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TRIGUN S1E5 — Hard Puncher
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TRIGUN•Season 1•Episode 5

Hard Puncher

7.9/10 · 484 votesApr 30, 199824 min

Ranked #9 of 26 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

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With an entire town after the bounty on his head, Vash must contend with the dangerously destructive Nebraska Brothers - while saving the very same villagers who are bent on bringing him in!

Directed byYoshimitsu Ohashi
Written byYosuke Kuroda
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Cast4

Masaya Onosaka

Masaya Onosaka

Vash the Stampede (voice)

Hiromi Tsuru

Hiromi Tsuru

Meryl Stryfe (voice)

Satsuki Yukino

Satsuki Yukino

Milly Thompson (voice)

Show Hayami

Show Hayami

Nicholas D. Wolfwood (voice)

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Yoshimitsu Ohashi

Yoshimitsu Ohashi

Director

Yosuke Kuroda

Yosuke Kuroda

Writer

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Toshiyuki Kanno

Key Animation

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Yuki Iwai

Key Animation

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Shiro Kudaka

Animation Director

Yoshimitsu Ohashi

Yoshimitsu Ohashi

Storyboard Artist

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Koichi Usami

Key Animation

T

Toshiyuki Fujisawa

Key Animation

K

Kumiko Takahashi

Key Animation

T

Toshiya Washida

Key Animation

K

Kunihiko Sakurai

Key Animation

A

Akiko Nishio

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Hard Puncher" is episode 5 of TRIGUN season 1. It scored 7.9/10 from 484 votes, ranking #9 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Yoshimitsu Ohashi and written by Yosuke Kuroda, it aired on April 30, 1998.

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