Vikings All Around With VINLAND SAGA TV Anime Teaming Up With The Northman Film

 

Japan is getting Viking fever this January with the premiere of the second season of the VINLAND SAGA TV anime on January 9 as well as the release of the critically acclaimed film The Northman on January 20 in theaters across the country. 

 

To celebrate the release of both, the two are teaming up to support each other with a video of Thorfinn and Canute discussing their overlapping circumstances with the story of The Northman as the trailer plays in the background.

 

 

 

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Season one director Shuhei Yabuta previously confirmed the staff from the first season of VINLAND SAGA, which was previously animated at WIT Studio, will be returning for the second season “with a deeper understanding of the title.” The staff will be producing the series at MAPPA. 

 

Season 1 of the anime adaptation of Makoto Yukimura’s manga aired from July to December 2019 with the second set to premiere on January 9. Crunchyroll will be streaming the second season, describing it as such:

 

A new millennium begins in the southern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark.

 

After the death of his longtime enemy, Askeladd, Thorfinn lost his purpose in life.

 

He was bought by the landowner Ketil as a “slave” and engaged in land reclamation work on his farm.

 

Thorfinn meets a young man there, Einar, who was also a slave like him.
The encounter of Einar led Thorfinn to face the sins he had committed and began to find meaning in life.

 

On the other hand, Canute, who became the King of England, attempted to extend his territory for the establishment of “the promised land”.

 

This is “The Story of a True Warrior (Saga)”.

 

“The story of Atonement and Salvation (Saga) “that lies beyond the prologue.

 

Source: Comic Natalie

 

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Daryl Harding is a Senior Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.