Vinland Saga

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Japanese: ヴィンランド・サガ


Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 24
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 8, 2019 to Dec 30, 2019
Premiered: Summer 2019
Broadcast: Mondays at 00:10 (JST)
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Studios: Wit Studio
Source: Manga
Genres: ActionAction, AdventureAdventure, DramaDrama
Themes: GoreGore, HistoricalHistorical
Demographic: SeinenSeinen
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Statistics

Score: 8.761 (scored by 933873933,873 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #442
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #72
Members: 1,616,371
Favorites: 50,752

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Synopsis

Young Thorfinn grew up listening to the stories of old sailors that had traveled the ocean and reached the place of legend, Vinland. It's said to be warm and fertile, a place where there would be no need for fighting—not at all like the frozen village in Iceland where he was born, and certainly not like his current life as a mercenary. War is his home now. Though his father once told him, "You have no enemies, nobody does. There is nobody who it's okay to hurt," as he grew, Thorfinn knew that nothing was further from the truth.

The war between England and the Danes grows worse with each passing year. Death has become commonplace, and the viking mercenaries are loving every moment of it. Allying with either side will cause a massive swing in the balance of power, and the vikings are happy to make names for themselves and take any spoils they earn along the way. Among the chaos, Thorfinn must take his revenge and kill Askeladd, the man who murdered his father. The only paradise for the vikings, it seems, is the era of war and death that rages on.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Thorfinn

Main
Uemura, Yuuto
Japanese

Askeladd

Main
Uchida, Naoya
Japanese

Canute

Main
Ono, Kensho
Japanese

Thorkell

Supporting
Ootsuka, Akio
Japanese

Thors

Supporting
Matsuda, Kenichirou
Japanese

Björn

Supporting
Yasumoto, Hiroki
Japanese

Ylva

Supporting
Nabatame, Hitomi
Japanese

Willibald

Supporting
Hino, Satoshi
Japanese

Erikson, Leif

Supporting
Ueda, Youji
Japanese

Ear

Supporting
Furukawa, Makoto
Japanese

Staff

Hasegawa, Hiroya
Producer, Production Assistant
Yabuta, Shuuhei
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard


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1: "MUKANJYO" by Survive Said The Prophet (eps 1-12)
2: "Dark Crow" by MAN WITH A MISSION (eps 13-24)
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Ending Theme

1: "Torches" by Aimer (eps 1-12)
2: "Drown" by milet (eps 13-24)

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Reviews

Oct 4, 2024
“Everyone is a slave to something.” The interwoven history told throughout is perfectly captured by the tragic themes of war, hatred, revenge, and freedom that are likewise prevalent today. Carefully crafted scenes do not conceal the devastation that people can cause but make certain that these events emphasize the lessons we must learn. Vinland Saga seeks to tell the story of people. We struggle to find meaning in a world that sometimes seems out of our control. Nevertheless, our life in this world is shaped by our decisions and is more often than not the byproduct of how we react to the world around us.
Dec 7, 2024
Mixed Feelings
I think this anime is mostly fine if you are forgiving. It starts off with a very promising story, one that seems of vengeance, but then it turns out to be very different.

I have a few problems with that spoil the fun though, they are:
1. Thorfinn is a weak protagonist and a badly written one
2. Young blonde guy (not Thorfinn) has changes personality too abruptly and it's an unreasonable part of the story, it's almost as if the guy becomes someone else
3. Everyone's swearing loyalty to the new would-be king out of the blue is also nonsense
4. The attitutes Askellad takes in the very last ...
Dec 25, 2024
Season 1 is alright while watching Askeladd, who acts more like the protagonist than anyone else. The actual protagonist, Thorfinn, has a problem of being really annoying. He's an irate broody idiot in season 1, and he becomes even worse in season 2 when he becomes a fanatical pacifist. The show has an overarching philosophy that can be summed up as "war is bad, so just refuse to fight". This is not a stable Schelling point for any major society, and the fact that the show keeps trying to push this nonsense really puts me off. Letting your enemy beat the crap out of you, ...

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