To all of the people who are gonna comment about the rock thing, hear me out. First, I'd like to debunk the incorrect explanations I have received. The explanation is not that at first he thought he had multiple bullets and changed his plan once he knew he had only one. That is not the case because the second time he went to shoot the missiles in the sky, he knew he had one bullet and didn't grab the rock. To people saying that he was intentionally baiting the other gunman by pretending to take aim at the missiles during that moment, there is literally no positive evidence that suggests that. For the people who gave me the explanation that makes the most sense, which is he changed his plan based on the proximity of the missiles to the town, this is still a failing of the show because the show failed at conveying that to the audience properly. And no, this is not an example of visual storytelling. There's a difference between subtle visual storytelling and something that's not there. He changed his plan at the last second, but in a way that wasn't telegraphed that well to the audience. There are so many people telling me that he changed his plan because the missiles are closer by the time he grabs that rock, but not that much time had even passed between the moment where Vash rose his gun the second time and was interrupted by the other gunman and the moment he ran to get the rock. The missiles shouldn't be that much closer than when he was just gonna shoot normally. And if you want to talk about visual storytelling then look at the missiles in the sky. They do not look like they're that close to the town so what's the problem with him just doing what he was going to do from the beginning? They tried to convey him changing his plan in the middle of that incredibly fast action scene with all of those dynamic camera angles in order to make that scene look like a spectacle and to their credit they did a fantastic job of that, but in the process, they were unable to convey what Vash was thinking properly. I don't need Vash to have an inner monologue about it, but there are a number of ways to show that visually. Maybe have him react in a different way to the situation at the end as opposed to the beginning or when he was going to shoot the second time, have him grab the rock first and then have the gunman shoot the rock. If they had done that, there would be a justification for him to grab that rock even if you would have to rewatch to make sure. As the scene is now, the audience can only speculate and not confirm why Vash did what he did.

I’m hoping that Milly shows up later. It really isn’t the same without her Edit: Spoilers for last episode- . . . . . . SHE’S HERE!!!!!

Vash haven't said his most iconic line "Love and Peace" in the past 5 episodes :(

I definitely feel better about the series after episode 3. The characterization of Knives as a threat to the entire world is damn chilling with all of the literal knives he has on his futuristic suit.

I think the 3D is actually pretty good. It isn't like the old cgi from Berserk. It shows fluidity and a lot of life. i.e. meryl's face expressions show so much life imo. I still love OG trigun more atm, but im excited to see how they will continue on with stampede

I do like how the Anime has its own unique vision separate from both the previous anime and manga. I thought the CGI looked pretty good, for what it is. At certain times it can look akward, but at others it can be visually impressive.

My biggest problems with the new Trigun is that there's no secrecy to anything. Vash's old tech arm was hidden and his poster gave this illusion that he really could be the dangerous criminal worthy of such a bounty, a couple of things the anime took away within a few minutes of the first episode BEFORE we even met the characters. Too cut and dry compared to the masterful writing and the direction of the original where you had to watch the whole episode to see what happens in a suspenseful/light-hearted (At least for the most part) kinda way where you can sympathize with the other characters as to how exactly, this happy go lucky goofball got such a high bounty on his head instead of serving it on a silver platter like this one does.

Originally I thought Stampede was going to be a prequel that showed how Vash earned his reputation as the Humanoid Typhoon , that said though I'm fine with Stampede having it's own continuity rather then it being part of the original series that way it gives the anime team the freedom to do what they want, though hopefully it sticks the landing when the the final episode comes out. On the plus side Johnny Young Bosch is returning to play Vash again for the dub of Stampede which I was so glad to hear that.

