Vinland Saga
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| Finally, let's see if this lives up for my huge expectations after reading the masterpiece manga. So far so good. I don't mind the CG animation during fights since that's not the most important part of the story anyway. I didn't really like the song choice for the OP but that's not very impactful overall. Great first episode and I wonder if this will get an English DUB soon. This is one of those anime I'd prefer to watch dubbed. |
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| So the Saga begins. I see all these people posting on the internet about all the violence and bloodshed and how great it is, little do they know..... I see they skipped the In media res opening of the manga (which I think is good idea) Originally Vinland was published in a shounen magazine but switched over to another magazine I think maybe 4 or 5 chapters in and its really obvious. Definitely a good decision. OP is kinda meh but the ED is pretty good. I think it fits the series well. |
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| THAT OPENING IS STRAIGHT FUCKING FIRE, LITERALLY WHAT BERSERK SHOULD'VE BEEN WIT WHAT TH EFUCK PLEASE ANIMATE BERSERK |
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| WOW! Characters are really nice ,animation also Let's go with second ep ;) |
wxjpjgsvne said: WIT LITERALLY SAVED THE YEAR. God, what a first episode. how can you do shingeki season 3 part 2 with literally episodes on top of best episodes of all time on imdb BACK TO BACK WITH THIS SHIT? WIT IS BASED, BASED CARRYING THE DEGENERATE ANIME INDUSTRY ON THEIR BACK |
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| Sooooo.....they skipped the first chapters......awkward |
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Mattinator95 said: yes they did, the anime skipped the first 2 chapter, and chose to adapt the flashback first (chapter 3 - 16)I looked at the first few pages of the manga and looks like they are rearranging scenes ??? |
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| Ohhh that was interesting! I'm worried for the family though. We all know Dad is good as dead... But I'm pretty sure sister and mother have a pretty awful fate ahead of them. |
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| The animation is infinitely better than most of the shows this season... Wow, what a great start. |
| The CG at the start kinda scared me but after that everything else was great. OP was pretty intense and had some really nice animation. The ED was really nice, Aimer has such a nice voice. Definitely pulled me in with the first episode, time to binge the rest. |
 I'm not lazy... I'm just very unproductive. |
elementex said: waifus are for autistic peoplestand said: ^Most likely place for that trash is up your own ass. I really enjoyed this. Best 1st episode of the season that i've seen. Though expectations will be tempered because I know how quickly anime can take a bad turn. Looks great now too but I also expect that to dip as well. Excited for Askeladd and teen Thorfinn. No thanks, I am not into that Sarazanmai type of stuff. But if you are, hey you do you. |
nanashi796Jul 9, 2019 2:06 AM
| To any of you manga readers out there, I know that this episode covered what was chapter 3/4 (I think) of the manga... was it a wise move? Or should they have adapted how it was in the manga, showing the present and not the past? I only skimmed through chap. 1 so I'm wondering how someone who's properly read it feels about how they went about adapting it. I think throwing us into a first episode with Thorfinn grown up might've been a cool enterance to the series, with the backstory coming later. Basically did the anime fuck up here or is this new structure good? Actually I should probably just shut up and watch episodes 2 and 3. |
Mesacboy said: To any of you manga readers out there, I know that this episode covered what was chapter 3/4 (I think) of the manga... was it a wise move? Or should they have adapted how it was in the manga, showing the present and not the past? I only skimmed through chap. 1 so I'm wondering how someone who's properly read it feels about how they went about adapting it. I think throwing us into a first episode with Thorfinn grown up might've been a cool enterance to the series, with the backstory coming later. Basically did the anime fuck up here or is this new structure good? Actually I should probably just shut up and watch episodes 2 and 3. This episode covered chapters 3 and 4. As whether what's better, I can't really tell. I think both approaches are good. |
| great start. Loving the setting and the animation. Also why are people saying that the CGI was bad, it looks great. |
Niello said: If he did that he would've incited a fight with Halfdan, which will most likely result in deaths. That's stupid. That runaway slave is still Halfdan's property. If they catch that Thor euthanised him that would've caused a huge problem. And how would they prove it? You just have to say he died in his sleep due to hypothermia or do you think they'd perform an autopsy in the 9th century? |
youthful said: Good and watchable so far. I'm loving Thors and little Thorfinn. Not so fond of the cgi. Opening and ending are easily skippable for me; especially the opening sequence 'cause of the song. If there is a metal song I can't skip that is Virgin Soul's "Let It End". CGI was fine in my view, better than the majority of shows these days. |
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Mucosa said: Sooooo.....they skipped the first chapters......awkward Don't think so. There is footage from the first few chapters in one (or many?) of the promotional videos they have released. They just rearranged stuff. We'll likely get that content in episode 5. It's not content that can be skipped. |
