High Noon at July | Trigun: Stampede Ep 12 Reaction

[@YaBoyRoshi]

Ready for season 2!

[@brayanramirez7876]

Ready for Land of the lustreus?

[@Hunter-pk7mx]

Yeeeaaaaahhhhhhhh

[@StormHug]

I recommend you guys watch terminator Zero, I personally liked it

[@the25thnight80]

@@brayanramirez7876 land of the lustrous was amazing

[@Graylord12]

Love how they gave him his 90s hairstyle for the last episode

[@AidanS99]

It’s almost like they’re trying to tell you that this is a prequel of sorts.

[@mona_mina]

Stampede is intended to be a retelling of trigun but I’m pretty sure this first season was supposed to be like a prequel mixed with elements covered from the manga - so it’s setting everything up for trigun stargaze - which I’m thinking will flesh out every character more (hopefully at least)

[@SteinarrBattlefist]

From what I read Orange's original plan was to just tell a story about Vash pre-July incident that could easily fit into either the original anime or manga continuity, but Nightow was like "No, you guys clearly love Trigun, why don't you put your own spin on it."

[@Mizako96]

The choreography for the fight scenes in this show is so incredible. A lot of people hate on it or never even watch it because of the CGI animation but it’s truly an example of a studio that KNOWS how to use it and does it so well. Studio Orange outdid themselves.

[@bthsr7113]

Eh, Knives is basically a PLANT Killmonger, Magneto, Marco Inaros, or Adam Taurus. He Talks a big game, but it is ultimately HIS pain, HIS anger, HIS GUILT, and HIS goals that matter. His own people are means to ends. He may think he's a hero, but he's a monster. Not for being different under the hood, but for being cruel, manipulative, and sadistic. A monster with due right to be angry, and understandable pain, but still a monster. Meanwhile, Vash MAY be too pacifist, but he is not ignorant of the price. He bears the scars that come from turning the other cheek.

[@footlong7980]

Glad I'm not the only one that sees it from this pov

[@katiemartin487]

My jaw dropped when I saw Vash’s new look, his hair looks dope as hell, and I love the purple colour scheme. Did you know that the purple colour represents the pain and betrayal Vash felt cause of what Knives did to him, Vash is red and Knives is blue. Knives tried to destroy Vash’s mind, therefore losing his colours, when Meyrl brought him back, he was still himself and overpower Knives but the feelings of hurt/betrayal are still there, hence the purple colours. Also at 6:28, funny you should say that Lupa, cause the English VA for Vash is Johnny Yong Bosch, who voices Nero in DMC!

[@karoshn]

his hair is his 90’s design

[@katiemartin487]

@@karoshn yeah, I caught that too. I love how they brought it back but in a new way, so it’s new but instantly recognisable for long time fans. I think Orange nailed it here.

[@thesarcasticliberal]

You missed something in the last couple seconds. The woman talking is "Special Ops Lieutenant Colonel INDEPENDANT Chronica." Those aren't humans approaching--those are independent plants. So, either independent plants and humans from earth are working together, like Vash wants, or independent plants took over earth like Knives wanted.

[@OutlawKING111]

@@thesarcasticliberal that’s strange cause these independent plants appear in the FINAL arc of the manga. I’m open to how they’re gonna add them later on

[@thesarcasticliberal]

@@OutlawKING111 I haven't read the manga, but that's just what they said in the episode.

[@StormHug]

2nd season was announced, it's Trigun Stargaze, i suppose Legato will have a major role in the next season

[@iinatezii2167]

This gotta be one of the most underrated shows

[@PROTVGONIST]

no literally. I actually get angry thinking about it. 😭

[@MegaAlexc123]

So many people discount it because it's CGI, but Studio Orange is the king of CGI.

[@ShelleyFrank-qh5or]

I can't believe how good this is!

