Trigun (Manga)
Creator(s): Yasuhiro Nightow | Release: 1995-2008
Trigun consists of:
Trigun Vol 1 to 3 (later re-released into 2 volumes) was originally released in Monthly Shonen Captain magazine which stopped publication in 1997 thus leading to Trigun being put on hiatus until it was moved to a different magazine under the title Trigun Maximum.
Trigun Maximum Vol 1 to 14
Trigun was adapted into a 1999 anime series which featured a different ending and missing plot because the manga was not finished at the time.
Trigun Stampede and it’s sequel Trigun Stargaze was a 2023 animated adaptation that serves as a reimagining of the manga series. It is more faithfully to the manga than the 1999 anime series and was supported by Yasuhiro Nightow.
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Trigun is set on a planet called Gunsmoke.
Vash goes by several names i.e. Vash the Stampede, the Humanoid Typhoon. He has a bounty of $$60,000,000,000 (pronounced as 60 billion “double dollars”).
Vash’s gun is a .45 Long Colt and can transform into the Angel Arm. As he uses his Angel Arm or powers, his hair darkens.
Wolfwood’s Punisher is a large cross-shaped gun. He is revealed to be a member of the Eye of Michael, a cult that worships Knives and provides him with assassins which come from an orphanage, however his plan is to kill Knives.
The July Incident refers to a confrontation between Knives and Vash where Knives activates Vash’s angel arm, obliterating the city of July and forming a dent in one of the 2 moons.
The 12 Gung Ho Guns and a hidden 13th member are sent by Legato Bluesummers and Knives to test Vash. Each one carries half of a coin and when all coins are collected in it’s case; it allows Vash to negate Legato’s metal thread powers.
Monev the Gale
E.G. Mine
Dominique the Cyclops
Leonof the Puppet-Master
Nicholas the Punisher
Hoppered the Gauntlet
Midvalley the Hornfreak
Gray the Ninelives
Rai-Dei the Blade
Zazie the Beast
Livio the Double Fang
Razlo the Tri-Punisher of Death
Elendira the Crimsonnail