2022. Takei stated that while in the original manga and the previous anime adaptations the story is always centered around Vash, in Trigun Stampede they "really want to focus on the depth of Vash", so they decided to focus on his origin, memories, and the time he spent with Rem and Knives. The soundtrack was composed by Tatsuya Kato. Regarding the music, Takei expressed that while developing the series, he considered the choice to use new music, different from Tsuneo Imahori's 1998 series soundtrack. As they were developing the script and concept art, Takei felt that Imahori's soundtrack would not "suit the world we're building." Release Animated by Orange, the series was announced in June 2022. It is directed by Kenji Mutō, with Tatsurō Inamoto, Shin Okashima, and Yoshihisa Ueda writing the screenplay, Kōji Tajima serving as concept designer and credited with the character concept, and Nao Ootsu serving as chief designer. Kōdai Watanabe, Tetsurō Moronuki, Takahiko Abiru, Akiko Satō, Soji Ninomiya, and Yumihiko Amano are designing the characters, and Tatsuya Kato is composing the music. The series premiered on January 7, 2023, on TV Tokyo and other networks. The opening theme song is "Tombi" by Kvi Baba, while the ending theme song is by singer Salyu and composer Haruka Nakamura. Crunchyroll has licensed the series for a global release, excluding Asia, but including the Philippines, Singapore, India, Pakistan, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. Medialink also licensed the series in Southeast Asia and streamed on Ani-One Asia YouTube channel, Amazon Prime Video and Bilibili. The English dub premiered on January 21, 2023, and features Johnny Yong Bosch reprising his role as Vash. References External links 2023 anime television series debuts Crunchyroll anime Japanese computer-animated television series Medialink Orange (animation studio) Space Western anime and manga Toho Animation Trigun TV Tokyo original programming