With the return of Vinland Saga in 2023, it has become the newest phenomenon in the anime world. The 2019-released series offers viewers a new look at medieval Nordic culture while reimagining the life of legendary Vikings.
The series, which heavily draws on Nordic history, is motivated by stories like The Flateyjarbók, The Saga of the Greenlanders, and The Saga of Erik the Red. The show takes place in the Viking age in 1013 AD, during the reign of Danish King Sweyn Forkbeard over England. The two sons of the king, Prince Canute, and Prince Harald are competing for the throne.
The series has also dramatized the historical King Cnut the Great and his legendary power. Season 2 of the Vinland Saga is available to viewers in India on Netflix and Crunchyroll. On these streaming services, you may also watch the earlier seasons of the show.
However, it should be noted that Netflix takes a while to upload fresh episodes once they air in Japan, so if you can’t wait to view them, Crunchyroll is the website to use. On February 6, 2023, at 9 p.m. IST, the upcoming episode 5 of season 2 will air.
It is recommended that viewers watch Vinland Saga on authorized streaming services because doing so helps to support the mangaka and the production company. Vinland Saga, which was written and illustrated by Makoto Yukimura, debuted on April 13, 2005, as a shonen manga in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine.
On December 24, the same year, it transitioned to a seinen series on Monthly Afternoon, another Kodansha publication. 22 tankobon volumes have been released so far in this ongoing series. The main character Thorfinn and his ascent to glory in the Viking chronicles are the first of four distinct tale arcs that make up the plot.
According to Yukimura, he intended for the series to educate viewers about the period’s extraordinary violence, which is frequently eclipsed by the Vikings’ heroic reputation in popular culture. Vinland Saga’s first season, which debuted in 2019, received acclaim from both critics and fans. With a planned episode count of 24, Season 2 has so far released 4.
This is the same as Season 1. The new season’s production has been transferred from Wit Studio to MAPPA. The voice cast returned for the second season, which debuted on January 10, 2023.
There were also some new characters, including Einar, who was voiced by Shunsuke Takeuchi, who is best known for his work in the anime series Moriarty the Patriot, Tokyo Revengers, Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War, and other titles.
The second manga arc, known as the Slave Arc, in which Thorfinn and Einar plot their escape from servitude, is introduced during this season.
