My first exposure to TRIGUN didn't really impress me that much. (For previous reviews check out Volume 1, Volume 2 or Volume 3, and for a feature article go here.) I have only seen the first three volumes and, even though I really liked the very first episode of the series and the other episodes on that first disk as well, the other two volumes just didn't do anything for me. What I felt was lacking in the second two disks was a sense of direction. It's fine for a series to be episodic in nature, but unless it has some overall plot direction the show starts to get monotonous and uninteresting, to me at least. But now having seen volume six, I can safely say that the interest I once had for this series has been restored.

In the first episode of this volume, "Rem Saverem," we see a little bit of Vash's past and how the planet came to be populated with humans. We also learn who Rem is and how she played a large role in developing Vash's love for life and peace, and how the rivalry between Vash and Knives came about. We also learn why Vash has a hair cut like Guile from STREET FIGHTER. To me this is one of the better TRIGUN episodes I have seen because it has some good character development and provides insight into the character of Vash.

In the second episode, "Goodbye For Now," Wolfwood goes searching for Vash and finds him in a small town going by the name Eric and trying to live a life of peace and quiet with a tomboy named Lina and her grandmother. But Vash can't escape who he is as Lina is kidnapped by some local bandits, causing Vash to once again pick up his gun and go back into action.

And in the final episode of this volume, Vash, who has now recommitted himself to stopping Knives, heads with Wolfwood to the town of New Oregon where Vash has to put a stop to the quarreling of two local families. And since the legendary gunman Vash has surfaced once again to cause damage to the world, Meryll and Millie have been put back onto the job of keeping him out of trouble.

This volume takes place right in the middle of the major story arc of the series that concerns the rivalry between Vash and Knives. And even though I have not seen the previous two volumes that started this plotline, I was still able to enjoy the episodes and I was able to get some sense of what was going on by the occasional flashback to previous episodes. As I mentioned before, one reason I stopped watching TRIGUN was that I felt it didn't have good enough direction. However, now that it has developed an overlying story arc, and what looks to be a real good one at that, I probably will go back and get the volumes that I had missed.

As far as animation quality, musical score and other technical features, there isn't much that hasn't already been addressed in previous reviews. But one thing I did notice was that the dubbing seemed a little better than the previous volumes, especially when it came to extras and secondary characters.

The quality of the DVD itself was outstanding I thought. Granted, my exposure to DVDs in general has so far been very limited, especially when it comes to anime on DVDs. I am one of those people who still cling defiantly toVHS, but the quality of this DVD was good enough to almost make me almost want to start buying more DVDs. The picture and sound quality were good even on my DVD player, which isn't really a DVD player in the traditional sense but a DVD-ROM on my computer that can barely run CD-ROMs. (But I guess it does help to play Pioneer DVDs on a Pioneer DVD player, which is the brand of DVD-ROM that I have. Also, one of the great things about DVDs is that you don't have to rewind.)

As for extra features, this volume only offers two things: a gallery of the character and mechanical designs for the "Rem Saverem" episode, and a gallery of the Japanese DVD covers which were all done by TRIGUN's creator Yasuhiro Nightow.

Recommendation-wise, there isn't much I can give to you. If you have seen the previous volumes and liked them, then most likely you will pick this one up. If you have never seen TRIGUN before, then this is not the best volume for you to view first. But, if you are like me and gave up on TRIGUN before getting to this volume, then I can't encourage you enough to start watching TRIGUN again.