As someone who *has* read the manga, the characterizations in the original anime are far more accurate to the source material. Stampede is further removed from the manga than the anime original episodes in the first series. Also, while you covered a lot of the issues I have with episode 1, here's a few more: 1) Rem dies for no reason. The original makes it very clear that her intention to stay on the ship was to keep the crash from happening and save as many lives as possible. While she failed to stop the crash entirely, she *did* alter it enough to save a significant portion of all the people inside, making her sacrifice mean something. In Stampede she doesn't do that, she basically just pushes the eject button for the escape pod and immediately dies. This means either Knives didn't calculate the crash well enough to kill everyone (Which is fairly out of character and makes him less intimidating) or Rem had already diverted the course (Meaning she could've hopped on the escape pod). I'm pretty sure that the show was going for a "Someone has to stay behind to release the escape" moment but A)They don't make that clear B)That's a stupid way to design escape pods and C)Knives offered for her to join them and there's no way he would've done that if it would've prevented their escape. So there is no reason for her to die here other than "The plot says so". If they really wanted to make it different they could've had her join them then die on the planet over something that could've been prevented by using a Plant. It reinforces Vash's sentiment that the use of Plants is unfortunate but necessary, and reinforcing Knives' sentiment humans are parasitic and can't survive on their own merits. 2) Vash oscillates between helpless and master escape artist. Like his competency in a fight, it looks like his competency in untying ropes is purely determined by comedic effect. They find him tied up in the desert, and he genuinely needs help getting himself out of it. How did he get there? Why didn't the people who did it just bring him in for the bounty? It's never brought up again but apparently some faceless band of desert bandits thoroughly beat him. Potentially it's there to show his inexperience, but as you said before that doesn't work with his occasional competency. Later in the same episode he unties himself easily for no apparent reason other than being a funny joke. 3) They spoon feed explanations. I don't mind the faster pace, but there's literally a point where Meryl is asked if she knows what a plant is (Literally everyone on this planet should know) and she literally gives a textbook definition of what Plants are. Very little understanding of "show don't tell". I also have an issue that the art style went from Scifi/steampunk/western to generic scifi. The Plants have zero flare and people going around demanding a duel just feels off when one participant is wearing a trenchcoat length hoodie and the other is wearing generic-space-officer-suit TM. It's not really relevant to how good the story is, but it shows an underlying problem with the series stripping away more unique or nuanced elements of the story in favor of leaning into tropes (Think switching out Mille for Roberto).

For the rock shot the initial stance he takes and the number of times he clicks his gun makes me believe that he was going to take the cluster out in chunks before realizing he doesn’t have any ammo. After getting the bullet and fighting off the bounty Hunter he ratakes his stance, realizes that the bombs are far too spread out for a single bullet only to cover the issue, and repositions into a spot where he can throw the rock at a good enough angle that the shotgun spread will cause proper chain explosions. The reason the scene doesn’t take with a lot of us old gunners is that Old Vash would have made all these calculations before he even finished loading in the bullet. Also I don’t really see him not picking up the bounty hunters gun as an issue because even old vash was extremely reluctant to pick up let alone use anyone else’s gun. Vash’s gun is a finely honed and extremely accurate piece of hardware. Using anyone else’s gun risks him not being able to hit his shots. Which is a big no no for Vash, for whom inaccuracy is paramount to sacrilege.

It's still Vash, the environment is just darker so he isn't as light hearted.

As someone who had never heard of or seen TRIGUN before this? I’m hooked. I’m totally gonna watch this entire anime and then go back and watch the original, and read the manga, it’s done a fantastic job of showing an interesting world in a frankly gorgeous way, those action scenes are addictive to watch

Also, it’s small… but Vash doesn’t use a .22 he uses 45 longcolt.

The orignal Vash's design look and feels like someone who's been through some tough sh"t. The new Vash's design looks like a freshly graduated student with debts of student loans.

I love both Trigun and Trigun Stampede... But I love the way Nai/Knives is portrayed in this adaptation more.

Am I the only one who feels enamored by the 3d animation. 3D animation has been lacking for years and we're seeing in real time how technology has become better

I actually rlly like the cgi and artstyle i love how expressive they are

I am SO glad that you specifically harp on the bomb scene. That was when I definitively decided that I did not like the new portrayal, because it makes Vash look like he's not taking life-or-death matters seriously. Vash is only goofy and ridiculous when it's solely his own life on the line. The immediate possibility of someone else's death made the 90s Vash immediately eerily competent and that was part of what I loved. I love the idea of a man so willing to believe in humanity, so oozing with compassion for others, that he becomes a monstrously dangerous force of nature. That is something rarely ever framed as a good thing. I've never seen another show which does not paint the switch between the kind mask and the monstrous mask as a good thing with the same kind of delicate hand. A man who so believes in love and peace that he is capable of great violence to attain those ends _is_ a good thing. That's why Captain America and Superman were originally written how they were. They were saviors.

you criticize Vash's "inexperienced" actions regarding the duel with the JMP commander, him running out of ammo... ~I'd like to point out that the scene from original Ep 1... Vash was ready to shoot to defend himself yes... but he was also admittedly clumsy enough to forget he needed ammo--- he'd had to resort to ambushing one of the gang members to steal their bullets--- *ALSO* Stampede does allude to the joke Vash makes later in the original series about how he can eat tons of food for what a single bullet costs---

That bullet scene drove me crazy in the new one, and you did a great job explaining what I could never quite put into words. Stampede feels like it only understands the characters and story on a surface level, and the writing in some of these events feels very by-the-numbers, like they're checking off a box of what needs to happen for it to look like Trigun.

