After many years out of print, Triangle Yasuhiro Nightow’s manga series finally gets a new print edition, courtesy of Dark Horse Comics. The Trigun manga and its sequel Trigun Maximum have been out for more than 10 years in Japan, translated and published by Dark Horse Comics in English. However, the series ran out of print, driving the prices of existing physical copies of the series sky-high.
While Trigun and Trigun Maximum are still available digitally from Dark Horse, many fans have been clamoring for a new print edition, something that seems likely to happen after the new Trigun Stampede anime. A viral tweet by Twitter users brought the issue of Trigun to the limelight in early May, at which point Dark Horse Comics stated that “[Trigun] fans should stay tuned” for possible reprints.
Manga Trigun is back
According to a report from Anime News Network, the new releases of Trigun and Trigun Maximum will be high-quality hardcover “Deluxe” editions, with the first volume, Trigun, set for a December 5 release date for bookstores and December 6 for comic stores. Trigun Maximum, which consists mostly of unadapted content from the 1998 Trigun anime or 2023 Trigun Stampede anime, is set for release in April 2024. Trigun Maximum ended its operations in 2007 in Japan, meaning is that there are 9 valuable manga content years after the 1998 series that many fans have never had a chance to see or read. While some of this material is being included in the upcoming season 2 of Trigun Stampede, the fast pace of the series means it’s impossible to say exactly what will be tweaked and what won’t. Reading these manga is the only way to get the full story of Trigun – hence why their rarity in print form is such an issue.
Trigun fans are sure to be delighted by this news, and while the original print will certainly retain some value, this reprint will go a long way toward making the series easier to follow. closer. Manga in general is now a lot more popular in the US now than it was when Trigun was last printed, and Trigun has now grown even more popular following the recent anime release, which paves the way for new fans to take a look. this comic. the original manga on which it is based.
2023 is sure to be a great year for Triangle fans, and thanks to Dark Horse, that trend will continue through December.
Source: Anime News Network
