Vinland Saga - Those Violent Delights
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Күн бұрынVinland Saga is a phenomenal piece of Viking fiction - packed in equal measure with kinetic violence and beautiful humanity. Over its fifteen years in publication, mangaka Makoto Yukimura has given us one of the medium's best works - one that has truly earned the saga of its title.
Vinland Saga was originally recommended to me during 'Patron Picked Purchases' over at the Beyond Ghibli Patreon - an annual event where I'll read and review a manga of your choice! For the month of March we're doing PPP again, and anyone who pledges $5 or more can do just that. It's part of a pledge drive to tip us over the edge of a stretch goal we've been on the cusp of for ages - a deep-dive into all things Full Metal Alchemist. So if you want me to read your favourite, consider supporting me on Patreon:
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@USBearForce 3 жыл бұрын
There are two kinds of Vinland Saga readers: 1) Those who realize the tone shift in Volumes 9 & 10 is a brilliant piece of writing which allows Yukimura to let his series take a breath, give his main character some crucial development, and clarify his themes. 2) People who are wrong.
@USBearForce 3 жыл бұрын
@@SirMorlett I normally find pacifists in anime and manga to be annoying, sanctimonious twits, but I make an exception for Thorfinn. Rather than the universe bending over backwards to show how “right” he is, Thorfinn has to wrestle with how best to live with his ideals in a world that doesn’t care about them. There are points where he even admits the old code of violence and honor his culture lives by does have a certain logic to it, even if he doesn’t agree with all its conclusions. As the story progresses he has to reconsider and sometimes modify the practice of his ideals in light of life experience. It makes him so much more relatable than your typical “violence bad, sob, cry, why can’t we all get along?” anime pacifist.
@heisenberg1648 3 жыл бұрын
@@SirMorlett Well, sorry it sucks for you.
@nedakco1198 3 жыл бұрын
Yes I completely aggree. After all the violence and nihilism in the earlier volumes, showing the reader there are ups in life and it isn’t always bleak is honestly amazing. I’m sure the series will go back to some deeper themes but let’s just give Thorfinn a break for once. He deserves it
@foreveruseless1292 3 жыл бұрын
You are 100% right
@fritzVirginSteeler 3 жыл бұрын
I think that the pacifist/agricultural/slow parts are the best and most atmospheric, at least in the comic book. I think I see where the comic is going and I can't wait to see it get there
@AsiniusNaso 3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite moments in the series is when a nameless Viking is dying on the battlefield, and he is excited to see the Valkyries and go to Valhalla and... nothing happens. His vision goes dark, and he realizes there is no afterlife, that his entire warrior life was a lie, and then he dies, one among thousands. It’s a harsh moment that represents the series’ realistic depiction of violence and its consequences.
@massivegat5087 3 жыл бұрын
That chapter is amazing, even divorced from context. Whenever I want to get someone into the manga I’ll show them that chapter. It’s great
@nsanooj 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah that really stuck with me, especially how he tries to tell that to his friend who's still fighting
@notever8401 3 жыл бұрын
@@massivegat5087 what chapter is it??!
@noddlefoodle5691 2 жыл бұрын
And a little ways after that two Vikings just talk about how pointless fighting was
@kirbymarchbarcena 3 жыл бұрын
Showing the motion-comic really adds up the interest and viewpoint of this series.
@jeetadhvaryu5680 3 жыл бұрын
Do you know how to edit that type?
@WorgenGrrl 3 жыл бұрын
Vinland Saga seems to be what the show "Vikings" should have been like.
@courageouskodama8419 3 жыл бұрын
Makoto Yukimura said in an interview that his goal is to build a story with a non-violent hero, yet keep it as exhilarating as a more standard action driven seinen. In my opinion he's doing this and more. The story itself has an intriguing plot with no lack of emotional depth, and the artwork (if the video hadn't demonstrated it well enough) is some of the most technically impressive in the industry. I can't wait to see the future of the series.
@blueroman5538 3 жыл бұрын
Volume 5 of the manga is possibly the single best volume of any manga I’ve ever read. It will probably stick with me forever, and the shift from fighting and violence to farming and finding self fulfillment in life brought me to tears
@gabriellupilunguinho8158 3 жыл бұрын
Berserk, guts and caska watching the night and the bonfires, OR the blacksmith and guts dialogue, that two moments are the best written pieces of story ever made.
@sunionbroofastora5474 3 жыл бұрын
I definitely agree. I’m on volume 5 right now when Thorfinn is just finding the meaning of life again after being left empty. It has made such a deep impression on me so far.
