Audience reviews
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_Bubassotto_
Strange, but strange in a bad way.
First of all, I think it's important to make it clear that I haven't read the original manga and that I watched the classic anime many years ago. My memory may not be fresh in every detail, but the essence of the work is still very much alive for me. That said, unfortunately I couldn't like that new adaptation of Trigun Stampede. To me, it sounds like an attempt at modernization that ended up losing some of what made Trigun so special.
Much of my discomfort comes from the animation and art style. They opted for a visual style heavily based on CGI, mixed with 2D elements. Technically it may even be well-produced, but visually it didn't appeal to me. The feeling I got is that this style works better in games than in anime. In the case of Trigun, this aest…
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I was really digging this anime at the start but once we got more and more into the weeds, it kind of lost me.
I'll preface this with the fact that I haven't seen the original Trigun, didn't read the manga, this is my first foray into the Trigun series so whatever I say, this isn't clouded by my love or hatred for the original Trigun.
I've been very harsh to Studio Orange's previous works but I can finally say they've created something worthy of their talents. You can see how the 3D complements the fast, kinetic action, I never wished it was in 2D, it never really crossed my mind to be honest. It looks really good.
The director did a really great job with the series. There was a scene setting up the threat of Millions Knives in whatever episode had EG the Mine in it and the lovely pian…
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I came late to the party in 2025 and this series was an epitome of “mixed feelings” for me. It is a reasonable (not outstanding though) action series, but is just a terrible adaptation of the manga.
You see, I am not dogmatic. Manga Trigun is surely worthy of a faithful adaptation, but it would require more episodes than 13 (+ announced sequel). So telling a different story is fine. Character design changes are fine, I actually love how new Vash looks.
The problem is, to succeed you need to identify strengths of the original and build on them. This show behaves like it actively dislikes most of what made Trigun unique and what they replace it with is much more generic. The worst offender is what they did to the main characters, who got horribly flattened. Complex, even paradoxical people…
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Watch original first
Honestly I am not even nostalgic towards older version, i watched both recently and honestly - this one is horrible/
We get spoilered about entire storyline 1st episode. Characters are lacking personality, many stuff just doesn't make sense or is badle executed. While in original you slowly learn about universe and lore.
3D effects are cheap and horrible, looking like from 2006 anime era.
Music was also meh, specially opening and ending.
Just watch 1997 version first and this later, like I did. Honestly diffirence is huge and this one just feels soulless.
Story is rushed, art style is badly looking.
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A complete bastardization of a cult classic. While the original Trigun had its issues, mostly with Vash's sense of morality having double standards in the second half of the show, Trigun Stampede abandons everything that was good about the series in order to make an edgy adaptation for a younger audience... but it just fucking sucks ass and feels like a cash grab.
The choice to remake this show in 3D was one of the worst mistakes possible and should have been a very huge red flag to anyone keeping track of releases over the past decade or so. But even then I gave it the benefit of the doubt. Not every 3D show is bad. Shows like beastars or land of the lustrous are able to utilize a 3D style consistently while maintaining stylistic integrity. However in this case the 3D art present is on a…
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I was skeptical of this show at first, mostly based on the fact that it's almost solely CG animated, but fortunately, my worries were unfounded. It looks great (most of the time) and more importantly, the story was handled phenomenally.
To all fans of the original show: Do not go in expecting the same show. It's very different, but I think in a good way. Many of the same themes and ideas are explored in Stampede, so no worry on that front.
To manga fans: As you all already know, the 1998 show was not close to the manga, and Stampede is not that much closer. Like the old show, Stampede does its own thing. However, I think Stampede is more faithful to the lore (e.g., Plants) and characters (e.g., Knives).
A lone gunman with a distaste for violence and oppression must navigate a world filled…
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I'll be honest, if I pretend Trigun doesnt exist I don't think stands on its own at all. They intended to do a prequel/reboot at the same time and it just feels rushed the whole way through. A lot of the moments the characters had in the original anime to grow on you and each other are missing, so it doesnt make sense to me at least how much Meryl, and especially Wolfwood like Vash. Wolfgang just gets put in terrible situations following Vash around, and when he tries to respond with lethal force Vash just complains about how he should be more of a priest and treat life as sacred.
