Trigun’s story unfolds on the desert planet of Gunsmoke, where intergalactic settlers have formed a budding community. Despite having advanced technology salvaged from their space ships, the denizens of Gunsmoke perpetually live in frontier times – a world replete with crazy heroes, over-the-top villains, high-octane vendettas and a whole lot o’ slapstick.

 

Meet Vash the Stampede, goofy gun-slinger and walking bio-hazard. A fugitive from the law, Vash is constantly hounded by a slew of outlaws looking to collect the $60,000,000,000 bounty on his head. The reason? Vash destroyed the human settlement of July City, but strangely enough, left everyone alive. The mystery deepens when Vash claims to have no memory of the event, begging the question: just who is this man? What is he hiding? And what kind of power does he control?

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Taking a page from such animated classics as Dragonball Z, Trigun’s storyline features a healthy dose of humour as well as nail-biting action. The desolate wastelands of Gunsmoke are constantly brightened by Vash’s innate charm as he swings seamlessly between the guises of emphatic ladies man to inane klutz to radically efficient warrior. Coupled with a quirky supporting cast including insurance agents and saxophone-wielding assassins, Trigun is a must-see in the pantheon of modern anime.