Studio Trigger Reunites Its Gurren Lagann Dream Team for a Mystery 4th Flagship Anime

Studio Trigger dropped one of the most tantalizing teases of Anime Expo 2026 on Saturday: a brand-new flagship anime from the creative partnership that built the studio's loudest, most kinetic hits. Director and co-founder Hiroyuki Imaishi and screenwriter Kazuki Nakashima — the duo behind Gurren Lagann, Kill la Kill, and Promare — are officially back together for what Trigger is calling its fourth major original collaboration.

The announcement arrived during Trigger's AX panel and was echoed almost immediately on the studio's official X account, which framed the reveal as the next chapter in a lineage stretching from 2007's drill-piercing breakthrough through 2019's neon-soaked Promare. No title, key visual, logline, or footage accompanied the news — production is simply too early — but the mere confirmation that this pairing is active again sent convention halls and timelines into overdrive.

For a studio riding serious momentum, the timing is characteristically bold. Trigger is already steering Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 toward a fall 2026 Netflix debut and has locked Delicious in Dungeon season two for October 2027, complete with refreshed character art and a return to Ryoko Kui's manga at the "First Floor Interlude" arc. Layering a secret Imaishi-Nakashima project on top of that slate signals Trigger has no intention of slowing down.

What the mystery anime actually is remains anyone's guess. Each prior collaboration arrived with a distinct visual grammar and thematic punch — mecha defiance, hyper-stylized action satire, and pop-art spectacle, respectively — so expectations are sky-high for whatever form this fourth entry takes. Trigger is asking fans to stand by for further updates, and if history is any guide, the wait will be worth it.