Vinland Saga
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Trying to storm that fortress did not look pretty with arrows flying towards your face. It's cool to see Thorfinn grown up now in this timeline though. He looks much tougher and has more experience in combat now. A bit reckless with the way he rushes into a fight like that but I'm still impressed on how much he has improved. |
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| They finally adapt this chapter. I'm quite impressed with their capability of CGI. People will still complain though. This was a great episode to introduce older Thorfinn. |
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| adding this goofy cartoonish frank nobleman and with thorfinn cutting through all those crossbow men felt really shonenish, but overall not a bad episode |
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| Rushing in carrying the ships. Those mad lads. Askeladd is still holding out on Thorfinn. Maybe waiting until he thinks Thorfinn can give him a real run for his money? |
| *Mourning the disappointment of The Promised Neverland season 2.* |
| Great episode again. Looks like Thorfinn has indeed realizing that he's got far too much blood on his hands in the name of revenge but he can't stop now because he must have his revenge. :( What will you do once you've gotten your revenge Thorfinn? Holy shit! The last thing I expected was them carrying the damn ships all the way near the lake area. That was just crazy, these pirates are a bunch of madmen. Action sequences were great as always, I loved the sequence with the first person camera on Thorfinn as he slashed his way to the fort leader. Askeladd just edging on that fat French leader, I loved how he made fun of him. xD I'm curious to see if Askeladd will actually accept Thorfinn's request or if he'll hold out longer. |
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| Finally, the Franks which was the first chapter of the manga. CGI looked surprisingly quite fine there. The Frankish Jabba the Hutt received help from Askeladd's crew to take over the fort and share equally the treasure but he got robbed at the end. Well, serves him right for actually trusting pillagers there. The moment when they were carrying the ships in the land was absolutely crazy and funny too. Yuuto Uemura's performance as an older Thorfinn too was pretty good as well. Overall, a very enjoyable episode. |
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| @phantomfandom @uninstallthegame Vinland Saga started in a shounen magazine before switching to seinen one half a year later. |
| So finally we get the adaptation of the first chapter of the manga. Was a great build up, looking forward to the duel. |
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uninstallthegame said: adding this goofy cartoonish frank nobleman and with thorfinn cutting through all those crossbow men felt really shonenish, but overall not a bad episode And It's, this is an adaptation of the first manga's chapter. The previous episodes where adaptations of chapters after the manga changed the style (in chapter 2). Even so, the superpowered characters keep as a characteristic of Vinland Saga. It may be a little strange since the story is pretty realistic, but I think it's cool. The next episodes will return to be more "mature". |
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| Absolute madman, these Vikings! Carrying the ship over like that and sprinting through the forest, are you for real mate? Looks like Thorfinn is more than aware of what he’s become now but it just keeps getting worse, yikes. Incredible courage there in the negotiations and an even more amazing attack from his side. First person view killing was like a really great addition imo, really got me psyched there. I suppose only the cross-bowers could stand a chance but I imagine it was too cramped to try that out in that kind of a situation. How did Askeladd block those arrows though, does he have some sort of crazy innate abilities? Poor Franks though, lol. Of course Askeladd and his men wouldn’t quietly just agree to share half of the goods, some horrific devastation from their side though like the usual. Thorfinn tossing the head over and then challenging yet another duel was a pretty cool course of event but I’ve a feeling he’ll just beat the dead horse for as long as he possibly can. Some obvious usage of CGI but not too jarring or so to say. I was really hoping for more of a challenge to Askeladd's crew and Thorfinn, more so than this at the very least, but hopefully that's just for later. Thorfinn has really come a long way and I'm looking forward to more! Overall, a pretty cool episode! Looking forward to seeing what's next in store in Summer (for the next battle, I imagine) for us! |
_MushiRock11_Aug 18, 2019 10:26 AM
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| bruh Thorfinn was so badass, that naruto run only added more to it. Yuuto Uemura sounding like Uchiyama Kouki with that voice lol Also, damn those soldiers using crossbows what cowards huehuehue |
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uninstallthegame said: adding this goofy cartoonish frank nobleman and with thorfinn cutting through all those crossbow men felt really shonenish, but overall not a bad episode That was the first chapter of the manga, the manga was literaly a shounen at that point. |
| I cant find any site to see the episode :/ Anyone know where can I see it? |
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Tsarko said: Vinland Saga started in a shounen magazine before switching to seinen one half a year later. Ah, no wonder why it felt so shonen-ish. How many more episodes roughly before we get into the actual seinen theme? |
