Vinland Saga season 2 is coming in January 2023, and the official Twitter account for the anime shared the character design for Olmar, who will be having a ‘critical’ role in the sequel. Yu Hayashi is voicing the character, and you can also see him in the latest trailer:
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You can see the character design for Olmar below:
The director Shuhei Yabuta commented on his importance in the story, saying he will mature a lot. The character designer and animation director Abiru Takahiko also commented, saying he enjoyed drawing him and felt less pressure as compared to some other characters. You can read both of their comments in the image above. Shuhei Yabuta said that the staff for the anime would be returning to animate the sequel at studio MAPPA, and the staff for season 1 included:
- Director: Shuhei Yabuta
- Series composition: Hiroshi Seko
- Character design: Takahiko Abiru
- Chief animation director: Takahiko Abiru
- Music; Yutaka Yamada
- Script: Hiroshi Seko (24 episodes), Kenta Ihara (episodes 5-24)
Besides Yu Hayashi as Olmar, the new cast for season 2 includes:
- Shunsuke Takeuchi as Einar
- Rikka Sakuragawa as Arnheid
- Hideaki Tezuka as Ketil
- Taiten Kusunoki as Thorgil
- Fuminori Komatsu as Snake
- Hideaki Tezuka as Ketil
Amazon and Netflix are both streaming the first season, and they describe the story:
After his father is killed ,young Thorfinn joins the mercenary band of his murderer Askeladd, waiting for his revenge while Askeladd plots politics. (Netflix)
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Source: Official Twitter
© Makoto Yukimura, KODANSHA / VINLAND SAGA Season 2 Project
