Vinland Saga (anime)

Vinland Saga (ヴィンランド・サガ, Vinrando Saga) is a TV anime series based on the Vinland Saga manga by Makoto Yukimura and animated by Wit Studio. It began airing in Japan on 08 July 2019, on Japan's national broadcaster NHK. Season 1 ran for 24 episodes and covered the first 54 chapters of the manga, with the season finale airing on 29 December 2019. Amazon licensed the series for English release (subtitled) and streamed it worldwide via its subscription service Amazon Prime, airing the first episode one day prior to the Japanese premiere date.

Sentai Filmworks acquired exclusive home video rights to Vinland Saga. In June 2021, they announced the Season 1 Blue-ray would be released on 31 August 2021, including the Japanese version, the English subtitles, and a new English dub.

At "Vinland Saga 2nd Anniversary Memorial Movie" on 07 July 2021, it was announced that production on the second season of the anime has been green-lit.

Staff

 * Animation Studio: Wit Studio
 * Director: Shuhei Yabuta
 * Series Composition: Hiroshi Seko
 * Script/Screenplay: Kenta Ihara & Hiroshi Seko
 * Character Design: Takahiko Abiru
 * Art Director: Yūsuke Takeda
 * Sound Director: Shouji Hata
 * Music: Yutaka Yamada
 * Color Design: Satoshi Hashimoto
 * Editor: Kashiko Kimura
 * 3DCGI Director: Mayu Takehana
 * Director of Photography: Hiroki Kawashita
 * Background Art: Bamboo
 * Special Effects: Mad Box
 * 3D CGI: Chiptune
 * Sound Production: Sound Team Don Juan
 * Production: Vinland Saga Production Committee

Cast

 * Yūto Uemura as Thorfinn
 * Shizuka Ishigami as young Thorfinn
 * Kenichiro Matsuda as Thors Snorresson
 * Naoya Uchida as Askeladd
 * Chiaki Kobayashi as young Askeladd
 * Maki Kawase as child Askeladd
 * Kenshō Ono as Canute
 * Akio Ōtsuka as Thorkell
 * Hiroki Yasumoto as Bjorn
 * Atsushi Ono as Floki
 * Yōji Ueda as Leif Ericson
 * Ao Takahashi as Helga
 * Hitomi Nabatame as Ylva
 * Jin Urayama as Ragnar
 * Satoshi Hino as Willibald
 * Ryouta Takeuchi as Asgeir
 * Takayuki Sugō as Sweyn
 * Hiroki Gotō as Torgrim and Bui
 * Shinya Takahashi as Atli
 * Makoto Furukawa as Ear
 * Mitsuhiro Ichiki as Ari and Ake
 * Takayuki Nakatsukasa as Mols
 * Tsuguo Mogami as Magni, Tore, Asser, and Gunnar
 * Masato Niwa as Mord
 * Yoshiaki Hasegawa as Harkon
 * Taito Ban as Grimm
 * Hana Sato as Faxi
 * Jiro Saito as Gratianus and Olaf
 * Yoshimitsu Shimoyama as Halfdan
 * Kappei Yamaguchi as Jabbathe
 * Tadashi Miyazawa as Gorm
 * Reina Kondō as Hordaland
 * Yumi Hara as Anne
 * Sayaka Ohara as Lydia
 * Hiroki Matsukawa as Haldor

Music
Opening Themes: Ending Themes: 
 * "MUKANJYO" by Survive Said The Prophet (Episodes 1-12)
 * "Dark Crow" by MAN WITH A MISSION (Episodes 13-24)
 * "Torches" by Aimer (Episodes 1-12)
 * "Drown" by milet (Episodes 13-24)