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I bought Trigun recently on DVD because all I had were vague memories of a good show with an interesting and conflicted blond man as the main protagonist, but little else resided in memory since this was from when the show aired on Cartoon Network, dubbed and edited.  Upon finishing the show, I sat and thought about it for a while, only to realize it’s such a solid anime that I honestly could find little, if nothing, wrong with it.  Trigun is simply a great show.

Vash the Stampede is a mysterious man in a red coat that causes havoc and chaos to every town and city he visits.  He has an enormous sum of money on his head for whoever captures him, but most are too afraid to try and when they do meet this notorious outlaw, they are often puzzled by his innocent and naive nature.  Vash is followed throughout the show by two girls from an insurance agency, whose job is to evaluate claims of destruction by the Humanoid Typhoon, as Vash is also known by.  Meryl Strife and Milly Thompson, along with other characters such as Nicholas D. Wolfwood, soon come to realize that there is much more to Vash the Stampede, a heartbroken and vulnerable side, determined to live until his ‘goal’ is complete.

Trigun is an anime that deals with deep conflict that can be overlooked by the cover of the show, the main characters wielding different types of firearms.  The series delves into a world overrun with violence and how a pacifist goes about trying to right wrongs without turning to killing as an answer, even when it may seem like the only or easiest way to obtaining what is desired.  The show, by all means, is full of action and great fight sequences, but it all fuels the emotional core of the characters, especially Vash, and each battle in the show helps him grow more and more interesting to the viewer.

What I also applaud the show for is its use of subtleness and never letting out too many secrets regarding characters, too soon.  Right up until the last minute of the show, I was unsure how it would end.  Would someone die, would they live?  Do morals and beliefs have to be broken, will friends have perished in vain?  The only other immediate anime I can think of that had a similar concept, someone unwilling to shed blood while suffocating in a world of death and how they will manage to live through it, is Rurouni Kenshin.  My feelings towards Trigun’s climax paralleled moments from Kenshin and I think it is a brave and difficult concept for any show to approach.  Trigun pulled it off with flying colors.

Now I’ll be waiting in anxious excitement for Trigun the Movie, since I can’t get this dusty western out of my head!