Trigun
Trigun manga, volume 1 (English version)
トライガン (Toraigan)
Genre	Adventure, Weird Western
Manga: Trigun
Author	Yasuhiro Nightow
Publisher	Tokuma Shoten
English publisher	Dark Horse Comics
Demographic	Shōnen
Serialized in	Shōnen Captain
Original run	February 1995 – 1997
Volumes	3 (originally), 2 (current)
Manga: Trigun Maximum
Author	Yasuhiro Nightow
Publisher	Shōnen Gahōsha
Demographic	Seinen
Serialized in	Young King Ours
Original run	1998 – 2007
Volumes	14 with 102 chapters (in Japan)
TV anime: Trigun
Director	Satoshi Nishimura
Studio	Madhouse
Network	TV Tokyo
Original run	April 4, 1998 – September 30, 1998
Episodes	26

Trigun (トライガン, Toraigan^?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhiro Nightow, with an anime adaptation released in 1998 and an animated movie currently in production for a 2009 release. The adventure genre, in the context of a Narrative, is typically applied to works in which the Protagonist or other major characters are consistently placed in dangerous Weird West is used to describe a combination of the Western with another Genre, usually horror, occult or fantasy ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly Yasuhiro Nightow (内藤 泰弘 Naitō Yasuhiro) is a Japanese Mangaka and Game creator who created the Anime and Manga is a publisher in Japan, established in 1954 The company was one of the largest entertainment publishers until the 1990s Dark Horse Comics is one of the largest independent American Comic book publishers behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics is a Japanese word literally meaning few years which can have the following meanings Shōnen a typical Boy, from elementary school through junior high is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series though the Manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly Yasuhiro Nightow (内藤 泰弘 Naitō Yasuhiro) is a Japanese Mangaka and Game creator who created the Anime and Manga is a Japanese Publisher named for "Shonen Gaho" ("Boy's Illustrated News Magazine" one of its first magazines (if not the first the company ever published is a monthly Seinen Manga magazine published in Japan by Shonen Gahosha, aimed primarily at male audiences mostly older teens and young adults Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series though the Manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic (anime in Japanese, is a Japanese animation studio founded in the early 1970s by ex– Mushi Pro animators including Masao Maruyama, Osamu Dezaki, Rintaro, and is a TV station based in Tokyo, Japan. It is also known as, a Portmanteau of "terebi" and "Tokyo Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly Yasuhiro Nightow (内藤 泰弘 Naitō Yasuhiro) is a Japanese Mangaka and Game creator who created the Anime and Manga (anime in Japanese, ^[1] Madhouse produced the 26 anime episodes for Trigun, and they are also working on the upcoming movie. is a Japanese animation studio founded in the early 1970s by ex– Mushi Pro animators including Masao Maruyama, Osamu Dezaki, Rintaro, and As of April 2007, Trigun has ended in Japan, currently spanning 102 chapters and 14 tankōbon volumes. April 2007 is the fourth month of that year It began on a Sunday and 30 days later ended on a Monday. is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series though the Manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series

Storyline

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

Known for its Space Western theme, Trigun is about a man named "Vash the Stampede" and the two Bernardelli Insurance Company employees who follow him to minimize the damage caused by his appearance. is the main character of the Anime and Manga series Trigun. A fictional character Vash is also known as "The Humanoid Typhoon Space Western is a subgenre of Science fiction, primarily grounded in film and television that transposes themes of American Western books and film to a backdrop is the main character of the Anime and Manga series Trigun. A fictional character Vash is also known as "The Humanoid Typhoon Most of the damage attributed to Vash is caused by bounty hunters after the "60,000,000,000$$" (sixty billion "double dollars") bounty on Vash's head for the destruction of the city of July. However, he cannot remember the incident clearly due to amnesia. Throughout his travels, Vash tries to save lives using non-lethal force. He is occasionally joined by a priest, Nicholas D. Wolfwood, who is an excellent gunfighter like Vash. Nicholas D Wolfwood (ニコラス・D・ウルフウッド Nikorasu Dī Urufūddo) is a character in the Manga and Anime series Trigun. As the series progresses, it is revealed that he was actually assigned by Knives to "protect and guard" Vash. Later, he also becomes a target by members of the band of assassins, the Gung-Ho Guns, for not following the change in "orders" ( to eliminate Vash).

As the series progresses, more is gradually learned about Vash's mysterious history and the history of human civilization on the planet Gunsmoke. The series often employs comic relief and is mostly light-hearted in tone. Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work often to relieve tension It also involves moral conflict pertaining to the morality of killing other living things, even when justified (i. e. self-defense/defending others).

Manga

See also: List of Trigun media

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. Media relating to the Anime and Manga series Trigun by Yasuhiro Nightow. Yasuhiro Nightow (内藤 泰弘 Naitō Yasuhiro) is a Japanese Mangaka and Game creator who created the Anime and Manga 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. 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 A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. This article is specifically about the original Samurai Shodown game 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. is a publisher in Japan, established in 1954 The company was one of the largest entertainment publishers until the 1990s The term " serial " refers to the intrinsic property of a series &mdash namely its order.

