Anime Review: GunxSword. Volume 1

This anime is pretty interesting. Better yet, it's awesome. The style and pacing is that of a darker and more action oriented Trigun. The story revolves around the adventures of Van, a mysterious swordsman that wields a powerful mech, referred to in this anime as "Armors". He save a town and then is joined by a young girl named Wendy. Both share a common goal, revenge. Van is forever searching for the man with the Iron Claw and Wend is searching for the man who took her brother.

While similar in some traits as Trigun, such as taking place in a Wild West setting on a distant planet in the future, GunxSword delivers its own unique style in the sense that the main protagonist, Van, is more serious and ready to pull the trigger than his counterpart Vash the Stampede. Another is the fact that the overall series thus far while possessing some comedic quirks, a la Van drowning his food in condiments before eating them, GunxSword tends to be more serious and story driven, rather than the living from episode to episode pacing of Trigun.

GunxSword looks promising, a breath of fresh air in the genre of Anime where everthing seems to be too cliche and cookie-cutter.

Final Score: 9 out of 10.

Next review: Law of Ueki Volume 1.