[@slifer3447]

You could say the show was like a non stop stampede 🫠🫠🫠

[@John-i2c]

In the original show July is backstory. It already happened when the story started

[@isabellanoel8712]

While yes Knives makes a very sound argument he also never experienced other people besides those he controls, kills, or manipulate. He lives in constant fear, his choices are through the fear of what humans are capable of doing, because he's seen humanity at its worst. Vash has experienced different kinds of people, has lived life with them, seen the good in humans. He fights for them because he believes humans can change. Vash also has a terrible guilt complex from Nia, he doesn't believe he deserves peace. Both of the brothers, if not all the main casts are really complex, there is no such thing as good and evil. You can think of the brothers representing two extreme opposite ends of moral or ideas. I highly recommend the manga, it explain the complexities much better and flushes out a lot of the characters. Hopefully season too will give us more depth. Also love the reaction :)

[@shoujoru]

Nai Gotta be the producer or author's favorite because ain't no way he was that well written if he's not. He was the best character of the show.

[@Roosevelt716112]

Trigun gets it's name from Vash having three guns his regular revolver, the Angel gun, & his robot arm turns into a gun it turns into mini or machine gun if I remember right Little weird you only get to see two of his guns in this so maybe season 2 he might have his third gun

[@GutsWithGlasses]

This show was my first introduction to Trigun and I loved every minute of it!!

[@EYEKEYGG]

5:50 watching this part made me feel like I'm playing DMC, shooting and evading at the same time. lmao.

[@novalityfrostvoices2794]

What i think vash meant by "running" was that, Despite having to run for the entirety of whenever. He won't stop running for the human race. Giving them a chance, protecting them, doing right by them. Because he still holds faith and hope for humans. As a pacifist, he wants to protect everyone around him despite the scars he'll have. My general interpretation of that counter argument was that, he meant he won't stop protecting the humans. He'll endure the pain to make sure the human race and everyone else are safe.

[@AidanS99]

For context, July is destroyed before the start of the original Trigun. But a lot of the side characters in the first few episodes were from early in the original show. So yeah it’s like a retelling/Prequel. The genius of this is that nobody realized it was a prequel until the end. The discourse online was “Where’s Millie?”, “Who’s this Roberto guy?”, Why isn’t July destroyed?”. 😂

[@StormHug]

Yeah, when Vash and Wolfwood were heading to July in episode 10 I realized: Oh ok that sh1t is going to get destroyed, I see now

[@annieone-trick]

We finally get the OG Vash hair! Lets go!

[@geardog24]

Good bye July. Now it’s on to the “main story.”

[@INBCPC1994]

Studio Orange is GOATED, you guys should check out Land of the lustrous... The transmission at the finale it's from earth, earthlings are surprised that project SEED survived.... The Trigun series varies a lot from adaptation, the manga and both anime adaptation are vastly different but all of them are GOATED, you guys should check them out.

[@jasonmarbach]

I can’t WAIT for stargaze, man. Season 2 is gonna be LIT

[@tikirominez]

yall need to watch land of the lustrous, its from the same studio and has some crazy story and animations. Unfortunately, it lacks a second season that is not yet fully confirmed.

[@PROTVGONIST]

From what I heard, it was put on hold specifically for Trigun.

[@Lavi____]

@@PROTVGONIST The manga only finished in April 2024; It was on hiatus for over a year I believe. As much as I loved the manga, I'll be pleasantly surprised if they return to it for a Season 2.

[@PROTVGONIST]

@@Lavi____ I don’t see why not. I’ve seen plenty of series get adapted with years-long gaps between seasons. Wasn’t there a four or five-year long gap for AoT?

[@Lavi____]

@@PROTVGONIST ​ Comparing Attack on Titan and Land of the Lustrous is like comparing day to night in popularity. They will only make season 2 of LotL if they think it will make them money, and I just don't think it will, unfortunately. Like I said, it would be nice if they do, I just doubt it will happen, especially knowing how the manga goes.

[@PROTVGONIST]

@@Lavi____ The thing about Trigun though is it’s definitely a passion project, is it not? I read that Trigun is actually more popular in the West than in Japan, but the Trigun creator and the studio’s owner were close friends. And Trigun Stampede was specifically designed to appear more to Western audiences. And I can also see this in the more cinematic style of storytelling and designs. Who knows, maybe Land of the Lustrous’s future isn’t so uncertain.

[@springdeerling7866]

When this fight happened i kept rewinding to watch the movements, its just so damn good

[@TraciWeber-bs3zm]

The edits is so smooth, appreciated it!

