Before and while Tristamp was airing, Kenji Muto made some amazing Twitter posts giving us lore and production tidbits along the way. And while I don't speak Japanese (so I'm going to have to use Google Translate for this, so take everything you read here with a grain of salt because it may be skewed by mistranslation), there was some fantastic art and really cool concepts shared, and I want to archive anything Trigun-related. If I miss anything, let me know!) It starts a little slow with stuff we already know, but there are some interesting tidbits! If anyone who knows Japanese wants to correct anything, please feel free! Now, without further ado...
If dialect is a metaphor for a southern accent,
Wouldn't it be nice to have other dialect metaphors?
So, a variety of local characters appear.
Of course, their background stories have also been constructed.
God is in the details.
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11:29 PM · Feb 5, 2023
現代社会にラディカルに切り込む、第五話。
誰の中にも憎悪は生まれる。
親や国籍は選べない。
WE ARE MONEV.
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The fifth episode radically cuts into modern society.
Hatred is born within everyone.
You can't choose your parents or nationality.
WE ARE MONEV.
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In addition to wind power generation, high-quality Wams silk is also traded at high prices.
On this planet,
Everything you can get is valuable.
To survive.
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As a matter of course,
There are many other villages that cannot have plants.
Wind-power generation,
In addition to Wamsilk,
There is a village where people live by fishing for worms.
The example trio,
It is highly likely that they came from "fishermen's villages" scattered throughout the country.
The ones that are traded at particularly high prices are
Grandworms.
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Considering the time series,
At this time, he was still a young man.
Why is my hair “blue”?
I sincerely hope that Takehiko Okishi's ``background science fiction research'' will be released into the world.
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On the planet No Man's Land,
There are a total of seven "Humpback class" giant sand steamships.
Each of the seven cities devised and built one valuable "biological power reactor plant."
It uses a primitive steam engine that runs by boiling water.
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BAD and RAD guys.
What's with the hellish planetary environment?
You can live a positive life depending on how you view everything.
The second squad of the Bad Lads Gang has arrived.
The main force...?
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Names are strange things,
The modified human Nicholas has two faces.
Nicholas D. Wolfwood
Nicholas the Punisher
Who will he choose in the end?
This may be the reason why his name was written as ``Nicholas'' in the script.
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Earth-born animals cannot adapt to the planetary environment.
A system for replicating plants and animals from the countless embryos and gene stocks of plants and animals that were on board to be grown on-site when the SEEDS fleet arrived at its destination.
"Cloning device"
Toma was then genetically improved and born.
Toma are amazing.
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It looks like a scarf and a mask,
It's actually a type of Wams.
Extremely toxic,
It is a larval worm of a sand centipede.
Why not keep one in the cold winter?
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Sinners' gun, also known as the prototype (before modification) Peace Bringer.
There is also a hint in the ``Phantom Sketch''.
Why, by whom, and when was it remodeled?
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Discommunication and the appearance of struggling in a hellish environment,
Very human and beautiful.
Above all, I think of it as a ``positive story'' when I create it.
An FM radio recording of a frank talk. When will it be OA?
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As she grows up, she will become stronger.
To the extent that “The Punisher” can’t compete with it.
A body modified by military body modification nanomachines.
Lost number.
This time, it's just a preliminary battle. When will there be a rematch?
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The power of the plant is entirely derived from the countless holes (gates) that open in space.
There are two types of gates: ``Power to bring'' and ``Power to bring.''
A place other than this world, It seems that it is connected to another universe, a different phase, or a different dimension (?)...
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Adding a tid-bit from @pancake-breakfast here:
So, my Japanese isn't great, but I wanted to try to clarify something on here that Google Translate isn't capturing, namely from this part:
Saying that there are two types of gates and then defining them both as "Power to bring" doesn't make sense in English. Why make a distinction between the two if you're gonna define them the same way? But in the Japanese, it's not quite the same words used for both: "持ってくる力" (motte kuru chikara) vs. "持っていく力" (motte iku chikara.
力 (chikara) just means "power," so we'll set that aside for now since that part is actually consistent across both items.
持って (motte) is also consistent across both items. This means "carrying" or "holding," like you'd hold a bag or a purse or a backpack or something that you're taking around with you.
The big difference is between くる (kuru) and いく (iku). These are actually the kana (phonetic) versions of two kanji characters:
来る (kuru) - to come
行く (iku) - to go
That provides us with a nice little pair of opposites, and changes our literal definitions as follows:
持ってくる力 (motte kuru chikara) - Power to come carrying
持っていく力 (motte iku chikara) - Power to go carrying
So... they're both kinda "power to bring" but it would be more accurate to say one brings and one removes. Or, if you're feeling dramatic, one giveth and one taketh away.
The guns circulating in No Man's Land are:
Most of the designs were salvaged from databases of crashed immigrant ships and were made into replicas.
Even if the design of a space-age gun is known, it is difficult to recreate it.
Because there are many dry and dusty lands,
There is a tendency to prefer those with simple structures that are less likely to break down.
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Captain, I actually love udon.
Very popular with military police,
100-year-old long-established food stall “Yulai Noodle”
This alley in the old town is home to many food stalls that started as a black market after the Big Fall.
It is one of the tourist spots that you should definitely check out when you visit.