| Awesome,the action kinda reminds me of aot and beserk but in its own unique way |
"those who aren't able to find a more miserable person than themselves turn to the internet and call others losers,even though they've never met"- Satou from nhk |
| A solid start with good fights. Let's see where that goes Thors should've either mercy killed the slave or gave him away. It was very easy to see that the guy hadn't had much time left. He would probably be dead by the time they brought him back to torture him anyway. Wasting livestock like that probably isn't a good idea in the harsh environment that is Iceland. |
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Orhunaa said: A solid start with good fights. Let's see where that goes Thors should've either mercy killed the slave or gave him away. It was very easy to see that the guy hadn't had much time left. He would probably be dead by the time they brought him back to torture him anyway. Wasting livestock like that probably isn't a good idea in the harsh environment that is Iceland. It's certainly illogical, however, I think the purpose is to show and more clearly define Thors' character. As for the episode, It was a strong showing. We'll just have to see if they can keep up the momentum. |
Wicker_Senpai93 said: Orhunaa said: A solid start with good fights. Let's see where that goes Thors should've either mercy killed the slave or gave him away. It was very easy to see that the guy hadn't had much time left. He would probably be dead by the time they brought him back to torture him anyway. Wasting livestock like that probably isn't a good idea in the harsh environment that is Iceland. It's certainly illogical, however, I think the purpose is to show and more clearly define Thors' character. As for the episode, It was a strong showing. We'll just have to see if they can keep up the momentum. Yeah, yeah I agree. I think the point was to accentuate the change of heart of Thors and the abandonment of his old ways and I think it works as intended albeit a tad on the nose. |
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| An interesting anime. The transition between the years wasn't bad. Curious if that blond haired character at the end was the son...it probably is. The OP was good but not my taste. Can't wait to see what happens in this anime. |
Orhunaa said: Wicker_Senpai93 said: It's certainly illogical, however, I think the purpose is to show and more clearly define Thors' character. As for the episode, It was a strong showing. We'll just have to see if they can keep up the momentum. Yeah, yeah I agree. I think the point was to accentuate the change of heart of Thors and the abandonment of his old ways and I think it works as intended albeit a tad on the nose. Agreed, it works well but I'd say it was a little more than a tad on the nose. I think they could've made it seem less stupid if Thors had bargained a little more. Mabye six 🐑 instead of eight 🐑? It's still an irresistible deal. That way it wouldn't seem like Thors was putting the life of a dying slave above the needs of his own family. |
Grim1952 said: Great animation and very good use CGI, i'd have euthanised the slave with a pillow while he was halucinating tbh, wasting 8 goats... there's a difference between kindness and foolishness. That does not fit the narrative of a man who fought so hard to resuscitate him in the first place. Unless of course you just think murdering guys is okay like you seem to think... |
Jokuc said: Great first episode. I liked the OST and the sounds. The visuals are also amazing. I don't think the CGI is perfect but it is way better than what you see in most other anime. As a Swede this is a lot of fun to see, it's so cool to hear them mention parts of history. For those of you who don't know, Leif was a real person (though they spelled his name wrong, it's supposed to be with a K not C. And two S) and Vinland was a real thing (it's called Canada nowadays). I love how they went into such detail that the flowers they show on the ground are flowers that are very common in Scandinavia and the nordic countries. I must say I don't really like the opening, neither the song (I don't like screaming) or the visuals (would have liked to see something more symbolic rather than battles), would have been cooler to get something that fit the viking theme more. ED is good though. As a swede, what do you think about vikings with japanese manners?  fotos full hd It doesnt make any sense to me. What about the mind set of viking society? Do you think that´s the way vikings look at the slaves? What about the social scale? what are the mc and the bad guy? Jarls ? hersirs ? I cant understand why there are some many people hyped with this and rating the show as a masterpiece when its clear that who created this story dont know anything about the vikings, and its a shame that someone could even think that this show had the same quality as the HBO series. |