[@maxojavierrojasurzua5746]

I wish studio Orange could make a good adaptation of Berserk with this style of animation but without the dragon slayer sounding like a frying pan please. It's The Black Swordsman not The Black Pansman.

[@if_paradox]

6:27 its funny you say Devil May Cry here because the English voice actor for Vash also plays Nero

[@KrazyBean14]

You want more Studio Orange action? You gotta watch Land of the Lustrous.

[@districtskz]

Loveee this show so much and SO excited for season 2 i literally cannot wait! Vash and Nai are such good characters and this show was so well done. You're right this season was basically a prequel to the og till this finale. Enjoyed your reactions to it soo much you guys are awesome as always!

[@CrabyMan]

So basically this seems like a Trigun remake and they decided to also play around with the story quite a bit (in a good way) making this into a prequel and giving us the rest in season 2 - 3?

[@SteinarrBattlefist]

I dont know if its going to be a movie or series, but Orange's next project is an adaptation of Leviathan, a steampunk/biopunk series by Scott Westerfeld. I started the books last week after the trailer caught my eye and what i've read so far has me excited for it.

[@Kingshindi2112]

Without Spoiling, Yes. Trigun Stampede is basically a Prequel for the Soft Reboot of the Anime. I would assume the announced Sequel Trigun Stargaze will actually be following the OG manga plotline now.

[@OutlawKING111]

It still won’t be a carbon copy of the manga because I believe Nightow, the creator said that Stampede was a way for him to explore unused story concepts

[@Kingshindi2112]

@@OutlawKING111 I’m all for it tbh, I hate to admit it but the OG anime and manga didn’t hook me as well as Stampede did. Half was because of the Villain of The Week+Filler formula but the other half was me not being able to relate as much to Vash. Now I have learnt to appreciate the fella.

[@OutlawKING111]

@@Kingshindi2112 I agree. Stampede is fixing up the timeline and excludes some manga characters that didn’t really feel essential. I hope season 2 can expand what the manga and the 1998 anime didn’t

[@nattisbw]

I think that in the end Vash’s half-baked arguments are properly gonna be more correct than knives' firm conclusions. Sometimes we don't get too much depth with “do-good” characters like Vash, but this might be going places. Session 2 hype.

[@snakekingblues3017]

this show is for sure a retelling of the manga with story beat shuffle around

[@dontwren]

im so glad yall liked it!

[@shabitsaessa7324]

Cannot wait for season 2!!!

[@Shroobi]

One of the few from finales that made me feel something

[@Roosevelt716112]

Yeah this is like a soft reboot focus on different parts of the series the 90s anime was more grounded and western focus while this is more of the space stuff and the manga is the two combined which is also very different I do recommend watching/reading both series

[@nyromi0085]

Yeah, if yall want to see more from Studio Orange then Land of the Lustrous is your best bet. An incredible show that came out the same time as Made in Abyss in 2015.

[@omarbrown7306]

Idk why I got mad Devil May Cry vibes from that fight 🔥

[@landslide14]

A lot of Trigun: Stampede is a prequel of the original with some of the OG events still taking place. I know Lupa has seen all of the original but y’all should check it out.

[@yellowcituwus]

oh THEY GOTTA WATCH HOUSEKI NO KUNI IF THEY WANT MORE PLOT AND ACTION SEQUENCES FROM STUDIO ORANGE CUZZZ 😭😭😭

[@NamelessOden]

ahhh peak here we go

[@AyeOldy]

3:26 So we just gonna ignore that WILD ass question?? 🤣🤣

[@deadsoon]

Found out Vash's VA also voices Inosuke and now I cannot unhear it

[@musicisum0405]

Stampede is sort of a cross between prequel and retelling. It takes elements from the manga and introduces characters and conflicts that originally didn't happen until way into the story, but it takes them just far enough to tie into a sort of parallel version of the story from the OG. The problem with the original anime is that it came out when the manga was basically just getting started, so most of the actual story never got animated. And I imagine for this reboot they wanted to do something different and not just copy-paste the '98 version, hence the combination storytelling. When Stampede first came out, I admit I was still locked in nostalgia for the original, but it's honestly so much cleaner and more cohesive in storytelling, pacing, worldbuilding, etc. And the animation and music is incredible. Amazing show.

