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Vinland Saga (manga)

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Alternative title:
Saga winlandzka (Polish)
ヴィンランド・サガ (Japanese)
海盜戰記 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: adventure, drama
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: Thorfinn is son to one of the Viking's greatest warriors, but when his father is killed in battle by the mercenary leader Askeladd, he swears his intent to have revenge. Thorfinn joins Askeladd's group in order to challenge him to a duel, and ends up caught in the middle of a war for the crown of England.
User Ratings: 300 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 133 votes (Eng:83, sub:36, dub:8, edit.dub:1, others:5
1 German
1 Italian
1 Spanish
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Indonesia
)
 Excellent: 82 votes (Eng:58, sub:15, dub:3, ?:2, raw:1, others:3
2 French
1 Portuguese
)
 Very good: 32 votes (Eng:24, sub:6, dub:1, others:1
1 French
)
 Good: 8 votes (Eng:7, dub:1)
 Decent: 4 votes (Eng:4)
 So-so: 4 votes (Eng:3, ?:1)
 Not really good: -
 Weak: 7 votes (Eng:7)
 Bad: 10 votes (Eng:10)
 Awful: 7 votes (Eng:7)
 Worst ever: 13 votes (Eng:12, sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 538 users, rank: #146 (of 6927)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.240 (Very good+), std. dev.: 2.8087, rank: #593 (of 7783)
Weighted mean: 9.028 (Excellent), rank: #111 (of 7783) (seen all: 9.17 / seen some: 8.99 / won't finish: 7.45)
Bayesian estimate: 9.010 (Excellent), rank: #5 (of 3529)
Chapter titles: We have 180
Vintage: 2005-07-15
Release dates: We have 56
Links: We have 2
Trivia: We have 1
Reviews:
Vinland Saga GN 8 (Jul 9, 2017)
Vinland Saga GN 7 (Jan 21, 2016)
Vinland Saga GN 6 (Dec 31, 2015)
Vinland Saga GN 1 (Nov 23, 2013)
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North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 21-27 (Apr 24, 2024)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 4-10 (Feb 7, 2024)
Vinland Saga Manga Gets 2 Stage Plays in April (Jan 13, 2024)
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North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 8-14 (Jan 10, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 18-24 (Dec 20, 2022)
Kodansha USA Licenses Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Chat Noir, 15 More Manga (Nov 25, 2022)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 12-18 (Dec 14, 2021)
Vinland Saga Manga Gets 'Important Announcement' on July 26 (Jun 23, 2021)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 15-21 (Dec 19, 2019)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 1-7 (Dec 4, 2019)
Makoto Yukimura Starts Drawing Final Arc of Vinland Saga Manga (Nov 10, 2019)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 27-September 2 (Sep 5, 2018)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 20-26 (Aug 29, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 3-9 (Jun 5, 2018)
Vinland Saga Manga Gets TV Anime by Wit Studio (Mar 19, 2018)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 27-December 3 (Dec 6, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 20-26 (Nov 29, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 25-July 1 (Jun 27, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 1-7 (May 10, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 24-30 (May 3, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 17-23 (Apr 26, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 25-31 (Dec 27, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 29-September 4 (Sep 7, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 22-28 (Aug 31, 2016)
Kodansha USA Announces 35th Anniversary Set for Akira Manga, Vinland Saga Book 8 (Apr 9, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 1-7 (Feb 11, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 25-31 (Feb 3, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 18-24 (Jan 28, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 27-January 2 (Dec 29, 2015)
Vinland Saga Manga's U.S. Release Could End After 7th Volume (Dec 16, 2015)
Kodansha Comics Adds Spoof on Titan, I Am Space Dandy Manga (Oct 10, 2015)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 27-October 3 (Sep 29, 2015)
Vinland Saga, Ponkotsu Quest Get Crossover Web Anime (Sep 19, 2015)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 13-19 (Sep 15, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 29-July 5 (Jul 8, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 22-28 (Jul 1, 2015)
Kodansha Adds Ninja Slayer Kills, Cat Diary: Yon & Mu, 3 Persona/SMT Manga (Apr 4, 2015)
Kodansha Temporarily Suspends Vinland Saga Manga in US (Dec 22, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 27-November 2 (Nov 6, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 20-26 (Oct 29, 2014)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 5-11 (Oct 7, 2014)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 27-August 2 (Jul 29, 2014)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 27-May 3 (Apr 29, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 3-9 (Mar 12, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 24-March 1 (Mar 7, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 17-23 (Feb 27, 2014)
Strobe Edge Ranks in YALSA's Top 10 Graphic Novels for Teens (Feb 1, 2014)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 19-25 (Jan 21, 2014)
Kodansha USA Delays Vinland Saga Volume 1 (Oct 9, 2013)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 6-12 (Updated) (Oct 8, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 29-August 4 (Aug 8, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 22-28 (Aug 1, 2013)
Kodansha USA Adds Unreleased Yukimura Story to Vinland Saga (Feb 6, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 26-December 2 (Dec 5, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 19-25 (Nov 28, 2012)
Kodansha USA Adds Vinland Saga, Sankarea, No. 6, Tokyo Mew Mew A la Mode (Oct 13, 2012)
36th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards Announced (May 10, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 23-29 (Feb 1, 2012)
Madoka Magica, Saturn Apartments Win Media Arts Awards (Dec 15, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 25-May 1 (May 4, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 21-27 (Jun 30, 2010)
Summer Wars, Vinland Saga Win Media Arts Awards (Update 3) (Dec 3, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 21-27 (Sep 30, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 24-March 2 (Mar 4, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 24–30 (Jul 12, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 23–29 (Oct 31, 2007)
Vinland Saga by Planetes Creator (Nov 28, 2005)
Convention report:
San Diego Comic-Con: Makoto Yukimura Presents a Lively Discussion on Vinland Saga (Jul 31, 2023)
Interest:
Attack on Titan's Creator Is a Big Fan of Vinland Saga (Aug 23, 2022)
Vinland Saga Gets Crossover Manga with Assassin's Creed Valhalla Game (Oct 26, 2020)
Best and Worst Manga of 2016 Results - Comic-Con International (Jul 25, 2016)
Interview:
Vinland Saga's Makoto Yukimura Shares Opinion on Violence: 'Consider Attack on Titan' (Aug 11, 2023)
Press Releases:
Manga Planet Adds Over 500 Titles from Kodansha (Aug 4, 2023)
Kodansha USA Fall 2023 New Print Licenses Announced (Nov 25, 2022)
Kodansha Announces New Titles at New York Comic Con (Oct 13, 2012)
Other articles: Show:
House of 1000 Manga - Vinland Saga (Mar 19, 2015)
RIGHT TURN ONLY - By Request (Oct 21, 2014)
RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Midnight in Vinland (Apr 22, 2014)
RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Kuro-Jack-uro (Mar 1, 2011)
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eBook
    Vinland Saga (eBook 1) 2013-10-08 (from $13.99)
    Vinland Saga (eBook 2) 2014-02-04 (from $12.21)
    Vinland Saga (eBook 3) 2014-04-29 (from $14.99)
    Vinland Saga (eBook 4) 2014-07-29 (from $14.82)
    Vinland Saga (eBook 5) 2014-10-07 (from $14.99)
    Vinland Saga - Within the King’s Grasp (eBook 6) 2015-09-22 (from $15.99)
    Vinland Saga - Within the King’s Grasp (eBook 7) 2015-12-29 (from $17.18)
    Vinland Saga - Troubled Waters (eBook 8) 2016-12-27 (from $16.08)
Graphic novel
    Vinland Saga (GN 1) 2013-10-22 (from $15.23)
    Vinland Saga (GN 2) 2014-01-21 (from $12.85)
    Vinland Saga (GN 3) 2014-04-29 (from $15.99)
    Vinland Saga (GN 4) 2014-07-29 (from $15.60)
    Vinland Saga (GN 5) 2014-10-07 (from $15.23)
    Vinland Saga (GN 6) 2015-09-29 (from $18.39)
    Vinland Saga (GN 7) 2015-12-29 (from $18.08)
    Vinland Saga (GN 8) 2016-12-27 (from $16.93)
    Vinland Saga (GN 9) 2017-06-27 (from $19.78)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Makoto Yukimura
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Kodansha
English staff
English cast
Translation: Stephen Paul

