First. Edit: I already wish I had stressed even more how well structured this first volume was. Reading it all went by so fast and flowed like silk.

@orionh5535

Жыл бұрын

You do this just to troll firsters, dont you

@panickedpikachu

Жыл бұрын

Great vid, can't wait to see your reaction to certain arcs as the story continues. Just a heads up, the audio cuts out around the 45 min mark

@wisconsinengines

Жыл бұрын

It does read so smoothly; i started to read it when you announced it won and im on chapter 108

@silasrock4663

Жыл бұрын

I love story time!

@tyriquesmith8850

Жыл бұрын

I vote for storytime :)

For a lot of manga, if they aren’t pulling in numbers in the first 20 chapters they get axed - so that’s why they do such a hardcore straight to the point approach

@orionh5535

Жыл бұрын

Even just the first chapter, one shots are prettty much the equivelent of a tv pilot, but public

@aronnemcsik

Жыл бұрын

@@orionh5535 actually the first 3 chapter didn't kick into action they are axed

@Twiska

Жыл бұрын

It depends on the author's track record and connection with the publishers. Veteran authors with hit series get more leeway, but new authors only really get 1-3 chapters if they are lucky.

@aronnemcsik

Жыл бұрын

@@Twiska it is a rule that was implemented in Japan that the audience can decide if they want the manga to continue or not withtin the first 3 weeks.

@username-ql8ox

Жыл бұрын

Im only basing my knowledge off of Bakuman, but I remember they have 2 fail-safes: the ranking of the first 3 chapters and if that fails, then the first volume sales

"It's vin-landin' time" - Some viking when he sees the shores of britain.

@felipedasilveira5808

Жыл бұрын

My favourite moment was when John Vinland said "it's vinlandin' time" and vinlanded all over them

Refreshing to see a story about Vikings that doesn't just portray them as weird biker gang type metalheads and leans into the domestic and ordinary sides of Norse life as well. There's an outstanding level of attention to detail historically speaking in this series

@esbeng.s.a9761

Жыл бұрын

The only thing I think could have being nite is if there maybe was some more nordic relegion in it as there is going to be a lot of christianity in it But I also know that our sounces on the northic tradisions are very questinalpel, so I can understand why

@nbeutler1134

Жыл бұрын

watch the northman!

@andyeleven

Жыл бұрын

i thought this was really historically inaccurate honestly. im pretty sure the northman was not bad but this glorified viking life a lot

@marocat4749

Жыл бұрын

Is that already chhristianized there? Even if they kept pagan stuff they did apearently merge them to officially convert, but not abadoning that really. And thorfins sister is really shining. And showing way more maturity than thorfin. And a badass

@romitalia3088

Жыл бұрын

@@andyeleven If you believe the series glorifies vikings you haven’t read it.

The contast between Daniel's experience with the Vinland Saga read through and Chainsaw Man every week is going to be comedy gold.

@ManSeekingMeaning

Жыл бұрын

They’re both quality reads, but one starts off a little shaky and takes a while to hit home fully despite cool concepts, and the other is a slow burn but consistent climb in character-writing greatness and cultural deep diving… So yeah, ok, one is a lot better for me, but they’re still both solid. 😂

@ReubenXR

Жыл бұрын

In one we will get the "deep Daniel" who can analyse every panel, in the other we will get the "wtf is happening Daniel". Going to be a fun couple of weeks.

@Unknown-qj9sm

Жыл бұрын

Unrelated, but don’t fall for the bot Btw.

@IskandarTheConquerer

Жыл бұрын

Your pfp makes me wonder how he would enjoy Oayasumi punpun.

@sboinkthelegday3892

Жыл бұрын

Didn't see the other video, but this attitude "my kid is having ideas about being ENEMIES, but 'nobody should kill' is too deep for him to understand" reads just like those videos where religious leaders justify throwing gays off the roofs. USA is clearly part of that whole sand religion diaspora of unhinged violence being normalized. And THAT IS USA, not "America", majority of that continent is called "non-Americans" by Unitedstadians. Even the Han chinese don't call themselves "the Asian nationality", but "Americans" do.

