Units in Trigun (+α)

Source Text: The inside of the Trigun anime ('98) DVD sleeve
Links: Photos by @dekopon_ko (Twitter) / Tumblr post

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Units in Trigun (+α)

Source Tweet and replies

ＴＲＩＧＵＮ再上映が嬉しくて、なつかしさについＴＶ版ＤＶＤを掘り返していたら、ＤＶＤの帯の裏にさらっと大事すぎることが色々書いてあったのでご参考にどうぞ！
ただし、あくまで放映当時のアニメ版としての資料だと思います～（牧師の年齢とか） pic.twitter.com/OqpBpxn9u7
— みかん子/原稿中低浮上 (@dekopon_ko) June 27, 2017

I was so happy about the Trigun re-screening that I dug back out the TV version's DVD out of nostalgia... I found lots of important information on there, so feel free to use this as a reference!
However, I think this is just information for the anime version at the time. (like Wolfwood's age)

[2017/06/27]　Back then, his physical enhancements didn't exist yet....
I think the anime adaption was around the time of Trigun (original) – Maximum Vol.1?
[2017/06/27]　I have a feeling it's supposed to be 6-feel instead of 5...?
[2023/05/11]　The height measurements are wrong! Be careful! (Even though it's official material...lol)
[2023/07/16]　It's kinda funny that such important info like height is wrong...
Their heights are on the Puff interview too, and there's someone out there who posted photos so I suggest you look for it!

Disclaimer

UPDATE: At the time of my initial Tumblr post, I could not see most of the replies to the Tweet because of Twitter's layout and the fact that OP's account was private for a while (I only had a screenshot of the main Tweet). I have now seen and translated all of OP's follow-ups to the Tweet.

It's still true that the heights are wrong, but it is up to you to decide how to interpret the "wrongness" of it.

THESE CHARACTER MEASUREMENTS ARE NOT CANON!! It's not showing "how short the characters in Trigun are," it's more like a representation of Nightow's style of making stuff up as he goes.

Prior to this Tumblr post I had mentioned a few times that I remembered seeing "real" conversions for the weird units in Trigun. I ended up finding the Tweet that I got the info from, and the details of it.
There are also some other nice info about money and Nightow’s character- and worldbuilding—or lack of thought about it lol.

These lengths (provided in metric) are almost exactly the same as their real-life imperial counterparts.
The character heights are also completely wrong. Using these units, Vash's height converts to 158cm, when we know that he's canonically 180cm in the '98 anime.

So take all of this with a grain of salt!

Main content

English

Length
1 iich ≈ 2.54cm ≈ 1 in
1 feel ≈ 30.5cm ≈ 1 ft
1 yarz ≈ 91.4cm ≈ 1 yard
1 ile ≈ 1.6km ≈ 1 mile

Money
1 $$ (double dollar) ≈ 100 ¢¢ (cescent)
$$ are worth a bit less than USD.

Character ages
Vash: about 150 years old
Wolfwood: 26 – 28 years old
Meryl: 23 years old
Milly: 21 years old

Character heights
Vash: 5 feel 2 iich
Wolfwood: 5 feel 3 iich
Meryl: 4 feel 5 iich
Milly: 5 feel 2 iich

Character name origins
"Hmm... To be honest, I didn't put much thought into them. It's not like I didn't think over them at all, but I focus on what sounds cool when pronounced, rather than the meaning of the name. I mean, if you turn 'Vash Stampede' into Japanese, it becomes 牛の暴走 (a wild rush of cows)! (lol) That doesn't match his character, does it? Well, maybe it does...?" -Nightow

Population density
Very low, since the ships made emergency landings across a large area of the planet.

Length of 1 Day
About 24 hours, same as Earth.

トライガン豆知識

メインキャラクター編

■ヴァッシュたちの年齢は？
ヴァッシュは約150才位、ウルフウッドは26〜28才、メリルは23才、ミリィは21才です。【内藤】

■ヴァッシュたちの身長
（コレを参考にフィギュアスケールを決めよう）
ヴァッシュは５フィールと２イーチ位、ウルフウッドは５フィールと３イーチ位、メリルはメインキャラでは一番小さい４フィールと５イーチ、ミリィはヴァッシュと同じく５フィールと２イーチといったところでしょうか？【内藤】
※㎝での身長はＤ－２のオビ裏に記載されている、単位を元に割り出してみてくださいね。

■キャラクターたちのネーミングの由来は？
ん〜素直に言っちゃうと、何となくつけたという感じです。全く考えてないというワケでもないけど、名前の意味というよりは語感というか、発音してカッコイイとかそういう雰囲気を重視してます。だって、ヴァッシュ・スタンピードって日本語にすると牛の暴走ですよ（笑）キャラのイメージとは違うでしょ？あ、ハズレてもいないか……な？【内藤】

世界編

■尺の単位
●イーチ（約２.５４㎝）●フィール（約３０.５㎝）
●ヤーズ（約９１.４㎝）●アイル（約１.６㎞）

■お金の単価
●$$（ダブドル）●¢¢（セスセント）セスセントの単価はダブドルの約百分の一の単価になります。
ちなみに、ダブドルは実際の米国ドルとと比べると価値を低く見積もっています。【内藤】

■重さの単位
あ、特に考えてませんでした（笑）【内藤】

■トライガン世界の人口密度はどれくらい？
惑星の広範囲に渡って移民宇宙船が強制着陸したため、人口密度はめっちゃまばらになっています。【内藤】

■トライガン世界の一日は何時間？
トライガン世界の１日は約２４時間位。地球時間の１日と変わりありません。【内藤】

Trigun Tidbits

Main Character Edition

■ How old are Vash and co.?
Vash is approximately 150 years old, Wolfwood is 26 – 28 years old, Meryl is 23 years old, and Milly is 21 years old. -Nightow

■ Vash and co.'s heights
(Determine figurine scales with this!)
Vash is about 5 feel 2 iich, Wolfwood is about 5 feel 3 iich, Meryl is the shortest in the main cast at 4 feel 5 iich, Milly is the same as Vash at 5 feel 2 iich, I suppose? -Nightow
* For their heights in centimeters, refer to the unit conversions in the back of the D-2 sleeve.

■ What do the characters' names come from?
Hmm... To be honest, I didn't put much thought into them. It's not like I didn't think over them at all, but I focus on what sounds cool when pronounced, rather than the meaning of the name. I mean, if you turn "Vash Stampede" into Japanese, it becomes 牛の暴走 (a wild rush of cows)! (lol) That doesn't match his character, does it? Well, maybe it does...? -Nightow

World Edition

■ Units of length
● Iich (approx. 2.54cm) ● Feel (approx. 30.5cm)
● Yarz (approx. 91.4cm) ● Ile (approx. 1.6km)

■ Worth of money
● $$ (Double dollar) ● ¢¢ (Cescent) - One cescent is 1/100th of one double dollar.
By the way, the double dollar is worth a bit less compared to the real US dollar. -Nightow

■ Units of weight
Oh, I didn't really think of any. (lol) -Nightow

■ How much is the population density in the Trigun universe?
Because the ships made emergency landings across a large area of the planet, the population density is very low. -Nightow

■ How long is a day in the Trigun universe?
One day in the Trigun universe is about 24 hours, the same as an Earth day. -Nightow