History YMMV / TriGun

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: ''Trigun'' is ridiculously popular in America, but not quite as much in its homeland of Japan. Because of this, the movie premiered at Sakuracon 2010, months before the Japanese premiere.

* AmericansHateTingle: The redesigns from ''Stampede'' (especially Wolfwood and Elendira) have proven very unpopular with western fans, though the redesigns have generally been much better received by Japanese fans.

* AmericansHateTingle: The redesigns from ''Stampede'' (especially Wolfwood) have proven very unpopular with western fans, though the redesigns have generally been much better received by Japanese fans.

* CommonKnowledge: Everyone knows that the name of the planet the series takes place on is Gunsmoke, right? Except this is {{Fanon}} and has never been stated by any official source. The planet is dubbed No Man's Land in both the manga and ''Stampede'' and the 1998 anime never mentions any kind of name for the planet. The "Gunsmoke" name came from the title of the cancelled game ''Trigun: The Planet Gunsmoke''.

* CommonKnowledge: Everyone knows that the name of the planet the series takes place on is Gunsmoke, right? Except this is {{Fanon}} and has never been stated by any official source. The planet is dubbed No Man's Land in both the manga and ''Stampede'' and the anime never mentions any kind of name for the planet. The "Gunsmoke" name came from the title of the cancelled game ''Trigun: The Planet Gunsmoke''.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: At first glance, Ludia basically looks like a black haired Vash, when in reality it's an old lady that must be pushing her 40's.

** Character-wise, Kuroneko-sama seems disproportionally more popular in America than in Japan. What very few Japanese merch you can get of Kuroneko are usually just accessories bundled with merch of the other characters. In America on the other hand you can get Kuroneko plushies, slippers, pillows, shirts, hats, backpacks, keychains, fuzzy dice...

** ''Trigun Stampede'' split the base even further at the moment the teaser trailer was first unveiled. Fans were completely divided about Vash's redesign, which greatly simplifies his costume and swaps his iconic spiky hair for an undercut, and many who were hoping for a manga-faithful reboot were let down as it appears to be a completely original story. People also weren't so keen on the Japanese cast being completely replaced, and Tsuneo Imahori not returning for the music. The twins bowlcut hairstyles when they were kids was also not well received, [[DisproportionateRetribution some people joking that Knives turned evil because of his haircut]]. That said, some people enjoyed Vash's new design, and the reception for the animation quality was positive even from people who normally dislike [=CG=] anime. The announcement panel was also met with rousing applause even after the new design was revealed.
*** The second trailer managed to split the base further still. Fans were not pleased that Milly is still nowhere to be seen, it is not a prequel and Vash's design is permanent, and that Wolfwood is much paler and younger looking and his punisher is smaller. The new character Roberto Deniro himself has proven to be a base-breaking character, some are interested in seeing what he'll be like while others consider him a ReplacementScrappy for Milly. However, the trailer did manage to win some people over due to the fluid animation, Vash and Wolfwood's personalities being the same as ever (and that Wolfwood and Meryl are even in it, period), Vash's new voice actor doing a damn good job channeling Masaya Onosaka's original performance, and the confirmation that Legato will be returning.
*** Then there's the third and fourth trailer, which reveals Livio the Double Fang. Some are ecstatic that Livio finally gets to be animated... And some who've been waiting for the day to come hated that he ended up getting a new, much less muscular design. There's also a little girl who resembles Elendira (the third episode confirms it is indeed Elendira) and some are upset at the idea of a badass woman being turned into a child, but some are happy to see her at all, plus it's not 100% certain if she will age in the series. And Milly is ''still'' nowhere to be seen. Other changes are Leonof with a little girl, which is pretty much Unica, [[spoiler: his talking puppet]], and as shown by people in social media such as Facebook, Legato's new design stopped being imposing and now looks like [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Milhouse]], cue the fandom not being happy.
*** The fandom was even further split with Vash's new {{Cyberpunk}} inspired revolver being [[LittleUselessGun .22 LR]] instead of a .45 Long Colt, while not as strong as another HandCannon's in real life, it is much more powerful than a .22LR, however some think it's more fitting for a TechnicalPacifist.

* MemeticMutation: Is this some sort of Christian magic?

* {{Narm}}: Vash and Knives's pathetic ways of arguing about their very extreme ideologies bring out their emotional immaturity, as they can't seem to get more nuanced than "everybody is good vs. everybody is evil."

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The drastic YoungerAndHipper redesigns, CGI animation, brighter color pallet and the fact that Milly seems to have been replaced with a new male character has lead to ''Trigun Stampede'' NOT being well received by the western fanbase.

