As previously reported, the first promo video for the second season of the anime adaptation of the manga was written and illustrated today Makoto Yukimura, Vinland saga. The video confirms that the premiere is scheduled for January 2023 in Japan and that production has indeed moved to the studios. MAP.
director Shuhei Yabuta had already confirmed that the staff of the first season of Vinland sagapreviously animated in WIT studioHe will return for the second season.with a deeper knowledge of the title“. The staff will work under MAP as his new anime studio, and the staff includes the character designer Takahiko Abiruthe screenwriter Hiroshi Seko and the composer Yutaka Yamadaamong other.
Finally, the director wrote on Twitter: «The striking events slow down and the pace of the story slows down. However, the characters’ emotions move with more vigor and fervor. I promise you it will be a unique experience like no other. I hope everyone enjoys the second season!».
The production also unveiled a special video with all the announcements:
Finally, the announcement also revealed new speakers, including:
- Shunsuke Takeuchi like Einar.
- mayumi sakō like Arnold.
- Yu Hayashi like Olmar.
- Hideaki Tezuka like Ketil.
- Taiten Kusunoki like Thorgil.
Makoto Yukimura The publication of the manga began in the magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from the publisher Kodansha in April 2005 and later moved to the magazine Monthly Afternoon in December 2005. The play inspired a 24-episode anime adaptation produced by WIT studioLed by Shuhei Yabuta and scripts written by Hiroshi Seko Y Kenta Iharapublished in July 2019.
production team
- Shuhei Yabuta (Shingeki no Kyojin, No Game No Life, Koutetsujou no Kabaneri) returns to take charge of the anime at the studios MAP.
- Hiroshi Seko (Shingeki no Kyojin, Jujutsu Kaisen, Mob Psycho 100) is responsible for writing and supervising the screenplays.
- Takahiko Abiru (Hunter x Hunter (2011), Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season) returns to handle character design and animation direction.
- Yutaka Yamada (Tokyo Ghoul, Great Hypocrite, Babylon) returns to take over the composition of the soundtrack.
Summary of the Vinland saga
Thorfinn, son of one of the Vikings’ greatest warriors, is one of the finest fighters in the merry band of mercenaries led by the wily Askeladd. However, Thorfinn is not part of the group due to the looting involved, instead the boy, having caused great tragedy to his family, has vowed to kill Askeladd in a fair duel. Thorfinn spends his childhood with the mercenary crew, honing his skills on the battlefield among the Danes, where killing is just another zest for life.
When Askeladd receives news that the Danish prince Canute has been taken hostage, he hatches an ambitious plan: one that will determine the next King of England and drastically change the lives of Thorfinn, Canute and his own. Set in 11th-century Europe, Vinland Saga tells a gory epic at a time when violence, madness and injustice are inevitable, and offers a paradise for battle-crazed Hell and the rest that inhabit it.
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