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_MushiRock11_ said: Tsarko said: Vinland Saga started in a shounen magazine before switching to seinen one half a year later. Ah, no wonder why it felt so shonen-ish. How many more episodes roughly before we get into the actual seinen theme? The previous epsiode of the old woman and her daughter adapted the seinen portion if i am not wrong. |
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| Askeladd GOAT and god damn, Thorfinn was a beast. 10/10 ep. |
| Yeah you guys better enjoy badass thorfinn while you still can. |
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| Thorfinn broke the world record in a long jump, before this competition was even established. |
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Arjuna777 said: _MushiRock11_ said: Ah, no wonder why it felt so shonen-ish. How many more episodes roughly before we get into the actual seinen theme? The previous epsiode of the old woman and her daughter adapted the seinen portion if i am not wrong. Correct. Also, there's one more chapter of the shounen magazine era to cover after this episode. |
| Those Vikings are crazy carrying those damn boats over lands and into the lake like it was nothing. Got to feel sorry for the Franks who mistook it for a dragon. lol. I have to say, Thorfinn was changed a lot from the first few episodes. Him killing all those crossbowmen was crazy. |
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| So, basically Thorfinn is training his Naruto run to storm area 51 : good boy ! I was quite annoyed by the assaillant leader, his design was awfully ugly compared to all the other designs which seem realistic. |
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| this might be an unpopular opinion, but I really liked the first-person shots, they added dimension & dynamic to the battle!! this episode had some comedic elements I enjoyed as well, so far it's been a pretty rough watch (but defintely not in a bad way, it's just more serious-leaning as a story) |
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| This episode felt way too short. Enjoyed it way too much than I have too. Looking forward to more. XD and X3 |
_MushiRock11_ said: Tsarko said: Vinland Saga started in a shounen magazine before switching to seinen one half a year later. Ah, no wonder why it felt so shonen-ish. How many more episodes roughly before we get into the actual seinen theme? Well, I don't know what was the exact chapter Vinland switched to seinen magazine, but it was pretty much always serious in how it portrays its themes. French noble and some stuff in this episode are probably the goofiest things in the manga and that was chapter 1. Episodes should feel more like 2nd half episode 7 from now on. Stuff like super strength and characters being able to perform incredible feats will remain tho. It's a manga and has saga in its name, so it's supposed to feel like an epic. |
phantomfandom said: Tsarko said: Vinland Saga started in a shounen magazine before switching to seinen one half a year later. That might explain, it's a little bit sad that author's creativity is controled by demographic target of publisher. It happens everywhere around the world but the clash between author and editor is more prominent in Japan where all entertainment form is in business systematic. Well the magazine of attack on titan gave Isayama the green light to do whatever he likes, the only thing that is restricted is obviously nudity, I don't think all shounen magazine are like shounen jump that restrict the author vision at all. _MushiRock11_ said: Tsarko said: Vinland Saga started in a shounen magazine before switching to seinen one half a year later. Ah, no wonder why it felt so shonen-ish. How many more episodes roughly before we get into the actual seinen theme? That is not how it works, changing magazine doesn't mean the story automatically throw away any shounen like theme and as I have said already "shounen" seinein etc is just a demographic not a genre and as a user pointed out, the anime already adapted "the seinein parts" and you still felt like it was a "shounen series', which further prove the point. |
| Finally chapter one gets it adaptation. We get to see Thorfinn in his badass glory. A shame that the CGI with the ships looked so poor at the end. |
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| The character design for the French nobleman was so goofy that it felt completely out of place in a show like this, but it was a good episode again otherwise. |
keragamming said: Well the magazine of attack on titan gave Isayama the green light to do whatever he likes, the only thing that is restricted is obviously nudity, I don't think all shounen magazine are like shounen jump that restrict the author vision at all. Sankarea is published in Bessatsu Shonen and, from what I read, has plenty of tits and ass. Also, Weekly Shonen magazine, Kodansha's other magazine, published To Love-Ru. So I think if Isayama wanted he should be able to show some nudity. |
| Felt a bit much like shounen - even though it is supposed to be seinen. With Thorfinn having superpower-like jumping abilities. Then the comical leader guy from the france attackers. Other than that it was okay. Thorfinn is not that annoying anymore as he was as kid. Askeladd is still the best guy - taking all the treasure ha ha. |
Tsarko said: Well, I don't know what was the exact chapter Vinland switched to seinen magazine, but it was pretty much always serious in how it portrays its themes. French noble and some stuff in this episode are probably the goofiest things in the manga and that was chapter 1. Episodes should feel more like 2nd half episode 7 from now on. Stuff like super strength and characters being able to perform incredible feats will remain tho. It's a manga and has saga in its name, so it's supposed to feel like an epic. Ah, I see, thanks! |
