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'''''Anime Insider'' #35''' is the August 2006 issue of the North American publication ''{{Wikipedia|Anime Insider}}'' magazine, notable for featuring an article about the [[Trigun REMIX]] DVD release by Geneon.
|subj         =The $$60 Billion Man
|img           =[[File:{{{img|Trigun98_Ep01_Title_JP.png}}}|300px]]
|ja_kanji      =600億$$の男
|ep_number    =1
|ja_broadcast  =April 1, 1998<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20060719025254/http://www.shonengahosha.co.jp/ours/trigun/list.html</ref>
|us_broadcast  =April 1, 2003<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20030413021223/http://schedule.cartoonnetwork.com/servlet/ScheduleServlet?action=GO&theDate=3/31/03&timeZone=EST</ref>
|writer        =[[Yōsuke Kuroda|Yousuke Kuroda]]
|director      =[[Satoshi Nishimura]]
|next_ep      =[[TRUTH OF MISTAKE]]
|eng_pioneer=The $$60 Billion Man|eng_funimation=The $$60,000,000,000.00 Man|img2=[[File:{{{img|Trigun98_Ep01_Title_Eng_Pioneer.png}}}|150px]] [[File:{{{img|Trigun98_Ep01_Title_Eng_Funimation.png}}}|150px]]|series=[[Trigun (1998 anime)]]}}


'''"600億$$の男"''' ''(Eng:'' '''"The $$60 Billion Man"'''<sup>Pioneer</sup> '','' '''"The $$60,000,000,000.00 Man"'''<sup>Funimation</sup>'')'' is the first episode of [[Trigun (1998 anime)|''Trigun'' (1998 anime)]].
== Overview ==
On pages 38 and 39 is the article "A.I. Insider: Trigun Remix" by Angela Hanson, which contains information about the [[Trigun (1998 anime)|1998 anime series]] and several details of [[Trigun & Trigun Maximum|the manga]], the announcement of an upcoming [[Trigun Badlands Rumble|''Trigun'' movie]] in the works from [[Madhouse]], details about Geneon's upcoming [[Trigun REMIX|''Trigun Remix'']] DVD release, and the show's soundtrack.


== Article ==
Page 38:<blockquote>'''THE A.I. INSIDER*'''


== Synopsis==
'''<big>TRIGUN REMIX</big>'''
{{In Progress|1}}
In a saloon in the middle of the desert, two men are playing cards while talking about [[Vash the Stampede (anime)|Vash the Stampede]], an infamous outlaw with a bounty of $$60,000,000,000.00 (pronounced "[[double dollars]]”) on his head, and his recent destruction of [[Places (anime)|Dankin Town]]. One of them remarks that the town's undertaker got so rich, he built himself a house made of wood.  Nearby, a man in a red coat with spiky blond hair is seen drinking alone at the bar as the men talk. The bartender steps outside and suddenly runs away screaming. The men immediately stop talking and slowly draw their guns. Loud mechanical whirs are heard before the building is sliced in two by a massive boomerang. A group of armed men begin firing their guns at what’s left of the saloon, blasting it to pieces. When the dust clears, only the saloon sign is left standing. The man in red sets down his drink as the battered saloon sign falls to the ground, revealing him completely unharmed. The man stands up slowly and turns to face the gunmen as the boomerang flies past overhead to return to its wielder, [[Descartes]]: a giant, red-clad, short-legged man with a green mohawk, pierced ears, and a mechanical arm. Descartes grins, stating that he's finally found him. The man in red silently draws his gun, a silver Long Colt revolver, and aims.


