Trigun Stampede (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese anime television series, serving as the second and reimagined adaptation of the manga series Trigun by Yasuhiro Nightow. Animated by studio Orange, the series' first part aired from January to March 2023. A sequel, titled Trigun Stargaze, aired from January to March 2026.
Plot
In the far future, Earth has become uninhabitable, forcing humanity to evacuate in massive colony fleets to search for habitable planets. In order to sustain the fleets and the colonies they will eventually build, humanity also created plants, artificial organic lifeforms that can produce infinite, clean energy. In one colony fleet, two brothers named Vash and Knives are born with a special connection to plants and are cared for by a woman named Rem Saverem. However, the colony fleet's computer systems suddenly malfunction, causing the entire fleet to crash land on the arid planet of Noman's Land. Rem sacrifices herself to save Vash and Knives, but Vash is horrified to learn that Knives was responsible for the disaster, as he seeks to kill all humans for exploiting plants.
Many years later, the survivors of the colony fleet have built several cities on Noman's Land's surface, being totally dependent on plants to survive the hostile conditions. A now adult Vash wanders the desert aimlessly, having been branded a dangerous outlaw nicknamed "Vash the Stampede" or the "Humanoid Typhoon", while Knives continues his schemes and has taken up the nickname "Millions Knives". As Vash tries to find a way to peacefully resolve the differences between humans and plants, he runs into investigative reporters Meryl Stryfe and Roberto De Niro, marking the starting point of a new adventure for the three of them.