I never got into Trigun so I don't really have a horse in this race, but as someone who is neck deep in Fullmetal Alchemist opinions and staunchly believes that (independent of accuracy to source material) the 2003 adaptation is better on its own merits than Brotherhood, I appreciate the critical stance you take while still admitting the new Trigun might be a good story on its own merits. 👍

literally is not repulsive, CGI in Trigun STampede is way better than in most anime, best CGI ever

I'm so in love with this adaptation, and even if I had watched the old one before, I would see it as a separate piece, because you can't compare things that were made in different time periods, studios, and animation styles, they HAD TO rebrand the story and characters, because then it would be a remaster instead of a readaptation. I'm more into this anime generation, I like only a few old school animes for various reason, so I feel like this version is more of my style. Everyone will have their favorite and that's fine, but I don't see any as better than the other, honestly, they're completely different perspectives from the same manga.

When I saw the first episode I kept yelling "Why doesn't he just grab the cops gun?" over and over again and nobody seemed to acknowledge it. I guess sacrificing well scripted combat for "oooo that looked cool" is reeling people in lol

I think both shows kind of reach for it’s own unique age/generational aesthetic. They are unique and iconic to this era.

I think that he did not need the rock in the beginning because bombs were higher, and he probably wanted to shoot one to blow the others up. Also, I think this is sort of a prequel, I wouldn't be surprised if at the end of the series we get the old character look back.

The first one works better in characterization and the way they slowly reveal the tone themes and who the characters truly are and even genre

I, too, had to rewind the scene with the bullet multiple times to make sure Vash didn't actually shoot his gun yet. And I'm glad I'm not the only one thought Vash seemed younger and less experienced somehow. He seems… quieter. Somehow, he's less obnoxious and I don't like that! Lol.

I agree with what you said mostly the CGI didn't bother me at all partially because studio Orange who did it also did the animation for Houseki no Kuni and that was beautifully animated so going into Trigun Stampede i knew that it would look good i also found it strange how Vash fired another bullet he didn't have but whatever i don't care about Trigun enough to deeply analyze it i do agree with what you said about Meryl Stryfe's personalty however appearance wise i think she looks cuter in Stampede i really wish that Milly wasn't cut she was one of the best things about Trigun last thing Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Vash is so interesting

Personally I think so far it’s a solid anime, although some of the changes are unnecessary for me especially with Vash and Meryl’s new design and the biggest sin for me was. The removal of Milly like come on how could the studio and the writers remove the best girl from the original? That right there is a major crime. Overall I agree it’s not bad and on its own is solid and I agree I also prefer how Vash’s backstory was handled in the original anime same goes for the manga where it felt like a mystery slowly being unfolded which was better.

the main thing i'm not a fan of in this series is how serious vash seems to me a lot of the time. in the original animehe seemed like he was just stumbling around through situations, but knew exactly what he was doing. in the new series he seems like he's legitimately trying, but is just barely making it work

Originally, he didn’t need the rock, because the projectiles were further away, fumbling, and looking for ammo gave them time to come closer, so he needed the rock now to disperse all of them at a closer range

You managed to summarize EVERY single issue I've had with Stampede so far comparatively to the original, and even as it's own new adaptation. Especially when you dissected the character representation and set up for Vash's character and story boarding. Amazing reflection in this video.

I personally had a big problem with how much was revealed in the first episode. I appreciated the slow build that was the original

I think what is going to happen is the show will look a lot more like the Trigun we remember after July is destroyed. Original cast will be there. Vash will probably even switch to the familiar haircut.

honestly, i barely remember the original- it was the first anime i ever watched and i was like 9. i love the artstyle and animation tbh. its so different from the usual styles you see that i was immediately hooked. the way they move, their facial expressions, everything was so over-exaggerated that i love it. Vash is a funny character, and he seems like a wonderful person. couldnt ask for a better side protag. i might rewatch the original again for fun! im honestly super happy with how the show came out. just my opinion.

