Trigun

By: Robert Murphy

Now I know that I have talked about this anime in the past and I realized that I haven’t given you all a review for it yet, so here it is, my review of Trigun. Set in a distant future, clouded with nothing but a land filled with sand, this inhospitable terrain is home to the remnants of humanity after mankinds machines back fired and caused this futuristic world to happen. And you all know what goes hand in hand with a post-apocalyptic wasteland and that is crime, bandits and lawlessness preying on the few pockets of civilization left. Then enters our would be hero, Vash the Stampede, a man with a six million dollar bounty on his head and a living legend whose name strikes fear into all those who hear it, but this spikey haired devil is far from all the hype. No our hero is actually quite the opposite of all the terror and fear that is placed on him and is one of the nicest guys you’d ever meet but behind it all there is an incredible gun man that is not one to be tampered with.

By nature our hero is a pacifist who doesn’t like to get involved in dangerous and violent situation due to his past, every time Vash would get involved in something he generally causes destruction and devastation but not intentionally. This is where the rumors of Vash come from and the reason for the high bounty on his head because anyone who meets Vash would judge him as a care free goofball who doesn’t look like the sort of man who’d destroy entire towns with the flick of his wrist and a six shooter in his hand. This is believed highest by two insurance claims adjusters from the only insurance company left on the planet anymore, The Public Insurance Agency, and the two are sent to seek out Vash to see if he’s the cause of all the claims people make after he leaves a town in ruins. The two hardly can believe that this man can cause so much trouble and think that he is just a lucky fool who gets stuck in bad situations and gets out of them through cluts-like chance. But as they travel with Vash, they see through the people they meet and his personality that he is a good and honorable kind of guy who has a troubled past who is put into bad situations.

Through it all though, Trigun is simply a mad fun joy ride, filled with plenty of action, comedy and quite a diverse selection of characters both supporting and main. Vash is without a doubt one of my more favorite anime characters that I have had scene before and many of the other characters of Trigun make that list as well such as Nicholas D. Wolfwood who is a gun man that can give Vash a run for his money. The two together make quite the pair and I love any scene where they are working together, its comedic and action heavy at the same time when they’re on screen. Other characters we meet along the way get an unusual amount of detail put on them which in my opinion is a good thing, it made me get sucked into the story and invest into the characters on screen no matter how minor. There is also the science fiction element to the show that I enjoyed, remnants of mechanisms and other past works are spread throughout the sandy wasteland and very few people know how they work, often causing many of the situations Vash is put into.

Even if you aren’t a big action fan, Trigun offers a great amount of comedy, story and features truly enjoyable characters that combine to make the show one of my favorites. Vash is an absolutely hilarious character who when things get tough pulls out his famous six shooter and gets things done. Other characters along the way support and work extremely well, each with their own motives, ideas and beliefs that come out throughout the show. And hey, there is even a few dashes of romance spread in the show as well for all of you to enjoy. In short, Trigun is a well-rounded show that doesn’t lose its footing and is a great one to watch.

Good:

-Great character work both supporting and main

-Strong story telling

-Vash is a loveable oaf of a character

-Heavy amount of action, with little gore for the faint of heart

Bad:

-I don’t have a bad word to say about the show

Scully Rating: 9.0 out of 10