The novel is based on the TRIGUN STAMPEDE and TRIGUN STARGAZE anime series.
A novel adaptation of the popular TRIGUN STAMPEDE and TRIGUN STARGAZE anime shows has been announced! Titled “TRIGUN MANUSCRIPT”, the novel is written by Takehiko Oxi and illustrated by Yasuhiro Nightow. It will be published sometime this winter.
TRIGUN MANUSCRIPT
Author: Takehiko Oxi
Illustrator: Yasuhiro Nightow
Publishing date: TBA
What do we know about the “TRIGUN MANUSCRIPT” novel so far?
The upcoming novel will be illustrated by original TRIGUN author Yasuhiro Nightow. TRIGUN STAMPEDE and STARGAZE anime story creator Takehiko Oxi is writing the story. The book is based on the two new anime series.
More details about the book will be revealed in the January 2027 issue of Shueisha’s Jump SQ. RISE magazine, to be released on 4 December, 2026.
What is TRIGUN about?
Yasuhiro Nightow serialised the TRIGUN manga from 1995 to 2007. It received an anime adaptation in 1998. The revamped TRIGUN STAMPEDE anime was released in 2023. A sequel titled TRIGUN STARGAZE was released in 2026. Both shows currently stream on Crunchyroll.
Crunchyroll described TRIGUN STAMPEDE as:
Vash the Stampede’s a joyful gunslinging pacifist, so why does he have a $$6 million bounty on his head? That’s what’s puzzling rookie reporter Meryl Stryfe and her jaded veteran partner when looking into the vigilante only to find someone who hates blood. But their investigation turns out to uncover something heinous—his evil twin brother, Millions Knives.
Crunchyroll describes TRIGUN STARGAZE as:
It’s been two and a half years since the Lost JuLai tragedy laid waste to an entire city and engulfed the whole planet in chaos. Meryl continues her search for Vash with her new younger sidekick, Milly, and runs into Wolfwood along the way. Meanwhile, Vash has taken the new name Eriks and is living in hiding in a backwater town. When he receives an abrupt visit and SOS from the third ship they call home, he acts swiftly in order to protect those dear to him. However, as soon as the planet receives good news from the far reaches of outer space, the one-winged angel returns to wreak havoc and despair. Fates collide to forge a final conclusion for the panicked planet.