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March 11, 2010 Can't believe it's been a few weeks since the Sakuracon announcement for the Trigun: Badlands Rumble premiere. Since then I've found out that they're playing it all three days of the convention, so I guess if you make it there, you'll be able to see it! I've heard a few people trying to go come hell or high-water but I think I'm adult enough to say that I might have to just sit this one out. However, I know that there's a few things we Americans (or those of us not in Japan, I know there are quite a few in Europe and Mexico who visit this site too) aren't going to be able to get our hands (at least without friends or Ebay) on these awesome Autographed pictures that they're going to be selling. I'm a big fan of pictures like this and of course I have my own stupendous autographs from Nightow, but these things make me excited because I just love his artwork. Found this picture as well as quite a few more on the Staff Blog section of the Trigun Movie website. Check it out, even if you can't read the language, there's quite a few pictures from conventions here in the USA as well as Japan and a few other photos that I found cool. You can find a couple of my favorites on the movie page HERE as well.A few of you have joined me on Facebook recently - yay! Thanks for adding me! I'd love to meet more of you and chat online about the movie (since I seem to be on there more than on my chats). It's also been a quick way of getting information to me that I can catalog on this site. I've also been having fun posting pictures of my "ultimate" Trigun collection! Actually, one of those I'd like to share with you right now: |
| February 23, 2010 That's interesting, it's been exactly a month since my last update! Well, special thanks to Edward Elric and Nash the Stampede for pointing out to me that Sakuracon is going to be hosting the WORLD PREMIERE of the Trigun movie in April!! ACCCKKK!! *clutches head* I can't get there!!! To all of you West-coasters, that means you're going to actually get to see the Trigun movie BEFORE Japan does on the 23rd of the month. I kid you not - this is HUGE!! It's especially awesome since Nightow loves American comics so much that they're going to do this. What's not huge about this is that...arggg!! Many of us fans won't be able to see it, those of us on the East coast - no faaaaiiiirrrr!! Sure...If I were single I probably would have flown out there for it...but alas...grownup responsibilities. ARG. But, at least someone will be able to tell me about it, right? And thanks again to my sources letting me know this outstanding news! |
| January 23, 2010 Official Movie Character List - was just updated on the official page this week. I'm debating on whether to translate all of it or not, but you know the usual suspects, Vash, Wolfwood, Meryl and Milly, but there's also our new Gunman name Gasback and Amelia, who is the pretty redhead we see in the previews. Looks like Gasback - I may be wrong with his name, by the way, it's spelled in Japanese "Gasubakku" - is also legendary in his own right, he's got quite the mechanical right arm on him - maybe another outlaw who is mistaken for Vash often? I like Amelia a lot, she has that Nightow-esque feel to her. In the meantime, as you all may notice from looking at the character drawings, Vash's coat has changed, yet again. Heh heh. Milly's has changed as well, which irks me to no end because here I've been making fun of Vash cosplayers worrying about his coat changing and then they use the Trigun Maximum design but darken the original series' colors, making the coat almost a yellow with green highlights...and Milly's hair has gone dark blond again (but at least for me, who cosplays her, I've grown out the blond!) But it means I need to make yet another coat...arg! ^_~ Not surprisingly Meryl's outfit has remained pretty much the same, even the earrings look the same - and Wolfwood has his customary suit - and he looks waaay too skinny as usual. Awwww....this is making me so happy - Wolfwood is back!! I mean, really, what's better than that? (Except maybe the fact we're getting Vash again!!) As for Vash, his smile in the close up of his face is so forced. I can't even describe it properly, because we're talking about an anime character here, but the talent it takes to make a smile look forced is only something Nightow could come up with! Poor Vash, always hurting inside even though he's trying to be cheerful! His coat is sort of a mixture of Maximum and original anime. He's got the two little belts on either side, but the larger shoulders, interestingly enough his long sleeve has brown underneath which sort of balances out his gunarm - and his entire boots are more brown but for a silver toe, which is also a newer design. I like how the design combines sort of the best of both worlds but makes it updated and it's still recognizeable as VASH. In other news I've got some interest from our friend Fahji about doing some in-depth analysis of Trigun Maximum - so keep an eye out for some new articles, hopefully we'll get this rolling while we eagerly await the movie! If anyone else has some artwork, fanfiction, or cosplay photos - or you find a great fansite, facebook page, etc. that would be of interest to us Trigun/Nightow fans - please drop me an email or pop on Facebook/Twitter/DeviantART and we'll get it posted!! Hopefully our next update won't be too much later...oh, and look for more Dark Convergence coming soon as well! Love & Peace - OUT! |
November 20, 2009 Never fails, the first morning in like a week that I haven't checked Trigun first thing and there are updates! Well, thanks to Nash the Stampede (and my addiction to Facebook) we now have more news on the movie - a release date in Japan! April 24, 2010! From what I can tell with my limited Japanese, looks like there's going to be a limited release to the theaters, calling it a "Roadshow" and just a few different places will be showing it that day. There are a few more updates on the website, like cast and crew, although no pictures of the characters yet, they do have a link to a buffered all-Japanese preview. Pretty much the same thing we got here in America, a couple new clips, but overall not that much more information as of yet.I do think my favorite update to the movie website is the drawing that Nightow did for the front page. It's pretty cute (of course I've already stolen it - it's NOT mine! I DO NOT TAKE CREDIT!). I'll be posting the image on the movie page as well here shortly (since I already updated my front page, sorry if you happen to check it and it's not updated yet). Oh yes, and looks like Tsuneo Imahori is back as well - I'm excited for that (Nash pointed it out) so we'll have the same feel with the same musician doing the music! YAY! In other news...yes, I know, WHAT other news could there possibly be? *chuckles* Nothing in the way of the movie, I'm afraid, besides going there and checking it all out yourself! But Meteor Methuselah/Immortal Rain #10 was just released in Japan last month. I got my copy in the mail yesterday (because I'm crazy like that). I'm hoping that will mean #9 will hit the shelves here in the USA soon. Don't know why I've always been such a fan of Rain, maybe because he reminds me a lot of Vash and Machika reminds me of Meryl - and even though I've had quite a few people tell me they could never see a relationship between V&M (yes, crazy for me to hear too) there's a nice one between the characters of this series. Plus there's some surprises in #10, but if you're a reader, I won't tell you unless you email me to ask! In other personal news - I'm working on an art website of my own now. It's slowly getting off its feet...well, if you count me having a 'in construction' page up - Whatcher Studios - check it out once in awhile. I'm eventually going to have versions of all of my personal artwork, maybe a few fanarts here and there, links where you can find me and perhaps eventually selling some stuff as well. I DO have some art on deviantART for sale if anyone is ever interested! Hopefully by the new year I'll have some good stuff going...provided that I don't keep playing Cafe World on Facebook...speaking of which - if you're addicted to the game too, drop me a line and we'll be neighbors. XD I'm soooo pathetic! Heh heh heh. See you again with more information I hope soon! |
