Trigun Stampede Ep. 11 "To a New World" really goes off-rails from the original canon, but this time in a good way. With this episode featuring some nightmarish content of the botanical variety, it really leans into horror far more than the 1998 anime ever did. Frankly, this seems like a great
Yes, we know that Vash is the star of the show, even in Trigun Stampede Ep. 10 "Humanity". However, this is also the episode where Meryl finally has her long overdue day in this anime. We even see why it is that Orange's writers wrote her the way they did throughout the entire anime. It even gives
In many ways, you can consider Trigun Stampede Ep. 9 "Millions Knives" to be an origin story for the titular character in addition to Vash. After all, Knives shares the spotlight with Vash in this episode. We even get to see a bit of why he's so genocidal, even if there's still a big plot hole
Trigun Stampede Ep. 8 "Our Home." actually gives us new details about Vash the Stampede's backstory that wasn't in the original 1998 anime. In other words: the writers are actually filling in holes in canon instead of trying to change canon altogether. To me, this is what Orange should've done all
Despite its title, Trigun Stampede Ep. 7 "Wolfwood" is not entirely about Nicholas D. Wolfwood. Our brave and titular hero Vash the Stampede also gets a lot of screen time in this episode. Not only that, but the end of the episode also gives us a massive revelation about Vash's identity that
Despite its optimistic-sounding name, Trigun Stampede Ep. 6 "Once Upon a Time in Hopeland" is anything but hopeful. Especially not with Nicholas D. Wolfwood having to make some very difficult choices, starting with whether to kill his best friend or not. The happiness in this key art seems so far
Trigun Stampede Ep. 5 "Child of Blessing" isn't a good day for Vash the Stampede. Although to be fair, none of the episodes so far have been good days for Vash. This day in particular though is especially bad for him, mostly due to how personal it is. At the very least though, it provides some nice
Trigun Stampede Ep. 4 "Hungry!" finally introduces us to one of the most popular main characters of the franchise: Nicholas D. Wolfwood. While he has absolutely no relation to a certain straw hat pirate, he does come with a big mouth, questionable and overcharged last rites, and a weaponized cross
Casper Kelly's Buddy is a mind-bending journey into a very dark version of children's television. Back in 2014, Casper Kelly gave the world "Too Many Cooks," an 11-minute dive into aging television conventions that swam deeper into a twisted darkness the longer it went on. It seemed a fun inheritor
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is a franchise revival that feels like it understands what made the original games so much fun. The gameplay is fast, frantic, and often delightfully violent, while the game throws a surprisingly large number of systems and mechanics at you. Thankfully, most of them feel
Daemons of the Shadow Realm slows down the plot just a bit to plan things out in Ep. 21 "Zashiki-Warashi and Higashi Village". First to let Danji and Kiri the Zashiki-Warashi daemons give Yuru and Asa some important backstory to explain the past of Higashi Village. Then to let the twin siblings to
