Moist Meter | Vinland Saga

[@BestAtNothing]

Charlie literally starting to look like a character from Vinland Saga

[@iliveinsideyourhouse3943]

He looks likes the drunk priest lmao

[@shak.ts2]

He looks like snake

[@Deivid_Dono]

Looks a lit like Einar with long hair or Snake lol

[@Rainydayreal_estate]

He's a random slave 😂

[@softdrink-0]

TS2 Gaming 10/10 you’re jokes man 😂

[@jcat1182]

Vinland Saga is the only anime I'm not ashamed to watch when my parents walk into my room at 1AM

[@loveliestfawn]

Then you just watch shit anime

[@verleptehenk]

Try the Legend of the Galactic Heroes OVA

[@tanleekong3451]

@@SoldierMan1557 neon genesis evangelion is a total banger 10/10

[@rinshinn9161]

I AGREE, my dad sat through the last third of the season with me and actually enjoyed it

[@ShAd0wSh0ckEr]

@@SoldierMan1557 Tnx chief. Parents walked in when Asuka and Shinji were indulging in their choking fetish again.

[@gremblo3513]

A lot of people dont realise that a lot of this anime was historically accurate. Canute, King Sweyn, Thorkell, Thorfinn were all real people. Askeladd or Askeladden was folktale in which he was always victorious

[@Noxiefy]

@Abazore 420 converting to Christianity will do that to you. Historical Thorfinn did.

[@trollaseum6174]

@Abazore 420 have you even finished the 2nd arc and read the next one after that? He ain't no pussy bruh. He was like that due to the events of the prologue but changed after that.

[@Lady_Moonsong]

@Abazore 420 you are a world class idiot

[@ashleystoddart6386]

Professor Xavier James Cnut and Sweyn are almost entirely accurate, Thorkell, Thorfinn and Askeladd are loosely based characters, and then Leif is perhaps the most accurate character despite being used as comedic relief at the start as that was perhaps how the Icelandic would react to the stories of a Western world.

[@yum8666]

Well accurate in terms of what we know. Vinland saga has a lot of wiggle room being set in the medeval period because we don't know much about it but yes for what they did do in the manga no one could argue it didn't happen because we only know vague details about these people

[@abingus8509]

To think that only the PROLOGUE has been animated. Everything we've witnessed from the anime was just the prologue leading into the bigger main story. The main story takes place right after the last episode. I hope they animate it someday.

[@humzachudhary2056]

@Abazore 420 It wasn't boring to me. Thorfinn was a badass in the prologue, but he had no character development and his main goal was to just kill Askeladd and avenge his father. This made him a very onesided and boring character, especially compared to Askeladd and Canute who were developed throughout that arc. In the end of the anime, you can see that Thorfinn is slowly realizing he wasted his life on something Thors didn't want, and truly didn't know what to do after the death of Askeladd. This is why the author made him a farmer's slave, so he could have a different outlook on life besides battle and to have companions. The Farmville/slave arc was needed as preparation for Thorfinn to set out to Vinland and to create a peaceful country, and to truly understand what a warrior is and to become like his father, not some viking barbarian.

[@MemoriesofRen]

@@humzachudhary2056 Thorfinn wasn't boring throughout the first arc, because he wasn't just a gloomy edgy teenager who's only out for revenge. On the surface, yes, it may seem that way, however, throughout the first we always see Thorfinn struggling with both external and internal conflicts, such as PTSD. We always see him remembering his father's words, wondering if revenge is what he should be doing now, only to have these thoughts washed away and flooded by his sea of hatred and lust for revenge. Thorfinn was truly the manifestation of a wounded, both mentally and physically, lost wolf. Also, Thorfinn's goal wasn't to simply kill Askeladd, but to find meaning to his Father's word's.

[@MemoriesofRen]

@Abazore 420 Farm land saga deals with heavy topics such as PTSD, revenge, war, life, death, and redemption solely through writing, and not just battles. Also, one of the things that I I really liked about that arc is how realistic it was in the sense that the way Thorfinn is dealing with his demons will take him his whole life, as it should be, since his sins are grave. Now, if you thought it was boring, then that means that you don't like the slow burn type of stories, in which the story takes its time to tell its story. So, I advise you to reread that arc again as if it's a story that emphasizes more on heavy themes and meaningful lessons, which it is, and not a story that focuses only on badass action.

[@Daemonlord7372]

@Abazore 420 bruh watch my hero academia if u just want action.. Vinland saga's main focus isn't action. Its character development and also shows how war affect every person

[@KongFuzii]

@Abazore 420 Farmland saga is the best part

[@jon_with_no_n3065]

Vinland saga is top tier bois

[@888jpeg]

Archangel can’t wait for Farmland Saga

[@Asianboilol]

@@888jpeg farming sim saga

[@mykeelevated]

This last episode was Oscar worthy 🙌...

[@motion2597]

Where can I watch it. I use VRV but i cant find it

[@jon_with_no_n3065]

Something Short it’s in amazon prime jail rn. If you don’t have that then there’s always kickassanime...

[@LunaBirbosa]

Askeladd technically is the protagonist for the arc. In the manga, he's the first character readers are introduced to, and every time he's present in the scene it is told from his perspective.

[@FKyoutubeSERIOUSLY]

Understandable. If anyone were to be the protagonist of the world, it'd be him.

[@oxxy6678]

Yep, the protagonist who straight up genocides villages??? This is like how people thought wanda was the protagonist in wandavision because it is from her viewpoint despite her enslaving and torturing thousands of people for her benefit. Objectively askeladd is like, one of the worst people in the whole series. If we are going by the definition of protagonist he definitely isnt that.

