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Jan 9, 2023 2:17 PM
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Jan 2018
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Super promising, compelling, and tragic. I want to see how Einar comes to terms with his life or finds some kind of purpose. Peak. Opening and Ending are complete vibe too^^.
Jan 9, 2023 2:17 PM

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Jul 2019
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Yabuta knows what he is doing, i can tell he put so much effort and passion into this, some sequences are so beautiful. Bless him.
Jan 9, 2023 2:17 PM
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Feb 2021
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Zenith of the Medium, this will be Mappa’s best show
Jan 9, 2023 2:19 PM
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Jan 2023
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amazing, soundratck, animation, drawings, story.... perfect
Jan 9, 2023 2:26 PM
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Apr 2020
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Lots of character develpment in the first episode, enjoyed the flash of older thorfinn at the ep end. Excited for the upcoming season!!
Jan 9, 2023 2:32 PM

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Jun 2014
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11/10 episode. Now the real story can begin. This is peak fiction.
Jan 9, 2023 2:36 PM
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May 2015
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Anime original content was stunningly beautiful
Jan 9, 2023 2:45 PM
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Feb 2021
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absolute banger i loved it
Jan 9, 2023 2:50 PM
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Mar 2019
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La profesionalidad de la producción brilla más que las estrellas. Esta segunda temporada promete. Nos dieron una primera temporada única en su esencia. Esta que arremete, no se quedará atrás.
Jan 9, 2023 2:51 PM
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Mar 2020
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I have watched the first season 2 years and half ago, ah the feels... Animation is good, direction and soundtrack top notch.
Jan 9, 2023 2:51 PM
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Dec 2019
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KANLen09 said:
Mangaka Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga is back, 3 years later! And now courtesy of MAPPA, keeping Wit Studio's AOT style alive with this continuation worth of massive hype.

Anonymouz's OP is deep though, and LMYK's ED is pretty much the same.

We end the prologue of Vinland Saga with Season 1, and this new life that's still wrought of life and death from the perspective of Einar, growing up in his village until it was invaded by the Danish, resulting in the murder of the rest of his family and said man ultimately being sold into slavery, being chiseled as a slave for purchase and running away to live on his own survival, he couldn't run away no matter how hard he tried.

The hope for Einar to be freed after seeing this old that's looking for Thorfinn, he was bought by Ketil instead to be brought back to his Jutland farm in Denmark, it reminds him of his family back in Northern England, and this would be the VERY FIRST time that he meets Thorfinn.

What a gruesome prologue for the main guy that that would shape up Thorfinn's life later on, this is just the very start, refreshed once again. The story of Thorfinn's redemption and Einar's salvation, BEGINS NOW.

THE HYPE IS BACK, and let the FARMLAND SAGA BEGIN!

Fun Fact: The team who animate the first season (Wit Studios) was transferred to Mappa, that's why the art style is the same.
Jan 9, 2023 3:01 PM
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Feb 2021
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best anime of all time
Jan 9, 2023 3:05 PM
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Jan 2018
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The CG is very noticeable, just like AOT. I know its not fair to compare this season to one funded by Amazon and done by Wit at the height of their powers....but I can't help it. The farm in England was rough. The rest of the episode's animation was greatly improved, but you can tell it's not going to be on the same level.

That out of the way, the story continues to be fire. After all the horrible things Thorrfinn did in season 1, a life of slavery doesn't even begin to be enough punishment for this guy. I'm looking forward to what happens next, as everyone and their sister says this arc is where Vinland goes from great to masterpiece. 

I wonder who our Thors or Askeladd level character is gonna be? Or maybe I should leave those guys alone and just enjoy any new people we meet.
Jan 9, 2023 3:06 PM
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Nov 2018
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It was weird. They lost about 1.5 minutes on pointless "carve it" sequence. "It" appears to be "warmth", although it doesn't really make any sense.

A guy hits a tree with an axe, with single hit the axe penetrates about 1/2 of the trunk. Next time we see the axe it barely scratched the tree which somehow become much thicker in these few seconds. Literally, the axe just about penetrated the bark.

The guy's mother throws a knife into his head, he is very lucky to still have both eyes after.

Then we see the tree from the distance, in 20 seconds it become about 10 times thicker. Freaking magical tree.

