1998·Sci-Fi & Fantasy·26 episodes
8.1
★
Trigun takes place in the distant future on a desert planet. Vash the Stampede is a gunfighter with a legend so ruthless he has a $$60,000,000,000 bounty on his head. Entire towns evacuate at the rumor of his arrival. But the real Vash the Stampede, the enigmatic and conflicted lead character, is more heroic, even though he usually acts like a complete idiot.
Created by Yasuhiro Nightow
bounty hunter
post-apocalyptic future
dystopia
steampunk
bromance
based on manga
gunman
gun violence
dessert
anime
adventure
excited
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Cast
Masaya Onosaka
Vash the Stampede (voice)
Hiromi Tsuru
Meryl Stryfe (voice)
Satsuki Yukino
Milly Thompson (voice)
Show Hayami
Nicholas D. Wolfwood (voice)
Crew
Masao Maruyama
Executive Producer
Yosuke Kuroda
Series Composition
Takahiro Yoshimatsu
Character Designer
Tomohiro Yoshida
Sound Director
Yasunori Honda
Sound Director
Popular Reviews
85 reviews
Fishboy
9.0★ · 05/04/26
I HATE YOU STARGAZE TO WHAT YOU DID TO THE PRETTIEST GIRL OF ALL TIME
I HATE YOU STARGAZE TO WHAT YOU DID TO THE PRETTIEST GIRL OF ALL TIME
oklou
10.0★ · 04/19/26
Definitely would read the manga so soon. Trigun probably more like No-gun. This anime had so much possiblity to pick on from each perspective. Trigun's vibe could be breakdown in by this 3 lead character's moral ideologies. (Spoiler Alert!)
The Main Protagonist: Vash the Stampede: Radical Pacifism (Deontology). He believes killing action are inherently wrong, regardless of the consequences. In The world of "kill or be killed" desert. Vash’s refusal to kill often puts innocent people at risk, which is the primary criticism leveled against him by his allies and enemies alike.
The Main Villain: Knives Millions: Social Darwinism & Misanthropy. He views humanity as inherently destructive, selfish, and inferior. To him, wiping out the human race is an act of "cleaning" the planet. His cruelty stems from a twisted love for his own kind (the Plants). He believes they are being enslaved by humans and justifies genocide as "liberation."
The Lead Protagonist: Nicholas D. Wolfwood: Moral Realism & Pragmatism. He believes that in a cruel world, you must sometimes kill the "wolves" to protect the "lambs." To him, Vash’s pacifism is a luxury that only someone as skilled as Vash can afford. He constantly challenges Vash with the question: If you let a killer live and they kill again, are you responsible for those deaths?.
This is showing how these 3 characters morality is collide each other makes them and the anime more interesting each style for you to choose on. The anime is not just about gun shoot and gunsling This is about a clash of contrasting ideologies in a barren and cruel world. Its all about Survival.
The Main Protagonist: Vash the Stampede: Radical Pacifism (Deontology). He believes killing action are inherently wrong, regardless of the consequences. In The world of "kill or be killed" desert. Vash’s refusal to kill often puts innocent people at risk, which is the primary criticism leveled against him by his allies and enemies alike.
The Main Villain: Knives Millions: Social Darwinism & Misanthropy. He views humanity as inherently destructive, selfish, and inferior. To him, wiping out the human race is an act of "cleaning" the planet. His cruelty stems from a twisted love for his own kind (the Plants). He believes they are being enslaved by humans and justifies genocide as "liberation."
The Lead Protagonist: Nicholas D. Wolfwood: Moral Realism & Pragmatism. He believes that in a cruel world, you must sometimes kill the "wolves" to protect the "lambs." To him, Vash’s pacifism is a luxury that only someone as skilled as Vash can afford. He constantly challenges Vash with the question: If you let a killer live and they kill again, are you responsible for those deaths?.
This is showing how these 3 characters morality is collide each other makes them and the anime more interesting each style for you to choose on. The anime is not just about gun shoot and gunsling This is about a clash of contrasting ideologies in a barren and cruel world. Its all about Survival.
Definitely would read the manga so soon. Trigun probably more like No-gun. This anime had so much possiblity to pick on from each perspective. Trigun's vibe could be breakdown in by this 3 lead character's moral ideologies. (Spoiler Alert!)
The Main Protagonist: Vash the Stampede: Radical Pacifism (Deontology). He believes killing action are inherently wrong, regardless of the consequences. In The world of "kill or be killed" desert. Vash’s refusal to kill often puts innocent people at risk, which is the primary criticism leveled against him by his allies and enemies alike.
The Main Villain: Knives Millions: Social Darwinism & Misanthropy. He views humanity as inherently destructive, selfish, and inferior. To him, wiping out the human race is an act of "cleaning" the planet. His cruelty stems from a twisted love for his own kind (the Plants). He believes they are being enslaved by humans and justifies genocide as "liberation."
The Lead Protagonist: Nicholas D. Wolfwood: Moral Realism & Pragmatism. He believes that in a cruel world, you must sometimes kill the "wolves" to protect the "lambs." To him, Vash’s pacifism is a luxury that only someone as skilled as Vash can afford. He constantly challenges Vash with the question: If you let a killer live and they kill again, are you responsible for those deaths?.
This is showing how these 3 characters morality is collide each other makes them and the anime more interesting each style for you to choose on. The anime is not just about gun shoot and gunsling This is about a clash of contrasting ideologies in a barren and cruel world. Its all about Survival.
The Main Protagonist: Vash the Stampede: Radical Pacifism (Deontology). He believes killing action are inherently wrong, regardless of the consequences. In The world of "kill or be killed" desert. Vash’s refusal to kill often puts innocent people at risk, which is the primary criticism leveled against him by his allies and enemies alike.
