Vinland Saga (anime)

Vinland Saga (ヴィンランド・サガ) is a TV anime series based on the Vinland Saga manga by Makoto Yukimura.

Background
Season 1 of Vinland Saga, animated by WIT Studio, premiered on 08 July 2019 and ended on 29 December 2019. The 24-episode season covered the first 54 chapters of the manga (the War Arc).

Season 2 of Vinland Saga was announced on July 7, 2021. MAPPA took over for the animation, but the majority of Season 1's key staff returned for Season 2 (including director Yabuta Shuhei, character design and animation director Abiru Takahiko and Yamada Yutaka for the music). Season 2 premiered on January 10, 2023 and ended on June 20, 2023. The 24-episode season covered the Slave Arc (Chapters 55-99), as well as the beginning of the Eastern Expedition Arc (Chapters 100 and pages 19-25 of 101).

Staff

 * Animation Studio: Wit Studio (S1), MAPPA (S2)
 * Director: Shuhei Yabuta (S1, S2)
 * Series Composition: Hiroshi Seko (S1, S2)
 * Script/Screenplay: Kenta Ihara (S1)
 * Character Design: Takahiko Abiru (S1, S2)
 * Chief Animation Director: Takahiko Abiru (S2)
 * Art Director: Yūsuke Takeda (S1, S2)
 * Art Board: Izumi Hirabayashi (S1, S2) ; Kentaro Ohnuki (S1, S2)
 * Background Art: Bamboo (S1)
 * Music: Yutaka Yamada (S1, S2)
 * Color Design: Satoshi Hashimoto (S1, S2) ; Minori Nishita (S2)
 * Editor: Kashiko Kimura (S1, S2)
 * 3DCGI Director: Mayu Takehana (S1) ; Kōhei Ogawa (S2)
 * 3D CGI: Chiptune (S1)
 * Filming Director: Hiroki Kawashita (S1)
 * Filming/Special Effects: Mad Box (S1)
 * Digitalwork: Hirofumi Araki (S1)
 * Sound Effect Director: Shouji Hata (S1, S2)
 * Sound Production: Sound Team Don Juan (S1, S2)
 * Production: VINLAND SAGA Project (S1) ; VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2 Project (S2)

Season 1

 * "MUKANJYO" by Survive Said The Prophet (Episodes 1-12)
 * "Dark Crow" by MAN WITH A MISSION (Episodes 13-24)

Season 2

 * "River" by Anonymouz (Episodes 25-36)
 * "Paradox" by Survive Said The Prophet (Episodes 37-48)

Season 1

 * "Torches" by Aimer (Episodes 1-12)
 * "Drown" by milet (Episodes 13-24)

Season 2

 * "Without Love" by LMYK (Episodes 25-36)
 * "Ember" by haju:harmonics (Episodes 37-48)