Rating: 
Summary: Very Funny Start to a Great Series
Review: How did Vash the Stampede, notorious gunman with a 60,000,000,000 double dollar bounty on his head become the most wanted man on the planet when it's proven he hates violence and never fires a shot in all four of these episodes? That's what he'd like to know.
In a genre of anime that is normally depicted as very violent (the sci-fi genre), Trigun stands out since the main character is a pacifist of the highest order. He refuses to even kill in self defense, prefering to simply put the bad guy out of commission. Vash is really a bit of a dork and likes nothing more than food and trying to sweet talk pretty girls, but by the very nature of who he is he gets caught in a life very different from the peace loving existance he wants.
The 60,000,000,000 Man- The first episode and first look at Vash. You get the impression from his first scene that he's a gunslinging tough guy, but that is a false impression as the episode later proves. Enter Milly and Meryl the insurance girls sent to prevent Vash the Stampede from causing any more damage if they can find him, which is harder than it sounds considering no one knows what he looks like. Vash crosses pathes with the girls, but Meryl just can't believe such a sweet natured goof ball would be the notorious Vash. We also get to see the first time Vash proves how good he really is as he is forced to save himself and the whole group without a gun.
Truth of Mistake- The girls again run across Vash as he is working as the bodyguard of a man in charge of the town's water supply. Once again Vash saves the day and makes it all look like an accident. There is also more confusion for Meryl as another woman they run across implies that there is something special about Vash and that men like him are "real men" rather than the goof ball persona Vash puts on.
Peace Maker- Vash befriends a former gun maker whose family was killed by one of his own guns. With a knife that flips out of his boot and a deep psychological understanding of pain, Vash sets about making things right. And getting drunk. Very very drunk.
Love and Peace- Waltzing into the middle of a hostage situation, Vash is forced to figure out how to save both the hostages and the criminals. Vash again proves that he can save a situation wihtout looking like he's doing anything but bumbling around.
For a sci-fi series that is portrayed as being very series, Trigun is actually quite comical with a main character who is totally endearing. It's also a good statement against violence in it's own way.
Rating:
Summary: MUST SEE ANIME OF 2004
Review: i'll admit that when i first bought this dvd i was disappointed. i knew that he never killed anyone and was kind of goofy. but judging from the cover you think that vash is this badass, gunslinger- which is what i wanted. i'm glad i was wrong.the first episode starts out with these thugs/bounty hunters hunting down vash (the $60,000,000,000 man) and shoot up this saloon to the ground because vash is inside. when the smoke clears, vash cooly gets up from his barstool, takes out his huge handgun, and points at the bad guys..... <end of scene> right about here i was like, oh my god this is going to be so cool. but vash isn't the cool guy the first 2 minutes makes him out to be. 5 minutes later it shows what happens after he points his gun at the bad guys and..well i won't ruin it, but it's here you see how light-hearted and goofy this series is. after this first episode i was disappointed because this wasn't the cool, western, gun-fighting anime i thought it was. instead it was a wacky, goofy comedy. i didn't watch the rest of the dvd for like a week. but i'm glad i gave it a second chance. vash is a total dork who rarely fires his gun, and is always making goofy faces and crazy, funny animation. i don't want to give anything away, but vash is such a dork and it's hilarious the way he handles himself in every episode. overrall, trigun is a nice change of pace from all the dramatic, serious anime that there is an abundance of. if you're in the mood for a funny cartoon with goofy animation and great characters, trigun is very entertaining and highly recommended, regardless of age. i really don't see why this show deserves any less than 4 stars. i gave it a 5, but remove 1-2 stars if all you really like are serious dramatic anime, and dislike wacky animation and a lot of comedy. NOTE: AT BESTBUY.COM YOU CAN BUY TRIGUN (AND MOST OTHER ANIME FOR THAT MATTER) FOR A LOT LESS ($4 i think) AND YOU GET FREE SHIPPING. you don't have to spend over $25 like here on amazon.
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