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Vinland Saga
MEANRANK
83/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #91
- IMDb #14
- RatingGraph #5
- Criticker #18
- Trakt #18
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 72, highest is IMDb on 89.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →Following a tragedy, Thorfinn embarks on a journey with the man responsible for it to take his life in a duel as a true and honorable warrior to pay homage.
Details
- Based on
- Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura
- Studio
- WIT STUDIO, Kodansha, Twin Engine, dentsu
- Released
- 8 July 2019
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese, English
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 48 across 2 seasons
- Awards
- 5 wins, 18 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (69) →
Clan Leader (voice) / Soldier of the Danish Army (voice) / Villager (voice) / Fox (voice) / Canute's Messenger (voice) / Thegn (voice) / Minion (voice) / Viking (voice) / Atli (voice)
Farmer (voice) / Villager (voice) / Soldier (voice) / Thegn (voice) / Retainer (voice) / Mord (voice) / Wild Dog (voice) / Resident of Gorm's Village (voice) / Soldier of the Danish Army (voice) / Viking of Thorkell's Troops (voice) / Guest (voice) / Messenger (voice) +6 more
Hooded Man (voice) / Bui (voice) / Badger (voice) / Torgrim (voice) / Viking (voice) / Thegn (voice) / Villager (voice)
Soldier (voice) / Soldier of the English Army (voice) / Dead Man (voice) / Member of Askeladd's Mercenaries (voice) / Guest (voice) / Thegn (voice) / Soldier of the Danish Army (voice) / Retainer (voice) / Mole (voice) / Viking of Thorkell's Troops (voice) / Viking (voice) +3 more
Cook (voice) / Grim (voice) / Thegn (voice) / Guest (voice) / Retainer (voice) / Merchant (voice) / York Townsfolk (voice) / Member of Askeladd's Mercenaries (voice) / Soldier of Jabbathe's Forces (voice) / Youngster of Gorm's Village (voice) / Spider (voice) / Tavern Customer (voice) +5 more
Oddny's Father (voice) / Chief Attendant (voice) / Merchant (voice) / Dead Man (voice) / Commander of the Local Clan's Forces (voice) / Soldier of the English Army (voice) / Soldier of Ragnar's Troops (voice) / Member of Askeladd's Mercenaries (voice) / Magni (voice) / Tore (voice) +8 more
Awards & nominations
See all 23 →5 wins from 23 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| 9th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025 | Best Voice Artist Performance (Hindi) | Abhishek Sharma as Einar | Nominee |
| 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024 | Best Drama | Vinland Saga Season 2 | Nominee |
| 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024 | Best Cinematography | Hisashi Matsumuko and Yuki Kawashita | Nominee |
| 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024 | Best Continuing Series | Vinland Saga Season 2 | Nominee |
| 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024 | Best Main Character | Thorfinn | Nominee |
| 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024 | Anime of the Year | Vinland Saga Season 2 | Nominee |
| Japan Expo Awards 2024 | Daruma for Best Opening | "Paradox" by Survive Said the Prophet | Nominee |
| 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2023 | Best Voice Artist Performance (German) | Torsten Michaelis as Askeladd | Nominee |
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Trailer — Vinland Saga
×Full cast — Vinland Saga
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Clan Leader (voice) / Soldier of the Danish Army (voice) / Villager (voice) / Fox (voice) / Canute's Messenger (voice) / Thegn (voice) / Minion (voice) / Viking (voice) / Atli (voice)
Farmer (voice) / Villager (voice) / Soldier (voice) / Thegn (voice) / Retainer (voice) / Mord (voice) / Wild Dog (voice) / Resident of Gorm's Village (voice) / Soldier of the Danish Army (voice) / Viking of Thorkell's Troops (voice) / Guest (voice) / Messenger (voice) +6 more
Hooded Man (voice) / Bui (voice) / Badger (voice) / Torgrim (voice) / Viking (voice) / Thegn (voice) / Villager (voice)
Soldier (voice) / Soldier of the English Army (voice) / Dead Man (voice) / Member of Askeladd's Mercenaries (voice) / Guest (voice) / Thegn (voice) / Soldier of the Danish Army (voice) / Retainer (voice) / Mole (voice) / Viking of Thorkell's Troops (voice) / Viking (voice) +3 more