| October 16, 2009 Been doing a bit of housekeeping today around the site. Few things about the front page have been bothering me for awhile, namely the fact that not everything lined up properly...but I have that solved...I believe! New wording, plus quick links for things like my email, the forum, and different blog sites which you might catch me on. ^_^ I also updated the Movie webpage, so if you had any bookmarks set to that, you might want to update them (the change was from 2009 to 2010). So far there haven't been any updates to the Trigun site...guess I need to go to another convention. *bwahaha* Seems every time I go away something new pops up! If anyone spots broken links around the site, please let me know! I've been having trouble with finding rediculously old links that still point to Geocities - so if you get somewhere that doesn't actually go anywhere, please drop me a line! |
| October 14, 2009 Getting away from the Trigun movie for a minute...I know, it's hard to do...I wanted to introduce everyone to the brand new Trigun Mud site. I haven't joined yet (I rarely have time to get on Mud groups) but if you've been waiting to join a Trigun mud - now is your chance! *grins* Trigun Mud - check it out and tell them Milly sent you!! Back to movie news, looks like it's actually going to be released in Japan on the big-screen...oooooooh. Will that mean it'll come over here? So far I haven't heard of anyone picking up the original Trigun series from Geneon's old line-up (although maybe someone did...) so who will get the rights to the movie, and will they be in a position to release it on the big screen here as well? I guess we'll have to keep an eye out over the next year. Do check out the trigun movie website when you get a chance, they'll probably update it regularly adding characters and info - I'm looking forward to that! |
| October 12, 2009 It never fails - I go off to a convention for a weekend and then breaking news on the Trigun-front happens and I don't even know about it until I get back! If you haven't heard it already, the Trigun movie now has a website! Trigun Movie" and they've changed the release date to 2010! On the plus side, at least there are updates on the website which we might be able to get translated as the days get closer and more information is updated. Plus, thanks to Nash the Stampede who emailed me this great information, Anime News Network posted this short article: Anime News that says all of the characters, Vash, Wolfwood, Milly and Meryl will have their original voice actors returning - and there's a short synopsis about the movie: "The story is set in Makka, a town surrounded by quicksand. With rumors spreading that the legendary robber Gasback has his sights set on the town, the mayor Kepler has brought together bounty-hunters to protect the town. These bounty hunters have been following Gasback from town to town in hopes of bagging the prize. Meryl and Milly, two characters previously seen in Yasuhiro Nightow's manga and the later television anime series, have come to town to assess the situation as insurance agents, but are shocked by this turn of events. Moreover, Vash the Stampede is also in town, along with the female bounty hunter Ameria and the fan-favorite character Wolfwood." - Anime News Network Sweet! But...are Milly and Meryl there for Vash or is the story created in a completely different way so that it can't fit into the original anime storyline? I guess we'll have to find out! So thanks to Nash here's the information I know you've been waiting for and now we can keep our eyes peeled on a real website - whoot! ^_^ I'm so excited! I had a panel this morning...no, Sunday morning, see how tired I am? About Trigun - unfortunately the only thing I was able to talk about much was the upcoming movie and talking about Vash, but people kept bringing their noobie friends and they didn't want spoilers! >_<; Ooh well...it was a good weekend. At one point I was bored at my artist alley table and set up a laptop to play the first few episodes of Trigun...which worked incredibly well surprisingly to sell Trigun fan art! BWAHAHA. Awesomeness! I sold prints of pictures I hadn't been able to move in years. Guess I'll have to do that from now on.... heh heh. I'll be back soon with more details when I'm a little less punchy and about to pass out! Thanks again Nash! I really couldn't keep up on all the information without my website 'peeps' like you! |
| September 28, 2009 Received an interesting email today requesting a page with all of the Trigun & Trigun Maximum covers since they weren't all found in one spot anywhere...So, since it was a relatively easy request, and I finally finished my artist alley preparation for Tsubasacon (Huntington, West Virginia - come and visit me Oct 9-11!!) and needed a break from all that artsy stuff... the page link is now located on the main page. The scans aren't very big since I actually got them elsewhere (and I'm lazy), but these should give you a good place to see them all at once. It's kind of a neat way to see the evolution of Vash too. ^_^ Thanks for the request - I hope this helps! Other than our cover update...I'm afraid I haven't had much news lately. It's starting to look more and more likely that we won't get the movie this year...however, I still haven't lost all hope - so keep your eyes peeled - we might still have this movie soon (I hope!). |
| September 13, 2009 Since I'm giving credit where it's due, this pretty cool blog about Trigun was supplied to me by my husband who reads Japanator on occasions: "My First Time: Trigun" Anyway, I got such a kick out of this story when I read it, although I think there's too much discussion of the getting to watch Trigun for the first time and not enough actual watching Trigun for the first time. *chuckles* But that's okay, anyone who 'popped their anime cherry' with Trigun is okay in my book!! In fact, I wouldn't be at all surprised if the author is someone who visits this website (if he still likes Trigun that is) so if you're reading this - kudos! Spreading the Trigun word one blog at a time. ^_^ Actually......I really don't have much other news that's Trigun worthy right now..... *sigh* |
| September 4, 2009 It's been sort of a slow end of summer for Trigun planet as I'm sure all you have noticed that the forum AND the site have been sort of dead in the water. I think we're all sort of holding our breaths for the movie to come out - or ANY information at ALL about it... which...I'm sorry to say I still don't have. However, I'm glad to say I have updated today - thanks to Rory who dropped me a line with some new "You-Know-You-Like-Trigun-TOO-Much" additions! We're almost up to a 100!! No kidding! It's getting even closer now! So maybe by the end of this year we'll top a 100. It's getting tougher to come up with new things for the list since there are soooo many things already up there - but I'm sure some of you are pretty creative, just like Rory and can come up with some new reasons we love Trigun so much. ^_^ At least it gives us something to do while waiting for the movie! In a last little bit of news, I did add a section in the forum so you can post your own links to websites and social networking sites. OR...if you're an artist or fanfiction writer, you can always email me directly and I'll post your links at the bottom of the main page! I'm always looking for new links that are from devoted Trigun fans!! ^_^ Love & Peace out! |
