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| Like others I'm pretty disappointed with the animation especially since this ep had a lot of action. Hopefully they're saving that budget for Thorfinn vs Thorkell round 2 and the grand finale which they better not screw up. |
| Nice episode, Torgrim really passed out lmao. Thorfinn really comes off as overpowered at times, he must've ran over and killed a dozen guys while in his horse. Either way, excited for Thorkell vs Thorfinn again. |
| this always gets me hype up on Sundays!! |
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| Good episode. I have to say, forget about the people being killed left and right, I feel more sorry for the horses, especially the one that got punched by Thorkell. Thorfinn vs Thorkell is something I'm looking forward to. |
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| The episode was good because the source material is great, but the art and animation has deteriorated a lot, it was pretty bad in half this episode. |
| I loved the ep but after seeing a lot of people saying the manga was better I checked and indeed the anime didn't really do justice to the manga's art. That said I still think the story is very well told and I will stick to the anime. Very hyped for the next ep, that extra week is gonna be the death of me. |
| Ha ha ha. It's like a competition between shounen mangas. In that other 2 cours we had a guy punching a lion (average weight 200 kg) and here we got a horse (average weight 500 kg). They can't write a shounen story without magical super-power :) |
| Best fucking episode and the best is yet to come! ...but gotta wait 2 weeks now... |
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| this episode was really interesting. i was worried about Askeladden........ Next episode Thorfinn Vs Thorkell can't wait ^_^ :D |
“You can always die. It's living that takes real courage." - Himura Kenshin” . |
| Ughhhhhhhh that cliffhanger again!! Damn shit is getting crazy. I'm so excited for Thorfinn and Thorkell's duel. I also hope Askeladd doesn't die in the meantime.. or afterwards lol but I guess his death flags have been up for quite some time. |
| damn that animation quality drop is no good but at least we got this lol dialogue  |
| I hope Thorkell is gonna beat him, although I don't think that would happen Thorfinn is the mc so he can't really lose |
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welcum2savage said: i have the volumes in my language and it's almost the same as this translation.the official kodansha translation released in the US is how I quoted it, thats a fansub. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-mpxyjW4AABbnl.jpg |
Florent3571 said: I loved the ep but after seeing a lot of people saying the manga was better I checked and indeed the anime didn't really do justice to the manga's art. That said I still think the story is very well told and I will stick to the anime. Very hyped for the next ep, that extra week is gonna be the death of me. extra week? Will there be no episode next week? |
| Please don't die Askeladd |
| If you read Eleceed you're automatically my friend. |
| Now guys, don't think I don't think this episode is not good. It's great, I was just disappointed with some sequences that could have been more highlighted through animation. Like the Thorkell trauma scene, that's probably my biggest problem. That and the battle between Askeladd's men and Thorkell's men, it felt a little lackluster. I loved everything else tbh. Askeladd's fight wasn't Imai level, but I still loved it. I just wish for episode 4/14 quality next episode. ziad1419 said: Elucid said: Look, I’ll admit. The animation was disappointing, I might lower my score if they mess up future important moments. Well, not all of it was, but we are reaching the peak of the show here. Come on WIT. It does feel like a side project now, I can forgive WIT here, but that’s the last forgiveness I’ll give. You guys forget how this adaption is good ?? Vinlan saga was should be with staff berserk 2016 to be know what mean wit studio It's a competant adaptation, yes. Unlike its Seinen brothers. Unfortunately projects like this don't get the best of budgets. |
ElucidNov 3, 2019 1:47 PM
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| I love this episode. Even as a manga reader, I was trilled and interested. Also loved the background song when Askeladd was surrounded. It was the same from that moment when Thorfinn was about to fight Thorkell. |
| Masterpiece episode !! Dunno why people are whining over the animation and some other stuff, As a non-manga reader the episode was intense so much. And WiT is doing very well with this anime, probably better than 90% of the action-packed animes in 2019. People just love to whine over everything and anything, even animes like AoT, KnY etc .. had faced similar kind of "stupid" criticism of adaptation. On the other hand, I loved everything in this episode,The OSTs, the thriller and tension, Thorfinn's entrance to the battlefield. I'm so excited for the upcoming episode ! |
XelecusNov 3, 2019 1:58 PM
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| Oh btw guys. Next episode contains my favourite moment in the entire show, including my favourite anime quote of all time. I'm sure manga readers would know what I'm referring to. If they fuck this next episode up, my score is decreasing to an 8. |
