Trigun Stargaze - Episode 3 discussion

*Trigun Stargaze*, episode 3

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Tora-shinai2026-01-24 16:37

Even the Japanese are noticing the different approach of the STARGAZE staff in comparison with STAMPEDE's...

Dieterlan2026-01-24 17:10

Care to elaborate? Curious what's being said on their side.

CrimsonGear802026-01-24 18:09

is there a reason why we should care?

NanDemoKnaives2026-01-24 16:37

It's nice to see Wolfwood and Meryl reunite with Vash again and I'm looking forward to seeing their interactions once again. I thought Vash was going to run up and hug Wolfwood though lol.

The fight was really interesting to watch, the zooms, angles and choreography were really engaging.

Looks like we'll be seeing Knives soon, I wasn't expecting to see him in that state.

_WrongKarWai2026-01-24 17:14

how'd wolfwood pop up out of nowhere and meryl/milly drop out from nowhere haha.

Forgot you changed your name to knaives a while ago haha

NanDemoKnaives2026-01-24 17:21

Considering the gravity business, they had great timing lol.

NeverStrayFromTheWay2026-01-24 20:46

Meryl ex machina.

mekerpan2026-01-24 18:15

Wow -- not much left of OG Knives.....

avboden2026-01-25 03:47

They always said he was the brain in the family....

LeonKevlar2026-01-24 16:48

[Leonof the Puppetmaster is here!](https://i.imgur.com/MhhUOdk.jpeg) And he's voiced by Cho! He was definitely using his Brook voice for him that entire time. xD

Vash's fight against Leonof was pretty cool. [I especially love the legs made out of puppets](https://i.imgur.com/2MLB3kf.jpeg) when he was running away from Vash.

[Vash's reaction to Wolfwood was pretty funny.](https://i.imgur.com/w4vUOCD.jpeg) And I'm so happy [to see him reunited with Meryl too.](https://i.imgur.com/zLwOakY.jpeg) The gang is back together again with the addition of Milly! I am a bit disappointed that Meryl didn't go for the hug. I think she wanted to, but held herself back by showing him her business card instead.

_WrongKarWai2026-01-24 17:15

A madman and whimsical. Normally I hate it when insurance salesman show up.

mmcjawa_reborn2026-01-24 16:56

Random Thoughts.

You know...a dude whose power is controlling non-living automatons is like the perfect match up for Vash, since he can just headshot them without taking a life. Surprised the puppetmaster was taken alive, given the track record of villains surviving after their defeat (at least in the original anime)

I appreciate the "checking for strings" on Wolfwood, after getting tricked by holograms three times already.

Anyway, was expecting a few more episodes before the gang got back together, but I am not going to complain.

ChapinThrowaway2026-01-25 00:18

> Anyway, was expecting a few more episodes before the gang got back together, but I am not going to complain.

Glad they did this sooner rather than later. Half the fun of the original was the interactions between the 4. I'm fine with Vash finding a survivor to find his way, but didn't want to see 4 episodes of it. Felt like the timing was perfect.

GyroGOGOZeppeli2026-01-24 16:57

It's really nice that Vash managed to save one of the Gung Ho Guns.

For a minute there I thought Milly and Meryl killed him by slamming that catwalk lmao.

Amazing fight scene this week too. Glad the gang is now back together!

bangcuongviet2026-01-24 19:34

I'm surprised that fall caused by Milly and Meryl didn't killed him lmao

higachugunnzbabyface2026-01-25 00:41

The guy injected himself with a kinda similar drug that Wolfwood uses, before he got crushed by the bridge.

dreamer_Neet2026-01-24 17:02

Holy shit, the fight choreography is amazing as hell in this episode

avboden2026-01-25 03:46

and the sound design to go with it

^^chefs ^^kiss

i-just-cannot2026-01-25 08:21

Every time Vash reloads his gun. Tickles something in the back of mind.

darthvall2026-01-25 12:59

Agree on sound design! Absolutely love the sound of physical gun bumping with something.

I don't like the OST this episode though, cause they use that thumping sound (not sure how to describe it) that's prominent in western action movie trailer. They used it a lot during fake Nai appearance.

Ashton012026-01-25 04:37

The reload fingers/bullets was admired by me both times I caught it.

djthomp2026-01-24 17:22

Oh wow, Knives ain't looking too hot.

It's interesting to consider July as a city Vash didn't just visit once and then it got destroyed, but instead it's a place he went to plenty of times over the years and knew many people who lived there.

