400https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/m3qRLMtxClgbFm7OrnvrHn1pf6G.png Let me begin by saying this: Trigun isnt just an old animeits an emotional journey a spiritual awakening and an explosion of passion: the pinnacle of storytelling. The story of Vash the Stampede a man so utterly perfect that its insulting to call him a man. He is much more than that. He is an angel a deity a beam of sunshine personified wrapped in his red trench coat and blessed with his luscious golden locks that will strike the heart of anyone who lays eyes on him. You dont just watch Trigun for entertainment you watch it as an exercise in falling madly and hopelessly in love with the man the myth the legend himself... Vash the Stampede. And believe me I fell hard. BEFORE YOU WATCH Of course this is just my opinion but dont skip the filler. Its a 26 episode anime with 17 filler episodes. Yeah thats 65.3846154 but dont be fooled. The manga was nowhere near done when they made the show. Yasuhiro Nightow worked with Madhouse on the anime and decided on a different storyline. The anime holds up as its own experience compared to the manga. Also dub or sub doesnt really matter. Both are good and have great voice actors. THE CHARACTERS Ill begin with the characters starting off with the greatest character of any anime/manga of all time. Actually of anything ever: Vash The Stampede 500https://pa1.aminoapps.com/5621/57c94e9f037e773d7a42c8403bb81cbaffbd62df00.gif Goodness gracious where do I begin? With his wild spiky hair that seems to defy not just gravity but the laws of attraction? Or with his charming blue eyes that with a single gaze bring you to great oceans of heartbreak and hope pulling you under yet keeping you afloat? Oh and his smile... dont get me started. Its criminal. Every grin feeling like the sun rising just for you alone chipping away any uncertainty in your heart. 500https://i.pin.com/736x/5b/a0/6c/5ba06cf48bf39d754d74a7db70639dd8.jpg And the way he moves? Lets not even go there... just kidding we will. Vash doesnt just walkhe glides spins and twirls like the world is his canvas for expression. Every step beaming with confidence charisma and otherworldly beauty that takes every breath. And that coat... his infamous red coat. The way it flails in the wind framing his figure carved by the gods like hes been painted by Michelangelo. Such graceful beauty I need to take a moment just thinking about it. 500https://i.pin.com/736x/6e/44/4f/6e444f765fd0729ff94008650dbd6cac.jpg He is not just a feast for the eyes but also for the soul a true masterpiece of a character. Vash is compassionate to a fault always striving to save the lives of otherseven those who try to take his own. His silly antics and infectious laugh hide the unbearable pain of his past and all that he has endured. He makes you long to be the one to soothe that pain. To hold him close tell him hes loved perfect and doesnt have to suffer alone anymore. I just want to run my fingers through his golden hair trace every line of his face feel his heart beat in tune with mine. I want to give him everything. Anyways... 500https://i.pin.com/originals/c2/6d/ad/c26dad24ec73d35452b3197b1cf08db7.gif And dont even get me started on his voice. Whether youre watching in Sub or Dub every word uttered from Vash weaves its own unique tapestry of emotiona true wordsmith. Hes playful yet tender yet heartbreaking and its everything youd imagine such a heavenly godlike creature to sound like. I could listen to him talk for hours lost in the angelic melody of his words imagining that hes speaking directly to me telling me Im the one hes been searching for. 500https://i.pin.com/736x/d1/19/c0/d119c00f451612bf5aef06eccde8c4eb.jpg You can try to compare him to anyone else but you will only succeed in lying to yourself. Think of anyoneanyone you can think of. He is simply just better Monkey D. Luffy Son Goku Ichigo Kurosaki Naruto Uzumaki Spike Spiegel Oprah Winfrey Satoru Gojo Eren Yeager Yes Lelouch Lamperouge Edward Elric Luke Skywalker Killua Zoldyck Jotaro Kujo Soul Eater Evans Bart Simpson Albert Einstein Whoever invented Chocolate Milk Unfortunately even Piccolo... Im afraid Ive probably rustled some feathers with this remark but I am not bothered. My only goal is to tell the masses the truth. Dont get me wrong all these characters are great but Vash is second to none. Vash is the gift given to us that can never be fully cherished no matter how hard we try. The most well written thoughtprovoking and downright heartstringripping character to grace our lives. 500https://i.pin.com/736x/c3/e7/b0/c3e7b0ad67d203d49725a6b98d923638.jpg Million Knives 500https://64.media.tumblr.com/3415bd41c3d5085694592fa32412cecf/64faf692757eeb377f/s1280x1920/80b6f319fc721eae50f5b6b1cb5ba21cef8d4137.jpg Just like the timeless balance of Yin and Yang every fighter for good needs their perpetrator of evil. An embodiment for their struggle to shape their purpose and Million Knives fits his purpose like a perfectfitting glove. His ruthlessness knows no bounds always there to push Vash to his limitskeeping him on his toes. Knives devotes himself to his goal doing all he can. Frankly I would put him up there with the best villains of all time. A true mastermind of evil always inching closer to his ultimate plan. Legato Bluesummers 500https://i.pin.com/736x/e2/93/72/e293725f2c54c0cde0b68024b772a67e.jpg Do you think you know what evil is? Ask yourself if you know Legato Bluesummers if the answer is no then you simply dont. A true incarnation of depravity I cannot speak about. A man so determined to make Vash suffer he makes the idea of the invincible snail seem like a fantasy wonderland. A character you have to watch in action for yourself to understand Nicolas D. Wolfwood 500https://i.pin.com/736x/d6/f3/ef/d6f3efe79cec306774521db1a387bc90.jpg Much like evil good always needs its partner. Being one of the more morally complex characters