FUNNY!
March 9, 2008
This is a hilarious anime and my god at first I could not stop laughing. Vash and Wolfwood are a great couple. (in a non sexual way) With out those two the series would lose some of its humor and overall plot.
Hitting on all cylinders!
June 30, 2003
In this collection, the plot begins to pick up speed. Having again to decided to bear the burden of being Vash the Stampede, Vash decides to return home. Home, in this case, is a floating sky city - the last operating spaceship in the fleet that brought Knives and Vash to this planet. The denizens of that ship live in their own isolated society. Accompanied by Wolfwood, Vash pays his first visit home in many years. Unknown to him, however, Legato Bluesummers has dispatched three Gung-Ho Guns to the sky city.
With a plot like this, the "Trigun" fan can expect lots of over-the-top action and gunfights. This two-parter doesn't disappoint. Wolfwood begins using his cross as, alternately, a machine gun and rocket launcher. Vash enagages in a number of nifty fight sequences without fatally injuring anyone. What makes these two episodes work, however, is the wrting. The script draws out the emotions behind the characters. There's a lot of suspense and terror behind the Gung-Go Guns slaughter. And the ending is very sad. Impessively so, since the involved characters were only introduced for these two episodes.
Episode 22, "Alternatives", has one of the dumber "Trigun" plots. More mindless hysteria at the mere mention of Vash' name, coupled with giant worms. But, watching it for a second time, I remembered why this series works. Characterization. This episode further defines the principals. Milly's soft-heart, Vash's let-live-at-all-costs philosoph, Wolfwood's weary cyncicism; these viewpoints play nicely off each other. And the ending is pivotal, one of the turning points in "Trigun."
All in all, an excellent run of episodes. Maybe not a five-star classic, but definitely worthy of 4 1/2 stars.
" The plot thickens..."
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June 9, 2002
Vash the stampede has been having a hard time as it is trying to live with Meryl, get away from the Gung Ho Guns & get enough courage to fight Legato & his brother. Deciding to take a break Vash visits a couple of old friends on one of the Seeds ships that failed to land. While visiting Vash meets up with his old friends including the annoying lil' girl named Jessica who is maddly in love with Vash. But not many of the people in the ship welcome Wolfwood as well as they do Vash. While Wolfwood feels how it is to be left alone for the hunderth time in his life as a guess, Vash gets a new arm and Jessica gets kidnapped. Back on Earth Milly & Meryl are trying to locate Vash but will they get to him in time? It's a race to get Jessica back and stop the Gung Ho Guns before the ship's air is cut off and the ship crashes begins, as well as Milly & Meryl to locate Vash before the law does. But will Wolfwood be the one to take the blame for the ship's crash? Or will Vash? You can't miss this two part episode of Trigun, then Vash, Wolfwood, Milly, & Meryl are traveling to a town but the towns folk don't like them to well and don't allow them in the group has to take the trust of a young boy by the name of Bedet, but will his friendship end in betrayl? And will Vash & Wolfwoods friendship be able to stay alive with what has happened to Bedet? If you haven't seen this volume yet you better because it's last time you'll be seeing are characters ALL together as well as alive, happy, & well.
It's truely rare to find a good dubb. This is one.
January 23, 2002
I've never read the manga, but these sure make me want to go out & buy the whole lot.
It's kinda like Outlaw Star meets Cowboy Bebop. It's absolutely hilarious & even modest adults can't escape the spell it puts on you. My only regret id that the last few episodes dramatically switched from humor to seriousness, just like Ruroni Kenshin.
Nearing the End...
May 6, 2001
Well, sadly Trigun's almost over. After this volume is the final one with the remaining four episodes, which make this volume look like nothing. But this volume is full of great scenes and drama. It's not as *funny* (although Vash manages to get a few scenes in) as the previous volumes, almost the polar opposite of volume one. The transition started at episode 12, "Diablo" from comedy to drama is complete and everything's spiraling down...
This volume contains three episodes, "Flying Ship", "Out of Time" and the aptly titled "Alternative". Wolfwood follows Vash to a Project SEEDS ship that failed to crash. Of course, the Gung-Ho-Guns follow as well; heartbreak ensues. Meryl and Milly play a much bigger part in the third episode. In "Alternative", the four befriend a group of orphan children living in the desert. But things aren't always what they seem. The volume ends with a moral argument of Vash's idealism versus realism. Wolfwood hits rock bottom mentally.
The character interaction is what sets this series apart from others, and is really the focus of this volume.
Well, 24 days 'til volume eight! ^_^
