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Vinland Saga Season 2 Gets New Trailer, Opening Theme Song, January 9 Premiere

Vinland Saga Season 2 revealed a new trailer, ahead of the January 9, 2023 premiere. Studio MAPPA is animating the second season of the anime, with Shuehi Yabuta as the director. The trailer features the opening theme song “River” by Anonymouz:

Anonymouz commented on the opening performance and inspirations behind the song:

The staff for the second season includes:

  • Director: Shuhei Yabuta
  • Series composition: Hiroshi Seko
  • Character design: Takahiko Abiru
  • Chief animation director: Takahiko Abiru
  • Music: Yutaka Yamada
  • Script: Hiroshi Seko

The main cast is returning for the second season. Yuto Uemura, whose birthday was yesterday, will be voicing Thorfinn once again. Character designer Takahiko Abiru (currently with Kafka) drew an illustration of Thorfinn for Uemura, as a birthday present:

The cast for Vinland Saga Season 2 also includes Kensho Ono as Canute, Yoji Ueda as Leif, Akio Otsuka as Thorkell, Hideaki Tezuka as Ketil, Shinsuke Takeuchi as Einar, Mayumi Sako as Arnheid, Taiten Kusunoki as Thorgil, Fuminori Komatsu as Snake, Muhihito as Sverkel and Yu Hayashi as Olmar.

Vinland Saga is based on a manga by Makoto Yukimura, initially published in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine. In late 2005 the manga moved to seinen magazine Afternoon, where it’s still being serialized. The story focuses on Thorfinn Karlsefni Thórdarson, who is given a sullen personality and revenge goal.

An anime adaptation by WIT Studio aired from July to December 2019 and had 24 episodes. Survive Said The Prophet and Man with a Mission performed the opening songs, titled “Mukanjyo” and “Dark Crow,” respectively. Aimer and Milet sang the ending themes – “Torches” and “Drown.”

Source: Official Twitter
©Makoto Yukimura, Kodansha/Vinland Saga Production Committee

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