Review of Trigun

Trigun is interesting and quirky to say the least. It stars Vash (aka Vash The Stampede), a goof ball, sensitive, nurturing guy with a weird obsessive love for donuts and life. This pacifist hates using his gun but rather uses his voice to try to talk (but more often run) out of dangerous situations he is always caught up in! his mantra is "every life is special and no one has the right to take away someone's life and future" STORY: 8/10 it was interesting. this anime definitely paved the way for more psychological animes. what was nice about the story here is that whileit still has very thought provoking tones in it, its shown to the viewer in a light hearted and almost childish way, which might turn off some people, verses shows like "Psycho-pass" or "Monster" which take a very dark approach to the meaning of life, and who/what should dictate who should live or die.

ART: 7/10 well all i can say is you get what you pay for. this anime was made in the 90s, so 90s quality is what you are going to get. its smooth /most/ of the time. there are some points where the frame rate will drop a little, the lines arent really that clear (especially in the first couple of episodes). but it isnt too much of a problem where its so distracting that its totally un-watchable

SOUND: 7/10 the sound effect (which is one of the most important things considering it takes place in a sort of futuristic western period) was pretty on point. you had the rustling of clothes and metal when characters were walking and the loading of guns and guns shots and all that fun stuff. the music was decent. nothing too memorable except for Rem's theme which is a motif played tons of times during the series. it was very touching because they successfully associated the song with a character with such a kind disposition even tough we didnt see much of her. the style of the rest of the music is like western/rock/jazz (?) it wasnt too bad but i preferred some tracks over others

CHARACTERS: 8/10 Milly and Meryl were really great supporting characters!! in the beginning i thought they were rather useless to the story because there job is literally to just follow Vash around and record all of the damage done by him to send to the insurance company they both work at, but they end up being quite vital towards the end and i think the romance Meryl and Vash, which never really is officalized in the anime, is really cute. Nicholas Wolfwood and Milly might be the two complex characters in the anime because of what they present compared too what their thought process is. Wolfwood's story really takes everyone by storm because imo, i thought he was going to be another bad guy Vash had to fight but its so much more complex than that. The backstory for Wolfwood was small but i think it was exactly what was needed to send the kind of message they did about him. Milly also took me by surprise because we know basically nothing about her and she is basically the airhead of the group but actually how she processes what is happening to her and the people around her is really deep and meaningful and you should never know unless someone told you. it's more surprising because we know nothing about her backstory other than the fact that she is the youngest of 6 children so i guess it is all up to interpretation of how Milly crafted her thinking.

OVERALL AND ENJOYMENT: 8/10 the beginning is kinda slow because it comes off as episodic while they are trying to introduce all of the characters, but once you get past that its a really good anime. The ending is refreshing, it had its moments where it really pulled on my heart strings, and it evened the serious stuff out with its fair share of dopey moments!! although i wouldnt venture to say that the characters were relatable, the messages and philosophical/psychological ideas might be. I know that i personally can connect to Vash's message of pacifism and valuing all life so i guess that's the anime's way of bringing the viewer into the experience