Amidst the ruins of Dankin Town, the sheriff explains the destruction caused by Vash the Stampede to [[Loose Ruth]], a blond man wearing a long grey coat and a brimmed hat obscuring his face with a large rifle slung over his shoulder. Ruth remarks that the undertakers must be happy as he inquires how many people were killed. The sheriff responds that although there were many injuries, no one actually died. Ruth asks for a description of Vash. The sheriff admits he didn't get a good look at him, but that he wore red, had earrings, and was a giant man with short legs. Ruth thanks the sheriff for his help and leaves while the sheriff warns him to stay away from Vash for his own good.
'''WITH A NEW MOVIE ON THE WAY, VASH THE STAMPEDE RE-LOADS FOR A DVD RETURN'''


Meanwhile, out at [[Places (anime)|Felnarl]] Exit 10 iles, a group of men are hanging out inside a bar as the cook cleans behind the counter. A news report is playing on the radio reporting the destruction of Dankin Town and telling residents to go to their designated shelter areas. Two women, [[Meryl Stryfe (anime)|Meryl Stryfe]] and [[Milly Thompson (anime)|Milly Thompson]], enter the bar. The men in the bar turn and leer at them as they approach the bar counter. Meryl confidently orders a banana sundae and Milly a a ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mille-feuille gateau mille-feuille]'' with Ceylon tea, which causes the men to exclaim in surprise and make a vulgar joke in regards to their orders. Milly, seemingly not understanding, says that's not what she ordered. A large stungun suddenly falls out from beneath her duster, causing the table to flip up and smash one of the rude men in the face. She apologizes and remarks that her must have sling broke again as she lifts the heavy stungun over her shoulder with ease. Meryl asks the cook if he has any information about Vash the Stampede, as she'd heard he'd shown up in Felnarl recently. The cook inquires if they are after the bounty. Meryl and Milly reply no, they are actually passing through here on business. The cook admits he didn't get a good look at him, but describes Vash as being a 12 feelz tall man with a mohawk who wields a huge weapon, and that he has tons of henchmen and the reputation as the worst womanizer anyone's ever seen. Meryl is confident that's the man they're looking for.
[[Vash the Stampede (anime)|Vash the Stampede]] knows what it's like to be wanted. He's got a [[Currency|$$]]60,000,000,000 bounty on his head, after all (it's a small mix-up)—plus, fans have been desperate for more adventures of the goofball gunman who refuses to take a life despite the bloodthirsty killers determined to hunt him down. Neither [[Madhouse]]'s [[Trigun (1998 anime)|1998 anime TV series]] nor Dark Horse's release of [[Yasuhiro Nightow]]'s still-running [[Trigun & Trigun Maximum|manga]] has proven enough for Vash fans; Madhouse plans to release a new [[Trigun Badlands Rumble|''Trigun'' movie]] next year. But you can stay occupied until then with ''[[Trigun REMIX|Trigun Remix]]'', Geneon's special edition DVD re-release of the original hit anime. Whether you're stampeding for the store already or are new to Vash's home [[No Man's Land (planet)|planet of Gunsmoke]], here's the rundown on ''Trigun''.


Outside of Felnarl Town, Descartes and his gang have lost sight of Vash and are searching for him. Descartes commands his gang to find him no matter what. The long-haired henchman says that he doesn't believe that coward of a man was Vash and that they should just move on. Descartes grabs him by the head with his mechanical arm and lifts the frightened henchman and reprimands him for trying to give orders. Descartes is certain the man was Vash because of what he was wearing. He orders the henchman to find Vash or he'll break his neck.
By Angela Hanson


The bearded henchman is searching amongst the rocks, walking cautiously with a gun in his hand. A hand suddenly emerges from the ground, grabbing the henchman's ankle, causing him to scream and fall to the ground. Vash's head then bursts from the ground, a drinking straw in his mouth. He loudly gasps for air, remarking to himself that he thought he was going to suffocate. The henchman starts to yell that he's found Vash, but Vash swiftly knocks him out with a chop to the face. With a cheerful greeting, Vash begins rifling through the unconscious henchman's pockets for bullets. Vash then remembers what happened earlier, after he drew his gun at Descartes' gang outside the decimated saloon: ''Vash pulled the trigger, but nothing happened. The henchmen all grinned and laughed while Vash nervously checked his gun. Upon seeing it was completely empty of bullets, Vash screamed, then awkwardly began to back off with a weak chuckle. The henchmen opened fire at Vash, who ran off shrieking.'' Back in the present, Vash chuckles and remarks it's a miracle he actually survived as he continues to rifle through the bearded henchman's weapons. The bald henchman suddenly pops up on a rock formation behind Vash and shouts that he's found him. In a panic, Vash flings the bearded henchman's pistol with a scream, clocking the bald henchman in the head. Vash's triumph is short-lived as the other three henchmen appear and begin shooting at him. Vash shrieks and begins erratically scuttling away on all fours, dodging the gunfire. Descartes is amused by Vash's antics and commands the henchmen to hunt him down.


