On the official Twitter account for the anime adaptation of the manga, written and illustrated by Makoto Yukimura, Vinland sagaannounced that more information about the project will be released on June 8 at 9:00 p.m. (Japan time). The video’s title and description confirm that this is the first promotional video for Season 2.while they already list the first members of the production team, including:
- Shuhei Yabuta (Shingeki no Kyojin, No Game No Life, Koutetsujou no Kabaneri) is returning to direct the anime at a studio to be confirmed.
- Takahiko Abiru (Hunter x Hunter (2011), Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season) returns to handle character design and animation direction.
Earlier leaks made sure that the production will allegedly change WIT studiowho animated the first season, towards the studios MAPto keep the entire production team, although this has not been officially confirmed and remains a rumour. Director Yabuta shared the announcement of the upcoming trailer, writing: “Finally we can bring you more details about the second season of Vinland Saga. Thanks to the trusted staff who have been with us since season one, we have great content! I hope you like it».
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 Iharareleased in July 2019. A second season is confirmed, and the director Shuhei Yabuta confirms that the production team “almost the same“.
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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