TRIGUN: Season 1
1998 · 26 episodes · ★ 7.8
What Season 1 of TRIGUN
Vash the Stampede, also known as the Humanoid Typhoon, is a lone gunman blamed for destroying the city of July. His bounty is 60,000 million double dollars. The insurance company Bernardi sends Meryl Stryfe and Milly Thompson after him, two employees tasked with minimizing the damage he causes wherever he goes. Vash swings between the image of a harmless idiot and that of an relentless warrior. He always carries a gun, but he never kills. Along the way, the agents run into bounty hunters, bandits and gangs such as the Nebraska Brothers or the Gung-Ho Guns, as well as the priest Nicholas D. Wolfwood. Little by little, the gunman's past begins to surface.
Season 1 Episodes
1x01 The $$60,000,000,000,000 Man
After Meryl and Milly’s search for the legendary Vash the Stampede leads them to an encounter with a dangerous group of bounty hunters, an unlikely hero arrives to save them.
Directing: Satoshi Nishimura · Writing: Yosuke Kuroda · Starring: Daisuke Gouri, Yukimasa Kishino
1x02 Truth of Mistake
Meryl and Milly seek shelter in the mansion of Cliff Schezar, a wealthy man who has hired Vash as a bodyguard! Have the girls finally found the infamous gunslinger? Or is Cliff hiding something?
Directing: Shigeki Awai · Writing: Yosuke Kuroda · Starring: Rei Sakuma, Masaaki Yajima
1x03 Peace Maker
Vash is looking for a renowned gunsmith named Frank Marlon. He finds him - but the legendary craftsman is a drunken mess! Making things worse, a group of bandits has learned that there’s no sheriff in town!
Directing: Shigehito Takayanagi · Writing: Yosuke Kuroda · Starring: Masahiko Tanaka
1x04 Love & Peace
Vash finds himself in the middle of a hostage crisis when outlaws take the mayor’s daughter - and Meryl and Milly - captive. He quickly discovers that these bad guys might not actually be the bad guys
Directing: Toshikatsu Tokoro · Writing: Yosuke Kuroda · Starring: Kyoko Hikami, Masashi Sugawara, Takeshi Aono, Seizo Kato
1x05 Hard Puncher
With an entire town after the bounty on his head, Vash must contend with the dangerously destructive Nebraska Brothers - while saving the very same villagers who are bent on bringing him in!
Directing: Yoshimitsu Ohashi · Writing: Yosuke Kuroda · Starring: Brianne Siddall, Yukari Kimizuka, Kenichi Ogata
1x06 Lost July
Vash is completely smitten with Elizabeth, a stunning beauty who has arrived in town to repair the local plant. Hopefully Vash isn’t too distracted by her charms - because the enemy is very close indeed.
Directing: Nanako Shimazaki · Writing: Yosuke Kuroda · Starring: Toshiyuki Morikawa, Rica Matsumoto, Yuri Amano
1x07 B.D.N.
Aboard a sand steamer, Vash meets a kid named Kaite - who might be up to no good - and finds himself going up against the notorious Bad Lad Gang.
Directing: Mihiro Yamaguchi · Writing: Yosuke Kuroda · Starring: Unsho Ishizuka, Rica Matsumoto, Aya Hisakawa
1x08 And Between the Wasteland and Sky
The Bad Lads and their ruthless leader, B.D. Neon, have control of the steamer! With the captain steering the vessel toward disaster, Vash must act quick to save the people on board.
Directing: Ko Matsuo · Writing: Yosuke Kuroda · Starring: Unsho Ishizuka, Rica Matsumoto
1x09 Murder Machine
During a bus trip to May City, Vash, Meryl, and Milly encounter a priest named Nicholas D. Wolfwood. Before too long, the travelers finds their journey interrupted by a horde of attacking robotic spiders!
Directing: Shigeki Awai · Writing: Yosuke Kuroda
1x10 Quick Draw
Vash and Wolfwood enter a quick-draw competition in May City. If one of them wins, the prize money will go to a poor local family. Unfortunately, they’re both in line of fire - the contest is rigged!
Directing: Shoji Yabushita · Writing: Yosuke Kuroda · Starring: Kenji Nomura
1x11 Escape from Pain
Things get complicated when the gang gets tangled up in the drama surrounding a runaway dancing girl and the son of a caravan owner.
Directing: Yoshihide Kuriyama · Writing: Yosuke Kuroda · Starring: Yuki Masuda, Tetsuya Iwanaga
1x12 Diablo
Vash is thrown in jail after being accused of killing a local shoemaker. Even if he gets out of his cell, there’s going to be trouble -Monev the Gale is gunning for him after being hired by Legato!
Directing: Hideo Hayashi · Writing: Yosuke Kuroda · Starring: Aya Hisakawa, Toru Furusawa, Masuo Amada, Toshihiko Seki
1x13 Vash the Stampede
Meryl files a report the Bernadelli Insurance Company, recounting the many exploits, misadventures, and lunatic moments of Vash the Stampede.
Directing: Shigehito Takayanagi · Writing: Yosuke Kuroda
1x14 Little Arcadia
An elderly couple asks Millie and Meryl to help them protect a piece of valuable property from their rivals. With hired killers nearby, and Vash nowhere to be found, Meryl and Millie might be in over their heads.
Directing: Akira Mano · Writing: Yosuke Kuroda · Starring: Kiyoyuki Yanada, Miki Ito, Hidetoshi Nakamura, Nobuo Tobita
1x15 Demon's Eye
The Roderick gang’s battle with Legato is violently interrupted by the fierce Gung-Ho Guns. Just as Vash begins to investigate the incident, he meets Dominique the Cyclops, a lethal beauty with an amazing power.