Vash is running and panting for breath and stops to rest under a rocky outcrop. He notices he's still being followed, spotting the tall henchman nearby. <!-- synopsis in progress, currently incomplete. -->
'''TRIPLE THREAT'''


== Characters ==
Vash is known for being an excellent gunman, but he's not just accurate, he's versatile, using three guns in his attempts to maintain the peace, and his arsenal includes:
In order of appearance:


* Saloon patrons
1. A silver Colt .35 six-shot revolver that Vash uses to shoot everything from liquor bottles to people (strictly non-lethally.) To the average eye, it's a normal—but impressive—gun.
** Man 1
** Man 2
* Bartender
* [[Vash the Stampede (anime)|Vash the Stampede]]
* [[Descartes' gang]]
** [[Descartes' gang#Henchman A|Henchman A]]
** [[Descartes' gang#Henchman B|Henchman B]]
** [[Descartes' gang#Henchman C|Henchman C]]
** [[Descartes' gang#Henchman D|Henchman D]]
** [[Descartes' gang#Henchman E|Henchman E]]
* [[Descartes]]
* [[Loose Ruth]]
* [[Sheriff of Dankin Town]]
* [[Lob's Diner patrons]]
* [[Kuroneko-sama]]
* [[Bartender (Lob's Diner)]]
* [[Meryl Stryfe (anime)|Meryl Stryfe]]
* [[Milly Thompson (anime)|Milly Thompson]]


== Manga ==
2. The secret weapon hidden in Vash's artificial left arm. When the time is right, he flips it out for a surprise weapon. Later on it's upgraded to a machine gun for rapid-fire action. Vash's evil brother [[Millions Knives (anime)|Knives]] shot his original arm off!
While the majority of this episode's story is original to the anime, Meryl and Milly's introduction scene at the bar is adapted from the first chapter of [[Trigun & Trigun Maximum|''Trigun'']], "[[THE $$60 BILLION DOUBLE DOLLAR MAN]]".


Descartes later appeared in the ''[[Trigun & Trigun Maximum|Trigun Maximum]]'' chapter "[[RETURN OF THE BLUE WIND OF DEATH]]".
2. The "Angel Arm." When triggered, Vash's right arm (seen right) becomes a biological cannon, capable of catastrophic destruction that levels entire cities and shoots a hole in the moon. If Vash had a choice, he would never use it.</blockquote>Page 39:<blockquote>'''GREEN THUMB'''


Loose Ruth, Descartes, and two of his henchmen would later make a brief cameo appearance in the ''[[Trigun & Trigun Maximum|Trigun Maximum]]'' chapter "[[THE END OF THE JOURNEY AND THE ECHOES OF BREATHING]]".
His uncanny gunmanship leads some observers to conclude that Vash isn't human. As it turns out, they're right–and he's over 100 years old, to boot! As the series progresses, viewers learn that Vash is a "plant"—not the leafy green kind, but one of the beings who live inside the planet Gunsmoke's giant light bulb-like constructs (which are also confusingly called plants) and provide critical energy to the struggling human population—also known as "those who live outside of time." Decades ago, the ships that carried Earth's refugees through space were powered by plants, and it was on the journey that Vash and his twin, Knives, were born. But when Knives' regard for the ships' human passengers turned sour, he crashed the ship on Gunsmoke, killing his and Vash's mentor and mother-figure [[Rem Saverem (anime)|Rem]], and giving Vash an entirely new purpose: to stop his brother from killing more humans.
 