The Main Villain: Knives Millions: Social Darwinism & Misanthropy. He views humanity as inherently destructive, selfish, and inferior. To him, wiping out the human race is an act of "cleaning" the planet. His cruelty stems from a twisted love for his own kind (the Plants). He believes they are being enslaved by humans and justifies genocide as "liberation."
The Lead Protagonist: Nicholas D. Wolfwood: Moral Realism & Pragmatism. He believes that in a cruel world, you must sometimes kill the "wolves" to protect the "lambs." To him, Vash’s pacifism is a luxury that only someone as skilled as Vash can afford. He constantly challenges Vash with the question: If you let a killer live and they kill again, are you responsible for those deaths?.
This is showing how these 3 characters morality is collide each other makes them and the anime more interesting each style for you to choose on. The anime is not just about gun shoot and gunsling This is about a clash of contrasting ideologies in a barren and cruel world. Its all about Survival.
Wassaaa
10.0★ · 03/31/26
If you have watched the anime you NEED to read the manga
If you have watched the anime you NEED to read the manga
Kit
9.0★ · 02/17/26
I cannot say enough how much I love Trigun, the manga will forever be my favourite iteration ofc.. but this version does encapsulate the themes of it pretty well despite only having half the source media to do so too. I definitely don’t think it’s perfect, but it has some insane highs (and lows but..).
I think the main thing this gets so well is the range of Vash, it keeps that core idea of ‘grinning just to bear the pain’ to the extreme that Vash does. It shows his genuine need to stay kind and keep his pacifist ideals, and it shows wonderfully just how linked this mindset is to his guilt about Rem, the fall etc. And (as in the manga lmao) having Wolfwood parallel Vash in ideals is perfect, they’re both incredibly flawed and each thematically compliments the other perfectly. Wolfwood’s background is ofc different to the manga but I think the core principle of his character is good.
Knives too, is sympathetic enough, again backstory a little different but it’s nice to see a more gradual change in behaviour. Tho I think adult knives could’ve been fleshed out better.
Milly & Meryl are veryyy up and down, they get reduced to ‘women’ and/or love interests way too much tho I’m not sure what I expected. Just generally this struggles with aspects of misogyny, but that’s not surprising.
Legato’s insane emo aura..
I think the main thing this gets so well is the range of Vash, it keeps that core idea of ‘grinning just to bear the pain’ to the extreme that Vash does. It shows his genuine need to stay kind and keep his pacifist ideals, and it shows wonderfully just how linked this mindset is to his guilt about Rem, the fall etc. And (as in the manga lmao) having Wolfwood parallel Vash in ideals is perfect, they’re both incredibly flawed and each thematically compliments the other perfectly. Wolfwood’s background is ofc different to the manga but I think the core principle of his character is good.
Knives too, is sympathetic enough, again backstory a little different but it’s nice to see a more gradual change in behaviour. Tho I think adult knives could’ve been fleshed out better.
Milly & Meryl are veryyy up and down, they get reduced to ‘women’ and/or love interests way too much tho I’m not sure what I expected. Just generally this struggles with aspects of misogyny, but that’s not surprising.
Legato’s insane emo aura..
I cannot say enough how much I love Trigun, the manga will forever be my favourite iteration ofc.. but this version does encapsulate the themes of it pretty well despite only having half the source media to do so too. I definitely don’t think it’s perfect, but it has some insane highs (and lows but..).
I think the main thing this gets so well is the range of Vash, it keeps that core idea of ‘grinning just to bear the pain’ to the extreme that Vash does. It shows his genuine need to stay kind and keep his pacifist ideals, and it shows wonderfully just how linked this mindset is to his guilt about Rem, the fall etc. And (as in the manga lmao) having Wolfwood parallel Vash in ideals is perfect, they’re both incredibly flawed and each thematically compliments the other perfectly. Wolfwood’s background is ofc different to the manga but I think the core principle of his character is good.
Knives too, is sympathetic enough, again backstory a little different but it’s nice to see a more gradual change in behaviour. Tho I think adult knives could’ve been fleshed out better.
Milly & Meryl are veryyy up and down, they get reduced to ‘women’ and/or love interests way too much tho I’m not sure what I expected. Just generally this struggles with aspects of misogyny, but that’s not surprising.
Legato’s insane emo aura..
I think the main thing this gets so well is the range of Vash, it keeps that core idea of ‘grinning just to bear the pain’ to the extreme that Vash does. It shows his genuine need to stay kind and keep his pacifist ideals, and it shows wonderfully just how linked this mindset is to his guilt about Rem, the fall etc. And (as in the manga lmao) having Wolfwood parallel Vash in ideals is perfect, they’re both incredibly flawed and each thematically compliments the other perfectly. Wolfwood’s background is ofc different to the manga but I think the core principle of his character is good.
Knives too, is sympathetic enough, again backstory a little different but it’s nice to see a more gradual change in behaviour. Tho I think adult knives could’ve been fleshed out better.
Milly & Meryl are veryyy up and down, they get reduced to ‘women’ and/or love interests way too much tho I’m not sure what I expected. Just generally this struggles with aspects of misogyny, but that’s not surprising.
Legato’s insane emo aura..
agustdier
10.0★ · 12/18/25
"will i see you again?"
"i don't know. and besides, whenever i look at you... im reminded of everything i hate about myself."
"i don't know. and besides, whenever i look at you... im reminded of everything i hate about myself."
"will i see you again?"
"i don't know. and besides, whenever i look at you... im reminded of everything i hate about myself."
"i don't know. and besides, whenever i look at you... im reminded of everything i hate about myself."