Back to the Trigun Bookclub Archive
Trigun Bookclub By Volume
Trigun: Volume 1 | Volume 2
Trigun Maximum: Volume 1 | Volume 2 | Volume 3 | Volume 4 | Volume 5 | Volume 6 | Volume 7 | Volume 8 | Volume 9 | Volume 10 | Volume 11 | Volume 12 | Volume 13 | Volume 14 | General Commentary
Trigun Bookclub By Member: alena-reblobs | aluvian | annaofaza | anxiety-elemental-kay | caffeinefire | deludedfantasy | discount-kirishima | domfock | dravencore | eilwen | fifthmooon | hashtagcaneven | hikennosabo | iwritenarrativesandstuff | lizkreates | makima-s-most-smile | merylstryfestan | mydetheturk | namijira | needle-noggins | nepentheisms | nihil-ghost | ocelaw | pancake-breakfast | rainbow-pop-arts | retrodaft | revenantghost | sunday-12-25 | the-nysh | weirdcat1213
Original Tumblr Post: TRIGUN BOOKCLUB TRIMAX VOL12 PART2
TRIGUN BOOKCLUB TRIMAX VOL12 PART2
Continuation for chapters 4-6
Trigger warnings for suicide mention/ideas within the analysis.
Ok chapter 4 will just be a collection of awesome pages which is nearly every page of this chapter
Love how that coat is pointing back at him. Nightow also doesn’t give a shit at how long it is in places. Looks cool and that’s enough.
Battle glasses!! This shows he means business. Also makes his emotions harder to read and it feels a bit like him closing off again…
Followed by these pages…Vash almost looks strange. A bit creepy, even.
Knives, if you tried to understand your brother for once, you’d see he’s not actually that hard to read. Marlon gets it, too. You didn’t even try.
I love Nightow’s whole approach to this epic showdown between Vash and Knives. It takes its time, now even with the quietness before the storm…the atmosphere that’s being created is just so tangible. Also, how cool that now it is Knives looking down at Vash, and not the other way around! Like it was most of the other time.
Oh nooo Vash felt that through their shared plant power, didn’t he. Despite all that’s been, that must’ve been an extra gut punch to Vash.
Beneath his coat, our man is made of legs, leather, and boot straps, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
I think I read a post of someone saying some wise and intersting stuff about this page but I can’t recall what it was about anymore…but I just want to say I love how Vash doesn’t change what he is, for this final battle. He’s always been a gunsman and damn pretty good at it. He’s not going to transfor super-saiya-plant now, but stick to what he knows!
And their expressiooons…man this manga has so many great and varying expressions.
Chapter 5:
There’s wisdom stored in the pages of Trigun that I probably cannot fully grasp with my sparse knowledge of life experience.
We get so rarely any insight into Vash’s thoughts, it’s always something precious for me as a reader.
Love this panel!
Oh, he looks so incredibly tired. The fandom has been using the term ‘Widower Era’ for this flavour of Vash and it is so fitting.
Awesome page!! Again!!
It’s really crazy how far gone Knives must have been at this point that even children don’t mean anything to him…they are all part of this big threat called “humanity”.
They are so young! And Vash looks so terrified..it’s making me realize once more that this cool and powerful gunslinger started out as a “normal” boy, who had to become so powerful as a consequence of all that fucked up shit he went through…
asaasffsd yeah, he’s not just prepared to die here, he’s planning for it.
hehe pretty Vash panel in between
(suprise: EVERY Vash panel is a pretty Vash panel!)
The widower era is a look that suits him but why is it so grimdark aah. Is that the solution you’ve come to, Vash? Is that really the only reasonable and possible outcome, and are you sure your concllusion has not been clouded by recent traumatic events?
Chapter 6:
This chapter is really where you get what Vash’s power really is, isn’t it? It’s been shown that he can create these holes, but in July it was more an explosion, with the fifth moon as well, so this time feels like the first real mention of that black hole power!
Yes! Who is there to decide if humanity is good or evil, if it deserves to live on? If you must find a decision, at least hear the voices of those who had to suffer! And Knives never really tried listening to the other Plants..
Knives would have a blast with twitter and the youtube commentary section.
That story of that village is so sad, and just a great example of…accidents that just happen. Misfortune that causes people to be cruel to each other, without wanting to. This showdown between Vash and Knives, I love how it’s not just them throwing cool catch up phrases at each others’ head, but…it comes down to their core conflicts, and it touches topics that are so very applicable to real world conflicts, too.
Stupid stupid military shooting >:( The plants look in pain now, too!
And then…and then he’s not fighting along!! <:’) The friend squad is here for the rescue!! Finally, finally Vash is getting some help in his fight. He could and should have asked for it, but it’s great they still came without him needing to.
Aww Meryl :DD These two are just so precious.
Oh I was just wondering if this is the commander feeling Chronica’s aura like that time Wolfwood did feel Vash’s during the fight at Home?
(At least she’s not crying blood like Vash did, phew) but uh bye Domina 🙁 You had your short, but sweet appearance!