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Original Tumblr Post: TRIGUN BOOKCLUB TRIMAX VOL8 PART2
TRIGUN BOOKCLUB TRIMAX VOL8 PART2
Oh hell yeah we’ll get to one of my favourite spreads of the whole series in this Part.
I will also not excuse any swearing that I’m doing while writing this review.
Now I don’t think I got this on my first read through, but the sound here (“Gakin”) sounds very much like no bullet was loaded? Sooo I guess Wolfwood very cleverly anticipated this move by Legato so we have him double-tricking him! Good boy! (I haven’t read all bookclub posts to vol8 yet, if smb else already said this, whoops)
He’s free…but instant knock-out. Ouch.
“Oh no fucker, I WON’T have you staring at my bf’s ass.” (loosely interpreted Wolfwood’s thoughts)
If he missed, does this mean Legato changed the trajectory of the bullets with his powers? Sounds like a wild thing to do (but I’m not sure if it’s a wild thing for HIM or completely within his normal powers?)
THIS shit was not part of the plan.
Reclaimed his ass (good for him)
This panel of Livio shooting behin him and saying “Amen”? It’s pretty fucking cool.
Much less cool is that he’s shooting Wolfwood.
And now Chapel literally casting judgement upon Wolfwood from above. God has this boy not suffered enough?
It’s started, guys. The inner thoughts of Wolfwood…You know when I started reading Trigun, I had just watched ep4 or 5 of Trigun and I thought Wolfwood was “just” another cool character, but basically a sidekick to the main character Vash. Then I binged the manga in 3 days and saw that, although none of the other characters like Meryl and Milly are any less fleshed out or any less important, next to Vash he’s probably the only one about whom we get so so much wonderful insight. So much deep character feelings, so much thoughts…and I’m so so in love with his inner monologues. They hurt to read but they show he’s not just the cool priest with the machine gun, but he’s hurting, he’s self doubting, he’s vulnerable and afraid at times and he has wishes too…
And when he’s sitting there, riddled with bullets, it’s the thought of Livio and how he still has to save him, that manages to get him to keep going.
They were friends, brothers! Memories of happier times…
Which fucker shot my Wolfwood.
Gnaring, biting, chomping on wood.
It’s coming it’s coming
SJAKD
fskfa
Vash literally answering his prayer. Cradling Wolfwood in his wings gently!! And protecting him from the bullets. And also being turned to him with his body, partly shielding Wolfwood with himself, too. This whole page. is so…romantic. And that feels almost like it doesn’t even describe it accurately. This is most definitely the part where I really started to ship them, but then, is it romantic or platonic? It doesn’t really matter because as much as you want to or NOT want to interpret into their relationship at this point, to me it’s clear that there’s some kind of love here that’s based on their mutual understanding, trust, and how they both have supported each other until this point.
sjkADfaf *sighs*
Big fan of this Vash drawing with this pose here.
Reading this for the thousandth time and falling only deeper into the Vashwood hole.
Knives your vulnerability is showing again.
Cheeky bastard! (I say with love)
The right page is absolutely beautiful. And I love how the panel on the left pages insinuates how they are bumping againest the ship on their way through very comedy-style.
Next chapter! Chapter 5:
I’m cherishing every panel where we see them close and caring about each other. Imagining Vash gently leaning Wolfwood against the rock after catching them both from the fall (did they land on his feathers or did they fly to the earth? I’d have loved to know how they did it)
Love that panel at the bottom of Wolfwood! And, Vash with his hair down (and cloak off) like this looks soo young! More like Wolfwood’s age instead of 150 haha
Baby Wolfwood Baby Wolfwood
The situation is turned into a funny one on the next page, but these pleas, they are very much real and urgent and from the bottom of Wolfwood’s heart…and he rarely ever begs or asks for anything.
Marlon!! So so happy to get some characters back that we know, and he’s a very lovable character!! And, of course, Meryl <3
Knowing that his friends are there to back him up, even from afar, he looks more sure of himself. Because you’re not alone!
And THEN you had to go and ruin the atmosphere, Wolfwood. Because you just WALKED AWAY you big idiot
Anybody else got reminded of the Cowboy Bebop ending notes?
And that’s all of the Vol8 recap I’m gonna do. There’s one more chapter but I don’t really feel like doing that, others have already discussed it anyway, so that’s it for me! Now I can really dig into vol9 this week, oh lord I can’t wait.