I've been trying so hard to separate it from the original but it's been so difficult. the mischaracterization of Vash is so tragic. In the original, his incompetence is revealed over time to have been an act he puts on in order to maintain a lower profile. Sure he's silly but the impression he gives off is that he's constantly aware of the lives at stake if he doesn't act. However, in Stampede he's made out to be a timid pacifist who's capable but unwilling to engage with conflict. It just feels like a bit of a betrayal to the original character. btw the new series is in no way a faithful portrayal of the manga. as a modern action anime it checks off all the boxes to be successful, though: -tragic backstory revealed before the opening credits -main villain revealed in the first episode -protagonist gets to show off at the end -naive young side-character paired with a seasoned veteran of the trade

YES, the story board literally exaggerated his goofiness, and using the bombs for no reason besides using them as style points. Another thing that bothers me is in episode 3, when they introduce knives, in my opinion, they brought him out too early.

An an OG fan from the original anime, the new version simply doesn't measure up in all aspects EXCEPT for the fact that we got Johnny Yong Bosch back as the voice of Vash but even he can only work with what he is given.

I love the new Trigun. ☺️

Does it also bother anyone else that his revolver uses 22. Caliber? Cuz the original used something along the lines of 45 long colt.

I dont agree with the art decision of immediately showing Vash's mechanical arm as it took one of the best surprise for his design. In the original it had a big impact when Vash only revealed his mechanical parts in the most dire situation

I'm liking the show so far but there are some aspects I really miss. Vash's confidence in the original really did make him seem like a god trying to fit in amongst men. Although he acted silly at the end of the day he would accomplish the impossible and leave everyone scratching their heads as to what happened. Haven't quite got that from the new one yet...I also miss the lighthearted comedy of the original vs the new one has a constant darker tone. The characters just had more to love about them in the old. "For Love and Peace!"

There is so much unique personality, humor, and wit in the original Trigun anime that it is difficult to watch this new one. 90’s trigun is already a classic and the storytelling and the way the atmosphere is portrayed is done masterfully with originality. The anime style in stampede is also weird and would take some time getting used to, it appears to be alot more cartoonish in the american style.

Another problem was the caliber of bullets that Vash requested. They were simply wrong. OG Vash uses a .45 long colt which fires bullets that actually would have been able to pull of the stunts he did in the episode. .22 caliber on the other hand would have been like throwing a pebble at the rock he fired at. To me this seems a bit disrespectful to the source material almost like they didn't even bother looking into the fine details of his character and his equipment. His arm for example and red coat are hiding dark secrets to his traumatic past. Now his scars (well his arm at least is just out in the open and now he won't be able to hide another gun with it too since it's clear that a mechanical arm could be dangerous. Still I hope that this original story turns out to be good I'm the end. I really would like for them to make good money so that they can give Trigun the FMA Brotherhood treatment. The Manga where things get much darker and Vash REALLY has to go all out to where even he seems like a monster would be incredible to see animated

I really like the animation in the series. It makes it feel like a movie more than a series to me for some reason. Enjoying it so far, just made it to episode 5

Madhouse Animators are 100 years ahead from the future.

I prefer the old look but I wanna give this a try. On the rock scene, the only thing I can think of is that when he first went to fire and than fire again the bombs/missiles were far enough away he could do a trick shot to get them all, but by the time he knocked the one guy out they were closer and he realized to get them all at the same time he needed the rock. maybe before he was going to do a shot that would bounce the missiles into each other but if he did at the rock time they would be to close to the ground.

Great video! You deserve WAY more views for this gem. The only thing left out that annoys me to no end is... Why the hell is he using a pathetic little .22 now? In the original, you can see he is using a .45 Long Colt. The OG gunslinger cartridge. In the remake, the feats that he performs and superhuman shots (like in the first episode) break the suspension of disbelief completely. That little soft round disintegrates the moment it hits something like a rock. It can't move any heavy object because of the lack of kinetic energy. Also, it looks stupid as hell.

