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| To the surprise of no one, Vash and his crew gets hunted again. This episode was about as intense as it got with Vash and Nicholas Wolfwood teaming up to survive. Feels like this episode is a test of both physical and mental skills. |
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| God damn!! That backstory was such an acid trip. Another amazing episode. I'm loving this series with every coming episode |
| Is it just me, or does Vash seem a lot more ineffectual in this adaptation? Aside from the first episode when he saved the town, he's never actually done much except run away, shout at other people to run away, and rely on others to save the day for him. Rather than seeming like his pacifism was a principled choice like in the original, in here it just seems like he's an incompetent coward, which is pretty disappointing. That said, the flashback sections of this episode were pretty cool, especially with the psychedelic sequence, and I'm looking forward to seeing how they handle Brilliant Dynamites Neon. They foreshadowed him pretty well in the opening episode with a wanted poster in the background, so I've been awaiting this for a while. |
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| Man... this episode was so wonderfully directed. The episode was focused on Wolfwood and his backstory back at the orphanage. Livio and Wolfwood were such adorable kids and now he's in such a weird position. I felt bad for him. The flashback and the dream sequence were definitely the highlight for me in this episode. Such an acid trip. It was so wonderfully done. This whole episode was sweet but very sad at the same time. I wonder what will happen now. Can't wait for next week. |
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| very good episode we see more backstory and spotlight from Wolfwood so he is still a kid that have accelerated aging due to the special drug he is taking to be superhuman that new enemy using telekinesis is so strong too wtf |
| Nicholas and Livio had such a precious friendship as kids, but this is the Trigun world so of course no one can be happy. Such a shame what Nicholas went through as a human experiment, and to see what became of Livio in the present. And to make matters even worse, Legato Bluesummers makes his debut to muddy the waters on that ship even more with his formidable powers. This episode was sad but intense. |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. |
OweynLupton said: What? He literally manhandled Livio. And he runs away so he doesn't unintentionally kill someone. This makes more sense than facing danger head-on like an idiot when you're not willing to kill the enemy.Is it just me, or does Vash seem a lot more ineffectual in this adaptation? Aside from the first episode when he saved the town, he's never actually done much except run away, shout at other people to run away, and rely on others to save the day for him. Rather than seeming like his pacifism was a principled choice like in the original, in here it just seems like he's an incompetent coward, which is pretty disappointing. |
| They made Wolfwood's backstory so messed up, I don't remember such tragedy being a part of the original. He's practically a machine designed to serve the purpose of killing any anomaly within Knives' troop. Makes sense why they named him "Punisher". Legato Bluesummers is here as well and he means business.. a killing spree. Some brutal episode this was. |
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| Tragic backstory for Nicholas and they got themselves in a real bad mess this time. |
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| Great episode. I'm still a little worried about the pacing, and the name of the next episode is making me nervous (anyone who has read Trigun Maximum knows what I'm talking about). Hoping for a second cour and not just 12/13 episodes. Will Brilliant Dynamites Neon shows up too? |
MarusaruMaiaFeb 11, 2023 3:19 PM
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StaleNut said: OweynLupton said: What? He literally manhandled Livio. And he runs away so he doesn't unintentionally kill someone. This makes more sense than facing danger head-on like an idiot when you're not willing to kill the enemy.Is it just me, or does Vash seem a lot more ineffectual in this adaptation? Aside from the first episode when he saved the town, he's never actually done much except run away, shout at other people to run away, and rely on others to save the day for him. Rather than seeming like his pacifism was a principled choice like in the original, in here it just seems like he's an incompetent coward, which is pretty disappointing. It's a far cry from how Vash in the original series would have handled things. The original Vash was a pretty great shot, and would have found some way to effectively disarm and incapacitate Livio while also preserving the lives of those around him. He did this time and time again throughout the series. This Vash, on the other hand, spent most of the episode running away, begging others to run, or telling Wolfwood to do something. In the beginning of the episode they were on a practically empty deck and Vash even ended up getting the upper hand, only for him to fuck up and run away, putting more people in danger. At the end, he did run in to tackle Livio... which ended up being completely useless. Literally all he did was hold him down while, again, begging some soldiers to run, without even bothering to attempt to properly stop him. It's just incredibly dissatisfying to watch, seeing how his fleeing always seems like mere self-preservation, though perhaps that's just my preconceptions of the original biasing me against this version of Vash. Who knows, maybe they might even do something interesting with his cowardice. |
