Osamu Mikumo (chapter)

Long summary
The world of World Trigger stems from these Neighbors from another dimension who just happened to appear one day. When everyone feared for their lives, a new group of people appeared with technology to combat these monsters. Calling themselves the Border Defense Agency, a building was constructed to research these creatures and to serve as a landmark to instill hope in the people of Mikado City. What is the link between Border and our Osamu, the character this chapter is named after? It wasn’t readily apparent at first, but the pieces seemed to fall into place immediately after the introduction.I like how much of the chapter didn’t turn too serious. A relatively lighthearted mood was maintained and slowly built up to a big event. These school type setting manga are really at their best when they detail the day to day life of students. Having the transfer student, Yuma, come in was a bit more refreshing than only spending time with Osamu. Additionally, having Yuma experience the same bullying and then show his talent, almost inspiring Osamu to rise to the occasion, worked well to propel their interaction, and perhaps future friendship as well.While it seemed to turn into a bully versus transfer student versus glasses affair, it swiftly went into the action with Trigger antics.Trigger users seem to have some self-aware device, such as Yuma’s Replica, that they can wear or fly around that gives detailed information. It has an interesting design and I imagine that it will probably serve as the series icon and marketing tool. Beyond that, the Trigger seems like cool technology with tons of potential.In this single display of both a self-enhancement suit to let Yuma dash and fly at incredible speeds and heights, as well as placing some seal to allow physical power to be concentrated and magnified through armor, we saw how versatile Trigger could be. Osamu’s beam sword was weak in comparison, however, we could assume that he might be new to Trigger. How odd of someone in Border to be the subject of bullying in class though.World Trigger is actually off to a good start. The science fiction theme, technology, school type setting and friendship theme is directly in line with Shonen Jump, while offering something new that isn’t present in the current lineup. Will it be successful? Let us hope so. Yuma has a really good and unique design and makes consistently funny faces. The mystery behind him being wielder of Trigger and a neighbor will make us want to read the next chapter. Osamu, as well as the other characters on the cover, also seem compelling.

Characters in order of appearance

 * 1) Osamu Mikumo
 * 2) Yūichi Jin (flashback)
 * 3) Takumi Rindō (flashback)
 * 4) Masafumi Shinoda (flashback)
 * 5) Yūma Kuga
 * 6) Replica

Trivia

 * On page 18, one of the bullies is reading Super Dog Rilienthal, Daisuke Ashihara's first serial on Weekly Shonen Jump.