Trigun Maximum Deluxe Edition Volume 2

by Yasuhiro Nightow, Justin Burns (translator)

Genres: Manga, Science Fiction, Graphic Novels

624 pages, Hardcover

Published November 12, 2024

About the author

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

Reviews

[Reyne Derrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

I genuinely feel that trigun is at its worst when it involves action. For some reason I do not enjoy this mangakas action sequences, I find them very disorienting. They best this manga has to offer is in it’s philosophy and character writing. I prefer more of that to the action. Also, the longer the manga goes on the more I feel that the anime was better.

[LJ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found it hard to keep up with the action and what is actually going on for the first half of this volume. Its not explained particularly well and there's a lot going on which must have been hard to show through art. It was a bit of a struggle.

Still, seeing the characters' progress, for example, exploring Vash's power, his wings, and his ongoing battle with not hurting anyone as well as his and Knives' backstory was really interesting. I still absolutely love the art and the lighthearted parts brightened my soul.

[Dan P · Rating 4 out of 5]

Been absolutely loving these deluxe editions. I think this period of Trigun is the shakiest. Nightow is setting the stage for the second half of his story, transitioning from a wackier villain-of-the-week format to the darker, broader epic it becomes. The action is a little more frenetic, the characters a little less focused. But despite that it's still a relative blast! Excited to continue rereading Trigun as it barrels forward into the depths of suffering ❤️

[Mike Reiff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nightow enters into a more loose, fluid, perhaps poetic period here, with a less structured story, more dynamic action, and bigger ideas. We get a hint of a burgeoning sci-fi scope adding to the series which I hope is explored more. I’d really give this a 3.5 if we were allowed, it is a slight notch below the earlier deluxe editions - the story is lacking some of the earlier substance, but the style and presentation carry this book through.

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm so glad I got into this series. It's definately different from the anime, and the mystery of Vash and his past slowly unfold with the present action that is occuring. There are some heavy themes in here about humanity, survival, and redemption. The action sequences are still tough to parse, and require a reread to really understand. I think part of it it that I'm just so excited I skim some stuff and then am unsure how we got where we were going. All in all, good read.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is really good. Definitely darker than the anime, but has the same thread of optimism and humor to balance it out. This takes more effort to read than other manga I've read. The way the action sequences are framed and perspectives used are unique and, I dunno, abstract? artsy? It's much different from something like Berserk in which I can just breeze through textless frames. Trigun really forces me to take time on a page to parse what's going on.

[nukes · Rating 3 out of 5]

every time there’s an action scene in this manga, everything goes to total shit. most of the time i can’t keep any of these villains or side characters straight because everything is just one huge blur. however, when we shift out of those and get into some of the meat of the story… whew this good. some crazy bombshells were dropped in this edition and i’m looking forward to seeing where the story goes next. hopefully it won’t be so confusing going forward…!

[No_One · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still squinting my eyes during a lot of the action sequences to try and understand how they’re playing out but the art, overall story, character development, world building, and humor still make T Maximum great.

Also, the Mexican standoff in volume 5’s big battle was pretty damn awesome.

[Othy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This manga is way better than the original anime. Wow

[Tuffnut · Rating 5 out of 5]

The story is really starting to ramp up! Huzzah even more depression now. I actually cried reading this volume and I expect it will continue to make me cry.

[Franny · Rating 5 out of 5]

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