Overview

On a barren, dusty planet baked by the rays of two suns, colonists eke out a miserable existence in small settlements reminiscent of the Wild West. It has been hundreds of years since the Ship brought them to this world; people know the old stories but no one remembers the lost technology that allows them to raise crops on this inhospitable land. In this lawless time stands a lone gunman. His name is Vash the Stampede. He is the Humanoid Typhoon, the man responsible for wiping out the entire city of July. The price on his head: $$60 billion (double dollars). Truly a man to be dreaded. Where he goes, destruction follows.

Review

Well now, where do I begin? The thing is the show starts out almost like a comedy with no direction or overall plot except to capture this guy Vash the Stampede; but then we get into I would say the fourth or fifth episode and their seems to be some mysterious crap going on. Now the show has you hooked because by this time you're in love with Vash. He has a lot of the same charm that Spike of Cowboy Bebop has but he's far more comedic.

So anyhow, it's very difficult to tell you the story because I feel the whole reason for watching the show is to actually watch through to the end for the big surprises. What I will tell you is it's very reminiscent of Outlaw Star and Captain Harlock's Gun Planet, minus the space battles and cool starships. People die left and right in the show even though the main character tries to avoid the loss of life as much as possible. Definitely have to admit there is a slew of villains that are very interesting along with the guns they all sport. My favorite is this crazy priest guy who walks around with an enormous cloth wrapped cross that transforms into a mini arsenal and he claims the reason it's so heavy is cause it's filled with mercy (f**k yeah it is!!!).

The artwork is alright, very standard, but there are some really sharp gun battles that haven't been done elsewhere. Most of the scenery is desert that's broken up by giant metal derelicts of "Lost Technology" just like in Big O.

Overall, it was pretty good. The story plot was clever but I felt the scenery a little lacking, thank god for all the decent villains.

Review by David Marini
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