*** Then there's the third and fourth trailer, which reveals Livio the Double Fang. Some are ecstatic that Livio finally gets to be animated... And some who've been waiting for the day to come hated that he ended up getting a new, much less muscular design. There's also a little girl who resembles Elendira and some are upset at the idea of a badass woman being turned into a child, but some are happy to see her at all, plus it's not 100% certain that it even is supposed to be Elendira or if it's meant to be a flashback. And Milly is ''still'' nowhere to be seen. Other changes are Leonof with a little girl, which is pretty much Unica, [[spoiler: his talking puppet]], and as shown by people in social media such as Facebook, Legato's new design stopped being imposing and now looks like [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Milhouse]], cue the fandom not being happy.

* FandomEnragingMisconception: Saying that [[spoiler: Livio or the manga version of Wolfwood]] are minors, especially if used to justify shipping drama, is a surefire way to anger hardcore fans of the manga and shippers of pairings involving those two characters. Though they are OlderThanTheyLook (especially [[spoiler: Livio]]) due to the serums, the fact that the baby Wolfwood helped raise in ''Free Bird'' is in her teens and that their childhood friend Jasmine appears to be the same age as Milly and Meryl pretty firmly establishes that they are in their early twenties by the time of ''Maximum''.

* FandomEnragingMisconception: Saying that [[spoiler: Livio or the manga version of Wolfwood]] are minors, especially if used to justify shipping drama, is a surefire way to anger hardcore fans of the manga and shippers of pairings involving those two characters. Though they are OlderThanTheyLook (especially Livio) due to the serums, the fact that the baby Wolfwood helped raise in ''Free Bird'' is in her teens and that their childhood friend Jasmine appears to be the same age as Milly and Meryl pretty firmly establishes that they are in their early twenties by the time of ''Maximum''.

* FandomEnragingMisconception: Saying that Livio or the manga version of Wolfwood are minors, especially if used to justify shipping drama, is a surefire way to anger hardcore fans of the manga and shippers of pairings involving those two characters. Though they are OlderThanTheyLook (especially Livio) due to the serums, the fact that the baby Wolfwood helped raise in ''Free Bird'' is in her teens and that their childhood friend Jasmine appears to be the same age as Milly and Meryl pretty firmly establishes that they are in their early twenties by the time of ''Maximum''.

*** The fandom was even further split with Vash's new {{Cyberpunk}} inspired revolver being [[LittleUselessGun .22 LR]] instead of a .45 Long Colt, while not as strong as another HandCannon's in real life, it is much more powerful than a .22LR.

*** Then there's the third and fourth trailer, which reveals Livio the Double Fang. Some are ecstatic that Livio finally gets to be animated... And some who've been waiting for the day to come hated that he ended up getting a new, much less muscular design. There's also a little girl who resembles Elendira and some are upset at the idea of a badass woman being turned into a child, but some are happy to see her at all, plus it's not 100% certain that it even is supposed to be Elendira or if it's meant to be a flashback. And Milly is ''still'' nowhere to be seen.

*** Then there's the third and fourth trailer, which reveals Livio the Double Fang. Some are ecstatic that Livio finally gets to be animated... And some who've been waiting for the day to come hated that he ended up getting a new, much less muscular design. There's also a little girl who resembles Elendira and some are upset at the idea of a badass woman being turned into a child, but some are happy to see her at all, plus it's not 100% certain that it even is supposed to be Elendira or if it's meant to be a flashback. And Milly is ''still'' nowhere to be seen, although a faceless tall brunette woman with a braid is shown briefly with the main cast, and some are speculating it might be Milly's new design.

* FandomEnragingMisconception: Saying that Livio or the manga version of Wolfwood are minors, especially if used to justify shipping drama, is a surefire way to anger hardcore fans of the manga and shippers of pairings involving those two characters. Though they are OlderThanTheyLook (especially Livio) due to the serums, the fact that the baby Wolfwood helped raise in ''Free Bird'' is in her teens and that Jasmine appears to be the same age as Milly and Meryl pretty firmly establishes that they are in their early twenties by the time of ''Maximum''.

*** Then there's the third and fourth trailer, which reveals Livio the Double Fang. Some are ecstatic that Livio finally gets to be animated... And some who've been waiting for the day to come hated that he ended up getting a new, much less muscular design. There's also a little girl who resembles Elendira and some are upset at the idea of a badass woman being turned into a child, but some are happy to see her at all, plus it's not 100% certain that it even is supposed to be Elendira or if it's meant to be a flashback. And Milly is ''still'' nowhere to be seen, although a faceless tall brunette woman with a MotherlySidePlait is shown briefly with the main cast, and some are speculating it might be Milly's new design.

