History YMMV / TriGun

** Some parents consider this to be an anime for teens ages 15-16 when it's more specifically created for kids around their early teens. Some people do consider this anime for kids, but since it's aimed at kids a little younger compared to ''Anime/CowboyBebop,'' it could also be for a preteenage group.
** The manga, however, [[NightmareFuel should NOT be viewed by anyone that young.]] Unfortunately did Creator/DarkHorse not get the memo and rates Maximum as 14+...

* {{Moe}}: Let's face it, Vash is a very Moe character. You just have to see the visceral {{Squee}}s he seems to trigger all over the fandom. Livio also gets similar reactions from those who read the manga.

* {{Ukefication}}: Some fanworks portray Vash as a total pushover (usually to pair him with Wolfwood) and his softer redesign and more passive role in ''Anime/TrigunStampede'' only made it worse. Yes, he's a pacifist, yes, he's kind, but when the situation is dire [[GoodIsNotSoft he IS not soft]].

* {{Ukefication}}: Vash suffers from this in some fanworks, and his softer redesign and more passive role in ''Anime/TrigunStampede'' only made it worse. Yes, he's a pacifist, yes, he's kind, [[GoodIsNotSoft but he is not soft]].

%%* TrueArtIsAngsty: Debatable.

* CompleteMonster (anime): [[BigBad Millions Knives]], [[AdaptationalVillainy in sharp contrast]] to his original counterpart, is nothing but a xenophobic hatemonger fixated on [[KillAllHumans wiping out humanity]]. Taking the slight against him by one drunken man as reason to begin his genocidal campaign, Knives killed his own human friends, before sabotaging the navigational systems of their spaceship fleet, seeking to crash the entire armada and kill untold thousands. When this fails and Knives is left stranded with his [[CainAndAbel brother, Vash]], on the planet Gunsmoke, Knives mocks his brother's compassion for mankind and reveals his intent to kill all the humans on Gunsmoke and replace them with his own "perfect" species. Forcing Vash to destroy a whole city, Knives has his brother ruthlessly pursued, uncaring for the lives lost in the crossfire, and proudly has one of his subordinates make Vash abandon his [[ThouShaltNotKill staunch refusal to take life]].

** In the beginning of the series, the frequent remarks along the lines of “is (Vash) even human?” seem like a simple way to show off how badass people think Vash is. Then you learn that [[spoiler: Vash isn’t human]]. Knowing how much Vash wants to fit in and be ordinary, every line about how [[spoiler: he isn’t like the other humans]] is probably a twist of the knife in Vash’s heart.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: ''Tons of it'', as well there should be -- two entire soundtrack albums' worth, in fact. Tsuneo Imahori, who composed all of it, is also one of the lead guitarists in Music/TheSeatbelts.

** ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' also inspires a ton of crossover fanart.

** Bigolas Dickolas Moment [[labelnote:Explanation]]A prominent ''Trigun'' Twitter user known as Bigolas Dickolas Wolfwood (@maskofbun) recommended Literature/ThisIsHowYouLoseTheTimeWar, leading to a viral boost in popularity that bumped the book into being an Amazon bestseller years after its publication. This reached mainstream news media coverage, with the name Bigolas Dickolas being cited hilariously seriously. Coincidentally, Creator/DarkHorseComics announced a reprint of the original manga, making it seem like something else Bigolas was responsible for (it's not, as the reprint had been in the works for months beforehand). Other authors on Twitter began jokingly praying for a "Bigolas Dickolas Moment" for their own works.[[/labelnote]]

** Bigolas Dickolas Moment [[labelnote:Explanation]]A prominent ''Trigun'' Twitter user known as Bigolas Dickolas Wolfwood (@maskofbun) recommended Literature/ThisIsHowYouLoseTheTimeWar, leading to a viral boost in popularity that bumped the book into being an Amazon bestseller years after its publication. This reached mainstream news media coverage, with the name Bigolas Dickolas being cited hilariously seriously. Resultingly, more interest was generated for ''Trigun'', leading to Creator/DarkHorseComics announcing a reprint of the original manga. Other authors on Twitter began jokingly praying for a "Bigolas Dickolas Moment" for their own works.[[/labelnote]]

** The manga reveals that Gray the Ninelives is [[spoiler:nine midgets in a giant person suit]]. It invites comparisons to [[WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman Vincent Adultman]] ''way'' too easily. The anime changes it to the rather more sensible reveal that [[spoiler:he's a robot]].

* LGBTFanbase: The attractive but never objectified male and female characters attract a steady gay, bi, and lesbian fanbase, Elendira is beloved by trans fans, and Zazie has many nonbinary and genderfluid fans.

** On the other hand you have people who decided to become pacifists after seeing or reading the series, when Vash's entire arc, at least in the anime, is about letting go of his ideals because they're unhealthy and unsustainable, and only causing more suffering to himself and others.

* LauncherOfAThousandShips: Surprisingly, Livio just might be the most shipped character among manga fans, even more than Vash or Wolfwood. He is frequently paired with either Vash, Jasmine, or Wolfwood, occasionally Milly and Meryl, and even with Brad and Midvalley.

* ItWasHisSled: Most of the anime's big twists have long since passed into common knowledge in the English-speaking anime community by now, to the extent that when Creator/AdultSwim chose one episode to air for their 2012 April Fool's Day Creator/{{Toonami}} block, it was the one where [[spoiler: Wolfwood]] dies. One promotional cafe event for ''Anime/TrigunStampede'' even included [[CrossesTheLineTwice numerous jokes]] about [[Spoiler: Wolfwood's]] fate in both the manga and 1998 anime in its menu and promotional art.

* ItWasHisSled: Most of the anime's big twists have long since passed into common knowledge in the English-speaking anime community by now, to the extent that when Creator/AdultSwim chose one episode to air for their 2012 April Fool's Day Creator/{{Toonami}} block, it was the one where [[spoiler: Wolfwood]] dies. One promotional cafe event for ''Anime/TrigunStampede'' even included [[CrossesTheLineTwice numerous jokes]] about [[Spoiler:Wolfwood's]] fate in both the manga and 1998 anime in its menu and promotional art.

* ItWasHisSled: Most of the anime's big twists have long since passed into common knowledge in the English-speaking anime community by now, to the extent that when Creator/AdultSwim chose one episode to air for their 2012 April Fool's Day Creator/{{Toonami}} block, it was the one where [[spoiler: Wolfwood]] dies.

* 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 [[spoiler:Wolfwood]] helped raise in ''Free Bird'' is eighteen and that their childhood friend Jasmine appears to be the same age as Milly and Meryl pretty firmly establishes that they are in their twenties by the time of ''Maximum''. An official supplementary source even lists Wolfwood's age as being in his 20s.

** ''Trigun'' is ridiculously popular in America, but not quite as much in its homeland of Japan; while [[AcclaimedFlop the manga and the anime each won a Seiun Award, neither of them performed well financially]]. Because of this, the movie premiered at Sakuracon 2010, months before the Japanese premiere.

* 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 [[spoiler:Wolfwood]] helped raise in ''Free Bird'' is eighteen 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''. An official supplementary source even lists Wolfwood's age as being in his 20s.

* 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 [[spoiler: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''.

** ''Trigun'' is ridiculously popular in America, but not quite as much in its homeland of Japan; while [[AcclaimedFlop both the manga and anime won a Seiun Award, neither of them performed well financially]]. Because of this, the movie premiered at Sakuracon 2010, months before the Japanese premiere.