'Vinland Saga' Gets Second Anime Season

by Vindstot
Jul 7, 2021 5:10 AM | 103 Comments

The official website of the Vinland Saga anime series announced a second season on Wednesday. The new season commemorates the second anniversary of the television anime's broadcast. The website also revealed an announcement promo and teaser visual (pictured).

Shuuhei Yabuta (Vinland Saga, Inuyashiki) is returning to direct the new season, with Takahiko Abiru (Hunter x Hunter (2011) animation director, Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season animation director) also returning as the character designer.

Vinland Saga adapts Makoto Yukimura's action adventure viking-themed manga, which he originally launched in Weekly Shounen Magazine in April 2005 before switching it to Monthly Afternoon in December that year. Kodansha published the 24th volume on October 23 last year, with the 25th volume scheduled for release on July 21. Vinland Saga has a cumulative 5.5 million copies of its compiled volumes in circulation.

The television anime's first three episodes debuted on NHK General in Summer 2019 and ended with 24 episodes in Fall that year, adapting the first eight volumes. Amazon's Prime Video platform streamed the first episode ahead of the television broadcast and holds exclusive streaming rights for the show worldwide.

Shuuhei Yabuta helmed the anime series at Wit Studio, featuring character designs by Takahiko Abiru. Hiroshi Seko (Mob Psycho 100) handled the series composition and also penned the script with Kenta Ihara (Youjo Senki). Yutaka Yamada (Great Pretender) composed the scores.

Kodansha Manga licensed the manga in English in October 2012 and began publishing it in 2-in-1 omnibus format the following October. The 11th volume, covering volumes 21 and 22, shipped in December 2019. The manga has also been published in multiple foreign languages, including Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, and French.

Vinland Saga won the Grand Prize in the manga division at the 13th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards in 2009 and the 36th Kodansha Manga Award for Best General Manga in 2012.

Announcement

Official site: https://vinlandsaga.jp/
Official Twitter: @V_SAGA_Anime

Source: Press Release

Vinland Saga Season 2 on MAL

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Hopefully, Survive Said the Prophet will do an opening song for this new season.

Apr 11, 2022 2:16 AM by Sun_Chan

Coffeecatspugs said:
Just finished this tonight, what an absolute masterpiece! Can’t wait for S2

Just finished tonight, tears in my eyes, incredible anime.. Not seen something this good in a long time. Wow a masterpiece for sure the ending made it 10/10 for me. Amazing.

Apr 8, 2022 2:57 AM by Sexyjutsu

Just finished this tonight, what an absolute masterpiece! Can’t wait for S2

Sep 28, 2021 4:18 PM by Coffeecatspugs

Finally I can watch a masterpiece again

Sep 27, 2021 11:00 PM by Rx2003

Finally ,its a masterpiece anime

Sep 18, 2021 3:23 PM by Rx2003

Maximum happiness achieved

Jul 18, 2021 7:04 PM by Alufei

I really liked the first season, so I can't wait to see its continuation! :)

Jul 18, 2021 3:21 PM by Adnash

Hyped for this, hopefully Wit Studio is doing it

Jul 16, 2021 9:43 AM by AcbSnakeDemon

Finally! I've waited Soo long for this. Hyped!!!!

Jul 15, 2021 2:11 PM by Mahram_Hussain

Thorfinn looks more and more like he'll kill you if you even look at him in the eye lol... Now that the story has progressed so much, I wonder what he's going to do next considered the cliff-hanger.

Jul 13, 2021 10:29 AM by BlazeMustang

OvergrownRover said:
@166points bruh there wasn’t much women were able to do back then lol this show is being accurate to the time period, also @blitzepidemic the English Dub will come out on August 31st

I'm sorry but last time I checked, no one has ever been able to cut 5 human bodies in half with the swing of a single axe. But then, Thorkell exists. Is that historically accurate? All i'm trying to say, is it would help lift the tone. It's too grimy and focused on "boys who try hard" genre. At least naruto has sakura, albeit a useless character she adds a good perspective/voice in the show.

Jul 12, 2021 5:58 PM by 166points

@166points bruh there wasn’t much women were able to do back then lol this show is being accurate to the time period, also @blitzepidemic the English Dub will come out on August 31st

Jul 12, 2021 5:24 PM by OvergrownRover

I haven't read the manga yet, but I hope there can finally be girls in the show. Don't get me wrong, I like fights, and edgy boys who try hard, but the first season was too much of a boys club.

Jul 12, 2021 4:24 PM by 166points

So when is the English dub coming out?

Jul 12, 2021 1:01 AM by blitzepidemic

i'll the first one who will watch em..

Jul 9, 2021 8:08 AM by oneman30

Nice, time to watch the first season to be ready once it drops.

Jul 9, 2021 2:01 AM by Gator

Oh nice, hopefully this would be better than the already good 1st season :)

Jul 8, 2021 5:51 PM by Rinrinka

Finally, Farmland Saga is getting an adaptation. The director's return is a really good sign that it might receive a proper adaptation. Hopefully, Wit will be able to work on it but I will keep my expectations low whenincomes to that.

Jul 8, 2021 11:47 AM by MonkeyDHunter

I have been waiting thank god

Jul 8, 2021 7:56 AM by beeabody

wildhood said:
Nice. Hopefully it's 2 cours again.

Despite this arc being way slower, it was pretty good, and they really should give it 2 cour, so as to finish it, because if left in the middle a lot of people will complain it was boring (which is debatable).
But if it all is adapted, then all the payoff is immediately more clear.

Jul 8, 2021 6:10 AM by Playcool

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