I love the originial Trigun anime (havent read the manga all the way), has always been in the top 10 of anime for me personally. I was very dishartened by the art style and character designs when I first saw this, but I've acclimated to it, and I actually think it looks really good at times, from what we've seen so far. I do agree with what you said about the characters though. Meryl and the other guy that replaced milly do seem pretty 1 dimensional, but they have the most potential to grow and become better characters throughout the rest of the show, I think. but vash...... idk, putting the backstory and his nature to not want to kill anyone up front like this seems like a bad decision to me, but maybe they'll take the character into a new "refreshing" direction, its to early to really know.

I have seriously enjoyed the new trigun so far, it handles itself with capability and style for new viewers of the trigun series such as myself, and I think the CGI is super expressive and definitely an interesting step for the adaptation. Though I know there are a lot of inconsistencies and a lot of issues for the old heads, the advice I can give is: See it as not a "new" trigun series, but as a whole different thing, separate from old trigun, separate from the manga. Let the story play out, see what goes where! have fun with it is all I can say, because what's the point of watching something if not to have fun and enjoy it for what it is., regardless or not of bad storyboarding or screenplay. I think I'm going to seriously fall in love with this series, then with the old trigun, because oh my god i LOVE VASH! He's such a cool and unique character, and i absolutely cannot wait to see what happens to him and what we see happen in the story. Peace y'all, and remember; enjoy it for what it is, not what you think it should be.

The rock addition was because with the missiles dropping closer they spread out more then when they were more clustered from their initial launching (dropping). So with the splitting rock it'd hit more with the spread of the rock bits, rather than just hitting one rocket being enough to cause all them bunched up to blow.

I actually really love it, it’s a fresh take and the animation is rather good based on the fact it’s CGI.

Old slams, not even a debate

New Trigun is good 6/10, Old Trigun is a perfect. 10/10.

Am I insane, like, I think the CGI looks beautiful

Excited to see if any of these opinions have changed over the course of the series now that at least the first season is over

Ik everyone is comparing the old from the new one and stuff but I think everyone should know that this isn’t supposed to be a direct copy. It’s supposed to be a new story but still Trigun. The original creator was directly involved in the making of the new one. They still put in those details that tied it to the original almost like little Easter eggs, but in the end they wanted it to be a new story. (This is what I’ve heard/read so please don’t hate Im just trying to give it some justice cuz I really loved the og and the new one, I think they were both amazing)

I just finished the original anime without any knowledge of this remake. The original still holds up, and I would recommend it to anyone. I'm not sure about this version.

As a person who've never watched Trigun, the clips of the new one on YT and Twitter and such made me actually sit down and star watching the old one, so i can understand what I'm going into if i wanna watch the new one, which is pretty cool I'd say, since not many a time does a "remaster" of an old anime I've never heard about actually wanna makes engage with it from where it began.

The cg is awesome. Ex arm producers probably crying seeing trigun stampede's animation

Not sure if it`s just me but the one thing that ticks me off really hard about Vash`s new visual design are the glasses.

Vash's new hair is already a crime to me even tho I was never a fan of the series. I want that Guile Style hair back

The art style reminds me of those old CN shows that were made with CGI so i find the art style pretty charming and actually really nice to look at. Idk probs just my nostalgia talking.

The falling explosives fell for like 2 minutes straight

I actually love the new one and I think it’s really cool, I’m glad it’s doing its own thing and not just a remake tbh

The animation looks gorgeous. People need to relax it's just a cartoon. Appreciate the art

I have a feeling it's about the caliber of the bullet. Probably the gendarme's bullets were of a different caliber, insufficient for what Vash wanted to do. Further, it can only be theorized, initially he may have thought that he had a full magazine and with that he would be able to disable a cluster bomb. Later, when he had a bullet, he could aim it specifically to provoke the gendarme, although it was stupid to me. Why would a man who probably had a full magazine run up to his opponent within a meter? In conclusion, on the first shot attempt, Vash assumed he had a full magazine. During the second shot attempt, he deliberately (which is quite likely) provoked the gendarme. And the third attempt to shoot, when he knew he had only one bullet, he chose the most effective solution. I haven't watched the previous adaptations, just this one. I personally like it, CGI too, but I understand the fans' dissatisfaction. The above is just my humble opinion, not attacking anyone ^^ Have fun watching this anime everyone!

i like trigun stampede not tho because it is my first time seeing the trigun story and i liked it alot tho i dont know why people are hating so hard on it

vash can dodge bullets because he's a plant, not because he's experienced.

people are so ungrateful for stampede just because vash isn’t as goofy as he is in the original doesn’t mean he’s gonna be an automatically bad character. the anime just came out and the fact that it gets a remake that’s completely cgi even if it flopped in japan is a miracle. both are good in good ways, everyone gets amazing re designs and the writers are definitely focusing on vashs depression in the remake , it’s just a retelling of the story. please be more grateful. the only truly bad thing is the lack of milly and being replaced by roberto. give the writers and animators time to make new episodes!!

