The legendary 31-year-old Space Western officially returns with a new release

While the Western genre is getting a bit of a comeback on the screen with the likes of Taylor Sheridan putting a modern twist on the genre, the same cannot be said for space westerns. Plenty of sci-fi titles still share loose, pulpy roots with classic Westerns, but few evoke the same vibes as something like Firefly, Outsideor the classic anime Cowboy Bebop. This year, however, saw The Mandalorian and the Grogu premiere in theaters and continue John Favreauand Star wars a standalone cinematic adventure spin-off series following the titular bounty hunter on a new mission. The storied Western anime is also set to return to the genre in a new form.

According to Anime News Network, Shueisha’s Jump SQ. RISE magazine declared no return Trigun in Thursday’s autumn issue, with a new novel written by the legendary manga creator Yasuhiro night in collaboration with Trigun Stampede a writer Take Oxi. On the title The Trigun Manuscriptit is slated to take place in the same world and continuity Stamping and the latest television anime, Try Stargazewhich first appeared in January. Stargaze referred to as the “last stage” of Stampingexcluding the retelling of the story told in the original material and the Studio Madhouse series. While specifically tied to the 2023 anime, Nightow also provides new art on both the cover and interior of the new release.

As far as the translation goes, it is described as “the long-awaited novel,” suggesting that it will be a retelling of events Stamping and Stargaze. Shueisha has not yet announced a release date general window this winter. More details are expected to be announced at a later date. However, there are expected to be some changes to the events of Vash the Stampede now that the anime has wrapped up.