[@micu8942]

Reminder that because this is a prequel retelling, we see a vash that is less mature and more naive.

[@Vortex-jc7fw]

Nai really said "my brother, you are lost" 😭

[@dontwren]

basically: og trigun manga came out, but it didnt get too far into the story. the og anime came out in1998 based on that manga and ended up with its own storyline (kinda like full metal vs brotherhood)... it did so well overseas that the author continued the manga (called trigun maximum) a ton of volumes. so the og anime isnt based on trigun maximum- but trigun stampede is. trigun stampede is like trigun maximum in a sort of modernized re-telling? theres a lot of changes, its not a straight adaptation- the manga/og anime is more of the western side of sci-fi western. stampede is more on the sci fi side.

[@springdeerling7866]

8:11 idk the trigun lore but thats why to me it feels like they were meant to be one person that got split

[@Darkdjinn79]

This was a prequel and remake

[@Nukerunin]

Lol if you guys like this brotherly drama, you would probably lose your minds over the old Gungrave series. It was made by the same studio that made the original Trigun, but with better animation since it came out years later. It's also rumored to take place in the same universe as Trigun.

[@bthsr7113]

If you want some killer CG action, I have to recommend 86. It's also an emotional hollowpoint.

[@kingcaesar3693]

It's called episode 0 cause this is before the main story started. This was all leading up to the July incident they talked about in the original anime and manga. They only every hinted about it in the anime and showed a brief flashback of about 20 seconds. I know people will hate me for this, but I actually think this has been better so far than the OG anime as it's adding more elements of the manga in.

[@ArtWithSR]

In a sense, and yes I hate myself for the comparison too, but Vash is like Thorfinn but a loooot less eloquent XD

[@CaffieneKitty]

Yep, it's a prequel! And also a retelling. ^.^

[@Tiyie30414]

Maybe Trigun is the friends we made along the way

[@disgruntleddev]

Nai and Vash represent 2 solutions to the same problem. Belief vs Annihilation. Though Vash’s’ side seems very very poorly thought out and like the shows characters said, he is very idealistic about how the solution can be reached I don’t think we are SUPPOSED TO side with Vash right now at this point in the story.

[@Spaghetty]

it doesnt really make me want to side with Nai neither lmao. A similar character i feel more sympathy towards is Geto from JJK

[@Kingshindi2112]

Exactly, Even Vash knows himself that he is not right at the moment. That is why rather than say he will try to convince Humans, he instead says He will run till they inadvertently realize that peace is Possible without exploitation or death of either side. If he was sure of his choice he would have rather said something like he would convince them, but he didn’t He knows very well that he is talking out of his ass but if the minute chance that this could be done without the suffering of either side becoming any worse than this then he would willingly accept it. He like Knives/Nai doesn’t want to the Plants to suffer but he can also see that Humanity both guilty and innocent will die terribly if they didn’t have the Plants. Knives is obviously right here, because he hates his kind being used and exploited to their graves and choosing to create a perfect paradise isn’t wrong. But Vash doesn’t want Knives to use Murder and Mass Genocide to achieve his goal.

[@Spaghetty]

@FortNwasShindi the plants die either way. Quicker, without human intervention. I would rather have humans use plants as a resource because in that process. It helps find a solution for both problems instead of just both perishing. Plants and humans need each other.

[@ginpachisensei6235]

Basically thorfinn

[@larsherzog6416]

@@ginpachisensei6235 I think Thorfinn even use the same exact words when talking to Canute lol

[@yoshidinono8095]

Yup, it's a prequel.

[@jackOucttus]

I recommend knights of sidonia its amazing

[@HellJumper99]

Yep, prequel and there's a new season in the works.

[@brainofjtd]

Why is it called Trigun? Vash has three guns. The revolver, the machine gun hidden in his prosthetic arm, and his Angel Arm cannon

[@brandonacevedo1681]

Vash has that same ideal as Thorfinn, to just run away. Excited for season 2 and to see the a-dork-able Milly Thompson.