I've never seen the old Trigun stampede but as a newer viewer I love this, the animation makes it really amazing as much as I thought I'd dislike it and I love vash

I have a guess about the rock thing. The cluster bombs get farther away from each other as they descend, so enough time had passed at that point, that he felt they were no longer close enough to each other for just the bullet to handle the situation. So he used to rock to cause a ricochet. I agree, this could've been visually conveyed better, but personally, when I initially watched the scene, that's the first thing I thought when he grabbed the rock.

i have one single issue to trigun stampede: it shows the backstory in the very first episode instead of halfway through like the original missing out on that mystery and questioning of what goes on

after the last tristamp episode last night and reading all the comments here again, dare i say my respect for studio orange literally skyrocketed. their choice of how to tell their story in another light was risky knowing so many people grew up and loved trigun so much, all the choices they made for tristamp made so much sense after ep12, i personally thought the '23 trigun was all over the place compared to the '98 one but in narratively, its starting to be more cohesive. while all the comments here are valid, yall really just needed to wait for tristamp to finish airing bc tristamp vash on ep12 just made a fool of us

Comments bashing the show look stupid now considering what happened now lmao.

Easy way to fix the rock thing is to show a missile with a large lead in the first attempt, but at the second attempt the missile is barely ahead, and when he raises his gun a third time, not only did the lead missile lose the lead but the missiles moved/ changed their angle so as a solution he gets to a new spot and throws a rock that would act like the lead missile was supposed to. Also when he was looking for a bullet, it probably would've been better if he had gone from a calm mind to a panic by first shooting the gun multiple times, then checking the chambers, then checking the pockets slowly getting more frantic, and finally turning around and yelling for a .22. And for his opponents gun, the simplest of all solutions exist. Show it falling off the cliff side.

It’s not as good as the original, but the original is one of the top 3 anime ever made. It’s very difficult for 3D animation to match the feel and heart to frame by frame hand drawn, but this one does, and does well, and it deserves accolades for that alone. The expansion on “plant” lore I didn’t like, but it still has the same “predator and prey” dynamic that made the original’s story so moving. I absolutely hate vash’s design, but I wanted him to remain unchanged. In the new one, him being an idiot feels forced, whereas the old one made him an aloof box of adorable, this one feels like he uses his stupid to hide the fact that he’s OP. The new gun isn’t much to look at either. It’s definitely worth a watch, but it’s not the masterpiece that the original was.

While i prefer the original, i still loved Stampede. My biggest complaint is that im Stampede, Vash doesn't go crazy over donuts.

Why change his caliber of bullet? Why nerf him? Why make him seem less intelligent(he seemed intelligent with how he got out of situations in the original ie the straw and the "use the latrine" tactic)?

You can't beat the OG's art and style

I can't wait to hear ur thoughts on episodes 2 and 3. I feel like they are rushing a bunch of element's tht made the original pretty good. Already we know knives is in the background so wat will the big twist or big bad be at the end? And the way the first episode played I thought for sure this was earlier in his career as a gunman rather than the same person. I think it is cuz but a bunch of characters and dialog suggest it's the same. Also i miss the spiked hair and old gun. This gun is easy too chunky if you ask me

although the Bomb scene was puzzling, later on Vash did sya he didn't really know if it was gonna work so that about explains it ig

I think he was aware that the guy might shoot his weapon to prevent him from shooting like he did with the bullet. So he basically bluffed the guy took him out and then went on with his original plan. Either that or maybe while he was getting ready to shoot he realized he wouldn’t be able to what he wanted to with just a bullet. Although to be honest my first time watching that clip I was confused about the plan change as well. Also after watching the trailer where he says he’ll never kill again, I think that’s why he tried to talk the guy out of a duel.

