I wish I liked this volume, because it's got some of the better art in the series and Wolfwood is in it, and his relationship with Vash is rather cute. There's also just a lot of panels made to admire Vash's body, which is fun. And Knives' introduce is pretty decent. But unfortunately the volume compensates by upping Vash's sexism, which, while typical of 90s shounen, is still just as bad now as it was back then.

I'm still not a general fan of the character designs or ridiculous Very 90s costuming, but I do respect the artistry in the fight scenes and posing. The story also isn't very good. The sense of place and time isn't clear, and a good chunk of the story is "Meanwhile, Legato is up to no good", and the climax was... unfulfilling.

Milly is still my favorite character, but Wolfwood is up there, now. Legato and Vash are fun, and Knives is interesting.

All in all, if you want a classic shonen from the 90s... well I can't say I exactly recommend this, but if you really like "s-CRY-ed", "Cowboy Bebop", "Outlaw Star", "Marchen Awakens Romance", "Flame of Recca", or that kind of thing, this might be for you. If you like "Trigun: Stampede", there will be a number of elements here that you can see I the anime, but a lot was changed. ( )