| July 31, 2009 Some minor changes to the website occurred today - basically background stuff, you probably won't notice too much except that the "Simplicity" series by Catherine is gone (the links were bad and I haven't heard from her in years) - as well as I took down a few other links (in "Links") which were bad also. The Guestbook links are gone - the guestbook will disappear with Geocities anyway - I may make a 'guestbook' on the forum. Added more Kuroneko 'bullets' and changed the size of the font in some sections to make it less bulky. I've also centered the whole kit-n-kaboodle so hopefully no matter which screen size you have (except maybe 800x600) it should look pretty good. I apologize to anyone who still has an 800 screen and has to scroll over to see everything. The updates were a direct result of me learning how to do little 'favicons' which - of course, if you noticed - includes a little kuronekosama now next to the title...it SHOULD work no matter which browser you are using, but if for some reason it does not, drop me a line with your browser name and I'll try to figure out what's wrong. Once I did that update I thought I'd better freshen up the site a little bit, although there are still a few image changes I want to do and possibly a few other page updates as well, which I'll mention here if I do later. I'd forgotten just how cool it was to be able to work on my own website and design it any way I wanted. Of course, you're probably thinking why do your own if you can just use Facebook or something - am I right? Well, the truth is, I really don't like the networking sites all that much, in fact, I've been considering getting rid of the majority of my sites on them - not this site, this one is my baby - I'm just talking about things like MySpace. It's almost as if people have completely stopped making websites about their fandoms just because they can host something cheap and fast on Facebook - put up all their pictures, etc, and never have to think a set-up through or anything. It makes me sad, really, because I'm still old-school enough to learn how to write all my own HTML (even my husband doesn't know how and he's a tech person!) But, maybe I'm just too old school myself...who knows. I think everyone still enjoys visiting this site, and I'm going to attempt to keep it freshened up for as long as necessary to keep you coming back! ^_^ So...I hope you enjoy! I love feed-back so if anyone has any, let me know. |
| July 29, 2009 Today's awesome update is thanks to SpookyKatie who found a High Quality version of the Trigun movie trailer! WHOOT!!! ^_^ This one is soooo much better to watch than all of the others - so check it out, and thank SpookyKatie for sending this to us! In other news - still as exciting (maybe even more so) - someone's secured rights to make Gungrave into a LIVE ACTION movie - I kid you not - here's the link: Screendaily.com!!!!! The long and short of the article is that Twim Kwok's Convergence (Asia-based entertainment company) secured live-action rights to making a movie which will have around a $30-35 million budget (which, for an asian-film ain't too bad) and will go into production NEXT YEAR...which means... are we getting a live action film by 2012 or sooner?? OOOOOHHHHH!! XD I'm so excited - I've got to thank Nicholas Wolfwood (bwahaha - yup) for this terrific information! Two movies for the price of one!! Love & Peace everyone! |
| July 23, 2009 Thanks to a fan - Mandy - I've been able to sucessfully update the "You Know you Like Trigun Too Much" page to have a whopping 90 reasons!! In fact - I'm hoping that maybe we can get to 100 soon. Read the list if you haven't in awhile (I updated it today with a few myself) and then send me the reasons you know YOU like Trigun too much. Can we make it over a 100?? Make sure you don't copy any of the previous reasons...and there are a LOT of them!! Anyway - thanks again for your help with the list Mandy! No real news on the Trigun movie front I'm afraid. It's been awefully quiet since AX ended. There are still discussions going on about what they think the movie is going to be about from the trailer - and a lot of mixed feelings, good and bad, of what people think about what they see. My opinion is it looks a LOT like a doujinshi I have - well, in the way of having brand new characters we've never seen before and a whole new scenario. As I pointed out in one discussion I had with a Trigun bud of mine, the story almost seems as though it's Nightow's own doujinshi of a side storyline. It's been done before you know (the manga-ka who did Gravitation for example had a series of doujinshi almost as long as the manga itself just for the dirty stuf... *shudders*) But if Nightow's doing it...that's pretty cool if you ask me! That's all from me right now - I hope you enjoy the updated LIST! |
| July 9, 2009 Actually...I'm updating this on the 8th - but why split hairs? Anyway, today, long overdue, I've finally posted all of the links to Edward Elric's wallpapers - they're totally awesome so go to the Guest Fanart page and check them out! I can't really pick a favorite, but I had Kuroneko on my desktop for quite awhile. ^_^ (mainly because I love cats...) In other update news (this is weird...I actually have news!) I'll be posting more reports on AX as they roll in. Ed Elric sent me some cool quotes from Nightow that I'll be working into the full reports as they come in, but in the meantime, check out her report on her trip to AX on Trinut (the link is on the "Movie Info" page). I'm sure there's more out there too - unfortunately I've been working my butt off lately and haven't had much time to update, little lone get a good overall report for AX. If anyone else has reviews/reports/experiences they would like to share with everyone, please send me a link so I can post it! |
| July 6, 2009 Thanks to the power of YouTube and someone posting it thanks to their really awesome video camera - we have our first glimpse of the Trigun movie trailer!! Whoot! I'm sorry I missed out on going to AX myself, but this is almost as good as the real thing. Edward Elric, (not where I got the video though), said we'll be getting images and a report soon from AX, but until then, we have this trailer to peruse and see what's going on! From the trailer we can tell there is a new enemy - and they still say "Vash vs. Wolfwood" - but is it maybe that they're both going after the bounty of this new guy? Maybe? And who is this new girl gunwoman? Maybe the boys are both going after her? That sounds a LOT more like how the anime ran if you ask me. Poor Meryl, always getting shafted... One thing I did notice from this trailer (besides Meryl continuously grabbing her head - what's up with that???) is that Milly has her Maximum outfit - it's colored closer to the original anime, but the shape with the crosses is the same. Interesting! There's so much to digest in just this trailer - and I think it's pretty safe to say that it definitely fits in with the anime more than it will the manga. Is that okay? Yes, I think so - it's more like an 'untold chapter' as I've been hoping it will be, similar to what they did with Cowboy Bebop. I'm sure some people will be disappointed, but I won't - we get to see more Vash!! WHOOT! This YouTube link will appear on the movie page shortly - as will perhaps, actual footage I can keep up rather than just the embedded player...since you never know when that will disappear from the internets... I hope. And of course, as I mentioned, there's more to come! |
