On Meryl and Millie in Trigun: Stampede

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The Mary Sue has an interesting article on Meryl and Millie in Trigun Stampede, which prompted a long fannish comment from me. I’ll go ahead and post it here, too, as a bit of Trigun meta.

Very interesting article! Huge fan of Trigun here (especially the manga), so here I go with some thoughts. I agree that women were not as well represented in season 1 of Stampede as in the ’98 anime (or manga). I agree that season 2 will probably do better as we meet older Meryl and Millie. I agree that Vash’s behavior toward Dominique is something Stampede would do well to omit. (Some Trigun spoilers follow.)Read more… )

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Arwen Spicer
Arwen Spicer

Arwen Spicer is a science fiction writer and writing teacher raised in the San Fransciso Bay Area, and Northern California will hold her heart forever, even if it turns into a desert. She wrote her doctoral dissertation on ecology in utopian science fiction and is an educator on the concept of workable utopias. Her novel The Hour before Morning was hailed as “A carefully paced, rewarding sci-fi debut” by Kirkus Indie.

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Arwen Spicer

Arwen Spicer

Arwen Spicer is a science fiction writer and writing teacher raised in the San Fransciso Bay Area, and Northern California will hold her heart forever, even if it turns into a desert. She wrote her doctoral dissertation on ecology in utopian science fiction and is an educator on the concept of workable utopias. Her novel The Hour before Morning was hailed as “A carefully paced, rewarding sci-fi debut” by Kirkus Indie.

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