Trigun: Deep Space Planet Future Gun Action

Trigun is a story set on a planet called Gunsmoke in the future and is often known for its western space theme. A man named "Vash the Stampede" has a 60,000,000,000$$ (sixty billion "double dollars") bounty on his head for the destruction of a whole city called July. This causes bounty hunters to constantly try and capture him: dead or alive. Despite the bounty, his appearance often causes chaos (since he has blond hair and wears a long red bullet holed trench coat). Even though this man is hard to kill, it doesn't stop people from trying.

Vash is a wandering gunman often called "The Humanoid Typhoon" who wanders around the planet trying to save lives using non-lethal force (as he is a pacifist). Joining him on his travels are Meryl Stryfe and Milly Thompson, two Bernardelli Insurance Society employees, who try to minimize the damage caused by his appearance. Joining him on his travels in volume 2 is Nicholas D. Wolfwood, a priest but also an excellent gunman just like Vash.

Vash is often seen with foolish characteristics, but this is in order to hide his identity and keep people unthreatened. Because of his absolute view against killing, he often suffers great pain and his body is covered in scars. He has a love for donuts and sometimes uses his catchphrase "Love and Peace." Depsite all this, he holds a serious past which is revealed throughout the series.

Trigun was published in 1995 and finished in 1997. It is 2 volumes (originally 3) and was published with Dark Horse manga. Trigun is in the shonen catergory and is in the genre of adventure and "weird western." Trigun is adored by those who love gun action and comedy. Trigun has its comical moments but also involves moral conflict towards the morality of killing other living things.

Yasuhiro Nightow decided to continue the series with Trigun Maximum, which is a 12 volume series from 1998-2007. Trigun was also made into a TV anime which was directed by Satoshi Nishimaru and was presented by Studio Madhouse. It is 26 episodes long and ran from 4th April- 30th September 1998.

I think that Trigun has a good story line although I wasn't took keen on how it was introduced. Sometimes, the action can be hard to follow so it's a good idea to read it again after a first read. However, I think that it is a clever manga with suspense and thrills. I would say it is suitable for both genders and for those who love lots of action and thrills.