@foreveruseless1292 3 жыл бұрын
It was beautiful
@technobabble123 3 жыл бұрын
My favorite volume is volume seven. The scene with the handshake almost brought me to tears.
@TheForgottenCritic 3 жыл бұрын
I just started reading this. And the amount of passion Makoto Yukimura has for norse history is amazing and the amount of small historic details he adds to the series makes the story feel so much more rich. Add to that an increably well written story you have one of the best mangas
@Reinhard96 3 жыл бұрын
He definitely payed more attention to the details than the idiots who made the Vikings TV series.
@MannanGoel 3 жыл бұрын
@@Reinhard96 Ahh is it? I was going to watch Vikings. Now less interested. Do we then have some interesting shows/movies/documentaries on Vikings?
@Reinhard96 3 жыл бұрын
@@MannanGoel None that are particularly well done. My advice would be to read all of the Icelandic Sagas, the Poetic Edda, the Völuspa, heck even the Havamal gives insight to how the Pre-Christian Norse thought of things.
@MannanGoel 3 жыл бұрын
@@Reinhard96 Thanks mate
@wall57805 3 жыл бұрын
It's okey. Vikings diden't drink sake, we drank mjöd
@prog00017 3 жыл бұрын
Got caught back up with the manga recently, and it feels like the series could end at any time now. It's exciting, and definitely a little sad; but it definitely feels like the series is going out on Yukimura's terms. I'd also strongly recommend his other well known work, Planetes, in either its manga or animated forms. It on its own stands as a wonderful crunchy scifi about a team of space janitors clearing errant debris from earth's orbit, but also pairs well thematically with Vinland Saga, as a story of unpacking the real drives behind it's cast and a shared humanity in a world rapidly shedding national borders as it reaches starward.
@USBearForce 3 жыл бұрын
Yukimura has announced that Vinland is moving into its final arc, but given how this man dedicated 1600 pages and 54 chapters to his prologue, the manga likely has several years left to run.
@sorryminati4719 3 жыл бұрын
I have loved the manga. It is one of the greatest piece of literature out there. This is particularly important, for my country , the story of which asks us to go and search for means beyond violent ends . The concept of "moving on" , giving up rather than giving in to the rage
@californiapenguin9434 2 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best pitches of Vinland Saga that I’ve heard!
@Aot 3 жыл бұрын
This series needs an international blu ray release. Unreal how it doesn't have one.
@thewheelman84 3 жыл бұрын
We can probably thank Amazon for that. Since it's still exclusive to their platform they'd rather you pay the subscription fee than buy the disc. But I agree, this series NEEDS a blu ray release. It'll be great to have this anime series sit next to the manga on my shelf.
@jordansiarya762 3 жыл бұрын
it needs a dub too
@V.U.4six Жыл бұрын
Idk about international but sentai filmworks has it recently Forgot if it’s out now recently or almost out
@wrongrabbit 3 жыл бұрын
Can't wait for season 2 and the tone change that's bound to happen to see if it's gonna keep being as entertaining.
@bluebowser3121 3 жыл бұрын
I watched this anime and I have to admit it's so great to see something that actually focuses on the story telling and has such interesting characters. Popular anime these days lack in comparison.
@SamNets 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video! One thing i'd like to add though, is that alongside all it's other qualities, Yukimura has stated in some interviews, that all the major beats and twists of the story were planned out from the beggining(something that's unfortunately rare in long running manga) and one thing this adds is some AMAZING foreshadowing and dramatic irony to the prologue/earlier chapters in general, it's impressive the first time you read it, but i really think it takes at least one Re-read to realize just how deft yukimura's hand was when crafting this story, it's some truly phenomenal stuff, and especially seeing how the chapters being published right now can already be considered the "Final Arc" of Vinland, i can't wait to see how this story will wrap up
@benherebefore 3 жыл бұрын
I really don’t even have words for how beautifully this video was put together. The transitions and interweaving of the moving manga panels was really eye catching. We knew you were working on something big and you did not disappoint 👏
@bigsmoke1658 3 жыл бұрын
Such a nice surprise to wake up to. Joe covering an anime I didn't finish, so maybe I should go back and complete it. Fantastic work as always Joe.
@cassidy4037 3 жыл бұрын
the point it has reached in the manga is just breath taking
@measureface 3 жыл бұрын
Wit studio did an amazing job with the Vinland Saga anime i wish they could adapt berserk
@leviathan5207 3 жыл бұрын
I wish Miura could finish Berserk, before I die... F for all those that did not see Guts ever leaving the ship
@amacheez3270 3 жыл бұрын
Thats my wet dream man.
