Trigun (Review #1)

Postby **Ashley** » Fri May 30, 2003 9:49 am

Originally posted by Archan

TITLE: Trigun
Type: Western
NUMBER OF EPISODES: 26 in TV series.

STORY SYNOPSIS:
Story begins with the destruction of a city named July...which was completely destroyed by one man, Vash the Stampede. No one died, but now Vash has a bounty hanging over his head worth $60,000,000,000! Well, many years later we meet two wonderful characters, Meryl Stryfe and Milly Thompson whom work for the Berndelli Insurance Agency. The Agency sends these two to go find Vash and stop him from causing any more damage. Whom they find though is the last person they expected to be the man whom destroyed July. This red coat wearing goofy cannot be the legendary Vash...can he? Well, a battle soon follows between Vash, and two bounty hunters which reveals his true potental. He then sticks around the two insurace agents because they still don't believe he's Vash!!!!
The rest of the story is rather fun but soon develops a more serious plot line as we find out that Vash is actually looking for a murderer named Knives, whom he plans to stop for good because of the horrible things he did in the past. Also me meet another character.....Wolfwood, whom is dedicated to protecting the innocent just as Vash is. He's a priest too.....uh, so to speak ^^;;;; And also theres Rem, the woman who taught Vash to be the way he is.

MY TAKE:
This show is a riot. Especially the first episode. Also I luv Milly, she's just so clueless and luvable and dangerous with that chain gun of hers O.o Anyway this is a very nice anime....and it teaches a very good lesson of how valuble life itself is. I rather enjoyed this anime very much, and I highly reccomend it.

WARNINGS:
Intense gun fights.......and.....gun fights......and more gunfights ^^;;;;

CHRISTIAN SUBJECT MATTER:
Theres the fact that Wolfwood is a Minister....although he doesn't act like one (he smokes, swears, drinks) there is a wonderful scene where he asks for forgivness that is very touching indeed.

RATING: 5/5

ALSO RECOMENDED:
Coyboy Bebop (For older viewers!)
Outlaw Star

LINKS
http://trigunner.giborama.com/trigunner/index.html
http://www.bishounen.net/trigun/
http://www.darkmount.com/trigun/
http://trigunsaloon.websitegalaxy.com/
http://www.geocities.com/juuousama/trigunmain.html
http://www.trigun-world.nl/
http://scatteredrain.fateback.com/index1.html

Postby **Master Kenzo** » Fri May 30, 2003 1:37 pm

I watched the first couple of episodes of Trigun...Maybe it's just be, but they are REALLY funny...

Postby **Spencer** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:21 pm

Originally posted by Master Kenzo
I watched the first couple of episodes of Trigun...Maybe it's just be, but they are REALLY funny...

Yeah, Vash is a funny guy. But he can be serious when he needs to...I have episodes 1-12 downloaded! Wa hoo! If only it were dubbed. :bang:

First, Ban all the Trolls. . . · Postby **MillyFan** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:57 pm

You actually LIKE dubs? Now that's one of the strangest things I've ever heard. And one of the funniest! :lol:

If you get cable, there's a dubbed version Monday-Friday at 1:00 AM on Cartoon Network. That's what I watch, although I really want the subbed box set sometime.

Postby **Straylight** » Fri May 30, 2003 7:06 pm

Well, I've never seen a single episode of Trigun.
However, after seeing everyone rave about it around here, I'm obliged to now. I must see this! :drool:

Postby **Ashley** » Fri May 30, 2003 9:42 pm

Oh I loved the dubbed! It was really, really good...the man playing Vash (Johnny Yong Bosch) does an excellent job.

Postby **Shinja** » Fri May 30, 2003 9:51 pm

yes trigun 0w3n5, i thought both the sub'd and dub'd were good

and yes milly is my favorite

First, Ban all the Trolls. . . · Postby **MillyFan** » Fri May 30, 2003 11:34 pm

Two things I want to add:

First of all, someone mentioned downloading episodes. Unless you paid for them, this is stealing just as much as walking into an anime shop and shoplifting it from the shelves would be. Either watch it on TV, pay for it, or at the very least borrow it from a friend.

