The second season of World Trigger will begin in January 2021. While various circumstances led to the series ending prematurely, it continued for a total of 73 episodes, including some original anime episodes. With the start of the second season, I'd like to recap the original anime episodes from the first season!
What is the anime-original episode "Fugitive Arc"?
The episode takes place after the B-rank match between Suzunari First and Nasu Squad. Original characters appear, and the unit is set not in Mikado City but in the slightly more remote Yotsuzuka City. This episode is fraught with inconsistencies within many of its settings, particularly in World Trigger, which is far from loosely structured. However, the story is worthy of a shonen manga, with plenty of highlights for Osamu and other characters, making it a highly entertaining story on its own. It's too good to dislike this episode.
Anime Original Episode "The Fugitive Arc" Story Part 1: Zeno and Lilith
Though Tamakoma Second barely managed to score points in the match, Mikumo Osamu in particular was keenly aware of his own lack of skill. Despite repeated mock battles with various opponents to find his strengths, he was unsuccessful. So he planned a week-long training camp in Yotsuzuka City, far from Mikado. However, during the training camp, he encountered a mysterious Trion soldier, a boy named Zeno who controlled the Trion soldier, and a mysterious beautiful girl named Lilith who accompanied Zeno.
Anime Original Episode "Fugitive Arc" Story Part 2: Attackers
Xeno and Lilith are Neighbors who escaped from the chaotic planet nation of Ergates. Taking Amatori Chika hostage, they join forces with the members of Tamakoma Second. Despite Lilith's warnings against the arrogant Xeno, they decide to hide out until repairs to their spaceship are complete. However, assassins from Ergates attack, and Osamu and his team must deal with the attack by Trion soldiers alongside reinforcements from Tamakoma First.
Anime Original Episode "The Fugitive" Story Part 3: Cultural Exchange
After that, a wide variety of Trion soldiers began appearing in Yotsuzuka City, and available units were tasked with dealing with them. While continuing to monitor the Xenos hiding out, Osamu and his friends introduced them to the various cultures of this world, gradually deepening their friendship with the Xenos and Lilith. Meanwhile, Trion soldiers attacked Osamu and his friends again.
Anime Original Episode "The Fugitive" Story Part 4: Gieve and Charon in the Shadows
Having tried various strategies to capture Xeno and Lilith from Elgates, the assailant Gieve and his partner, the autonomous Trion soldier Charon, stage a shocking incident to gather the Trion needed for their mission. They plan to send a large number of Trion soldiers into a high-rise building, capture civilians, and secure a large amount of Trion. Miwa, Yoneya, and Kodera of Miwa Unit, who happened to be present at the scene, are tasked with rescuing the civilians and dealing with the Trion soldiers. Despite the struggle against the civilian hostage situation and the Trion Soldiers regenerating using the endless Trion absorbed from the civilians, the battle is ultimately resolved when Kazeha is delivered to Miwa.
Original Anime Episode "The Fugitive Arc" Story Part 5: Gieve's Offensive
Having secured a large amount of Trion in the previous incident, Gieve finally appears before Zeno, Osamu, and the others. After hijacking a passenger ship and taking the passengers hostage, Gieve lures Zeno, Osamu, and the others out to sea, threatening to use the Trion as a weapon of mass destruction. Osamu and Zeno are captured by Elgates's weapon known as the Trion Reflector. Gieve seems to have a deep connection with Zeno, and harbors animosity towards him, but Zeno himself has no idea about this.
Anime Original Episode "The Fugitive Arc" Story Part 6: A Narrow Victory
Thanks to Osamu's quick thinking, the two escaped from the Trion Reflector's cage. Working with the Arashiyama Squad and Arafune's reinforcements, Osamu and Xeno successfully cut off the energy source of the giant Trion soldier powering the ship. However, the reactivated giant Trion soldier entered self-destruct mode. If things had continued as they were, not only would everyone be blown away, but the people of Yotsuzuka City would have been harmed as well. However, after being persuaded by Osamu, Xeno freed Chika, who then pushed the Trion soldiers out to sea, narrowly avoiding any casualties.
