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Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#1: Apr 2nd 2014 at 11:26:56 PM

Ah Tri-Gun. Twenty-six pithy episodes about a man combatting his philosophical opposite and all of the Edgier And Darker in-between.

I think it was the trope page itself that got me to watch this show again (With the description "a series about Badasses fighting Badasses", how could I not?), but it was also because of Trigun's stint on Adult Swim and faint memories of it being on in the middle of the night.

What was Trigun about? A man known as Vash the Stampede, the Human Typhoon. The twenty billion Double-Dollar bounty. Every bounty hunter on the planet of Gunsmoke wants a piece of him (so they can bring it back and collect their money).

Two insurance agents from the Bernadelli Insurance Agency seek counsel with the mysterious Vash the Stampede in order to monitor Vash's activities and minimize the damages caused by him. It begins as a very light-hearted tale as they seek the man worth $$20 Billion Double Dollars... then gradually takes a turn into Darker and Edgier when they discover the reasons why he's wanted for that much money.

The manga, which later became Trigun Maximum', was mildly different from the anime, or so I've heard. I never took the time to read it. I've once heard it described that the manga took place in a more "elaborate world with more defined characters" while the anime was more "thematically endearing". The actual comment was more poetic-sounding, but the gist of it stuck with me. The anime sort of ends on a cliffhanger while the manga fleshes out the background of several characters that the anime did not.

I chose this scene because, as pivotal and spoiler-riffic as it totally is, I think, it's the scene anybody who watched it remembers, and it's probably just vague enough to leave the unwary wanting to know more. I wanted to put the scene where Vash speaks with Rem first, but the sound quality is terrible.

What made this series so good? The zany protagonist, the balls-off-the-walls gunfights, the alarmingly decent animation from Episode 5 that they never used again for some reason, the stellar soundtrack, and the charmingly unusual philosophical stances taken by the protagonists and antagonist.

Unfortunately (perhaps), it finished awhile ago, which is why I'm comfortable that anyone taking the time to click on this thread won't be bothered by the spoilery links included here. There was a recent anime adaption you've probably heard of called Badlands Rumble (or, dubbed recently, anyway), and a planned video game that never materialized. But it's always fun to look back with nostalgia, no?

Hrh-hrm.

Love... and... peace!

Love...and... PEACE!

edited 28th Feb '18 8:53:12 PM by Soble

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Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#2: Apr 2nd 2014 at 11:42:20 PM

I never watched the anime (or, rather, didn't care for what I saw of it), but I liked the manga well enough. Mostly for the art

crimsonstorm15 shine on from A parallel universe Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#3: Apr 3rd 2014 at 5:26:58 PM

was the show really one of Johnny Yong Bosch's first voice acting jobs? he sounds so different than i'm used to hearing.

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crazysamaritan NaNo 4328 / 50,000 from Lupin III Since: Apr, 2010
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#4: Apr 7th 2014 at 9:58:19 AM

The badlands film (which is on Netflix) isn't an adaptation. At least, I haven't seen any Manga it was adapted from. It is set 10~20 years after the end of the animé. All the characters are still around, having moved on from the past ( Yes, Knives should be around, and Wolfwood should be dead, but that wasn't what made the series popular, so MST3K Mantra should be in effect.)

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AfroWarrior27 Since: Apr, 2013
#5: Apr 7th 2014 at 1:03:35 PM

Didn't the Badlands film takes place during the series?

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#6: Jun 16th 2022 at 6:30:22 AM

Necro'd!

Hey, so there were some rumblings about Trigun coming back recently and even Vash's English VA, Johnny Yong Bosch chimed in about it, but those are just unsubstantiated rumors. A lot of this kind of stuff doesn't end up legit, right?

(*finds a Wild West-themed tweet saying something about double-dollars and teasing something coming June 17, aka tomorrow*)

...HOLY SHIT! surprised

EDIT: Noticing a lot of people wanting this to be an anime for Trigun Maximum, but the weird thing is that during the time of the OG anime, the OG manga kinda just stopped and the anime had to make up its own plot and ending. Because of this, we kinda had guys like Legato and Wolfwood dying in the OG anime when they're alive and well(?) in Maximum. So this new Trigun might be one of those "start from scratch" remakes a la Fruits Basket?

Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Jun 16th 2022 at 5:01:09 AM

Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#7: Jun 16th 2022 at 8:48:01 PM

Trigun Stampede, an "original animation" from 3DCG studio Orange, with new cast and staff. More information at Anime Expo on July 2

Translated info at ANN, Official website

I'd really like to see it be based more on Maximum, which had a lot of weird, interesting shit the anime didn't, but the fact that it's not named that makes me think it won't be

Don't worry about the 3DCG, Orange is really good with it

FOFD Since: Apr, 2013
#8: Jun 17th 2022 at 5:26:56 AM

I just heard about this in the Death Battle thread. Exciting.

DarthNoxIsCool Since: Jun, 2022
#9: Jun 17th 2022 at 10:14:24 AM

I hope it lasts at least 26 episodes.

The 13-episode ones always leave me unsatisfied.

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#10: Jun 18th 2022 at 9:28:42 PM

[up]x3: Aw, yeeeeeeeah, boy! grin

Yeah, as someone familiar with the first anime, making this new one a CG anime sounds weird by default, but then I've heard really good things about other projects by Orange like Beastars, so here's hoping the CG here turns out good.

And I snickered because I immediately understood that the anime's subtitle "Stampede", is more than likely a reference to our hero's moniker: Vash the Stampede. Clever, right guys?

I'd really like to see it be based more on Maximum, which had a lot of weird, interesting shit the anime didn't, but the fact that it's not named that makes me think it won't be

I still think we might see a truer to the text adaptation of the OG manga and Maximum because we've been seeing a lot of classic manga getting new animes following that trend (i.e. Fruits Basket and Shaman King), so it'd be strange if this didn't follow suit.

Incidentally, I was under the impression that the first Trigun anime had to make up its own plot and ending because the original manga kinda abruptly ended on three volumes due to the manga it was getting published in ceasing publication in January 1997, ergo causing Maximum to act as a Part 2 when it appeared in October 1997, but then I realize the anime didn't premiere until April 1998, so now I'm just confused.

In any case, we'll just have to learn more about this new anime come July 2 via Anime Expo.

XMenMutant22 The Feline Follies of Felix the Cat Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#11: Jul 2nd 2022 at 9:13:46 PM

The first trailer for Trigun: Stampede has been released:

Edited by XMenMutant22 on Jul 2nd 2022 at 1:30:57 PM

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#12: Jul 2nd 2022 at 9:54:29 PM

[up] NGL, Vash's new outfit is gonna take some getting used to, especially because I was under the impression that he'd have his usual costume since that's what it looked like he had in that first piece of concept art we got, but I'm still intrigued enough to let this new take on Trigun speak for itself for now. (Heck, maybe Vash's new ensemble is a beta outfit?)

Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Jul 2nd 2022 at 12:57:45 PM

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#13: Jul 2nd 2022 at 9:55:51 PM

That is an inferior coat, but we'll see how the rest of things turn out.

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#14: Jul 2nd 2022 at 10:00:39 PM

[up] ...Yeah, I can't help but agree with you. But again, everything else looks intriguing, so here's hoping that coat's a beta one.

(No, this barrel of copium isn't mine. What's up?)

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#15: Jul 2nd 2022 at 10:07:05 PM

Wow that new coat does not look good

Everything else looks pretty good though

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#16: Jul 2nd 2022 at 10:09:35 PM

I'm also a bit sceptical with just... going full backstory plot for your first trailer like this. It's Trigun. "Here's a weird doughnut obsessed goof" was kind of more of the selling point and introduction than "TRAGIC BACKSTOOOORYYYY"

Silentedge89 Since: Apr, 2012
#17: Oct 14th 2022 at 11:21:59 PM

The new trailer has dropped and it looks like we got a pretty hard confirmation on this being a total ground up reimagining.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#18: Oct 14th 2022 at 11:27:14 PM

Said trailer

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Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#19: Oct 14th 2022 at 11:39:47 PM

It looks pretty different, though I think the overall plot will be about the same. Backstory looks largely unchanged, and we see Legato, Zazie, Leonof, Dominique, and Gray

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Envyus Since: Jun, 2011
#21: Oct 15th 2022 at 12:24:57 PM

Wonder why there is no Milly.

Guy01 Since: Mar, 2015
#22: Oct 15th 2022 at 2:21:56 PM

Love And Peace! Love And Peace! [tup]

Ok, who let Light Yagami in here?
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#23: Oct 15th 2022 at 2:34:05 PM

That coat is definitely a downgrade from the original classic

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#24: Oct 15th 2022 at 3:06:19 PM

Yeah. What's the deal with no Milly?

Maybe she comes into the story later?

One Strip! One Strip!
Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#25: Oct 15th 2022 at 4:32:48 PM

I'm thinking she'll show up later. Though they seem to be pulling from the manga a fair amount, and the insurance girls just don't matter that much in it


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