Another seemingly legendary from the Adult Swim Action vault, Trigun has it's place alongside Cowboy Bebop. It was one of the original shows to appear on Adult Swim's Saturday night lineup. Through different licensing, it ultimately found its way into the arms of Funimation, who re-released the media on DVD and Blu-Ray.
Trigun deals with the most wanted man in the west, Vash the Stampede. It's not clear how he turned from promoter of love and peace to the man with a 60 billion double-dollar bounty on him, but he is generally a lighthearted wandering gunman, wielding exceptional marksmanship. Apart from being the "60 billion double-dollar man", he is also called titles like the "Act of God", a "human disaster", or the most heard of them, the "Humanoid Typhoon". Even with the generally nice nature he has, he can be serious, and when faced with trouble, he doesn't fool around, though he still promotes love and peace when he needs to. Throughout the series, we see his interactions with other gunmen, friendly, rival, and antagonistic, up to the confrontation with his brother, Millions Knives.
Trigun is more western-like than the previously covered Cowboy Bebop, where the futuristic trait was more dominant in the latter. Vash is voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch, who did other anime roles like Bleach's Ichigo Kurasaki, and Maiku Kamashiro of Onegai Twins! The Trigun anime has 26 episodes, with an animated movie currently in the works.
Trigun can be emotional yet hysterical, filled with action, drama, sci-fi, and comedy. In the end, it's classified as a weird western, still enjoyable either way. Trigun gets an 8.3 of 10.
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