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| トライガン (Trigun) |
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| Genre | Space Cowboy |
| Manga Trigun | |
| Authored by | Yasuhiro Nightow |
| Publisher | Tokuma Shoten |
| Serialized in | Shōnen Captain |
| Original run | February 1995 – 1997 |
| No. of volumes | 3 (originally), 2 (current) |
| Manga Trigun Maximum | |
| Authored by | Yasuhiro Nightow |
| Publisher | Shōnen Gahōsha |
| Serialized in | Young King Ours |
| Original run | 1998 – |
| No. of volumes | 11 |
| TV anime Trigun | |
| Directed by | Satoshi Nishimura |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Network | Adult Swim (US) |
| Original run | – |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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Trigun (トライガン) is a sci-fi manga series with a steampunk Wild West 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, a person with a $$60,000,000,000 bounty on his head, and the two Bernardelli Insurance Society employees, Meryl Stryfe and Milly Thompson, who were ordered to follow him and minimize the damage that seems to follow Vash everywhere he goes. Like Himura Kenshin from the manga/anime series Rurouni Kenshin, Vash can almost appear to have two personalities -- that of a harmless idiot and that of an unstoppable warrior -- but is always staunchly pacifist.
UK anime, manga and J-Culture magazine, NEO has revealed that during an interview with Masao Maruyama (the founder of Madhouse) who said that he was currently working on a new Trigun Movie. Apparently the project will be released "in a couple of years".
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Storyline
Much of the damage attributed to "Vash" is caused by the activities of the bounty hunters who are after the $$60,000,000,000 reward on Vash's head for the destruction of a city called July. Vash does not clearly remember the destruction of July, and only wants "love and peace," as he puts it; though he is a gunfighter of near god-like skill, he uses his weapons only to save lives wherever he can.
As the series progresses, more is gradually learned about Vash's mysterious history and the history of human civilization on Gunsmoke, the alien desert planet the series is set on. The series is often humorous in tone, but at the same time it involves very serious character development and especially in later episodes it becomes quite emotionally intense. Vash is occasionally joined by the preacher Nicholas D. Wolfwood, who is almost as good a gunfighter as Vash himself, and later is targeted by a band of assassins known as the Gung-Ho Guns for reasons which are mysterious at first.
Trigun evolves into a very serious discussion of the nature of morality, posing questions such as: What is the nature of morality? Can we judge different moral codes? If a person is forced to betray their moral code, does that betrayal invalidate that moral code, and can the person still try to live up to that moral code? Can the person find redemption from their wrongs, and if so, how?
Manga
After leaving college, Yasuhiro Nightow had gone to work selling apartments for the housing corporation Sekisui House, but struggled to keep up with his manga drawing hobby. Reassured by some successes, including a one-shot Samurai Spirits manga based on the popular video game franchise, he quit his job to draw full time. With the help of a publisher friend, he submitted a Trigun story for the February 1995 issue of the Tokuma Shoten magazine Shōnen Captain, and began regular serialisation two months later in April.
However, Shōnen Captain was cancelled early in 1997, and when Nightow was approached by the magazine Young King Ours, published by Shōnen Gahōsha, they were interested in him beginning a new work. He was however troubled[1] by the idea of leaving Trigun incomplete, and requested to be allowed to finish the series. The publishers were sympathetic, and the manga resumed in 1998, under the new name Trigun Maximum (トライガンマキシマム). The story jumps forward two years with the start of Maximum, and takes on a slightly more serious tone, perhaps due to the switch from a shōnen to a seinen magazine. Despite this, Nightow has stated[2] that the new title was purely down to the change of publishers, and rather than being a sequel it should be seen as a continuation of the same series. The 11th tankōbon was published at the end of 2004.
Shōnen Gahōsha later bought the rights to the original three volume manga series and reissued it as two enlarged volumes. In October 2003 the US publisher Dark Horse Comics released the expanded first volume translated into English, keeping the original right-to-left format rather than mirroring the pages. With the anime version already well known in the US, the first print run of 30,000 sold out[3] shortly after release. The second volume concluded the original series early the next year, and went on to be the top earning[4] graphic novel of 2004. On the back of this success, Trigun Maximum followed quickly, and as of August 2005 six volumes have been released. Translations into German, French, and Italian have also been released.
As with other popular series, a wide variety of dōjinshi has been created by fans, and partially because of the high profile anime and wealth of bishōnen characters, this includes some yaoi work. Nightow has said[5] he's not been daunted by this idea, and even implies he might have read a few of them! However he did at one point take the unusual step of requesting[6] that a publisher cease distribution of a dōjinshi manga based on Trigun - not because of any riské content, but rather that it was being sold alongside his own manga in bookshops, rather than being restricted to the condoned, specialist, comic fairs.
See also Trigun manga releases information
Anime
Trigun was created by the animation studio Madhouse in 1998 and directed by Satoshi Nishimura. It is licensed in the United States by Pioneer USA (now Geneon). In 2003, Trigun began broadcast as part of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block. Despite the hopes of many fans, Nightow has stated[7] that due to the finality of the anime ending, it is unlikely any continuation will be made, though a film was recently announced by Madhouse.
