TRIGGER Channel

TRIGGER Channel is the official YouTube channel of the Japanese animation studio Studio Trigger (株式会社トリガー).
==Content==
The channel was created in 2013, and was primarily used to upload and archive trailers and promotional videos, though years later it began to upload streams of employees of the studio chronicling the process of animating, or livestreams of them drawing. 
==History==
Founded on August 22, 2011 by former Studio Gainax employees Hiroyuki Imaishi and Masahiko Ōtsuka, the company's first project was the short film Little Witch Academia, which would later be developed into a full length series in 2017. 
Lack of funds would be a recurring problem for the studio, as they would constantly have to request money, with the second episode of Little Witch Academia requiring a Kickstarter fund that met the goal in under 5 hours, and in total the studio garnered $625,518. 
Even Kill la Kill was made up of limited animation due to the small budget, and in 2018, they opened a Patreon, where they receive $6000 per month from over 2000 patrons from tiers of US $1 and US $5 per month. 
At some point they joined the company Ultra Super Pictures.
===Hiroyuki Imaishi===
A former doujinshi artist and key animator for Neon Genesis Evangelion, he was inspired to animate by Yoshinori Kanada, and Kill la Kill was his first original work. Imaishi directed the opening for season 2 of Black Dynamite. He also was once interviewed by The Anime Man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF0snPHoibE
===Masahiko Ōtsuka===
Ōtsuka graduated from the Department of Art of the Osaka University of Arts, and he was temporary a photographer for Studio Ghibli before working at Studio Gainax as a director for some Neon Genesis Evangelion episodes. He was also an animation director the anime FLCL.
==Works==
===Anime===
Work 	Release Date 	Type 	Director
Little Witch Academia 	March 2, 2013 	Film (30 minutes) 	Yoh Yoshinari
Kill La Kill 	October 4, 2013 	Anime series (25 episodes)	Hiroyuki Imaishi
When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace	October 7, 2014 	Anime series (12 episodes)	Masahiko Otsuka (chief) and Masanori Takahashi
Little Witch Academia:The Enchanted Parade 	October 9, 2015 	Film (55 minutes) 	Yoh Yoshinari
Space Patrol Luluco 	April 1, 2016 	Anime series (13 episodes)	Hiroyuki Imaishi
Kiznaiver 	April 9, 2016 	Anime series (12 episodes)	Hiroshi Kobayashi
Little Witch Academia 	January 9, 2017 	Anime series (25 episodes)	Yoh Yoshinari
Darling in the FranXX 	January 13, 2018 	Anime series (24 episodes)	Atsushi Nishigori
SSSS.Gridman 	October 7, 2018 	Anime series (12 episodes)	Akira Amemiya
Promare 	May 24, 2019 	Film (115 minutes) 	Hiroyuki Imaishi (co-produvtion with XFLAG and Sanzigen)
Brand New Animal 	April 8, 2020 	Anime series (12 episodes)	Yoh Yoshinari
SSSS.Dynazenon 	April 2, 2021 	Anime series (12 episodes}	Akira Amemiya
Cyberpunk Edgerunners 	September 10, 2022	Anime series (10 episodes}	Hiroyoki Imaishi
They have also produced a number of original net animations and worked on several games.
==Collaborations==
In 2021, they contributed art for Star Wars:Visions.https://twitter.com/starwars/status/1443606575579533317https://twitter.com/starwars/status/1443253486703968256/photo/1
In Summer 2022, CD Projekt Red co-produced the anime Cyberpunk: Edgerunners with Studio Trigger, which was released on Netflix. The channel uploads content related to the anime. It received a positive reception from the vast majority of viewers and even garnered praise from Hideo Kojimahttps://twitter.com/HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN/status/1572371263309623296.
==Trivia==
*On Twitter, they often promote cosplayers.
*Their Patreon rewards are:https://patreon.com/TRIGGER?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan
**Discord benefits.
**Access to monthly shikishi scans by staff members.
**Participate on therior questionnaire survey for live streams.
**Be able to cast a vote on what Studio TRIGGER animators will draw during livestreams.
**[Limited edition] Have a Shikishi drawn by TRIGGER animators from JANUARY 2021 shipped to your door step.
*** As of 2021, this has been sold out.
**Access to Studio TRIGGER's .psd, .ai, clip studio file with the layers untouched from the live drawing.
*They have mentioned that they have had to give up a lot of projects and merchandise due to financial issues.
==References==
Category:Anime YouTubers
Category:Film YouTubers
Category:Animation YouTubers
Category:Art YouTubers
Category:Japanese YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2013