Story
Returning home to the ship that failed to crash, Vash is followed by Wolfwood who is amazed to see that such a place exists. Vash and Wolfwood are not met with open arms however, as some of the people there are still afraid of Vash due to his past, and everyone is frightened that Wolfwood has accompanied him, since they believe outsiders are nothing more than murderous monsters. However, Knives and Legato will not allow Vash to return to the place that saved his life without a welcome home party consisting of death and destruction. Leonuf the Puppetmaster, Gray the Ninelives, and Hoppered the Gauntlet have all joined him on the ship to cause Vash even more suffering. 

Packaging
The front cover is not as great as previous ones have been, but is still cool nonetheless. Vash is sitting looking to his left holding his gun. This is actually the image base used for the main menu on volume 6. The back cover contains as the main art Vash, Meryl, Wolfwood, and Milly driving in a car with the flying ship in the background. Of course screen captures and soliloquies are part of the back cover as well. 

Extras within the DVD casing are once again a chapter menu and a contest entry form. 

Menu
This has to be my favorite menu yet. It starts as a photo album, then the album opens to reveal a picture of Vash and your selections. A beautiful musical score accompanies this. Once you choose a section, the pages turn until they reach the one you have specified. Very nice. 

English
I wasn't too thrilled with how the English version turned out with these episodes. The problem did not lie with how the voices sounded (for the most part) but rather in the fact that these episodes were supposed to be very meaningful and this message was lost in how the English version was created. I didn't have a problem with any of the voices except for the one chosen to portray Hoppered the Gauntlet. Try to imagine a drunk door-to-door salesman from the 1930s and you will hear the voice for Hoppered the Gauntlet's English VA. It was just horrible, but I guess it is good this character only appears in one episode.  

Japanese
Same perfection, everything great, nothing to complain about, but nothing to praise either.

Extras
Three extras appear on this DVD. They are the same genre of extras that were included with volume 6. The first is "Japanese VHS Covers". Seven great images used for the Japanese VHS release of the Trigun series are shown, some of which are the images we were given for the DVD release here in the States. The following extra is "Villians 2", character designs for the villians from volume 4 to 7. These total 28 images. Lastly are "DVD Credits" which are just as they always have been.

Final Thoughts
Much more of Vash's past is revealed, along with his hidden powers (the ones he used to stop the plant from exploding in volume 2). The series is soon drawing to a close and this volume is crucial in order to finish this great series. I highly recommend picking up a copy. Later minna!

© Eric.