Episodes
Main article: Trigun anime episode list
Characters
Main article: Trigun characters
Differences between manga and anime
Story, Events and Details
- The manga begins at episode 5 of the series.
- In the anime the bounty on Vash the Stampede is called off because he is designated a human disaster, and a bounty can't be collected on something like an earthquake, tornado etc. The bounty is actually called off before the start of the manga, which the townsfolk in Trigun #1 don't know until Millie and Meryl announce it.
- In the manga, Vash and Knives had an older sister named Tessla. She was found by scientists, who experimented on and tortured her until she finally contracted cancer and died. The boys saw her ghost on the ship often.
- In the manga, Grimreaper Bostalk is killed in his duel with the bearded fella.
- In the manga when the sheriff is going to kill Vash and the hostages, Vash reveals his hidden gun and shoots up the police officers in what sounds like one shot. He then shoots the sheriff in the shoulder after the sheriff tried shooting him; in the anime, Vash tackles the bearded man and Meryl shoots the guns out of the police's hands, then the sheriff surrenders. During this incident in the manga, Meryl and Millie weren't present.
- The events of episode 14: Little Arcadia happened at the end of Trigun #1, before Vash's first confrontation with Legato; During the anime, that would have been before episode 12 and after episode 11.
- Unlike the anime, in the manga Legato makes it clear that he works for Knives during his first confrontation with Vash, and Vash reveals that Knives killed Rem.
- In the manga, Dominique committed suicide after losing to Vash.
- In the manga during the Lost July incident, Vash's angel arm blast killed everyone in the city, whereas nobody died from the blast in the anime; they were killed from exposure when the plant blew.
- In the manga, the Gung-Ho Guns are often shown collaborating and/or talking amongst themselves, showing "slices of life" which are almost completely absent in the anime.
- Vash loses his mechanical arm during the fight with Monev the Gale and doesn't get it back until after he puts a hole in the moon.
- The result of using the Angel Arm for a second time used so much of Vash's energy that part of his hair turned black. We later find out that if a plant's hair turns 100% black he/she will die.
- Vash defeats Rai-Dei the Blade in the Manga.
- In the manga, during his fight with Leonoff, Vash shoots a girl, thinking that she was a puppet.
- In the manga, Hoppered the Gauntlet wasn't present during the battles in Vash's "home."
Character Differences
- In the manga, Millie's hair is blond; in the anime, it's brown.
- In the manga Legato is shown exhibiting human emotions like anger, frustration, confusion; it's after being confined in his chamber for so long that turns him into the "crazy" Legato we know from the anime, as implied by Hoppered when Midvalley tries to kill him.
- Unlike the anime, in the manga Midvalley strongly dislikes Legato, and in fact tries to kill him. He also expresses his confliction with what it is that he has to do as a Gung-Ho Gun (in the manga).
The Fifth moon incident
- The Fifth moon incident occurs shortly after Vash's fight with Dominique in the manga; in the anime it occurs during his fight with Rai-Dei.
- Knives emerges from the plant he was in to heal his body and personally causes Vash to activate his Angel Arm, not Legato.
- Knives crushes Legato for ordering the Gung-ho Guns to kill Vash during the 5th moon incident. Afterwards Legato is confined in a coffin-like chamber for the rest of his life.
The Gung-ho Guns
| Format | Gung-Ho Gun | # | Battled |
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| Manga | Monev the Gale | 1 | First |
| Anime | ? | First | |
| Manga | E. G. Mine | 2 | Second |
| Anime | 5 | Third | |
| Manga | Dominique the Cyclops | 3 | Third |
| Anime | 2 | Second | |
| Manga | Rai-Dei the Blade | 9 | Fourth |
| Anime | 9 | Fourth | |
| Manga | Leonof the Puppetmaster | 4 | 5th/6th |
| Anime | ? | 5th/6th/7th | |
| Manga | Gray the Ninelives | ? | 5th/6th |
| Anime | ? | 5th/6th/7th | |
| Manga | Hoppered the Gauntlet | 6 | 7th/8th |
| Anime | 3 | 5th/6th/7th | |
| Manga | Chapel the Evergreen | ? | |
| Anime | ? | 9th/10th | |
| Anime | Caine the Longshot | ? | 9th/10th |
| Manga | Zazie the Beast | 12 | |
| Anime | 4 | Eighth | |
| Manga | Midvalley the Hornfreak | ? | 7th/8th |
| Anime | 11 | Eleventh | |
| Manga | Elendira the Crimsonnail | 13 | |
| Manga | Livio the Double Fang | ? | |
| Manga | Razlo the Trip of Death | ? |
- Composition of the Gung-ho Guns differs slightly between the manga and the anime (see table).
- It's made clear fairly early on in the manga that Wolfwood is a Gung-ho Gun when he goes up to a chapel and joins the remaining group. His title is "Chapel the Evergreen." Later chapters reveal that Wolfwood tried to kill the real Chapel and took his name.