[@LunaBirbosa]

@@oxxy6678 I don't think you understand what protagonist means. Wanda is still the protagonist of Wandavision. The story is told in her perspective. Every time Askeladd is in a scene it is told from his perspective. (I'm referring referring the manga)

[@Username-wj8pz]

@@oxxy6678 that's not what protagonist means

[@enjoe3837]

@@oxxy6678 Protagonists don’t always have to be good u know

[@henrydikes6704]

Charlie: This is an Amazon exclusive one. Pirated anime watchers: Are you sure about that.

[@grilledleeks6514]

Im going to have to pirate it since you can find an english dub that way. why is there no dub on amazon

[@spacerboi]

Kevin Lucey dubs are shit

[@Crosshill]

i just go viking online until i find it lying about

[@tragic_light]

Kevin Lucey the anime doesn’t have a dub

[@capitalists1526]

@@grilledleeks6514 There literally isn't any dub rn

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Vinland Saga is an actual masterpiece. Quite literally one of more well written anime series in the last decade.

[@XxImStarvingxX]

Exactly moustache guy🗿

[@MichaelS-vy1ku]

vinland saga and vagabond are two mangas I can comfortably recommend to anyone even if they otherwise hate manga.

[@angrypinball5133]

@@MichaelS-vy1ku Berserk is a manga I recommend to some. Is Vagobond any good? I hear the art work is amazing.

[@dontdropthesoapdontdropthe1045]

oy you everywhere

[@honsen1143]

with aot and gintama, right?

[@addie699]

I didn't realize how much I really loved Askeladd's character until the latest episode

[@אושריזוהר-ה7ק]

r/wooooooooosh

[@محمد678]

@@אושריזוהר-ה7ק redditor⁉️

[@gutsjoestar7450]

Askeladd's last episode was absolutely the most satisfying; and well ended season of any show ever, it lets such a DEEP hole to the plot that has yet to be filled because of the events of the last ep. good protag

[@arjunnaidu38817]

FR

[@diavolo_didnt_deserve_it1118]

I still remember the days where the concept of a Vinland saga anime was far fetched. Now all we need is vagabond anime so i can die in piece.

[@thenew4559]

I'm not really sure if I support the idea of Vagabond getting an anime, its art is simply far too amazing to replicate to any degree of quality, even if you got all the best artists and animators behind it. Any animated form would be a far lesser version of the story compared to the manga. We should at least get a proper Berserk sequel first, if anything.

[@ish9679]

I think that a vagabond adaptation would work much better as a live action rather than an anime.

[@Antiformed]

if only the animation were more consistent.

[@markvigo1747]

Looking at tokyo ghoul: re, this shit can only end in disappointment

[@iliveinsideyourhouse3943]

I wants 20th century boys anime. Seriously, this manga sells very well and is a masterpiece. Why the fuck those damn anime studios still didn't touch this manga?

[@crozraven]

This anime actually put a better historical authenticity for Norseman cultures & its history within Sagas than History Channel show Vikings LOL

[@Misanthropolis]

Bruh, History Channel is alternative history at this point. They could tell us that the Sumerians played with Tech Decks with a straight face.

[@civils6790]

the only show i enjoy on history channel is pawn stars

[@avachys9271]

@@civils6790 i read that out loud when i was watching pawn stars and my dad thought i said pornstars lol

[@joemama-ib2lh]

Don't disrespect vikings, a better show

[@joemama-ib2lh]

@D_ans Actually it was good seasons 1-6 and 20 times better than Vinland

[@thestrafingdinosaur7715]

There’s also the character of Canute who probably got the most character development and starts to become my favorite character. He’s also very important in the next arc and the rest of the story going toward

[@myhlanoelsalsa8690]

@Rishi _ Blessed be the alcohol!

[@laughingstock6078]

from a wimp ass boy to "your daughter calls me daddy too" man. all i know is that hes really enjoying his twenties with his father's head by his side.

[@juice8431]

I feel like his maturity part was a bit rushed. Should have given him more time but yeah I agree

[@yuvi2284]

Character development in this series is a joke, firstly thor, he kills people his entire life and than just after seeing a baby he becomes a pussy. And for canute, Lmao that guy was a pussy and after seeing a death and 3 min chat with himself and a drunk priest made him realised that the world is flawed and he become a genius? . Its just too godamn overrated for its fucking manga.

[@mimijeet9921]

@@yuvi2284 I get your point about canute character development , it was quite a sudden change but i didnt mind it that much. He anyways became a better character , but again if the one closest to you dies , im sure even you'd reflect and be in depression until you sort things out and Canute had to do it cause he was a prince. Another example is thorrfinn , who changed drastically after his father's death but he was immature and because of his personality he decided to take revenge rather than think it through. C Thors's characater development makes sense , having a child changes a lot of things but the whole deal with him leaving war wasnt just because he had a kid. He obviously had slowly gotten tired of killing and didnt want to kill and he realised that helga needed him. This in turn made him think about being a warrior and all that , to me it makes complete sense. Also canute was definitely in that state(state of self reflection and depression) for 2-3 days , the trigger was ragnar's last goodbye to him which basically made him realise the power he had and what he wanted to do moving forward. But i still get your point about canute completely changing , it didnt bother me much tho cause i ended up liking his new character.

[@launchpending]

Charlie is the greatest weeaboo of all time

[@dongbong7405]

2nd greatest, the realest Weeb of all time is Mtndewisawesome

[@hahrhthuhrh3542]

All Time*

[@LeonardoTheMomo]

He is not until he watches and reviews AOT season 3 part 2. I wont accept he just got bored with part 1 and decided to drop It after so many reviews

[@shadowofthenorthstar989]

Facts

[@swiftpredat0r713]

@@LeonardoTheMomo wtf really

[@aidsandcheese5834]

The anime community has been sleeping on this one and i couldn't be any more sad about it

[@ramonxr2623]

@Abazore 420 meathead

[@kichz.7694]

Abazore 420 if you want action every 10 milliseconds, go to something like dragonball. You’re not getting that here

[@accountnotfound4209]

Anime community is busy sucking off isekai dicks

[@trackuniverse9121]

And because of that you Vinland Saga fans shit on Demon Slayer cause it's more popular.

