Trigun Maximum Volume 9: LR

Trigun Maximum #9

by Yasuhiro Nightow

This is the story of Nicholas Wolfwood and Livio, two boys for whom friendship was brief, but still burned deep into their boyhood conciences. But those bits and pieces, though full of light, are mere shadows to these men of guns and blood and violence. Yes, in this volume of Trigun, our hero Vash takes a bit of a rest, and he certainly deserves one. So, now we'll study a boyhood relationship, one that, in this very volume, just might come to a destructive and angry end. Though, it may be a bit tough for either one of these "friends" to knock each other off. They both have secrets up their sleeves, and Livio, well he might even have an extra sleeve! As always, published in the ever-popular non-westernized format, with Yasuhiro Nightow's commentary in the back and the comical original black and white covers printed on the inside.

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

200 pages, Paperback

First published October 24, 2003

About the author

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

Reviews

[Juho Pohjalainen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can't say I like Wolfwood as much as most other readers, so this volume didn't offer as much for me as the rest of them. Still good fights, though.

[Para (wanderer)]

Basically a long, Wolfwood-centric fight scene. No Vash except in mentions in this one, but we get a pretty good character study of Wolfwood and [redacted for spoiler reasons]. Curious if tristamp will use any of what it didn't use already in season 2.

Ends of a fucking cliffhanger though and I'm shit scared of what's next.

[ju · Rating 4 out of 5]

“that man… that man… brought you down this far.
vash the stampede.

no, you’re wrong.
you’re wrong.
how could i follow him if i thought he was an ass?
[…]
that’s it.
he is special. he doesn’t fear death. he might die sometime, but that’s because it is difficult to die.”

“we are not omnipotent, so we must become demons…
got it, spikey?
i can’t die.
when it gets dangerous, i have to keep pulling the trigger.
i can’t change this way of life.

if killing is a sin…
…it is also the path to redemption.
did you not understand that?”

“i understand.
i understand, but… he is foolish.
his words are no more than nonsense of a child.
idiot.
i understand that.
yet… and… yet… still… not once…
…did he make an excuse.
in my head, the bell of ill wind rings boldly…
or at least it should…
i cannot hear it.”

[María Ferre · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wolfwoof se ve obligado a abandonar a Vash por temor a que el orfanato en el que creció esté en peligro. El Ojo de Michael ya lo había amenazado con la muerte y la de sus seres queridos; Livio forma parte de ambos bandos, pero Wolfwood nunca dejará de ser el Castigador. Sabe lo que tiene que hacer.
¿Cómo es posible que Wolfwood se coma las viñetas cada vez que sale? Encima, con un tomo entero dedicado a su persona, va y sube el nivel de calidad de los capítulos que se representan aquí. Muy triste, pero bonita, la historia de Livio, por cierto.
Me gusta que no se cuente todo explícitamente o de manera sobreexplicativa -como suele pasar en el mundo del cómic japonés, sobre todo en los shonen y seinen como estos- y se deje más espacio a la imagen que al texto.

[Nickonero · Rating 5 out of 5]

El tercer tomo ha quedado atrás. El noveno es el mejor.

Hay muchas cosas que al final van a hacer tu obra algo único. Detalles que van más allá de la ambientación o tu estilo de dibujo.
Nightow sabe bien cuáles van a ser esos detalles. Naves espaciales sobrevolando el desierto al estilo Herbert, un abrigo rojo de pliegues interminables, cruces que en realidad son rifles y, por qué no, un hombre con tres brazos y seres multidimensionales con apariencia angelical.
Este tomo tiene discursos y frases que me tatuaría sin ningún esfuerzo.

[Sunny · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like the current flow of the story. I’m glad we could get Wolfwood’s point of view on his journey, the purpose he now seek and how did he manage to find it by being by Vash’s side. I’m very nervous for the next volume and each pages that I read always makes me shake in anticipation.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like Wolfwood's backstory. There's a lot of fighting in this one, sprinkled with flashbacks. I miss the more "daily life" stories that were more prevalent in the first few volumes.

The art is great. There are a lot of cool illustrations of Wolfwood posing and fighting.

[Sol · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sé lo que se viene en el siguiente tomo y no quiero pero a la vez todo éste arco está siendo íncreible.

[baillie ★ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75 🌟

[mars ☕✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP- I'M NOT FUCKING READY

...if livio went to a therapy or something we wouldn't be here ;-;

[Sof · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5 ⭐

[Morgan · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Livio, Wolfwood episode.

You know, you give a man a cool leather outfit once and he develops a whole second personality.

[meru · Rating 4 out of 5]

jaja.

[K · Rating 4 out of 5]

So, while I’m aware that this was written awhile ago, as a D.I.D system myself I have to say that I was a little uncomfortable with Livio’s alter ego. While it’s not the worst depiction I’ve ever seen (implying childhood trauma and development while young) it does implicate an “evil alter” which is not appreciated. I was a little disappointed but considering this came out
I think it did better than anything else even close to 2006 coming out during the same time.

[Miss Ryoko · Rating 3 out of 5]

This volume was all about Wolfwood and his futile struggle with persons from his past! Nicholas is nearly indestructible, but there are others out there who know how to take him down! Witness an epic battle in Trigun Maximum, volume 9!! (haha, felt like making it sound like a commercial)

I love Wolfwood!

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 3 out of 5]

#Program BUBU

[Zach Sparks · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very little exposition in this volume, but at least the fight scenes were clear.

[CJ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this up cheap because of the exploration of Wolfwood's past. Was not disappointed. I may have to read a few more.