| June 10, 2009 Howdy everyone! Just a quick update since I don't really have that much going on in the world of Trigun lately (sigh). Updated the Fanart page with a drawing I got from Chilly awhile back that she sent to Nightow. I wonder what he thought of it? Most manga-ka are so busy they never have time to respond. But nevertheless, I thought it was a drawing worth posting! ^_^ In other news...I'm married. ^_^ This huge achievement is made even that bit more amusing by the fact that my last name is now Thompson...yup...really! Well...it WILL be once I get all the paperwork done in order to get it official. Finally bought Trigun Maximum #14 in English - if you don't have your copy yet - get one!! I should be getting the chapter information updated here shortly as well, so I suppose that's an update to the site! That also concludes the updates that will probably take place to the YKO pages from now on since there really isn't much else I can do for it! As for movie news...I've got nothin. I think the majority of us are all waiting for Anime Expo for the real news to start pouring in. Anyone who is going - please let me know when you get back, I'd like any and all information that you get!! *sob* I wish I could go across country for that!! Ah well...I'm sure there's plenty of you who will like to share...right? ^_^ Until then...that's all I have for updates - Love & Peace!! |
| May 12, 2009 Thanks again to Nash the Stampede - news!! Anime News Network announced yesterday that Nightow and Nishimura as well as two others from the original Trigun series are set to talk about the new Trigun movie at Anime Expo in LA July 3-5! Oh my gosh!!! I wish I could go to AX!!! Those of you who CAN...please give me updates!! *begs on hands and knees* XD; Anyway, according to the website they'll have something of a talk about how things went behind the scenes during the previous series as well as updates of the movie that's still slated to come out this year - how exciting!!! Oh yes, I agree with you Nash - totally 'pee my pants' sort of thrilled...IF I could go it would be so much more exciting! Ah, but seeing as though I blew my money on that little thing called...getting married. *grins* My next convention will be Colossalcon. So...if anyone's going to that - I hope we can hang out! In the meantime - get your suitcases packed...this is going to be an exciting ride this summer, I'm sure of it!! |
| April 30, 2009 Howdy everyone! Yup...it's been a long time since I've updated this, thought since I was doing something of a 'behind-the-scenes' massive update that I'd do a not-so-behind-the-scenes update here for all of you! The news on the street is that Geocities is going away this year, Yahoo has finally decided to shut it down! After so many years of having websites with them, it's going to be quite sad when the last of my websites (which is also the first) will disappear. I had considered saving everything there, but seeing as though I think there's been a whole 25 hits on the site this year... yeah, it's time to let it go (it was Highlander). The only problem with this was that I had all of Dwellin's beautiful Trigun fanart on a Geocities account still as well! GASP! How did I forget to move that?? So...that was the massive behind the scenes move that I did today, getting all of the pictures and fanfiction off of the old milly_vash account (which I loved... still do) and finally onto the ad-free pages of Trigunplanet. ^_^ I did notice, and this was quite awesome, that there are still quite a few hits to these pages, so I hope if anyone notices a bad link, please let me know, I think I fixed them all - and at least I know all the pictures are working correctly again, because I noticed before they were not! One thing I should mention is that Susan has now moved on to posting her stories on Fanfiction.net herself (Dwellin) and also Deviantart (Dwellin@dA). Even after all of these years, I still can't bear to let her old artwork go! There's some pretty awesome stuff here, and even though she'll be the first to tell me that she can't believe she thought all this stuff was good - I STILL think it's the bee's knees since this is where she started and I'm proud to see how far she has come since! So, check her out there and then come back here and also remember where she started! It's been quite the ride! In other news...well, Trigun Maximum #14 finally arrived in stores this month - can you believe it??? TM is over in the USA! *sob* I can't believe it myself... just thinking about all of these years (this website has been around for 6 now!) and we're finally seeing the end. Well, maybe not the complete end since there's still a movie...hopefully! I haven't gotten any new information on that recently, so there's not much to report - although if anyone has any information, feel free to contact me by email or by the forum! Not to freek anyone out, but I have renewed this site for another year...but this might be the last year. I know, I know...you're probably all going to go 'noooo way!!' but depending on how the movie turns out, I may go on to other things. But, we shall see, I don't want you all jumping ship on me yet either, because as long as there is hope for more Trigun, I'd like to stick around to report on it! I may just keep the name and then sprout off into other directions...one never knows. I do want to report a sad note, while I'm thinking about it - the website that got me hooked on the Trigun manga, Sumire's site, being a Geocities site, will probably be going away soon too... so when it does, it will be a sad day, because she was the first to translate it for us, long before Dark Horse! So I wish it well. |
| February 18, 2009 More Kekai Sensen!! Thanks to an emailer (didn't think to ask for the name you wanted to use online... let me know!) we've got some great links for information for Kekai Sensen. Check out these links: Manga Helpers and Anime News Network. I mentioned this new chapter earlier this month, but what I didn't know was that Nightow has continued the first Kekekai Sensen: Ketsu-kai Sensen (The Battlefront of the Blood Realm) into a collection of short stories (Mafuugai Kessha: mini-series) that has been going on for a few chapters - so far on the links above you can read the first chapter translated (by Molokidan, the first translater I had for this site) and two more chapters that are from the second series. I think, from what I've read, this mini-series goes on one more chapter than what has been posted (at least, it looks like there should be more after seeing number two). I like this second set of comics better than the first, it's not just about the 'blood breed' which was suspiciously like Hellsing in some ways - this second set takes place with new characters and alien types rather than just the vampires. It's a heck of a lot more "Nightow-ish" using more bugs, worms, that sort of thing, pretty cool if you ask me! I haven't had too much else to report lately, but at least now you have some chapters to check out from Nightow! No news yet really from the movie realm, I've been checking Madhouse quite often, but they don't put upcoming series they're working on their site anymore unless it's completed (from what I can tell) so it's kind of disappointing, because I would have liked to see that they were actually working on it since it's supposed to be coming out sometime this year!! If anyone else has any information, please let me know when you have a chance and I can post it! Thank you! |
