Ash Ketchum
"Gun Blaze West" was generally panned. Specifically, the hook was panned for being uninteresting, with multiple reviewers saying if they had been reading it weekly in "Weekly Shōnen Jump", they probably would not have read beyond the first chapters. Later parts of the story were panned for being the typical "shōnen" plot. One reviewer even said the manga feels like "Ash Ketchum get your gun". In contrast to that, the final fight was generally praised for being an intense, over the top fight, perfect for the premature ending.