 
'''MIX-UP'''
 
If you're curious about ''Trigun'' or finally feel ready to add it to your collection, it's a mighty good time for it. Geneon will release the first Trigun Remix DVD on August 1. Newly encoded for the best possible clarity of animation and color, the DVDs also include 5.1 surround sound in English and Japanese 5.1 plus the original Japanese 2.0 mix. As an extra bonus, the original openings for each episode are included on DVD for the first time.
 
 
'''STICK TO YOUR GUNS'''
 
Knives sends a horde of his henchmen, the "[[Gung-Ho Guns (anime)|Gung-Ho Guns]]," to kill Vash, but they aren't just varmints, they're freaks. Here are some of Vash's more bizarre opponents:
 
'''[[Midvalley the Hornfreak (anime)|MIDVALLEY THE HORNFREAK]]''' A musician who plays killer notes with his saxophone—literally, because it's been modified to turn soundwaves into pain.
 
'''[[Gray the Ninelives (anime)|GRAY THE NINELIVES]]''' Although he's just an indestructible tank of a dude in the anime, in the manga, turns out there are [[The Ninelives|nine tiny men]] inside [[Gray the Ninelives (manga)|him]], moving him like a robot.
 
'''[[Dominique the Cyclops|DOMINIQUE THE CYCLOPS]]''' A woman whose eyepatch conceals a secret weapon that lets her move so fast not even the quickest of the quickdraws can ever catch her.
 
'''[[Zazie the Beast (anime)|ZAZIE THE BEAST]]''' Although he looks like a little boy, Zazie is actually a horrible beast in a boy's body, and can control giant sandworms. In the manga, [[Zazie the Beast (manga)|Zazie]] is actually controlled by insects—who are the original dominant lifeforms of Gunsmoke!
 
 
'''SPLIT PERSONALITIES'''
 
'''SPOILER!''' Like many anime, Studio Madhouse began the ''Trigun'' TV series well before the manga was over, so it had to create its own storyline—one that focuses on the broken bonds of family between Vash and Knives; Vash clings to the ideals of love and peace, but he's also capable of great violence, and Knives' entire goal is to use his minions to force Vash into accepting his kill-or-be-killed views. The anime also made the seemingly bold decision to have Vash's fellow gunslinger [[Nicholas D. Wolfwood (anime)|Nicholas D. Wolfwood]], a gun-toting priest, killed in [[PARADISE|episode 23]], leading folks to wonder how any ''Trigun'' sequel could get made, as [[Nicholas D. Wolfwood (manga)|Wolfwood]] was still alive in the manga. But in [[Trigun Maximum Volume 10: Wolfwood|one of the as-yet-unreleased-in-America volumes]], Wolfwood is revealed to be one of the [[Gung-Ho Guns (manga)|Gung-Ho Guns]] and dies. So everything worked out.
 
 
'''SOUND TREK'''
 
The action might get deadly serious at times, but that's no reason not to have a groovin' beat. Composer [[Tsuneo Imahori]], who also provided music for ''Gungrave'' and contributed to ''Wolf's Rain'' and ''Cowboy Bebop'', gives Yoko Kanno a run for her money with a diverse set of tracks that includes hard rock, traditional twangy country western, and even soft acoustic guitar for somber moments. Although [[Trigun Spicy Stewed Donut|TOKYOPOP released a "best-of" music CD in 2001]], Geneon has already released the first full OST, [[Trigun The First Donuts|''Trigun: the First Donuts'' CD]], with [[Trigun The 2nd Donut Happy Pack|''The Second Donut'' CD]] due on later this year.