There's an important line from the first volume that I want to comment here because Daniel didn't call it out specifically in this video: "The only reason I must rely on this sword... is because I am imperfect. A true warrior... needs no sword." -Chapter 15 (appropriately titled 'True Warrior')

@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful line❤️

@WritingGeekNL

Жыл бұрын

Yup, very important for later in the series.

@greg8996

Жыл бұрын

Remember that for later Daniel! It's the most important line in the series with the all Vinland speech. Every time someone brings up Vinland it's a very important moment.

@Monkixote

Жыл бұрын

@@greg8996 c'mon guys I specifically didn't go into that much detail for a reason... Daniel is just starting the series, let the core themes flesh themselves out and come into focus for him with the natural progression of the story, just as they did for you. Just because he's making videos doesn't mean he can't enjoy the same experience we all did without getting these things spoiled for him.

@greg8996

Жыл бұрын

@@Monkixote yeah you are probably right, I just wanna make sure he gets some details to better enjoy the story later.

Others have already mentioned this, but I would also highly recommend the 24 episode season 1 of the anime. It's by the same folks who did seasons 1-3 of Attack on Titan, and it has great fight scenes, awesome music, and the Japanese voice actors specifically for Thorfinn and Askeladd are absolutely stellar. The final episode made me feel so many different emotions, and we're also slated for a season 2 next year!

@greg8996

Жыл бұрын

Recently in an interview with Isayama (aot author) Kitamura said that the anime is the best way to experience his story. That's very rare for an artist to say!

@napolien1310

Жыл бұрын

The studio did a great job on adapting Vinland sage but sadly they cuts a lot of dialogues that's are very important for characters to add layers to them other than that an excellent adaptation.

@threefoldland

Жыл бұрын

I love the anime. FYI season 1 wasn't actually made by studio MAPPA. The animation team for Vinland Saga moved to MAPPA for season 2.

@mrfatibe

Жыл бұрын

Hearing Vinland Saga is getting a season 2 is the best news I've heard today. I thought it was a bad ass move ending the stellar 24 episode season 1 with "end of prologue" when most anime these days are only one 12 episode season, but I worried it was just a fancy way of saying, "Go read the manga".

@bithemit9074

Жыл бұрын

@@threefoldland he didn't mention studio mappa , he said it was made by the same studio that did attack on Titan season 1-3 , that was studio wit

You don't have to worry about Askeladd's name tbh, almost everyone gets it wrong anyway. The name comes from a protagonist in many Norwegian fairy tales, and it means "Ash Lad" because his job in the house was to blow on the coals to stoke the fire. Though the traditional character is not really related to the Vinland character in anything but name

@Punktdyr123

Жыл бұрын

in a lot askeladd's storys, Askeladds tricks peoble and rarely fights them.

@joelsasmad

Жыл бұрын

Askeladd slays a troll through trickery and deciet. Thors' nickname is The Troll...

@fredrikfjeld1575

Жыл бұрын

It is however pronounced like this: A in Askeladd is pronounced like the A in Anointed or the likes. Both of the A-s are pronounced like that. The E is pronounced like in Envy.

@fredrikfjeld1575

Жыл бұрын

@@joelsasmad I had forgotten that detail in Askeladden. That is genius level details by the author there. It is weird how anyone from Japan knows so much about fairy tales from here.

@levirognejensen1745

Жыл бұрын

@@Punktdyr123 true he is a trickster, but he also makes friends and relies on them.

As you have noticed, most of mangas start with a very direct set up and info dumping. This is mainly because the way manga industry works in Japan, where if you dont get popular in the first issues (10-15 chapters) you may be cancelled. So mangakas usually write a first simple arc to catch as many readers as they can and then is when they start developing the story they want to tell.

@emmanuelboakye1124

Жыл бұрын

👍👍

That "I survived the Eclipse" shirt is straight fire. Brand of Sacrifice tattoo when?

@moonman8450

Жыл бұрын

Oh please don’t

I want to add as someone that has read some Icelandic Sagas. A lot that happens and is described in them is pretty fucking anime.

