Vol. 5-Angel Arms

After 10+ years, my box set is complete again. I was thrilled that it was brand new!

Trigun is awesome. Totally forgot to write a review for years ago but hey better late then never lol

Awesome

I really liked the first 4 Trigun discs (even though 2-4 had only 3 episodes a piece). Despite the fact that Trigun was another "wandering samurai looking for redemption anime", it was a fresh and funny series. Volume 5 starts off really stale with a generic filler story that has no bearing on the overall picture. The next two episodes are better and advance the story but the series falls into another anime cliche, a battle with a series of villains to fight the "big boss". Damn shame, I had high hopes for this series.

This one was a lot different that the ones before. It was a little more bloody plus a lot more language. I didn't care for that but over all it was still good. In this we see a new weapon that Vash has, but where did it come from?

Having blazed a path of destruction everywhere he's gone, Vash the Stampede, the notorious gunman has finally met his match is Legato Bluesummers, a man who knows exactly how to get under Vash's skin and cause maximum pain. Little Arcadia- Milly and Meryl become involved with a farmer trying to save his farm from ruthless land sharks. A bit of an aside from the main plot of the series, it's still a sweet episode about family ties and relationships. Demon's Eye- This is where the series starts to take on the main plot line of Vash versus the Gung Ho Guns and Legato in particular. After crossing Legato's path again, Vash is horrified by the carnage Legato has left behind (he killed off an entire bandit gang in spectacular style). Finally meeting up with someone who cares as little about life as Vash values it, Vash is faced with another member of the Gung Ho Guns who seems able to teleport. Fifth Moon- In the episode the series takes an entirely different tone becoming much more serious and Vash has to battle with himself and Legato. Faced with two more members of the Gung Ho Guns Vash is forced by Legato to use the Angel Arms, a weapon of mass destruction that is part of Vash and he seems unable to control, ending in Vash blowing a hole in one of the moons. Wolfwood is also back and shows a much more lethal side as we begin to question just who this priest is. There's a heartbreaking montage near the end where all the different people Vash has helped hear about his unleashing of the Angel Arms and how dangerous he is. In this volume, the story of Vash and his friends takes a decidedly more serious angle as Vash deals with his own beliefs and fears as much as he deals with Legato. Pitted against an opponent who despises life as much as Vash values it, Vash is forced to face what he truly is and somehow protect those he cares about, even if that means getting them as far away from himself as possible.

This is a hilarious/ series type of gunslinging anime. If that does not float your boat this is not the anime for you. Straight up if you like a funny main character whom can be so down to earth you wonder if its the same dude. I give this anime two thumbs up.

This collection features the first three episodes of season 2. Things start off much as they did in season 1 with "Little Arcadia." Meryl and Millie get involved in a land dispute. Not a bad episode by any means, but the spirit is that of "Quick Draw" - a romp where you know the good guys will prevail. Still, "Little Arcadia" is noteworthy for its central conceit - Vash appears only as a supporting player, and Wolfwood appears not at all. The girls save the day. "Demon's Eye" is a goods indicator of what is to come. Legato Bluesummers sets the first of the Gung-Ho Guns on Vash. Though not the weirdest of the GHG, Dominique is intriguing because of gher powers. A good season two episode. "Fifth Moon" is one of the pivotal moments in the series. Two more Gung-Ho Guns hunt Vash, who finds out just how ruthless Legato is. The conflict sets off a reaction in Vash, who reveals just how much more than human he is when he blows a crater in the moon. This episode offers insight into the destruction of July twenty-three years before, as well as further establishing Nicholas Wolfwood's character. All in all, classic episodes of an anime classic.