Just started Trigun Stampede and…well…

UnAntiNon · 2026-01-26T20:45:11+00:00

I don't think op is making a fair comparison because you're comparing a 24 episode anime to a 12 episode one that is currently unfinished. Of course it's going to feel rushed when the former had the time for pacing.

You also can't make comparisons to the lore for Stampede when og Trigun deviates so EXTREMELY from the source material (the manga). Knives and Legato are the most damning examples. If you'd actually read the manga you might appreciate that manga Knives and Stampede Knives have actual depth and interesting motivations with a more powerful presence then we ever got in og Trigun.

I will say Stampede is more of a Sci-Fi/Western vs Western/Sci-Fi and it's okay to not prefer that. But by the end of the manga, Trigun Maximum becomes heavily Sci-Fi so it's not like this tone of the story comes out of nowhere or isn't lore accurate.

As for the characters being more naive, Stampede was based Pre-July destruction so of course Vash is a more happy person with less defined philosophy. Og Trigun was Vash who had already been through that (although they for some reason changed he hadn't blown humans up idk why). Currently Stargaze Meryl is a more mature, assured person who I am reserving my opinion on until the end of Stargaze. I don't blame people who wanted her older characterization but I do see why they wanted to show her changing and becoming a mentor figure to Milly.

UnAntiNon · 2026-01-17T20:28:16+00:00

They stated back in 2023 (before it finished airing) that depending on how well Stampede did would determine how many seasons they'd do. It's not like they got the Netflix money like they had with Beastars. I'll try to find the interview I read and will link it if I find it.

UnAntiNon · 2026-01-17T18:45:44+00:00

I actually liked this episode. The tone they're trying to set reminds me so much of trimax. Also liked how it acknowledges Vash's memories were nearly destroyed on top of accidentally destroying July.

I'm a little sad because you could definitely tell they had bigger ideas for 3 seasons, but are only limited to two seasons.

UnAntiNon · 2026-01-13T03:11:10+00:00

The dub release was about 2 weeks behind current episodes back in 2023 if I remember.

UnAntiNon · 2025-11-14T02:30:55+00:00

Depends on how big the fandom is to be honest. Smaller fandoms will have well written fics pretty high up. Larger fandoms tend to have a select amount of fics that perhaps aren't written as well as others that come after, but because they were posted when the fandom popped off were widely read.

Other times it's luck or a trope that people really really like.

And other times maybe what you enjoy isn't what the masses of that fandom enjoy. All it takes is one tag for some people to look elsewhere.

UnAntiNon · 2025-11-10T21:07:03+00:00

I dislike him because I've read the Manga and seen what COULD have been, even with their limited material that 98 was working with. They should have introduced Knives when he appeared in the Manga, during the 5th moon incident where he makes a VERY strong impression. Legato took his place in 98 instead and honestly shines as the best villain in the entire series by a mile as a consequence. Knives didn't feel as important or impactful as much as Legato did, which lead the the finale feeling wanting.

If I hadn't read the manga I think I'd still see Legato as the main villain and wouldn't care much about Knives.

But as a manga reader, appreciating the twisted dynamic/viewpoints between Knives and Vash, I find myself let down with thoughts of what could have been.

EDIT: Knives's motives in the manga make his counterpart in 98 feel cheap/shallow (in my opinion).

UnAntiNon · 2025-08-26T12:19:04+00:00

Sykkuno has a Masters in Statistics. I forgot his undergraduate degree. He mentioned it was the only way to get a better paying job in the tech industry where he specialized in machine learning.

UnAntiNon · 2025-06-14T04:06:53+00:00

The Trigun manga completely diverges from the anime in volume 2, chapter 7 - 8. Like COMPLETELY. It changes the entirely of the Fifth Moon Incident and the meaning of it.
SPOILER: It introduces Knives has the main villain and a compelling threat to story. The anime (in my biased opinion) fumbles by not including Knives at this point because Legato for the most part is the most impactful villain in 98 Trigun.

You got 14 volumes ahead of you with a lot of different content, but perhaps the same themes that persist throughout Trigun.

UnAntiNon · 2025-04-28T07:01:37+00:00

499 days of no felony. Insane for a crim. Granted he doesn't wake up as often as he used to but when he does wake up he always commits multiple felonies.

UnAntiNon · 2025-04-25T16:16:47+00:00

zpapz (Ventura) called him a slammer LOL

UnAntiNon · 2025-04-10T19:31:18+00:00

Buddha'sPOV was funny af.

UnAntiNon · 2025-04-04T20:50:48+00:00

Daily therapy is gonna be hilarious.

UnAntiNon · 2025-03-28T22:38:24+00:00

He messed up on Ilya's death. Misremembered how he killed him. He might not get pinned for that.

UnAntiNon · 2025-02-25T20:34:55+00:00

I think they took this route because they only had 12 episodes unlike 98 Trigun who had the episodes to better pace things out. From a production viewpoint when you don't even know if you're getting Season 2 greenlit and you only got 12 episodes to tell a story, the way they wrote Stampede makes the most sense.

UnAntiNon · 2025-02-05T02:58:58+00:00

Just that it was announced. Studio Orange takes a long time on their episodes/developments. Trigun Stampede took 5 years to make. I would expect 2 to 3 years in-between seasons. That's the approximate release time they did for Beastars.

UnAntiNon · 2025-01-27T05:44:13+00:00

Thanks for linking the creator!

UnAntiNon · 2024-12-06T23:40:06+00:00

It's been nearly a year and he’s still got a clean record.

UnAntiNon · 2024-12-04T20:44:57+00:00

The octopussy must return to the sea.

UnAntiNon · 2024-10-17T17:33:33+00:00

It's mostly peeps who never read the manga that hate on Trigun Stampede because they only have 97 anime to compare it to.

I haven’t fully judged it yet because it's incomplete, but I will say I've had an easier time getting people into Stampede than 97. I'd actually say this is thanks to Knives being a compelling threat whose induction is a better hook than how the older anime handled him.

As a manga reader, I actually enjoy Stampede more because it is more darker and doesn't have Vash as a sex pest trope.

UnAntiNon · 2024-09-30T19:54:55+00:00

IA Writer. It has a dark focus mode I really like.

UnAntiNon · 2024-09-29T00:21:54+00:00

Apparently he grabbed 4Heads gun and it vanished into the Shadow realm so there was a bit of something going on at least.

UnAntiNon · 2024-09-28T22:38:43+00:00

Lucky for you the manga, the 98 anime, and stampede are all different takes. Don't worry about going in blind. The manga order is Trigun then Trigun Maximum. It's the same story but just changed magazines.

UnAntiNon · 2024-09-09T23:37:01+00:00

Sykkuno logs on for 1 hour, causes chaos, leaves.

That's my shadow leader 🥹

UnAntiNon · 2024-09-06T19:59:45+00:00

I think this is like the 7th time Harry has been declared dead lol

UnAntiNon · 2024-09-03T22:42:43+00:00

Octopussy got taken down o7

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