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Discovery
It came as a fatal blow to my sibling of sixteen years when the HS Anime Club discontinued its weekly showcase of the World Trigger anime adaptation, citing its 'boredom' as the final finishing straw. But no fear! Because there existed the first season on Crunchyroll, the up-and-coming streaming service. (Good for us! Bad for just about everyone else.)

With my brother, I was mesmerized by the warm sunset serenity as ace-attacker Ai Kitora battled the Ilgar with such graceful fluidity and concentration, alongside Yūma Kuga's just as skilled, if not more, assistance. The fun informational extras at the end of each episode; the enthralling, captivating beat of GIRI GIRI's soundtrack, followed by Ashita no Hikari's soft, melodic tune; the iconic OST by Kenji Kawai.

Slow pacing? Off-character animation? Subjectively stereotypical premise? Huge hard-to-remember cast? Filler Arc?* What the fuck? I was riding the high wave, enthusiastically shouting "Yo! Yo! Youtarou!" right after exclaiming, "Osamu Mikumo" in an announcer's exaggerated voice. Rewatches? You bet.

*The Filler Arc was alright. I thought the same of it as I did with any other arc. When I first heard the beginning of Dream Trigger, it took me a little while to get used to the instrumentals for some reason; it didn't resonate at first. Felt foreign. But upon further inspection, I love it now. An underlying melody to start with is a great way to hook listeners in. What was originally devised as a spin-off became something bittersweet, but still hit its mark nonetheless. (Almost.)

Enlightenment
Sure enough, enlightenment doesn't always have to do with something spiritually in your soul that causes you to reckon with one's self. Sometimes it's beautiful. Sometimes it's bitter. Sometimes it's brutal.

My sibling initially informed me that the anime wasn't coming out with new episodes because Toei had to catch up to the manga. He might've mentioned more later, but I can't recall. I eventually learned the rest of the story: the mangaka was sick on hiatus, so they had to halt productions.