Vash the Stampede is the man with a $$60,000,000,000 bounty on his head. The reason: he's a merciless villain who lays waste to all those that oppose him and flattens entire cities for fun, garnering him the title "The Humanoid Typhoon." He leaves a trail of death and destruction wherever he goes, and anyone can count themselves dead if they so much as make eye contact—or so the rumors say. In actuality, Vash is a huge softie who claims to have never taken a life and avoids violence at all costs. With his crazy doughnut obsession and buffoonish attitude in tow, Vash traverses the wasteland of the planet Gunsmoke, all the while followed by two insurance agents, Meryl Stryfe and Milly Thompson, who attempt to minimize his impact on the public. But soon, their misadventures evolve into life-or-death situations as a group of legendary assassins are summoned to bring about suffering to the trio. Vash's agonizing past will be unraveled and his morality and principles pushed to the breaking point. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Madhouse
Victor Entertainment, Arts Pro
Apr 1, 1998 to Sep 30, 1998
Manga
Stryfe, Meryl
Main
Thompson, Milly
Main
Vash the Stampede
Main
Wolfwood, Nicholas D.
Main
Aura Cayzen, Marianne
Supporting
Badwick
Supporting
Badwick's Father
Supporting
Badwick's Mother
Supporting
Barkeeper
Supporting
Benson
Supporting
Beremy
Supporting
Big Bro
Supporting
Bluesummers, Legato
Supporting
Bostalk, Earl
Supporting
Bostalk, Stefany
Supporting
Brad
Supporting
The Japanese release by Victor Entertainment has different openings relating to the specific episode it's played on. The initial Geneon Entertainment USA (then known as Pioneer) releases on VHS and DVD (singles, Signature Series, and box set) used only the first opening on each episode. This was due to the Japanese licensor providing them clean materials for only the first opening to put the English credits on. Geneon later fixed this mistake on their Limited Edition tin releases in 2005/2006, as well as on the Remix singles. Following Geneon USA's demise in late 2007, the show went out of print. When FUNimation Entertainment picked up the show in 2010 and released it, they repeated Geneon's mistake of using only the first opening on every episode. This mistake was later fixed in 2013 on the Anime Classics re-release.
Under the Sky so Blue
Live Through
Sin
Paradise
Alternative
Out of Time
Flying Ship
Hang Fire
Goodbye for Now
Rem Saverem
Fifth Moon
Demon's Eye
Little Arcadia
Vash the Stampede
Diablo
Escape From Pain
Quick Draw
Murder Machine
And Between the Wasteland and Sky
B. D. N.
Lost July
Hard Puncher
Love & Peace
Peace Maker
Truth of Mistake
The $$60,000,000,000.00 Man