Trigun Maximum Volume 3: His Life As A ...

Trigun Maximum #3

by Yasuhiro Nightow, Justin Burns, Studio Cutie (Lettering)

Puppets are people too!

Vash the Stampede carries a big gun, unmatched speed and skill, a seemingly unkillable body, and a rock hard motto... "Peace and Love!" But he may have met his match this time, up against two fo the toughest Gung-Ho Guns: the Puppetmaster Leonoff and Gray the Ninelives.

These are two of the most mysterious and hard-to-stop bad guys, and they won't let Vash and his reluctant budy Wolfwood get away without measurable injury, both mental and physical. Learn more about Vash's history! Capture the crazy gunslinging action of Trigun Maximum!

From the the talented & twisted mind of Yasuhiro Nightow (1967–), here comes another volume full of huge guns, signature characters, wild shoot-em-up action, and funny writing. Celebrated for both his narratives and art style, the Japanese manga artist is well known for his magnus opus 'Trigun' (1998). Beloved by many, it has also been adapted into a hit anime series and film. He is also behind the design of the characters for the iconic video game and anime series 'Gungrave' (2003-2004).

Edition MSRP: 9⁹⁵ US (ISBN 1-59307-266-X)
Printed in Canada

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

192 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1999

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]

This volume gave me a lot of trouble the first time around: half the time I had no idea what was going on. This time I managed better.

[ju · Rating 4 out of 5]

“he really does just say the stupidest things on his mind.
the way he talks… his words contradict what’s buried deep in my soul…”

“you got me pegged, wolfwood.
look at me…
i sure am hopeless.
that was a s-c-a-r-y fight.”

this line omfg if it wasn’t for the last part… yeah

“…is he
…smiling…?

spinning round and round…
teetering dizzily… all alone…
rescuing so many…
his scars and his troubles multiply…
a true gun-man…
…who only looks on the bright side of life?
right?
vash the stampede.”

meanwhile vash seeing wolfwood thinking all this: ? you’ve got a funny look on your face, wolfwood.

they are in love yall

[Door l · Rating 5 out of 5]

fella's is it gay to lovingly gaze at and ponder another mans ideals and morals

[Para (wanderer)]

This volume was basically one long action scene and thanks fuck it wasn't as confusing as it could be. That's what you call improvement! Got some Vash action, Wolfwood action, the return of the insurance girlfriends, some nice revelations about his past (that I mostly know, anyway, given that I started with Tristamp), some family time, and general digging into why he's such a self-sacrificing mf. I'm starting to see glimpses of just how god damn sad this shit is going to get and I say: bring it. Go and tear my heart out.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this would be easier to understand if I knew the Japanese sound effects, like I'm fairly good at guessing but I guess I'll have to look those up. This was almost entirely fighting as well, so chaos out the wazoo but for the most part I managed to follow it. I liked a but of the glimpse into Vash's past as well.

[⋆ ࣪˖ ִֶָ sel ་༘࿐ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm so sad, this is getting more and more in depth. I feel like what's coming will completely destroy me, Idk.

[meru · Rating 5 out of 5]

“is he… smiling?"

creo que no voy a poder superar nada de lo que está pasando

[Miss Ryoko · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hmm...I think this entire book was fighting? Haha - I'm sure this series would be much easier understood if I could translate the Japanese sound effects...I can read most of them, but reading and translating are two different things (as I've only learned basic Japanese thus far)

Still...onward.

[Alexis · Rating 2 out of 5]

Gun battles do not work that well in these mangas. Story moves too fast. Bad translation too.

[Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume really lays on the action. The bulk of it is taken up by Vash and Wolfwood's respective showdowns against Leonof the Puppetmaster and Grey the Nine Lives.

Vash's fight is full of twists and turns with Leonof taking advantage of our heroes desire to save everyone by using his life like puppets to torment and deceive him. Meanwhile Wolfwood's fight against Grey is a straight forward brutal exchange with both sides trying to overwhelm the other with sheer force.

We also see a significant difference in these two members of the Gung-ho Guns compared to their anime counterparts. Leonof and Grey have no motivation or personality to speak of in the anime, Grey is straight up a robot. However here we see Leonof is a tortured soul with repressed tragedy and even grew up in the same ship city that Vash calls home. Grey changes entirely while maintaining the same general appearance, going from a robot to a sort of massive meat puppet piloted by 9 small men inside of him who fixate on torturing and killing Wolfwood for his turn away from the Guns.

Overall I think think this volume is more great fun inverting the balance of the previous volume with a ton of action but still fitting in the small character moments that tie it all together.

[Ilaria Vigorito · Rating 4 out of 5]

Continuano i paralleli fra Vash e Wolfwood, mentre questi due hanno affrontato un combattimento doppio così cruento da durare un volume intero. Lo senti davvero il dolore in Trigun Maximum e non c'è nulla di eroico né di nobilitante in queste lotte da cui ci si trascina fuori con le ossa rotte e ferite copiose ovunque.

