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Trigun Maximum #1-3
Trigun Maximum Omnibus, Volume 1
Vash the Stampede, the galaxy's deadliest gunslinger, emerges after two years in hiding to help his beleaguered desert homeworld, Gunsmoke. But the Stampede's many enemies have kept their motors running, and they're back on his trail and determined to bring Vash to ground - hard! And a new crowd of bounty hunters, badasses, and brain-cases are also looking to cash in the astronomical price on his head!
Yasuhiro's Nightow's Trigun is a worldwide sensation, and Trigun Maximum Omnibus Volume 1 presents Nightow's signature Trigun series in value-priced editions of nearly 600 pages!
Contains Trigun Maximum Volumes 1-3.
Yasuhiro's Nightow's Trigun is a worldwide sensation, and Trigun Maximum Omnibus Volume 1 presents Nightow's signature Trigun series in value-priced editions of nearly 600 pages!
Contains Trigun Maximum Volumes 1-3.
568 pages, Paperback
First published December 4, 2012
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Yasuhiro Nightow
143 books134 followers内藤 泰弘. Traditional transliteration would be Yasuhiro Naitou. Author uses "Nightow" for better pronunciation by English natives.
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September 11, 2024
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April 4, 2023
There’s no doubt this is a gobsmackingly original visual experience, that balanced robust action scenes with surprisingly deep character studies. About 7% of the action is very hard to follow, similar to Hellsing, but otherwise this is a majestic cyberpunk neo-western.
April 1, 2018
I remember watching Trigun on Adult Swim when it came out and looking forward to each episode because I loved the world and all of the characters as they came to life in each episode I watched. Dark Horse Manga has brought the nostalgia back in manga form and though I sometimes find it a little hard to follow the action (with Vash being pretty fast and lucky) I also have memories of the anime so I can imagine how Vash might react so it works out. Trigun Maximum starts out somewhere around episode 18 of the anime but does diverge a little here and there as far as I can remember and the series was still coming out after the anime ended so their will probably be some differences to come. :)
Originally known as just Trigun the series became Trigun Maximum after the original series lost its original magazine(and changed to an older market of readers from what I understand) but keeping the original characters more or less but dealing with some darker themes. However Vash is still the kind more or less pacifist gunman doing his best to save the world and the gun toting priest Wolfwood is there basically from the beginning to balance out his ideals and possibly redeem himself as the Gun-ho Guns discover Vash is on the move again.
One of my favorite part would have to be when Meryle confronts a sniper trying to take out Vash and shows her absolute trust in her partner. Course that just leads to Wolfwood pouring tabasco sauce into the man's open wounds lol.
Originally known as just Trigun the series became Trigun Maximum after the original series lost its original magazine(and changed to an older market of readers from what I understand) but keeping the original characters more or less but dealing with some darker themes. However Vash is still the kind more or less pacifist gunman doing his best to save the world and the gun toting priest Wolfwood is there basically from the beginning to balance out his ideals and possibly redeem himself as the Gun-ho Guns discover Vash is on the move again.
One of my favorite part would have to be when Meryle confronts a sniper trying to take out Vash and shows her absolute trust in her partner. Course that just leads to Wolfwood pouring tabasco sauce into the man's open wounds lol.
July 2, 2021
I have been a long time fan of the Trigun anime and recently acquired this manga. As other reviewers here have stated, I love the additional lore and general world building the manga provides over the anime. I also agree that many of the action sequences here can be confusing to follow. However, in many manga this is intentionally done to try to simulate the chaos present in a fight. I highly recommend this to fans of the anime with some caveats.
The first is that this is a continuation of the original manga, (long story), so it does not pick up at the beginning of the story. If you're not already fairly familiar with what happens about midway in the anime you will be lost.
The second is that you shouldn't expect it to follow the arc of the anime 1 to 1. There are new characters, new situations, and many of the attitudes of the characters and general feeling of the setting are a bit different. This isn't a bad thing, but I can see it being off putting.
If I had a true complaint, it wouldn't be about the story or the art, but more so about attempting to find the Trigun manga itself as it is out of print and can be expensive to purchase.
The first is that this is a continuation of the original manga, (long story), so it does not pick up at the beginning of the story. If you're not already fairly familiar with what happens about midway in the anime you will be lost.
The second is that you shouldn't expect it to follow the arc of the anime 1 to 1. There are new characters, new situations, and many of the attitudes of the characters and general feeling of the setting are a bit different. This isn't a bad thing, but I can see it being off putting.
If I had a true complaint, it wouldn't be about the story or the art, but more so about attempting to find the Trigun manga itself as it is out of print and can be expensive to purchase.
