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 Ggultra2764
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[series:4591#1552] |
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Before getting started on this review, do want to state that I am conscious of the fact Trigun Stampede is meant as a reimagining of Yasuhiro Nightow’s well-regarded manga series. This take on Trigun is a more darker and serious affair with the remnants of humanity surviving on the arid planet of No Man’s Land with beings of enormous energy called plants serving as the primary power source for human cities throughout the planet. Vash attempts to establish peaceful coexistence between plants and humans while avoiding bounty hunters pursuing him for the large bounty on his head and the schemes of his brother, Knives, to attempt wiping out humanity. Before tackling the rather divisive subject of the reimagined take on Trigun Stampede, do have to give props to the show’s 3DCG animation. While I’m not often a fan of this animation style since many titles tend to utilize it on the cheap and resulting in some rather shoddy rendering of characters and their movements, Studio Orange are at the helm with animating the series here. If you’ve seen their work on Beastars and Land of the Lustrous, they’re shown to put the extra effort into polishing up the rendering of characters and scenery, as well as animated movement with their 3DCG animated projects. In the case of Trigun Stampede, this effort shines through with rendering new designs for a number of recognizable characters from Trigun that make it almost looks as if you are seeing a more polished version of the old 90s anime, albeit with more elaborate animated combat sequences shown with Vash often fending off bounty hunters, criminals, and anyone involved with Knives that are quite fluid to see in action. As far as my reception goes to the reimagined take on Trigun offered here, will admit my thoughts of it are rather mixed. To a good degree, this largely comes from the series seeming like it got a bit too busy with what it was trying to explore with its story within 12 episodes. A number of story and character developments, most notably Meryl and new character Roberto plus several members of Knives’ group, don’t get much in the way of fleshing out compared to others. This lack of focus does impact some major developments later in the series that lack the right hook to get you care for some characters as a result of this, while others are hinted to potentially have more importance in the upcoming second season of Trigun Stampede. Also sad to say I’m not a fan of the changes made to Vash’s character for Trigun Stampede. Compared to the complicated character that older adaptations of Trigun provided due to his tragic past, Stampede provides a more indecisive and vulnerable Vash when it comes to holding to his idealism, being much more averse to conflict compared to older incarnations of the character. This incarnation lacks the complex dimension of his older counterparts and felt like an attempt to make him look younger despite his inhuman origins. Gripes aside, I’ll admit that Trigun Stampede does have its moments of effective storytelling. Its depiction of Knives is given a bit more complexity compared to the 90s anime. Instead of a sociopathic character simply relishing in wanting to destroy humanity, Knives has reasons for why he wishes to go through with his plans that the series devotes time to exploring while focusing on the origins of humanity’s settlement on No Man’s Land. This gives this incarnation of the character a level of sympathy that audiences could connect with considering the situation at hand. Also, the series retains a decent level of exploration on Wolfwood’s character that dabbles into his origins and undergoing gradual development as he spends more time with Vash while dealing with Knives and his faction. In short, Trigun Stampede has its fair share of storytelling elements I enjoyed or got frustrated with throughout its run, the latter largely coming from questionable changes to the characters and at points seemingly trying to explore too much with its world and characters in just 12 episodes. Given the divisive response fans have to it (especially among those who are fans of the older adaptations of Trigun), I’ll just say watch the series for yourself and determine whether or not it works for you as its own series or being able to prefer it older Trigun media. Last updated Saturday, June 17 2023. Created Saturday, June 17 2023. | ||||||||
| Unevaluated |
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(One episode watched): I realized how much I had forgotten about the original Trigun as I watched episode one of Stampede. But with time I was reminded of a lot and one thing became clear: I wasn't enjoying this remake as much as I had enjoyed the original version. In the original we slowly learned more and more about this strange guy who doesn't want to hurt a flea yet is considered a threat to public order. Towards the end we learned his secret and where he had come from. Here pretty much all of that is revealed rightaway and the struggle between Vash and his evil brother Nai gets underway right from the start. Whether that was a good idea or not Stampede seemed kind of corny to me, like a children's version of the original anime. Why did it take so long for all those cluster bomblets to fall to earth? The backgrounds and general graphics were pretty goo but the character designs seemed kind of dopey to me, like ones from a Disney production. Rather than be thrilled by this new reimagining of Trigun, my thoughts were along the lines of 'do I have the original on a VHS tape or DVD anywhere?'. Last updated Saturday, January 14 2023. Created Saturday, January 14 2023. | ||||||||
| Unevaluated |
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Through Season 1...(may close this if they give S2 a different name) When I heard that CG animation company Orange decided they wanted to do a remake adaptation of the Trigun/Trigun Maximum manga, I was intrigued. Unfortunately, instead of an adaptation, Orange decided to take characters and situations from Trigun and make an anime-original story. Further, said story is set before the source manga and OG anime. As such, it gave Orange license to make even more changes. For a start, they introduced a character they created, named Roberto, who replaces Milly. Meryl is turned into an annoying, child-like, rookie reporter. Wolfwood is Wolfwood, but different. (Watch to see what I mean.) The Gung-Ho Guns are not called that, but the members that show up are different from the manga/OG anime, even if they have the same name and similar abilities to the source material versions. Most annoyingly, Vash is a pathetic loser. Gone is his brash, confident demeanor, in favor of a pathetic, depressed, beta male. While all of these things annoyed me, I won't deny that every episode held my attention. I was never bored, that's for sure. On the animation front, the CG characters sometimes moved in weird ways, thus entering the uncanny valley. But otherwise, things looked fine there. In the end, Trigun Stampede is not a series I'd be interested in rewatching. A sequel was already announced, so I will return for that, just to see. Last updated Wednesday, April 19 2023. Created Sunday, January 08 2023. | ||||||||