*** Then there's the third and fourth trailer, which reveals Livio the Double Fang. Some are ecstatic that Livio finally gets to be animated... And some who've been waiting for the day to come hated that he ended up getting a new, much less muscular design. There's also a little girl who resembles Elendira and some are upset at the idea of a badass woman being turned into a child, but some are happy to see her at all, plus it's not 100% certain that it even is supposed to be Elendira or if it's meant to be a flashback. And Milly is ''still'' nowhere to be seen, although a tall brunette woman is shown briefly without revealing her face, and people are speculating it might be Milly's new design.

*** Then there's the third trailer, which reveals Livio the Double Fang. Some are ecstatic that Livio finally gets to be animated... And some who've been waiting for the day to come hated that he ended up getting a new, much less muscular design. There's also a little girl who resembles Elendira and some are upset at the idea of a badass woman being turned into a child, but some are happy to see her at all, plus it's not 100% certain that it even is supposed to be Elendira. And Milly is ''still'' nowhere to be seen.

*** Then there's the third trailer, which reveals Livio the Double Fang. Some are ecstatic that Livio finally gets to be animated... And some who've been waiting for the day to come hated that he ended up getting a new, much less muscular design. And Milly is ''still'' nowhere to be seen.

** ''Trigun Stampede'' split the base even further at the moment the teaser trailer was first unveiled. Fans were completely divided about Vash's redesign, which greatly simplifies his costume and swaps his iconic spiky hair for an undercut, and many who were hoping for a manga-faithful reboot were let down as it appears to be a completely original story. People also weren't so keen on the Japanese cast being completely replaced, and Tsuneo Imahori not returning for the music. The twins bowlcut hairstyles when they were kids was also not well received, [[DisproportionateRetribution some people joking that Knives turned evil because of his haircut]]. That said, some people enjoyed Vash's new design, and the reception for the animation quality was positive even from people who normally dislike [=CG=] anime. The announcement panel was also met with rousing applause even after the new design was revealed. Many are also speculating that this is meant to be about Vash's younger years with a few new twists, meaning the old design could come back at some point via an IconicAttributeAdoptionMoment, especially since the initial teaser image does show Vash's iconic look.

*** Then there's the third trailer, which reveals Livio the Double Fang. Some are ecstatic that Livio finally gets to be animated... And some who've been waiting for the day to come hated that he ended up getting a new, much less muscular design.

*** The second trailer managed to split the base further still. Fans were not pleased that Milly is still nowhere to be seen, it is not a prequel and Vash's design is permanent, and that Wolfwood is much paler and younger looking and his punisher is smaller. The new character Roberto Deniro himself has proven to be a base-breaking character, some are interested in seeing what he'll be like while others consider him a ReplacementScrappy for Milly. People are split on Meryl's redesign, some loving it and some hating it. You've also got [[NoSmoking Wolfwood's cigarettes seemingly having been replaced with a lollipop]], where some people hate the censorship while others find the change amusing, with some even happy that Wolfwood quit smoking. However, the trailer did manage to win some people over due to the fluid animation, Vash and Wolfwood's personalities being the same as ever (and that Wolfwood and Meryl are even in it, period), Vash's new voice actor doing a damn good job channeling Masaya Onosaka's original performance, and the confirmation that Legato will be returning.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic:
** Vash's rigid pacifism can be rather insufferable to more jaded viewers, especially with incidents like his fight with Monev the Gale where innocent people die as collateral damage because he refused to fight seriously and with the intent to kill from the beginning. Of course, this is arguably the point, as Vash's pacifism is meant to be portrayed as unhealthy and his entire arc is about him letting go of his ideals.
** Wolfwood in the ''Escape From Pain'' episode for willing to turn a blind eye to the caravan's involvement in slavery.

* ShipsThatPassInTheNight: Meryl x Knives is a surprisingly popular ship with a lot of fanart and fanfic even though the two characters haven't interacted much if at all in canon. Brilliant Dynamite Neon with Gasback became a somewhat popular crack ship, dubbed "Crime Time". Some people also ship Vash with the fake Vash from the first volume of ''Maximum''. Brad and Livio were popular enough to get {{doujinshi}} in spite of only interacting a small amount in canon. There's also people that ship Livio with Meryl in spite of them not interacting much just because of the [[HugeGuyTinyGirl height difference]]. Livio also gets shipped with Milly due to them both being [[BruiserWithASoftCenter Bruisers With A Soft Center]].