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Jan 24, 2023 1:49 PM
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holy shit, this version of trigun might complete perfectly the og one
Jan 24, 2023 2:23 PM
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Franck_Nicolas said:
DoctorWasabi said:
People are sleeping on Stampede so bad, cause this is fucking amazing Only 3 episodes in and it's literally already better than the entirety of the original 26 episode run. ( not even just animation, but just the way the story is unfolding, and how much more serious it is while still retaining it's comedy elements here and there )

Honestly this is a serious contender for being the number 1 best anime this season, competing against DanMachi and Vinland Saga.

Can't wait for more dude !
we re not sleeping we just gave up because this series is horrible. Only a few of you guys are still watching. Good for you if you like it but in the end it s extremely unpopular.

You gave up after 1/4 of the first cour has aired? πŸ’€ Just admit you wanted to hate this from the jump, you haven’t even given the show time to explain itself lmfao 🀣
Jan 24, 2023 2:26 PM
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Unkn0wnfear said:
While the visuals were awesome and the episode was well-animated and exciting, as someone who has not seen much of the original nor read the manga I found myself very confused and not in a good way. Clearly there is a lot more going on than they've explained to us, but they didn't dangle a single thread for the viewer to latch on to in order to try and come up with theories as to whats going on.

Why does Vash's brother have super powers? Why can blades destroy rocks? Why does Knives have god-like powers? What are his goals?

It would have been nice to have at least one of these questions given us a partial answer... something we could grab onto and think about as we wait for more content. Instead, it all just happened and it felt kinda ridiculous frankly.

You asked the same question twice πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€ Vash’s brother’s powers are obviously linked to him being an alien, as it already showed. His motives will surely be explained as well, it’s only 3 episodes, did you want a narrator to dump exposition and spoon feed you the whole plot in the first hour? πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
Jan 24, 2023 2:27 PM
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ssjokg said:
Unkn0wnfear said:
While the visuals were awesome and the episode was well-animated and exciting, as someone who has not seen much of the original nor read the manga I found myself very confused and not in a good way. Clearly there is a lot more going on than they've explained to us, but they didn't dangle a single thread for the viewer to latch on to in order to try and come up with theories as to whats going on.

Why does Vash's brother have super powers? Why can blades destroy rocks? Why does Knives have god-like powers? What are his goals?

It would have been nice to have at least one of these questions given us a partial answer... something we could grab onto and think about as we wait for more content. Instead, it all just happened and it felt kinda ridiculous frankly.
Imagine a story not telling you everything about the the mystery villain that is introduced like a horror monster that makes even the superpowered MC shit his pants in ep3.

Wow.

For real wtf is wrong with that user πŸ’€ “why can blades crush rocks” 😭😭😭😭😭😭 cuz it’s a tv show about cyberpunk aliens in the Wild West
Jan 24, 2023 9:35 PM
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very very God 10/10 the villian God
Jan 25, 2023 12:59 AM
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deadpegasus said:
Franck_Nicolas said:
we re not sleeping we just gave up because this series is horrible. Only a few of you guys are still watching. Good for you if you like it but in the end it s extremely unpopular.

You gave up after 1/4 of the first cour has aired? πŸ’€ Just admit you wanted to hate this from the jump, you haven’t even given the show time to explain itself lmfao 🀣

Yep I did. I don t need to eat a full meal to know how bad it tastes.

I didn t want to hate this. I was extremely excited to watch new trigun content until I saw the first episode. As a lot of Trigun fans.
Jan 25, 2023 7:22 AM
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Really dislike the handling of Vash’s & Knives’ characterization so far, along with the reordering of events. The pacing is pretty poor as well. The visuals are nice at least.
Jan 25, 2023 8:18 AM
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And here we have out villain... the horrifying million knives... This portrayal is definitely doing justice to the character. Bone chilling intro
Jan 25, 2023 11:36 AM
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one of the good eps ever made
Jan 25, 2023 12:02 PM
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That was crazy, 1st part with the bombs was already tense but Knives destruction and apocalyptic attack was stunning in terms of visuals and impact, I'm genuinely impressed by the direction this episode had and how strong it's already starting for a beginning episode, can't wait to see more of it
Jan 25, 2023 7:56 PM

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good god......well Vash what are you going to do about it?
Jan 26, 2023 6:07 AM
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God damn, that was Brutal!!

