‘World Trigger’ Confirms Anime Reboot With Sick New Trailer

Toei Animation has offered the fans a glimpse into the highly anticipated World Trigger reboot with a teaser trailer unveiled at Jump Festa 2026. This first look showcased panels from Daisuke Ashihara’s manga to hint at the storylines set to be adapted in the upcoming anime series, including the Border Enlistment Arc, the Neighbor Invasion Arc, and the beginning of the B-Rank Wars Arc.

The teaser arrives shortly after the official World Trigger X account confirmed that a reboot is underway. The reboot promises to deliver a powered-up adaptation of World Trigger and address the shortcomings of the original. However, these improvements will be limited to Season 1; the rest of the series will remain unchanged. A release date for the reboot has not yet been announced, but the studio may share additional updates on the series during its World Trigger festival on April 26, 2026, in Japan.

The original World Trigger Season 1, which aired 73 episodes between 2014 and 2016, was met with backlash due to pacing issues and inconsistent animation. After a five-year hiatus, the anime returned with new episodes that featured significant improvements instyle and storytelling. World Trigger Season 3 concluded roughly four years ago in January 2022 and completed most of the intense B-Rank Wars Arc, with the Away Mission Test Arc set to be adapted next. And while Toei Animation gears up for the Season 1 reboot, there is no update on the production or release of World Trigger Season 4.

The ‘World Trigger’ Reboot Is Just One Part of Toei’s Ambitious Plans

Toei Animation has recently unveiled a massive 10-year plan to expand its global presence. The studio outlines its goals in a document titled Vision 2030, partially translated by a user on X. It appears that Toei Animation is currently focused on increasing the number of anime shows exported worldwide and expanding its flagship titles Dragon Balland One Piece. Toei aims to invest $450 million into developing next-generation animation technologies, opening new studios, and bringing on hundreds of new hires.

A key part of this strategy is to triple its creation of original properties outside of Japan, with an initial target of 25 new IPs. Toei’s global expansion is a move to strengthen the studio’s position as a worldwide animation powerhouse, particularly in key markets including North America, Europe, China, and the Middle East. The document also reveals Toei’s plans to move beyond traditional animation techniques and use CG, VR, AR, motion capture, and AI to streamline their processes. The studio plans to invest 19 billion yen over the next five years to expand its logistics, e-commerce, stores, facilities, and events worldwide. Alongside these structural investments,Toei is restructuring its workflow with an artist-centric production pipeline that allows creators to plan, manage, and produce multiple projects internally each year.

World Trigger is available to stream on Netflix andCrunchyroll. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.