Vinland Saga Season 2 revealed a preview for episode 8 of the anime, titled “An Empty Man.” The previous episode had us learning more about Ketil and it seems like this time around we will go back to Thorfinn and his struggles.
The official website describes the plot of the episode as:
Thorfinn was haunted by his usual nightmares. Thorfinn, who had lived on the battlefield thinking only of revenge, had lost the meaning of life after Askeladd’s death. Einar and Sverkel tell the confused Thorfinn that “people can change.”
The staff for the episode includes:
- Storyboard: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
- Direction: Tadahito Matsubayashi
- Animation Directors: Shinobu Isoko, Chiharu Mukae, Mutsumi Murata, Lee Eun-Young
The theme songs for this season of the anime are “River” by Anonymouz (opening song) and “Without Love” by LMYK (ending theme). Crunchyroll and Netflix are streaming the anime, which is set to have 24 episodes that will air in two consecutive cours. Crunchyroll describes the plot of the second season as:
A new millennium begins in the southern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. After the death of his longtime enemy, Askeladd, Thorfinn lost his purpose in life. He was bought by the landowner Ketil as a “slave” and engaged in land reclamation work on his farm. Thorfinn meets a young man there, Einar, who was also a slave like him. The encounter of Einar led Thorfinn to face the sins he had committed and began to find meaning in life. On the other hand, Canute, who became the King of England, attempted to extend his territory for the establishment of “the promised land”. This is “The Story of a True Warrior (Saga)”. “The story of Atonement and Salvation (Saga)” that lies beyond the prologue.
The cast consists of:
- Yuto Uemura as Thorfinn
- Shunsuke Takeuchi as Einar
- Kensho Ono as Canute
- Mayumi Sako as Arnheid
- Yu Hayashi as Olmar
- Hideaki Tezuka as Ketil
- Taiten Kusunoki as Thorgil
- Fuminori Komatsu as Snake
- Mugihito as Sverkel
- Yoji Ueda as Leif
- Akio Otsuka as Thorkell
Source: Press Release, Official Website
© Makoto Yukimura, Kodansha/VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2 Project
