yeah, the thing is, like... that bleakness was there in the OG anime but it wasn't such an overpowering flavor because 1. more places they went were, like, alive, and populated 2. the large amounts of funny filler
like I still LIKE it, I think it's real neat to look at and the characters ARE very much themselves, I just would also like some fucking jokes and low-stakes goofs once in a while
because if he only gets to be zany for like, two episodes, you don't get a sense of how important that is to him, and there isn't a status quo to break to really add impact to the oof later on
i haven't watched the og trigun anime since i first saw it in like. 2008 maybe? but i distinctly remember the vibes and prefer them. i really think the goofy antics are so important to like. yeah, make it feel not as out-and-out bleak, and also make it hit harder when shit does get rough
trigun stampede feels like it really is like a 24-episode anime crammed into 12 that has to excise all the more relaxed and lighthearted moments to make sure all the plot fits in
1. more places they went were, like, alive, and populated
2. the large amounts of funny filler
ooflater on