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Gingko said: Jokuc said: Great first episode. I liked the OST and the sounds. The visuals are also amazing. I don't think the CGI is perfect but it is way better than what you see in most other anime. As a Swede this is a lot of fun to see, it's so cool to hear them mention parts of history. For those of you who don't know, Leif was a real person (though they spelled his name wrong, it's supposed to be with a K not C. And two S) and Vinland was a real thing (it's called Canada nowadays). I love how they went into such detail that the flowers they show on the ground are flowers that are very common in Scandinavia and the nordic countries. I must say I don't really like the opening, neither the song (I don't like screaming) or the visuals (would have liked to see something more symbolic rather than battles), would have been cooler to get something that fit the viking theme more. ED is good though. As a swede, what do you think about vikings with japanese manners? fotos full hd It doesnt make any sense to me. What about the mind set of viking society? Do you think that´s the way vikings look at the slaves? What about the social scale? what are the mc and the bad guy? Jarls ? hersirs ? I cant understand why there are some many people hyped with this and rating the show as a masterpiece when its clear that who created this story dont know anything about the vikings, and its a shame that someone could even think that this show had the same quality as the HBO series. You're talking out of your ass, completely. |
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TsukuyomiREKT said: Gingko said: As a swede, what do you think about vikings with japanese manners? fotos full hd It doesnt make any sense to me. What about the mind set of viking society? Do you think that´s the way vikings look at the slaves? What about the social scale? what are the mc and the bad guy? Jarls ? hersirs ? I cant understand why there are some many people hyped with this and rating the show as a masterpiece when its clear that who created this story dont know anything about the vikings, and its a shame that someone could even think that this show had the same quality as the HBO series. You're talking out of your ass, completely. So could you explain to me why this show is a good adaptation of the viking society/culture? and why I am wrong? I guess you are an expert . that´s why I´m fuckin asking, cause I want to know. |
GingkoJul 9, 2019 8:11 PM
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| That opening scene was incredibly animated. Beautiful as hell. I went in not knowing what to expect, came out pleasantly surprised. I like the parallelism with the real world, too, but I'm really interested to see where this goes. |
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Gingko said: So could you explain to me why this show is a good adaptation of the viking society/culture? and why I am wrong? I guess you are an expert . that´s why I´m fuckin asking, cause I want to know. It's not going for 100% historical accuracy. It's using the time period, groups of people, and different countries to tell a fictional story. Liberties are going to be taken in some areas. The example you gave was the epitome of a nitpick btw. |
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| So that´s what you were talking about. I´m fussy just when a show tries to take itself serious like this one does. Also if the show is the second in the airing rate list in MAL. I´m not expecting 100% accurancy, but that kind of things I cant ignore. But if we have to do it just cause the show has nice art, blood and fights I guess I should take off my adult eyes and put the teen eyes, so nobody will get pissed off. |
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Gingko said: So that´s what you were talking about. I´m fussy just when a show tries to take itself serious like this one does. Also if the show is the second in the airing rate list in MAL. I´m not expecting 100% accurancy, but that kind of things I cant ignore. But if we have to do it just cause the show has nice art, blood and fights I guess I should take off my adult eyes and put the teen eyes, so nobody will get pissed off. I don't even understand what exactly you're complaining about at this point. |
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TsukuyomiREKT said: Gingko said: So that´s what you were talking about. I´m fussy just when a show tries to take itself serious like this one does. Also if the show is the second in the airing rate list in MAL. I´m not expecting 100% accurancy, but that kind of things I cant ignore. But if we have to do it just cause the show has nice art, blood and fights I guess I should take off my adult eyes and put the teen eyes, so nobody will get pissed off. I don't even understand what exactly you're complaining about at this point. Yeah, you are right it was just personal stuff and I relived some things I use to discuss with my mates, mb, lmao. whatever you got a point. |
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| Between Dr. Stone, Fire Force, and now this, Summer 2019 is going to be a fantastic season for action. Good shit. We get an amazing action scene literally 60 seconds in. What the fuck. I loved the choreography and camera work. The CG was really good in comparison to what I have seen, even this season (looking at you, Arifureta). If I remember correctly, isn't Vinland North America? Where is Leif keeping his tobacco for the pipe? As someone who absolutely despises the cold, that blizzard made me nervous. Was he polishing the boat? I'm not very knowledgeable about the daily chores of Vikings. How did Leif get out of that situation? You can't leave me hanging like that. That Halfdan guy ripped the NPC's off was fucking brutal. Thors is such a badass, sacrificing eight sheep to let a slave die in peace. I love him. |
| Holy sh*t this anime so fcking awesome. Yeah they using aimer in ending song. |
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| Long live Leif Erikson, the first cultural appropriator!! This adaptation is closing with a flourish this decade and can´t be more excited. 3 episodes in a row its the comfiest thing ever. |
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