== Gallery ==
{{Subpage|Gallery}}


==Notes==
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Yes, we know that means "The ''Anime Insider'' Insider." And it ''cracks us up.''</blockquote>
===Trivia===
* The unique opening credits animation for this episode were mistakenly used for all 26 episodes on the original English release by Pioneer Entertainment (USA). This was corrected on the 2006 ''Trigun Remix'' DVDs release by Geneon (formerly known as Pioneer). However, FUNimation repeated Pioneer's original mistake on their first release of the series with the 2010 ''Trigun: The Complete Series'' DVD set and episode 1's opening was once again used for every episode. Later releases by Funimation, including their streaming services, have corrected this error.
**However, [[TRUTH OF MISTAKE|episode 2]] continues to use episode 1's unique opening credits on all releases.
*The [[Monthly Satellite Times (STAGE-1)|Monthly Satellite Times]] headline for this episode reads "''Felnarl Region was attacked by Extra-large Humanoid Typhoon!!''"


=== Errors ===
== Gallery ==


==== Animation ====
== Notes ==
[[File:01 BoomerangError.png|thumb|150x150px|Boomerang with visible cel edge.]]
* In the scenes where Vash is riding and falling off Meryl's thomas and when he faces off against Descartes, his revolver can be seen in his holster. He should not have had it, as Descartes was shown to be in possession of at this time. Additionally, a scene near the end of the episode shows Vash retrieving his revolver from the defeated Descartes.
* When Ruth throws a grenade at Descartes and his gang, the tip of the boomerang disappears and the unfinished edge of the cel is briefly visible when the camera pans down.
{{Clear}}


== Credits ==
=== Trivia ===
{{Subpage|Credits}}


== Home Media Releases ==
* While the article stated that a new ''Trigun'' movie was planned to be released the next year (2007), [[Trigun Badlands Rumble|''Trigun: Badlands Rumble'']] did not release until 2010.
* The article mentions that [[Tsuneo Imahori]] contributed to the soundtracks for the anime series ''{{Wikipedia|Wolf's Rain}}'' and ''{{Wikipedia|Cowboy Bebop}}'' and that he "''gives Yoko Kanno a run for her money''." {{Wikipedia|Yoko Kanno}} was in fact the composer of the ''Wolf's Rain'' and ''Cowboy Bebop'' soundtracks, both of which Tsuneo Imahori played guitar on.<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=734</ref><ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=5757</ref>
* The following releases are mentioned and/or referenced in the article:
** The [[Trigun REMIX|''Trigun REMIX'']] series of DVD releases is one of the main topics of the article.
** [[Trigun REMIX Volume 1|''Trigun REMIX Volume 1'']], including an image of the DVD cover, is mentioned.
** [[Trigun Maximum Volume 10: Wolfwood|''Trigun Maximum Volume 10: Wolfwood'']] is "''one of the as-yet-unreleased-in-America volumes''" referenced.
** TOKYOPOP's [[Trigun Spicy Stewed Donut|''Trigun: Spicy Stewed Donut'']] CD is referenced.
** Geneon's releases of the [[Trigun The First Donuts|''Trigun: The First Donuts'']] and [[Trigun The 2nd Donut Happy Pack|''Trigun: The 2nd Donut Happy Pack'']] (abbreviated to "''The Second Donut"'') CDs are mentioned.