Directing: Tomio Yamauchi · Writing: Yosuke Kuroda · Starring: Toshihiko Seki, Tomohiro Nishimura, Yoko Soumi
1x16 Fifth Moon
Vash faces off with two of the Gung-Ho Guns: E.G. Mine and Rai-Dei the Blade. When the action heats up, Vash the Stampede is forced to unleash a new and devastating attack.
Directing: Yoshihide Kuriyama · Writing: Yosuke Kuroda · Starring: Toshihiko Seki, Tomohiro Nishimura, Akio Otsuka, Ryo Horikawa
1x17 Rem Saverem
A flashback offers a glimpse into the distant past of Vash the Stampede, his brother, Millions Knives, and the enigmatic Rem Saverem.
Directing: Yoshimitsu Ohashi · Writing: Yosuke Kuroda · Starring: Aya Hisakawa, Toru Furusawa
1x18 Goodbye for Now
Wolfwood meets Lina, a girl who’s having trouble with a guy who claims to be Vash the Stampede. When she’s abducted, Wolfwood must team up with an odd fellow name Erics to save her.
Directing: Shigeki Awai · Writing: Yosuke Kuroda · Starring: Aya Hisakawa, Toru Furusawa, Tomoko Ishimura, Hidenari Ugaki
1x19 Hang Fire
With reports of new Vash sightings, Meryl returns to the work of tracking him down. Meanwhile, Vash and Wolfwood make their way to a town where a family feud has escalated into a hostage situation.
Directing: Tomio Yamauchi · Writing: Yosuke Kuroda · Starring: Kaneta Kimotsuki, Yuko Kobayashi, Yûji Mikimoto, Kiyoshi Kawakubo
1x20 Flying Ship
During a massive typhoon, Vash the Stampede catches a ride through the sky on the wild winds - and lands on a ship full of familiar faces!
Directing: Yuji Moriyama · Writing: Yosuke Kuroda · Starring: Aya Hisakawa, Toru Furusawa, Toshihiko Seki, Kaneta Kimotsuki
1x21 Out of Time
Vash and Wolfwood are in danger on the Project Seeds ship. The Puppetmaster’s goons - members of the Gung-Ho Guns - are on a killing spree and the entire ship could be destroyed.
Directing: Yoshihide Kuriyama · Writing: Yosuke Kuroda · Starring: Toshihiko Seki, Kaneta Kimotsuki, Yûji Mikimoto, Koji Ishii
1x22 Alternative
Vash and the gang meet a group of orphans whose parents vanished after falling victim to a strange trance. Is it Legato’s doing? Or is there a secret villain hidden among the children?
Directing: Shigeki Awai · Writing: Yosuke Kuroda · Starring: Hiroshi Kamiya, Emi Motoi
1x23 Paradise
Wolfwood decides it’s time for one last duel with Vash, but the gunslingers’ face-off is interrupted. Vash takes off after Caine the Longshot, while Wolfwood faces Chapel the Evergreen.
Directing: Norihiko Nagahama · Writing: Yosuke Kuroda · Starring: Hirotaka Suzuoki
1x24 Sin
After Vash faces Midvalley the Hornfreak, he squares off with Legato for a final showdown. Making matters worse, the townsfolk are stuck in the middle of the chaos!
Directing: Kazuhiro Ozawa · Writing: Yosuke Kuroda · Starring: Aya Hisakawa, Toru Furusawa, Toshihiko Seki, Tomohiro Nishimura
1x25 Live Through
Meryl and Millie are doing their best to get by as Vash recovers, but when the locals discover that the infamous gunslinger is nearby, they set out to make him pay for their recent pains - with his life.
Directing: Shigeki Awai · Writing: Yosuke Kuroda · Starring: Aya Hisakawa, Toru Furusawa
1x26 Under the Sky so Blue Season Finale
The greatest battle of Vash the Stampede’s life arrives as he faces-off against Millions Knives. One brother wants to destroy mankind. One brother must stop him at any cost.
Directing: Satoshi Nishimura · Writing: Yosuke Kuroda · Starring: Aya Hisakawa, Toru Furusawa, Toshihiko Seki
Season 1 Cast
Show HayamiNicholas D. Wolfwood (voice)26 episodes
Aya HisakawaRem Saverem (voice)8 episodes
Toru FurusawaMillions Knives (voice)7 episodes
Rica MatsumotoKaito (voice)3 episodes
Tomohiro NishimuraMidvalley the Hornfreak (voice)3 episodes
Kaneta KimotsukiLeonov the Puppetmaster (voice)3 episodes
Yûji MikimotoLurald (voice)3 episodes
Emi MotoiJessica (voice)3 episodes
Unsho IshizukaB.D. Neon (voice)2 episodes
Kiyoshi KawakuboMax (voice)2 episodes
Koji IshiiBrad (voice)2 episodes
Hirotaka SuzuokiChapel the Evergreen (voice)2 episodes
Brianne SiddallEpisode 1
Yukimasa KishinoLoose Ruth (voice)Episode 1
Rei SakumaMarianne (voice)Episode 1
Masaaki YajimaCliff Schezar (voice)Episode 1
Masahiko TanakaFrank Marlon (voice)Episode 1
Kyoko HikamiStephanie (voice)Episode 1
Masashi SugawaraIngway (voice)Episode 1Where to Watch Season 1 of TRIGUN
It is currently not available on the major streaming platforms.
Frequently Asked Questions
How Many Episodes Does Season 1 of TRIGUN Have?
Season 1 of TRIGUN has 26 episodes.
When Did Season 1 of TRIGUN Premiere?
It premiered on April 2, 1998.
Where to Watch Season 1 of TRIGUN
Currently not available on the major subscription platforms (availability may vary by country).
What is the best episode of Season 1?
According to the TMDB audience score, episode 1x12, "Diablo," has a 8.2.