February 3, 2009 Until today I haven't had too much to report lately I'm afraid - although today in my email a letter from Nash the Stampede appeared with translations of the two-page layout sneak-peak of the Trigun OVA. It's kind of rough, but the information is kind of interesting! Check it out on the Trigun Movie page. I've heard lately that there are more scans of this nature floating around the web. Not exactly sure where because I think those parties are keeping it to themselves...but if anyone knows anything about them, please drop me a line! I'd love to be able to post new information on the topic! While doing a short internet search from a few Japanese fan sites I found the picture to the right - an ad for the April 2009 Jump SQ is going to have another chapter of Kekkai Sensen!! So apparently Nightow caught some eyes with this manga so we'll be seeing more of it! In other news, those of us who love to color manga pages should check out the book "Comicker's Coloring Book" which as FIVE black and white drawings from Nightow of our favorite Vash the Stampede. The one colored page of his is the cover for Trigun Maximum #14, which also comes uncolored, plus TM#7, two "day in the life" Vash drawings and one with Wolfwood, Vash, Milly and Meryl which is kind of comedic. I have yet to get any of these scanned in to try coloring myself, but maybe eventually when the weather gets warmer since I'd love to share them all with you. ^_^ Of course...I might just get some scanned sooner if someone were interested in coloring them to post on this site. ^_^ But I guess that's about it for me for now! |
| December 22, 2008 I'm not exactly sure why the forum isn't working - it's something that's out of my hands, so hopefully it will come back up soon. If anyone needs to contact me about anything, my email is almost always working so you can jot me a line there! ^_^ Meanwhile, I sure hope that everyone is having a great holiday season! I will be out of the house until the weekend (hopefully up in Michigan if the roads aren't horribly snowy) and having just a good ol' time visiting family! I hope everyone else gets everything they wanted (Make sure you asked for TriMax #13 if you didn't get it for yourself already! Good thing to use gift cards on too! *GRINS*). I just really wanted to thank all of my visitors and friends who have made it a point to check this site when you pop online and I hope you continue to as the months go by leading up to the Trigun movie release! Lots to look forward to still and this is the place you'll get your information!! Have a Merry Christmas, or whichever holiday you celebrate and a great New Year as well! Love & Peace for all, Milly T. |
| December 12, 2008 Halleluijah what an early Christmas present THIS is!! Check it out - I've decided to make a whole new page just for Trigun OVA information! Today in my email came two scans from Zappa from a recent Young King Ours issue. Unfortunately it's "Report 2" so we don't have report 1 sadly...although I'm calling anyone who might get YKO to please let me know if they have the information so we can possibly get scans of it! Also I'm calling for anyone who would like to try their hand at translating because this would be AWESOME information to add to the site! Meanwhile from what I'm reading - sorta...it may be completely wrong, but it's looking like there will be a 2009 release date for this OVA (from what it looks like is it says it's a 'television series OVA'). Of course - knowing that OVAs are direct to video, there most likely won't be a theatrical release like we got for Cowboy Bebop (sad sad). It talks about the sneaky bit on the front jacket of the manga (book 14 as we all recall how happy we were to hear about the movie) plus it goes on to talk about how this is taking place 10 years after the anime series... I'll have to read more if I can, translate what I can about it - I do find the little box at the bottom talking about the 'item check' interesting - basically talking about the two CDs that were released for the first anime... I wonder if they'll have Tsuneo Imahori do the music for this one as well? In other news, as if this weren't exciting enough... (I love that there's Milly in some of these storyboards!!!) I finally got a hold of Trigun Maximum 13 the English release - YAY! So I'll be updating the YKO chapter listing along with these movie updates. The thing I find most facinating about TM13 is the bit at the back talking about Nightow being lazy, that this book came out so late - I can only wonder what he was doing? Plus he talks about how manga are hard - I wonder if that's why he hasn't worked on another full series since Trigun? I know most manga-ka seem to go from one series to another with very little break in between. I wonder if that's a question I should have asked Nightow a few years ago... is he thinking about staying away from manga for awhile, or will he continue to do at least little one-shots? Hmmm...something to ponder! For now, I hope you all enjoy this little treat thanks to Vappa and I will try to get it translated for you - oh yes - anyone who knows Japanese - please contact me if you'd like to translate this for us!! |
| October 12, 2008 Thanks to Blue the Echidna we have new fanart! Anyone who searches on deviantART may have already seen these two pieces, but I like 'em! Along with the fanart pieces he also helped me updated a section on the "anime versus manga" page about the Toma (those weird bird/lizard things they ride) - so check it out and read something new! To those of you who come to this site on a regular basis, if anyone knows of a page that I should update, or you have an information you think should be added, feel free to contact me! I'm not always sure which pages are popular (I don't have a way to see page hits on individual pages anymore...I'm sorta lazy to research a way to do that too...). And also I'm curious to ask if anyone has any anime screen shots they'd like to add to my page. I've considered updating that page for awhile now but haven't had the time nor the energy to get a program to do a better job at screen-capping. ^_^ |
October 8, 2008