If you're looking for more incredibly well researched manga for later, Golden Kamui is great, and also incredibly weird and funny. It's about a gold and criminal hunt in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost Island, and has so many details about the Ainu people's, history, and what life was kinda like inthe area around the 1900s, where Hokkaido was kinda like Japan's Wild West from the early 1900s

@amjadkchy

Жыл бұрын

Highly recommend Golden Kamuy as well! But yes it is veeery weird

@mashedpotatoes77

Жыл бұрын

Golden Kamui and Gintama showing us that Hokkaido mangaka can get away with the weirdest shit you've ever seen with some of the best writing ever put on paper

@mynameismari387

Жыл бұрын

Omg I would pay to see his reaction to Golden Kamui. It's a great series but never lets you forget that weird shit can/will happen all the time.

@jossecoupe446

Жыл бұрын

Its like watching a absurdist Western set in a snowy frontier where the culture of the 'natives' is explored in tactful detail. Good shit

@pudimbrgames7793

Жыл бұрын

yesss please somehow bring golden kamuy to his attention

Ayyy! Such a good series. Hope you enjoy it!

@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723

Жыл бұрын

And somebody tell him he has to read or watch Planetes from the same author

@lesterballard9075

Жыл бұрын

​@@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723 or watch the anime, it's quite good as well

24:00 “for the inevitable upcoming adaptation” my guy, there’s already and anime and it’s absolutely breathtaking. Check it out. I think it’s even better than the manga(for the most part)

@miyamotomusashi6450

Жыл бұрын

The anime has higher highs and lower lows so I would say this arc is about as good in the anime as it is in the manga. There are many added scenes which are great and some of the fights have amazing animation, sadly there is quite a few problems with the animation at other times.

@estebanacostaolivera3232

Жыл бұрын

@@miyamotomusashi6450 for example? It's a genuine question btw, I watched the anime and loved it then started reading the manga but I don't remember any point where the anime felt lacking or poorly adapted

@DanielLopez-ob9jz

Жыл бұрын

@@miyamotomusashi6450 Tbh, the ending scene makes the entire adaptation worth it imo.

@YoCelKreSunt

Жыл бұрын

For me personally, - what I liked about the anime, is that it presented the events chronologically. I'm not a huge fan of flashbacks because it's a bit spoiling the surprise for me, and I was baffled by how the manga intertwined the events. Personally I'm more satisfied how the anime handled it. Also I liked it that there were more added scenes of Thorfinn growing up and learning how to survive on his own and how to fight, I think it's a very nice addition. - what I disliked about the anime, is that it placed the last Thorfinn/Askeladd duel before the banquet and while in York. For me it didn't make much sense, I mean I get it that it was for more drama and shock value. But it doesn't for example justify that a heavily injured Bjorn managed to stick around for a 5 days trip on the Ouse river and be able to hold his own in a faux duel with Askeladd. Also Askeladd told Thorfinn specifically that he promises a duel once they reach *Gainsborough*, I bet Thorfinn would have given him a hard time if he didn't honor the promise. Also why would they busy themselves with a petty duel right in the middle of cooking the king? The plotting was so thick they had to keep their eyes on the ball.

I really appreciate the variety of different pieces of content/franchises that the channel focuses on, looking forward to this series

So... are we going to get Daniel to read all of the seinen epics? (Berserk, Vinland Saga, Vagabond and Kingdom)... They are awesome and are considered some of the best manga of all time for a reason... But it gets hard to get better than them. He is getting started with the best ones already pretty much...

@gaalanonim4503

Жыл бұрын

I'd very much have liked him to read the less known stories first, so they can get some love too. They will stand out more, as he's still fresh as a manga reader. And the giants of seinen will probably blow him away no matter when he gets to them. I'd really like him to read Dorohedoro though... Maybe one day.

