Watched Vinland Saga season one a month ago, and these are my thoughts on the whole season.
Translated by ChatGPT Hindi to English. This is my genuine review.
TL;DR
Vinland Saga gives us epic battles, a vast world, and a great storyline. But by the end, it leaves behind a question… what is the meaning of all these battles, this constant running around, and all this hard work???
So, the anime starts with a battle, one character—Thors—then a peaceful place, Iceland. Here people do their work, children play, and some people tell stories. I really liked the beginning; it felt very peaceful. Then as the story progresses, Thors receives an invitation to rejoin the war because the lie about his death has been exposed. So Thors agrees, preparations are made, and they set out. Then I experienced the fights and Thors’ death, which became very emotional for me—like a complete shock. Because a father was killed right in front of his 6-year-old child. Up to this point, the anime became very interesting. On one side, a child sees his father being killed; on the other side, the feeling of revenge. This is where Thorfinn’s journey begins. In this journey, Thorfinn learns to survive and fight with only one goal: to take revenge on Askeladd.
But as I kept watching the anime, I also started liking Askeladd’s character and began to understand that what Askeladd did to Thors was wrong… but Askeladd also did what he had to do for his own safety. Along with this, a time skip happens—Thorfinn is now 15–16 years old and very skilled in fighting but has some anger issues. As the story moves forward, we are introduced to a new character, Thorkell, whose physical strength cannot be matched by anyone. And then we see a duel between Thorkell and Thorfinn. But I would say it was more of a power showcase between Thorkell and Thorfinn.
The story takes its biggest turn when Askeladd’s men betray him. It wasn’t just a betrayal; it was a massacre of bonds. At that moment, I really felt like crying after seeing Askeladd’s position. He was being hunted by the very people he used to party with. On one side, Askeladd is fighting, and on the other side, Prince Canute is questioning the meaning of God—if God is watching everything, then why are we fighting these battles? Here, the anime touches my heart. This question feels very real when we look at real-world issues.
Then again, there is a 1v1 between Thorfinn and Thorkell, and we learn about the relationship between Thorkell and Thorfinn. That was also really good, and we learn why Thors faked his death. Later, the prince arrives, but this time he is not soft anymore—he has become a man after his realization. Then everyone teams up because of the prince’s courage, and seeing that, even I was like, damn. This is a powerful alliance; now the king is finished.
Then a lot happens—meeting with the king, traveling to another city, politics there, Thorfinn’s reunion, then Askeladd vs Bjorn, Askeladd vs Thorfinn. Here we see that despite Thorfinn’s fighting skills being good, he still has many weaknesses.
Then I saw Askeladd’s backstory, and I understood him even more. They start working on a strategy—how and what to do—but when they start executing it, we see that the strategy backfires. The last episode completely changes the anime. Askeladd kills the king, there is bloodshed, and in the end, Askeladd also dies. Thorfinn is in shock because his revenge is left incomplete, and Askeladd leaves behind a question—what will Thorfinn do after killing Askeladd? Along with this, the prince becomes king. I enjoyed watching this episode; it was absolute peak.
Season one ended on a very high note, and I am quite excited for season two. I liked the entire season a lot. I don’t even have words. And as for the animation and music—they were amazing. And the anime’s question about why and the meaning of life—I felt it deep inside.
Addition for this post:
I got a perspective on my own life from this, and that is something that might feel heavy or emotional.
(Meaning is just experience a person gets, feel in the world, want to grow, love, desire, anger, anything person wants to do that is life, it’s everything.
Myself I am disabled and need help with daily routine and I am weak and yess many people pity me, well I get that from everyone, i want to learn skill and earn money for my love for technology, i want to date, i have low energy, i stick with stable chat and just simple conversation, but struggling with talking. Girls get uninterested when I tell about my disability, normal guys always advice me to learn skill and earn money by implying might with money i might have chance in dating and it feel like they are saying (with money might a girl consider to date you but without money you don’t have chance) then when i sometimes read chat same those guys make jokes or Tease each other. But I still have hope someone see my ambitions and my slow but steady hardwork daily, my care. Even tho I can comfort her with words or reminding her things what’s important to her. This is meaning life for me not good not bad either, so I do hardwork for myself, my parents, for someone who may come or may never come in my life.)
