Although no longer a secret, considering that the Trigun animated movie was first announced a couple of years ago (but we'll play dumb, since we weren't around the webs back then), the first details about it appeared just now on the cover of volume 14 of the Trigun Maximum manga (thanks Heisei Democracy). For starters, here are some of the names working on this Trigun movie, as scribbled by HD.
"It will feature an original story developed by manga author Yasuhiro Nightow and director Nishimura Satoshi who collaborated with Nightow on the Trigun TV series and is also known for his work on the Hajime no Ippo anime. The script will be helmed by veteran anime writer Kobayashi Yasuko, with character designs from Yoshimura Takahiro."
Trigun The Movie is being animated by Madhouse (who also created the Trigun anime from... oh, about ten years ago), and it should see the light of the silver screen at some point in 2009, driven by the tagline "Vash vs. Wolfwood?! The familiar characters erupt on screen in an all-original Trigun story!". *Yawn*
yawn? Have you even read the manga? This is a series that's been in serialization for over a decade. geez at least give it some respect.
Stokkywrote on Apr 14, 2008 at 12:39
The fact alone that something is one-two decades old is hardly enough to earn our respect. And besides, I was only being indifferent. A disrespectful approach would've made for a much more juicier news...
Kaiouseiwrote on Apr 17, 2008 at 20:01
Trigun is an anime classic. It was a big hit when it came overseas in the first era of quality dubbed anime. The manga still holds a massive following in Japan, and a decent cult following here in America. It is an amazing series.
Only poor journalists would require being a bitch to turn big news into "juicy" news. This should be able to sell itself without acting like a twelve year old.
ArgMan: Vikings in the Futurewrote on Apr 22, 2008 at 16:25
YEAH!
anonymouswrote on Apr 23, 2008 at 01:13
I have to agree that while being indifferent isn't as bad as being disrespectful you should be a bit more professional. Adding yawn to the end is just childish, it couldn't have been much more pathetic if you'd used a "NOT!" joke.
Stokkywrote on Apr 23, 2008 at 13:52
I was just yawning at that boring and bland PR tagline, actually. I'm pretty sick of those, and over-inflated press releases.
anonymouswrote on Apr 28, 2008 at 11:13
Over-inflated journalists aren't much better, I'm afraid. Perhaps you could lend your...talents...to the advertising. I suspect that it might, then, be worthy of such a flippant response.
anonymouswrote on May 5, 2008 at 02:41
trigun is among the 2 or 3 animes worth even a second of anyone's time. what the hell constitutes a yawn about trigun?
HUqwrote on May 10, 2008 at 13:16
stokky needs to get laid
Stokkywrote on May 10, 2008 at 18:37
Do you have a little sister?
"trigun is among the 2 or 3 animes worth even a second of anyone's time." > So what exactly are the other 1 or 2 animes worth even a second of anyone's time, if you're so sure about Trigun taking a spot?