@udayanbose2851 3 жыл бұрын
i wish if they can adapt vagabond ..it will be great
@Achalacha 3 жыл бұрын
if it's not already done, check the "Berserk's motion-comic" from studio Taka on youtube ! There are 2 episodes for now, but they want to adapt the WHOLE manga ( and the "lost children" arc as well ^^) It's a masterpiece made by some berserk fans. The anime adaption of Berserk are really disappointing but the manga has one of the best art so they decide to make their own Berserk anime using motion-comic to have the best from the two medium. I hope you like it and if so, don"t forget to share it around you ^^ (we don't need an anime adaptation when we have that !)
@Achalacha 3 жыл бұрын
@@amacheez3270 this became true thanks to the fandom. Check the youtube channel "Studio Taka" ^^ No need to thank me.
@tasogarerubica 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for distilling one of the important aspect, the core theme of this narrative, which many readers over look. I may have been enthralled by the notion of violence 15 years back when my brother bought the first volume in japanese. But as the months passed by as the chapters gradually built up, and the years went by. I finally understood, what the author meant to imbue in this story, the story he needed to tell beyond the violent prologue. A story of a man who saught true peace, and without those early chapters, his, Thorfinn's pledge wouldn't have held the weight that it does.
@mariongm1275 3 жыл бұрын
I would comment this under every video beyond ghibli did if i thought it wouldn't be eventually obnoxious, but i just.. this is one of my favorite youtube channels, every video, every time, makes me fall in love again with the content he talks about i savor them every time and always end up considering these videos to be beautiful prose most of the time
@chadgarcia983 3 жыл бұрын
When I read that "prologue end" it really was amazing.
@Simili84 Жыл бұрын
Another thing the anime adaptation offers is its soundtrack. The music is phenomenal and conveys beautifully what Yukimura is trying to say
@arpityadav9692 3 жыл бұрын
It's time that vinland saga gets it's due appreciation.
@nedakco1198 3 жыл бұрын
I think about Vinland saga whenever I need an extra push. I own all the volumes and thorfinn is such a huge role model for me. Thank you Yukimura
@heisenberg1648 3 жыл бұрын
The only manga that made me cry like a baby. Even berserk didn't move me to tears but this did.
@jacobdial3667 3 жыл бұрын
Definitely waiting on a Season 2 for this
@zodsinclair8500 3 жыл бұрын
AOT & THIS Took the Very top of All Anime in 2020 & of Coarse Seinen Anime, the best & most mature, Action & psychological gratification in 1!
@socialistprofessor3206 3 жыл бұрын
Another masterful review. I'll be reading this as soon as I can get my hands on it. Thank you for your thoughtful curation of my anime/manga consumption.
@javelin6831 3 жыл бұрын
That voice over was beautiful. I need a cigarette after that.
@ryepark1635 3 жыл бұрын
All your videos are amazing!! They’re so calming and insightful. Thank you for another beautiful video!
@stivali4042 3 жыл бұрын
so glad to see you and lines in motion working together! I love both of your work, have found so many great recommendations through the two of you. thanks so much to you both
@e.j271 3 жыл бұрын
Been waiting for this essay since the anime aired. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
@somerandomguy29 3 жыл бұрын
The only anime (at this moment) to make me read the manga cuz I just couldn't wait for the next episode
@anachromaly 3 жыл бұрын
Another brilliantly executed video, Joe, always love the attention to detail you put into your work. Absolutely captivating short overview of this amazing series.
@bwalyamumba2139 3 жыл бұрын
The soothing and informative journeys this channel takes with every video are a godsend. Thank you, and I can't wait to read Vinland.
@dano2861 3 жыл бұрын
Great vid as always, been a fan for a while. Keep up the good work. Real quality stuff going on here.
@Justpastawesome 3 жыл бұрын
Beautifully edited, great video!
@marquesnonu3299 3 жыл бұрын
I haven't finished it, but amazing video as always. This is one of my favourite video essay channels on KZfaq, keep up the good work.
@amacheez3270 3 жыл бұрын
Love this video man! You sum up Vinland Saga perfectly, Looking forward for FMA!
@myHuge249 3 жыл бұрын
Another beatiful piece shinging a light on my other favourite show of the decade (besides march comes in like a lion). You really did this masterpiece justice thank you
@TheRuiPires 3 жыл бұрын
This was awesome. Thank you. It was truly faithful to the series I love so much.
@foreveruseless1292 3 жыл бұрын
This is why vinland saga is one of if not my favorite manga series
@scottperkins5038 3 жыл бұрын
I love this channel, some of the most well thought out and we'll spoken narration on the platform.
