#idk why but I started to like drawing her more than Vash

[nouverx]

sketch VS final

[tenebrius-excellium]

YOU WATCHED TRIGUN STAMPEDEEEEE??? HOWD U FIND IT WHATRE YOUR THOUGHTS !!

I CONFESS I WAS THE ANON ON YOUR BLOG YOU STUPID (affectionate) FRIEND; I GOT IT FROM YOU!!!

I LOVED IT!!!

Thanks for the accidental recommendation! :P

Ok I know NOTHING about anime, okay? Anything I say was great or not so great might refer to Trigun Stampede specifically, or it might just be an anime thing in general because That's What An Anime Is. I can't tell the difference.

LOVED the intro song (Tombi by Kvi Baba). Constantly listening to it right now. It's hauntingly beautiful yet so easy-going and chill. I looked up the lyrics and they're about being a light in the darkness, I dig that theme!

LOVED Meryl from the start. A level-headed young lady who craves the truth, justice, and knowledge beyond herself because it's the right thing to do. She cares so much. She doesn't steal any spotlight by interfering or by being dramatic. She simply observes, listens to instructions that will save her life, and draws her own conclusions. I'm glad we got to experience the plot through her perspective first! A "journalist investigating a story" may seem like such a dumb start - could be Hallmark. But in this Space Western setting, it's perfect.

VASH MY BELOVED. I hated his intro because it made him seem so dumb and silly. There's a difference between making a character seem naive so that he gets underestimated (bringing in the - surprise! - big guns later), and making him outright ooc to create a false first impression. Idk I knew that his FIRST scene where he needed a bullet was not how his character would remain.

HIS CHARACTER DESIGN IS SO COOOOL!!! Idk from the outfit down to his martial arts skills matched with radical forgiveness and pacifism - DUDE. He's very complex. Idk yeah he lets himself get shot in total surrender but there is the part where one bullet won't immediately kill him and he knows it. There's also the part where Wolfwood challenges him on his beliefs, saying that for all his "peace and love on planet earth" talk he sure does not clean up after the messes he creates. The thing is - it's not so much about taking responsibility for the bounty on his head or something, but rather for the fact that his behavior evokes confused, angry and frightened reactions because it comes unexpected to a human society that is drilled on survival. As much as he CHOOSES not to use violence time and time again, I think he needs to cultivate some awareness that this is unusual behavior and that it triggers people to do crazy things (based on insecurity) around him. On the positive side, he confronts each and everyone with their personal tolerance for violence and tests their hearts that way. Beautiful.

The team is so well balanced! Vash, Wolf, Meryl, and Roberto - Dream Team!

The actions scenes take my breath away. They are so so so so good. I am noticing the attention to detail and the accuracy to skill that everyone is describing. I am also highly enjoying the ingenuity of new moves and awesome use of weapons, physical strength and surroundings. I'm sorry, I can't explain the brilliance of these moves well - but you already know what I mean.

I didn't quite get the in-depth explanation of the conflict I think??? Like, I'm still not quite sure what a Plant is, why Vash and Nai are more intelligent than the rest of them, why they were in space to begin with and what exactly Knives was trying to achieve by traveling to a higher dimension? I really didn't get the angel theme and why Vash suddenly developed a wing and became dark (I like his darker look tho). I also don't quite understand Nai as a character. To ensure the survival of Plant seems like an understandable cause for his actions, but why be so cruel and uncaring about it? It doesn't explain his maniac barbarity. Explanations are more than welcome!

What is your obsession with Livio about?? I mean I know, he was epic in that one scene he appeared in, and his bond with Wolfwood was genuine and deep. But he literally took himself out like a light, so... where's all that additional Livio content coming from? It's also really sad. Like... he never even gave himself one minute after waking up. That was a bit morbid.

Oh my gosh Vashmeryl is the og canon? I'm happy there wasn't any forced romance between anyone in this season. Only platonic connections for once. Amazing. Whatever Vash and Meryl end up as, I'll support both.

If there comes a Season 2, I will watch it!!! I don't know how far I'll take Trigun Stampede in fandom, but believe me, watching this has positively altered me forever. It's so FRESH.

Again, thank you for the unintentional recommendation!

Cheers

Reddie

[humanoidtyphoons]

trimax vol 4:

-ah, the pattern of vash will always try and escape wolfwood/milly/meryl, but those three will always follow. wolfwood's quicker and vash can't actually shake him off; meryl and milly take a little longer to catch up, but like meryl is petty and lets them suffer while v/w dehydrate in the desert so... fair's fair. but still wolfwood calls them vash's companions... and you know what, they are!!! ot4 real here!!!!

-also interesting that yeah, wolfwood never tries to call them by name, only nicknames. spikey, big girl/giant girl, short one. still kind of waiting to figure out why wolfwood sometimes calls vash blondie in some fics -- is it a dub choice? idk. always makes me think of flynn rider of tangled tho. i don't mind it, i'm just confuzzled by it.

-ohhhh my god, roberto deniro is here?????? in the fucking manga???? like yeah tristamp put a different spin on him, but that's still -- he's still the one who gave meryl her derringers, he looks a smidge like how he does in tristamp, they don't name him, but i know!!! i know in my heart that's roberto deniro!!!!!

-super cool volume to showcase midvalley and zazie!!! i love them!!! i love them SO much!!!! i think 98 anime stops following the manga around vol. 4, so it does make sense that the anime goes a different direction with them, bc the anime kind of only has their designs and not much characterization. but i love the... reluctance? of midvalley here, ngl. he's kinda between a rock and a hard place, and there's not much he can do about it. meanwhile, i do like that zazie is just... weird? neither human nor plant, but worm, a voice for the planet.

-ahh so meryl finds out that vash isn't human but plant this vol, tho i wonder if she understands what that means tbh?

-been wondering why 98 wolfwood never used the phials, and it's literally because they just haven't been used yet, which makes me wonder when, then? when do they start to be part of the plot? but i've also been thinking about his characterization change: his first appearance he was fairly calm, and then the more time he spends with vash in trimax, the more cantankerous he seems. and it's really... not that he doesn't have a cranky side in 98, bc he clearly does, but it's interesting how much more mellow it is in comparison tbh. whereas tristamp wolfwood has no chill all the time.

-it does make me laugh that knives chose wolfwood out of all the gung ho guns to be vash's guide/babysitter, and it kind of makes me want an au where the other members of the team get chosen instead. regardless, the way knives gives no fucks to legato being like why??? why didn't you tell me about this???? absolutely makes me laugh. why should knives care about legato bluesummers' hurt feelings? he doesn't!

-been thinking about vash masking again, comparing his behaviour from the trigun omnibus' to the trimax vols. there's definitely a change since then, but i also think it's subtler than what the 98 anime has going for it tbh. but wolfwood also brings out his silliness, ngl.

-little bit in love with the lankiness of characters, ngl, in trimax's artstyle. like they're such shapes. the way he draws wolfwood in suits, or vash in a big sweater, and it's just. so cute.