{| class="sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
=== Errors ===
|+ '''LaserDisc'''
* In the article, several details about the series are incorrect:
|-
** The [[No Man's Land (planet)|planet]] is referred to as "[[Trigun The Planet Gunsmoke (disambiguation)|Gunsmoke]]" multiple times. In the [[anime continuity]], which the article mainly focuses on and discusses, the planet's name is never given.
| 🇯🇵 || 1998 || [[TRIGUN STAGE-1]]
** [[Zazie the Beast (anime)|Zazie the Beast]] is seemingly described as literally being a "''horrible beast in a boy's body''" who has the ability to "''control giant sandworms''." While Zazie describes himself as a "''demon"'', he is not literally one, and his ability to control the sandworms was from the use of a high-frequency device.
|-
*** His [[Zazie the Beast (manga)|manga counterpart]] is described as being "''controlled by insects''." While this is partially true, Zazie ''is'' the insects, not the actual body they control.
| 🇯🇵 || 1998 ||[[TRIGUN LD-BOX.1]]  
|}
{| class="sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ '''VHS'''
|-
| 🇯🇵 || 1998 || [[TRIGUN STAGE-1]]
|-
| 🇯🇵 || 1998 ||[[TRIGUN R-1]]
|-
| 🇺🇸 || 2000 ||[[Trigun - The $$60,000,000,000 Man]] (dub)
|-
| 🇺🇸 || 2000 ||[[Trigun - The $$60,000,000,000 Man]] (sub)
|}
{| class="sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ '''DVD'''
|-
|-
| 🇯🇵 || 1999 ||[[TRIGUN D-1]]
|-
| 🇺🇸 || 2000 ||[[Trigun - The $$60,000,000,000 Man]]
|-
| 🇺🇸 || 2001 || Trigun: DVD Box Set (disc 1)
|-
| 🇯🇵 || 2004 ||[[TRIGUN R-1]]
|-
| 🇺🇸 || 2004 ||[[Trigun - The $$60,000,000,000 Man (Geneon Signature Series)]]
|-
| 🇺🇸 || 2005 ||[[Trigun - Limited Collector's Edition I]] (disc 1)
|-
| 🇺🇸 || 2006 ||[[Trigun REMIX Volume 1]]
|-
| 🇺🇸 || 2010 ||[[Trigun - The Complete Series]] (disc 1)
|}
{| class="sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ '''UMD'''
|-
| 🇺🇸 || 2005 ||[[Trigun - UMD Volume 1]]
|}


== References ==
== References ==
 
[[Category:Magazines]]
[[Category:Trigun (1998)]]
[[Category:Trigun (1998) episodes]]
[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Anime continuity]]

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Anime Insider #35

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Publication Anime Insider
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Country United States of America
Publication Date August 2006
Issue Number 35
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Anime Insider #35 is the August 2006 issue of the North American publication Anime Insider magazine, notable for featuring an article about the Trigun REMIX DVD release by Geneon.

Overview

On pages 38 and 39 is the article "A.I. Insider: Trigun Remix" by Angela Hanson, which contains information about the 1998 anime series and several details of the manga, the announcement of an upcoming Trigun movie in the works from Madhouse, details about Geneon's upcoming Trigun Remix DVD release, and the show's soundtrack.

Article

Page 38:

THE A.I. INSIDER*

TRIGUN REMIX

WITH A NEW MOVIE ON THE WAY, VASH THE STAMPEDE RE-LOADS FOR A DVD RETURN

Vash the Stampede knows what it's like to be wanted. He's got a $$60,000,000,000 bounty on his head, after all (it's a small mix-up)—plus, fans have been desperate for more adventures of the goofball gunman who refuses to take a life despite the bloodthirsty killers determined to hunt him down. Neither Madhouse's 1998 anime TV series nor Dark Horse's release of Yasuhiro Nightow's still-running manga has proven enough for Vash fans; Madhouse plans to release a new Trigun movie next year. But you can stay occupied until then with Trigun Remix, Geneon's special edition DVD re-release of the original hit anime. Whether you're stampeding for the store already or are new to Vash's home planet of Gunsmoke, here's the rundown on Trigun.

By Angela Hanson


TRIPLE THREAT

Vash is known for being an excellent gunman, but he's not just accurate, he's versatile, using three guns in his attempts to maintain the peace, and his arsenal includes:

1. A silver Colt .35 six-shot revolver that Vash uses to shoot everything from liquor bottles to people (strictly non-lethally.) To the average eye, it's a normal—but impressive—gun.

2. The secret weapon hidden in Vash's artificial left arm. When the time is right, he flips it out for a surprise weapon. Later on it's upgraded to a machine gun for rapid-fire action. Vash's evil brother Knives shot his original arm off!

2. The "Angel Arm." When triggered, Vash's right arm (seen right) becomes a biological cannon, capable of catastrophic destruction that levels entire cities and shoots a hole in the moon. If Vash had a choice, he would never use it.