Secondly, I did want to mention something that's a little different between the manga and the anime. There are *many* differences, most of which are mere plot differences and would be inconsequential in the sense of what the review would be concerned with-but in Trigun Maximum 5, it's potentially hinted that Wolfwood was um, "involved" with Midvalley before he left the Gung Ho Guns (which would make him bisexual) although the relationship did end badly for some reason (according to what I heard), and in the manga, there is also a GHG member that is male but dresses as female (Elendira the Crimsonnail).

(I get my information on the manga second-hand: I don't own it and I can't read Japanese LOL.)

Those are basically the only two points SO FAR that would make the manga more potentially objectionable than the anime (though I personally still plan to read the manga).

In the anime though, Wolfwood is definitely straight, and in both the anime and manga, his relationship with Vash is a totally platonic friendship and not in any way sexual. (I thought I'd better say this with some of the um, "overly imaginative" yaoi sites out there.)

Postby **Ashley** » Sat May 31, 2003 6:31 am

Thanks for sharing Milly! (can I call you milly?)
And yes, she's right October. I don't know if my brother told you, but we have the entire series on tape...you can just borrow that sometime instead.

First, Ban all the Trolls. . . · Postby **MillyFan** » Sat May 31, 2003 5:38 pm

Call me whatever you want, LOL. :lol:

Anyway, I added some things for accuracy's sake to my previous post and I'll provide some sources for the information if you want it.

Anyway, if anyone wants to see something really kawaii look at my attachment. Someone posted it to a site and my friend Mari (Ichigo) from Anime Angels sent it to me. If I got the right file to attach, it should be a chibi fan drawing of Wolfwood from a site.

-^.^-

(EDIT: wrong file!)

Postby **minjigga** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 6:33 pm

ive seen the anime and trigun, i would say is a great quality anime. definately worth the watch.

Postby **SMoonEmpress** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 1:15 pm

Trigun is definately a series worth watching!

I was quite hesitant about watching it. I'm not really into the whole "shoot 'em up" genre. However, after watching one episode I was quite frankly hooked!

Surprisingly, I liked the dub! I think the dubbers did a genuinely good job! However, that doesn't mean I'm not interested in eventually seeing the original. (^.^)

Cartoon Network did alright in their anime choice on this one...

Postby **ShiroiHikari** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 1:27 pm

Dub = not bad! Sub = not bad either!

I need to watch more of this. I've only seen like five episodes...midnight is a bad time for me to watch TV...

Postby **Master Kenzo** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 2:31 pm

You can always set a VCR to record, then watch 'em whenever.

First, Ban all the Trolls. . . · Postby **MillyFan** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 2:38 pm

By the way, it's on at 1:00 AM now not midnight. and yeah, a VCR is great LOL: because of my VCR timer I've seen several episodes I wouldn't have had a chance to see otherwise

Postby **ShiroiHikari** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 2:55 pm

Is that 1 Eastern or Central? Because I'm in Central...and 1 AM Eastern is midnight fer me.

Postby **inkhana** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 7:44 am

It's on at midnight for us, Annette. Used to be eleven, but they swapped it out into the later time slot.

Postby **Gypsy** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 8:16 am

I liked Trigun quite alot. I only watched the subbed version for the first 3 episodes, then I switched the dvd over to English. (Later on I'll post my comments about subbed vs dubbed) I didn't even know there was a manga. I should have just assumed I guess, but it never crossed my mind. Although Trigun held my rapt attention until the very end, it doesn't have any repeat value for me. But I'll always remember the characters and use and recognize certain quotes and examples from the anime.

