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JigsawTDCII posted...

How is the anime adaptation of World Trigger? Does it adapt the anime accurately and are they likely to produce more episodes? May have to add that one to my list.

I'm anime only so I don't know too much about the source, but it's a weird series actually caught in the transition between weekly shonen and seasonal shonen. Season 1 is like 70 episodes with maybe the worst filler arc of all time. Like, it's bad fanfiction tier. All the characters act out of character, the HQ lets them get away with stuff that they are normally harshly opposed to with no justification, the battle system is entirely different. Like, idk how thats allowed. I watched the whole arc thinking it can't be THAT bad but it was worse. On top of that, it's got the content for like 4 episodes but it's stretched over I think 17.

If you just skip that filler arc then season 1 is a pretty solid weekly shonen style anime. The pacing is a bit slow with a fair bit of padding but it's not as bad as like early naruto or one piece in that regard. Skipping the filler it's like a 7/10 with a weak main character but really well thought out combat and power system.

Season 2 came out many years later and is a 12 episode (ish, idr the exact amount) seasonal show and it's fantastic. The pacing is actually tight, the animation is way better, and it's just a really good part of the story with one of the best battles followed up by one the best sections of rank battles (the simulated esport type thing I mentioned).

Season 3 is similar to 2 but the pacing is a bit worse and it spends too much time on the awful main character BUT the battles are quite good and the animation of one character doing... something, was amazing. The sheer spectacle of those attacks was 11/10.

As far as I know, a season 4 will eventually be made but the source isn't too far ahead so it's hard to know when they'll do it.

It's actually just kind of interesting to see a shonen make the transition from weekly to seasonal and theres really nothing like the battles in this show.