[@crusader1247]

they too busy watching garbage MHA and One Piece

[@ArlindOP]

I think we are at a point where animation will always be top notch when it comes to the new series

[@dablack7759]

Nanatsu no taizai 3:are u sure about that

[@rheechasharma5833]

Cries in Berser0

[@Daniel-qy9lu]

@@rheechasharma5833 cries in clang

[@grey_f98]

This is not true at all, the studio, staff and budget are critical to animation quality. You won't notice it if you only watch the anime that come out of big studios, but occasionally you will see stuff like Berserk 2016, Seven Deadly Sins S3 and One Punch Man season 2 for example, that are subpar or worse.

[@FirmlyGrasp_IT]

You couldn't be more wrong

[@DCplays101]

When he said that he doesn’t skip the 1st intro, I was so happy

[@dee6561]

Donnie 2 Haha same, it is a banger.

[@Amanda-qe5lj]

i dont get it why he doesnt like the second op, it was equal to the first in the banger-o-meter.

[@alro96]

@@Amanda-qe5lj yeah totally agree

[@joelalferes6992]

Amanda I’d even say better but hey it’s his thoughts

[@dendyraven8952]

@@Amanda-qe5lj i am fan of man with mission but ngl the first op is top notch

[@Halfway3]

An interesting easter egg in the show is that if you listen closely, throughout the entire show, you can hear the tortured screams of Berserk fans in the background. Edit: This joke was already made by some prick named Gigguk apparantly.

[@M0nkiDRufi]

Cries in 3D

[@galaxyvulture6649]

Imagine if this studio did berserk

[@ramonxr2623]

kingdom fans too

[@MyUniqueHandle.]

FlambeNobunaga please don’t re-open that wound 😔

[@manuelsputnik]

I am in pain

[@heal391]

I also really loved the ending where Thorfinn drops his dagger/knife and we see, as the viewer, his past and development and how he’s let go of everything.

[@iAronn]

Askeladd ended up being one of my all time favorite characters in any anime or show. And the ending to this season of Vinland saga was in my opinion one of the best ends to a season of anime I’ve seen to date. It felt like a masterpiece.

[@antony3805]

then why do you have tanjiro profile pic

[@FlameOfUdun96]

Antony because he can? Lol

[@rice2392]

@@antony3805 Let me just make my profile picture my favourite character ever so people would instantly know who they are dealing with

[@antony3805]

@@rice2392 it was a joke

[@Amanda-qe5lj]

@@antony3805 lmao

[@broskydoodle6697]

They should make a slapping anime

[@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034]

This makes my willy hard

[@hhmain6138]

mines harder

[@Maakeys]

Ever seen Ippo? It's like slapping but with closed fists

[@samuelfarquhar197]

Hinomaruzumou, that shit is a slapping anime, no joke

[@thesunshinegirl555]

This is not little girl zone, whoops 🛑✋🏽

[@memphismorningstar4076]

Askellad really came in first episode and said "This my show now"

[@replayarchive8758]

was he even in the first episode? it’s been a minute but i thought he wasn’t really introduced till like episode 3 or 4 or something

[@yatsumi8492]

@@replayarchive8758 he was introduced in the last 10 minutes of the second episode But in the manga he was the first character introduced in the story

[@kdawg3484]

It's a rare show that can actually qualify as "historical fiction," and this is one of them.* Not only are many of the characters straight up real historical people--Leif, Sweyn, Canute, etc.--but the weapons and armor are dead-on accurate to the time period. There's a ton of detail and passion that's been put into this show. *Rurouni Kenshin is the only other anime I've seen that I'd consider proper "historical fiction."

[@dragonofepics7324]

kdawg3484 Well crap. Vinland Saga has given me a craving for animated historical fiction, and now I don’t really have much like it to watch.

[@byslow4563]

@@dragonofepics7324 I would recommend Kingdom (the manga, the adaptation isnt really good). In a sense it is very similar to vinland saga. Its about a prince who wants to unite china and a soldier who wants to be a great general.

[@temporaneo617]

@@dragonofepics7324 there's also "Versailles no bara", which is set in the years leanding to the french revolution. It's a pretty old anime, but it's awesome

[@RoyalKnightish]

@@byslow4563 Kingdom is good, but it puts too much time and emphasizes a lot about the war scenes instead of the progress of characters. I also prefer the early arcs of Kingdom because it totally saw us the brutality of war, while the latter arcs tends to romantisize it. Vinland on the other hand has sooo many brilliant character developments. There is this scene that portrays the show's idea of what war is "No valkyries pick me up and no valhalla either.....had i known this, i would have stayed at my farm.... Please dont die like me, guys..."

[@sl4ughter795]

@@dragonofepics7324 you should watch golden kamuy picked it up recently and its been amazing icl and its historically on point with the weapons used n shit but its a good watch so u should pick it up

[@carlosaa661]

It only gets better in farmland saga.

[@hystericalvalentine6199]

OMG that arc was so beautiful. I just hope people are able to adapt to adapt to the change.

[@benayasdebela1164]

Then Jomsviking saga

[@growlithekid]

I started reading the manga after the end of this season and goddamn it's good. I'm around chapter 75 I think and I am just absolutely in love with Farmland Saga.

[@jarodandrews7425]

100%. Those 15 or so pages where Thorfinn imagines he’s in Valhalla (the underworld or whatever) is easily the defining moment of the whole manga for me. So incredible

[@blueskynet7926]

@@jarodandrews7425 Valhalla is heaven not underworld lol.

