World Trigger
23 primary works • 26 total works
Book 1
Upstanding Osamu always does the right thing, whether it means pitching in to save Earth after school or turning the other cheek to bullies. But when he meets a feisty humanoid Neighbour named Yuma, everything that he thinks is right is turned on its head. Can the two natural enemies ever become friends?
Book 2
Book 3
Border headquarters wants Yuma's powerful Black Trigger - and they want it desperately enough to send their top three squads to steal it. The Tamakoma branch is one step ahead, having already safeguarded Yuma, Osamu and Chika by recruiting them to their group of eccentric and talented agents. And Jin's precognition powers put him two steps ahead: he ambushes the thieves en route!
Book 4
Should Border, Earth's defense agency, admit a Neighbor into their ranks? Jin and Arashiyama Squad think so, and they clash against headquarters' top agents to preserve Yuma's right to enlist. After the brutal fight against his friends and peers, Jin makes an unimaginable sacrifice to put an end to the hostility and protect Yuma's future at Border.
Book 5
Border headquarters is abuzz with gossip about talented new rookies Yuma and Chika. But it's Osamu who attracts the most attention when an A-Rank agent challenges him to a duel. Then it's Yuma's turn to fight when another A-Rank agent challenges him! Plus there's that meeting with Border's top brass that they just got called to… Is there such a thing as too grand an introduction?
Book 6
It's a Neighbour invasion! Trion soldiers swarm Mikado City, wreaking havoc and capturing isolated Border agents. When the sinister humanoid Neighbours orchestrating the attack target Chika for her massive Trion, Osamu may be the only one who can save her! But can a B-Rank agent compete against the surprising power of this new alien foe?
Book 7
Humanoid Neighbours from another dimension enter the battlefield for the first time! With strange Triggers that defy explanation, the Neighbours make quick work of Border's top agents until they start to fight smart. Can Border turn the tide of battle in time to save the Earth?
Book 8
As the Neighbor invasion continues, Osamu's brave defense of Chika lands him in combat against the Neighbor commander! Border's weakest agent will have to do better than his best to win against a Trigger that seems to generate life itself.
Book 9
Osamu has less than sixteen minutes to safely deliver Chika, who's been cubified, to HQ. Will Osamu make it in time or will the crossroads Jin has foreseen lead to the worst possible outcome for everyone?
Book 10
With only seven seconds left until the crossroads, time is running out. Black Triggers face off as Miwa activates Fujin to bring the invasion to an end. But did they really escape the worst possible future?
Book 11
After the recent Neighbor invasion, thirty-two agents went missing and Osamu, Yuma and Chika, a.k.a. Tamakoma-2 Squad, intend to go get those people back. But first they need to rank up through the Rank Wars. Having won their first match, they must now prepare to face off against Arafune and Suwa squads in the middle B-Rank Wars.
Book 12
Having defeated Arafune and Suwa squads in the Rank Wars, Tamakoma-2 settles nicely into the middle B-Rank group. Their next match is against the infamous Suzunari-1 and the all-female Nasu Squad, both of which have their own ace Attackers! Can Tamakoma-2 overcome this challenge and fight its way into the top group without getting washed away by the tide?
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Book 18
Osamu successfully convinces Border HQ to allow Hyuse on to their squad, and now the moody neighbor from Aftokrator must make his way up through the C-Rank Wars to officially join them. Meanwhile, Tamakoma-2 gears up for another B-Rank Wars match against the analytical Oji Squad and the unconventional Ikoma Squad. How will Tamakoma-2 handle a squad that operates almost exactly like they do and another squad that doesn’t even seem to care that there’s a match going on?!
When alien Neighbors invade, sci-fi action is right next door.
Book 19
Destroy thy Neighbor! A gate to another dimension has burst open, and invincible monsters called Neighbors invade Earth. Osamu Mikumo may not be the best among the elite warriors who co-opt other-dimensional technology to fight back, but along with his Neighbor friend Yuma, he’ll do whatever it takes to defend life on Earth as we know it.
With the final matches of the B-Rank Wars looming over Tamakoma-2 and the other B-Rank Squads, all the agents are practicing and doing their best. While everyone is hashing out new strategies, Ema from Kageura Squad considers throwing his next match against Tamakoma-2 to help Chika stay with her friends on the away mission. But Arafune reminds him that Ema also has the power to protect Chika on the away team!
Book 20
Destroy thy Neighbor! A gate to another dimension has burst open, and invincible monsters called Neighbors invade Earth. Osamu Mikumo may not be the best among the elite warriors who co-opt other-dimensional technology to fight back, but along with his Neighbor friend Yuma, he’ll do whatever it takes to defend life on Earth as we know it.
With the final matches of the B-Rank Wars coming up, Tamakoma-2 gets its chance to go up against Suzunari-1, Azuma Squad and Kageura Squad again. This time is different--Hyuse is an official member of Tamakoma-2 and ready to shake up the competition. But Suzunari-1 has a trick up their sleeve when Taichi suddenly cuts the lights in the arena, causing a total blackout.