Trigun Vol. 5 - Angel Arms

Rather than duel with Vash, Legato hires the Gung-Ho Guns, a succession of weird assassins. Vash outwits Dominique the Cyclops, whose mysterious powers derive from the Demon's Eye of the title. In "Fifth Moon," the futuristic samurai Rai-Dei the Blade wounds Vash and threatens to kill him. His threats trigger a violent, unexpected reaction: Vash somehow produces a blast of energy that levels the entire city, burns a gaping hole in the moon, and attracts itinerant preacher Nicholas D. Wolfwood. The power he unleashes explains Vash's alternate moniker, "The Humanoid Typhoon."

As they watch the destruction from a distance, Meryl and Milly are heartbroken to learn they've been taken off the supervision of Vash and ordered to return to Bernardelli Insurance Society headquarters.

Rated for ages 13 and up for violence. --Charles Solomon

Description
Bonds of love and friendship are strong, but some can only be preserved when they are severed. Vash must leave his friends and happiness behind as he walks the treacherous and bloody path prepared by Legato. The body count begins to rise as the Gung-Ho Guns enter the picture, but Vash will do anything he can to preserve life.

First off, I'm really irritated at the dissing that the first episode, "Little Arcadia", gets. This episode stars Milly and Meryl and Vash gets mostly left out. This episode is very well done IMO. Interesting story, hilarious villains, and rather touching at the same time. It has a nice theme about family. And I'm a big fan of the insurance girls. Sure Vash is the center of the series, but Meryl and Milly really deserve much of the credit for making Trigun such an awesome series.

The next two episodes are kind of "Villain of the Day" affairs. Thankfully this does not continue through Vol.7. In the second episode Vash confronts Dominique the Cyclops. In the third, Rai-Dei the Blade. And a very important event and revelation occurs in the third episode, so keep your eyes peeled.


Funny!   March 10, 2008
Ben Lehbert
This is a hilarious/ series type of gunslinging anime. If that does not float your boat this is not the anime for you. Straight up if you like a funny main character whom can be so down to earth you wonder if its the same dude. I give this anime two thumbs up.


So It Begins   November 1, 2004
Heather Richards (a galaxy far far away)
Having blazed a path of destruction everywhere he's gone, Vash the Stampede, the notorious gunman has finally met his match is Legato Bluesummers, a man who knows exactly how to get under Vash's skin and cause maximum pain.

Little Arcadia- Milly and Meryl become involved with a farmer trying to save his farm from ruthless land sharks. A bit of an aside from the main plot of the series, it's still a sweet episode about family ties and relationships.

Demon's Eye- This is where the series starts to take on the main plot line of Vash versus the Gung Ho Guns and Legato in particular. After crossing Legato's path again, Vash is horrified by the carnage Legato has left behind (he killed off an entire bandit gang in spectacular style). Finally meeting up with someone who cares as little about life as Vash values it, Vash is faced with another member of the Gung Ho Guns who seems able to teleport.

Fifth Moon- In the episode the series takes an entirely different tone becoming much more serious and Vash has to battle with himself and Legato. Faced with two more members of the Gung Ho Guns Vash is forced by Legato to use the Angel Arms, a weapon of mass destruction that is part of Vash and he seems unable to control, ending in Vash blowing a hole in one of the moons. Wolfwood is also back and shows a much more lethal side as we begin to question just who this priest is. There's a heartbreaking montage near the end where all the different people Vash has helped hear about his unleashing of the Angel Arms and how dangerous he is.

In this volume, the story of Vash and his friends takes a decidedly more serious angle as Vash deals with his own beliefs and fears as much as he deals with Legato. Pitted against an opponent who despises life as much as Vash values it, Vash is forced to face what he truly is and somehow protect those he cares about, even if that means getting them as far away from himself as possible.


Whoa!!   February 2, 2003
Claude Edward Craft (Nashville, TN USA)
This one was a lot different that the ones before. It was a little more bloody plus a lot more language. I didn't care for that but over all it was still good. In this we see a new weapon that Vash has, but where did it come from?