TRIGGER announces successful resolution of overtime labor dispute, black enterprise allied union shows its power

The famous animation studio TRIGGER, also known by fans as Trigger, announced today on June 30 that the case in which a former employee accused it of forcing long periods of unconditional overtime has been settled out of court, indicating that the incident has been "satisfactorily resolved."

TRIGGER is a new Japanese animation planning and production company. It was founded on August 22, 2011 by three core members who left the famous animation company GAINAX: Masahiko Otsuka, Hiroyuki Imaishi, and Kazuya Masuomoto. The name of the company means that creation is like the moment when a bullet is "triggered" when it is fired. It is also called "Trigger Company" by fans.

TRIGGER announced that it had reached an agreement with the special union of former employees and the incident was perfectly resolved. This union, which represents disadvantaged animators, is The incident was resolved relatively quickly thanks to the famous labor union “Black Enterprise Alliance”, in which former employees of TRIGGER joined.