Yup, I haven't had any news in a long while...it's sorta depressing because I love this website and it was founded on always having new info to share with you great Trigun fans! However, I'm still having trouble finding something new to share. The forum has been very quiet as of late (except for the 'new members' showing up every few hours from some unknown nasties trying to inundate us with whatever porn or spam they would if I didn't catch them...) so there hasn't been much for me to share. However, as I was doing an extensive search through Google's pictures I found this magical little faked X-Box 360 cover for Trigun. It's sorta like the fake Live-Action preview someone placed up there on YouTube awhile ago. Kind of neat to look at even though you can figure out how they did it. It DOES make you stop and take notice just to wonder if such a game will ever exist. I know for a time there were rumors (fairly believable ones at that) going on some forums that don't exist anymore that this game really WOULD be released sometime in the near future. Well, we all know that didn't pan out as promised, but I like to imagine in a perfect world it may have...although in a more perfect world, the game wouldn't be on the X-Box!In other news, I have updated Dark Convergence, Chapter 22 finishes off the two-chapter arc of what happened in Vash/Knives' past. These two chapters were basically me wanting to see what it would be like if other insurance agents had tracked down Vash and the result. Mind you, I can understand many of my readers might be wondering where the romance in this story has disappeared to...or rather - where has it been at all? And to answer that question...well, it's coming...it's still in the future a few chapters since Dwellin and I had this idea we'd lead up to the logical result - but also being something of a mystery at first...well, okay, I've been going the long route to get there! However, lately because of ff.net's sheer drop off in good Trigun fanfiction (or at least good writers, although I know a few of you may still be out there reading this blog) I've had a new wave of readers join in the fray. Believe me, it's been quite a surprise and actually a good one for boosting the ego! Especially to know that there are enough fans out there still who want to read a good fanfiction - or at least a crazy one written by two crazy gals. ^_^ I doubt I met anyone at Tsubasacon a few weekends ago who reads this site - wait, I take that back, I think I did because at one point I randomly mentioned my site to a girl buying a Vash drawing and she got all squealy and said I was her hero. *GRINS* Now, I've been through quite a few conventions in my day and most of the more well-established ones seem to overlook the anime which has become a staple in just about any 'top 10 anime you should have seen' list. Trigun being up there with Cowboy Bebop and probably at least one Miyazaki movie. Because of that I'll see a few cosplayers out there playing Wolfwood, but very few people are actually interested in the series any more. But then...then I go to these newer conventions where we have this huge surge of newbies (nearly 750 this year, a record turn out for West Virginia) and here's all of these girls and guys oohing and awwwing over my Vash drawings - surprisingly enough I think I sold more Vash this weekend (and pokemon) than Inuyasha, Naruto, or Edward Elric. So what is this draw to Vash that remains firmly intact within the otaku psyche? I'm not exactly sure, but Vash is one of these very recognizable chracters whom - well, we all love him - but those who aren't crazy fans still like the series as well. I'm not exactly sure WHY that is...but it's good to know that the spikey-haired, red-coated gunman still draws fans even ten years after the anime aired and almost a year after the manga ended (albeit in Japan, since we're still patiently waiting for it to finish in English here.) Speaking of the manga, most of you have probably read it already, but on occasions I still get the question of where cheap-skates and poor college students can read it online. GO BUY IT...but if you can't... One Manga can fulfill your need. READ IT. If you're visiting this site for the first time to find out more about the anime - go read the manga too!! I've never based this site as much on the anime as I have the manga, my reasoning because the manga is just SO much better. Don't get me wrong...I love seeing Vash doing his crazy antics, but it's night/day difference between Vash in the two series. I just now realized I used to blog on this website more than I do now. Maybe because I used to talk more about Trigun than I do. I miss it. I really miss the excitment of getting online and chatting with various people about Trigun, it's almost as if all of the older fans have trickled on to something else. They still have hope for Trigun in the future - but in the meantime they are on to something else. I still have this love for the series that hasn't been overshadowed by something else. But what news do I have to share with you? I'm afraid it's slim...but I will continue on my journey to find some, that's for sure! For anyone just joining us in this little endeavor for Trigun information - you can always email me: Ricki or join the forum - or catch me on AIM under 'whatcherr', I'd love to talk about the series and answer any questions you might have about it. I also love photos, I love fanart - anything you've got and want to send me links to...send me pictures or a story you'd like to pimp for a friend or yourself - let me know! And in the meantime...I need to get back to writing my fanfiction...it'll come to an end someday - I just need more time to work on it! ^_^ |
| July 20, 2008 KekkaiSensen! For those of you who don't visit my forum and only hang about on my website, I've finally put up links for Kekkai Sensen on my webpage! To find them, just click on the link on the main page, they're pretty easy to find. I'm about... 60% complete, 30 pages of 50...yes, I've got more to do and I'm sorry that it's taking me so long to finish! Just imagine if I was translating them too... *sweatdrop* Anyway, I just wanted to show you that I'm still working on this site and planning on doing updates more than once every few months...heh heh heh...urg. I hope you are all doing fine and I'm STILL looking for someone to translate this! Maybe someone will throw it out there and if someone just happens to find it translated on the interwebs somewhere - please let me know!! |
| July 13, 2008 "Trigun Live Action Preview...Fake This is like the corniest and yet...brilliant fake movie trailers I have seen in some time...well, actually - ever. I was cruising around the internet looking for some kind of new Trigun Movie news to share with you when I found this little jem on YouTube, so check it out. I recognized the Vash from around - although the Wolfwood and Meryl were new to me, maybe they're Westcoasters? (If any of you three check this site out, email me, I'd love to get an interview with you about this little beauty!) Anyway, they're missing a Milly! *sob* Ah well, plus all of the other characters - now why doesn't anyone think of doing something like this at other conventions? Maybe because we never have them near enough sand...hmmm. XD So how's everyone's summer going? Going to any conventions? Getting some cool stuff? Have you found anything on Ebay worth mentioning or how about a tid-bit of information on Trigun? Let me know! The only stuff that I've been up to lately is I posted Chapter 20 of Dark Convergence about a week ago, I'm currently working to get another chapter up soon - trying to get caught up on posting so perhaps I'll have the motivation to write more! I really want to get this story done, and since Dwellin has her own fanfiction (Bleach! Check it out: Dwellin's Fanfiction Links) so I have the responsibility of doing a good job and finishing this out! Or at least...trying to! I haven't been writing or drawing much lately unfortunately. Speaking of conventions, Tsubasacon in September!! I'll be there, I'm looking for any East-Coasters who want to be a part of the Artist alley...email me! Lately that's the only convention I'm going to have time to attend, although perhaps Matsuricon or even Youmacon if I'm lucky (crossing fingers my work doesn't block my time off that month) and if not, then Ohayocon in January it is! If anyone is looking forward to more Trigun cosplay I've heard that Otakon is having a get-together, so take lots of pictures if you go! I've heard that Stripper Vash and Voltz are planning on being out there - a lot of people told me about (and showed me) videos of their Wolfwood and Vash "Man Love" skit, go online and look for it if you haven't - I'm telling you, it's one of these rare beauties of videos that really make my day, especially when they're doing Trigun a huge favor by still promoting the characters! ^_^ I keep hoping for a return to popularity when the movie comes! So keep the Trigun fandom alive folks!! And I'll be back with more information as it comes to me! |
