it. I HIGHLY recommend it. World Trigger became one of my favs and it's now just so precious to me. I'll admit that it has its ups and downs but still I think that it is really worth it.