"Trigun" (1998) TV series

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Creator:

Yasuhiro Nightow

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

January 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Western | Animation | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Vash the Stampede is the most infamous outlaw on the planet Gunsmoke and with a 60 billion double dollar price on his head the most sought after!

Plot Keywords:

Anime | Unrequited Love | Bounty Hunter | Priest | Shootout

Cast

Mona Marshall	...	Kaite (26 episodes, 1998)
Jeff Nimoy	...	Nicholas D. Wolfwood (11 episodes, 1998)

Also Known As:

"Toraigan" (Japan) (alternative transliteration)
"Trigun #1: The $$60,000,000,000 Man" (USA) (DVD title)

Runtime:

30 min (26 episodes) | USA:30 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Tagalog | Spanish | Italian | German | French | Japanese | English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:TV-PG (one episode) | Italy:T (episodes 13-26) (DVD rating) | Italy:VM14 (episodes 1-12) (DVD rating) | South Korea:12 | Australia:M (episodes 13-26) | Australia:PG (episodes 1-12) | Spain:7 | USA:TV-14 | New Zealand:M | UK:15 (DVD rating)

Company:

Tokuma Shoten

Trivia:

The black cat that appears in every episode of Trigun is called "Kuroneko Sama" (which means "Lord Black Cat". The cat is a female and was a creation for one of Yasuhiro Nightow's first mangas (Japanese comic books) and he has stated that the cat is female. Her alternate name is "Kuroneko Kukan" or "Black Cat Space". She also makes a cameo in the video game "Wild ARMs: 2nd Ignition".

Quotes:

Wolfwood: I always knew you were no mere mortal... but I had no idea that you were a cat.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Gungrave (2002) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Nerve Rack

Enjoyable!

This show caught my eye on Cartoon Network's Adult Swin late night block. I like the Old Western scenery mixed with hi-tech things. The characters are a bit simple-minded but still touched my soul. I felt connected to message of peace and life this show contains. Don't let the violence or anime stereotypes fool you, this show is everyone's choice to lead their own life and develop morals. Vash and Knives are the Ying and Yang of evil and good. There's much to be learned from their feelings and attitudes. I'd take a close look at the minds of these characters and also enjoy the humor this series tries to lighten the mood (sometimes saddening) with.