Which is the real face of Vash? The clown, the saint, or the killer? Vash reveals more of his character and more of his secrets as he takes on a contract to kill, and then faces a man whose sole purpose in life is to destroy Vash! When a man is programmed to kill, can he deny his destiny? Volume 4 (Contains episodes 11-13) In “Escape from Pain,” Vash and his friends bid an appropriately offbeat farewell to the gun-and-cross toting preacher Nicholas D. Wolfwood, as the two antiheroes help a young couple escape to freedom. Vash’s past comes back to haunt him in the linked episodes “Diablo” and “Vash the Stampede,” when Legato Bluesummers and the gargantuan Monev the Gale try to murder him. Vash escapes with his usual élan, but refuses to kill his would-be assassin. The ace marksman’s behavior puzzles investigators Meryl Stryfe and Milly Thompson. They discover further hints about who Vash is (or was) when they see him without a shirt: his upper body is a mass of hideous scars. And the viewer has seen the intriguing Rem, the long-haired girl who appears only in Vash’s memories. Meryl tries to decipher this charismatic and frustrating character in a report to the Bernardelli Insurance Society, which triggers a series of flashbacks from previous episodes. The outrageous man with the long blond crewcut is clearly the outlaw known as “The Humanoid Typhoon,” but what does that mean? Director Satoshi Nishimura and writer Yosuke Kuroda aren’t ready to tip their hands yet, and Vash remains the enigma he’s always been.
Rated for ages 13 and up for violence and mild profanity. –Charles Solomon
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May 4, 2010
#1
3 more episodes of Trigun, now how can that be bad, Pioneer continues to do a good job with their anime DVDs and this is no exception. Trigun a western/scifi anime with a great mix of humor and action.
May 5, 2010
#2
first of all. hee hee hee. people have really been saying how good Legato is and the Big gunned guy and Vash. Lets start at the beginning.
Wolfwood. You so get a new depth to his character in the first episode. You see his serious side more and his umm umm umm y’know hesitations. good word yep yeps.
Second episode its all about Vash and Legato. Oh dear… Legato’s a complete psychopath. o.o And with his semi-minor semi-major roll in the episode, WOW! Keep an eye on him, he’s *the* villian. And that other big guy… whatever, he’s good for tipping Vash the wrong way. Vash gets mad boys and girls, he gets angry. An Angry Vash is a Scary Vash.
And the third episode, people keep saying “recap recap”. blah blah blah. It ends the cliffhanger for Mr. Angry Vash. And above all really gives a look at Meryl and her general feelings towards Vash. A filler episode if anything else, but don’t think it doesn’t add anything. Its still good.
Menu’s rock. No Video problems that I could see. Audio kicks (actually a series where I can semi-tolerate the dubbing). I didn’t notice a downside to the animation at all which a past review mentions but whatever.
Thats my take. p;xl’z out
May 5, 2010
#3
As the series becomes more complex, the characters grow into people you can start to relate too. As for Vash, he proves to himself that death, although tempting, is not the way to release pain, no matter how great. In these episodes, you will see the man Vash truly is, you will see his life in a new prespective, and you will fall more in love with the foolish Vash that we have come so far with.
May 5, 2010
#4
These three episodes lay the groundwork for season 2 of “Trigun,” both in terms of tone and plotting. ‘Eascape from Pain’, episode 11, initially resembles “Quick Draw”, a light, self-contained romp. The writers use the plot, however, to further delineate each character. Vash and company are individually drawn into a complex moral dilemma. Each character finds themselves weighing the good of the individual against the good of the many, and making a decision. The decisions reached by each of the principals, while seeking the same outcome, are very different. And the scene where Wolfwood puts a gun to his own temple will not easily be forgotten. All in all, a complex, ambitious episode that poses questions not often raised in anime. The standout episode of season 1.
Episode 12, “Diablo”, features the return of Legato Bluesummers, as well as introducing the first of Vash’s season 2 adversaries, the Gung-Ho Guns. This marks the evolution of “Trigun” from a humor series with serious moments to a character-driven drama with the occasional light-hearted moment. Most of the episodes that follow are completely serious, darker, and more ambitious. Even the villians become darker. Though no less bizarre, the Gung-Ho Guns exude more menace than, say, the Nebraska family.
The last episode in this collection, “Vash the Stampede”, closes out season one with an episode that is mostly a recap of the preceding episodes. A good jumping-on point for newcomers, though the episode does delve further into Vash’s mysterious past and background.
May 5, 2010
#5
We now see a little more about Vash. We get to see what is under that coat and special gadets he has. Also we see a dark side. I guess you would say. His eyes glow a couple of times. Hopely the Vash we know and love will not change in the up and coming volumes. I haven’t seen them yet but I can’t wait. Love and Peace.