#World Trigger Season 3 TV Anime to Air in October 2021

During a stage at Anime Japan 2021 today, World Trigger revealed that its previously announced third season is scheduled to start airing in Japan in October 2021. The second season of the adaptation of Daisuke Ashihara‘s Jump Square series is currently airing on Japanese TV and streaming right here on Crunchyroll.

The official Twitter account released some teaser images from the third season, which may be a spoiler for episodes in the second:

The first season of World Trigger aired from October 2014 to April 2016, totaling 73 episodes, with the second season starting in January 2021. The entire first season is currently streaming on Crunchyroll, which describes the series as such:

One day, a gate to another world opened in Mikado City. Invaders from another dimension, referred to thereafter as Neighbors, overran the area around the gate, leaving the city gripped by fear. However, a mysterious group suddenly appeared and repelled the Neighbors. This Border Defense Agency independently researches Neighbor technology and fights to protect this world. In a short time, they managed to build an enormous base and prepare a defensive system against the Neighbors. it’s been four years since then.

Source: World Trigger anime on Twitter

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Daryl Harding is a Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs the YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.