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Trigun - Puppet Master (Vol. 7)

Trigun - Puppet Master (Vol. 7)

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Video rating
Review: After "Project Seeds," I was kind of worried that the series was losing its momentum. "Puppet Masters" proved me gratifyingly wrong. In the first two episodes, we get to meet some of Vash's near-family; a city of colonists that survived in part of the original ship, flying above the planet's surface. Trouble quickly follows him in the form of three more of the Gung-ho Guns, that break into the ship, kill Vash's friends, and crash the city... and at long last, the mystery of what in heck IS Vash anyway is finally solved... sort of. In the final episode on this tape, Vash and his gang return to something of their normal pattern of cruising around the planet looking for wrongs to fight... but some doubts are cast on Wolfwood's allegience.

If you're a Trigun fan, this tape is a must-have. If you're an Anime fan but not a Trigun fan, then you should be; go back and buy "The $$60,000,000,000 Man."

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Video rating
Review: After "Project Seeds," I was kind of worried that the series was losing its momentum. "Puppet Masters" proved me gratifyingly wrong. In the first two episodes, we get to meet some of Vash's near-family; a city of colonists that survived in part of the original ship, flying above the planet's surface. Trouble quickly follows him in the form of three more of the Gung-ho Guns, that break into the ship, kill Vash's friends, and crash the city... and at long last, the mystery of what in heck IS Vash anyway is finally solved... sort of. In the final episode on this tape, Vash and his gang return to something of their normal pattern of cruising around the planet looking for wrongs to fight... but some doubts are cast on Wolfwood's allegience.

If you're a Trigun fan, this tape is a must-have. If you're an Anime fan but not a Trigun fan, then you should be; go back and buy "The $$60,000,000,000 Man."

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Trigun
Review: Awesome DVD - if your into Anime then this is a must buy. I highly recommend this DVD. This Anime has a great mix of action and comedy. The characters are great and leave you wanting more every episode.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One of the best in the series
Review: Gotta disagree with some of the other reviewers about the quality of this volume. True, this is not as cheerful as some of the previous volumes, and true, it lacks the "cool" stuff and the funny stuff, but it does do some crucial character development. In my opinion it is a must-see. (Keep in mind that I hated, hated, hated volume 6 and feel that we could have gone from 5 to 7 without missing much). In this Vash pays a visit to...somewhere...and of course, the Gung-Ho Guns follow. This time around, however, they do a more thorough job...The Puppet Master is arguably the most memorable Gung-Ho Gun to date. Wolfwood is no longer just a tagalong buddy and the audience gets some more maddening clues about his role in this whole mess. My principal beef with "Puppet Master" is that as of this writing, I have to wait two whole months for "High Noon" to be released.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Best So Far
Review: I must say that this series just keeps getting better. This disc contains another three great episodes, which feature Wolfwood heavily. There are some great fights featureing more of the Gung-Ho gang and let's just say that Wolfwood isn't as kindhearted as Vash is.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Great series...bad volume.
Review: I'm a huge Trigun fan but I must admit that this volume was pretty weak. These three episodes were extremely formulaic and cliche. The whole DVD just seemed taped together as filler. Very dissapointing. I still recommend the series in general but I think that this volume could be skipped. It would all be worthwhile if Vash did something cool like usual but he doesn't do a single thing noteworthy. No cool bullet dodging. No cool gunplay we haven't seen before. Not even a cool song about total slaughter. Very sad.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: It's truely rare to find a good dubb. This is one.
Review: 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.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: More Trigun
Review: If you have gotten this far you obviously like the series. This is by far the most depressing set of episodes in the series so far, but gives you enough to want the rest (2 more months until the next one =(..). If you havent gotten this far, you should, Trigun is a great series. Despite the group of sad episodes, I still say you should get this one to complete your set.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Trigun
Review: If you've seen the $$60,000,000,000 man, then you have to see this! This one is just as good, unfortunatly it only has 3 episodes on it, but it shows us a little about his past! There is also really cool music at the end!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Hitting on all cylinders!
Review: 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.


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