I know it's Vash's nature to be the sweet and understanding guy to everyone but nothing about the puppet dude's backstory did anything to make him less of a piece of trash. Good work Meryl and Milly for landing on him like that, not just for finishing the fight but also for cutting short the inevitable Vash vs Wolfwood argument about killing evil people.

Nice to get the reunion at the end, the classic team together again at last.

mekerpan2026-01-24 18:18

Not my kind of show -- but for some reason I have really liked this from the sart of Stampede. Partly it might be due to Meryl -- a character I find especially endearing. Glad to see the good guys (that are still left) reunted.

TheBigIdiotSalami2026-01-25 00:52

The puppet master was a real evil pos in the 1998 run. Like for 1 episode he basically does more to Vash personally than Knives ever did.

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EconomyProcedure92026-01-24 17:25

Just curious what the dub schedule is for this season? Personally Johnny Yong Bosch IS Vash.

Skipidit2026-01-24 17:49

Dub is out for episode 1 as of today. It is 2 episodes behind

EconomyProcedure92026-01-24 20:29

Thanks!

CrimsonGear802026-01-24 18:09

if it's not a same-day dub, then they usually start three weeks into airing.

EconomyProcedure92026-01-24 20:30

Thanks for the info!

Beginning-Hope-26002026-01-24 17:31

It's been a bit of a slower start to this season, but things are starting to speed up! The fight choreography was excellent this episode—did appreciate that Vash's reloads were relatively consistent and gave a real weight to each shot he fired.

The voice act was also strong this episode, you could really feel Vash's anguish and torment at the end there. Meryl's VA was also excellent and did a great job capturing all those complicated feelings in the few lines she had.

The first season definitely had some grim moments, but I've been surprised by how dark this second season has been, and it's nice to see some real weight and consequences to the events of the first season, both self- and externally imposed. Excited to see where the rest of the season goes from here now that the gang is back together, Nai has been reintroduced, and the stakes have been set.

linux_n00by2026-01-24 17:32

so knives will become the Founding Titan? :D :D :D

lameusernamename2026-01-24 19:53

I legit laugh when he appeared at the end lol

No_Walk_Town2026-01-25 06:10

Please don't associate Trigun with that racist slop.

AoT is literally just Great Replacement for Japanese people. Trigun is...not that.

cheefie_weefie2026-01-25 08:36

…bro huh

dinliner082026-01-24 17:40

i was wondering why the trailer made it look like that Knives is going to play a major role in this season even though he was shown being vaporized to tiny pieces during last season finale.... didn't expect they actually try to rebuild him from scratch

FarCritical2026-01-24 18:07

Defeating a puppeteer through gravity manipulation is such a sick concept for a fight by itself but with animation and direction this slick? Absolute eye candy.

I'm gonna miss Vash looking like no enemies Thorfinn but his homecoming was sweet regardless.

Timelymanner2026-01-24 22:54

The set piece, the music, the choreography were all superb.

CrimsonGear802026-01-24 18:08

Orange flexing all over the damn place with their superior animation and fight choreography! as much as some hate to admit it, you couldn't get such dynamic camera work in a 2D production.

and hey Knives, you look great! lose some weight?

Atario2026-01-24 19:38

I mean, you *could*, if you were willing to expend assloads of effort on it…

[](#overwhelmed)

TheBigIdiotSalami2026-01-25 00:51

"A few of you are going to have to die, but that is a sacrifice I am willing to make...for art!"

WiqidBritt2026-01-25 06:51

I always say you *can* do anything in 2D animation.... technically. Though it would almost certainly be easier to render it all in 3D first and then copy it in 2D than to try doing it in 2D from scratch.

Doomroar2026-01-25 04:24

So what you are saying is that OPM season 4 and Sakamoto Days season 3 need to be 3D animated

ZeroMax12026-01-25 06:17

*monkey's paw curls harder*

gnome-cop2026-01-24 18:08

That almost went really bad.

Welcome to the freak’s puppet show.

You may have killer robots but you can’t fight gravity.

This guy’s another one of Knive’s host of goons then. How many has he even got?

The gang’s back together. Uh, well, most of them anyway.

Oh, wow, Nai is really messed up. I mean, deservedly so but the kid with him seems real optimistic that he can be rebuilt.

higachugunnzbabyface2026-01-25 01:07

It's not a secret that Knives and Vash has regenerative abilities because they are Plants. , that is also why they stopped aging at a certain age
And since Knives is more attuned to using his powers his self healing is basically better than Vash.
Meanwhile Vash self nerfs a lot of his ability due to his personality and temperament.