[@ManoahShinash]

I cant be the only who is waiting for season 2 review

[@Ghxurmett]

should drop it today, he dropped the demon slayer one a day after it finished

[@ManoahShinash]

@@Ghxurmett ds finished at Sunday and he dropped the ds moist meter on Monday, vinland saga finished on Monday and today is Wednesday there's still nothing about it. I guess he isn't that much of a fan of vinland saga

[@Ghxurmett]

@@ManoahShinash nah bro he said on stream that he was loving it a while back. I think he’s cooking up a really good review because the demon slayer one was mostly negative and was a quick video. He’s probably taking time to let the season sink in

[@Bleach_enjoyer]

@@Ghxurmettif only

[@toasty6943]

Askeladd B like: Lucius Artorius Castus

[@Amanda-qe5lj]

clever and viking humour, shit's good over here

[@SuperXrayDoc]

The rightful king to Britannia who unironically did nothing wrong

[@urekmazino106]

Askeladd be like: x_x

[@normalguy8550]

@@urekmazino106 You son of bitch I'm still recovering

[@mrbarefootbogan6254]

Yep, and then Heads Roll.

[@cerealkiller5599]

Askeladd was so well written that I was genuinely surprised by his actions at the end of the show. I was expecting two or more seasons of his mind games.

[@therealbalto24]

Its very crucial that he dies. Its the breaking point for Thorfinn and key for his growth, now Askeladd ( the sole purpose of Thorfinns life was to kill him, he thinks of nothing else) is dead what do you think will become of thorfinn? I'm genuinely asking btw im curious as too what a non manga reader would think happens next.

[@iliveinsideyourhouse3943]

@@therealbalto24 Thorfinn either became 1.insane Or 2.became likes his dad You choose.

[@theabsoluteduckman7631]

@@therealbalto24 thorfinn growth will be incredible and the second part of vinland is way better than the s first wich is already really good

[@rationalityfirst]

his death had the purpose of triggering the second stage of character development for Canute and Thorfinn, just like the deaths of Ragnar and respectively Thors triggered the first one.

[@schooler5372]

theabsoluteduckman it’s going to be one of the other with the next arc. Some people will love it and some will hate the change of pace

[@raymond-reviews]

Vinland Saga is a masterpiece.

[@zeckrincuff3159]

Abazore 420 nah, Farmland Saga is straight fire lol

[@foreveruseless1292]

@@zeckrincuff3159 yeah dude the manga is amazing too

[@gaurisharma8551]

@Abazore 420 It was risky to change the narrative but it didn't make it bad. I think you missed the point of this manga. It became more interesting after thorfinn came in dilemma of right and wrong because right or wrong, good or bad is not the cardinal factor here, growth and change is. If you don't like it because fighting reduced then maybe vinland saga is not about it afterall and you should read it with a different perspective. Although It's alright if you don't like it. Vinland saga is not everyone's cup of tea but you shouldn't talk shit about it.

[@samaustin8690]

Abazore 420 The farm arc is better than the war arc, the eastern expedition arc is quite a bit worse than the previous two arcs.

[@shyguyzx6685]

@@samaustin8690 I agree eastern expedition isn’t as amazing as prologue or farmland, but I still think it’s great

[@Jesut01]

Moisties top 5 anime of 2019 Charlie, you have to do it

[@Ahzy]

Jeb Bar i couldnt agree more

[@humzachudhary2056]

i'm not sure if he watches enough anime for that.

[@PayArcanum]

Jeb Bar this needs more likes

[@izanagi5136]

Humza Chudhary I feel like he’s reviewed at least 5 this year, he could do top 5 of what he watched

[@AbdullahSayyid]

The rising of the shield hero was also a good one. 9/10 would recommend.

[@TheAnalatheist]

The actual irl history between Thorkell and Canute is really wholesome. Thorkell looked after his kids.

[@aiylavayu9572]

@Metsarebuff 22 oh yeah you just wait and see the next seasons , Canute definitely isn’t shy there alright.

[@salazarRE4]

"this is the first anime I've ever seen where I never skip the intro" is exactly what I told to my friends

[@Stop_Gooning]

IDK dude, I skip the screamo intro. I skip ALL intros

[@gregbox13]

That shit was banging 🔥

[@kingaskeladd5052]

tbh, the second intro sort of spoils things

[@alfa01spotivo]

second intro is better

[@sinned_squid]

@@Stop_Gooning screamo

[@johnmivule-novabow8143]

Vikings in this anime are very MOIST no water can touch them

[@hellenicboi14]

Wouldn't that make them dry?

[@dn8601]

@@hellenicboi14 yeah I'm confused δεν βγάζει νόημα

[@johnmassanova9309]

I find it funny how WIT studios made two of the best anime of 2019 that being Attack on Titan season 3 and Vinland Saga

[@bm-ye1jj]

Don’t forget about dororo and if you don’t know what that is stop what your doing right now, watch it and then thank me later

[@yeeyeeasshaircut456]

b m dororo animation wasn‘t that good though, but still enjoyed it

[@tragic_light]

TK I agree some of the animation isn’t amazing but almost every sword fight in Dororo is incredible.

[@yeeyeeasshaircut456]

TragicLight that I can agree on. The average animation in some parts of the anime shouldn‘t make you stop watching it. It‘s definitely a must watch

[@bm-ye1jj]

The animation isn’t super detailed but it’s highly stylized, while some scenes weren’t perfect it never looked like it was because of a lack of care or laziness but just budgeting I’d assume

[@scoshi6592]

Damn some people get turned off by the priest thing? He was one of my favorite characters I hate to sound like an elitist, but some people need to expect less action/shounen-anime aspects and try to enjoy anime beyond that. That said, to each their own.

[@afroninjahd3778]

he was such a poetic character

[@BadPojo]

Def one of the best characters.

[@vyu6553]

I loved the priest ideology and philosophy

[@sammy_1178]

@Joseph I think you can like him being an atheist, I'm agnostic atheist and i found his character cool

[@zekie106]

@Joseph r/atheism are just theist haters lol. I liked the priest because it represented Christianity's philosophy of "love" in a time where killing was so common It reminded me a lot of Nietzsche's "Slave Morality" when talking about Christian ideologies lol

[@xHe11houndx]

Havent seen the anime but the manga is a masterpiece. Good to see my boy Askeladd getting the love his character deserves

[@naydsoe27]

@Abazore 420 That means you don't understand it.

