Buy Trigun Vol. 1 - The 60 Billion Dollar Man

Description: The legendary Vash the Stampede is a gunfighter so ruthless he has a $$60,000,000,000 bounty on his head and entire towns evacuate at the rumor of his arrival. Fortunately, the real Vash the Stampede is more heroic - even if he does act like a complete idiot.

Amazon.com: Japanese anime--animated movies--have a reputation for being ultraviolent and ultracool. And there's a lot of cool to be found in Trigun: The $$60,000,000,000 Man (those two dollar signs aren't a typo--money, in the Trigun world, is counted in double dollars). If you liked the way Nicolas Cage's coat flapped in the wind in Face/Off, you'll get plenty of that as Vash the Stampede, notorious ace gunman, walks through the desert landscape of an alien planet with two suns. Vash is so feared and famous that there's a $$60 billion price on his head. He's destroyed entire cities, yet no one has ever been killed in his rampages--though rumors paint him as a ruthless murderer. However, in truth, Vash is a goofy buffoon who can step out of the way of bullets (which may have inspired The Matrix) but who never actually shoots anyone--in fact, on several occasions, he pointedly chooses not to. The whole sensibility of Trigun is surprisingly innocent; it's like a wildly hip Saturday morning cartoon. There's a fair amount of over-the-top violence, but it's pretty harmless, more silly than extreme. Most of the stories--for this isn't a single movie, but a collection of four episodes from an ongoing series--all have earnest morals, most of which are about peace, equality, and being humane. Besides, how can you not like a cartoon in which two main characters are Meryl Styfe and Milly Thompson, disaster investigators for the Bernardelli Insurance Society? Dubbed in English, Trigun is frivolous and very entertaining. --Bret Fetzer

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trigun signature (1 of 1 Found this Helpful) July 1, 2008
i bought this movie and enjoyed it alot has four episodes butt i dont understand why amazon doesnt clarify the movies i have to read sometime the comments to understand them why for a big company doesnt have more smart for the people. im trying now to get more butt they dont explain it there must be some college idiot putting the information in. this take up my valueable time. i even asked for dvd movies and there are some books in here causing more delay of my time. i dont know what they teach in college butt its not common sense or anything else thats wise.

Great video. (1 of 1 Found this Helpful) December 31, 2007
After first borrowing the DVD from a library and watching it, I loved it and since Amazon had it for $20, I figured that it was a good deal. This contains the first four episodes of the Trigun series(of which I believe there are 26 episodes), where the main characters (Vash, Milly, Meril [may be mispelled])are introduced. The first three episodes have no real correlation to the manga, but they are still funny, and if you want to go straight to the storyline that resembels the manga, then get the second volume. It is a very good video and it's not as expensive as some other mangas are, and I highly recommend it.

Okay start March 20, 2007
I saw the first episode in Japanese not long ago, which reminded me of way back when, when I had seen some of the later episodes, which I loved. Episode one was cool too, so I went ahead and bought this. I was a tad dissapointed at teh other episodes. While not outright terrible, they do leave something to be desired (and not just because Vash never even fires a gun)The plots and such seem underdeveloped and sometimes a bit silly. Nevertheless, this volume had its moments, and was pretty funny at some points. Its a fair start to a series that get really really good (as I recall).

I don't regret buying it at all.
WARNING: I reccomend watching it in japanese with engligh subtitles, the english voiceovers are really lacking sometimes.

Space Western August 23, 2006
This is a well-animated manga series starter. You have to love the comedy action filled sequences, as Vash the Stampede/Destroyer starts his quest. Two insurance agents, Meryl and Millie, are out to prevent further destruction and insurance losses. As they go about handing out doughnuts, they keep running into this goofy guy who answer to Vash. This can't be the evil destroyer that they are trying to stop. Well worth watching and adding to any Japanese anime collection. For us parents, there are no sex scenes only mild language issues to worry about. Now I can't wait to see the rest of the series. I understand it progresses from the opening silliness to probing the depths of some fascinating philosophical questions.

Futuristic Western With Heart (1 of 2 Found this Helpful) December 13, 2005
Trigun: Vol. 1: The Six Billion Dollar Man contains the first four episodes of the very funny anime series about a goofball outlaw in a slightly futuristic Western world. Vash the Stampede has a reputation that makes the actual article seem pale in comparison. That is why Meryl, an insurance adjuster, and many others simply cannot believe that this dork has a six billion dollar bounty on his head. Sometimes we viewers cannot believe it either.

The guns in Trigun are very clever gadgets. It is a joy to watch them in action. The opening and closing animation is very cool.

Trigun Vol. 1 - The 60 Billion Dollar Man

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