Starship Troopers: Invasion , also known as Starship Troopers 4: Invasion, is a Japanese-American 2012 computer animated military science fiction film directed by Shinji Aramaki. The fourth installment of the Starship Troopers film series, it was released in Japan on July 21, 2012 and in North America on August 28, 2012 as a direct-to-video title.