[@sfogel]

@Abazore 420 ok man go watch dragon ball and don't come back until your brain well grow.

[@zain1132]

Season 1 is just a prologue for the character development of thorfinn in season 2.

[@zain1132]

Abazore 420 lol I guess people might see it that way but to me it’s really interesting how much his character changes along with the whole manga. We still get to see his cool side along the way.

[@ohsupdom]

@Abazore 420 he changes for the better. Seems like you need that too

[@heatsink47]

@Abazore 420 you missed the whole point of the second arc

[@jin-woo4398]

@Abazore 420 with each comment you make, i realize how little intelligence you have. it doesnt take a genius to figure out the theme of vinland saga

[@ahmadhussnain8523]

@Abazore 420 lmao shounentard

[@gehenna214]

Can't wait for your s2 review, we need that shit asap

[@ryanogrady2616]

Vinland Saga is my favorite anime of 2019.

[@ryanogrady2616]

Mukanjyo fucking slaps so hard. Dont sleep on Dark Crow, its a great song too

[@Antiformed]

you need to watch more shows imo Dr Stone? Kabaneri Iron Fortress? DanMachi S3? Not to even speak of the films this year, KonoSuba, Heaven's Feel, Promare, Made in Abyss...

[@Antiformed]

@Aidan S Made in Abyss had a movie this year. Also, Beastars looks fucking awful (I hate CGI animation and I loathe that animators are taking the easy way out more and more), sorry to people who enjoy its characters and story but visually I can't get into it at all. Mob Psycho S2 WAS this year, I actually completely forgot-- that definitely is an AOTY contender. I started reading the original ONE manga just because the anime was so phenomenal. As for Kimetsu no Yaiba... ehhhhhhhhh...... I thought the animation was stunningly high quality, but the story and characters are painfully one-dimensional and rely way too hard on singular quirks (Two Zenitsu scenes in and you've seen all the character has to offer for the entire show). Poor Nezuko meanwhile has ZERO personality and her popularity is 100% centered around her cuteness and adorable facial expressions-- and she spends most of the show in a box doing nothing. (Ironically my favorite character is Inosuke because his personality is so varied and dynamic; as the show progresses, I think he changes and grows the most out of the three MCs.)

[@Antiformed]

to add onto my beastars point, you have no idea how disappointed i was when the dorohedoro anime was revealed to be more fucking CGI shit. it looks like a video game cutscene, i just cannot stand it. the ONLY show to not look like a video game with this animation style is probably Knights of Sidonia.

[@iliveinsideyourhouse3943]

Vinland saga is best 2019 anime.

[@solarsch8536]

This decade anime becomes cool

[@wuliuswandle9230]

No

[@solarsch8536]

@@wuliuswandle9230 say that to cowboy bebop, a show released not in this decade because I have no point to make

[@ObliviousCrow]

@@solarsch8536 So are you saying anime was already pretty cool?

[@solarsch8536]

@@ObliviousCrow yes. But I'm the only one intellectual enough to understand how badass watching anime is

[@ketongu]

it's already cool, nobody hates nerds anymore, since all normies think they're nerds now

[@6catsinanalley]

Damn, Charlie didn’t have to disrespect the second opening like that. Sure, it wasn’t as hype as the first one but I still enjoyed it a lot and thought it was pretty good

[@masterofmeow8894]

man on a mission I think its called

[@Yoshikage8008]

I thought it was better

[@bburedo]

Thank you for covering Vinland Saga I’m excited to see if they adapt more of the manga cause it gets w i l d

[@recon_spec7122]

Can't wait for Farmland Saga, best arc!

[@mattsmith1039]

DeadMemeMatt it is, I’m pretty sure

[@arthurmartinez6267]

Bruh farmaland arc slaps, is the arc where thorfinn becomes a real character that can stand on its own while introducing top tier characters as well.

[@ferchango6359]

@@arthurmartinez6267 Can't wait for that then.

[@managarn8038]

@@Vitalhunter222 i understand why some people might not like the farmland saga but it was defintively a great arc imo. The character developement of Thorfinn and the culmination of everything happening up to its end is really great. It didnt have a strong character like askeladd in it but the various character and their interaction was really great to me. Like the master, great master, arneis, snake are all pretty great and keep on the show;s theme of how life was at the time was. Hope, despair, treachery, honor, etc all mixed in together.

[@rancidrylan5460]

Most definitely one of my favorites of last year

[@krishnan_2052]

the final episode was probably one of the greatest 20 minutes of my life

[@flightnesssnowbirb8318]

A decent Leif Erickson cosplay Charlie but you should have gone with a viking helmet instead of a backwards cap

[@momojafar9385]

I loved the priest and how they compare their religions

[@Bipedalduck]

Not going to spoiler territory here: there will be moral/personal philosophy of Thorfin which resonates with what the priest said about love, in the manga. This "love" will be the new driving force of Canute and Thorfin's encounter.

[@ssaammii]

The way Canute and the priest interact and how they both develop their viewpoints in relation to their faith was so good to watch, I think while he isn't as complex as other character Canute is prob my favourite character,

[@flavor6939]

I am so happy that Vinland saga has gotten the adaptation it deserves. The next season is going to be interesting how the community reacts to it since the first part of Vinland saga is the prologue.

[@oliver-04]

Fact of the day: Askeladd is a famous Norwegian character used in many norwegian tales and also in movies, in Norway.

[@galaxyvulture6649]

Was he always called the ashen one?

