Trigun/Episodes

Trigun is a Japanese anime series created in 1998, based on the manga of the same name. The Madhouse Studios production aired on TV Tokyo from April 1, 1998 to September 30, 1998, totaling 26 episodes. An animated feature film titled Trigun: Badlands Rumble based on the series was released in April 2010.

The show initially failed to garner a large audience in Japan during its original airing in 1998, but gained a substantial fan base following its North American premiere on Adult Swim from March 31, 2003 to May 13, 2003. On April 1, 2012 the series aired on Adult Swim as part of Toonami's April Fools Event.

The series has been released in the U.S. on VHS and DVD by Pioneer Entertainment and when the company became Geneon, they re-released the series as a new box-set. Upon Geneon's collapse Funimation Entertainment acquired the rights and re-released the series on DVD in late 2010.

Trigun: Badlands Rumble
Trigun: Badlands Rumble is a 2010 Japanese animated action comedy film produced by Madhouse, written by Yasuko Kobayashi, and directed by Satoshi Nishimura. the film is based on the Trigun manga, written by Yasuhiro Nightow, as well as the Trigun anime.

The film was shown to an American audience first at the Sakura-Con 2010 in Seattle, Washington on Friday, April 2, 2010. Following the showing, the director held a 15-minute Q&A session before the movie, explaining the reasons it was not dubbed or subbed, and why it was premiered first at the convention, also explaining the new characters.

FUNimation Entertainment announced at Anime Expo along with film producer Shigeru Kitayama that they had licensed the film and plan on releasing it theatrically in the United States. Funimation released the film on DVD and Blu Ray on September 27, 2011.