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Vash the Stampede returns in the final season of the new Trigun anime
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The "final phase" of 2023's Trigun Stampede anime, Trigun Stargaze, is set to arrive in 2026, and takes place two and a half years after the Lost JuLai tragedy. A new trailer and key visuals were presented at New York Comic Con 2025, and the series promises to be a worthy successor to Stampede and a great addition to the Trigun franchise.
Here is Crunchyroll's synopsis for Trigun Stargaze:
It’s been two and a half years since the Lost JuLai tragedy, which laid waste to an entire city and engulfed the whole planet in chaos. Meryl, now a senior journalist, continues her search for Vash with her new younger sidekick, Milly, and runs into Wolfwood along the way. As plant robberies begin taking place once again, they sense Millions Knives’s organization conspiring behind the scenes. Meanwhile, Vash has taken the new name Eriks and is living in hiding in a backwater town when he gets an abrupt visit from Jessica, a young girl with an SOS from the third ship they call home. He thus decides to put an end to a long-standing feud in order to protect those dear to him. Just as the pieces of the story begin falling back together again, the planet receives a message from the far reaches of outer space: “We are a fleet of colony ships from Earth... Those who wish may accompany us to a new frontier.” The entire population rejoices at this news. However, as if to mock their celebration, the one-winged angel returns to wreak havoc and despair. Fates collide to forge a final conclusion for the panicked planet.
Studio Orange will continue to oversee the animation production, maintaining the distinct CG visual style the series has established. Despite anime fans generally disliking CG-stylized anime, with examples like Berserk often being used, Trigun Stampede and the new Demon Slayer film have been a shining example of how to do it correctly.
While Trigun Stampede adapts Yasuhiro Nightow’s 1995 space Western manga, Orange’s 2023 3D anime is more a “spiritual successor” than a direct remake or sequel, set in its own continuity apart from the manga and 1998 anime. It appears the upcoming season will reinterpret major events and characters from Trigun Maximum — Nightow’s manga continuation — along with scenes that followed episode 17 of the original anime.
Trigun Stargaze is directed by Masako Sato (Haikyu!! To The Top), with series composition by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime), scripts based on Takehiko Oki’s concepts, and concept art and character designs by Kouji Tajima (GANTZ:0 character artist).
Trigun Stargaze will be released internationally on Crunchyroll in January 2026.
