Editing Trigun (section)

====1998 series====
{{Main|List of Trigun episodes{{!}}List of ''Trigun'' episodes}}
''Trigun'' was adapted into an [[anime]] television series. It was animated by [[Madhouse (company)|Madhouse]] and directed by Satoshi Nishimura, written by [[Yōsuke Kuroda]], and produced by [[Shigeru Kitayama]]. The music was composed by [[Tsuneo Imahori]]. Twenty-six episodes aired on [[TV Tokyo]] from April 1 to September 30, 1998.<ref>{{cite web|title=TRIGUN|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C9602|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|access-date=April 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413122926/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C9602|archive-date=April 13, 2022|language=ja}}</ref> The episodes were collected in thirteen VHS cassettes, labeled as "Stages", from August 5, 1998, to August 4, 1999.<ref>{{cite web|title=CD & Video|url=http://www.shonengahosha.co.jp/ours/trigun/cd-video.html|publisher=[[Shōnen Gahōsha]]|access-date=April 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060719111435/http://www.shonengahosha.co.jp/ours/trigun/cd-video.html|archive-date=July 19, 2006|language=ja}}</ref>

In North America, the series was first licensed by [[Pioneer Entertainment]] (later Geneon USA) in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|title=AX '99 Wrap-up|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/1999-07-18/ax-99-wrap-up|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=April 13, 2022|date=July 18, 1999|archive-date=April 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413140249/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/1999-07-18/ax-99-wrap-up|url-status=live}}</ref> Eight DVDs were released from March 28, 2000,<ref>{{cite web|last=Beveridge|first=Chris|title=Trigun Vol. #1 (of 8)|url=http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/754.php|website=AnimeOnDVD|access-date=April 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061101184550/http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/754.php|archive-date=November 1, 2006|date=March 28, 2000}}</ref> to May 29, 2001.<ref>{{cite web|last=Beveridge|first=Chris|title=Trigun Vol. #1 (of 8)|url=http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/761.php|website=AnimeOnDVD|access-date=April 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061101181047/http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/761.php|archive-date=November 1, 2006|date=May 29, 2001}}</ref> A [[box set]] containing all the episodes was released on November 20, 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trigun: DVD Box Set|url=http://pioneeranimation.com/titles.php?id=104|publisher=[[Pioneer Entertainment]]|access-date=April 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020620001452/http://pioneeranimation.com/titles.php?id=104|archive-date=June 20, 2002}}</ref> The series premiered on [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Adult Swim]] programming block on March 31, 2003.<ref>{{cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|title=Trigun Date Set|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-02-26/trigun-date-set|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=April 13, 2022|date=February 26, 2003|archive-date=April 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413140432/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-02-26/trigun-date-set|url-status=live}}</ref> The series also premiered in Canada on [[G4techTV (Canada)|G4techTV]]'s [[Anime Current]] programming block in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=Geneon Entertainment Inks Exclusive Deal with G4TechTV Canada to Bring its Most Popular Anime Programs to Canada|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2007-01-29/geneon-entertainment-inks-exclusive-deal-with-g4techtv-canada-to-bring-its-most-popular-anime-programs-to-canada|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=April 13, 2022|date=January 29, 2007|archive-date=April 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413160311/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2007-01-29/geneon-entertainment-inks-exclusive-deal-with-g4techtv-canada-to-bring-its-most-popular-anime-programs-to-canada|url-status=live}}</ref> In the same year, Geneon announced that they would cease their in-house distribution,<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Geneon USA to Cancel DVD Sales, Distribution by Friday|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-09-26/geneon-usa-to-cancel-dvd-sales-distribution-by-friday|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=April 13, 2022|date=September 26, 2007|archive-date=June 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623032042/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-09-26/geneon-usa-to-cancel-dvd-sales-distribution-by-friday|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2008, [[Funimation]] announced that they signed a deal with Geneon to distribute "select" titles from the company;<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Funimation Agrees to Distribute Select Geneon Titles|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-03/funimation-agrees-to-distribute-select-geneon-titles|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=April 13, 2022|date=July 3, 2008|archive-date=May 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513111729/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-03/funimation-agrees-to-distribute-select-geneon-titles|url-status=live}}</ref> in 2010, they announced that they had licensed ''Trigun'' for a DVD and [[Blu-ray Disc]] home video release,<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Funimation Gets Trigun TV Anime Series on BD/DVD|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-02-14/funimation-gets-trigun-tv-anime-series|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=April 13, 2022|date=February 14, 2010|archive-date=April 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413141932/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-02-14/funimation-gets-trigun-tv-anime-series|url-status=live}}</ref> and launched it on October 26, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|last=Manry|first=Gia|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases October 24–30|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-10-26/north-american-anime-manga-releases-october-24-30|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=April 13, 2022|date=October 26, 2010|archive-date=April 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413141928/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-10-26/north-american-anime-manga-releases-october-24-30|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the announcement that Funimation would be unified under the [[Crunchyroll]] brand, the series began streaming on the platform in May 2022.<ref>{{cite web|first=Kyle|last=Cardine|title=Trigun, Space Dandy and More Funimation Titles Come to Crunchyroll in May|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/05/06-1/trigun-space-dandy-and-more-funimation-titles-come-to-crunchyroll-in-may|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=May 6, 2022|access-date=May 7, 2022|archive-date=May 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506200720/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/05/06-1/trigun-space-dandy-and-more-funimation-titles-come-to-crunchyroll-in-may|url-status=live}}</ref>