Però il modo in cui Wolfwood soffre per il destino di Vash mi spezza. E l'ambientazione di questo volume dimostra ancora una volta quanto sia bravo Nightow con il worldbuilding. Il mondo su cui abitano i nostri protagonisti è davvero un pianeta desolato e ostile e la navicella in cui ha vissuto Vash sembra a metà fra una soglia che riporta verso un mondo civilizzato e un altro piccolo, dannato spazio desolato che rischia di essere risucchiato dal vuoto spaziale che li circonda.

[Nickonero · Rating 4 out of 5]

De momento es el mejor tomo, y estoy seguro de que van a empezar a salir los bombazos.

Hasta ahora, en la serie sólo ha habido tiroteos de preparación como escenas de acción para ir abriendo boca y un par de frases sueltas para contextualizar esta historia, pero en este tomo aparece la primera pelea al más puro estilo shonen noventero y se ha abierto la primera capa de la cebolla que envuelve toda la trama.
Wolfwood ha brillado como nunca, y estamos aquí prácticamente sólo por él, espero que dure muchos más capítulos antes de que lo maten, porque estoy seguro de que lo van a matar.
¡El dibujo se vuelve más serio! Las posturas son todavía más epicas y más duras. Ojalá este manga estuviera de moda. Ojalá poder hacer cosplay. Ojalá fueramos todos siempre jóvenes.

[María Ferre · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nada más entran en lo que pensaban que sería una zona segura, Vash y Wolfwood se topan con el Titiritero, el cual no es tan fuerte como los enemigos anteriores pero sabe dar donde realmente duele.
La pelea principal de este tomo no ha sido tanto de tiroteo por tiroteo y se ha enfocado más en dar en la fibra sensible hasta poner los ideales de Vash en la cuerda floja. A veces la lectura se ha hecho un poco confusa porque ha sido difícil ubicar espacialmente a cada personaje (sobre todo a Meryl y Millie, quienes en un punto de la historia aparecen literalmente caidas del cielo), pero me ha gustado la manera de entremezclar pelea con sentimientos más profundos.

[Ryofire · Rating 3 out of 5]

I still don't like the art style and find it difficult to understand. I know there are people who will love it, and there's a lot of skill on display. It just looks ugly, and the character designs are still bad. It gets that third star for part of Vash and Wolfwood's relationship, which can be cute. The story is still rather uninteresting and badly paced. Other shounen do this stuff better. "Black Cat" definitely did gun fights and tragic antagonist backstories better.

[Sunny · Rating 4 out of 5]

The puppet show arc was a bit difficult to understand sometimes but I think it was a real improvement for both Wolfwood and Vash. They got to talk their feelings out and seeing Wolfwood’s inner monologues about Vash just show how much he cares about him and how much he’s intrigued by this gunman. A very interesting volume overall!

[opensunflowers · Rating 3 out of 5]

This volume was tough to understand at first; started with so much action I’m still not sure I understand what was happening. The sound effects in Japanese aren’t helpful, either. I enjoy seeing the original characterization of Vash, when compared to the original anime and the Trigun Stampede iteration.

[Zian B. · Rating 3 out of 5]

More of a 3.5 star rating;
There was a lot of chaos in this volume, which was a pretty difficult to read. However, there was some information revealed about Vash’s background which was nice to learn. If Vash was a real person, I’d give him a hug.

[Shin Donghae · Rating 3 out of 5]

Karena ini banyak adegan laga, maka saya cukup mampu menikmati voume ini. Meskipun masih ada yg mengganjal dg artwork sensei hhe.
Setidaknya dg kembali k kampung haamannya, latar kisah Vash sedikit demi sedikit mulai benderang

[sadaf · Rating 2 out of 5]

Im going to dnf this manga and ive never dnfed anything before so that says alot. Tried to push through and thought itd get better but damn… the art sucks and the plot is meh and as much as i like wolfwood he aint worth this.

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had no idea what was happening in a lot of this. Somehow, I still kind of liked it though. The art is good, but these close up panels make it really difficult for me to follow the action sequences. I almost need a cliff notes version to make sure I didn't miss anything.

[Sol · Rating 5 out of 5]

El arco del marionetista mola mogollón. Quiero abrazar a Vash y que todo le salga bien.

[bea ♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5⭐
this volume was kinda (very) messy but that last chapter made up for it.
"a true gunman who's only looking at the bright side of life... correct?" SHUT UP I LOVE VASH SO MUCH😭😭😭😭😭

[baillie ★ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25 🌟 ? Maybe 3.5 🌟 at a stretch

[Selma O. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cool but the the action was confusing and difficult to follow

[Mel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Glad to see more of the girls again!!!!! His face when he saw them <3
The way Vash knows every single person’s name on the ship 😭

[Peregrine]

hosptial yuri

[Loveland · Rating 5 out of 5]

[desperately ignoring the psychological torture vash went through this time] haha wolfwood for most down-bad man on gunsmoke nineteen years running, amirite?

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wolfwood is so down bad for Vash it’s not even funny anymore

[Morgan · Rating 4 out of 5]

We have the puppeteer and Ninelives of the Gung Ho Guns in this volume and we get to see the whole gang get back together.

[Franny · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5