Cover Design: Phil Balsman
Editing:
Ben Applegate (Vol 1-6)
Haruko Hashimoto (vol 7-)
Lettering: Scott Brown
(none)
English companies
Editing: Kodansha USA Publishing
Licensed by: Kodansha Comics
Online Distribution: K MANGA
French staff
French cast
Translation: Xavière Daumarie
(none)
French companies
Publisher: Kurokawa
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
Translation: Marc Bernabé (Planeta DeAgostini)
Distributor: Planeta DeAgostini Comics (Latin America)
Publisher: Planeta DeAgostini Comics (Spain)
Translation: Daruma Serveis Lingüístics (Planeta DeAgostini)
Spanish cast
(none)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Director: Claudia Bovini
Translation: Edoardo Serino

Adaptation: Baldassarre Minopoli
Graphics: Alcadia Snc
Lettering: Christian Biscaro
Supervision: Andrea Renghi
(none)
Italian companies
German staff
German companies
(none)
Publisher: Carlsen
German cast
(none)
Russian staff
Russian cast
Translation:
Denis Chernyshkov (vol 3-)
Roman Bulando (vol 1-3)

Editing: Stanislav Grijzhenkov
(none)
Russian companies
Publisher: Istari Comics
Polish staff
Polish cast
Translation: Radosław Bolałek
(none)
Polish companies
Publisher: Hanami
Portuguese staff
Portuguese companies
(none)
Publisher: Planet Manga (Brazil)
Portuguese cast
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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