Review of Trigun

Trigun is one of those shows that has me really conflicted on a score to give. I can see its positives and negatives but having to compare it with the rest on my list that have similar scores, I can help but to question my choice. Story: I never like to go into detail as to not spoil anything, plus I doubt I can do a better job than the summary already on the site. In my opinion, it had some really good parts, most notably in the setting. The theme is less well constructed, but still has a little bit of weight to it, mostlybecause of the characters. Its mixed bag of episodic and story-driven episodes give a nice balance and I believe it worked really well. And the ending, and I will not spoil anything here, really feels lackluster in almost every aspect and really brought my feelings about the show down.

Characters: Ok I need to get this off my chest because it's the biggest problem I had with the show. I hated the voice acting for the most part (just to clarify I watched the dub). No emotion in many scenes, flat delivery, weird cuts and overall a very amateurish feel. It's one of the first shows I ve personally seen that the voice acting really stuck out to me as horrible. It ruined a big part of the show for me. With THAT out of the way, the characters, starting with the protagonist, Vash.
Vash is for me a good protagonist. Not amazing, but good. His dual personality helps drive both funny and serious scenes without IT feeling out of characters, his motivations and belief are good enough for the story and are certainly believable.
The girls (yes, I am not analyzing them separately) do feel a little flat and predictable. One scene was only hard hitting for me, (Milly, "hint hint") and there rest just felt ok even those with supposedly big emotional drive.
Wolfwood is definitely my favorite in the series, as he is actually kind of complex and more morally grey (which is always very attractive). From his banter to his backstory it all works amazingly. I think he is the main reason the theme of the story is actually worth anything. His death actually came as a surprise to me (maybe I am gullible) and it was well executed.
Villains??: Weakest part of the story, by far. No depth, no interest, no complex motivations. It doesn't matter whether I mention the "main" antagonist or the henchmen, it all felt like a disappointment. The only good part about them is some of the uniqueness of their abilities. And that's about it..

Animation and music: First, to get it out of the way, the music is great. It fits the setting, the tones of scenes and overall added positively to the experience. The animation, and by extension the art-style, is a different story. Ok, I get it, it's an old show. It makes sense that the animation is not the flashy, hd, smooth experience I ve felt from other shows. But as it stands, as a new viewer with not sentimental attachment to the show, it was a bit of a bother at times. And the art-style is something that I can excuse a lot less. Other than some cool concepts and shots, the rest is just generic. Now, I KNOW it makes sense in the context of the story, but it's still bothersome to watch the same looking towns every time. And it's definitely something that could had been done even in that setting.

Overall, it's feels like a really dated show in most aspects. It's not something I'd recommend most people. I really feel undecided on the score as either a 6 or a 7 feels wrong to me, comparatively. For its time, I am sure it was amazing, if not one of the best, but now really shows its age.