| June 15, 2008 Well, as you all might have figured out by now...I'm a lazy bum. Well, no, not so much lazy as just so busy with life that updating this site has been set on the back burner. Not that I don't check in about once a week or so - I'm waaaay more active on my forum than actually actively posting things here. Maybe that's the problem, it's so much easier to post on a forum! But nonetheless, I have NOT and will NOT forget this website!! It's still my baby even when I know that the regular visitor count I used to get (upwards of fifty plus a day...small in some standards) is pretty much dwindled to nothing...heck, even the people who used to visit this site on a regular basis and check my spelling for me have pretty much gone now. However! I know there's still a lot of you who visit maybe once a month when you're bored, looking for something new, and this update is for you! And maybe also for the fans out there who email me every now and again saying 'your site rocks!' Or something to that extent! Well, for those of you who still email me from time to time - I wanted to say - thank you! I want to say thanks to all of you who have submitted ultra cool fan artwork! Like Fahji and Jen who sent me stuff probably in April and I didn't get around to posting it until today. Well, thank you - and for your patience - your pictures are posted!! Anyone else have artwork they've been sitting on for awhile? Let me know! I have some new artwork myself, I haven't gotten it scanned or colored like I've been planning...but perhaps soon, or at least you can check out my deviantART account because, again, it's easier, I tend to post there more often as well! In other news, I added more links to Kekkai Sensen scans below. No...I haven't finished scanning it yet, I'm afraid I've been doing photo restorations lately and those have been using up my spare time. Yes, I'm doing it as a side thing for people I know, just because I work for a place that sends them out and I really can't stand the quality we get back..and I'm sorry to say that I let those I work for know it! So that's another reason why artwork hasn't been taking front and center either - I've been creative in other ways! On yet another note - I found, or should I say Meesh found an awesome website called GKWorld (out of PA) that has Trigun models, posters, books, and other cool figures and whatnot. I ordered a VERY awesome poster of the last YKO cover the other day...oh my gosh this is AWESOME! I got it yesterday in the mail. The only problem is it cuts off Kuronekosama at the bottom and everything above say, Elendira's head - however, it's got Rem, Wolfy, Milly, Meryl and Knives - of course Livio and Legato too - so it's very sweet...and only $3 plus shipping and handling...and of course I bought a few other posters to go along with it. I would warn however - the posters say 15x20 online and they're more like 15x21, so I had to trim some to get it in a frame... yeah, a bit heartaching that, I guess I'll just have to order some more for backups in the future. *chuckles* Last but not least - I forgot to update that Dark Horse has released the date for Trigun Maximum #13 - at least Amazon.com has it...December 2008. Yeah - a long wait, but well worth it in my book!! ^_^ |
| May 31, 2008 Kekkai Sensen! It's Nightow! It's cool weapons! It's Vampires! It's Mummy-butlers! It's Meryl/Wolfwood magicians! It's...well, it's all an all new one-shot by Yasuhiro Nightow and YOU can be the first to take a look at some raw scans that I've got online!
There's actually a LOT more where that came from (53 pages in all, four of them colored as you see here) - but I've been a lazy bum and don't like this new scanner I'm working with (frankly it's TOO good and scans the texture of the pages so it takes a long time to clean them just to this point) plus I'm in the process of being really bugged by too many new names and words that I'm unsure of and quite sure they are a different language. |
March 31, 2008 Thanks to the wonderful people at my forum, I'm happy to have the information (or a bit more anyway) on a One-shot that Nightow is bringing out in a magazine called "Jump SQ" (Jump Square) in June. The title of the one-shot manga is "Kekkai Sensen" - loosely translated as Blood World War. Here is the picture that they have on the Jump SQ website with one of their other manga...it's very weird to see these uber serious characters with these ultra old-school cutsy types, but I'm not entirely sure what kind of magazine this is. I wonder if this is yet another one of Nightow's "I think I'll do a manga for kids"? I haven't a clue.What I do like, and I must thank Nash the Stampede for this information, as well as AngelofDeath for searching up a link on where to find this magazine here in the states (I might just have to order myself a copy too!). Oh what I like (back on track here) is the female character looks half like Meryl but in a Wolfwood-type outfit. Or maybe it's a young man? I'm not sure - there's really nothing more to go on here because all it says here is "Trigun Maximum's Nightow Yasurhiro" and the title of the manga. Keep tuned to the forum and this site for more details as we get them - hopefully we'll get a hold of the manga and perhaps get a scanlation of our own going! ^_^ Hope you all had a great Easter (for those who celebrated it!) |
| March 12, 2008 Brand new updates! What do you know I got a new fanart submission!!!! Fahji submitted an awesome new desktop in the fanfiction page starring the "winged Vash" figure that...was supposed to come out and yet you know, we haven't seen anything of since *sob*. And apparently there's more artwork on the way as well! So, if you haven't checked out the fanart page lately then go - go - go - check it out and email anyone you really liked their work and maybe they'll submit more stuff! ^_^ Keep checking back! |
| March 6, 2008 Soooo much news!! Well, first off - as you might see, this is a brand new Otaku Ramblings page...yup, seventh one - I slacked, that last one was pretty darn long! I blame moving and lack of news for the most part, but we've got a brand new page for brand new information! Especially since I'm still planning on keeping this website rolling with updates on Trigun Maximum English releases as well, of course, as "Trigun the Movie" updates! So keep checking back - I'll have all of your newest info right here, and if you don't find it here but somewhere else then send it my way so I can make sure everyone else gets the info! Next bit of news, which is actually more important if you ask me, is that I just got my Trigun Maximum #14 in the mail today - whoot! The very last issue. What's awesome is that the colored two-page spread at the end is STILL printed in color in this one, so it might be a good one to collect since you know how the American publishers skimp! Next interesting thing - and I'll print them together below - but the inside cover of this book is just so cute and chibi, although poor Vash has been beaten up quite badly (so, did he get caught in the end? *chuckles*) but it's just cute, plus Nightow himself and Kuronekosama is back there as well! I personally love Milly - but you know me!   