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Regardless of whether it is a normal species or an independent species, Inside the plant's body,
A countless number of "supply gates" are moving, supplying energy to each cell,
It seems that he is keeping his imperfect body, which normally would not be able to survive as a living thing, healthy.
What is a "plant"?
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The "memory world" is made of memories, impression values, and fragments from the "younger brother's side."
Therefore, the way of drawing is limited.
The ``Tesla Incident'' seen from the ``older brother'''s perspective and emotions would be even more gruesome.
If you have a chance to draw...
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That's just the doctor's hypothesis.
By strongly opening the “gate” in the body,
It seems that the body is transformed by phase transitioning it into matter.
This mystery will probably be solved scientifically in the future.
Why is only the “younger brother” gate “black”?
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Like hell,
It was a scene similar to the planet No Man's Land,
This work was supported by many people, including the main staff who survived until the end, the producers, production team, sound team, advertising team, etc.
Above all, I am grateful to Naito-sensei for his support.
Thank you very much for your hard work!
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Mr. Ikeda's name is "blood" and Mr. Matsuoka's name is "sand."
"Bunyuu" or "Sarasara"
Full of onomatopoeic and highly abstract talk,
Includes Blu-ray disc and audio commentary.
Like the main story, you can't understand it just by listening to it once or twice.
The content is similar to STAMPEDE.
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Azure Dragon – Meng Zhang, the blue divine sovereign who protects the East.
The Azure Dragon is one of the guardians of the four cardinal directions in traditional Chinese culture, and according to the Five Elements phylosophy (Wuxing: Ref), the Azure Dragon is a spirit animal of the East. The Azure dragon has been considered a auspicious sign since ancient times, and governs spring (January, February and March).
In the Taoist version of his name, he was known as the divine sovereign ‘Meng Zhang’ and was the founder of the Dragon Tribe (a tribe that lived in the Dragon Realm and respected freedom).
The guardians of the four cardinal directions is another name for the Four Gods (Four Symbols) in Chinese mythology. They are the Blue Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird and the Black Tortoise (also called "Black Warrior").
Symbol of the five elements of the bagua, god of the four directions, genus of the divine sovereigns.
In Taoism, the Four Symbols have been assigned human identities and names. The Azure Dragon of the East is named ‘Meng Zhang’, the Vermilion Bird of the South is called ‘Ling Guang’, the White Tiger of the West is ‘Jian Bing’, and the Black Tortoise of the North ‘Zhi Ming’.
Astronomically, it corresponds to the Chinese constellations system, the Seven Eastern Mansions of the Twenty-Eight Mansions. The name derives from the seven eastern mansions (Horn, Neck, Root, Room, Heart, Tail and Winnowing Basket) being linked together to form the figure of a dragon.
The Golden Wheel King – Maitreya appearing once every 3,000 years with the the flowers of the udumbara (Ref)
His body colour is gold, crowned with a crown of seven treasures, and light emanates from its entire body. He makes a sign and sits in the full lotus position on a lotus flower decorated with the seven treasures. The lotus flower on which he is seated has a jeweled crown and a treasure pond beneath it.
The most outstanding of the Wheel-Turning Kings, the Golden Wheel King, has an extremely superior merit of the buddhosnisa (the superior brain of Tathagata, the divinity of the intellect to save people).
According to the description in the Buddhist scriptures, the concept of the Wheel-Turning King (Pali: chakravarti, Skt. cakravartin) was roughly as follows.
The world goes through cycles of prosperity and decline. In times of prosperity, the human lifespan is 80,000 years, but as human virtue is lost, the lifespan becomes shorter, and in the age of darkness, when all good is lost, it is 10 years. Thereafter, human virtue is restored, and once again we enter the age of prosperity, when the lifespan is 80,000 years.
It is during this age of prosperity that the transmigration of the Wheel-Turning King will emerge, as a result of his good deeds in his previous lives. He has the same 32 auspicious signs (Ref), signifying a great being like the Buddha, and rules the earth up to the four oceans with the power of the law, without using force of arms.
There are 4 types of Wheel-Turning Kings: the Golden Wheel King, the Silver Wheel King, the Bronze Wheel King, and the Iron Wheel King. The Iron Wheel King has the Iron Wheel and rules over one of the 4 continents that were considered to exist on the earth in the ancient Indian worldview. Likewise, the Copper Wheel King has the Copper Wheel and rules over two continents, and the Silver Wheel King has the Silver Wheel and rules over three continents. The Golden Wheel King, the highest Wheel-Turning King, has the Golden Wheel and rules all 4 continents. For this reason, the Golden Wheel King, like the Wheel-Turning Kings, is surrounded by his seven attributes.
The seven treasures and four divine virtues of the Wheel Turning Sage King:
Chakraratna wheel: rolls in all directions and makes the king level the earth.
Elephant treasure (hatthiratana): a pure white elephant that also flies in the sky.
Horse treasure (assaratana): pure white horses that also fly in the sky.
Octagonal gem treasure (maniratana): jewels whose luminous emanations can reach as high as 1yojana (7mi/12–15 km).
His queen (itthiratana): a dutiful and chaste queen with good looks and fragrance.
Finance minster (gahapatiratana): wealthy citizens who support the state.
General treasure (parinayakaratana): a wise, capable and skilled general.
They are also said to possess the four divine virtues:
good looks
long life
Fewer illnesses, fewer worries
Respect from Brahmin Gahapati and compassion for them