Studio Trigger has a look you can spot from across the room — loud color, elastic animation, a middle finger to restraint. Below is the studio's core catalog ranked by SenpaiRanks score, with where to stream each one. If you came in through Cyberpunk: Edgerunners on Netflix and want the rest, start at the top.
Quick answer
According to SenpaiRanks, the highest-rated Studio Trigger anime are Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (8.09), Kill la Kill (7.85), and Little Witch Academia (7.65). Trigger was founded in 2011 by ex-Gainax staff Hiroyuki Imaishi and Masahiko Otsuka; its catalog spans the Netflix hit Edgerunners, the 2024 fantasy Delicious in Dungeon, and the SSSS. tokusatsu revival. Most of it streams on Netflix, Crunchyroll, or HIDIVE depending on the title. SenpaiRanks ranks every entry below on both its Consensus and Quality axes, so you can see what's broadly loved versus what actually holds up.
The ranked list
1. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners — SenpaiRanks 8.09
Ten episodes, animated for Netflix off CD Projekt Red's game. It's Trigger at full throttle — a Night City street kid's rise and fall, scored by Franz Ferdinand and Rosa Walton's "I Really Want to Stay at Your House." Per SenpaiRanks, it lands at the top of the Trigger board, and it's the cleanest entry point to the studio.
2. Kill la Kill — SenpaiRanks 7.85
The studio's 2013 debut TV series and still its signature — Ryuko Matoi, a scissor blade, and sentient uniforms, animated like the budget might run out any second (in a good way). Streams on Crunchyroll and HIDIVE.
3. Little Witch Academia (TV) — SenpaiRanks 7.65
Trigger's warmest show — Akko chasing a childhood idol through a witch academy. The 25-episode TV run is on Netflix. Good gateway if the studio's louder work isn't your speed.
4. Promare — SenpaiRanks 7.55
Imaishi's 2019 feature, the purest distillation of the house style: firefighters, pyromaniac mutants, geometric fire. A theatrical spectacle first, a story second, and it knows it.
5. Delicious in Dungeon — SenpaiRanks 7.44
Trigger's 2024 Netflix series (a.k.a. Dungeon Meshi) — a party eats its way through a dungeon, cooking every monster it kills. Proof the studio can do patient world-building, not just spectacle.
6. SSSS.Dynazenon — SenpaiRanks 7.14
The 2021 follow-up in Trigger's SSSS. tokusatsu line — kaiju, giant robots, and a quieter character focus than the mecha setup suggests. Sits alongside its predecessor below.
7. SSSS.Gridman — SenpaiRanks 7.00
The 2018 Ultraman-adjacent series that kicked off the SSSS. universe. If you want Trigger doing mecha with a mystery underneath, start here, then move to Dynazenon.
How to read the two axes
SenpaiRanks scores every show on Consensus (how broadly liked it is) and Quality (how well it holds up), which is why Edgerunners and Kill la Kill sit above the SSSS. entries even though all three have devoted fanbases. That's the split MyAnimeList's single number can't show you — and the reason a "best Trigger anime" list here reads differently than a raw score sort. Want to move your own favorite up the board? Rate it on its show page and you're voting in the ranking, not just reading it.
Where this fits
Trigger sits in good company on the studio boards — see our ranked runs on Studio Bones, WIT Studio, and Madhouse. For the mecha side of the catalog, the best mecha anime ranking covers Gridman and Dynazenon in context, and the Fall 2026 watch guide tracks what's airing now.
Frequently asked questions
Q: What is the best Studio Trigger anime?
A: By SenpaiRanks score, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (8.09) is the highest-rated Studio Trigger anime, followed by Kill la Kill (7.85) and Little Witch Academia (7.65).
Q: Where can I watch Studio Trigger anime?
A: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Little Witch Academia, and Delicious in Dungeon stream on Netflix; Kill la Kill and the SSSS. series are on Crunchyroll and HIDIVE. Availability varies by region.
Q: Is Cyberpunk: Edgerunners connected to the game?
A: Yes. It's set in the world of CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 but tells a standalone 10-episode story; you don't need to have played the game.
Q: Who founded Studio Trigger?
A: Trigger was founded in 2011 by Hiroyuki Imaishi and Masahiko Otsuka, both formerly of Gainax, which is why the studio's style echoes Gurren Lagann.
Q: What should I watch first?
A: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is the easiest entry point — self-contained and only 10 episodes. From there, Kill la Kill shows the studio's TV style at full volume.