@sna24k22 3 жыл бұрын
Beautifully done. Really enjoyed it. Thank you very much.
@whimsydearest 3 жыл бұрын
Yay, it's cool to see you and Lines in Motion collabing together! Awesome job from the both of you as always.
@V.U.4six 3 жыл бұрын
Like you mentioned the anime is a good place to start for many people Personally, I don’t think I’d have bothered to look into the Vinland Saga manga, had I not decided to check out the anime. This is because, usually stories like this wouldn’t really be my thing. I decided to check out the anime since I’ve heard good things about the source material. The anime’s beginning was a bit slow but the soundtrack and animation kept me intrigued. Once I good to a certain part, that became the narrative hook and that’s when I was on board. Having consumed the anime adaptation and enjoying it more than I had originally thought, I am probably going to check out the manga itself now
@centauree.rousseau6288 3 жыл бұрын
I've been a fan of Viland Saga for a long time now... I'm truly happy about you showing as much love as I have for this manga... A video beautifully done as always, you have my thanks. ^^
@Achalacha 3 жыл бұрын
Wonderland video ! the motion-comic is a great addition and the Subtitles were very nice too, Thank you. Now, I have to start the manga after the great impact that the anime had on me.
@karim_kom 3 жыл бұрын
I love your videos man. Every time I see your video in my notification box, I drop everything and watch it until the end. I'm around 3/4 of the way into the anime and I'm more inclined to read the manga after this video. Keep doing what you do man!!
@trimi_xd 3 жыл бұрын
Please never end posting your Videos. its soothing, that hardly is to rival
@WalkingNose 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another incredibile analysis. I love re-experience my favourite anime and manga through you videos and point of view.
@nikosuokko8370 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your incredible video, made my day!
@yumiwill 3 жыл бұрын
Incredible work, as always! This will be key to further my personal life mission of propagating Vinland Saga
@dnlzmd 3 жыл бұрын
I randomly watched the anime on amazon video recently & instantly became hooked onto it after the first episode. Binged watched it within a week! I am not a manga reader, but wow your video is going to start making me read the manga! Glad I found this channel, thank you
@kernelpanic7326 3 жыл бұрын
I am dissapointed I haven't found your channel earlier, I happy I saw this video. You've earned a new suscriber :) Keep going, this was amazing.
@jancarlomendoza9633 3 жыл бұрын
Love your video as always and I hope to see more :)
@q-urtm1497 3 жыл бұрын
This man is my favorite KZfaqr you make great videos keep up the good work
@ChaunchoCYM 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful video for a beautiful series!!!!!
@jeremyjeremyjeremyjeremyjeremy 3 жыл бұрын
I watched this video when it came out and like I do with every anime/manga featured in a Beyond Ghibli video I instantly read the entirety of the Vinland Saga manga. It took me 2 days to read all 180 chapters that are out now, and I can officially say that it has become one of my all time favorite pieces of media. Thanks.
@enka4130 3 жыл бұрын
I mean Vinland Saga isn't about barbarity at all. I don't wanna spoil the series here but man its one of the greatest series out there.
@omegatichama8897 3 жыл бұрын
Absoultely Stellar editing!
@AdaraFukuchi 3 жыл бұрын
another masterpiece
@abhirajbaruah4676 3 жыл бұрын
Great video as always. Ur voice is really calming.
@Eterrath 3 жыл бұрын
I swear this channel is going in the best possible direction. I really wish I could support you through Patreon, and I promise to do so once I can cover the 80x gap between USD and my currency. For now I'll watch all the 5 minute ads from start to finish, like and leave a comment. But from the bottom of my heart, thank you for making such fantastic videos on anime and manga and helping me learn. Can't wait for the Fullmetal Alchemist video! It's just one favorite show after another!
@q-urtm1497 3 жыл бұрын
Such a great video well done you make my day
@regularirregularity2382 3 жыл бұрын
Incredible work as always.
@quackerjack0118 3 жыл бұрын
Such a fantastic manga. Thanks for the deep dive on it!
@alexevanspoppsychedelicren4158 3 жыл бұрын
The editing in this video is next-level.
@HarryScTam 3 жыл бұрын
Today is my birthday and all I want is more content from you
@christianhetling3793 3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite things about the series, is yukimura's attention too detail (something planetes also exelled at) Having learned about Thor, Leif, Espen askelad, Harald and Knud(canute)
@goose1263 3 жыл бұрын
Exeptional work as always!
