Vinland Saga (2019)

Original title

ヴィンランド・サガ

Genre

adventure anime and manga, drama anime and manga, action anime and manga, historical anime and manga, drama anime

Country

Japan

Length

2 seasons, 48 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

8.5 of 10 from 969 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Viking named Thorfinn joins a band of mercenaries after his father is killed. The first season follows his quest for revenge amidst war and politics in Denmark, while the second season shows him working as a slave on a farm and reflecting on his past.

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What happens

Vinland Saga (Japanese: ヴィンランド・サガ, Hepburn: Vinrando Saga) is a Japanese anime television series based on Makoto Yukimura's manga series Vinland Saga. The first season of the series was produced by Wit Studio and aired in 2019; the second season was produced by MAPPA and aired in 2023. The story follows the life of Thorfinn, who becomes involved with Vikings and war following his father's death at the hands of Askeladd. The first season follows the Jomsvikings and Vikings mercenaries in a conflict to find a new king for the Danes, while the second season focuses on a group of slaves living on a farm. Despite the two seasons being produced by different studios, director Shūhei Yabuta and writer Hiroshi Seko worked together on both. They aimed to bring more original content to the adaptation in order to further develop the characters, like Thorfinn's transformation into a Viking, the nightmares that haunt him, and Einar's life before becoming a slave. The series was streamed by Amazon Prime and Netflix for a worldwide release. The first season of the anime has received critical acclaim for its animation, direction, writing, cinematography, action sequences, voice acting, and themes; particularly the handling of the Vikings' violence. The second season received similar responses for its themes of slavery, pacifism, and Thorfinn's psychological state. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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