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Vinland Saga
I have no enemies.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Yuto Uemura
Thorfinn (voice)
48 eps
Naoya Uchida
Askeladd (voice)
28 eps
Shunsuke Takeuchi
Einar (voice)
24 eps
Kensho Ono
Canute (voice)
34 eps
Hiroki Yasumoto
Bjorn (voice)
25 eps
Akio Otsuka
Thorkell (voice)
25 eps
Yoji Ueda
Leif Ericson (voice)
20 eps
Shizuka Ishigami
Young Thorfinn (voice)
10 eps
Reina Kondo
Hordaland (voice)
2 eps
Ao Takahashi
Helga (voice)
7 eps
Jin Urayama
Ragnar (voice)
10 eps
Takayuki Sugo
Sweyn (voice)
15 eps
Satoshi Hino
Willibald (voice)
9 eps
Mitsuhiro Ichiki
Ari (voice)
8 eps
Shinnosuke Musashi
Member of Askeladd's Mercenaries (voice)
5 eps
Manami Hanawa
Resident of Gorm's Village (voice)
3 eps
Kenichirou Matsuda
Thors (voice)
18 eps
Maki Kawase
Village Girl (voice)
8 eps
Kousuke Oonishi
Member of Askeladd's Mercenaries (voice)
10 eps
Ryosuke Takahashi
Resident of Gorm's Village (voice)
5 eps
Yusuke Ohta
Member of Askeladd's Mercenaries (voice)
20 eps
Shirou Saitou
Gratianus (voice)
2 eps
Hana Sato
Faxi (voice)
9 eps
Yoshiaki Hasegawa
Member of Askeladd's Mercenaries (voice)
23 eps
Makoto Furukawa
Ear (voice)
13 eps
Takayuki Nakatsukasa
Mols (voice)
20 eps
Yusuke Sasaki
Villager (voice)
2 eps
Yuki Ominami
Woman at the Royal Court (voice)
2 eps
Tsuguo Mogami
Gunnar (voice)
30 eps
Ryota Takeuchi
Asgeir (voice)
10 eps
Yuji Murai
Sniper (voice)
2 eps
Kensuke Sato
Lord (voice)
2 eps
Hitomi Nabatame
Ylva (voice)
6 eps
Hiroki Matsukawa
Viking of Thorkell's Troops (voice)
10 eps
Taito Ban
Member of Askeladd's Mercenaries (voice)
33 eps
Takuya Nakashima
Member of Askeladd's Mercenaries (voice)
33 eps
Sayaka Ohara
Lydia (voice)
2 eps
Masato Niwa
Member of Askeladd's Mercenaries (voice)
36 eps
Atsushi Ono
Floki (voice)
15 eps
Hiroki Goto
Torgrim (voice)
34 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Vinland Saga actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Vinland Saga reads strongest on Character Depth, Spectacle and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
For a thousand years, the Vikings have made quite a name and reputation for themselves as the strongest families with a thirst for violence. Thorfinn, the son of one of the Vikings' greatest warriors, spends his boyhood in a battlefield enhancing his skills in his adventure to redeem his most-desired revenge after his father was murdered.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 48 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20232 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201924 episodes
8.0IMDbThorfinn pursues a journey with his father's killer in order to take revenge and end his life in a duel as an honorable warrior and pay his father a homage.
Best episode · S01E24 End of the Prologue
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
202324 episodes
7.8IMDbAs a new millennium dawns, Thorfinn struggles to find meaning in his life. Meanwhile, the new King of England seeks to expand his territory.
Best episode · S02E24 Home
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E24
End of the Prologue
Askeladd comes forth before King Sweyn and implores him to halt his invasion of Wales. Meanwhile, Thorfinn decides to return home at Leif’s urging. However, the moment before he boards the ship, Thorfinn catches a glimpse of a single tern taking off into the sky...
S01E04
A True Warrior
Thors and his men fall for Askeladd's trap and faces a dangerous situation, but Thors defeats many of Askeladd's men with his overpowering strength. However, Thors knows that it will be difficult to save everyone, including his son, who've been living in a peaceful village their entire lives, and makes a tough decision.
S02E24
Home
At long last, Thorfinn returns to Iceland and finds a moment of happiness, reunited with his loved ones. But soon, he opens up about his next journey.
- Directed by Kento Matsui
- Written by Hiroshi Seko
S02E23
Two Paths
Thorfinn and Einar have said their piece, but Canute stubbornly refuses to give up Ketil's Farm. Then, Thorfinn breaks the standoff with a decision.
- Directed by Iho Ishikawa
- Written by Hiroshi Seko
S01E07
Normanni
Askeladd withdraws temporarily from the war against England. While searching for a new source of income, he encounters a skirmish among the Franks and hatches a plot to steal their treasure. Askeladd sends 16 years old Thorfinn, who has grown up into a cold-hearted Viking, ahead as a messenger.
S01E22
Lone Wolf
Thorfinn begins his duel against Askeladd with Canute and Thorkell as witnesses. However, Thorfinn is unable to strike as he stands overwhelmed by the extraordinary mood that overtakes Askeladd after Bjorn's departure. Having noticed Thorfinn's hesitation, Askeladd lays down his sword and provokes Thorfinn into an unarmed fight, which incites Thorfinn's fury.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E22
The King of Rebellion
- Directed by Yohji Satoh
- Written by Hiroshi Seko
S02E21
Courage
- Directed by Tomoko Hiramuki, Taro Kubo
- Written by Hiroshi Seko
S02E19
The Battle of Ketil's Farm
- Directed by Takafumi Ishida
- Written by Hiroshi Seko
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Sei MatsumotoProducer
- Naokado FujiyamaProducer
- Masae YamatoProducer
- Mitsuhiro SugitaProducer
- Yoko UedaProducer
- Akira YonezawaProducer
Writing
- Hiroshi SekoWriter
- Kenta IharaWriter
Direction
- Michiru ItabisashiDirector
- Yosuke YamamotoDirector
- Shujiro AmiDirector
- Hiromi NishiyamaDirector
- Tadahito MatsubayashiDirector
- Shigatsu YoshikawaDirector
Cinematography
- Hisashi MatsumukouDirector of Photography
- Yuki KawashitaDirector of Photography
Music
- Yutaka YamadaOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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