Mother is surprised the guy doesn't like that she threw a knife into his head. Granted, she is a medieval peasant, but really, people never were quite that stupid.

Sister wonders if Einar is going to be a woodcutter. Why else would he hit a tree with an axe? It's not like they use wood every single day for cooking and everything else. And clearly becoming a woodcutter is an option, they don't need Einar to work in the field.

We see the tree one more time, guess what - it is a completely different tree again!

This is just the start. Masterpiece? Really? I think you guys just like this manga too much.

Their escape is beyond stupid. They know what vikings do, they are running, mother gets an arrow and they just kinda hang around her. These people want to be raped, enslaved or killed.

And almost entire episode is anime original, all this stuff is completely irrelevant to the story. 24 episodes of "prologue" (11 years of Thorfinn serving murderer of his father without achieving anything), clearly wasn't enough. The story moves too fast, more fillers please.
Jan 9, 2023 3:08 PM

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Nov 2020
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as someone who has read the manga I am very excited to see thorfinns development animated
Jan 9, 2023 3:08 PM

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Apr 2022
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anime of the season, calling it now. another mappa masterpiece, i knew they were gonna do a good job but they more than delivered. the details, it was all beautiful.

also RIP the mom, i saw it coming but damn didn't expect the sister too. 23 more peak weeks, hell yeah.
Jan 9, 2023 3:09 PM

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MAPPA did a great job keeping the Wit Studio spirit. The scene of the golden field left me in awe. It was as if the grains were alive.

I knew season 2 would be far different from season 1 as if they're two different anime. And man... this season smells like a masterpiece already. Einar is an interesting character and him meeting Thorfinn seemed to be a fateful encounter. I'm excited to see how these two would interact and grow.

Speaking of Thorfinn, it was nice to see my boi again, although he's not a boi anymore. :')

Vinland Saga Season 2 will have 24 episodes and will run for 6 months. This will certainly make my 2023 great. ^^
   HuaLian <3
Jan 9, 2023 3:13 PM

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Jan 2021
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The visuals and animation looked sick I’m excited for this new season
Jan 9, 2023 3:15 PM
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Feb 2021
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visuals, ost, and voice acting all top-tier. fantastic first episode
Jan 9, 2023 3:20 PM
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May 2019
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legendary episode
Jan 9, 2023 3:31 PM
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Nov 2020
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LESSSSSSS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Jan 9, 2023 3:32 PM
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Jul 2022
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just stunning not like other anime
vinland saga got what it deserves
Jan 9, 2023 3:32 PM

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May 2020
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Here we are Vinland Saga is back boys

What does one even say to this perfection of an episode damn what a way to start a season Einar’s painful backstory giving as a glimpse of what is to come new friendships between 2 guys that lost everything perhaps? Man I’m excited for this

OP is good nothing crazy imo but EP is so beautiful I almost cried
Fun Things Are Fun - Yui Hirasawa
Jan 9, 2023 3:36 PM

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For someone who has already experience Vikings, I'm surprised Einar and his sister did not have a stronger sense of self preservation to run without their mom. Talk about fight, flight or fright.
Jan 9, 2023 3:36 PM

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May 2015
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The chills I had while watching this were real. What an amazing episode. I can't wait for the rest of this arc to be animated. It's one of the best things I've ever read.

Jan 9, 2023 3:37 PM
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Oct 2021
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Amazing first epsiode from Mappa as always. The visual, ost, everything is beautiful. I want to say this is AOTY but this year so many good anime will airing (KNY, AOT, JJK) we will see which is the best especially three of it is from mappa.
Jan 9, 2023 4:02 PM

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Mar 2021
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Wow the OP and the ED are amazing, wtf

Looks great so far, Mappa delivering again

Animation, colors, OST's, well done

I hope I'm ready for a different tone this arc is gonna deliver




Jan 9, 2023 4:02 PM
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Apr 2020
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This is the beginning of the land known as Vinland
Jan 9, 2023 4:07 PM
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Feb 2022
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was a very slow episode
Jan 9, 2023 4:08 PM

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Oct 2020
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It was fantastic. The tides of the sea, burning wood,, especially the slave scene when Einar got caught felt nostalgic as I've read and watched many slave related stuff........ Opening is banger, Ending is good........ ANIMATION IS 🔥🌟

