Vinland Saga is an anime adaptation of the famous Japanese manga series by the same name. Written and illustrated by Makoto Yukimura. The series is published by Kodansha for the youth-targeted Weekly Shōnen Magazine. Later it moved to the monthly manga magazine Monthly Afternoon. The series was licensed by Kodansha USA for its English version. Since the ending of the first season, the fans are eagerly waiting for Vinland Saga Season 2.
Vinland Saga Season 1 was animated by Wit Studio and began airing in Japan on 08 July 2019 on the NHK network. Season 1 consisted of 24 episodes, which included the plot of the first 54 chapters of the manga book. Season 1 concluded on 29 December 2019 and has been delaying its second season because of the Covid pandemic.
The production company, Twin Engine has finally uncovered the next phase of Thorfinn’s journey in the official trailer of Vinland Saga Season 2 and has hinted at the release date too. Continue reading the article to know everything about Vinland Saga Season 2.
Vinland Saga: Season 1 Synopsis
Ever since his childhood, Thorfinn heard about the land of Vikings, Vinland through old sailors who had traveled the oceans and reached this legendary place. According to legends, the place is warm and fertile, where there is no need for fighting. This was something new to the Icelander Thorfinn.
War is his home here, though his father, Thors explained how he had no enemies, and nobody does have one. The truth began to peek out as the war between England and Danes worsened with each passing year.
The commonplace of deaths now have Thorfinn on the edge where Vikings stand as the mercenaries. Whichever side they choose, has the higher proportion of powers.
Now Thorfinn has to make his move and kill his father’s murderer, Askeladd, the same Viking whose troop he has joined. Season 1 will give you the answer to the outcome of this craving for revenge.
Vinland Saga Season 2: Release Date & Returning Cast
The series is set to release in January 2023 while the exact release date is yet to arrive. Vinland Saga season 2 will see a change in animation studio from Wit Studios to MAPPA. But this is not going to affect the look of the show. Amazon Prime had acquired the rights to telecast the first season on their streaming platform and is similarly going to air Vinland Saga Season 2 for the English Audience.
The anime adaptation is directed by Shuhei Yabuta with Koji Seko as the series composer. The credits for the perfect character design go to Abiru Takahiro who was joined by Yusuke Takeda as art director.
Vinland Saga Season 2 will feature the OG characters along with some new additions mentioned below:
- Kenichirō Matsuda as Narrator
- Yūto Uemura as Thorfinn (adult)
- Shizuka Ishigami as Thorfinn (adult)
- Kenichirō Matsuda as Thors Snorresson
- Naoya Uchida as Askeladd
- Yuu Hayashi as Olmar
- Taiten Kusunoki as Thorgil
- Hideaki Tezuka as Ketil
- Mugihito as Sverkel
Apart from this, Yuki Kawashita is the photography director, Satoshi Hashimoto is the color designer, while the music is composed by Yutaka Yamada. Kentaro Ohnuki and Izumi Hirayabashi are returning as co-art directors with Takeda for the Vinland Saga Season 2. 3DCG director is replaced from Mayu Takehana to Kouhei Ogawa.
Expected Plot for Season 2
By the end of Vinland Saga Season 1, we saw Askeladd grabbing his sword and killing the King of the Danes. He did this to fulfill his motives of preserving his home country of Wales and helping Canute, the young prince, pursue his dream of becoming the king. Fans were taken aback as Askeladd’s sacrifice was a shocker to everyone.
This was indeed shocking as Askeladd’s death put a stop to Thorfinn’s years-old revenge plans. Thorfinn wanted to avenge his father, Thors’ death, for which he trained hard in Askeladd’s troop of rampaging Vikings.
The season finale showed how Thorfinn was still not up to the mark of killing his father’s murderer and restoring his family’s reputation. Danish king was set to attack Wales and Askeladd having no option left kills the king and gets stabbed. Thorfinn gets stunned by the death of the man who was responsible for his father’s death.
Season 2 is set to follow Thorfinn’s trail where he has to look for a motive in his life and has to continue with some new fights against his enemies. The whole plot is yet a secret but will surely show Thorfinn getting stronger and more mature, and gaining control over his anger.
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