Product Details

• Actors: Masaya Onosaka, Hiromi Tsuru, Satsuki Yukino, Mona Marshall, Jeff Nimoy
• Writers: Yasuhiro Nightow
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Geneon [Pioneer]
• DVD Release Date: November 21, 2000
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305821569
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,585 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Trigun Vol. 5 - Angel Arms" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

In "Little Arcadia," insurance investigators Meryl and Milly defend a courageous pair of homesteaders against an evil land baron and his hired thugs, the bizarre Marilyn Nebraska and Friends--with Vash supplying a little covert assistance. The tone darkens as the conflict between Vash the Stampede and the bloodthirsty Legato Bluesummers escalates. Legato murders criminals, whom he dismisses as trash, "to teach them the pain of living." His actions and attitude appall Vash, who values life.

Rather than duel with Vash, Legato hires the Gung-Ho Guns, a succession of weird assassins. Vash outwits Dominique the Cyclops, whose mysterious powers derive from the Demon's Eye of the title. In "Fifth Moon," the futuristic samurai Rai-Dei the Blade wounds Vash and threatens to kill him. His threats trigger a violent, unexpected reaction: Vash somehow produces a blast of energy that levels the entire city, burns a gaping hole in the moon, and attracts itinerant preacher Nicholas D. Wolfwood. The power he unleashes explains Vash's alternate moniker, "The Humanoid Typhoon."

As they watch the destruction from a distance, Meryl and Milly are heartbroken to learn they've been taken off the supervision of Vash and ordered to return to Bernardelli Insurance Society headquarters.

Rated for ages 13 and up for violence. --Charles Solomon

Product Description

Bonds of love and friendship are strong, but some can only be preserved when they are severed. Vash must leave his friends and happiness behind as he walks the treacherous and bloody path prepared by Legato. The body count begins to rise as the Gung-Ho Guns enter the picture, but Vash will do anything he can to preserve life.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OooOoo gotta see this, November 28, 2000

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"tommy111" (Tucson, Arizona United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trigun Vol. 5 - Angel Arms (DVD)

Okay with this dvd you get 3 more episode of trigun, in these three episodes you get a better understanding of vash's past (not much but it does answer some question) and you also get to see vash's third gun ;), a couple of more members of the gung-ho gun are introduce and you get a better glimpse of legato's powers you also get to see a picture of milli and meryl and their true feelings for vash

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny!, March 9, 2008

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Ben Lehbert - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trigun Vol. 5 - Angel Arms (DVD)

This is a hilarious/ series type of gunslinging anime. If that does not float your boat this is not the anime for you. Straight up if you like a funny main character whom can be so down to earth you wonder if its the same dude. I give this anime two thumbs up.

5.0 out of 5 stars So It Begins, November 1, 2004

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Heather Richards "darkjediqueen" (a galaxy far far away) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trigun Vol. 5 - Angel Arms (DVD)

Having blazed a path of destruction everywhere he's gone, Vash the Stampede, the notorious gunman has finally met his match is Legato Bluesummers, a man who knows exactly how to get under Vash's skin and cause maximum pain.

Little Arcadia- Milly and Meryl become involved with a farmer trying to save his farm from ruthless land sharks. A bit of an aside from the main plot of the series, it's still a sweet episode about family ties and relationships.

Demon's Eye- This is where the series starts to take on the main plot line of Vash versus the Gung Ho Guns and Legato in particular. After crossing Legato's path again, Vash is horrified by the carnage Legato has left behind (he killed off an entire bandit gang in spectacular style). Finally meeting up with someone who cares as little about life as Vash values it, Vash is faced with another member of the Gung Ho Guns who seems able to teleport.

Fifth Moon- In the episode the series takes an entirely different tone becoming much more serious and Vash has to battle with himself and Legato. Faced with two more members of the Gung Ho Guns Vash is forced by Legato to use the Angel Arms, a weapon of mass destruction that is part of Vash and he seems unable to control, ending in Vash blowing a hole in one of the moons. Wolfwood is also back and shows a much more lethal side as we begin to question just who this priest is. There's a heartbreaking montage near the end where all the different people Vash has helped hear about his unleashing of the Angel Arms and how dangerous he is.

In this volume, the story of Vash and his friends takes a decidedly more serious angle as Vash deals with his own beliefs and fears as much as he deals with Legato. Pitted against an opponent who despises life as much as Vash values it, Vash is forced to face what he truly is and somehow protect those he cares about, even if that means getting them as far away from himself as possible.