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| A really strong episode with a hype cliffhanger. Next episode can’t come soon enough! |
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| Decent episode with a mix of bad and good animation. And I think the Animation and art is the weakest points of this show so far. maybe the staff couldn't keep up with makoto yukimura's art? Idk |
| Go read 'Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece' If you like webnovel with historical, military and kingdom building genre. |
| The amount of complaints in this thread does not add up with the amount of 5/5's at all... Anyway fantastic ep |
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ziad1419 said: Elucid said: Oh btw guys. Next episode contains my favourite moment in the entire show, including my favourite anime quote of all time. I'm sure manga readers would know what I'm referring to. If they fuck this next episode up, my score is decreasing to an 8. Brother You just should drop anime Don't like this adaptation ?? If drop it and And do not cause inconvenience to watchers anime Brother you’ve got the wrong idea, I’m loving this anime. Check my profile, I’ve given it a 10. The anime reaches the very peak next episode, I only want the best. |
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| If it wasn't for the censorship, this show would have famed more than GOT. |
When someone asks me why I like anime, I'd say Just Because. |
Lelouch0202 said: Fantastic episode. To be honest, I don't know what people are complaining about. The animation and art were still pretty nice. Interesting scene with Askeladd's backstory and his Mom's what I presume is her dying wish. Bjorn's loyalty is nice to see and Thorfinn the absolute madman just charging into the battle yelling at Thorkell to let Askeladd go because he'll be the one to kill him. Torgrim got absolutely wrecked by Thorkell as expected, it was still good to see. The part where Thorkell just punched that horse almost gave me chills, like holy shit! Excited for Thorfinn vs Thorkell next episode. Yep, this episode was really great. WIT really does a great job when it comes to the scenery and backgroung art too. |
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| For me, Vinland Saga just keeps getting better. Interesting plot and some interesting characters. |
Alca said: OMG! I wish I could travel 1 week into the future just to watch the next episode! This fight is going to be so amazing! CANT WAIT ANY LONGER! I don't wanna be that guy , but you have to travel 2 weeks mate. |
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| Amazing episode , I know the animation sucked at some parts , but people are exgarrating lol |
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| What an absolute god like episode. With that cliff hanger you know it's just going to be even better next episode. Thorkell is an absolute monster. Askeladd fighting his men was awesome as well, I can't wait to see where his character goes from here. 5/5 as always. |
| hype ass episode leading into even more hype bummer about the animation with how action focus this episode was i mean the cut of Thorkell cutting through dudes last week looked really good so was expecting even more ,hopefully the duel will look great. |
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| I still can't believe Thorkell punched a horse to consciousness, that's one of the baddest moments I've ever seen this season, along with the spear attack of last week :O The guy can't stop to amaze. Thorfinn versus Thorkell, shit, made this episode seemed like it was Ten minutes, the way I was enjoying it. |
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb --- Dr Strangelove  |
najumobi said: Elucid said: Brother you’ve got the wrong idea, I’m loving this anime. Check my profile, I’ve given it a 10. The anime reaches the very peak next episode, I only want the best. Yeah I know what you mean. Maybe standards are different depending on whether you're a manga or anime-only viewer? I guess manga readers are a little disappointed because we know how well the panels for these scenes stood out, especially the torgrim/thorkell intimidation scene, which I was looking forward to seeing. I doubt the coming duel will be animated differently than the fight in episode 9, since from SnK to episode 9 they've nailed really important scenes. Yeah, it's probably standards. The manga is definitely better, but that doesn't mean that this episode isn't great. If you take the manga comparison out of the equation, this wouldn't be disappointing. Just a few animation hiccups and that's all. Nevertheless, a tense and enjoyable episode with some great art and characterisation. Brilliant writing. |
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| I just see manga readers complain it about the episode, I'm not a manga reader so... for me was a great episode |
| I keep moving forward |
| > Looks like the plan backfired on Torgrim's side. Askeladd will have that last laugh after all. > It's been a while since I've last seen Bjorn's berserk mode. Cool. > Thorkell vs Thorfinn. The long-awaited rematch is about to come. Cannot wait. One more thing: Thorfinn, I hope you will control your emotions this time. Anyways, what a great episode. Looking forward to the next one. |
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