Trigun
トライガン (Toraigan)
Demographic	Shōnen, Seinen
Genre	Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction, Science fiction western, Space Western, Steampunk
Manga: Trigun
Authored by	Yasuhiro Nightow
Publisher	Tokuma Shoten
Other publishers: Panini Comics Carlsen Glénat
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
Other publishers: Dark Horse Comics Carlsen Glénat
Serialized in	Young King Ours
Original run	1998 – 2007
No. of volumes	12 (currently) with 102 chapters (in Japan)
TV anime: Trigun
Directed by	Satoshi Nishimura
Studio	Madhouse
Network	TV Tokyo
Other networks: GMA 7 Cartoon Network Cartoon Network, PlayTV A+ MTV Italia SIC Radical G4techTV Panini Comics K3
Original run	April 4, 1998 – September 30, 1998
No. of episodes	26

Trigun (トライガン, Toraigan^?) is a sci-fi manga series with a Space Western theme created by Yasuhiro Nightow in 1995, and adapted into a 26 episode anime series in 1998 by Madhouse. As of April 2007, Trigun has ended in Japan, currently spanning 102 chapters and 14 tankōbon volumes. Cover of Trigun manga, vol. ... Bleach , a well-known example of Shōnen manga This article is about the shōnen style of anime and manga. ... Seinen not to be confused with adult )) is a subset of manga that is generally targeted at an 18–30 year old male audience, but the audience can be much older with some comics aimed at businessmen well into their 40s. ... Look up adventure in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... 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Storyline

Screen capture from the opening credits of the sixty-billion double-dollar bounty poster for Vash the Stampede

It is the story of The Humanoid Typhoon and two insurance company employees who are ordered to follow him to minimize the damage caused by his activities. Much of the damage attributed to "Vash" is caused by the activities of bounty hunters who are after the "60,000,000,000$$" (sixty billion "double dollars") 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 inhuman skill, he uses his weapons only to save lives wherever he can. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Vash the Stampede (ヴァッシュ・ザ・スタンピード Vasshu za Sutanpīdo) is the main character of the anime and manga series Trigun. ...

As the series progresses, more is gradually learned about Vash's mysterious history and the history of the human civilization on Gunsmoke, the 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 a priest, 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 manga based on the popular video game franchise Samurai Spirits, 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. Yasuhiro Nightow (内藤 泰弘 Naitō Yasuhiro) is a Japanese mangaka and game creator who created the anime and manga Trigun. ... In the American comic book industry, the term one-shot is used to denote a pilot comic or a stand-alone story created to last as one issue. ... “Computer and video games” redirects here. ... Note: This article is specifically about the original Samurai Shodown game. ... Tokuma Shoten (徳間書店) is one of the largest entertainment publishers in Japan. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ...

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 as Trigun Maximum (トライガンマキシマム, Toraigan Makishimamu^?). 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 12th tankōbon was published on July 26, 2006. Young King OURs is a monthly manga magazine published in Japan. ... A pubishing company in Japan. ... Bleach , a well-known example of Shōnen manga This article is about the shōnen style of anime and manga. ... Seinen not to be confused with adult )) is a subset of manga that is generally targeted at an 18–30 year old male audience, but the audience can be much older with some comics aimed at businessmen well into their 40s. ... For other uses, see Sequel (disambiguation). ... Tankōbon ) is the Japanese term for a compilation volume of a particular series (such as a manga or a novel series, magazine articles, essays, craft patterns, etc. ... is the 207th day of the year (208th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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 series 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 heels of this success, Trigun Maximum followed quickly, and as of January 2007 eleven volumes have been released. Translations into German, French, Italian,Portuguese and Spanish have also been released. Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also: List of Trigun media#Manga

Media relating to the anime and manga series Trigun by Yasuhiro Nightow // The Pioneer Entertainment release of the Trigun DVD box set. ...

Anime

Episode 1 intro

Trigun was animated by Madhouse, broadcasted on TV Tokyo, produced by Victor Company of Japan (JVC) in 1998 and directed by Satoshi Nishimura with scripts by Yosuke Kuroda, character designs by Takahiro Yoshimatsu, mechanical designs by Noriyuki Jinguji and music by Tsuneo Imahori. 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^[5] that due to the finality of the anime ending, it is unlikely any continuation will be made. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Madhouse ) is a Japanese animation studio, founded in the early 1970s by ex-Mushi Pro animators including Masao Maruyama, Osamu Dezaki, Rintaro, and Yoshiaki Kawajiri. ... The logo of TV Tokyo. ... Victor Company of Japan, Limited ) (TYO: 6792 ), usually referred to as JVC, is an international consumer and professional electronics corporation based in Yokohama, Japan which was founded in 1927. ... Yōsuke Kuroda ), born in 29 March 1968, in Mie, Japan, is a Japanese anime screenwriter and scriptwriter. ... Tsuneo Imahori (今堀恒雄 Imahori Tsuneo, born 1962) is a Japanese guitarist and composer. ... Geneon Entertainment Incoporated ) (formerly known as Pioneer Entertainment, or Pioneer LDC - Pioneer LaserDisc Company, a former subsidiary of Pioneer Corporation) is a Japanese anime and home entertainment production and distribution enterprise. ... For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ... Adult Swim is the name for an adult-oriented television programming network. ...