[@enzojesusaguileraaros6169]

Really good anime and now waiting for the season 2 with hype

[@Kleed44]

I really hope y'all post your Inuyashiki and Kaos reactions to KZbin soon! I would love to see you guys react :)

[@BlankKnight]

I was a little lukewarm while watching Trigun:Stampede. It was a good watch but I still remember the great arc that happened in the original. but after the last episode, I came to the same conclusion that Trigun:Stampede is a prequel (or at least an alternate prequel). And that kinda has me excited for the next season.

[@aeriicatz]

for all the people talking abt how half-baked or not thought out vash's ideals are, PLEASE read the manga. it makes a LOT more sense when you find out the true reason behind his ideals. it's not as strict as "all humans are good," and vash struggles with his own morals a LOT. it is a major plot point and leads to a really good character arc for him imo. i hope studio orange elaborates more on this in s2 because its my fave part of his character ❤

[@blackprotagonist]

If I’m guessing correctly what you mean by this, there may be a strong hint at the end of Episode 4 of Stampede. When Nai talks about Vash’s morality and love of humans acting as a shield to accessing his abilities.

[@aeriicatz]

@@blackprotagonist that is part of it yes :) i think another major moment is when nai says vash doesn't "love" humanity, he just wants to make up for the crash. hes gaslighting vash in that moment, and he *is* wrong, but in some capacity, i believe his words hold truth. not fully, of course, since humanity makes vash who he is-- but in the manga it's not so clear cut as: vash loves humans and thinks they're incapable of doing/being wrong, vs vash secretly despises them. i think, personally, volumes 4-8, 13 + 14 of the manga offer sooo much insight into vash's morals + reasoning. edit: sorry for the longwinded answer! ofc this is all open to interpretation, and im trying not to spoil hehe

[@TheDivine_]

When season 2 coming out?

[@jessiejameslegion]

you gotta see the original

[@justahermit1172]

I've been fighting for my life defending Knives I'm so glad y'all see how screwed up Vash's perspective ON HIS OWN OPPRESSION IS...... 😭😭

[@Flash-FireCC]

Please react to Land of the Lustrous I beg! 🙏

[@WhiteNegative]

Well lets say youre someone who can prevent themselves from being harmed by an imaginary species and you could wipe them out at any moment and you know that they just need time to get there and be better, and theyve shown progress, then if you consider yourself a good person you'd just keep running until they figured it out. Im not saying its completely out of pocket what Knives did but it is an objectively good thing to not wipe out a species because they're too destructive, in their current form, if you don't need to

[@bobloblawlawbomb4054]

I Wish ya would do RWBY. It's older but you can upload the whole episodes. It's my fav

[@toodleloos]

im kinda worried about trigun stargaze because trigun stampede is a retelling. the og anime was done before the manga so they completely remixed and rehashed this new one which is probably why knives became more central. from here theres a lot more to go in the story 😂 so im really interested to see how they do it ngl i love that yall sided w knives. its really tragic all-around. Vash is guilty on behalf of Rem and humanity (a "maternal" love for humanity) and has responsibly to his detriment, versus Knives who wants to save VASH (and the dependent plants) from servitude and knows they'll never belong etc. Theyre botb complete opposites of the coin with no grey which i think is interesting, cuz we as an audience mainly see knives trying to wipe out humanity and are like "no thats not good" but then find vash literally has no solutions to humans burning through their life sources. They did a speedrun through the flaws in Vash's ideals but did it so well i think. this little season was so good and im begging praying next season will be longer

[@brayanramirez7876]

*ROSHI NEXT REACT LAND OF THE LUSTREUS THE SAME STUDIO ORANGE* 💎 TRIGUN GOD STAMPEDE FOR EVER

[@trick7884]

Stampede is a "prequel" to the original in regards to the July incident, the $$60 billion ("double dollars", not just regular "dollars"), and that new character - Milly Thompson. But some of the events and characters in Stampede actually took place in the original - AFTER the July incident. So it's kind of its own story/re-telling in a way. Of note, you see Vash's hair turn spiked. That's how it was the entire original series. I guess they're showing to the audience his "transitioning" into the OG Vash that we all know and love. And that clip of Vash running while he told Knives "I'll just keep running..." looked an AWFUL LOT like Vash running away from danger in the original series. My biggest hope with Stampede season 2 is that the "personality" of the original Vash returns. You have to see it to understand, but he was goofy and carefree, but kind hearted, empathetic, and helpful. He was still all of these things in Stampede, but Stampede almost made him seem quiet and depressed as opposed to the fun and lovable Vash we all originally fell in love with. I'm glad new viewers enjoyed it, though. I thought it was good/solid, but the nostalgia of the original is hard to beat (one of my top 5 anime all-time)

