Hello and welcome! This is an online bookclub dedicated to reading through the Trigun manga series (which is Trigun, followed by Trigun Maximum). This time around, we'll be reading one omnibus volume about every month to celebrate the Dark Horse deluxe editions releasing! You don't have to read that version, @trigun-manga-overhaul is a fantastic fan translation project, and a great alternative! (Though please, if you can, support Nightow and the official releases!) All official images used in promotion of this event are from Overhaul.
Schedule
Trigun Deluxe
Volumes 1 and 2 of Trigun
- September 10th-October 7th
Trigun Maximum Deluxe Vol. 1
Volumes 1, 2, and 3 of Trigun Maximum
- October 8th-November 11th
Trigun Maximum Deluxe Vol. 2
Volumes 4, 5, and 6 of Trigun Maximum
- November 12th-December 9th
Trigun Maximum Deluxe Vol. 3
Volumes 7, 8, and 9 of Trigun Maximum
- December 10th-February 24th
Trigun Maximum Deluxe Vol. 4
Volumes 10, 11, and 12 of Trigun Maximum
- February 25th-TBA
Trigun Maximum Deluxe Vol. 5
Volumes 13 and 14 of Trigun Maximum
- TBA
Guidelines and Info
Have fun! This isn’t meant to add more pressure or stress to your life, just to have fun reading a widely beloved manga <3
First-time readers and re-readers are both welcome!
Post your thoughts/theories/questions/graphics/edits/memes/etc. to the #TrigunBookclub tag on Tumblr, Twitter, or Bsky to participate with your fellow fans!
If you post spoilers for future volumes, please use the tag #TrigunBookclubSpoilers to help new fans enjoy reading along with the community.
Nightow’s artwork is beautiful, but sometimes readers find the action/dialogue a bit hard to follow. Feel free to ask for help deciphering things!
While the manga is a brilliant story, it covers very dark themes. They are spoilers, but if you trigger warnings, there is a Does the Dog Die page for the manga. There’s also a chapter-by-chapter TW list on Tumblr.
If you fall behind or come in late, no worries! Feel free to hop in at your leisure, just know the main tag will have spoilers for the current volume.
Supporting Dark Horse and Nightow is highly encouraged, but if you're looking for a place to read because you don't have a deluxe edition/want to read online with a different translation, check out @trigun-manga-overhaul!
Be kind to others! This is supposed to be a fun experience for a franchise that a lot of us love or are interested in. Harassment will not be tolerated.
And that's all for now! Follow this blog for updates, and I hope you have a great time if you decide to join!
We'll be reading Trigun Maximum Deluxe Edition Vol. 3 (Trigun Maximum Vols. 7, 8 & 9) between the dates of December 10th - February 24th, and then the next volume will be released! Please feel free to use whatever version that you'd like to read, especially with how Dark Horse is handling this release.
Check out the #TrigunBookclub tag to follow along, and please tag spoilers from future volumes with #TrigunBookclubSpoilers—but feel free to keep discussing previous volumes and/or jump in if you're new to the event. For more info, check out this post!
We'll be reading Trigun Maximum Deluxe Edition Vol. 2 (Trigun Maximum Vols. 4, 5 & 6) between the dates of November 12th - December 9th, and then the next volume will be released! Please feel free to use whatever version that you'd like to read, especially with how Dark Horse is handling this release.
Check out the #TrigunBookclub tag to follow along, and please tag spoilers from future volumes with #TrigunBookclubSpoilers—but feel free to keep discussing previous volumes and/or jump in if you're new to the event. For more info, check out this post!
So the final deluxe edition release date is out, and it's months out from the previous volume, not to mention the volume before still has a decent gap. In my opinion, this will probably slow down momentum and honestly might make people forget the event haha. I also am not fond of continuing to promote the deluxe editions given the quality issues and Dark Horse as a whole.