August 20, 2019
Even though I absolutely enjoy the character of Vash the Stampede I felt this book was hard to follow. I felt the stories were a bit disjointed in their telling. Also, the illustrations in actions scenes were hard for me to understand or see clearly. I got this and vol 2 at a discount so I feel better about it. Glancing through volume 2 looks like I may be able to understand the action graphics better. I did love this point of view. The anime is from the Insurance Women's perspective and I liked seeing everything from and omniscient point of view.
February 1, 2021
I’m reading the Trigun series with the knowledge that it greatly expands upon the excellent anime (which finished airing before the manga was even a third completed), but reading these early volumes is a bit of a chore since they’re largely devoted to action sequences that were all executed masterfully on the small screen. I hope I get into the expansive lore of the “artifact technology” and Vash/Knives’s origins soon.
September 18, 2024
I love Vash, Wolfwood, Millie, and Meryl. I'm glad the original manga didn't end and we have a whole other series to enjoy. Some of the fight scenes were kind of hard for my old eyes to parse out, but the art was lovely as always. There are some great glamour shots and full pages spreads of all the characters.
May 25, 2019
Sometimes hard to follow but like... It's Trigun! It's great!
February 23, 2020
2.5 stars.
July 8, 2024
An amazing omnibus. Each chapter kept me hooked. The artwork is so fluid and fun. It was good mix of dark topics and funny little scenes here and there.
October 5, 2016
Some of the graphics were confusing, and I'm still perplexed as to what Vash exactly is. Entertaining though.
May 11, 2023
Vash, my love
April 16, 2015
Trigun Maximum starts 2 years after the event of the original Trigun series. It is about an outlaw named Vash the Stampede who lives on the desert planet Gunsmoke. It starts two years after the fifth moon incident, in a town occupied by bandits supposedly led by Vash the Stampede.
I highly recommend Trigun Maximum to anyone that liked the original series. If you like western style manga, do not hesitate to pick this book up. The only thing that I didn't like about this was the fight scenes. At times, they were a bit difficult to understand, but that is my only complaint.
I would give this book a 4/5, as my only problem with it was some of the fight scenes.
I highly recommend Trigun Maximum to anyone that liked the original series. If you like western style manga, do not hesitate to pick this book up. The only thing that I didn't like about this was the fight scenes. At times, they were a bit difficult to understand, but that is my only complaint.
I would give this book a 4/5, as my only problem with it was some of the fight scenes.
January 6, 2016
Trigun is a fantastic space western and fans of the series will love this manga as well even if they haven't read the few volumes thy came before it.
Vash is a great character and both complicated and easy to understand at the same time. Things always get interesting whenever he comes to town.
This omnibus version was a great way to get into the manga and I highly recommend it for Trigun fans!
Vash is a great character and both complicated and easy to understand at the same time. Things always get interesting whenever he comes to town.
This omnibus version was a great way to get into the manga and I highly recommend it for Trigun fans!
November 30, 2014
I love the Trigun anime and see it as a classic. Once I heard that the Trigun Manga deviates from the anime story I felt like I had to pick it up and see what happens. I really enjoyed this book and now feel obliged to get the other ones. I will admit that the fight scenes are a little weird and hard to follow but outside of that the story is great.
December 30, 2013
One word: badass.
Good space western manga and still one of the best I've read. Vash is a complicated character and the story has multiple layers to it. Strongly recommend it to anyone looking for some different with lots of action.
Good space western manga and still one of the best I've read. Vash is a complicated character and the story has multiple layers to it. Strongly recommend it to anyone looking for some different with lots of action.
December 12, 2012
Vash the Stampede is one of my favorites!
December 29, 2014
Still don't get it....
July 16, 2024
read the first two volumes mostly out of loyalty to the show(s) but man this one hit different.
May 2, 2017
- Trigun is my favorite anime, and I've always wanted to try the manga. Sadly, I was really disappointed.
- The action is really hard to follow. It was hard to figure out what was happening. There was too much on the page.
- The short interruptions from the author were a mess and super annoying.
- Even though I knew the story, it was hard to follow. I couldn't tell what speech bubble went to which character at times. There was too much stuff on the page. It needed to be cleaned up.
- I love that Wolfwood was introduced right away. I can't get enough of him. He is my #1 favorite anime character!
- The anime is WAY better. I won't be continuing the manga, so I'll just go watch my DVDs.
- The action is really hard to follow. It was hard to figure out what was happening. There was too much on the page.
- The short interruptions from the author were a mess and super annoying.
- Even though I knew the story, it was hard to follow. I couldn't tell what speech bubble went to which character at times. There was too much stuff on the page. It needed to be cleaned up.
- I love that Wolfwood was introduced right away. I can't get enough of him. He is my #1 favorite anime character!
- The anime is WAY better. I won't be continuing the manga, so I'll just go watch my DVDs.
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