- In the manga, the Gung ho Guns introduce themselves as, "Gung ho Guns, number _"; in the anime, they introduce themselves as "the _st/nd/rd/th Gung ho Gun."
- In the anime Grey the Ninelives is an android; in the manga, Grey is a "creature(?)" with 9 small man-like creatures inside of it, which control "him."
- There is a Gung-ho Gun exclusively in the Anime called "Caine the Longshot."
- There is a Gung-ho Gun exclusively in the Anime called "Chapel the Evergreen" who is Wolfwood's mentor; in the manga, Wolfwood is Chapel the Evergreen.
- There is a Gung-ho Gun exclusively in the Manga called "Elendira the Crimsonnail," who is a transvestite.
- There is a backstory of Leonoff in the manga, which explains that Vash once knew him as a child named "Emilio" who was in love with a girl named Isabell, who became one of his puppets.
- There is another Gung-Ho Gun exclusively in the Manga called Livio the Double Fang, who has a second personality Razlo the Trip of Death. The personalities count as seperate Gung-Ho Guns.
"Mixed" Differences
- The "boss" in the first episode of the anime makes his first (and only) appearance in the beginning of Trigun Maximum 2 when the police took him from prison to kill Midvalley and Gray the Ninelives; he nails Gray with a boomerang, but Gray ends up impaling him with it while it's still through his own chest.
- In the manga there is a part where Midvalley pulls out a pistol and tries to kill Legato, to which Legato responds by forcing Midvalley's body to bend backwards into a painful position -- this closely resembles the scene in episode 24 of the Anime when Chapel the Evergreen tried to kill Legato, though, Midvalley never tried to kill Legato in the anime.
- When Monev first attacks Vash in the anime, Millie shoots at him, which results in running off; In the manga, Vash reveals his hidden gun and shoots Monevs arm, rendering it useless, then it's Monev who runs off.
- Vash's "Home" (the ship in the sky in the anime) is not in the sky in the manga. It's in a "sea of sand" (I'm guessing quicksand) that is only able to stay afloat because of the 'gravity plant' that is inside the ship. Also, "Doc" and Brad visit Vash in town and deliver his new coat (which looks quite different from the anime version) and new gun arm.
- In the manga, after being defeated by Vash the Stampede, Rai-Dei the Blade attempts to shoot his blade at Vash, (?) but is shot to death by Wolfwood. Vash punches Wolfwood, and the two argue briefly about whether he should have killed him or not. Although Wolfwood kills Rai-Dei in the anime as well (without Vash present), this account is somewhat synonymous to the scene in the anime when Wolfwood kills Zazie the Beast.
- In the anime there is a scene in episode 16 where Vash shouts, "My name is... Vash the Stampeeeeeede!" to scare away the townspeople, which took place shortly before his fight with Rai-Dei the Blade. In the manga, Vash does the same thing, but in what would have taken place on episode 19 of the anime when Vash is going into the sandsteamer that was hijacked. Unlike the anime, this takes place after 5th moon incident.
Media Info
Main article: Trigun media
References
- ^ "When Young King Ours invited me to do some work for them, they were hoping for a new piece, but I was troubled by leaving Trigun unfinished. I told them I wouldn't feel like I had done my work unless I finished it, plus I was attached to it, and I asked them if they'd let me finish it." from interview with Nightow in the September 2000 Manga no Mori newsletter, translated by sumire.
- ^ "Nightow stated that there is no difference in the story between the two titles, and the only reason for the change is because of the switch of publishing house." from summary of discussion panel with Nightow at Anime Expo 2000, in Anaheim, California.
- ^ "The first volume of the Trigun manga, from Digital Manga Publishing and Dark Horse Comics has sold all 30,000 copies of its first printing." from ANN news article posted on 2003-10-28.
- ^ "The top earning manga release of 2004 was Dark Horse's Trigun #2, which sold less copies that Fruits Basket or Rurouni Kenshin, but sold at a higher, $14.95 price point." from ANN news article posted on 2005-01-04.
- ^ "Well, I draw my comics, and what readers imagine from them is their own business. So if they want to express that, no one can tell them to stop... But there is a certain shock reading them - how come these two guys just naturally progress to a bed scene?" from interview with Nightow in March 1999 issue of Puff magazine (pages 14-31), translated by sumire.
- ^ "Once, I protested against a publishing company that had put out an anthology (of Trigun parody manga) without my permission. I didn't know about it until it had been published, and bookstores had it lined up alongside my own works. Doujinshi are distributed only to like-minded individuals at special events, so I think they manage to just barely stay within an acceptable line, plus I know how much fun it is to exchange ideas and opinions like that, so I don't want to interfere. But when you're talking about a book with a commercial basis, being sold in ordinary bookstores, it's a totally different story, so I was like, "Be reasonable!"" from interview with Nightow in Manga no Mori newsletter, as above.
- ^ "When asked as to whether or not Trigun could spawn a sequel, he said that it would be unlikely given the story brings itself to a natural close." from discussion panel at AnimeExpo, as above.