I'm leaning toward changing the schedule regardless, but I wanted to know what everyone thinks in case I'm in the minority! As a reminder, this is the schedule most affected by these changes:
Trigun Maximum Deluxe Vol. 3
Volumes 7, 8, and 9 of Trigun Maximum
December 10th-February 24th
Trigun Maximum Deluxe Vol. 4
Volumes 10, 11, and 12 of Trigun Maximum
February 25th-June 17th
Trigun Maximum Deluxe Vol. 5
Volumes 13 and 14 of Trigun Maximum
June 17th-???
Of course, the tag will still be open for posting for the deluxe volumes releasing until it's finished! This would mainly be a change to the official timeline to keep up momentum. So!
Just a friendly reminder that though the schedule may change, you can talk about previous volumes for as long as you like! I know that some people (including myself) haven't even started yet and plan to catch up—you can be early, but you can never be late for bookclub!
So the final deluxe edition release date is out, and it's months out from the previous volume, not to mention the volume before still has a decent gap. In my opinion, this will probably slow down momentum and honestly might make people forget the event haha. I also am not fond of continuing to promote the deluxe editions given the quality issues and Dark Horse as a whole.
I'm leaning toward changing the schedule regardless, but I wanted to know what everyone thinks in case I'm in the minority! As a reminder, this is the schedule most affected by these changes:
Trigun Maximum Deluxe Vol. 3
Volumes 7, 8, and 9 of Trigun Maximum
December 10th-February 24th
Trigun Maximum Deluxe Vol. 4
Volumes 10, 11, and 12 of Trigun Maximum
February 25th-June 17th
Trigun Maximum Deluxe Vol. 5
Volumes 13 and 14 of Trigun Maximum
June 17th-???
Of course, the tag will still be open for posting for the deluxe volumes releasing until it's finished! This would mainly be a change to the official timeline to keep up momentum. So!
When we get to vol 10 we should commemorate by taking a shot (doesn’t have to be liquor, any beverage is good) on a couch, if one is available (this book club member hasn’t even started reading 🌚)
LMAO, I would be down for a shot of... tea or something? To commiserate with everyone :') (this book club member and mod also hasn't started reading WHOOPS)
We'll be reading Trigun Maximum Deluxe Edition Vol. 1 (Trigun Maximum Vols. 1, 2 & 3) between the dates of October 8th - November 11th, and then the next volume will be released! Please feel free to use whatever version that you'd like to read, especially with how Dark Horse is handling this release.
Check out the #TrigunBookclub tag to follow along, and please tag spoilers from future volumes with #TrigunBookclubSpoilers—but feel free to keep discussing previous volumes and/or jump in if you're new to the event. For more info, check out this post!
Will there be an archive for bookclub posts this year?
Hello!
Alas, I don't have the resources or know-how to archive posts myself. That was a very kind and thoughtful effort run by other folks! I can say for sure that all posts will wind up on @trigun-post-archive eventually (it's currently going back even farther and is currently in 2013--if you want a blast from the past, absolutely scroll for a bit, though mind the excessive stolen art lol--but it had gotten up through a bunch of old bookclub posts before then, and you can search through them), but I'm not sure if @trigunreferencelibrary has any plans for it! It's a lot of work and requires a bit of manpower, so I don't expect anything--but it's definitely fun to scroll through the older posts if you want to poke around!
The tag for bookclub is "trigunbookclub" with no spaces! That will be the place where others will be looking for your posts, so if you want to join in, be sure to use that one :D I've just seen a couple of variations going around and didn't want anyone missing out!
We'll be reading Trigun Deluxe Edition (Trigun Vols. 1 & 2) between the dates of September 10th - October 7th, when the next volume will be released! Check out the #TrigunBookclub tag to follow along, and please tag spoilers from future volumes with #TrigunBookclubSpoilers. For more info, check out this post!
So, uh, this time around I would like to join the @trigunbookclub. I couldn't join last year, and I really wanna try to participate in a fandom event (it would also be my first time doing so).
And I already started with a meme (or tried to make a meme) in preparation for it:
