Vinland Saga
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| Masterful episode. IwaOi-KHRStan said: one of the worst series of the century. Thorfinn is still a stupid, useless brat like he was 5. totally lack of character development, shit graphic of the animation. the end is completely without pathos. 0 /10 for me. i won't never watch the movie. this trash dies today for me. Are you drunk or something? |
IwaOi-KHRStan said: one of the worst series of the century. Thorfinn is still a stupid, useless brat like he was 5. totally lack of character development, shit graphic of the animation. the end is completely without pathos. 0 /10 for me. i won't never watch the movie. this trash dies today for me. 😂😂 The 5 year old has to be you. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Just amazing. Both this episode and the adaptation. Could've been better at some parts and areas but as a whole this is probably one of the best we could have gotten for an adaptation of a manga of this caliber. Definitely my AOTY. And that teaser at the end. Beautiful. I am sure we are going to get a sequel one day. |
IwaOi-KHRStan said: one of the worst series of the century. Thorfinn is still a stupid, useless brat like he was 5. totally lack of character development, shit graphic of the animation. the end is completely without pathos. 0 /10 for me. i won't never watch the movie. this trash dies today for me. lol Askeladds reaction to that but i do agree with the weak sakuga especially for the finale  |
degDec 29, 2019 10:07 AM
| I'm hoping for a season two but I'm not too optimistic on that. Regardless the ending shot teasing Hild, Gudrid and Einar will surely get some new people to pick up the manga to see what's next for Thorfinn. Also can't wait for the OST, this series had some gorgeous music. |
| Anime of the year, and the 2nd best anime of the decade (from those I've seen) behind Steins;Gate. 9/10 |
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| Brooo, the suspense wtf!! My mouth was open the entire episode Shuhei Yabuta you fucking delivered man! Ep24 seals the AOTY. What a way to end the decade. Lucius Artorius Castus = GOAT 9.5/10 Since they followed the manga's plot, S2 will definitely happen. |
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| truth be told i didn't like vinland saga there are far better anime out there that needs attentions but askeladd death was emotional even for me. He should have been the king.......... |
“You can always die. It's living that takes real courage." - Himura Kenshin” . |
| Askeladd single handedly carried this show imo. He's a pretty solid character in my mind. Too bad Thorfinn couldn't follow suit. |
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| RIP Askeladd Looks like all the filler stuff we had with Mlief last episode was for nothing. The episode felt lackluster for me tbh. Maybe because as a manga read I had really high expectations but the art and animation weren't all that good and the way they wrapped up everything toward the end was pretty lame IMO. I was never a fan of Prologue Thorfin in the manga but the anime somehow made him even more unlikeable. |
| I am speechless. What a finale! Not sure if I should jump to the manga or wait for season 2 (if there will be one) |
Devil_Slayer said: The episode felt lackluster for me tbh. Maybe because as a manga read I had really high expectations but the art and animation weren't all that good and the way they wrapped up everything toward the end was pretty lame IMO. the carnage action of Askeladd in the manga was more intense lol damn the production quality for this anime went down hard on this finale but still good enough although ye could have been more better |
| It's finally here Askeladd the Dad Slayer! He killed his own father, Thorfin's, Canute's adoptive father and now the king. If this guy goes to Avalon and they get raid by norse gods I wouldn't doubt if he kills the allfather. |
| What is this feeling? I feel a hole im my soul. this anime is a 10/10 imo |
| I keep moving forward |
| Man, what a finale... I kinda expected Askeladd to die this season, but I definitely wasn't expecting him to die in such a legendary way. The way he sliced Sweyn's neck will go down as one of the most badass moments in anime history. Canute had very amazing character development and Thorfinn was the edgy teenager as usual. Such spectacular storytelling it was. Askeladd is one of the most interesting characters I've ever seen in anime and now that he who is basically Thorfinn's second father figure (the kid realised that just now I guess) is gone, I'm expecting a serious character development for Thorfinn the next season. That is, of course, a next season happens. Wit studio didn't announce it right away, and knowing them, it'll probably take some time, sadly. Welp, that's all for it, I guess. That was an amazing season. The aftertaste is quite bitter, though... |
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| One of the best finales I have ever seen. I really hope there will be a season 2. |
| Well that gloriously wraps up the end of the show for now. By the looks of the end of the episode with the introduction of a bunch of new characters, we will definitely be getting another season within the next couple of years. For some reason, I got some Reinhard vibes coming from Canute when he assumed the throne after the king got beheaded, especially during his speech about taking command of the army as well. (except Canute didn't have to rise up the ranks) Overall, this show gets a 9/10 and is up there as one of 2019's best shows. |
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| MAL desperately needs a downvote button for reviews because the top ones are embarrassing and they're up there solely because of the "haters". |
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| This episode left me speechless. I didn't expect Askeladd's death to make me cry this much. What a heroic way to die. He really is a fantastic character. And the final scene is just incredible. Now, I can't wait to know what's next for Thorfinn. Overall, that was a really great season. I hope there will be a season 2. |
FireFistYK said: MAL desperately needs a downvote button for reviews because the top ones are embarrassing and they're up there solely because of the "haters". MAL reviews are a joke and I've never met anybody who takes them seriously. Notice how every time a show that's been well received ends a bunch of people immediately put out these half assed "reviews" nitpicking the show just so they can say they hated it. Like the show literally just ended hours ago yet these clowns rushed to make a review so they could get attention. |
Devil_Slayer said: RIP Askeladd Looks like all the filler stuff we had with Mlief last episode was for nothing. The episode felt lackluster for me tbh. Maybe because as a manga read I had really high expectations but the art and animation weren't all that good and the way they wrapped up everything toward the end was pretty lame IMO. I was never a fan of Prologue Thorfin in the manga but the anime somehow made him even more unlikeable. and I thought I was the only one with "negative" feelings |