Fadl662026-01-24 18:14

Honestly I’m not enjoying this as much as Stampede. The pacing is off and conflict is introduced and resolved far too quickly. In Stampede you spent time knowing the heroes and the villains and it made you care, here they just shoved that puppet master into the story then he lost before I ever got to know anything about him.

bangcuongviet2026-01-24 19:42

I think the fact that this show has 12 episodes has harmed the pacing a fair bit. I think they still can deliver the core messages and such, but there was not much breathing room left for the supporting characters in the show.

darthvall2026-01-25 13:03

24 episode though including last season?

Just curious what's different considering the OG also had 20ish episodes

bangcuongviet2026-01-25 13:14

i meant 12 for this season only

And yes, the OG also didn't have the best pacing either. It didn't even have the whole material of the manga to work with, considering that the manga finished after the OG anime ended. Characters like Zazie wasn't elaborated in details back in the OG anime either, which i found to be a pity. The old anime clearly had ideas and moments, but i still think that there are places where it could have been better too.

At this point, i think that all three medias have their own unique good and bad sides to them, so i will probably just take what i can get.

TheRBCJoker2026-01-24 20:55

I mean hes clearly not dead, and Vash even said hes going to talk to him when he recovers so his story isn't over yet

Prior-Chipmunk-68392026-01-25 09:06

Agreed, I'm really not feeling this season as much

Dextro_PT2026-01-26 01:57

Glad I'm not the only one feeling that something's off with this season compared to the first. Pacing is definitely a big factor here.

I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt to this shows thanks to season 1 being so incredible but I'm not really feeling the same kind of vibe for this season.

AceSoldia2026-01-24 18:49

Man that fight was so cool..vash is so cool lol

RabbitCity60902026-01-24 18:58

How different is this from trigun film? Is it a prequel or a sequel?

lameusernamename2026-01-24 19:58

You mean the film from 2010? Stargaze is the sequel for Stampede from 2023, which is a whole new reboot/remake in the first place.

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Daiug2026-01-24 21:33

Superior ending*

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OwlProper11452026-01-24 20:20

Stampede/Stargaze is a bit of a remix and reimagining.

CrashDunning2026-01-26 03:14

The original anime and movie are both completely irrelevant to Stampede/Stargaze.

Atario2026-01-24 20:13

Kid just saw him slaughter a load of people; decides to [immediately follow him.](https://files.catbox.moe/ctn1f6.jpg) Odd one, that kid [](#foldedarms)

He's his own [quick reloader!](https://files.catbox.moe/3etdg6.jpg) [](#drunkhisone)

[Shot right in the balls](https://files.catbox.moe/pn41ou.jpg) [](#gasp)

[Wow, uh.](https://files.catbox.moe/ssuh3n.jpg) Hey, Knives! You're looking… different! [](#mindmelt)

higachugunnzbabyface2026-01-25 00:46

You'd rather be a follower than be the next one to be in the chopping block.
Knives have no problem killing kids if their ideology is not in line with his.

BusouDrago2026-01-25 01:37

Kid got to be king and controlling others ( Puppets)

mosquem2026-01-26 04:31

Wow Knives, you lose some weight?

ObiOneKenobae2026-01-24 20:16

The level of quality is insane, you'd expect this out of a feature film. Orange's work in CG is moving the whole medium forward.

NekoCatSidhe2026-01-24 20:30

I am glad Millions Knives did not escape that explosion unscathed, because that would have felt cheap, but he is in an even worse state than I expected, being basically a brain in a jar. Serves him right. Of course, I assume that by the time Vash finds him, his cult would have completely brought him back in order to have a spectacular final boss battle.

Apart from that, the fight with the puppeteer looked visually very impressive and the plot was quite hard to follow, which is my usual reaction to that anime. I assume Vash will be traveling with Meryl and Millie and Nicholas to wherever Knives has holed up for the rest of the anime, having spectacular fights all the while.

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NeverStrayFromTheWay2026-01-24 20:39

Shot right in the balls.

