Wow so I’ve finished Trigun Stampede, you know the remake of the original Trigun series and I feel some type of way. Not mad but more of a nostalgia type of feeling, so here I am to make a review of this remake of Trigun.
Story So, if you don’t know Trigun, let me help relocate you from the rock you’ve been living under. Originally a series that released in 1998 (yes, this anime is older than some of you that are reading this). Typically, it’s about a set of twin brothers (alien brothers) who arrives in a planet a causes destruction. Now one brother Vash the Stampede is a good guy who looks like he causes trouble no matter where he goes, one is due to the bounty that is on his head 60 billion (that’s a lot of money). The other reason is due to his brother Million Knives who is stealing people plant generators and causing trouble.
Trigun Stampede get full points for the story/plot of the anime, simply because it was original at the time, a set of twins one good one evil out to fight for their own beliefs. Also since this is a remake based on how this anime was turned into 12 episodes from a previous 26-episode anime I think they did a good job and even got a bit deeper into the story and reason behind Knives motives. Animation/Music
Eh, so I initially was angry with the remake and refused to watch it due to the anime being completely CGI. Yeah, majority of the anime is CGI and this is where Trigun Stampede loses some points. This isn’t a definite reason but due to the anime being in CGI I believe they cut out a lot of fight and gun scenes within the anime. Let’s be honest Trigun and Cowboy Bebop was always the goat anime of gun toting action shows in space, but with the remake there wasn’t much action. Yeah, it was a lot of people attacking Vash but he ran majority of the time and didn’t do much to help the situation, in a way he was a washed up version of his old self. Within the original Vash only needed one shot to change things around and he didn’t have to shoot the person. Musically the OP song of the anime was great, love that but nothing else really stuck out with me. The ending song was also a nice touch. Characters So, with the characters Trigun Stampede receive full marks because of their design. I don’t think they missed with a single character from Vash new look to Zazie the beast, they were all good. Also, we did have a change of characters which left me a bit confused. Within the prior anime there was Meryl, and another lady named Lilly but, in the remake, there was a guy named Roberto and SPOILER ALERT within the end of the anime Lilly name was brought up, so I wasn’t sure what to make with that. However, we have a few characters which are all pretty dope so let’s get into it. First our MC Vash, he’s the guy who refuses to kill people no matter the cause. I personally loved his new look with the side hair shaved off instead of the spikey look from the original. Not much to say regarding Vash he’s as open as a book and we see what kind of person he is from episode 1. Meryl and Roberto, I love their combination. Normally Meryl was the senior always watching over Lilly, but this time Roberto played as her senior at journalist job. This gave Meryl a way to see growth in her character and Roberto playing the levelheaded elder who looked out for her. Roberto is a new character, but Meryl was more of a badass in the original anime. Alright two more characters which both is my favorite, one is Nic Wolfwood, really nothing changed from this character and that is something huge because if it would’ve changed the anime most likely could’ve flunked. He’s the sidekick Vash needs, not to mention he’s technically a bad guy but changes when meeting Vash and the crew. Wolfwood doesn’t believe in Vash belief of not killing a person even when it’s a life and death situation. We see a prime example of this in episode 5 when Nic is forced to do something Vash couldn’t. Finally, I would like to talk about Millions Knives, Vash big brother. I personally believe he’s a misunderstood psychopath (if that makes sense). Don’t get me wrong crashing their ship and killing everyone on board was crazy but when you really think about it, he had a point in the end. He specifically told Vash they (humans) would never accept them, and he pointed out to the fact Vash was being shot at by humans and even said they were hunting him (aka the bounty). I can’t get mad at Knives for trying to make the world a better place for him and his little brother.
Conclusion Whew an emotional journey rewatching one of the anime I used to watch a while ago (I’m getting old). However, there is no punch in this anime, it’s like ordering a drink but is watered down. Yes, the drink (anime) looks garnished and nice but where is the alcohol (action) lol. The color within the animation is beautiful along with the character designs but CGI isn’t always a great route but at least it’s not Seven Deadly Sins bad. I recommend this anime with a - You should watch. For those who don’t know scores of 80+ get a “you should watch recommendation"