Original Anime Episode "The Fugitive Arc" Story #7: Swimsuit Episode
After fending off Gieve's attack, Osamu and his friends enjoy a brief vacation at a rented pool facility with Xeno and Lilith. This is the so-called swimsuit episode. However, Gieve uses water-controlling Trion soldiers to enter the facility. When Gieve and Charon's strategy put Osamu and his men in a difficult position, they were saved by none other than Lilith. Lilith's true identity was a humanoid Trion soldier with extraordinary combat abilities. While Lilith's powers allowed them to defeat the Trion soldiers, Gieve and Charon's goal in this attack was to capture Osamu, who had previously used his wits to overcome obstacles.
Original Anime Episode "The Fugitive" Story Part 8: Xeno and Lilith's Past
On the planetary nation of Elgates, Xeno was an excellent Trion soldier engineer, but his arrogant personality prevented him from getting along with anyone. At that time, Zeno heard rumors of a new type of Trion soldier and couldn't help but investigate. He sneaked in and found Lilith, a combat Trion soldier created by Dr. Lamia, a scientist at Elgates. As Zeno continued to interact with Lilith, he began to feel that he didn't want to send her to the battlefield as a weapon, and the two of them escaped and left Elgates.
Original Anime Episode "The Fugitive" Story Part 9: Rescue Mission to Osamu
Osamu, captured by Gieve, seizes a momentary opportunity to retrieve the trigger and activate it. Although they are quickly subdued, they are able to determine from their Trion reaction where Osamu is being held captive, and Yuma, Zeno, and Chika, along with the three members of Tamakoma First, begin a rescue operation for Osamu. The three are split up when they arrive at the remains of a quarry, with Yuma fighting Trion soldiers controlled by Gieve further ahead, while Zeno and Chika reunite with Osamu, who escaped on his own. Yuma fights Trion soldiers who learn from his experiences and Trion soldiers that are the embodiment of Yuma's memories, but becomes enraged when he finds himself fighting Trion soldiers that are projected replicas. He releases his black trigger and faces off against Gieve head-on.
Anime Original Episode "The Fugitive Arc" Story #10: Yotaro's Adventure
A digression. This episode follows Hayamido Yotaro, a young boy working at the Tamakoma Branch. Yotaro attempts to head to Yotsuzuka City with his capybara, Raijinmaru, to help Osamu and his friends in a pinch, but ends up heading in a completely different direction. This episode follows the struggles of a young boy with only 200 yen in his pocket. Yotaro actually has a secret, which is revealed in the ongoing manga series.
Anime Original Episode "The Fugitive Arc" Story Part 11: Gieve's Secret
Lilith and the members of Tamakoma First arrive and manage to rescue Osamu, but with no time to waste, Gieve attacks them again. However, the three members of Tamakoma First are waiting for him, while the other members are in a different location. Gieve struggles against the three skilled warriors, but when he is cornered, something strange happens to him. His body transforms, transforming into a giant Trion soldier. In fact, Gieve, like Lilith, was also a humanoid Trion soldier.
Charon's Secret Maneuvers
While Charon was driving Gieve into a rampaging state, something else terrible was happening. A large number of Trion soldiers appeared in Yotsuzuka City, capturing almost the entire population and absorbing their Trion. Driven out of control by the massive Trion, Gieve finally realized who he really was.
Original Anime Episode "Fugitive Arc" Story Part 12: The Final Battle
Gieve learns that he was a Trion soldier, that his hatred for Zeno was implanted in his memories, and that he was a failure and that his idol, Dr. Lamia, saw him as disposable. However, those memories are erased by Charon, and he faces the final battle with Osamu and the others as a pure weapon.
[World Trigger 2nd] Summary of Season 1's Fugitive Arc
Here's a summary of the original episode, "Fugitive Arc," from the World Trigger anime. This is a major incident in which Trion soldiers appear outside of Mikado City, and although it's an original anime episode that had a major impact on the original work, the story is exciting and enjoyable. It seems to have been cut from the reruns before the start of season 2, but it's a very entertaining episode that's well worth watching!
