TRIGUN

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.

Trigun (1998) is a Japanese animated space western series created by Yasuhiro Nightow and produced by Madhouse for TV Tokyo. Set in the distant future on a harsh desert planet, the story follows Vash the Stampede, a gunfighter whose legend is so ruthless that he carries a sixty billion dollar bounty, and whose towns empty out at the rumor of his arrival. The real Vash is an enigmatic and conflicted pacifist who usually acts like a complete fool, and his engine is the gap between that myth and the man. Insurance agents Meryl Stryfe and Milly Thompson are sent to track him and find themselves drawn into his chaotic wake, while the gunman Nicholas D. Wolfwood becomes his closest companion. Each episode is a stand-alone stop on a dusty road, mixing bounty-hunt skirmishes with broad comedy and sudden, lethal gun battles. Its single season is one continuing arc of wandering and moral reckoning. The tone blends slapstick, sincere warmth, and a wistful sense of loss, with a bromance at its heart. Fans of Cowboy Bebop, Outlaw Star and Mad Max: Fury Road will find resonance in its frontier romance and its mix of humor and violence.

Viewers broadly regard Trigun as an acclaimed action-comedy anime whose blend of gunfight spectacle, slapstick humor and a sincere pacifist heart sets it apart.

• Cowboy Bebopshared space western tone, gunfighter protagonist, and comedic-action mix on a desert frontier
• Mad Max: Fury Roadpost-apocalyptic desert setting with steampunk machinery and a pacifist gunman hero
• Outlaw StarMadhouse-era anime with bounty-hunting adventure, episodic travel, and a bromance-driven ensemble
• Trigun Stampedelone gunslinger drifting through a harsh frontier with a tender heart beneath a violent reputation

Created by

Yasuhiro Nightow

Release Date

1998-04-02

Episode runtime

24 min

Rating

8.2 / 10 (515)

What is TRIGUN about?

A pacifist gunslinger with a monstrous bounty wanders a desert planet, trying to keep people alive while bullets fly around him.

What is TRIGUN like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of TRIGUN as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is TRIGUN violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in TRIGUN as moderate.

What did critics think of TRIGUN?

Viewers broadly regard Trigun as an acclaimed action-comedy anime whose blend of gunfight spectacle, slapstick humor and a sincere pacifist heart sets it apart.

Which shows are like TRIGUN?

Shows with a similar feel include Cowboy Bebop, Mad Max: Fury Road, Outlaw Star, and Trigun Stampede.

How long is TRIGUN?

TRIGUN: 1 season, 26 episodes.

Is TRIGUN still running?

No, TRIGUN has ended.

Where can I watch TRIGUN?

In United States, TRIGUN streams on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel.