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 Blu-ray would be released on 31 August 2021, including the Japanese version, the English subtitles, and a new English dub.

In July 2021, an English dub by VSI Los Angeles was released on Netflix JP, along with a French dub by studio Imagine, and dubs in other languages.

At "Vinland Saga 2nd Anniversary Memorial Movie" on July 7, 2021, it was announced that production on the second season of the anime has been green-lit. On June 8, 2022, the key staff and first trailer was released, along with a January 2023 release date. Shuhei Yabuta will again direct the series, however MAPPA will be in charge for the animation.

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

Season 2

 * Yuto Uemura as Thorfinn
 * Shunsuke Takeuchi as Einar
 * Kensho Ono as Canute
 * Mayumi Sako as Arnheid
 * Fuminori Komatsu as Snake
 * Yu Hayashi as Olmar
 * Taiten Kusunoki as Thorgil
 * Akio Otsuka as Thorkell

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)