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My desire need, no seriously, it's started to spill out my sides for a Trigun blog coincided on the same day with wondering what the fuck TOMBI meant XD
Tombi is the title of the opening theme song for Trigun Stampede, and as I sifted through the internet, I doubted the results I was seeing, unsure if my research skills were up to snuff.
UNTIL!
I came across this description: In Japan, people call the Black Kite “Tobi” or “Tombi,” and neither is wrong.
The moment I saw the pic, I heard in my head the piercing bird cry from the song. EUREKA! What else could it be!? Mystery solved, right!? I think so. ^^
But I wanted to dig deeper. Why the Tombi? What could the symbolism be here?
On Bird Life International, I turned up an article about the Black Kite by none other than HIH Princess Takamado.
Notable quotes are as follows:
"Reviled in Japanese culture and beyond for its scavenging behaviour, the Black Kite is a misunderstood raptor. Find out how its biggest flaws are actually its biggest advantages - both for its own survival, and ours."
"In Nihon Shoki, or the Chronicle of Japan, there is a story of a certain golden-colored Black Kite. It perched at the tip of Emperor Jinmu’s arrow, blinded the eyes of the enemies by emitting light and finally led the emperor to victory. Thus the Black Kite used to be a sacred bird, but has come to assume a negative image - probably since it became dependent on human lives. The bird is able to coexist with human beings only because it is too cautious to us to be tamed. This characteristic may give it even more of a negative image."
Sacred. Dependent. Reviled.
I can't help but connect this symbolism back to Vash through the song title. whispers Also the golden color. pats babygirl's head
Nai accuses him of becoming dependent on human lives in ep 11. And Vash himself repeated what he heard from Rem in ep 9, that plants can't survive without humans.
Look, am I super projecting? Maybe. But that's the whole point. My Trigun ferality has bubbled over to the point of escape XD
TL;DR Vash iz birb
#trigun stampede#vash#tombi#knives#in this essay i will#trigun stampede theme song#tombiwidgeon scribbles
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Our pink-haired hero back in action.😊✨
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S1 Ep 1
Escaping the ship:
Nai reaches for Rem to join them in the escape pod. She lets out a soft gasp and musters all her emotion to tell them she loves them both, tears welling.
The doors start to close but they jam.
"Son of a bi-scuit!" she yells, catching her swear in front of the boys.
Nai just keeps his hand dramatically outstretched and Vash falls back into the cockpit seat laughing.
"Someone bring me the picture of my dead cat again!"
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excuse me Trigun Stampede your intro had no business vibing like that
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Did you know that our video editor, Ryan, watches every single anime opening (OP) for the season as he decides which to include in our quarterly “best of” video? He also takes your recs and the staff’s, too! That’s what it takes to find gems in a season where they might not be so obvious, like winter 2023. Thankfully, he does dig hard to find great OPs like those below!
Here are the five OPs we selected:
“SHOCK!” by Ayase, Buddy Daddies
“Judgement” Ash Da Hero, Blue Lock 2nd Cours
“Trickster” by Five New Old, High Card
“TOMBI” by Kvi Baba, Trigun Stampede
“Identeitei Meltdown” by Enako feat. P Maru-sama, Onimai: I’m Now Your Sister!
What’s your favorite OP of the season?
#Anime#Music#Winter Anime 2023#Buddy Daddies#BLUE LOCK#High Card#TRIGUN STAMPEDE#ONIMAI: I’m Now Your Sister#Onii chan wa Oshimai!#SHOCK!#Judgement#Trickster#TOMBI#Identeitei Meltdown#Ayase#Ash Da Hero#Five New Old#Kvi Baba#Enako#P Maru sama#Articles#Anime Article#Anime Blog#Anime Music#Christian Anime#Christian Blog
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Sage? Nice touch, Kvi Baba.
This is a shot from the video he made for "Tombi".
Brief little facts.
Sage is a perennial herb, a plant part of the Salvia genus, which comes from Latin 'salvare' = to save, to heal.
Sage symbolises wisdom (duh), strength, fortitude, healing, immortality, protection against evil, domestic virtue.
Perfect choice, indeed.
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#sage#trigun#trigun stampede#vash#tombi#trigun stampede opening#kvi baba tombi video#kvi baba#trigun spoilers#trigun stampede spoilers#Youtube
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失いたくない
これ以上の愛
i don’t want to lose this love anymore
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I've had this on repeat for 4 hours straight. I'm not even on the same planet anymore.
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it's christmas
but more importantly, it's the anniversary of Tomba! for the PS1
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The ticket to the future is always open. - Vash The Stampede
#trigun#trigun stampede#opening#kvi baba#tombi#mygif#vash the stampede#i just love this guy#and i hate how the world treats him#photoset
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Tomba! coming to PS5, PS4, Switch, and PC
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Publisher Limited Run Games and developer Whoopee Camp will release an enhanced version of Tomba! for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam, the companies announced.
Tomba! first launched for PlayStation on December 25, 1997 in Japan, followed by July 16, 1998 in North America and August 28, 1998 in Europe. Director, producer, and designer Tokuro Fujiwara is working with Limited Run Games on the new release, which will run on Limited Run Games’ Carbon Engine and feature a new soundtrack by Fujita Harumi.
Watch the announcement trailer below.
Announce Trailer
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join the tomba!/tombi! club & speedrun communities!
i have been interested to see if there is a community or speedgame for my favorite childhood game, and there is! if you enjoy/ed the game as well and are interested in speedrunning the first or second games, or, if you'd like to help with glitch hunting, digging through the game's files and secrets, translating unused Japanese text and events, or whatever else related to the game and community, please feel free to hit me up! i have been wanting to be an active part of this game's community for a while, but my life's circumstances have gotten in the way. i'd like to reach out to other people who love this game as well!
#y2kcore#nostalgiacore#y2k#retro gaming#speedrun#speedrunning#tomba#tombi#old games#ps1#psx#1990s#90s#nostalgia#about us
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So, I just saw the official Tombi music video for the first time and
the last sequence is the last bit of episode 3.
And like, since ppl made the connection that the OP is essentially what happens in ep11, the music video ending with the scene with Vash and Meryl fits perfectly when you think about that Meryl is a big fucking help getting him out of Knives' mind prison, ie get him out of Tombi.
Just a fun thing I noticed.
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S1 Ep 1
Discovering Vash:
Meryl approaches an upside down Vash and takes his hand, immediately dropping his arm by accident instead of flinging it. "Sorry," she apologizes sheepishly.
They roll again. This time the arm is stuck and doesn't fall off right away.
"Cut!"
A member of the crew sticks a straw in Vash's mouth so he can have a drink while they reset.
"You good, Vash?"
"Yeah, I can keep going." The budding headache wasn't enough to cry home about yet.
Meryl asks the Director quietly, "Go ahead with it now?"
"Yeah, give it another few minutes then run it right."
By the 5th take, Vash was delirious enough that he delivered a laugh just as maniacal as the Director was hoping for.
Roberto taddled on them later and everyone heard Vash yell from his trailer, "They did WHAT!?"
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the opening credits to Trigun Stampede have completely ruined me spotify wrapped 2024 here we come Kvi Baba
#trigun#trigun stampede#kvi baba#tombi#anime#the last lyrics of the full song are if you want to cry use my heart#i'm sobbing
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