Editing Trigun (section)

{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Distinguish|Trigon (comics)|The Trigan Empire{{!}}''The Trigan Empire''}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image           = Trigun 01 (Tokuma Shoten).png
| caption         = First {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volume cover, featuring [[Vash the Stampede]]
| ja_kanji        = トライガン
| ja_romaji       = Toraigan
| genre           = {{ubl|[[Action fiction|Action]]<ref name="annreview"/>|[[Post-apocalyptic]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|title=7 Anime That Take You to The Wild Wild West - The List|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-list/2016-10-29/.108170|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 6, 2019|date=October 29, 2016|archive-date=June 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624075401/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-list/2016-10-29/.108170|url-status=live}}</ref>|[[Space Western]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Pope|first=Kyle|title=Trigun - Introduction - The Edit List|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/edit-list/2003-03-23/trigun-introduction|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=August 4, 2018|date=March 23, 2003|archive-date=July 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704232116/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/edit-list/2003-03-23/trigun-introduction|url-status=live}}</ref>}}<!--Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genres, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per [[MOS:A&M]]).-->
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| author          = [[Yasuhiro Nightow]]
| publisher       = {{ubl|[[Tokuma Shoten]] (former)|[[Shōnen Gahōsha]]}}
| publisher_en    = {{English manga publisher
| NA = [[Dark Horse Comics]]
}}
| imprint         = {{ubl|Shōnen Captain Comics Special (Tokuma Shoten)|Young King Comics (Shōnen Gahōsha)}}
| demographic     = {{Transliteration|ja|[[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]}}
| magazine        = Monthly Shōnen Captain
| first           = March 25, 1995
| last            = December 26, 1996
| volumes         = {{ubl|3 (Tokuma Shoten)|2 (Shōnen Gahōsha)}}
| volume_list     = List of Trigun chapters#Trigun
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| title           = Trigun Maximum
| author          = Yasuhiro Nightow
| publisher       = Shōnen Gahōsha
| publisher_en    = {{English manga publisher
| NA = Dark Horse Comics
}}
| imprint         = Young King Comics
| demographic     = {{Transliteration|ja|[[Seinen manga|Seinen]]}}
| magazine        = [[Young King OURs]]
| first           = October 1997
| last            = March 2007
| volumes         = 14
| volume_list     = List of Trigun chapters#Trigun Maximum
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = tv series
| director        = Satoshi Nishimura
| producer        = [[Shigeru Kitayama]]
| writer          = [[Yōsuke Kuroda]]
| music           = [[Tsuneo Imahori]]
| studio          = [[Madhouse (company)|Madhouse]]
| licensee        = {{ubl|[[Crunchyroll]]{{efn|name=Crunchyroll|In [[North America]] through Crunchyroll (formerly known as [[Funimation]]) and in [[Australia]] through [[Madman Anime]].}}|{{English anime licensee
| BI = [[MVM Entertainment]]
}}}}
| network         = [[TX Network|TXN]] ([[TV Tokyo]])
| network_en      = {{English anime network
| CA = [[G4techTV (Canada)|G4techTV]] ([[Anime Current]])
| US = [[Adult Swim]]
}}
| first           = April 1, 1998
| last            = September 30, 1998
| episodes        = 26
| episode_list    = List of Trigun episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title           = Anime film
| content         =
* ''[[Trigun: Badlands Rumble]]'' (2010)
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title           = Anime television series
| content         =
* ''[[Trigun Stampede]]'' (2023)
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer|portal=yes}}

{{nihongo|'''''Trigun'''''|トライガン|Toraigan|lead=yes}} is a Japanese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Yasuhiro Nightow]]. It was first serialized in [[Tokuma Shoten]]'s [[Shōnen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} manga]] magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Captain'' from March 1995 to December 1996, until the magazine ceased its publication; its chapters were collected in three {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes. The series continued its publication in [[Shōnen Gahosha]]'s [[Seinen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|seinen}} manga]] magazine ''[[Young King OURs]]'', under the title '''''Trigun Maximum''''', from October 1997 to March 2007. Shōnen Gahosha republished the ''Trigun'' chapters in two volumes, and collected the ''Trigun Maximum'' chapters in 14 volumes.

Set on the fictional planet known as No Man's Land, the plot follows [[Vash the Stampede]], a famous gunman who is constantly fighting [[bounty hunter]]s seeking to obtain the immense bounty on his head. As the narrative progresses, Vash's past is explored. ''Trigun'' originated from Nightow's fascination with Western movies. Nightow wanted Vash to be different from cowboys in Western movies by avoiding killing enemies and instead exploring the characters involved in each [[story arc]].

''Trigun'' was adapted into a 26-episode [[anime]] television series by [[Madhouse (company)|Madhouse]]; it aired on [[TV Tokyo]] from April to September 1998. An anime feature film, ''[[Trigun: Badlands Rumble]]'', premiered in Japan in April 2010. A second anime television series adaptation produced by [[Orange (animation studio)|Orange]], titled ''[[Trigun Stampede]]'', premiered in January 2023. In North America, both manga series have been licensed by [[Dark Horse Comics]]. The anime series was first licensed by [[Geneon Entertainment]] and started broadcast in the United States, as part of [[Cartoon Network|Cartoon Network's]] [[Adult Swim]] programming block, in 2003; the series was later licensed by [[Funimation]].

In 2009, ''Trigun Maximum'' won the Best Comic category at the 40th [[Seiun Award]]s. Critical response to the manga has been generally positive based on Vash and his friends' actions and relationships, as well as the handling of action scenes. However, critics disliked Vash's predicament in regards to his [[pacifism]] and the plot being hard to understand. The anime series was similarly positively received.