Friday, June 20, 2008

Trigun


Synopsis
Trigun is a sci-fi manga series with a space western theme created by Yasuhiro Nightow in 1995, and adapted into a 26 episode anime series in 1998 by Madhouse. It is the story of Vash the Stampede, a.k.a. The Humanoid Typhoon, and the two Bernardelli Insurance Society employees, Meryl Strife and Milly Thompson, who were ordered to follow him and minimize the damage that seemed to follow Vash wherever he went. Like Himura Kenshin from the manga/anime series Rurouni Kenshin, we find more to Vash as he flips personalities between a clumsy klutz and to an unstoppable gunman, always believing that it is wrong to take the life of another regardless of the circumstances. (Wiki)


Episode's:
26

Genres:
Action
Comedy
Science-Fiction



Member Review
I enjoyed it a lot ^^

It´s an old show but still one of the best comedy/action animes out there...
Ending Themes
"Kaze wa Mirai ni Fuku (The Wind Blows to the Future)" by AKIMA & NEOS
Opening Themes
"H.T." by Tsuneo Imahori

Characters
Vash the Stampede
The main character of Trigun, also known as The Humanoid Typhoon and Valentinez Alkalinella Xifax Sicidabohertz Gombigobilla Blue Stradivari Talentrent Pierre Andri Charton-Haymoss Ivanovici Baldeus George Doitzel Kaiser the Third, a unique alias he presents to Wolfwood when they first meet. He is the first person to be declared "an act of God" or "a human disaster." He is initially discovered by Meryl and Milly while being chased by some bandits who want to collect the $$60 billion bounty on his head. He escapes and Milly and Meryl eventually learn that this is the person they are assigned to track. Vash the Stampede also has a sad past that involves his brother destroying a whole SEEDs ship with the crew, along with Rem Saverem.


Nicholas D. Wolfwood
In the anime, he is a preacher and an excellent gunman, who in the original Japanese version speaks Kansai dialect. Nicholas and Vash meet in the desert when Vash's bus runs across Nicholas' motorcycle. He proves to be a valuable ally, but sometimes Vash and Wolfwood's philosophies conflict. In the end, he comes over to Vash's way of thinking, even though he was associated with Knives the whole time. Nicholas' purpose is to raise money for children at an orphanage he runs. Wolfwood's weapon is a cross that is kept covered for the most part, but it does pack a mighty punch. One arm of the cross hides six handguns, the other stores the ammunition for the built in machine gun revealed in the long stem side, and the short stem houses a fairly powerful rocket launcher. It is extremely heavy, and it seems that only he, Vash, and Milly are capable of lifting it easily. When asked why it's so heavy he replies,"That's because it's so full of mercy!".


Meryl Stryfe
Meryl Stryfe is a worker sent by the Bernardelli Insurance Society to evaluate claims regarding Vash the Stampede. Despite her serious attitude and short temper, she is a good person.


Milly Thompson
Milly Thompson is a fellow Bernardelli agent and friend and assistant to Meryl. Despite physically towering over Meryl, Milly looks up to her and always refers to her as "senpai," or "Ma'am" in the English Version, as a term of respect for a senior. Although physically very strong, she appears rather simple and ditzy, but has an extremely kind heart and also reveals a strength of character and genuine optimism. However, Milly can be just as hotheaded as Meryl if someone is disrespectful towards their family (or wasting food, especially pudding). She can seem somewhat dim, but she has some amazing skills (chess playing, for one) which hint at a deeply buried intelligence.


Millions Knives
Vash's sinister twin brother and is the real hidden threat on the desert planet. It was Knives, not Vash, who had been responsible for "The Great Fall." He believes that humanity is a plague that must be exterminated because they survive by consuming the plants and all the planet's natural resources. He is doing all this because he is trying to get his brother on his side, as Vash is the only person who can stop him.









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