It was Sensational!
WISHED I COULD ALSO GET TRANSPORTED TO A WORLD FULL OF MAGIC And DUNGEONS, please take me there too if you could (⁠ ⁠◜⁠‿⁠◝⁠ ⁠)⁠
Jan 9, 2023 4:20 PM

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May 2016
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Episode 1 is already a Standalone Masterpiece.
Jan 9, 2023 4:34 PM

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Oct 2017
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Quick question, is the farm that Einar ended up at the end of the episode, the same farm he used to live in? Or it's a different one?
Jan 9, 2023 4:35 PM
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Jun 2019
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Absolutely phenomenal
Jan 9, 2023 4:38 PM

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May 2018
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holy shit farmland saga is here and it's beautiful T_T
Jan 9, 2023 4:56 PM
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Nov 2019
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I really didn't expect Lotta to die as well. Really nice introduction to Einar. A soft guy with a lot of muscles, and a big heart. The guilt he felt after stealing some bread was adorable, considering his situation. And then there is Thorfinn... A slave... why the freak is he a slave???? Can't wait to find out what happened during the time jump

Opening is alright I guess, but not a banger like the first 2 ops. Ending is cute. Also I liked mappas adaptation of the Wit Studio Motorcycle intro.

Animationwise... it's not Wit Studio, sadly. Wit really put a lot of effort in landscape and water detailing, and those beautiful pictures always pulled me into the moment. It's also not Mappa's priority, cause I know they can do better than this episode. I want to like the 3D cornfield reveal, but Einars 2D image trembling back and forth was weird. Otherwise it was not bad, but not good either. Worse than season one.
Jan 9, 2023 5:01 PM
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Apr 2020
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very good yes yes (i dont want to write an opinion)
Jan 9, 2023 5:36 PM
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Dec 2018
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Here we go, staring new season. So far it looks like mappa did good.
Jan 9, 2023 5:38 PM

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Mar 2019
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Espectacular Immersive Sensation...

Also... the ED Song...

GOD...... my first candidate for ED Song of the Season and Year...
Nyan-Pasu!... [ Ara Ara ] [ Waifus ]
Jan 9, 2023 5:38 PM
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Apr 2021
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PEAKLAND IS BACK and the opening and ending visual were EYECANDY😩+ we meet Einar who is also a slave like Thorfinn, y’all not ready for this character development😫
Jan 9, 2023 5:42 PM
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Nov 2019
39
Nice first episode. very good
Jan 9, 2023 5:47 PM

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Jul 2022
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Peakland Saga is back! OP and ED are amazing. This episode depicts the cruel life of Einar. And he also meets Thorfinn at the end. MAPPA perfectly delivered everything, couldn't ask for more from this episode.
Kek

Jan 9, 2023 5:59 PM
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Feb 2020
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It's a really good first episode, it shows the backstory of one of the main characters in this season in a spectacular way, showing us his thoughts, his life and the feelings that he had as a slave, concluding with the apparition of the mc and making the first step to move forward with the story
Jan 9, 2023 5:59 PM
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Jan 2021
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um bom começo de temporada.
Jan 9, 2023 6:12 PM
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Aug 2020
6
What an awesome episode, glad to have this show back after what, 4 years?
Jan 9, 2023 6:14 PM

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Aug 2015
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This is so good. The soundtrack is great and that background art yes yes yes
It's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer.
Jan 9, 2023 6:15 PM
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May 2019
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Only first episode and people rate 10 out of 10 lmao 
Jan 9, 2023 6:17 PM

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Feb 2012
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Great first episode. I liked Einar's tragic backstory and I have high hopes for his character, but most importantly we got to see Thorfinn at the end. 
I am really looking forward to seeing where Thorfinn's character goes from last season.
Jan 9, 2023 6:19 PM
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Feb 2017
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Great first ep. The music and production is absolutely excellent.

Looks like we had a timeskip since season one and Thorfinn is now a few years older!! Hype entrance at the end there.
Jan 9, 2023 6:25 PM
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Jul 2022
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Masterpiece 10/10
Jan 9, 2023 6:30 PM

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Nov 2021
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IT'S BACK BABYYYYYY LETSSSS FKN GOOO!
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