[@sapphic.flower]

I have my own headcanon that the whole “plants need humans or they’ll explode” narrative is either made up or a half truth because their native planet’s atmosphere would have them living normally. It just makes no sense to me otherwise how plants even survived as a species before the humans swooped in. I get the whole “I’m not gonna let you murder innocent humans” argument but Vash seemed to have no intentions of liberating the plants and bugs who are very obviously getting the shorter end of the stick here. I hope we see human villains that prove Nai’s point, Vash needs to be radicalized lol.

[@krytosis566]

They didn't survive before humans. Humans MADE the Plants; though whether that design flaw was intentional or not, I don't think we know yet. Mechanically/biology-wise, it's easier to think of them as living nuclear plants; they need to be maintained, or they go out of control and destroy themselves.

[@kanzenatsume]

Sheera be like, "Nai has paragraph bullet points" 😆

[@RatoInsano]

Who's Rem?

[@Graylord12]

Eren situation all over again I'll choose my people over anyone else Sided with Eren, definitely siding with Nai

[@RayGunga13]

noon

[@Boggsy.]

Yes, it’s a prequel. -ish. A big thread throughout the whole OG Trigun is Vash being reviled for the “Destruction of July.” But they’ve also swapped and changed some timelines. Vash and Wolfwood didn’t appear to know each other beforehand in the OG- and Meryl was fascinated by Vash but similarly didn’t seem to have been acquainted with him beforehand… But they gave themselves a reason for that to have been the case if Vash now has amnesia.

[@nonickname1104]

Noice

[@returntosoilgumiho]

I think in any other show else Vash's response may have been ok but here it feels infantile... as a plant that can hear other plants and knows that they can feel agony or cry out, when he says he'll run to avoid humans he's essentially just being plain selfish because he gives a solution that no other plant can use. The worst part is Vash isn't even half human, he's a plant with its soul. The fact that he loves to be free to make friends and protect them etc makes me wonder if he would be fine sitting in a tube giving energy till the day he dies or if his feelings towards humans are blinkered by the fact that deep down he thinks he can be one of them. Sadder still is that if Nai didn't fight for plants' freedom, Vash might have spent decades healing plants so they could be used longer and he would have been loved, and he would never think to ask the plants if they wanted to continue in that way.

[@randysukhu4903]

I'm early?

[@xxzain-axx6105]

Drop Supacell Episode 6🙏

[@Fndrdaghost]

First hahaha 🤭

[@1Lanavis1]

I'm calling him Uncle Vash now since he is giving Uncle Tom.

[@FOXY_SPHYNX]

Original trigun was better. I cant stand how self destructive Stampede is to the IP. Im glad others like it tho ig

[@brainofjtd]

How? We got the Eye of Michael and Nicolas’ true backstory here, we got the Tesla story, we got Maximum-type seinen violence. Pretty much the only things this remix did questionably was rushing Livio and doing weird shit with Elendira

[@FOXY_SPHYNX]

@@brainofjtd r/trigun u/magusfool "I hate trigun stampede" pretty much sums up my issues. Sorry. But this "show" if you can even call it that isn't trigun. Manga nor anime 90s Adaptation. Knowing fully well how different THOSE versions are from eachother as well.

[@skynex2953]

When I watched it, at 5:12 I literally thought that Spider-Man came to save the day

[@disgruntleddev]

Spraying bot spray before the bots come in 🐜

[@MrHiragasaito]

7:53 nop

[@juicytin14]

Vash's plan (or lack of one) is very stupid, but at the same time I like Vash a lot because he is very idealistic and he always willing to see the good in people. Especially in this day and age where we are always surrounded by negativity and pessimism, I think it is nice to see a character that is very positive and compassionate. That aside, this episode was pure fucking cinema. The music, the animation, and everything. Really keen for Stargaze