If they just wanted a prequel or reboot it wouldve done much better imo. They could've had some stories about Vash flailing through a couple of situations, saving the day and adding to his bounty and legend unt…
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Man, I totally slagged this when it first came out. I felt they completely dishonored the original, which is still my #2 series of all time. Nothing was right with it, and frankly, I still think the first 7 episodes are complete trash. They ruined all the original characters, totally deleted one that was essential, and added another that was little more than a drunken appendix. The writing is so full of plot holes and deus ex machina, it would be laughable, if it wasn't so horrific. They destroyed the mystery of the original in the first ep. And that 3D CGI rendered animation looked like they stole it from RWBY. I'm sure Oum was rolling over in his grave.
I almost didn't make three and out. I almost didn't make 6 and out. But through some perverse form of masochism, I kept watching. Wonde…
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Take Trigun, but remove the "juice", the "rizz", the "it factor", and then you get Trigun Stampede.
The original Trigun is something I remember in a hazy fugue state of late nights in a buddies basement in my late teens. Maybe we all had just played too much Halo,everything smelled like stale weed and sweat, and we just wanted to kick back with a DVD copy of a grungy looking anime from the 90's that had sick guitar riffs.
Basically I remember generally liking Trigun, but not being particularly attached to it.
So when the remake was announced, I said to myself "neat, I could revisit Trigun". My gf agreed, because she also sorta remembered Trigun from when she was a teenager.
And so we sat down to watch the first episode, watched the whole thing in Japanese, and as soon as the credits…
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Producer Yoshihiro Watanabe claimed that this show was meant to be a retelling, a fresh take on a decades old story, with no intention to step on anyone's toes.
So this review is with that in mind, because while people claim that you should not compare it to the original anime, the producer himself already made a claim directly related to it.
I find this show near unwatchable, from a technical standpoint. It has different frame rates for different animations and multiple characters animated at the same time in the same shots (big animation no-no).
There is a stylistic choice in making the animation look choppy, perhaps to avoid the smooth transitions that is inherent to 3D rendered animation, but practically it looks like something's wrong with my screen or computer, it looks and feels…
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Never written anything in MAL, but this awful anime made me write a short review..
This is one awful anime.. In general CGI isn't great and in general a terrible art choice, but here it looks like the most generic, boring and lifeless thing ever, they also changed how Vash the Stampede looked for the worst. He is such a boring/blend looking MC now... On top of this they also left out Milly, although she is mentioned once, who had a pretty big role in the original anime and was somewhat of a crowd favorite.
There is reason for Vash the Stampede's (the 1998's) womanizing/goofy character, his past was pretty bad and its his way of coping with it.. In the 2023 reboot he is portrayed as always gloomy while looking like a zoomer with his terrible 'trendy' hair and way to big glasses..
There…
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I watched the original and enjoyed it but I wouldn't really say I have overwhelming nostalgia for it. When I heard of Trigun Stampede I didn't have any strong feelings one way or another about it. I thought, maybe they might fix the flaws of the original, or maybe they will do their own thing, but whatever they do, best of luck to them.
Well I finally got around to watching it, and unfortunately I'm left with only a feeling that I've wasted my Saturday morning. I'm a simple man with simple tastes. Just give me an interesting sci fi setting, a few cool characters, entertaining action sequences, and a decent plot to tie it all together, and I'll have a good time watching. To my dismay, I did not get much of this out of Stampede.
While some may gag at the cg art style, I've never really be…
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Disclaimer: never watched the original Trigun nor read the manga so I don’t have a point of reference or comparison like many who watched this probably do. That said, I came into this with lowest expectations because of the fact that it’s a 3D anime, and boy was I proven wrong. From visual standpoint, this is one of the most beautiful, inspired and epic animation work that I’ve ever seen. Period. It really sold me on the potential of 3D anime. And don’t get me started on the universe, the characters, the battle scenes. All top notch! The protagonist is cool, unique and easily relatable, and he’s surrounded by a cast of colourful, memorable allies and villains that I won’t soon forget, especially the main antagonist. The downside is that the first two episodes are a drag, but episode 3 pull…
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Okay, so I decided to put my foot down and watch this since I couldn’t find anything else to watch recently. As someone who watched Trigun, albeit a long time ago, I wondered exactly where this was going since it definitely wasn’t the western I recalled. And, so, like I learned what Riverdale was based on, it seems to me that it only borrowed the name and setting (maybe not even).