The October 2005 issue of Neo magazine (A UK Anime magazine) includes an interview with Madhouse's founder and series planner, Masao Maruyama. In it, he says the studio is working on a Trigun Movie that should be released in a "couple of years". The November issue of Anime Insider also confirms this news. Masao Maruyama (丸山正雄 Maruyama Masao) is the co-founder, board of directors member, and producer of Studio Madhouse, one of the leading animation production companies in the world. ...

In May 2007 Nightow confirmed at the Anime Central Convention that the Trigun movie was in the early stages of preproduction with the script near completion, though he did not divulge any plot information.

See also: List of Trigun media#Anime

Media relating to the anime and manga series Trigun by Yasuhiro Nightow // The Pioneer Entertainment release of the Trigun DVD box set. ...

Characters

Main article: Trigun characters

// Characters in the manga and anime series Trigun. ...

Title

The title of Trigun is said to pertain to Vash, who has three primary weapons, each of which is a type of gun: his long barrel revolver, his false arm (revealed during Monev's attack), and, most importantly, his Angel Arm. However, the name can also be seen to apply to other characters who have an arsenal of three unique guns, a "Trigun". The two most prominent examples are the men who join Vash as his partner in arms, Nicholas D. Wolfwood and Livio the Double Fang (as well as his other personality, Razlo). Wolfwood handles three kinds of guns: his pistols, the Machine Gun end of the Cross Punisher, and the same weapon's rocket launcher. Livio, if taken as a whole with Razlo, also handles three types of ammo, being the Double Fang machine guns and the two modes of the Cross Punisher. Razlo (also "Lazlo") on his own, also - and perhaps most blatantly - meets the title, as he handles three Cross Punishers simultaneously, earning his title of "Trip of Death" ("Trip", or "Tri-P", is only later in the series revealed to be short for "Tri-Punisher"). The title becomes a reflection of the arsenals for each of these protagonists.

Weaponry

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Contrary to popular opinion, Vash's revolver is not modeled after the Mateba Autorevolver.^{[Who said this?]} The release of the Trigun manga predates the introduction of the Mateba Model 6 by two years. The revolver Vash uses is loosley based on the Smith & Wesson Model 3^{[citation needed]} revolver produced in 1874. This design was modified with a much stronger frame to accept the .45 Colt ammunition and the finished revolver has a six o'clock barrel for reduced muzzle flip and to accommodate the device that activates Vash and Knives' special "Angel Arm." The name of the gun is popularly believed to be the "AGL Arms .45 Long Colt" and has EF Auto Ejecting with a double action trigger.^{[citation needed]} from http://www. ... Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... rEVOLVEr (2004) is the fourth studio album release by Swedish thrash metal band The Haunted. ... Developed by the Italian gun manufacturer Mateba Srl, the Mateba Autorevolver, sometimes referred to as the Mateba Model 6 Unica, is one of the few types of hybrid handguns called automatic revolvers. ... The . ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The muzzle of a firearm is the end of the barrel from which the projectile will exit. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Milly's stun gun is modeled after a chaingun, a type of machine gun or automatic cannon that uses an external source of power, rather than recoil, to cycle the weapon. Instead of bullets, Milly's stun gun fires a large expandable device. This device unfolds into an X shape, striking the opponent with enough power to knock them off their feet or render them unconscious. The M242 25mm Chain gun A chain gun is a type of machine gun or autocannon that uses an external source of power, rather than recoil, to cycle the weapon. ... An early naval cannon design, allowing the gun to roll backwards a small distance when firing The recoil when firing a gun is the backward momentum of a gun, which is equal to the forward momentum of the bullet or shell, due to conservation of momentum. ...

For self-defense, Meryl keeps dozens of Derringers^[6] hidden inside her coat. These pocket pistols fire two shots of what appears to be .32 ACP and while they are not ideal for duels, but at a very close range (such as at a casino or saloon card table) they could easily deliver a fatal blow. This does not cite any references or sources. ...

Media

Further information: List of Trigun media

Media relating to the anime and manga series Trigun by Yasuhiro Nightow // The Pioneer Entertainment release of the Trigun DVD box set. ...

References

Notes

1. ^ "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." interview with Nightow in the September 2000 Manga no Mori newsletter, translated by sumire.
2. ^ "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." summary of discussion panel with Nightow at Anime Expo 2000, in Anaheim, California.
3. ^ "The first volume of the English language version of Yasuhiro Nightow's Trigun manga sold out an edition of 35,000 copies at wholesale within days of its release... Dark Horse is going back to press for 15,000 additional copies" from ICV2 article posted on October 29, 2003.
4. ^ "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 2005-01-04.
5. ^ "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.
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External links

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Trigun

• Shōnen Gahōsha page on Trigun (Japanese)
• Adult Swim page on Trigun anime
• Trigun (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Trigun (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Trigun at AnimeNfo.com
• Trigun Maximum Notes