Vinland Saga

[Dop]

Yeah, on the one hand it would have been nice to have the cold open the manga had and then roll back from there a bit, but on the other hand I can see why they might have chosen to run in chronological order rather than flashback.

I was surprised that releasing the first three episodes didn't quite take us up as far as [significant event], as I'd read the first omnibus volume of the manga I was kind of expecting the three episodes to include [significant event] because that would really have hooked people.

[Irenesharda]

I'm just starting this series and so far so good. I've seen the manga on shelves for years but the synopsis never sounded interesting. Honestly, it still doesn't but it looks good.

I do feel bad for Leif Erikson and how much crap he's getting from the kids considering he's the most famous Norseman known to the Western world.

[Wandering Soul]

Originally Posted by Kanon

Not sure it's been mentioned but the series will be two cour. Should allow them to cover the story content that matters the most. I don't care if they make another season or not after that.

Why is that? Is there a quality drop after the point you hope the series reaches and everything after that less engaging? Or does that point work as an ending by itself?

[Irenesharda]

Question about Vinland guys. I've heard it's a brutal series, but how brutal are we talking? I'm okay with animated blood, gore, and violence, but I draw the line at torture porn (honestly, most physical torture to be honest), rape, or killing babies, that sort of thing. I'm only 10 minutes in this series, but I just want to get an idea of what I would be in for.

[Frontier]

Originally Posted by Irenesharda

Question about Vinland guys. I've heard it's a brutal series, but how brutal are we talking? I'm okay with animated blood, gore, and violence, but I draw the line at torture porn (honestly, most physical torture to be honest), rape, or killing babies, that sort of thing. I'm only 10 minutes in this series, but I just want to get an idea of what I would be in for.

I don't think it gets too far off from what we saw at the beginning of the first episode. So some very brutal fighting and killing, but not necessarily excessively.

I think rape gets alluded to but not shown in full.

[serenade_beta]

Spoiler for ep1-3:

I question airing three episodes at once, because skipping two entire weeks doesn't exactly do wonders to someone's interest in a show they haven't even invested in, but content-wise, I think it was pretty solid.

I mean, I kinda think the Vikings in general didn't have a pretty end, so I'm watching under the impression that anyone other than the protagonist is under the grim reaper's scythe. We could even go that route and have their home village invaded and everyone there killed too. Except the Vikings are the invaders, so I'm not sure who would do that job.
The OP Dad is probably the most likely to die though, of the most honorable deaths, surely. That I-will-marry guy will probably die a more pathetic death.

Other than that, my only other impressions of the Vikings is that they have these Longboats that shoot out a bunch of arrows.

Anyways, bring on the war and fightings and all that good stuff, though just like OP-Dad, I'm prepared for the unrealistic protagonist-powers too.

...Oh, I mean, bring it on when I remember this anime three weeks from now.

[kari-no-sugata II]

Originally Posted by Irenesharda

Question about Vinland guys. I've heard it's a brutal series, but how brutal are we talking? I'm okay with animated blood, gore, and violence, but I draw the line at torture porn (honestly, most physical torture to be honest), rape, or killing babies, that sort of thing. I'm only 10 minutes in this series, but I just want to get an idea of what I would be in for.

If the anime follows the manga we will see the start of a rape scene but it could easily be left out. I don't remember there being any torture scenes (though some things are a bit borderline). It's no Berserk.

In some ways it's quite shonen-y in terms of mood (quite a bit of "rule of cool") but I'd say the story becomes more seinen-like over time (ie starts asking deeper questions). It both glorifies and vilifies Vikings. And yes they do do the "rape and pillage" thing but it's much more like a background detail than the focus. Men and women both are kidnapped and enslaved. Life is cheap. However, most of the deaths occur in battle/war and that's largely where the action is.

[Guardian Enzo]

Holy fuck. However much hype that had, it wasn't enough.

[Grifis]

I don't thirst for gore or brutality (and I don't have a thing for Vikings) so this is not at the top of my list. It's ok. A little slow and boring. The ocean doesn't look good.

[Kanon]

Originally Posted by Wandering Soul

Why is that? Is there a quality drop after the point you hope the series reaches and everything after that less engaging? Or does that point work as an ending by itself?

Without going into spoilers, let's just say it turns into something very different. It doesn't become bad per say, just really boring overall.

[AntonKutovoi]

I disagree that it becomes boring. And not THAT different. I'd say it's similar to Vagabond in it's story course.

[TheForsaken]

Originally Posted by Wandering Soul

Why is that? Is there a quality drop after the point you hope the series reaches and everything after that less engaging? Or does that point work as an ending by itself?

Some people find the latter part boring since it is slow paced and less action focused, but if you like the first three episodes of the anime then you shouldn't have any problem with it.

[Guardian Enzo]

I've heard more manga readers say there's a big quality jump than a quality drop.

[Nivek von Beldo]

The series was a nice begin, i already hate Thor son and will be a long torm to like him, but the series is amazing,with an unique take on realism in the setting, not romantical and show how viking were the pirate of ice seas they were and very ruthless. The triple chapter(a mini movie basically) was a nice set up.

[Applehell]

Huh, so an 11th century dude has way better morals about how to handle slavery than most average isekai protagonists. What wonders never cease?

The first three episodes which felt a lot like a prologue which hasn't concluded were quite good. This was a series I heard about quite a bit, but otherwise lacked motivation in seeking out. I think turned out for the better in this case since could appreciate the experience more when not knowing what is going. This seem like another historical fantasy show, though surprisingly leaning more historical side than most. I just hope it doesn't constrain itself too much in trying to be accurate that forgets to tell a story too.

[King Lycan]

So excited loved the first 3 episodes I am almost tempted to start reading the manga.

[Kanon]

Originally Posted by TheForsaken

Some people find the latter part boring since it is slow paced and less action focused, but if you like the first three episodes of the anime then you shouldn't have any problem with it.

There's another big reason for me, but again, I don't want to get into spoilers. Despite finding it boring nowadays (compared to what came before), I still think the manga is good, so it's not like I want to bash it. I'm just not interested in seeing the rest animated.

As for people saying there's a quality jump rather than a quality drop after that point, we clearly don't visit the same places because I've never heard such a thing.

[maximilianjenus]

Originally Posted by Irenesharda

Question about Vinland guys. I've heard it's a brutal series, but how brutal are we talking? I'm okay with animated blood, gore, and violence, but I draw the line at torture porn (honestly, most physical torture to be honest), rape, or killing babies, that sort of thing. I'm only 10 minutes in this series, but I just want to get an idea of what I would be in for.

IIRC; they already lightened with the rape scene(s) and showed the battles, so the violence should be the same for the future episodes as what has laready been shown.

Originally Posted by Wandering Soul

Why is that? Is there a quality drop after the point you hope the series reaches and everything after that less engaging? Or does that point work as an ending by itself?

It became far more engagin for me, the quality goes up, it just goes for some interesting themes, that were nto that present before that point; but the aniem is already putting those themes since the first episodes anyway.

[germanturkey]

well then. this show seems pretty awesome. the cliffhanger there is rough, particularly since there won't be eps for the next two weeks. hopefully they can keep up the production values.

[SeijiSensei]

Wonder if the English regretted spending their efforts fighting with the Danes when the Normans showed up six decades later.