World Trigger Season 4: Release Date & Everything We Know
World Trigger Season 4: The final episode of World Trigger Season 3 aired on Jan 23, 2022. So, when will the anime series return for its fourth season?
- World Trigger debuted on October 5, 2014, and concluded its marathon first season on April 3, 2016.
- The hit anime season returned for a small-sized second season in 2021, followed by another season in the same year.
World Trigger is a Japanese anime based on the manga of the same name written and illustrated by Daisuke Ashihara. Season 1 comprising 73 episodes aired from October 5, 2014, to April 3, 2016. After a long hiatus, the anime returned with two more small-sized seasons in 2021 with the same cast reprising their roles. Season 3 consists of 14 episodes and concluded airing on Jan 23, 2022. Now, the anime community is eager to know when Toei Animation is planning to renew the series for the fourth season. Here’s everything you need to know about World Trigger Season 4 release and renewal.
Will there be World Trigger Season 4?
The renewal of any anime depends on factors like its popularity, availability of source material and its viewership across platforms.
World Trigger is a very popular anime globally. Like the first season, the recent two seasons received a tremendous response from viewers. On myanimelist.com, World Trigger Season 3 has a superb rating of 8.29/10 with around 100K+ votes.
On various anime communities and forums, World Trigger Season 3 has been well received. In fact, it is touted as the best season of the series. So, popularity is not at all an issue that could hinder the renewal of World Trigger for season four.
Coming to the source material part, World Trigger anime is based on the manga of the same. To date, 223 chapters have been collected in 26 volumes. The most recent Volume 26 was released on June 2, 2023. Moreover, the manga author Daisuke Ashihara is going through some health issues. So, the publishing speed of the manga is quite slow for the last couple of years.
Season 3 adapted the story until Volume 22 (Chapters 196). World Trigger Season 4 will complete the B-Rank Wars story arc and move on to adapting the Expedition Selection Exam story arc. A single cour (12 to 14 episodes) of World Trigger requires around 25-30 chapters of the manga. So, currently, the creator of the anime have just enough material (4 volumes covering 35 chapters).
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When will World Trigger Season 4 be released?
As of June 11, 2023, Toei Animation hasn’t officially renewed the anime series for Season 4. Having said that, we are confident that World Trigger would return for a new season in the coming years.
Coming to the release date, it all depends on the release module Toei Animation wants to adopt. As mentioned above, currently, there is just enough material (4 volumes covering 35 chapters) available to make a 12-14 episode season.
If the studio wants to go ahead with a single cour (12 to 14 episodes) season, we can expect World Trigger Season 4 to release anytime in 2024.
However, if the studio plans to release more episodes in a single go or at a small gap then the wait will be long. Currently, there are only 35 chapters of manga available for adaptation. A two cour season would require around 50 chapters. With the current pace, the manga author Daisuke Ashihara requires at least one more year to complete 50 chapters.
Where to watch World Trigger?
Currently, World Trigger is available to stream on Crunchyroll, VRV and Tubi TV, Crunchyroll, VRV.