WTF was that, Knives using God Mode... how you gonna defeat that?
Jan 26, 2023 9:05 AM

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Man that got dark real fast. I can't wait to see next week's episode
Jan 27, 2023 7:05 AM

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Davykuro said:
I dont like it....

This remade seems so different than the manga and it kinda disturb me.
But... July is still mention and so I understand it is a prequel that was non writing in the first chapters of the manga (only mention).
So I'm still waiting to how Orange will adapt Trigun and Trigun Maximum.
Hmmm, then you may be waiting for nothing. It's pretty clear this whole things is a complete retelling. July still existing is a clear example of that.
July OG events may happen in this retelling, which, judging by this episode, could be actually an epic thing to witness.

On another note for all you guys :
I know this whole thing about "3 episodes in and way better than OG" is a community retalation against people not liking the retelling and being specially closed-minded, but come on guys, OG Trigun is still quite a classic. I do hope for the retelling to be objectively better, but still some of you guys take too big of a shortcut by downsizing OG Trigun impact ; it's still ranking quite high for a 25 years old anime (at least I hope this suffice as an explanation to avoid my obvious fanbase bias). Preferring one or the other is mostly a question of taste at this current point of time ; the overall feeling and "ambiance" is quite different between both shows until now.
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Jan 27, 2023 10:10 AM

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I wasn't a big fan of the random changes in eps 1 and 2 but this was pretty fucking cool. Hopefully they can keep it up 
Jan 27, 2023 11:48 AM

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The episode was more thrilling compared with the first 2. I think this Knives is more a psychopath than he was in the original.
But the visuals are more likable and the soundtrack is amazing.
Jan 27, 2023 5:21 PM

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Takes the darker direction of the Trigun Maximum manga. So far, I'd say it's a pretty good version of Trigun for veteran fans to sink their teeth into.
Jan 28, 2023 12:25 AM
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Franck_Nicolas said:
DoctorWasabi said:
People are sleeping on Stampede so bad, cause this is fucking amazing Only 3 episodes in and it's literally already better than the entirety of the original 26 episode run. ( not even just animation, but just the way the story is unfolding, and how much more serious it is while still retaining it's comedy elements here and there )

Honestly this is a serious contender for being the number 1 best anime this season, competing against DanMachi and Vinland Saga.

Can't wait for more dude !
Only a few of you guys are still watching. Good for you if you like it but in the end it s extremely unpopular.

Source: Trust me bro!
Jan 30, 2023 10:35 PM
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I don't really understand what happened in this episode.
Feb 1, 2023 10:20 PM

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Ah yes, everyone dead again.

While Vash remains mostly useless since he can't do shit to save people besides the 2 reporters that somehow escaped.

Tho I think they did this on purpose for this reboot.

They made Knives even more psycho and powerful while making Vash look stupid AF and mostly pointless as he just jokes around 50% of the time.
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Feb 5, 2023 8:01 PM
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these guys cant catch a break
Feb 6, 2023 3:22 AM

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This episode was so fucking good and dark. I loved it so much. Vash doesn't deserve all this hate because of his brother. His brother is so evil. And, that town's gone. So many people lost their lives. That OST was so fucking beautiful and menacing. And, that direction was to die for. Incredible job, Orange.
Feb 8, 2023 8:42 AM

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I binged the first three episodes, and truthfully, I'm speechless, and not in the best of ways :D Back and forth amd back and forth and back and forth again and again just to in the end lose it ALL!
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Feb 8, 2023 10:41 AM