Page 39:

GREEN THUMB

His uncanny gunmanship leads some observers to conclude that Vash isn't human. As it turns out, they're right–and he's over 100 years old, to boot! As the series progresses, viewers learn that Vash is a "plant"—not the leafy green kind, but one of the beings who live inside the planet Gunsmoke's giant light bulb-like constructs (which are also confusingly called plants) and provide critical energy to the struggling human population—also known as "those who live outside of time." Decades ago, the ships that carried Earth's refugees through space were powered by plants, and it was on the journey that Vash and his twin, Knives, were born. But when Knives' regard for the ships' human passengers turned sour, he crashed the ship on Gunsmoke, killing his and Vash's mentor and mother-figure Rem, and giving Vash an entirely new purpose: to stop his brother from killing more humans.


MIX-UP

If you're curious about Trigun or finally feel ready to add it to your collection, it's a mighty good time for it. Geneon will release the first Trigun Remix DVD on August 1. Newly encoded for the best possible clarity of animation and color, the DVDs also include 5.1 surround sound in English and Japanese 5.1 plus the original Japanese 2.0 mix. As an extra bonus, the original openings for each episode are included on DVD for the first time.


STICK TO YOUR GUNS

Knives sends a horde of his henchmen, the "Gung-Ho Guns," to kill Vash, but they aren't just varmints, they're freaks. Here are some of Vash's more bizarre opponents:

MIDVALLEY THE HORNFREAK A musician who plays killer notes with his saxophone—literally, because it's been modified to turn soundwaves into pain.

GRAY THE NINELIVES Although he's just an indestructible tank of a dude in the anime, in the manga, turns out there are nine tiny men inside him, moving him like a robot.

DOMINIQUE THE CYCLOPS A woman whose eyepatch conceals a secret weapon that lets her move so fast not even the quickest of the quickdraws can ever catch her.

ZAZIE THE BEAST Although he looks like a little boy, Zazie is actually a horrible beast in a boy's body, and can control giant sandworms. In the manga, Zazie is actually controlled by insects—who are the original dominant lifeforms of Gunsmoke!


SPLIT PERSONALITIES

SPOILER! Like many anime, Studio Madhouse began the Trigun TV series well before the manga was over, so it had to create its own storyline—one that focuses on the broken bonds of family between Vash and Knives; Vash clings to the ideals of love and peace, but he's also capable of great violence, and Knives' entire goal is to use his minions to force Vash into accepting his kill-or-be-killed views. The anime also made the seemingly bold decision to have Vash's fellow gunslinger Nicholas D. Wolfwood, a gun-toting priest, killed in episode 23, leading folks to wonder how any Trigun sequel could get made, as Wolfwood was still alive in the manga. But in one of the as-yet-unreleased-in-America volumes, Wolfwood is revealed to be one of the Gung-Ho Guns and dies. So everything worked out.


SOUND TREK

The action might get deadly serious at times, but that's no reason not to have a groovin' beat. Composer Tsuneo Imahori, who also provided music for Gungrave and contributed to Wolf's Rain and Cowboy Bebop, gives Yoko Kanno a run for her money with a diverse set of tracks that includes hard rock, traditional twangy country western, and even soft acoustic guitar for somber moments. Although TOKYOPOP released a "best-of" music CD in 2001, Geneon has already released the first full OST, Trigun: the First Donuts CD, with The Second Donut CD due on later this year.


*Yes, we know that means "The Anime Insider Insider." And it cracks us up.

Gallery

Notes

Trivia

Errors

  • In the article, several details about the series are incorrect:
    • The planet is referred to as "Gunsmoke" multiple times. In the anime continuity, which the article mainly focuses on and discusses, the planet's name is never given.
    • Zazie the Beast is seemingly described as literally being a "horrible beast in a boy's body" who has the ability to "control giant sandworms." While Zazie describes himself as a "demon", he is not literally one, and his ability to control the sandworms was from the use of a high-frequency device.
      • His manga counterpart is described as being "controlled by insects." While this is partially true, Zazie is the insects, not the actual body they control.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=734
  2. ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=5757
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