Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 20, 2021). "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Vinland Saga Anime for Home Video This Summer". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021 . Retrieved May 21, 2021. a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 10, 2019). "Makoto Yukimura Starts Drawing Final Arc of Vinland Saga Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 10, 2019 . Retrieved November 10, 2019. The Vinland Saga anime television series is based on the manga series of the same name by Makoto Yukimura. Twin Engine announced in March 2018 that the manga would receive an anime series adaptation, with the first season being produced by Wit Studio. The series is directed by Shūhei Yabuta, with Hiroshi Seko handling series composition, Takahiko Abiru designing the characters [1] and Yutaka Yamada composing the music. [2] The series focuses on Thorfinn, the young Iceland villager who aims to participate in wars like his retired father, Thors. While the Vikings are recognized as heroes, Yukimura wanted to explain the harsh realities of their era. Because of the harsh violence he witnessed, Thorfinn was always drawn with a serious facial expression in the first arc and pitied himself for his sins in the following arc. As a result, the character of Thorkell is characterized as more comical, making the battles more enjoyable to draw. Yukimura was often told by his editors not to draw Canute with a beard, as they claimed its interference with the bishonen archetype he represented would diminish the series' popularity. He rejected that idea, claiming that every man had a beard in that era. Conversely, Thorfinn becomes an adult in the second story arc, but he shaves his beard, as Yukimura did not want him to look strong. [30] Fall 2023 New Print Licensing Announcement". Kodansha USA. November 23, 2022. Archived from the original on November 24, 2022 . Retrieved November 24, 2022.

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In regards to the art, Silverman initially felt it was "a bit generic shounen", [86] but praised the improvement of the art during the Slave arc. [95] The panel composition, realistically barbaric violence, and attention to detail in constructing the setting were highlighted and compared with those found in Kentaro Miura's long-running series Berserk. [23] [85] Comic Book Resources acclaimed the art as one of the reasons to why the manga became highly popular. [96] The return of action scenes in the Merchant arc was praised by Manga News for showing how detailed Yukimura's art can be. [97]Manga Nohi. January 7, 2008. Archived from the original on January 8, 2008 . Retrieved August 29, 2008. Chapman, Paul (March 19, 2018). "Vikings Seek New Land in "Vinland Saga" TV Anime". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018 . Retrieved July 19, 2018. Vinland Saga is written and illustrated by Makoto Yukimura. The series was first serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from April 13 to October 19, 2005. [41] [42] [43] The series was transferred to Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon, starting in the February 2006 issue, released on December 24, 2005. [44] [45] [46] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon (bound volumes). The first two volumes were initially released under the Shōnen Magazine Comics imprint, [47] [48] and then reissued under the Afternoon imprint after the manga's serialization switch. [49] [50] As of June 22, 2023, 27 volumes have been published. [51]