Trigun gets a new novel this winter, written by creator Yasuhiro Nightow and Trigun Stampede writer Takehiko Oxi

Mission confirmed, no detours: Trigun is getting a new novel. The autumn issue of Shueisha’s Jump SQ. RISE magazine announced on Thursday (October 29) that Trigun Manuscript arrives this winter, which in Japan runs from December to February. The book is a collaboration between series creator Yasuhiro Nightow and Takehiko Oxi, the writer behind the original story of Trigun Stampede and Trigun Stargaze.

Set in the world of Orange’s anime, not the manga

The detail that matters: the novel is set in the world of the two recent anime series, not the original manga continuity. That means the Vash, Meryl and Wolfwood redesigned by studio Orange in CG, with the reworked story that premiered in 2023. An exact date, the book’s publisher and the number of volumes have not been announced. There is no word on a release outside Japan either.

Where the anime left off

Trigun Stampede premiered in January 2023 with 12 episodes. The follow-up, Trigun Stargaze, billed as the anime’s “final phase”, premiered on January 10, 2026 on TV Tokyo and takes place two and a half years after the end of Stampede, with Vash fighting the organization run by his twin brother, Millions Knives. Masako Sato directed Stargaze at Orange, Oxi wrote the original story and Kazuyuki Fudeyasu handled the scripts. Yoshitsugu Matsuoka voices Vash in Japanese.

Both seasons stream on Crunchyroll with subtitles and an English dub, alongside the classic 1998 series and the Trigun: Badlands Rumble film.

Thirty years on the road

Nightow’s manga started in 1995 in Tokuma Shoten’s Monthly Shonen Captain and continued as Trigun Maximum in Shōnengahōsha’s Young King Ours from 1997 to 2007. Dark Horse Comics publishes the manga in English. The first anime adaptation, by Madhouse, ran for 26 episodes in 1998, and the Badlands Rumble film opened in April 2010. A novel co-written by the creator himself, set in the newest version of that world, is new ground for the franchise.

Sources: Jump SQ. RISE magazine (Shueisha), the anime’s official website and Anime News Network.