Monthly Satellite Times
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Monthly Satellite Times is a series of newspaper-styled inserts included in the original Victor Japanese LaserDisc and VHS home media releases of the 1998 Trigun anime.
Overview
Each Monthly Satellite Times insert has four pages and is printed on a single piece of light brown newsprint paper, folded in half. They are approximately the size of the LaserDisc sleeve when folded. The inserts included with the VHS releases are identical in dimension to those included with the LaserDiscs, but folded smaller to fit inside the case.
Features
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Headline News Stories
The episodes featured on the release are briefly summarized as in-universe news articles. Multiple screenshots from the episodes are printed, being referred to as photographs in their descriptions.
Secondary Article
An article about production-related information about the episodes featured on the release, written by "H•N".
ウスラ漫画家内のオレチェキATOZ
An illlustration and message from Yasuhiro Nightow is featured.
Good Talk
Series scriptwriter Yōsuke Kuroda discusses several notable lines in the episodes.
Credits
The credits for the episodes.
Production Preview
Set materials used in the production of the episodes.
Additional Information
Descriptions of the production materials from the Production Preview section with comments from character designer Takahiro Yoshimatsu and mechanical designer Noriyuki Jinguji.
Trigun Roundtable Discussion
An interview with cast and crew members. Featured only in the seventh and thirteenth issues.
Production Note
A section where various people involved in the series production leave written notes and/or illustrations.
Producer File
A section written by series producer Shigeru Kitayama.
Coming Soon
The next episode preview monologues for the two episodes featured on the next release.
Vash the Gallery
A guest artist's illustration of Vash is featured. The artist's identity is not revealed until the following issue.
Releases
| Issue | Released With |
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| Issue #1 | TRIGUN STAGE-1 |
| Issue #2 | TRIGUN STAGE-2 |
| Issue #3 | TRIGUN STAGE-3 |
| Issue #4 | TRIGUN STAGE-4 |
| Issue #5 | TRIGUN STAGE-5 |
| Issue #6 | TRIGUN STAGE-6 |
| Issue #7 | TRIGUN STAGE-7 |
| Issue #8 | TRIGUN STAGE-8 |
| Issue #9 | TRIGUN STAGE-9 |
| Issue #10 | TRIGUN STAGE-10 |
| Issue #11 | TRIGUN STAGE-11 |
| Issue #12 | TRIGUN STAGE-12 |
| Issue #13 | TRIGUN STAGE-13 |