Of course, now you're going - but what's this "NEXT" thing?? So - inside the pages of TM#14 was this little pamphlet - inside is a series of snap-together figures that Nightow and a few others designed. I do have images now of what's inside the pamphlet that I'll be posting on the forum as the days pass, I think...if you want them that is. ^_^ If anyone's looking at this site to email me or ask me via the forum that is!! Well, basically I'm wondering now if this is an idea that Nightow might move into Manga form at one point, is this the 'children's manga' he mentioned at Anime Central? I'm not sure! There really isn't much of a mention of it in here, possibly - there's a short interview with Nightow if anyone is volunteering to translate it for this site, let me know and I can get you scans of it, I'd like to know what he's saying.Of course, we all know that "TRIGUN THE MOVIE" information was on the little slip cover (actually a smaller slide cover on top of the slip cover of TM#14) and yesssireee it says "Vash vs Wolfwood!?" I'd betcha anything they used this to get all of the manga fans to go - oooooh. Especially since it says at the bottom under all of it that Young King Ours is released the 30th of each month - and something to the extend of 'keep checking for more anime news' - I'm not actually translating that...I might later, but what that's what it looks like, so I might be wrong. So what else is my news of the hour? Well, I was hoping to have more time to actually go through the changes in the new Trigun Maximum, but I haven't been able to sit down and look through both yet, so you'll have to wait for that news until a later day! I can't believe how quickly this evening has flown by since I started updating everything! Okay, I do want to give some thanks since I still have space here - I want to thank Angel of Death on the MillyT forum for updating me on some of the recent news - especially the new TM#14 cover. Thanks! Oh and AngelArmsFactory (Abo) did a new CGI coloring that I'm going to be posting when I get a chance soon - of Vash vs. Knives. If you want to see her artwork now, go to deviantART - I'm really looking forward to more colorations from people - if you'd like to do one and have it posted on this website, please send it my way!! I LOVE manga colorations!! Thanks for stopping by!! Your support keeps this website rolling - so please submit emails, go on the forums, and just hang out!! Let me know if you have any news! And thank you again - Trigun RULES!!! |
February 29, 2008 (Leap Day)
Figures the only day that I really have time to spend updating here is...of course a day that doesn't exist except for every four years. But, happy leap day to those of you who are reading this on the day! Guess what???? LOTS OF INFO!!! First off - I updated the chapters for TriMax 12, it was released earlier this month if you hadn't bought it already.Next up - news of the Trigun Movie!! It was apparently released on the Trigun Maximum #14 dust cover, but check out the news online here: Anime News Network Apparently something to do with "Vash vs. Wolfwood?!" which...to me, is kinda strange and yet kinda awesome because heck, I love them both and want to see them both on the BIG screen! Of course, that brings us right back to Trigun Maximum #14 being released in Japan just two days ago! I've got mine on order right now - of course, it probably means I'll be getting it a bit late since I also ordered another book from Japan that I've been wanting nearly as long - but when I get it I'l let you know what information I might have! It's so exciting - so much Trigun to work with lately! Oh - did anyone notice they were replaying the series on Cartoon Network? It was at an extremely crappy time-slot unfortunately, but I was wondering if anyone caught it? Any new fans made from it? Interested in learning more about the series and the manga maybe? Just curious!! Last bit of information I've got is that Dwellin and I have started up writing Dark Convergence again! Whoot! We posted a new chapter recently and I just finished writing another new chapter a few days ago. I've got one more to write in the next few weeks and then things should start rolling again on a more regular basis. I'm getting excited, it's something that we've been wanting to finish for some time now. I'm going to finish this off with a call for Trigun artwork and cosplay photos! Calling all fans - now is your chance to send me stuff again so that this website doesn't get all cob-webby again like it has been the last few months! Don't let us forget our Trigun roots!! Drop me an email if you do Trigun fanfiction, art, or have a website of your own - I'd love to post links, pictures, colorations, comics, etc. Just drop me a line!! And until then or when I have more information... adieu! |
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I've actually had this picture for a little while now and it basically includes only the majority of my figurine collection: original minis (a few missing) original busts (missing some clear ones) all of the newest figure collections, some assembled, some I had to, many of the poseable figures (never a red-coated Vash though...don't know why) and no fabric ones either. Also includes the fancy DVD sets, most of the keychains put out by Pioneer, lunchbox (from my husband) a few card decks, stuffed kuronekosama & vash, and tons of mini kuronekos - excludes doujinshi, posters, wallscrolls, calendars, drawings, other DVD sets, CDs, autographs, Young King Ours - all the manga, English and Japanese... well, you get the idea! I've talked about posting a full listing of Trigun stuff in the past but have never gotten around to it - this gives you a slight idea of what you can expect from a Trigun fan. Although...I really can't say I have the MOST stuff - but probably close since I've never seen any photos of people with more. BUT - if YOU happen to have more, drop me a photo! I'd love to see YOUR collection! In fact, I'd really love to make a page with collections - so if you have time, email me a photo, drop me a line and I'll post your collection as well!