[@lindholmaren]

@@galaxyvulture6649 it's like a character of tales only. Like if the US had a lot of stories about the man of the people "John Smith" or some shit. It's not an actual historical figure at all afaik

[@hardboiledegg2681]

@@galaxyvulture6649 His real name is Lucius Artorius Castus

[@plzkillme8333]

Care to tell me where he’s from again?

[@thenew4559]

Pretty much all of the characters have some form of historical counterpart.

[@nafeeahnaf6296]

LESSGOO VINLAND SAGA S2 ANNOUNCED THOSE WHO HAVEN'T WATCHED IT WATCH IT NOW

[@senbonzakura13]

I feel like farmland will get a lot of hate from anime only watchers because of passive thorfinn

[@markiliar7652]

@@senbonzakura13you were not wrong

[@666Shinedown]

I literally just finished researching all the characters's real life counterparts like Thorkell,Canute,Sweyn. The show's fucking amazing they did the manga so much justice,I'm re-reading.Can't wait for season 2 AKA Farmland Saga

[@drizzlemcnasty7733]

Renegade with a bit of war and someone actually finding out the REAL person behind his father’s death which was Floki

[@Flyingtart]

Read the manga a long time ago, and the story is absolutely great, and many characters, groups and events existed and took place for real. Also plenty of things that happen are based on old viking sagas, with good detail, so looks like the author really did some research.

[@foreveruseless1292]

I remember the author said that when he was creating weapons like that girls crossbow, he had to design it in a way that would be historically accurate since they didn't have screws in those times and still make it work. That really impressive

[@sxoco]

Vinland saga is my favorite anime, its written so well and it keeps making you want more. Even after I finished it went and read the manga

[@clanwargods]

This anime is fire, enjoyed every minute of it!

[@HartTheHunter]

Should try boku no pico Lets see how many minutes you enjoy ⌚ 😂

[@clanwargods]

@@HartTheHunter I watched it and enjoyed zero minutes of it lol.

[@Jireninyourrecommendations]

If you skip the intro then it's a sin

[@clanwargods]

Amen

[@A.Mortem]

Same with the endings. I'm with Charlie on never skipping the first OP but skipping the second, I never skipped either of the ED's

[@shadowofthenorthstar989]

Not if it's the 2nd op

[@Alex-ze5fe]

Initiating moisture

[@MoppetMage]

@@shadowofthenorthstar989 The second opening bangs harder than the first one once you listen to it a couple of times.

[@caesaramvs9647]

So close to a 95/100. Sad part for me is, I really liked the priest and his conversations of love. I also thought, the “drag” of the marching within those 3 or 4 episodes were meant to test the patience of the audience. So, you feel exactly how the soldiers felt. You see their struggle and faith being tested, their fear starting to take hold. If was great.

[@darth_vedant669]

As someone who has never watched anime. This was my first one and I love this anime so much.

[@notdpanda9525]

Just be sure to read the manga as well. The arts' amazing, practically perfect story so far.

[@mickey9421]

P1 P Came here for this. The original manga of many series aren’t noticed/appreciated/credited/etc as much as their animated counterparts. Vinland Saga’s manga is literally a brick.

[@cuckboi9496]

Yeah but the baltic sea war arc kinda dropped it off for me, i mean yeah i enjoyed reading that arc altho not as much as i enjoyed the previous ones. Hope they could finally put off another great arc in the near future.

[@TESkyrimizer]

The author has been working on this manga since like 2004 or 2005 and he's been diligently pumping out new chapters every month since. It was very clear upon reading that this story was one born of real passion and not a cash grab like so many moe isekai slice of life. It is truly a joy to see the author rewarded for his craft and have it turn into an anime adaptation so that everyone can fall in love with the series. It's pretty great.

[@Sevren_]

The first season is just the Prologue

[@LuccatielD7]

Yeah, that’s fucking wild. I think I’ll read the manga.

[@Ohisashiburidesu]

It's also the best part of the manga. With Thorfinn's character taking a u-turn and with no wartime the story becomes incredibly limp-dicked. The monologues about love and the annoying turnaround that Canute had in the prologue is the kind of writing you can expect when they develop Thorfinn in the next 130 chapters. The parallels made from Thorfinn to Thors and Askeladd are present. Some are interesting and some are annoying. The girl acting as the Thorfinn to Thorfinn's Askeladd is annoying and it's hard to be nearly as sympathetic to her as I was to Thorfinn. She also gets the better of him and watching Thorfinn grovel for his life, or so easily accept death is something I was equally unsympathetic to. Shit like punch me 100 times and Thorfinn taking fat L's for 80 chapters was also tiresome. Imo the next 130 chapters are still riding off the coattails of the first 50 chapters with all the callbacks they make to Thors and Askeladd. You don't even get to see Thorkell for a long time either, but when you do, it's actually a breath of fresh air.

[@Ohisashiburidesu]

@Orbital Nexus Nah, that's not it at all, but nice strawman. I'm actually alright if it's not all action all the time. My problem is actually with the characters and how they ruined the revenge narrative. They constantly try to make Thorfinn look like more of a man by emasculating him. I've already given examples in the first post of the stuff I had major issues with. They're trying to turn him into both his father and Askeladd, but they can do that without humiliating him constantly, making him forfeit his pride and ripping the backbone out of him. I dont mind the redemption arc at all if it's done well, but obv I think it was poorly written, just as I think the way they turned Canute into a leader in the prologue was poorly written. If you forgot, it was that edgy speech about how love is about dying and returning to the Earth and how he got a +500 charisma boost that allowed him to take charge of all those vikings who didn't respect him at all.

