Vinland Saga is an anime television series based on the manga series Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura. Twin Engine announced on March 19, 2018, that the series would receive an anime television series adaptation animated by Wit Studio. The series is directed by Shūhei Yabuta, with Hiroshi Seko handling series composition, Takahiko Abiru designing the characters and Yutaka Yamada composing the music. The series focuses on Thorfinn, the young Iceland villager who aims to participate in wars like his retired father, Thors.
The anime aired from July 8, 2019, with the first three episodes, and finished on December 30, 2019. The series ran for 24 episodes on NHK General TV. Amazon streams the series in North America and Australia on their Prime Video service. Due to the pending arrival of Typhoon Faxai on September 8, 2019, Episode 10 was delayed due to broadcasting news, and resumed on September 15, 2019. Due to the airing of the World Para Athletics Championship sports tournament on NHK, Episode 18 was delayed and resumed on November 17, 2019. The first opening theme is "Mukanjyo" by Survive Said the Prophet while the first ending theme is "Torches" by Aimer. The second opening theme is "Dark Crow" by Man with a Mission and the second ending theme is "Drown" by milet.
In July 2021, Twin Engine announced that a second season was in production. Shūhei Yabuta returned as director, and Takahiko Abiru returned as character designer. On May 5, 2022, it was announced that MAPPA would be taking over for the second season of the series. It aired from January 10 to June 20, 2023, on Tokyo MX, BS11, and GBS. The season ran for 24 episodes. The third opening theme is "River" by Anonymouz, while the third ending theme is "Without Love" by LMYK. The fourth opening theme is "Paradox" by Survive Said the Prophet while the fourth ending theme is "Ember" by haju:harmonics.
Series overview
Episodes Season 1 (2019)
Season 2 (2023)
Home media release Japanese + VAP (Japan – Region 2/A) Volume Episodes Release date Ref. 1 1–6 December 25, 2019 2 7–12 January 22, 2020 3 13–18 February 19, 2020 4 19–24 March 25, 2020 5 25–36 June 21, 2023 6 37–48 August 23, 2023
English + (North America) Volume Episodes Release date Limited edition release dateRegionPublisher Ref. Season 1 1–24 August 31, 2021 July 26, 2022ASentai Filmworks Season 2 Part 125–36July 2, 2024A, BCrunchyrollSeason 2 Part 237–48October 15, 2024
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