The TV anime adaptation of Makoto Yukimura”s “Vinland Saga” historical manga is getting a second season. A teaser visual and video are revealed for the announcement.
The first season of “Vinland Saga” aired on NHK General TV from July to December 2019. It follows Thorfinn, a young Viking explorer who joins a crew to seek revenge for the death of his father at the hands of Askeladd, the crew’s captain.
Wit Studio will return to animate the second season, along with the show’s director Shūhei Yabuta and character designer Takahiko Abiru. The release date of the second season is not yet confirmed.
▼ Illustration by the manga creator Makoto Yukimura
▼ Illustration by the anime director Shūhei Yabuta
▼ Illustration by the anime character designer Takahiko Abiru
▍Announcement PV
▍Synopsis
As a child, Thorfinn sat at the feet of the great Leif Ericson and thrilled to wild tales of a land far to the west. But his youthful fantasies were shattered by a mercenary raid. Raised by the Vikings who murdered his family, Thorfinn became a terrifying warrior, forever seeking to kill the band’s leader, Askeladd, and avenge his father. Sustaining Throfinn through his ordeal is his pride in his family and his dreams of a fertile westward land, a land without war or slavery … the land Leif called Vinland.
▍Staff and Production
Original Works: Makoto Yukimura [Serializing at Kodansha’s Monthly Afternoon]
Director: Shūhei Yabuta
Character Design: Takahiko Abiru
Animation: Wit Studio