Trigun Maximum Deluxe Edition Volume 3

Trigun Maximum #7-9

by Yasuhiro Nightow, Justin Burns (translator)

Though a man (plant?) of peace, Vash the Stampede may be the deadliest gunslinger in the galaxy. But his brother, Knives, may be the deadliest creature in existence. Orchestrating a campaign of terror and destruction, Knives and his plant army are out to turn planet Gunsmoke into just that, and Knives may soon grow too powerful to be stopped - though Vash may die trying! Yasuhiro Nightow's Trigun is an international phenomenon, and Trigun Maximum Omnibus Volume 3 packs over 600 story pages of Nightow's masterpiece!

Genres: Manga, Science Fiction, Graphic Novels, Comics, Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction

632 pages, Hardcover

First published June 11, 2013

About the author

内藤泰弘. Traditional transliteration would be Yasuhiro Naitou. Author uses "Nightow" for better pronunciation by English natives.

Reviews

[Dan P · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes. YEEEES. these are the exquisite depths of suffering I remember. It's so much easier to parse the action in this larger format than it was in paperback. And what beautiful action IT is! Trigun RULES

[Artemis Reed · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wolfwood

[nukes · Rating 4 out of 5]

oh my god. i’ve been saying that this manga is much better when nightow focuses on storytelling rather than action scenes, but this collection had the perfect balance of both and i feel like my heart was in my throat the entire time that i was reading this. incredible character moments here… i’m so glad we’re getting more knives and more wolfwood!!!!! the entire last volume of this edition was practically wolfwood central and it was so good to see, especially because i feel like he’s been an enigma for a good while now. his dedication to the orphanage and to vash is obvious but like omg who is this guy… but wow just great moments here. i think i can finally stop dragging the unintelligible action scenes lol i think nightow has finally gotten a good grip on what he’s trying to do here

[Reyne Derrick · Rating 2 out of 5]

The characterisation of Vash is totally lost by this point in the series. None of what makes him unique and endearing is present here, and the story hardly focuses on him at all. Instead we switch to wolfwood, who was once the only stoic fighter in the team, yet now that vash has been reduced to a similar role he just lacks the uniqueness that made him cool. His story was interesting, but I can’t help but feel you ruin the mystique of his character by digging so desperately into his past.

The manga feels seriously inferior to the anime in almost every way. The characters are all bland and boring, the villains are forgettable, it lacks the villain of the week narrative style that I loved about the anime and instead just puts vash and wolfwood up against generic villains who I know almost nothing about and expects me to care. All and all this manga is not superior to the anime at all, and I doubt I will be hungry for the next one.

[Mike Esposito · Rating 4 out of 5]

I absolutely loved the chapters about Vash & Knives’ backstory with Rem. It added so much depth, sympathy and insight into why Knives is so fatalistic towards humanity.
The dynamic he and Vash had was interesting as well. Vash being the more aggressive child while Knives was more timid. Oh how the roles have changed!
We get a lot of great character development for Wolfwood as well. Seeing his backstory and his interactions with the other orphans, not to mention everything with Livio & Razlo. And as always, Nightow’s art is so gorgeous and detailed and his fight sequences convey such speed and movement through his wonderful line work.

They’re also some grade A body horror. Between the experiments & declining health of Tesla & Knives’ body morphing into a cluster of blades (no pun intended), good stuff.
Great 3 volumes!

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

Epic space cowboy adventure fun? Well...I mean, it is a good read, but it's also getting pretty serious now. If you've read the first 3 volumes (trigun, and trigun max 1 and 2), then you're not going to be disappointed here. The fight scenes are still hard to follow, but this volume was a nice break in the action. It shows character back-stories, for the most part. You learn a lot about Wolfwood, some of Vash and Nai's history on the Project SEEDs ship, and even a little bit about Livio.

[Frank Jarome · Rating 3 out of 5]

There’s stuff here I like, I’m a huge fan of Trigun overall, but DAMN is this incomprehensible at times. It’s all I can do to keep up with half of what’s going on. I’m committed now, so I’ll finish it out, but I don’t know that I’ll be rereading it much.

[Tuffnut · Rating 5 out of 5]

I should really stop thinking that it can't get any worse. Because it can and will always get worse. Welcome to the suffering club Wolfwood.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

There is a lot of fleshing out backgrounds in this one. The story is really diverged from the anime, much darker and weirder.

[ShingetsuMoon · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this third omnibus edition of Trigun Maximum it opens with some backstory on Vash and his brother Knives. We see more of where they originated as well as what happened to some of the first ships to come to the planet.

Vash has a compassionate view of humans and pities them for the desperate situation they have been forced into. Knives on the other hand has only hatred and contempt for humans and how they have sought to use the other Plants as a resource.

Knives blazes a trail of destruction across the planet, freeing and absorbing other Plants and leaving cities desolated in his wake. He must be stopped before more human ships arrive or they too could fall prey to his course of destruction.

This makes for a powerful and insightful story arc as we see the tension and the relationship between the two brothers.

In addition we get some background on Wolfwood and a rather long story focus on him fighting his past as well.

This was a great omnibus and a wonderful addition to the series.

[Luke · Rating 3 out of 5]

Volume 8 was a HUGE departure from the anime, like a volume 3 Akira twist. Very cool. But volume 9 was like 90% a shootout showdown with no dialogue and a lot of brooding expressions and sound effects. No so bad in and of itself, except that it interrupted the profound and bleak developments that had just occurred, and ultimately felt tonally out of place considering. Wrapping up a supporting character’s arc right after a world-altering catastrophe that seems to have his specific purpose unaffected is just... weird.

[ReadingFrog · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars.

[EvaFantasy · Rating 5 out of 5]

⭐⭐⭐⭐✨
I love Wolfwood so much 🥹❤️
Afraid to read the next one xD

[Wesley · Rating 5 out of 5]

the intense rush of dread every time I see a couch