[@roliz]

True

[@Ohisashiburidesu]

@Orbital Nexus 1) He does get humiliated. He begged for his life after Hild shoots multiple arrows into his legs. Now his life belongs to her too. 2) The story does try to portray him as a combination of his father and Askeladd. That's why he did to Garm what Askeladd did to him. That's why Hild is to Thorfinn as Thorfinn was to Askeladd. This is also why he makes the no-violence pact and why his hair looks the way it does in farm saga. 3) Thorfinn literally forfeits his pride in that chapter where he offers to lick Halfdan's boots if that's all it takes to get money for Vinland. He is literally asked if he would eat shit if he needed to. He said yes. 4) Idk bro, the new characters serve purpose, but that doesn't mean they're well written. I can't be invested in them the same way I was with Askeladd, Thors and Thorkell. Canute's developments were interesting and his sense of justice is interesting, but I can't see farmer bro, comic relief merchant guy or waifu as anything other than Thorfinn's nakama. Hild is her own character, but I just find her annoying personally. At the very least, I really enjoyed Sigurd's character. 5) I've already stated that my problem with the redemption arc is that he gets emasculated constantly in the story while they pretend like he's a bigger man for it. If there was more dignity in it, it'd be fine by me. If they stayed on the revenge narrative that would be fine by me too.

[@HSTesh]

OMFG IM SO HAPPY YOU MADE A VIDEO ABOUT THIS SHOW

[@Fizzy01010]

I watched the first season of the anime and then caught up on the manga, the next arc is absolutely brilliant and enhances the prologue when you look back at it. It is seriously an amazing story. It's a shame that the next season probably won't get the praise it deserves since it cuts back on action and doubles down on the character development. Too many people missed the whole point and are just looking for fight scenes but Vinland Saga is so much more than that.

[@CWBchannel]

The author does a really good job at tying this manga/anime to real historical pieces. I haven’t seen another manga/anime ever do this, especially to the this high of a level. As a history nerd, I really appreciate that touch.

[@chrisalbert12]

When anime teaches you more then you learned in school is just sad

[@freedrick5206]

Jesus Christ was a literal motherfucking bastard chill my dude

[@shawn6745]

Askeladd is no doubt a terrible person but in a very believable way and in some situations you do feel some sympathy, and actually root for him in a lot of ways. The show does a good job of reminding you "hey, you know that guy you think is a badass? Well hes an absolute monster"

[@BravoVince737]

Replace Askeladd with Walter White in your statement and it fits perfect lol

[@massivegat5087]

As a long time fan of the manga, the adaptation does it justice. I do feel that a bit of Askeladd's nuance is lost in translation but the show still communicates his depth enough to where anime watchers can appreciate his complexity. I hope this season gets people interested in the manga because plain and simple, it's a masterpiece and the ideal and most complete way to experience VS. As the series continues after Askeladd's passing, Thorfinn has to face his past and recognize who he was. You get to see Thorfinn grow as a person, it's slow, it's mature, it's believable. It gets to the point where both Thors' and Askeladd's teachings impact him, despite them both having been dead a long time. 10/10

[@peachique]

I’ve literally been waiting for this animation adaption for like 10 years.

[@Stop_Gooning]

What chapter of the manga does the show end at?

[@Stop_Gooning]

@nG I DoMe cool thanks

[@YumexxxChan]

Thank you for reviewing my favorite manga's adaptation, it's been 84 years but the story finally get what it deserves

[@punishedvicta4240]

the people that dislike the farm arc are the same people that cant sit still

[@jr_xtreme8940]

Started this bout a month ago, and I'm so glad I did. The art, character development, storyline, fight scene... everything just seemed so beautiful

[@annon9269]

I appreciate the fact that there wasn’t any unnecessary internal dialogue you know great show

[@sup3rAVATARtlafAN]

It's easily my favourite anime of 2019 and my favourite in a long time, each episode was great and Askeladd is easily one of the best characters i've seen in a show period.

[@lizardwizard8930]

Askelad is probably one of my favourite fictional character

[@oliver-04]

Coming back to this because im so excited for season 2, cant believe its been 3 years!

[@zombiewarrior225]

Vinland Saga is definitely my #1 anime of this year and one of my favorites of all time.

[@Erik-zd2oi]

For those of you who doesn't know askeladd is a character in Norwegian folklore, try searching for "Espen Askeladd". Espen is always the hero in evey story he is in. Edit: also vinland is what the vikings called parts of north America when they discovered it some hundred years before Christofer Columbus.

[@niclas3672]

Norwegian discoveries in the Atlantic and North America were very impressive. Although as a Dane I do have to flex and mention how we conquered England, a place with actual people. Sure, we did not discover anything new (Which Norwegians did). But we did fight the hardest and conquer the most (England, a place with like at least twice our population at the time). Then again we are all Scandinavians and I would like to think they were all our achievements collectively as a people who are yet to have a nation. Foren Norden!

[@IPORKISSS]

Historical aspect is what gives this thing an extra layer to the already 6-layer dip. Cold take on this one guy

[@comically-large-spoon]

Just wait for next season when Thorfinn actually gets character development

[@DougsDiggers]

Just wait for next season when his statue in Philadelphia gets destroyed by antlfa

[@KongFuzii]

@Abazore 420 you are the whiniest person ive ever seen.

[@internetgoat4831]

@Abazore 420 You roasting the later Arcs for such dense and hilarious reasons in every replies is pitiful and pathetic.

[@thiccboi5877]

Abazore 420 it’s ok, children like you can’t really appreciate story writing and usually prefer flashy and edgy shit.

[@jin-woo4398]

@Abazore 420 you like sword art online dont you? you are so fucking pathetic and whiney its actually hilarious

[@gostttttttttt]

The last fight between Askeladd and Thorfinn was so awesome in so many levels, Askeladd's dialogue during and after the fight was just amazing

[@DibbzTV]

Bruh, “I have no enemies” is so revolutionary in anime. I love it ❤

[@lonesoldier3921]

I love that one of my favorite animes is getting recognized

[@trevorjohnson5213]

Shut up nerd

[@lonesoldier3921]

@@trevorjohnson5213 so watching an anime makes me a nerd

[@Lenin941FN]

Let's hope he understands the 2nd season and doesn't go "hurrrrr where da fighting?"

