World Trigger, Vol. 25

You thought your neighbors were bad...but at least they're not aliens trying to kill you!

Earth is under constant threat from Neighbors, invincible monsters from another dimension that destroy our way of life. At least we have the elite warriors of Border, who co-opt alien technology to fight back! Meet agent Osamu Mikumo, not the best, but along with his Neighbor friend Yuma, he’ll do whatever it takes to defend life on Earth as we know it.

It’s day two of the sealed environment phase of the away mission exam, and the examinees are diving into the demanding battle simulation, a strategy game that pits squad against squad! Unfortunately for Osamu and the rest of Suwa’s Squad 7, their first opponent is Mizukami’s Squad 9, which is already at the top of the test rankings. Does Suwa’s Squad 7 have any hope of clawing its way up from last place?

Daisuke Ashihara began his manga career at the age of 27 when his manga Room 303 won second place in the 75th Tezuka Awards. His first series, Super Dog Rilienthal, began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2009. World Trigger is his second serialized work in Weekly Shonen Jump. He is also the author of several shorter works, including the one-shots Super Dog Rilienthal, Trigger Keeper, and Elite Agent Jin.