@TheFoxofKnowledge 3 жыл бұрын
Just an amazing series. The anime studio did such an amazing job with environmental, musical and character sequences - I loved every moment of it
@MacScarfield 3 жыл бұрын
I can't help but wonder if Yukimura is using the Norse in Vinland Saga as a way of contrasting how his own culture tie violence to honor: Both its historical use by Imperial Japan (leading to horrors such as Nanjing, Unit 731, Kamikaze pilots & Hiroshima) and its effect on Japan today (such as the very high suicide rates). To break the cycle of violence, through compassion, empathy, forgiveness and repent, is a universally strong message.
@darth2885 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing video!
@iFarsight 3 жыл бұрын
these videos are so great
@artgatherer3477 2 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@snowy8204 3 жыл бұрын
WHAT A INCREDIBLE VIDEO MY GOD
@Fthan 3 жыл бұрын
thank you for making this video
@Shariii616 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome essay as usual. I only wished you were able to include a clip of Thors asking "What does it mean to be a true warrior". I think this and the idea of one having no enemies gets reverberated throughout the whole series. I loved how these two themes gets introduced immediately and I don't if it was just me, but, its always in the back of my mind as I progressed through the series.
@tetfol3315 3 жыл бұрын
I have decided to watch this anime after I saw the title on this channel (but before watching the above video). I was after watching the 90's Berserk anime and the new Blade of the Immortal so I thought that Vinland Saga would be something similar. I must say that the anime is better than I thought, it is also visually and musicly beautiful.
@linusandersen3587 3 жыл бұрын
Vinland saga has a special place in my heart, I think I read it at just the right time.
@Toble0071 2 жыл бұрын
Alright, you convinced me, I originally dropped Vinland early in the manga, I will pick it up again.
@avanniz7047 3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video
@sorryminati4719 3 жыл бұрын
"You have no enemies , no one has enemies " What a phrase to sum up the entire story
@tactiti0n 3 жыл бұрын
And yet its the reason why I hated Thors as a character. Failing to make a friend - enemy destination is ridiculous. I only know one group its utterly ingrained in and its the reason why they've fallen from prominence as they are murdered and do nothing about it, nor do they recognise it as a problem.
@sorryminati4719 3 жыл бұрын
@@tactiti0n which group would that be? Fair point It's too idealistic But ideals change the world in some ways
@yaminotaka8478 3 жыл бұрын
Vinland's saga compiles a lot of beautiful segments and also illustrates how Yukimura as a mangaka has fully infested his time in creating a masterpiece. I Hope for Naoki Urasawa's works to be told on this channel in the near future.
@Samuel-p17 3 жыл бұрын
I've never read a Comic or manga like Vinland Saga. Almost every later chapter has a panel with such beauty, that I had to stop reading and just looked at it for several minutes.
@Ash_Wen-li 3 жыл бұрын
Have you read Berserk or Vagabond?
@karanvideos4175 3 жыл бұрын
Great work
@sketroux4580 3 жыл бұрын
This will always be my favorite
@ViolenceIndustry 3 жыл бұрын
There you go again, making me fall in love with something I haven't even seen yet.
@orufus12 3 жыл бұрын
As always, a work worthy of the series it covers.
@shutupmokuba7915 3 жыл бұрын
It just felt like Violet Evergarden, when I read this manga even if they aren't the same. The war after feeling is there.
@ST7GOLDTRIDENT 3 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this one, one of my favorite anime.
@convivialwithac 3 жыл бұрын
Good night punpun please beyond ghibli
@themikx2939 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love Vinland Saga I hope that when season 2 comes out a lot more people will know about it.
@montaguemonro565 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent!
@granddoppelganger7138 3 жыл бұрын
I cant believe im too atached to character just from watching 4 eps, and have the same feeling like op fans when ace died
@jaeger7243 3 жыл бұрын
you deserve more attention
@frostfang1 3 жыл бұрын
I think another appeal of shows like this is seeing different cultures interpretation of other cultures and what their takeaway of those morals and ideals are.
@CarlosRodriguez-dd4sb 3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed the anime - complicated characters. I wonder how much they evolve and change vs how my perception of them evolve and change.
@gabriellupilunguinho8158 3 жыл бұрын
I made a collection of images comparing the manga and google maps / street view side by side, the accuracy is unbelievable! I can send it to you if you wish!
@adriangeorge9197 2 жыл бұрын
Seinens do tell a tale between red and I couldn't agree it more than my consideration. Some construe their artistry in midst violence , disarray and incertitude which is only realised through its unfortunate recipients(characters) bearing it at unequal terms and disposition within its prevalent intricacy and amongst other concerns Berserk , Vagabond, Shigurui , abandon the old in Tokyo ..etc
SMOL Italian
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