Odd-Investigator65032026-01-24 21:25

This was my least favorite episode of either season so far

flashmozzg2026-01-24 21:31

Was Jessica part of S1? I vaguely remember the other two (although don't know why "home" still haven't been plundered while it has of it's high tech) but not really sure what's happening anymore with the "Home".

zoemi2026-01-25 00:44

No, just now introduced

higachugunnzbabyface2026-01-25 00:49

Basically as implied by the end of the episode. The puppeter was not able to infiltrate the "shelter" where most of the people had been hiding.

And this is the first time that they gung ho gunz was able to locate and attack them

It wasn't plundered it since nobody knows it's location before the start of Stargaze.

Muffin-zetta2026-01-24 22:05

That was so good! Now I gotta go check out millie’s dub voice

Queue_Jumping_Quack2026-01-24 22:10

Oof, scary droids, like terminators with holographic camouflage. Very snazzy gunplay too from Vash, like a billiard master placing his shots. I faintly remember this arc from the nineties adaptation, but I think it was quite different. The scene of the fight against The Puppet Master was cool, reminded me almost of something from a Resident Evil game or similar.

Love to see the gang back together again. We also see the real Knives, and well... he's not quite himself yet.

Good episode in any case. I am a bit sad this series is not more popular on this sub, but I've been enjoying the new season well enough.

TheOneWithALongName2026-01-24 22:38

I feel like they cut out a lot from this episode, had a weird flow to it.

MechaMat912026-01-25 01:08

Looking good Knives, I dig the Robocop 2 look

BusouDrago2026-01-25 01:35

New Million Knives seiyuu.

Kuro28102026-01-25 11:42

The lasts VA was actually PERFECT for the role imo, especially the Happy birthday, but ALAS he went to prison or something ..

darthvall2026-01-25 13:08

Huh, TIL. Quick research showed he went to prison on October 23 for fraud case.

Kuro28102026-01-25 13:25

Yeah such a shame he was really good, same with reigen va that had an affair

TheBigIdiotSalami2026-01-25 02:13

Not exactly thrilled that Knives is alive considering that last season was a pretty hefty burden for Vash to carry. I mean this is so spiritually in line with the themes of Cowboy Bebop that they explicitly say it in this episode that Vash is gonna have to survive, carry that weight, spitting up blood. Survivors of what Vash leaves behind will not let him walk away unburdened by those that have gone before him. I do think this season should ask why. Why he needs to fight for these people. This planet that's essentially just a makeshift home. It has no wider meaning. Everyone on there wants to not be trapped in a desert planet. But god damn, did he vaporize the ever living shit outta that boy. It's not even living.

But once again this is stunning. I hope they at least make more of Meryl's love for Vash more explicit this time. Milly got more action last time around and it was devastating. I do expect a kiss by the end of the season at the least.

But it's still funny seeing how different the influences are from the original to now. The original was closer to the spaghetti Western era. Those animators probably saw a ton. This one is so clearly inspired by science fiction from 2000 to now.

I think Studio Orange is really pointing the way forward for this type of animation. Once they get hair mechanics down and make it more dynamic than it is now they're probably gonna be unstoppable.

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avboden2026-01-25 03:42

"we're putting the band back together"

-Meryl, probably.

FierceAlchemist2026-01-25 04:36

The music stood out to me this episode. Surprisingly epic considering this isn't even one of the major battles.

darthvall2026-01-25 13:05

Despite the awesome episode, I personally don't like the music since it's reminds me a lot to western movie trailer with the overused thumping sound.

Walpknut2026-01-26 07:15

Leonof is a Gung-ho Gun so it is kind of a major battle.

SpikeRosered2026-01-25 04:39

"Only I have the brains to rule Gunsmoke!"

~ Knives probably

electricfalcons2026-01-25 06:09

That was a really fun fight with Leonof, really liked Vash's moves and marksmanship. Leonof was dramatic and full of ham which was enjoyable too. I also liked that moment at the end of Vash being comforted by his friends. Good episode all-around

Ponchorello72026-01-25 17:15

Fuck this series looks great in action scenes.

International_Leg6662026-01-25 20:21

Mirrors Dante from DMC so much.

International_Leg6662026-01-25 20:45

The anime brings some form of loneliness to my soul. It is heart wrenching for some reason.

mosquem2026-01-26 04:34

I laughed pretty hard when Vash wanted the puppet master to face him and he just went “No! What do you think all the puppets are for?!”

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shadyhawkins2026-01-26 17:39

The fight made me sit up and pay attention so hard. This entire season is gas so far.

Chukonoku2026-01-28 20:07

For a second i thought they went full Suletta splat splat on Leonof.