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Summary: Another good title from Pioneer
Review: With the aquisition of the Tenchi OVA and the Lain series Pioneer quickly became my most trusted source of Anime DVD. So when I read about this new series I bouhgt the disc without hesitation. It did not disappoint me. Fairly good dub, excellent sound and picture quality, and definetly one of the most hilarious shows I've seen so far. A must have.
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Summary: the $$60 Billion DVD
Review: Trigun is a well-blended mix of steam-punk action and slapstick comedy. However, there is truly no way to describe the antics of Vash the Stampede. Simply put, Vash is an outlaw by reputation, known for destroying towns. Luckily, his clueless nature makes it easy to slip past the authorities. Unfortunately this small introduction is unable to capture the fast action, outrageous comedy, bizarre characters, and honest morals of the treasure we call Trigun. Imagine Leslie Neilson starring in the Matrix, and you're getting close to the overall feel of Trigun...but it's far from a shallow parody. This series is full of "meaningful" scenes which give method to Vash's mayhem. Fans of action anime should check out Trigun to see how good comedy can work in their familiar formula. Fans of comedy and lighthearted anime should check out Trigun to see that action doesn't necessarily get in the way of good humor. To any fans of the Trigun manga (comic), rest assured that the anime completely captures the feel of its source material, completely heightening the Trigun experience. The DVD comes with both Japanese and English language tracks...both of which are some of the best I've ever heard. Vash's English actor seems to focus more on silly than serious...but hopefully he'll adapt as the series moves forward. So pick up Trigun, fall in love with the characters, and then watch it continuously in hopes that installment 2 comes along quickly...
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Summary: Trigun is ace!
Review: Trigun's biggest draw is its main character, Vash the Stampede. Once you meet him it becomes very hard to believe his reputation as the Humanoid Typhoon. How on earth could this dork be him? Vash is a peace-loving, free-spirited guy with a gun, but he rarely uses it. Pain... not to mention the sight of blood, doesn't agree with him. He is a pretty cute and lovable character.These first four episodes have him going from town to town facing people who are out to collect the $$60,000,000,000 reward on his head. There isn't to much development as there are only three major characters at this point. The other two are the insurance agents Meryl Strife and Milly Thompson who are in search of Vash, but never seem to get it through their heads that the blond-haired idiot that they keep running into really is the guy. Meryl is the leader, while Milly is the silly (and VERY tall) sidekick who is usually oblivious to any sort of danger. There is not much development this far into the story which makes me wonder when something important is actually going to happen... They face bounty hunters, bandits, but it all comes down to Vash helping to save the day (although he sure gets tied up a lot) However, Trigun is filled with fun action and is hilariously funny. The western theme and great music is refreshing. It has many good messages and so far the characers are all very cool. I just hope the plot begins to develop more in the second volume. I'm sure it will. This series is off to a good start and I hope you don't pass it up. It really is quality anime.
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Summary: Trigun hits the spot
Review: Ah... what can I say about this anime? The animation quality is good, the dubbing... (yadda yadda yadda). THAT'S NOT THE POINT! Trigun has loveable characters, good plot, plenty o' action, and hilarious antics. Meet Vash the Stampede, or the Humanoid Typhoon. He's a wanted criminal with a $$60 billion price on his head (yes $$, not $). He's famous for leveling any town he enters (but not a single death has resulted from his destructive tendencies). As you might imagine, this bad habit of his is an insurance company's worst nightmare, so one company sends out two of their employees, Meryl Strife (or Streep in the Japanese version)and Millie Thompson, to find Vash. Their mission: keep Vash under 24 hour surveilence so he doesn't blow anything else up. Their plan: give him donuts and be real nice about it. The problem is no one knows what he looks like and no one has seen him in action. The real Vash is right under their noses, but can that hapless dork who "scarfs donuts like a hog in heat", peeks in on pretty girls in the shower, and can drink a town drunk under the table really be the merciless gunman? He's the only one that fits the description...
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Summary: a great comedy..that's right- comedy
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..... 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. intstead 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.
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Summary: BEST. ANIME. EVER.
Review: Trigun was my first and favorite anime out of the many that followed. While Cowboy Bebop and Kareshi Kanojo were both excellent as well, this basically took the award for the best. Guy the entire series. You will NOT regret it.
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Summary: The weakest episodes of a great series
Review: This video contains the first four episodes of the "Trigun" series. "Trigun" is probably my favorite anime series, but I'm not a huge fan of these episodes. "Trigun" starts out as a weird and wacky spoof of spaghetti westerns, then gradually turned darker and more thoughtful. Season 1 is largely content to be funny and wild. The episodes on this video, in particular, are largely self-contained, setting up events so as to portray the hero, Vash the Stampede, as a good-natured, bumbling fool. In fact, most of the early plotlines revolve around the idea that the main character is too much a humorous bumbler to actually be Vash, 'the Humanoid Typhoon.' I'd probably rate these this video as 3 1/2 stars, with the series as a whole getting 4 1/2 stars. Still, these four episodes are fun to watch, full of weird villians, entertaining action sequences, and they do begin to establish the characterizations. Actually, my main complaint with these four episodes is that they present a much more simplistic take on the title character than is revealed later on. Still, this is somewhat essential viewing to fully appreciate the events that follow.
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Summary: A good start to a great series
Review: If you're the slightest bit interested in anime, then you've heard of Trigun, or you've at least seen pictures of Vash the Stampede, in his long red coat and round yellow glasses. But you don't necessarily know what it's about. I had no idea what to expect, but Vash's name and look made me think of a gothic, slightly gorey series.
So I was quite surprised when I watched the first episode and saw Vach giggle like a moron and stuff himself with donuts while hysterically scrambling to dodge bullets. Then I started giggling myself.
In a very distant future, on a planet rather like Earth, but with two suns, society appears to be basically a hi-tech Western. Vash the Stampede is a notorious gunman, known for causing destruction wherever he goes, without provoking a single death. Bounty hunters from all over are tracking him down, as are Meryl and Milly, who work for an insurance agency Vash's antics are costing a lot of money. But these people on Vash's trail keep running into this goofy, lecherous, big-hearted idiot with a knack for getting into trouble, as well as for getting out of it. Could he really be Vash the Stampede?
Lots of comedy in this first volume, maybe sometimes a little too much, which may turn some people off. It gets more serious as the series progresses, though, and this volume is definetely good enough to make you want to check out the rest. What seduced me, personnally, was the stylish Cowboy Bebop-like universe (only more down-to-earth) and Vash's personnality. Sure, he's a bit much at times, but overall, he's one of the most charming and endearing characters I've ever seen - you can tell there's a lot of potential there. Meryl and Milly are rather weak characters, so far, Meryl being the standard nag and the giant Milly being eternally ditzy. There isn't much of a plotline so far, it's mostly one catastrophe after another as everyone keeps looking for Vash and he ends up miraculously saving the day. Not much depth or psychology yet, but it sure is a lot of fun!
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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.
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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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