Cook (voice) / Grim (voice) / Thegn (voice) / Guest (voice) / Retainer (voice) / Merchant (voice) / York Townsfolk (voice) / Member of Askeladd's Mercenaries (voice) / Soldier of Jabbathe's Forces (voice) / Youngster of Gorm's Village (voice) / Spider (voice) / Tavern Customer (voice) +5 more
Oddny's Father (voice) / Chief Attendant (voice) / Merchant (voice) / Dead Man (voice) / Commander of the Local Clan's Forces (voice) / Soldier of the English Army (voice) / Soldier of Ragnar's Troops (voice) / Member of Askeladd's Mercenaries (voice) / Magni (voice) / Tore (voice) +8 more
Member of Askeladd's Mercenaries (voice) / Soldier of the Brycheiniog Army (voice) / Soldier of the English Army (voice) / Clan Leader (voice) / Soldier of the Danish Army (voice) / Villager (voice) / Scout of Thorkell's Troops (voice) / Hakon (voice) / Resident of Gorm's Village (voice) +5 more
Member of Askeladd's Mercenaries (voice) / Soldier of the Danish Army (voice) / Villager (voice) / Floki's Messenger (voice) / York Townsfolk (voice) / Guard (voice) / Soldier of Jabbathe's Forces (voice) / Soldier of the English Army (voice) / Resident of Gorm's Village (voice) +1 more
Commander of the English Army (voice) / Mols (voice) / Soldier of the Danish Army (voice) / Resident of Gorm's Village (voice) / Member of Askeladd's Mercenaries (voice) / Soldier of the English Army (voice) / Viking of Thorkell's Troops (voice) / Clan Leader (voice) / Villager (voice) +2 more
Soldier of the English Army (voice) / Soldier of the Danish Army (voice) / English Soldier (voice) / Leif Ericson (voice)
Dead Man (voice) / Villager (voice) / Thegn (voice) / Ghost (voice) / Retainer (voice) / Customer (voice) / Guest (voice) / Farmer (voice)
Waiter (voice) / Farmer (voice) / Thegn (voice) / Guest (voice) / Parlimentaire (voice) / Retainer (voice) / Villager (voice)
Member of Askeladd's Mercenaries (voice) / Soldier of the Danish Army (voice) / Viking of Thorkell's Troops (voice) / Ear (voice)
Interpreter of Jabbathe's Forces (voice) / Viking of Thorkell's Troops (voice) / English Soldier (voice) / Soldier of the English Army (voice) / Member of Askeladd's Mercenaries (voice)
Soldier of the English Army (voice) / Villager (voice) / Viking of Thorkell's Troops (voice) / Haldor (voice) / Dead Man (voice) / Member of Askeladd's Mercenaries (voice) / Clan Leader (voice)
Farmer (voice) / Oddny's Mother (voice) / Boy (voice) / Woman (voice) / Infant (voice) / Child (voice) / Maid (voice) / Baby (voice) / Ylva's child (voice)
Woman (voice) / Anne's Brother (voice) / Village Girl (voice) / Faxi (voice) / Sleeping Woman (voice) / York Townsfolk (voice) / Waitress (voice) / Mord's Mother (voice)
Child Askeladd (voice) / Child (voice) / Ylva's Friend (voice) / Village Girl (voice) / Resident of Gorm's Village (voice)
Soldier of Jabbathe's Forces (voice) / Member of Askeladd's Mercenaries (voice) / English Soldier (voice) / Viking of Thorkell's Troops (voice) / Resident of Gorm's Village (voice)
Resident of Gorm's Village (voice) / English Soldier (voice) / Guard of the Danish Army (voice) / Tavern Customer (voice) / Member of Askeladd's Mercenaries (voice)
Snorre (voice) / Woman at the Royal Court (voice) / Resident of Gorm's Village (voice)
23 awards — Vinland Saga
×| Anime of the Year | Vinland Saga | Winner |
| Best Action & Adventure Anime | Vinland Saga | Winner |
| Best in Sceneries and Visuals | Vinland Saga | Winner |
| Best Drama | Vinland Saga | Winner |
| Anime of the Year | Vinland Saga | Nominee |
| Best Animation | Vinland Saga | Nominee |
| Best Antagonist | Askeladd | Nominee |
| Best Character Design | Takahiko Abiru | Nominee |
| Best Director | Shuhei Yabuta | Nominee |
| Best Ending Sequence | "Torches" by Aimer | Nominee |
| Best Fight Scene | Thorfinn vs. Thorkell | Nominee |
| Best Opening Sequence | "Mukanjyo" by Survive Said The Prophet | Nominee |
| Best Anime Series | Vinland Saga Season 2 | Winner |
| Best Animation | Vinland Saga | Nominee |
| Best Anime Series | Vinland Saga | Nominee |
| Anime of the Year | Vinland Saga Season 2 | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Hisashi Matsumuko and Yuki Kawashita | Nominee |
| Best Continuing Series | Vinland Saga Season 2 | Nominee |
| Best Drama | Vinland Saga Season 2 | Nominee |
| Best Main Character | Thorfinn | Nominee |
| Best Voice Artist Performance (German) | Torsten Michaelis as Askeladd | Nominee |
| Best Voice Artist Performance (Hindi) | Abhishek Sharma as Einar | Nominee |
| Daruma for Best Opening | "Paradox" by Survive Said the Prophet | Nominee |