Before and while Tristamp was airing, Kenji Muto made some amazing Twitter posts giving us lore and production tidbits along the way. And while I don't speak Japanese (so I'm going to have to use Google Translate for this, so take everything you read here with a grain of salt because it may be skewed by mistranslation), there was some fantastic art and really cool concepts shared, and I want to archive anything Trigun-related. If I miss anything, let me know!) It starts a little slow with stuff we already know, but there are some interesting tidbits! If anyone who knows Japanese wants to correct anything, please feel free! Now, without further ado...
If dialect is a metaphor for a southern accent,
Wouldn't it be nice to have other dialect metaphors?
So, a variety of local characters appear.
Of course, their background stories have also been constructed.
God is in the details.
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11:29 PM · Feb 5, 2023
現代社会にラディカルに切り込む、第五話。
誰の中にも憎悪は生まれる。
親や国籍は選べない。
WE ARE MONEV.
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The fifth episode radically cuts into modern society.
Hatred is born within everyone.
You can't choose your parents or nationality.
WE ARE MONEV.
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In addition to wind power generation, high-quality Wams silk is also traded at high prices.
On this planet,
Everything you can get is valuable.
To survive.
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As a matter of course,
There are many other villages that cannot have plants.
Wind-power generation,
In addition to Wamsilk,
There is a village where people live by fishing for worms.
The example trio,
It is highly likely that they came from "fishermen's villages" scattered throughout the country.
The ones that are traded at particularly high prices are
Grandworms.
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Considering the time series,
At this time, he was still a young man.
Why is my hair “blue”?
I sincerely hope that Takehiko Okishi's ``background science fiction research'' will be released into the world.
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On the planet No Man's Land,
There are a total of seven "Humpback class" giant sand steamships.
Each of the seven cities devised and built one valuable "biological power reactor plant."
It uses a primitive steam engine that runs by boiling water.
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BAD and RAD guys.
What's with the hellish planetary environment?
You can live a positive life depending on how you view everything.
The second squad of the Bad Lads Gang has arrived.
The main force...?
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Names are strange things,
The modified human Nicholas has two faces.
Nicholas D. Wolfwood
Nicholas the Punisher
Who will he choose in the end?
This may be the reason why his name was written as ``Nicholas'' in the script.
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Earth-born animals cannot adapt to the planetary environment.
A system for replicating plants and animals from the countless embryos and gene stocks of plants and animals that were on board to be grown on-site when the SEEDS fleet arrived at its destination.
"Cloning device"
Toma was then genetically improved and born.
Toma are amazing.
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It looks like a scarf and a mask,
It's actually a type of Wams.
Extremely toxic,
It is a larval worm of a sand centipede.
Why not keep one in the cold winter?
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Sinners' gun, also known as the prototype (before modification) Peace Bringer.
There is also a hint in the ``Phantom Sketch''.
Why, by whom, and when was it remodeled?
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Discommunication and the appearance of struggling in a hellish environment,
Very human and beautiful.
Above all, I think of it as a ``positive story'' when I create it.
An FM radio recording of a frank talk. When will it be OA?
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As she grows up, she will become stronger.
To the extent that “The Punisher” can’t compete with it.
A body modified by military body modification nanomachines.
Lost number.
This time, it's just a preliminary battle. When will there be a rematch?
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The power of the plant is entirely derived from the countless holes (gates) that open in space.
There are two types of gates: ``Power to bring'' and ``Power to bring.''
A place other than this world, It seems that it is connected to another universe, a different phase, or a different dimension (?)...
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Adding a tid-bit from @pancake-breakfast here:
So, my Japanese isn't great, but I wanted to try to clarify something on here that Google Translate isn't capturing, namely from this part:
Saying that there are two types of gates and then defining them both as "Power to bring" doesn't make sense in English. Why make a distinction between the two if you're gonna define them the same way? But in the Japanese, it's not quite the same words used for both: "持ってくる力" (motte kuru chikara) vs. "持っていく力" (motte iku chikara.
力 (chikara) just means "power," so we'll set that aside for now since that part is actually consistent across both items.
持って (motte) is also consistent across both items. This means "carrying" or "holding," like you'd hold a bag or a purse or a backpack or something that you're taking around with you.
The big difference is between くる (kuru) and いく (iku). These are actually the kana (phonetic) versions of two kanji characters:
来る (kuru) - to come
行く (iku) - to go
That provides us with a nice little pair of opposites, and changes our literal definitions as follows:
持ってくる力 (motte kuru chikara) - Power to come carrying
持っていく力 (motte iku chikara) - Power to go carrying
So... they're both kinda "power to bring" but it would be more accurate to say one brings and one removes. Or, if you're feeling dramatic, one giveth and one taketh away.
The guns circulating in No Man's Land are:
Most of the designs were salvaged from databases of crashed immigrant ships and were made into replicas.
Even if the design of a space-age gun is known, it is difficult to recreate it.
Because there are many dry and dusty lands,
There is a tendency to prefer those with simple structures that are less likely to break down.
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Captain, I actually love udon.
Very popular with military police,
100-year-old long-established food stall “Yulai Noodle”
This alley in the old town is home to many food stalls that started as a black market after the Big Fall.
It is one of the tourist spots that you should definitely check out when you visit.
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Regardless of whether it is a normal species or an independent species, Inside the plant's body,
A countless number of "supply gates" are moving, supplying energy to each cell,
It seems that he is keeping his imperfect body, which normally would not be able to survive as a living thing, healthy.
What is a "plant"?
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The "memory world" is made of memories, impression values, and fragments from the "younger brother's side."
Therefore, the way of drawing is limited.
The ``Tesla Incident'' seen from the ``older brother'''s perspective and emotions would be even more gruesome.
If you have a chance to draw...
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That's just the doctor's hypothesis.
By strongly opening the “gate” in the body,
It seems that the body is transformed by phase transitioning it into matter.
This mystery will probably be solved scientifically in the future.
Why is only the “younger brother” gate “black”?
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Like hell,
It was a scene similar to the planet No Man's Land,
This work was supported by many people, including the main staff who survived until the end, the producers, production team, sound team, advertising team, etc.
Above all, I am grateful to Naito-sensei for his support.
Thank you very much for your hard work!
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Mr. Ikeda's name is "blood" and Mr. Matsuoka's name is "sand."
"Bunyuu" or "Sarasara"
Full of onomatopoeic and highly abstract talk,
Includes Blu-ray disc and audio commentary.
Like the main story, you can't understand it just by listening to it once or twice.
The content is similar to STAMPEDE.
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