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. is a monthly Seinen Manga magazine published in Japan by Shonen Gahosha, aimed primarily at male audiences mostly older teens and young adults is a Japanese Publisher named for "Shonen Gaho" ("Boy's Illustrated News Magazine" one of its first magazines (if not the first the company ever published He was however troubled^[2] 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. is a Japanese word literally meaning few years which can have the following meanings Shōnen a typical Boy, from elementary school through junior high Despite this, Nightow has stated^[3] 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. A sequel is a work in Literature, Film, or other media that portrays events following those of a previous work The 12th tankōbon was published on July 26, 2006. is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series though the Manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus 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. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Dark Horse Comics is one of the largest independent American Comic book publishers behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States With the anime series already well known in the US, the first print run of 30,000 sold out^[4] shortly after release. The second volume concluded the original series early the next year, and went on to be the top earning^[5] graphic novel of 2004. A Trigun Maximum followed quickly, and as of January 2008 twelve volumes have been released. PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence Translations into French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish have also been released. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal.

Anime

See also: List of Trigun media#Anime

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. Media relating to the Anime and Manga series Trigun by Yasuhiro Nightow. is a Japanese animation studio founded in the early 1970s by ex– Mushi Pro animators including Masao Maruyama, Osamu Dezaki, Rintaro, and is a TV station based in Tokyo, Japan. It is also known as, a Portmanteau of "terebi" and "Tokyo ( usually referred to as JVC, is an International consumer and professional electronics Corporation based in Yokohama, Japan which was founded (born 29 March, 1968, in Mie, Japan) is a Japanese Anime Screenwriter. Tsuneo Imahori (今堀 恒雄 Imahori Tsuneo, born 1962 is a Japanese Guitarist and Composer. It is licensed in the United States by Pioneer USA (now Geneon).

Nightow has stated^[6] that due to the finality of the anime ending, it is unlikely any continuation will be made.

In 2003, Trigun began broadcast as part of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block. Adult Swim, (usually stylized swim with its signature square Brackets, is an adult-oriented Television network sharing channel space with Cartoon

The October 2005 issue of Neo (magazine) includes an interview with Masao Maruyama, Madhouse's founder and series planner. NEO is a 100-page monthly Magazine published in the UK and Ireland by Uncooked Media that focuses on various aspects of Asian entertainment such is a Japanese film producer the co-founder board of directors member and producer of Studio Madhouse, one of the leading animation production companies in the world In the article he reveals the studio is working on a Trigun Movie that will be released in "a couple of years". The November issue of Anime Insider also confirms this news. Anime Insider is a monthly magazine published by Wizard Entertainment, consisting of news and entertainment pieces relating to the Japanese Anime and

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

In February 2008, more details about the Trigun movie emerged on the cover of volume 13 of the Trigun Maximum manga, announcing that the movie was scheduled for 2009. ^[1]

Characters

Main article: Trigun characters

Origin of the Title

Vash has three primary weapons, each of which is a type of gun, hence why the series is called Trigun. They are his long barrel revolver, a false arm hiding a submachine gun, and his powerful Angel Arm. A submachine gun (SMG is a Firearm that combines the automatic fire of a Machine gun with the cartridge of a Pistol, and is Several other characters fit the same formula. For example, Wolfwood's cross has 8 pistols, a machine gun, and rocket launchers. Livio (from the Manga) handles three types of ammunition. And Razlo (also from the manga) wields three Cross Punishers simultaneously, earning the nickname "Tri-Punisher".

Weaponry

Vash's revolver is loosely based on the Mateba Autorevolver and the cylinder of the Smith & Wesson Model 3. The Mateba Autorevolver (also Mateba Model 6 Unica) is one of the few types of hybrid Automatic revolver handguns ever made The Schofield Model 3 is a.45 caliber single-action break-top Revolver originally produced from 1875 until 1878 Although the Mateba revolver entered mass production in 1997, 2 years after the Trigun manga was released, it had been in its design stages since the 1980s. In the anime only, the gun can also fuse with Vash's arm, forming a giant laser weapon called the Angel Arm. ^[7]

Milly Thompson's stun gun is modeled after a minigun. The minigun is a multi-barrel Machine gun with a high rate of fire (several thousand Rounds per minute) employing Gatling -style rotating barrels and an Instead of bullets, it fires a large X-shaped projectile (like anchors), striking the enemy with enough force to knock them off their feet or render them unconscious, or in some cases, act like "claws" that incapacitates an enemy against a wall.

Meryl Stryfe keeps dozens of derringers^[8] concealed inside her coat. The term derringer is a genericized misspelling of the last name of Henry Deringer, a famous maker of small Pocket pistols in the 1800s They appear to fire two shots of .32 ACP ammunition each, and while they are not ideal for traditional duels, they can be lethal at close range.

Cross Punishers are used by several characters throughout the series, including Vash, all of which are different from each other, with the only uniting feature being they all resemble crosses. Wolfwood's version possesses a machine gun concealed in the bottom of the cross and a missile launcher at the top. In the anime Wolfwood can also be seen using a different Cross Punisher in two episodes with numerous pistols concealed in the arms of the cross, although this only appears during two episodes. episode 10- "Quick Draw" and episode 11- "Escape from Pain".

In the anime, Knives also has an Angel Arm that resembles Vash's.

Media

Further information: List of Trigun media

Reception

Notes

External links

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