First, Ban all the Trolls. . . · Postby **MillyFan** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 3:37 pm

The manga existed before the anime, and it's what the anime is based on, although there are some big plot differences (which I'm not revealing since this board has no way to hide spoilers yet and these plot differences are some major spoilers for the later episodes of the anime. If djnoz includes a way to hide spoilers I'm posting these differences)

By the way, the Trigun manga has finally been licensed in the US for English translation by Dark Horse Comics. The first volume is out this November for $14.99. -^.^- :jump:

Postby **Spencer** » Wed Jun 11, 2003 12:26 pm

I just ran into this thread again, and the bad part of downloading from the internet just hit me. It's not that I think I'll get caught and arrested, it's just kind of unethical and unfair. Sadly, I just downloaded the whole series. Isn't that ironic? I would stay up and watch em, but mum is always suspicous. :bang:

btw....Not October! Not October! It's Spencer! Spencer! Just clearing that up... :lol:

First, Ban all the Trolls. . . · Postby **MillyFan** » Wed Jun 11, 2003 2:59 pm

Awwwwwwwwww:hug:

Sorry about that. . . :sweat:

Edited offer, I see you live in Texas. Too bad, if you lived near me, I would have loaned you my tapes of the TV dub, but I don't trust the US postal system much (they've lost stuff before) so I can't loan mine to you.

Postby **Spencer** » Wed Jun 11, 2003 3:01 pm

Haha, actually, I live nowhere near California. I live in Texas. The reason Ashley offered to let me borrow her tapes or dvds or whatever is because I am good friends with her brother (Who i am coincedentally on the phone with now)

Thanks for the offer, though.

Postby ***Hope*** » Wed Jun 11, 2003 3:13 pm

Uhhhhhhhhhh...........i'm a wee bit late on this conversation, aren't I? Oh well!!!!!
Midnight isn't good for me wither. But i was searching the anime section at my local library and i found trigun. so i rented it. It beats staying up till midight when you feel like you could sleep on your feet. :jump:

First, Ban all the Trolls. . . · Postby **MillyFan** » Wed Jun 11, 2003 3:22 pm

Your local library has an anime section???:cool: :jump:

Postby ***Hope*** » Wed Jun 11, 2003 3:26 pm

No, not an anime section, it has like a video section, but they have a lot of anime in it, like blue seed, cowboy beebop and the likes. The computer search thingie shows what the surrounding libraries have too so if our library doesn't have i can order it.

First, Ban all the Trolls. . . · Postby **MillyFan** » Wed Jun 11, 2003 8:44 pm

Mine has a video section too, but I've never checked it out to see if they had anime. Probably won't either just yet: I'm a closet fan due to not knowing how my family would react to my liking anime as much as I do. . .

Postby **uc pseudonym** » Thu Jun 12, 2003 12:24 pm

Though I haven't ever watched Trigun, I feel obligated to give it a shot now.

I have a question though. Outside of what Ashley has already told us, what is the anime's treatment of religion? Ever single poster I see for Trigun has crosses on it. Are those all graves?

Postby **Ashley** » Thu Jun 12, 2003 12:50 pm

Most of the crosses are indeed graves. My own review (posted as Trigun #2) went into the religion thing too...Wolfwood does poke a bit of fun at some aspects of religion--like coffessionals--but it's never truly mocking or offensive (this could be because I'm a protestant and it doesn't effect me as much). It would be one thing I suppose if Wolfwood was truly a horrible person, but he's really more of a good guy doing desperate things. A good example, I guess, of how no one's perfect even those called by God. Overall I'd say the treatement is alot better than most other anime, especially Evangelion IMO.

First, Ban all the Trolls. . . · Postby **MillyFan** » Thu Jun 12, 2003 3:58 pm

The crosses may be graves. however, if it's a single cross being held by a dark-haired guy and it's almost as tall as he is, it's most likely [SPOILER=if you have not seen past episode 10 this is a spoiler] Wolfwood s weapon.[/SPOILER]

Postby **uc pseudonym** » Thu Jun 12, 2003 4:41 pm

Evangelion IMO? I've heard of it, but my information is scare. Has any reviewed in the forums. If so, tell me where, if not, could you explain why it's so bad?

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