It has been announced that the final chapter of "TRIGUN STARGAZE," a new anime adaptation of Yasuhiro Nightow's manga "Trigun," will air on TV Tokyo from 11:00 PM on January 10, 2026. The final chapter is set two and a half years after the Lost July disaster, which engulfed the entire world and brought an entire city to ruin. It depicts the final battle between Vash the Stampede, a gunslinger who has sworn not to kill, and his brother, Millions Knives, who plots to wipe out humanity.
The theme song artists have been announced, and it has been revealed that singer and talent ano, also known as "Ano-chan," will be in charge of the opening theme (OP) "Picaresque Hero," and the band FOMARE will be in charge of the ending theme (ED) "Stardust."
It has been announced that Taketora, Cho, and Shinichiro Miki will be joining the cast to play new characters in the final chapter. Taketora will play Hoppered the Gauntlet, who fights with a giant bullet-shaped weapon, Cho will play Leonov the Puppet Master, an assassin sent by Knives who controls dozens of puppets to attack, and Miki will play Midvalley the Hornfreak, who attacks using the vibrations emitted from a baritone saxophone.
An advance screening of episodes 1 to 3 will be held at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo) on January 10, 2026. Before the screening, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, who plays Vash the Stampede, Sakura Ando, who plays Meryl Stryfe, Yoshimasa Hosoya , who plays Nicholas D. Wolfwood, and Chinatsu Ayamori, who plays Milly Thompson, will appear on stage to greet the audience.
ano commented, "I have completed the song "Picaresque Hero." I am very honored to have been entrusted with the opening theme song for Trigun. I created a song that weaves together my own feelings about the destiny, philosophy, and sins of each character, as well as the work itself. I created this song together with DAIDAI and the world of Trigun, and it is a cool song that breathes new color into ano's previous songs, so please look forward to it!"
FOMARE said, "I'm Amada Shinsuke, the vocalist and bassist of FOMARE, and I've written the ending theme for the anime "TRIGUN STARGAZE." When I was asked to write the song, I decided to title it "Stardust," with space as the theme. The theme is "encounters," "partings," and "friendship" in the vast and still-despite-being-said-to-be-endless universe, and I think I've been able to incorporate the intensity and sadness I felt from the original work into an emotional, fast-paced sound that is uniquely FOMARE, and complete it as a precious song. When the song and the anime overlap, I think you'll hear an even more moving worldview! I can't wait for it to air."
"Trigun" is a gun action manga by Naito, who is also known for "Blood Blockade Battlefront," and depicts the pacifist bounty hunter Vash the Stampede, a legendary gunfighter, as he confronts a strange fate in a harsh world. The TV anime series aired in 1998, and the theatrical anime "Trigun the Movie: Badlands Rumble" was released in 2010.
The new anime "TRIGUN STAMPEDE" was broadcast on TV Tokyo and other stations from January to March 2023. "TRIGUN STARGAZE" will be directed by Masako Sato, with character design by Kiyotaka Oshiyama , who participated in the previous work "TRIGUN STAMPEDE" as a special effects designer and is also known as the director of the animated film " Lookback ." Following the previous work, it will be produced by Orange.
