Trigun, episodes 14-16

[kate_nepveu]

We actually watched two discs back-to-back, but I'm going to split up the posts for the sake of anyone coming after who's watching disc-by-disc. Unlikely, I know.

Spoil me and die.

Episode 14: While I appreciate the attempt at a mostly Vash-free episode, the land-deed plot was just dumb, dumb, dumb. And the stuff about family was ridiculously unsubtle.

Episode 15: Legato is back! And his gang, the Gung-Ho Guns; so the funky guy with the weird helmet wasn't the only one (and I was not expecting the sax player to be one of them). Powering up Vash's opponents, oh yes indeed, and continuing the darkening of the series. Nicely tense encounter with the Cyclops, too.

Raise your hand if you really expect Meryl and Milly to stay ditched? Yeah, I thought so.

Hey: was the cat in this episode? I don't remember seeing it at all.

Episode 16:  . . . what I said about last episode, except even more so.

Also: I guess that would be the third gun. Which both hides in the first and fuses with his other arm—yikes, especially since it's not under his control.

Wolfwood! So-very-casually shooting samurai guy. *taps fingers impatiently waiting for backstory*

Interesting shots of the past characters hearing about Augusta; I wasn't expecting that.

And, well, we couldn't stop there, so on to the next disc.

Comments

[hollow49.livejournal.com]

...and now perhaps you can work out what I think "Trigun" refers to - Tri-gun Vash would be a typical western nickname on the lines on "two-gun joe".

The weapon in question is never explicitly named in the anime, but in the manga it is called "angel arm", which is te title of this disc. When you finally see it fully formed you will see why it is called that.

When I watched this disc, the next one hadn't been released yet over here (I'm British, BTW) and I had to wait for 2 months for the next episode. It was quite frustrating.

[kate_nepveu]

Yes, that would have been frustrating.

(Also, watch the hints, please? Thanks.)

Kuroneko-sama

[hollow49.livejournal.com]

The cat only appears in the early part of the pub scene and is drawn quite small (and she's also less round-faced than normal) so I can see how you missed her.

Re: Kuroneko-sama

[kate_nepveu]

Ah, I see; yes, she doesn't stand out well against the floor either.

Thanks.