[@kostasspirou1010]

he recently said on a stream that he loves season 2

[@Lenin941FN]

@@kostasspirou1010 good. Can't wait for the moist meter for season 2

[@sajidahmed9732]

@@Lenin941FN u must love farming simulators 😂

[@Ghxurmett]

@@sajidahmed9732 you must love my ass hole

[@ManoahShinash]

​@@sajidahmed9732get a life

[@XaphanEX]

Finally finished it the other day. It's really interesting how the first season isn't really about Thorfinn. More or so about the world around him. Also to see a main character robbed of his goal at the end is a very bold move which is complimented with the dropping of his dagger to symbolize that part of his life is over. Absolutely loved this show and I am looking forward to season 2.

[@matthewwright9143]

Can't wait for the epic farming arc. Hey a Viking gotta know how to toil in the land too.

[@ppl15925]

Man i get shivers down my spine everytime i hear this show's title. Such a great anime.

[@remyvuff9984]

Can't wait for your thoughts on season 2, one of the best seasons in all of anime.

[@sajidahmed9732]

idk man shit is boring as fuck there was like 3 fight scenes

[@yannispirou101]

@@sajidahmed9732 it is not supposed to emphasize on the fight scenes, even S1's fight scenes weren't that good either.

[@tenryunaito3763]

​@@sajidahmed9732You're such a crayon eater. Season 2 isn't about action.

[@sajidahmed9732]

@@tenryunaito3763 imagine calling a nigga a crayon eater cause they had a different opinion than you 😂😂 enjoy your farming simulator

[@sajidahmed9732]

@@yannispirou101 I’d say there was a lot of good fight scenes in the first season but I get what they were going for in the second and what they were tryna portray but i just like a lil action with my story not just all dialogue with a farming simulator

[@jamesnewton8804]

Actually the 2nd intro is my favourite, it really grows on you.

[@thenew4559]

It does take a bit of getting used to after having watched the first one for 12 episodes, but soon enough it becomes very enjoyable.

[@w0ody16]

Vinland Saga was great. I liked it so much better than the other Viking shows I've seen that are live action (Vikings for example). It's a must watch for 2020.

[@Sypher782]

Thank you for talking about Vinland Saga. It's so underrated.

[@MuffinYoBusiness]

I’m rewatching it after just finishing, that’s how good it is

[@TheeOK1]

Vinland is a great comic too, haven't gotten to the anime yet.

[@brootalstayfree]

comic..?

[@troydevries547]

TheOk1 did u just call manga ‘comic’ lmao

[@Ghost337fly]

Well, hes not wrong, manga are comics, the term has just been bastardized to only refer to japanese comics

[@conastel3023]

@@troydevries547 I know you wanna be a weeb and shit but manga is literally just japanese for comics.

[@stillnousername9796]

manga is literally a japanese comic but ok

[@the_quake]

It feels like Berserk if we could get a fantastically animated season of Berserk.

[@havoc1426]

Nah dude berserk is on another level. Almost nothing comes close to it

[@the_quake]

@@havoc1426 The animated series of Berserk are not good, the animated films are pretty good though. Berserk is my favorite manga and I hope one day we can get something on par with the work they did on Vinland Saga.

[@masterofmeow8894]

@@havoc1426 Monster and Vagabond are better than it

[@havoc1426]

@@masterofmeow8894 they are both masterpieces as you can see from my profile picture but for me berserk is still 1 level above

[@Zedpelli]

Charlie, the man with actual taste in anime

[@galaxyvulture6649]

That guy's voice must have been destroyed singing that

[@joshuayuen668]

After reading the manga I can say that I can’t rly find a true main antagonist. But what I can say is that I find the main antagonist to be ‘violence’ in it self and how Thorfinn learns to deal with the meaning of justice and violence that his father had instilled onto him at a young age. Throughout the series we see thorfin go through so much character development, I just love how all his experiences slowly shape the person he will be

[@galaxyvulture6649]

One of my favorite episode was when Askeladd and the boys literally carried ships into the river and did the spoiler

[@XadePsyconic]

It's Wit Studio, they're just great.

[@HeyKyle]

Askeladd was an amazing character like it blows my mind how well written he was honestly

[@sleptking1707]

Vinland Saga was one of my favorite manga’s, I’m glad it got a great adaptation

[@itshere757]

How far ahead is the manga to the anime?

[@_Khalmyr_]

**berserk fans crying in thr corner**

[@1CoLoRz2]

Well, just getting what I've heard from this review (I've only read it) pretty far ahead I'd say. Like another 3 or 4 season

[@TearsOfThem]

@@itshere757 pretty fucking far

[@kenallen9547]

Its like 2 major arcs ahead around like 100 chapters give or take.

[@xaxos9273]

I wonder if the show's success will pave the way for proper anime adaptations of seinen manga like Berserk, Vagabond, and Kingdom.

[@TheZestyCar]

We can only hope. We can only hope.

[@suto5704]

You gotta do a moist meter on season 2. It's so danm good.

[@biggamer7245]

Search up his video called “this is painfully underrated”

[@suto5704]

@@biggamer7245 thank you my man

[@MazDconDecepticon]

"it could even be argued the main villain isn't even a villain" *murders entire town of civilians*

[@expandleo8243]

I just watched eisode 14 and yeah, listening to that was very awkward lol

[@MazDconDecepticon]

@@expandleo8243 It's kinda the typical anime main character actions don't weigh as heavy thing

[@doburu4835]

@@MazDconDecepticon remember the timeline bud, it's normal back then

[@MazDconDecepticon]

@@doburu4835 no its not. And this is from his own perspective. Murdering civilians was never normal lol. Except to you know, villains

[@doburu4835]

@@MazDconDecepticon that was their lifestyle, if they stop pillaging villages his men won't get to eat and stuff. It's horrible but that was a legitimate job back then