Vinland Saga Season 2 revealed a preview for episode 20, titled “Pain.” The episode will air on Monday, May 22. The official website describes the plot as:
Ketil and his men are helplessly defeated by the overwhelming power of Canute’s army.
However, Thorgil, who looks for Canute’s head, launches an independent surprise attack and the battle is temporarily interrupted.
Thorfinn and Einar headed for the ship, but Arnheid regains consciousness and expresses her gratitude to them.
Vinland Saga Season 2 revealed a special trailer during this year’s MAPPA Stage. The trailer gives a sneak peek into the final arc of the season. The staff for the upcoming episode includes:
- Storyboard: Ikuro Morimoto
- Direction: Koki Aoshima
- Animation Directors: Yukie Suzuki, Riko Kaneda, Ayano Fujita, Zhu Shijie, Kenji Wakasa
Crunchyroll and Netflix are streaming the anime, which is set to have 24 episodes 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