he is captivating in his own right. Wolfwood is there by Vashs side yet adheres to his own sense of justice. Like Vash he is more than a character. He is a lesson to be learnt and expression to be felt. Yes there are other characters in Trigun. Yes they are profound and important to the impact of Trigun on the soul. But Vash is the one and only idol the one man to strive to become. Simply put I dont care. Lets be honest with ourselves: this show could just be 26 episodes of Vash standing there breathing and It would still the greatest work of art ever made. Every moment hes on screen is a blessinga gift to us mere mortals. THE PLOT The plot? Perfect. Taking place on Planet Gunsmoke a barren lawless wasteland scattered with bits of civilization. The perfect place for Vash. Vash stands out against his environment like the first bloom of spring in a barren winter. Vash is a wanted outlaw with a humongous 60 billion bounty. Because no matter where he goes destruction follows him to no avail. But Vash isnt the villain he is our guiding light through the world a true spiritual figurehead. He is at his core a pacifist with a huge heart. A heart so big it could hold the entire universe and still have space for desserts perchance donuts. No matter who enacts it or who it is enacted upon every act of violence pains him in the deepest part of his being every life lost is a jab into his radiant soul. 500https://i.pin.com/736x/7d/45/88/7d458897b3c1f1798421575d0e0dc15e.jpg Vash is joined by his various friends who have their own merits and blemishes throughout his journey. Each one bringing their own interpretation on the human experience and the complications of living. Throughout his journey he comes across countless people changing their lives regardless if he gets credit or nota messiah in disguise. Of course no life is free of struggle. That struggle comes from the antagonists. Knives will do anything to torment Vash and break his ironclad faith no matter who is hurt or what is destroyed. Vash time and time again is confronted with circumstances filled with sorrow and despair yet never gives up trying his best to defend his morals and values no matter how devastating they may be. 500https://i.pin.com/736x/7d/30/1d/7d301da2c7a25cf1661eb5491bf21e11.jpg The themes of morality forgiveness crisis of conscience and the value of life are important and profound but lets not kid ourselves youre here for Vash. Despite that Trigun is a message that should be spread throughout the world played for kids in school watched by families at home for prisoners in jail leaders in positions of power people lost in life those who strive for greatness enlightened ones seeking wisdom and knowledge. It is an unmatched story that provokes you to think and have some introspection deep within yourself. Doesnt matter who you are this show will change you. You can know everything and learn from this show. Every episode brought with it the unwavering soulcrushing fact that I was one episode closer to the end. Before the credits could even roll across on the final episode I was a wreck. Tears pouring emotions ablaze heart pounding a grown man completely undone and rejuvenated by the sheer splendiferousness of this show and the divine perfection of Vash the Stampede. Trigun didnt just entertain me it consumed me. It bored into my chest seized hold of my heart and claimed it in the name of Vash. 500https://i.pin.com/originals/52/48/a1/5248a118b0ea2670a9b8a2387c7026b3.gif CONCLUSION So would I recommend Trigun? Rhetorical question. Not just as a show but as a transformative experience. Just be warned: youll fall in love with Vash the Stampede and theres no coming back from that. And honestly? Who would want to? Trigun and the paragon of virtue that is Vash has deeply stricken me down inside my essence. Trigun is more than an animeits a lifealtering phenomenon focused on the absolute pinnacle of celestial beauty in the form of a man. His 60 billion bounty? An insult to perfection a worthless number impossibly far from his value. A humble donutcraving leadslinging god fabulously veiled in red every step an interpretive display every smile a weapon of mass seduction. Vash doesnt just exist he radiates love and warmth his golden hair shimmering like a halo above his head. And listen I dont want to admire himI want to worship him. To hold him to run my hands through that gravitydefying hair to wisp away the sadness in those glorious blue eyes. Id give him every ounce of my soul my body my everything. Vash isnt just my hero hes my wildest most desperate desire. 500https://i.pin.com/originals/0d/2d/d2/0d2dd2ab82e4a5eeb8d581e703e5c63c.gif To the readers who have made it to the end Im sure you have already noticed the comical nature of my review and yes Im being a bit satirical I wanted to have fun writing about my favorite anime and yes I love Vash and yes hes my favorite and yes I hold him in higher regard than anyone else in my life. Regardless of that Trigun is a masterpiece. I am heartbroken at how criminally underrated and unwatched it is today. Trigun is a world filled with hardships and suffering that prompts you to think. It presents you with a concept and shows you its contrast through Vash vs. Knives/The World. They are the two edges of a double sided sword two extremes brought to their conclusions and teach a valuable lesson in humanity. Vash is an incredibly complex character behind his lighthearted happy go lucky facade. He grapples with the world using his philosophy he swears by a daunting and taxing burden to undertake and its shown to you the consequences he has to face presenting it all to you in a captivating and thrilling manner. I wont say it will change your life but its worth it. If you still disagree with me then: That is just the sort of nonsense up with which I will not put And no Trigun Stampede is nowhere near as good as the original was. Sincerely PiccoloLover