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God this show looks so good, they are moving forward with the plot because they don't have a lot of episode to go for, anyway, very good so far, the problem for me once again is Vash, his characterization seems very weird here.
Feb 8, 2023 10:45 AM
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um dos melhores até agora se não o melhor!
Feb 8, 2023 8:35 PM
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Brings a nice new look to well loved universe.
Feb 11, 2023 6:43 PM
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poemofdevil said:
I'm not enjoying this like I was expecting to which is a bummer. Maybe my biggest mistake was watching the original in preparation for this new adaptation because all I am doing while watching this is comparing it to the earlier anime and getting frustrated by the changes. I was hoping for a more fleshed out story and new battles, but why are they screwing with the characters? For example, I really dislike Vash's attitude in this adaptation. The dude would get so fucking dejected and emotionally unstable when homicidal villains would die in the original. He would constantly break down every time they died! And yet here we're shown an entire town of innocents getting brutally injured and killed and he barely reacts and apparently leaves with a smile on his face (according to Meryl)? What the fuck?
My interpretation of him giving a smile was his attempt to hide his emotions with the reasoning that others suffered way more than he did, and hence he does not deserve to break down like others. 
Feb 13, 2023 10:08 PM

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The stakes really ramped up this episode.
Feb 14, 2023 12:49 PM
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in a way this was the best episode so far. it was darker, bloodier, etc. it made me think that perhaps that could be the direction this new series decides to go. and there was the "you can't even control your gate yet?" scene which is also pretty interesting in regards to where the series can go. and the question of "how can you just smile?" after the town was destroyed, people killed, the plant stolen, and the lady at the diner turning completely against him... with Vash's response being a simple, soft, sad "easy, because i don't deserve to cry" was kinda powerful

but Vash running around half the episode yelling "why? why? stop. let's talk" was kind of lame. that and the few rounds he fired at his brother was the best he could do? i know Vash is mister
, but he wasn't totally helpless either. maybe i just misremember the original, but he seems like a bigger pu**y in this version. and he definitely isn't funny or carefree (it makes me think they removed that from this series)

i'm trying to think how interested i'd be in this show if i hadn't seen the original, how entertained would i be? and i really don't know. it's impossible for me to separate the two and give a true answer
Feb 14, 2023 2:35 PM
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I wasn't expecting this episode to be this intense, but I'm loving it so far. The CGI and visual effects when Knives appeared made it feel like I was watching a movie.
Feb 14, 2023 6:49 PM
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I really don't like what they did to Knives. They turned him into every stock anime villain and armed him with plenty of cliches. The big dumb cloak and hood, talking in big speeches, killing his own subordinates, comparing himself to God and the casual murder of anyone he fancies without so much as slowing down. He plays evil piano for goodness sakes, are you serious?

I know Knives in the original wasn't exactly a monumental threat, but he was good at balancing the emotional threat with the physical threat, so he didn't neccessarily need to be some all powerful demigod with a million tiny lightsabers. Yes it IS arguably in his character to do the things he did, but he's far more generic now and feels more like losing more of the wild west flair. Just showing how he destroyed towns instead of giving the audience a chance to picture it beforehand too just deflates him for me. This is all before setting up his ethical contrast with Vash too, so it just makes him look one dimensional to boot.

Not a huge fan of E.G Mine's adaptation too. Fair enough giving him explosives, not sure why they're shaped like bacteriophages, but also his iconic spiked shell is just part of a big wheel mecha? I don't know if they were trying to combine him with Hoppered but it feels really messy. E.G Mine wasn't even a particular standout among the Gung-ho Guns so I get axing him early, but I feel like he got rushed and they didn't really adapt him as opposed to write over him and use his image.

Also that pregnant lady REALLY should not have been going around trying to shoot people, THINK OF THE CHILD!
Feb 18, 2023 1:17 PM

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It isn't totally bad, but, lacked courage to kill secondarys...

Feb 20, 2023 11:18 PM
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This was absolutely awesome. One of the single best anime episodes I've seen in a while. Honestly I think I'm enjoying this new adapatation more than the original one so far.
Feb 27, 2023 9:14 AM
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Amazing villain présentation
Mar 8, 2023 7:07 AM
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The original is better.
Mar 14, 2023 9:30 PM
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dbaranyi said:
I'm not enjoying this interpretation of Trigun at all. The mystery and humor of the story are all gone. Now it's just a Final Boss Quest. Oh well, bye-bye.

This version is actually doing something with the characters instead of waiting for 16 episodes to reveal the main premise.
Mar 15, 2023 12:29 AM

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Visually it was excellent, the best looking episode so far. Knives city destroying attack was a visual feast, and I assume he was giving this new power to better take advantage of the 3D space CGI allows, it makes his appearance here feel like a devastating spectacle. At least, I assume this power is new, seems to be from what I grasp from comments in this thread as I haven't read the manga, and I think I'd remember this it if was in the original anime. Though I totally forgot about E.G. Bomber/Mine, literally have zero recollection of him ever appearing in the original, but a decade will do that to your memory.