| Look carefully, lads. This is how a chad dies like. So Askeladd died. I was sad, but the way he performed his last stand... aye, that was something only a true warrior and a true king could've done. Phenomenal last action. Let's not forget that in the end it is Askeladd who won: he saved Wales and assured Canute's position as a king. Beautiful finale to a beautiful anime. What to say more. Vinland Saga had its flaws, but in the end it proved to be a great story, or rather a journey, experience. It was totally worth watching. |
| Askeladd died as he lived. Despite him being an evil man, I will miss him in potential second episode. He definitely carried this show all by himself. I wonder what Thorfinn will do now. Maybe if Askeladd would told him in his final breath, that it was Floki who hired him to assassinate his father, he would have a new goal. And would you guys believe it was all just beginning of the story? |
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GreenEmu said: FireFistYK said: MAL desperately needs a downvote button for reviews because the top ones are embarrassing and they're up there solely because of the "haters". MAL reviews are a joke and I've never met anybody who takes them seriously. Notice how every time a show that's been well received ends a bunch of people immediately put out these half assed "reviews" nitpicking the show just so they can say they hated it. Like the show literally just ended hours ago yet these clowns rushed to make a review so they could get attention. True, but they should do something if they want to try to run a somewhat professional page. We all know that MAL scores are a joke but it's even worse when nothing is done. Look at Chihayafuru season 3! The score without the 1s would be around 8.80 but it's been downscored to 7.25, with 20% being a score of 1. |
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| Ok, I did read the manga more than a year and I have a really bad memory, but did they add Askeladd talk with Thorfinn at the end? Cause I remembered it being much shorter like Canute kills him, Thorfinn seing it and then just trying to kill him. Also, I remember the Lucius Artorius Castus being much more epic, but that's just me.... I was actually kinda disappointed with this episode, seeing how good the previous episodes were.... |
 shit!! he got me! that fucking Poly boomed me! he's so good! (x4) |
AzureFlame64 said: Just trolling. I'm so sick of his type.Masterful episode. IwaOi-KHRStan said: one of the worst series of the century. Thorfinn is still a stupid, useless brat like he was 5. totally lack of character development, shit graphic of the animation. the end is completely without pathos. 0 /10 for me. i won't never watch the movie. this trash dies today for me. Are you drunk or something? |
| Go read the manga you filthy anime only, I can't recommend it enough |
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deg said: IwaOi-KHRStan said: one of the worst series of the century. Thorfinn is still a stupid, useless brat like he was 5. totally lack of character development, shit graphic of the animation. the end is completely without pathos. 0 /10 for me. i won't never watch the movie. this trash dies today for me. lol Askeladds reaction to that but i do agree with the weak sakuga especially for the finale Not everything needs to have sakuga. It wouldn't have even made sense here. |
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FrizFroz said: MonkeyDHunter said: Perfection! I was a bit afraid of what they were planning to do with the Thorfinn-Leif subplot but it had no effect to the arc's finale and Thorfinn's character. Aske... I mean Lucius Artorius Castus went full badass and pretending to be mad, sacrificed himself for both Wales and Canute. Thorfinn now lost his reason to live. It was nice to see a bit of the next chapter and a certain character too. 10/10 and my AOTY. Thank you, Wit Studio. The Thorfinn-Leif subplot was just there to juxtapose the choice that Thorfinn made to continue obsessing over Askeladd, as opposed to reuniting with his family and his chance of visiting Vinland. It adds a little more flavor (and, to a lesser extent, fills time) leading up to the main event and isn't meant to detract from it. Eh... while I see where you are coming from, I still find the whole thing unecessary tbh. We really didn't need to see Thorfinn's decision sticking to revenge once again since it was already made clear throughout the series that no one and nothing could possibly change his mind especially when even his own father's words couldn't reach him. It was mostly there for padding since in terms of narrative, it offered nothing new to the table. |
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| This is similar to "the red wedding" from Game of Thrones. |
TsukuyomiREKT said: IKR? Just imagine Askellad going god mode and doing backflips and flashy dance moves. Lmaodeg said: lol Askeladds reaction to that but i do agree with the weak sakuga especially for the finale Not everything needs to have sakuga. It wouldn't have even made sense here. |
TsukuyomiREKT said: deg said: lol Askeladds reaction to that but i do agree with the weak sakuga especially for the finale Not everything needs to have sakuga. It wouldn't have even made sense here. i mean the Askeladd rampage is more intense looking in the manga so they could have made some slideshow with awesome art instead of the weak animation for it |
| That was fucking amazing. |
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deg said: i mean the Askeladd rampage is more intense looking in the manga so they could have made some slideshow with awesome art instead of the weak animation for it I dunno how it looked like in the manga, as for I am an anime-only, but this fight didn't look that bad. It looked quite fine and showed the emotion behind this whole situation. I think it was the most important thing in it. Not fighting, but pure emotions and tension. |
Adnash93 said: deg said: i mean the Askeladd rampage is more intense looking in the manga so they could have made some slideshow with awesome art instead of the weak animation for it I dunno how it looked like in the manga, as for I am an anime-only, but this fight didn't look that bad. It looked quite fine and showed the emotion behind this whole situation. I think it was the most important thing in it. Not fighting, but pure emotions and tension. manga has still frames so it looks better though drawing wise and damn the manga art is amazing for this |
| 8/10 First cour was laughably bad. Second cour was surprisingly good. Can recommend if you're willing to go through ~12 boring episodes first. |
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