Vinland Saga Season 2 revealed a preview for episode 17, titled “Way Home.” The new episode will air on May 1 and it will conclude Gardar’s story and show the outcome of a clash between Thorfinn and Snake. The official website describes the plot of the episode as:
Thorfinn decided to fight Snake for the wounded Gardar. However, Gardar is captured. Snake raises his sword to avenge his man. Arnheid talks to Gardar, who is about to die.
The staff for the episode includes:
- Storyboard: Atsushi Kobayashi
- Direction: Io Ishikawa, Shingo Uchida
- Animation Directors: Kenji Wakasa, Shoko Maruyama, Zhu Shijie, Ayano Fujita, Tsuyoshi Yoshioka, Ge Huan
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