Overall (5/10)
Sad to say, but this was probably one of the most mediocre anime movie (ahem, TV show) I’ve watched in a while. Although nothing could disappoint me more than Parasyte the Maxim, this was just a show that was boringly normal. Story was extremely average and the pacing was surprisingly slow with what just feels like filler although each episode did have some stuff going on. Characters were foils fo…
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Trigun Stampede is a showcase of the modern dynamic that slow, episodic, well built plot, and character development driven story lines are a dying breed.
Studio Orange focused too much on character designs to give any justice to the characters and world building the original manga and anime gave to us all those years ago and instead gave us 12 episodes of poorly paced, incoherent, nonsense.
I would not recommend Stampede to anyone that has seen the original, and if you have watched this and felt like there was almost something there, I indulge you to look into the original for it's better character dynamics, development, and overall care for what was being made.
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Stampede starts and ends strong, but episodes 2-8 were a struggle to get through.
Let me get this out of the way - I don't care about your thoughts on the original Trigun anime. You liked it? Cool. You hated it? Cool. Whatever. That discussion is not relevant here and I feel it's in bad faith to always compare the two when it's obvious both series were trying to achieve different things, ESPECIALLY knowing how season 1 of Stampede ended.
The very first episode of Stampede was honestly amazing. Everything from the storytelling, the pacing, character interactions, animation, comedy, etc., it was all near perfect. I, for one, was very excited to see the direction of Stampede. Unfortunately, it starts going downhill, really fast. The villain of the week formula does not work for this show. Ag…
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I'll be frank here: If you don't like the CGI in this show, it's not because it's terrible, you're biased against CGI and will continue to hate it no matter what. CGI is the core of this show with its' fluid movements, dynamic camera angles, and surprisingly solid face animations (that look better than most of the seasonal slop 2D anime, take that as you will) coupled with phenomenal story-telling and a far more serious tone than the OG Trigun from the get-go.
We're used to CGI mixing poorly with the 2D background elements, but that's not the case here at all, even the blood looks good (yeah, I am looking at your airbrush ahh blood Kaina of the Snow), not to mention that everything is textured properly, has physics (even the hair!) and sits well within the show's style.
The story is fu…
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Studio Orange director: “Man, I was watching this piece of trash Boomer anime the other day and all my buddies around me were laughing at it. Then it suddenly struck me. This is an absolute tragedy! This old piece of trash actually has all the elements there to be a masterpiece and it’s simply being handcuffed by all this hackneyed anime bullshit! Imagine if it cut out the stupid comedy, extra characters, pointless romance sub-plot, pointless fanservice, and just really doubled down on the psychological drama and grimdark elements. Those Zoomers who laugh at this shit right now and dismiss it will have their minds absolutely blown! They don’t even know! We’re gonna break this series free from its chains that have been holding it back and by God it’s gonna COOK!”
Me: “Say no more! I know e…
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The original 1998 anime adaptation of Trigun is one of those rare beasts that grew big in North America after flopping in Japan. In fact, it became so successful in America that it spawned a side story movie more than a decade later. Even more surprisingly, after another decade, we're getting this reboot, with the source material having sat finished on the shelf for over 15 years already.
One quick glance at any of the pictures related to Trigun Stampede is enough to tell you that the makers have struck out in a completely new direction in terms of aesthetic. I can't say I was too keen on the new style, but since the 1998 adaptation was one of the first anime I watched and enjoyed as an adult, I decided to check it out despite my reservations. For old times' sake.
The resulting experienc…
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The 1998 OG Trigun is a cult following. And 25 years on, the 2023 alternative retelling will also be a cult following, just like its predecessor.
To be frank, I've known mangaka Yasuhiro Nightow's famous OG series that has surfaced from time to time, both the manga and the anime adaptation that was prevalent from the mid to late 1990s. But the truth is that I've never gotten the time to read nor watch it, though its an experience for people who've watched and grown up with Trigun, will definitely say that it's something to behold at the time of its release. That's until 25 years later, we get the revival of Trigun, albeit under a new name: Stampede. This is obviously a new take on the old classic, so no matter how much you have a massive bias for the OG, please take everything about Stamp…
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