TL;DR
Vinland Saga gives us epic battles, a vast world, and a great storyline. But by the end, it leaves behind a question… what is the meaning of all these battles, this constant running around, and all this hard work???
So, the anime starts with a battle, one character—Thors—then a peaceful place, Iceland. Here people do their work, children play, and some people tell stories. I really liked the beginning; it felt very peaceful. Then as the story progresses, Thors receives an invitation to rejoin the war because the lie about his death has been exposed. So Thors agrees, preparations are made, and they set out. Then I experienced the fights and Thors’ death, which became very emotional for me—like a complete shock. Because a father was killed right in front of his 6-year-old child. Up to this point, the anime became very interesting. On one side, a child sees his father being killed; on the other side, the feeling of revenge. This is where Thorfinn’s journey begins. In this journey, Thorfinn learns to survive and fight with only one goal: to take revenge on Askeladd.
But as I kept watching the anime, I also started liking Askeladd’s character and began to understand that what Askeladd did to Thors was wrong… but Askeladd also did what he had to do for his own safety. Along with this, a time skip happens—Thorfinn is now 15–16 years old and very skilled in fighting but has some anger issues. As the story moves forward, we are introduced to a new character, Thorkell, whose physical strength cannot be matched by anyone. And then we see a duel between Thorkell and Thorfinn. But I would say it was more of a power showcase between Thorkell and Thorfinn.
The story takes its biggest turn when Askeladd’s men betray him. It wasn’t just a betrayal; it was a massacre of bonds. At that moment, I really felt like crying after seeing Askeladd’s position. He was being hunted by the very people he used to party with. On one side, Askeladd is fighting, and on the other side, Prince Canute is questioning the meaning of God—if God is watching everything, then why are we fighting these battles? Here, the anime touches my heart. This question feels very real when we look at real-world issues.
Then again, there is a 1v1 between Thorfinn and Thorkell, and we learn about the relationship between Thorkell and Thorfinn. That was also really good, and we learn why Thors faked his death. Later, the prince arrives, but this time he is not soft anymore—he has become a man after his realization. Then everyone teams up because of the prince’s courage, and seeing that, even I was like, damn. This is a powerful alliance; now the king is finished.
Then a lot happens—meeting with the king, traveling to another city, politics there, Thorfinn’s reunion, then Askeladd vs Bjorn, Askeladd vs Thorfinn. Here we see that despite Thorfinn’s fighting skills being good, he still has many weaknesses.
Then I saw Askeladd’s backstory, and I understood him even more. They start working on a strategy—how and what to do—but when they start executing it, we see that the strategy backfires. The last episode completely changes the anime. Askeladd kills the king, there is bloodshed, and in the end, Askeladd also dies. Thorfinn is in shock because his revenge is left incomplete, and Askeladd leaves behind a question—what will Thorfinn do after killing Askeladd? Along with this, the prince becomes king. I enjoyed watching this episode; it was absolute peak.
Season one ended on a very high note, and I am quite excited for season two. I liked the entire season a lot. I don’t even have words. And as for the animation and music—they were amazing. And the anime’s question about why and the meaning of life—I felt it deep inside.
Addition for this post:
I got a perspective on my own life from this, and that is something that might feel heavy or emotional.
(Meaning is just experience a person gets, feel in the world, want to grow, love, desire, anger, anything person wants to do that is life, it’s everything.
Myself I am disabled and need help with daily routine and I am weak and yess many people pity me, well I get that from everyone, i want to learn skill and earn money for my love for technology, i want to date, i have low energy, i stick with stable chat and just simple conversation, but struggling with talking. Girls get uninterested when I tell about my disability, normal guys always advice me to learn skill and earn money by implying might with money i might have chance in dating and it feel like they are saying (with money might a girl consider to date you but without money you don’t have chance) then when i sometimes read chat same those guys make jokes or Tease each other. But I still have hope someone see my ambitions and my slow but steady hardwork daily, my care. Even tho I can comfort her with words or reminding her things what’s important to her. This is meaning life for me not good not bad either, so I do hardwork for myself, my parents, for someone who may come or may never come in my life.)
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