Vinland Saga Season 2 revealed a preview for episode 4, titled “Awakening” which is scheduled to air Monday, January 30. Studio MAPPA is animating the series. The previous episode ended badly for Thorfinn, who got attacked by one of the farm “guests.” The official website describes the plot of the upcoming episode as:
When one of the guests, the “Fox,” raises his sword at Thorfinn, the leader of the guests, the “snake”, appears and rules the place. Einar sees Thorfinn’s incredible moves and learns that Thorfinn was once a warrior.
The episode staff includes”
- Storyboard: Atsushi Kobayashi
- Direction: Yoji Sato
- Animation Directors: Tsuyoshi Yoshioka, Sho Hirano, Chiharu Mukae
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 includes:
- 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