Outside of the animation though, I'm not sure I really liked this. For starters, I had my reservations about Stampede focusing more directly on Vash & Knives plot thread because Knives is one of my least favourite aspects of Trigun. He's a necessary foil for Vash, but as a character himself he's not compelling in the slightest. There was, and still is tbf, a chance for this series to fix that, but all signs point to him still being a rather bland stock villain. It wasn't a big issue in the original since his involvement was a lot more limited, in terms of screentime anyway, that he could serve his purpose without detracting much from my enjoyment. But if he's going to be more a more prominent figure like this, I think it will hinder my enjoyment.

And I kinda just feel like this all escalated too fast. Arguably the original series took too long to escalate, but since it did when shit hit the fan it was way more effective because the show had firmly established it's mostly light-hearted goofy nature. Here doesn't really feel like the series developed a strong identity to contrast this escalation. It felt too rushed, and not really earned, for how high stakes everything became. That's not to say their aren't good stuff here, Rosa's send off didn't emotionally connect with me at all but I like the scene with Vash & Meryl afterwards. And their defeat of E.G. Bomber/Mine was fun.

Also, I thought the OST here was quite effective at highlighting the mood of each sequence, whether it be Knives ascending the stairs or Vash releasing those bugs, it enhanced both sequences for me. I do think it lacks the distinct flavour Imahori's OST gave the original series, the music in this one does feel a bit more generic, but I'm glad Stampede still has solid music. Not sure any of it will stick with me after finishing the series, but it's definitely working within the show.
Apr 2, 2023 9:19 PM

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that ost went so hard omg and when knives did the crazy thing with all the blades? jgggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
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Apr 7, 2023 9:40 AM

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Damn, Million Knives lives up to his name. Tough to be Vash who's being mistaken for this horrible person.
This dub is great.

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Apr 8, 2023 4:08 PM

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So I've only just started this anime today and I've got to say I love the music direction and the animation. It's hard to believe it's from the same studio that did that terrible Godzilla anime a couple of years ago.
Apr 11, 2023 1:28 AM
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Design of characters is extremely generic and lacking uniqueness as if designed by a committee of what would leaving them feeling sterile and lacking individuality, also basically butchered Meryl's character and the cg is choppy and feels lacking connection to the environment
Apr 12, 2023 2:10 AM
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A apresentação do vilão foi boa, mas podia ter ficado mais pra frente no anime. Sinto que entregaram muito do plot muito cedo e isso fez perder boa parte da sensação de mistério. Mas num geral foi um episódio ótimo e com um bom suspense.
Apr 14, 2023 1:34 PM
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bro it was fine it's lowkey boring tho..
Apr 20, 2023 10:06 AM

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I take your silence as complict agreement with genocide!
Apr 21, 2023 11:34 AM
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awsome but brutal
Apr 29, 2023 2:02 PM
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Knives is scary. Much better than the old series.
Apr 30, 2023 2:01 PM

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Mate, how is it episode 3 and my heart already hurts?! I just wanna give Vash a hug… I can’t imagine the pain and sadness he’s faced in his life.

Knives is fucking terrifying! He destroyed that whole place in minutes and didn’t even break a sweat 😱

The soundtrack for this show is amazing! That is a Hollywood level score and the opening… what a tune. NEVER SKIPPING!
May 21, 2023 1:53 PM

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This sure turned into a tragic situation real quick but I still got to say its quite sad (just like the original) how the townspeople (or at least Rosa) put all the blame on Vash despite him trying to save the city multiple times, him being hunted because of the bounty and them just outright ignoring his warning to get away.

Jun 18, 2023 3:44 PM
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it was nice but i felt outta of nowhere about the storyline
Jun 19, 2023 5:06 PM

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Well then. That really went to shit. Kinda makes me feel like what was the point of those 5 minute goofy ass villains showing up if this is where we are gonna be after three episodes. Well I'm kinda interested so lets see where this goes.
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