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| Loved the way they stomed down the hill as well as most of the siege scenes. CG was actually impressive throughout. I mean the entire ship+the crew carrying it? it just looked so good. Only when they moved through the ranks of perfectly lined up soldiers it broke the illusion. One thing irritating me is how quickly the themes change. One moment the show feels so light and cartoony and the next second it is a super serious and gorey seinen show. Overall, pretty good episode though. I am eager to know what comes of this duel. Askellad knows damn well about both of their abilities. Surely, something must be off or Thorfinn did not take into account. |
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| good episode. animation's as good as usual, and wit is continuing to pay attention to smaller details as well (like the glint in bjorn's grin when he's in the background). first person pov really helped make the battle feel more immersive too. |
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| Thorfinn running like Naruto, before fighting like Roronoa Zoro, lmfao. Also the French leader of the attackers looking very Frog/Toad like. I'm guessing Askeladd ain't gonna play fair when it comes to the duel, will have to wait and see. |
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keragamming said: phantomfandom said: That might explain, it's a little bit sad that author's creativity is controled by demographic target of publisher. It happens everywhere around the world but the clash between author and editor is more prominent in Japan where all entertainment form is in business systematic. Well the magazine of attack on titan gave Isayama the green light to do whatever he likes, the only thing that is restricted is obviously nudity, I don't think all shounen magazine are like shounen jump that restrict the author vision at all. _MushiRock11_ said: Ah, no wonder why it felt so shonen-ish. How many more episodes roughly before we get into the actual seinen theme? That is not how it works, changing magazine doesn't mean the story automatically throw away any shounen like theme and as I have said already "shounen" seinein etc is just a demographic not a genre and as a user pointed out, the anime already adapted "the seinein parts" and you still felt like it was a "shounen series', which further prove the point. This episode felt more shounen-ish because it was the first chapter, it was suposed to introduce the series in a shounen magazine for a more shounen demographic, soo of course it was very shounen-ish. But it did switch to seinen more because the author wanted montly releases instead of weekly soo he could improve the art, and man...he improved the crap out of it. |
| Finally they adapted the first chapter Nice portrayal,liked how they showed Thorfinn's inner conflict in this episode.Laughed at The Dragon scene,and the Frank General was as comedic as in the manga. They carried the boat with their bare hands,man the Vikings are so strong. Also the scene where Thorfinn killed the soldiers and the Leader of the Fort was so nicely done,WIT is really killing it. Yuuto Uemura fits well as the VA of Teenager Thorfinn. Now we should adapt chapter 2 next episode and then we can go back to Seinen stuff. |
Arjuna777Aug 18, 2019 11:24 AM
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Tougen said: keragamming said: Well the magazine of attack on titan gave Isayama the green light to do whatever he likes, the only thing that is restricted is obviously nudity, I don't think all shounen magazine are like shounen jump that restrict the author vision at all. That is not how it works, changing magazine doesn't mean the story automatically throw away any shounen like theme and as I have said already "shounen" seinein etc is just a demographic not a genre and as a user pointed out, the anime already adapted "the seinein parts" and you still felt like it was a "shounen series', which further prove the point. This episode felt more shounen-ish because it was the first chapter, it was suposed to introduce the series in a shounen magazine for a more shounen demographic, soo of course it was very shounen-ish. But it did switch to seinen more because the author wanted montly releases instead of weekly soo he could improve the art, and man...he improved the crap out of it. The point I'm making is that when I was reading it, I didn't notice any change in quality of the writing before or after it change magazine and this was years before I knew it had change magazine. And as you pointed out, he didn't change magazine because the editors where pointing a gun at him to make his series feel as shounen as possible, he change because he want more time to improve on the art. |
| After seeing so much CG terror this season, Wit Studio's CG can be considered a 10/10. I won't complain about it. Askeladd is the best character of this show. |
| Well this was the first chapter and i still don't get why they changed it, it was a perfect beginnin to the story. I have to admit some scenes are good directed but the CG and overall animation is getting worse and worse. |
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| Haha. The super serial viking anime has the main character doing a Naruto/Sonic the hedgehog run. This is too much. Carrying the ships like they were made out of styrofoam was pretty funny too. |
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