Trigun: DVD Boxset Review
Decided to relive the tale of the 60,000,000,000 Double Dollar man know as Vash the Stampede these last few weeks. The last time I watched the series was about 10yrs ago. I loved every minute of it then and after re-watching it I can honestly say I love it even more now. If you’re unfamiliar with Trigun, the story is about a heroic, granted idiotic, character named Vash The Stampede. There’s a bounty on his head for $60,000,000,000 Double Dollars for completely destroying the city of “July”. But right off the bat, the fun-loving, light-hearted character Vash is only out to help others and save lives whether they be good of evil.
Trouble seems to follow Vash wherever he goes though. So much so that he earned the nickname, “The Humanoid Typhoon”. And that’s where the female presence enters the show. The characters Milly Thompson and Meryl Stryfe work for the Bernardelli Insurance company and its their job to track down and follow Vash around to prevent anymore disasters from happening. Meryl and Milly add great character support throughout the series especially when the later episodes start to get much darker. And let’s not forget Mr. Nicholas D. Wolfwood. He’s the traveling priest of the show who ultimately becomes Vash’s bestfriend. Wolfwood’s past/history remain a secret until towards the very end, but he does add the edge the show needs after watching all the light-hearted acts Vash commits throughout the series.
In the beginning of the series most of the episodes are about the single acts of good that Vash is doing. Saving cities, rescuing people, ect. But down the line the story starts to get much deeper when the Gung-Ho Guns arrive led by the sinister Legato Bluesummers. The Gung-Ho Guns are out to kill Vash, but instead of for the $60,000,000,000 Double Dollars they’re working for Knives Millions, Vash’s twin brother. If you haven’t seen the series, I’ll leave it at that.
As for the DVD Set itself, it has a cool layout. It comes in a thin box, and 2 DVD cases that hold the 4 disc set. The DVD Boxset is definitely lacking in special features however, all that’s included are trailers and the theme songs. The format of the DVD’s is also standard definition (4:3), so you will be watching the series with black bars on the sides if you have a HDTV. However it does look very crisp, especially with PS3 DVD up-scaling.
If you’re looking for a series that has a lot of depth to it and isn’t all about the murder whatever is insight to survive, Trigun is your show. You really get lost in it. I would rate the series a 9.0/10. The DVD Boxset however earns an 7.5/10 (No special features, Standard Definition). Don’t miss out on this anime if you haven’t watched it yet, it’s worth every minute. Yasuhiro Nightow is a creative genius.
Sailor Moon!
Merry Christmas guys! Some new pencils. This was a commission for a friend, gonna do a manga style version one as well! Didn’t add shading because I want to do digital colors to it! Enjoy.
Lar’s 1st Ice Cream Cone
Commission I did for a babies 2nd Birthday. His name is Lars and his mom loved it.
Hope ya’ll enjoy!