He took out his gun, then threw the rock, then shot the rock. The rock broke into like five pieces and hit the missiles.

I personally love trigun stampede it's amazing in my opinion the original was really good too and still better

Im a newbie to trigun in general, but i watched a couple eps of the new version and them episode 1 of the old one. And the characters are unbelievably much less compelling in the new one. I found Vash to be annoying in his timidness, cause, as you stated, he CLEARLY shouldve gotten his survival skills from somewhere, and it wasnt by avoiding conflict at all costs, clearly in some situations he has to face them, as is evident in the very first scene in the old trigun where he WAS ready to shoot. And same criticism goes for the reporters verus the two girls in the old trigun. The lady and the old guy are very tropy, which isnt annoying, but it isnt that interesting right away. But Millie and Myrel are just cuter and more interesting already. And i gleamed that from a episode, and thats just cause theyre immediately more comical. Also one last thing... i think the comedy i saw in episode 1 of old trigun just isnt all that present in the new trigun. Like, its pretty clear the situation around Vash is ridiculous both in the new and old version, yet the way its treated is so differnt and ultimately, i think the new one just handles it much worse. So idk maybe past a couple more episodes the new trigun WOULD be good, but right now, im not really taken in.

Character designs, changed/original content, the whole vibe just feels off. Personally the manga will always reign supreme with the 98 anime being a cult classic. Just disappointed they decided to go anime original/reimagining a second time, at least the 98 anime had an excuse with no manga content to cover but not adapting maximum makes no sense to me

I'm digging it so far, my biggest gripe is they sort of toned down the goofy idiot persona of Vash. So far he's sort of just been a pacifist until forced to act and even then its almost always at the last second. I agree that they're emphasizing one side of his personality too much. I still have hope the later episodes will improve the show, I have my faith in Studio Orange but on the bright side at least the show isn't egregiously bad.

i surprisingly have no issues with this anime, in fact i think this anime might be my favorite anime so far on 2023, one of my favorite part is when nicholas showed up and using his gun, that part right there is really well made, i do recommend this anime to people , and hoping that this anime got more recognition by a lot more people in the future !

Honestly for me my problem with the new Trigun is just that the comedy isn't there. With the original, I was hooked within the 1st few scenes, but with the new one, I did not find myself laughing or even chuckling once.

I just watched the new Trigun two days ago, then yesterday I watched the original for the first time It was a backwards way of doing it but honestly I loved them both, I am actually hyped - and Orange's cgi is actually mind-blowing Although I do miss milly as a character so I hope they bring her back There is one thing that bothers me so far, and that's his glasses? After watching the original he puts on his glasses whenever things get serious or he wants to hide his face with a fake smile- not sure if that's its meaning but it would have been nice to see

Nyah, I still love old title for soul of design and hand-made creation, that make you feel smoke of nostalgia. 3D is for zoomers, imho...

I hated that scene at 5:30. Vash would never act that way if people's lives are actually In danger

Apparently Milly will be appearing in season 2. Meanwhile she is only mentioned briefly towards the end of the season 1 finale

See, this is why you don't do a video essay when only the first episode is out. Literally every problem, dude has is solved by the end lol

It's supposed to be a new take on Trigun, soooooo... Idk what to say i like it

Vash is amazing Wolfood told him luck and persistence only lasts so long

I actually liked the new characterization of Meryl since it add more nuance when she eventually grows into the slightly more mature version of the 1998 anime. But regarding Vash and De Niro I agree 100% De Niro feels so heavy handed and I miss Milly. The duel is interesting. I am with you that goofiness was very exaggerated but I will say that with context of Episode 3, I somewhat see the potential intent of this scene of Episode 1 (spoilers for Episode 3 after this sentence). The color profile when Knives does his attack almost framed exactly like the July solider but where Vash’s ridiculous method worked, it is completely and utterly useless when Knives does it. It does change the dynamic between Vash and Knives but has good parallels the Episode 1 moment where it was goofy and thankfully no one was hurt to while the Episode 3 moment negates every bit of Vash’s good intentions. Now this doesn’t invalidate anything you said about the structure of the shot in Episode 1 though it isn’t choreographed well with his inexperience.

This anime could have done the series a bit more justice by not showing off Knives so early. You gotta build up to Vash having a twin and his trauma with Rem. It feels like they want to get the story over with than tell it.