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Trigun S Episode 6: Wow, I really like the different turn they did for Wolfwood's character. The fact that he's not actually an adult but really a kid in an adult body is something I never saw coming. No wonder they didn't want to introduce Milly into the story, it would be super weird if they were intimate this time around. Bluesummers showing up was bound to happen. Though because he has Shiggy's voice as well as the blue hair, it's weird telling them apart. He's just more immaculate Shiggy 😆 Having him be forced to work for Knives is really sad, I hope he doesn't have to kill his brother, but I can sadly see the story going that way. Either that, or Bluesummers doing it himself just to be evil. I am so loving this show! 😍 |
| Seriously, learning that Wolfwood is actually a boy in a man's body ... forced into a mission because he's trying to save his found family fellow orphan brother is just so sad. The action sequences were wonderfully choreographed. Bravo. And the Badlands Gang! Gave off vibes of Mad Max Fury road, except without the flaming guitar but plenty of Neon. That was beautiful. Best episode so far. |
Stormy_77Feb 11, 2023 2:31 PM
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| What a gorgeous episode. Action looked superb and the flashback was super stylish. Wolfwood is even more tragic a character in this version. Gosh, I just loved it. |
| Great episode, I really enjoyed the soundtrack and 2d animated bits |
| Holy f that was amazing, especially how they showed Wolfwood's story and then the whole experimentation part from his perspective. Never seen anything like either of those in anime. Was the backstory part hand-drawn as well? Seemed like it, but not sure. 10/10. Was disappointed it ended. |
"The f**ker who goes round beating people to a pulp. He thinks it'll never happen to himself. But there's gonna be a day when the f**ker gets f**king beaten to a pulp too. But that day's f**king today and the guy doing the beating is a f**king c**t." - Sang-hoon, Breathless (2009)    |
| I wish the show was fully animated in that 2d style, looked gorgeous and for a moment made this interesting again. Then we returned to the actual plot, and it's kinda too primitive, I don't know. But I can't fully take it seriously. |
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| good fight scenes, action still feels wonky at parts. good cliffhanger, and some crazy backstory. solid episode. |
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| wolfwood looked like he was on demon time in the beginning. action scenes well done again. |
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| I'm surprised that they're debuting Livio this early! I'm not a fan of his new look, though. It's a far cry from the badass suit he had in the manga... |
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| Way better than the last episode, wow this was good. |
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| sad memories and horrible destiny!!!!! :( kekeke |
V1P3R0P said: God damn!! That backstory was such an acid trip. Another amazing episode. I'm loving this series with every coming episode Loved it. They are really fleshing Wolfwood out much better this time. |
| Nicholas' backstory was incredible |
| Honestly surprised at the low engagement this anime is getting. Episode 6 just released for almost a day and on reddit it only got 605 upvoted and only 33 replies on this thread lol |
| C6R5 Raiden |
| BEST EPISODE YET those flashback animation sequences were SO good and wolfwood backstory is all I’ve been waiting for <3 |
| Holy crap now we got Legato....they really are going full bore into the manga and im all for it. |
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| Livio appears in the anime! For the first time ever, and in different way than he did in the manga, but still in style. :D I liked the flashback and the way it looked different from the rest of the episode. Different and well done art for telling events from the past is always nice to see. I might sound like a broken record, but the animation was stellar, just as in all previous episodes. What a gunfight it was! Everything escalated once Knives' powerful henchmen appeared out of blue and one of them rigged the Humpback's machinery. As if the situation couldn't be worse, another group of baddies (Bad Lads gang) used that opportunity to start their assault on the Sandsteamer. |
| Both Vash and Nicholas D. "The Punisher" Wolfwood going off on the Sand Steamer while both Meryl and Roberto needs to head back to work and encountering his orphan companion and brother Livio on a killing spree, this is their backstory. Livio and Nicholas's flashback, through the speechless narration, is dark, ruthless and sombre with its child-like visual art style, while the former tries to kill Vash in any way, shape or form. Nicholas being the 1st test subject to be subjected to torture from this Eye of Michael cult that's part of Million Knives's noble plan to eradicate the world from Bluesummers, and he volunteered himself in Nicholas's place for the experiment. This all accumulates in the Sand Steamer getting shifted off course, leading to the Bad Lads gang arriving onboard, and this is the Punisher's punishment: a fate that he cannot run away from. Orange's 3DCG impressive animation never ceases to please the eye, with its fight animation. What a masterclass episode we have here, easily the best so far of what makes Stampede stand out differently from the 90s anime. |
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| I need to know who directed this episode because WOW. Actually, I need the whole staff list. From the brilliant switch between 2D and 3D to the silent backstory to the great action, it was amazing. |
| Damn Nicholas backstory was (intentionally) confusing and trippy for that part, was still need to know more about all that happened but I'm curious about his "brother" now |
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| Well, it's taking it's own shape, but I dislike how they made Livio, just hope the next episodes make him justice and also, I hope it doesn't mean well see the end of Wolfwood so soon. |
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