@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes people don't know how to recommend BUT Daniel is BARELY starting in this manga world, he has a LONG way to go and a LOT of fucking GREAT, beautiful, awesome, masterpiece, etc, mangas to discover, I wouldn't have recommended Berserk or Vinland to be the first ones, *but* at the same time I am not worried at all that he started with those, the manga world *is not* just Berserk, Vinland, Vagabond and Kingdom.

@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723

Жыл бұрын

@@gaalanonim4503 yeah, there are a LOT of mangas that deserve as much recognition as the popular ones, but unfortunately the general recommendations won't be those. You mention Dorohedoro💯💯💯 and I mention Claymore, the most overlooked thing I know, and at the same time, one of the *best* pieces of fiction I have read.

@gaalanonim4503

Жыл бұрын

@@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723 I'd also add Sanctuary, because I don't know anyone who actually read it and it's really amazing for what it is.

@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723

Жыл бұрын

@@gaalanonim4503 oh yeah, I have it on my On-Hold list, I have read very good things about it. I just mentioned Claymore but the mentions could be hundreds xD

I kinda always love it when a manga writer does insane amounts of research for their stories, there's a manga writer named Mori Kaoru who actually has made a name for herself with her absolutely beautiful and extremely well researched historical fiction manga like Emma and The Bride Stories (Victorian England and 1800s Central Asia respectively)

I know you're already deep into the manga and loving it, but I do also recommend the anime. It was spectacularly adapted

Thorfinn's dad Thors is such a Mad Chad Lad and how he went out and handled that ambush was awesome af lol

@estebansgiron

Жыл бұрын

love the sakamoto profile pic my guy

@SamTheGumMan117

Жыл бұрын

@@estebansgiron Thanks for that and one of the best reads for me personally in SJ rn

@mrmanju6989

Жыл бұрын

i had to put the doom music on for a second there. Loved that shit

The reason why the online scans are different is because they are the fan translation. So instead of waiting for the monthly magazine to have published 2 volumes worth that the English publisher licences and bundles into 1 fans just scan the magazine, translate the chapter and release it for free since we're an impatient bunch.

Daniel seeing a weird looking dude: “Is he a demon?! Oh, no, he’s just inbred.”

@hei7846

Жыл бұрын

He is in French nobility so pretty accurate

As a swede who grew up with some of the mythology this is a story and setting that somehow hits home for me. I mean for one of our tests in school whe had to translate icelandic and even som ancient runes. Don't know why I said this but point is that I like Vinland Saga lol

Oh I'm so hyped for this read along, like Berserk, Vinland Saga has been a series I have been following for a very very long time and it is a series that is close and dear to my heart as an artist. I cannot give enough praise to the author Makoto Yukimura a fellow research junkie and his insane attention to detail. Vinland Saga is one fo the best period pieces within the genre of manga next to mangas like Cesare or Jin. It's still astounding that an artist can manage such levels of accuracy in the details, from the props to the architecture to the arms, armor, and to the dress and atttire of the inhabitants of varing regions within Europe. It's one thing writing these details in a written medium, but another level in density in research to depict them visually. I've read interviews and seen some where Yukimura stated that he and his staff went out of their way to build mock versions of the props like the dane axe to understand the ways in which they may be wielded and carried, while also creating scaled models of the long ships to get a grasp of how they function and be used as reference within ther production. Another cool side note is how Ubisoft kinda partnered with Yukimura during their release of Assassins Creed Valhalla due to similarity in the setting and region. Also Yukimura also was a guest in a japanese youtube channel where they invite professionals of certain fields that a certain game heavily focuses on, and was invited to discuss details concering the Vikings for Assasin Creed Valhalla. Definitely a must watch if you understand japanese for fans of VInland Saga and Makoto Yukimura.

Wow, I can't believe how true your statement at the end was, most arcs of this manga could be read as standalone stories, definitely has the quality of cohesive storytelling...Personally I gave up on this manga after a series of events after which the general outline of the story changed drastically, but knowing your taste, that part might very well become your favourite

@deadsoon

Жыл бұрын

Don't tell me you gave up at the Farmland arc, the best arc of the saga??? Bro....

@Stefan_ex

Жыл бұрын

@@deadsoon no I gave up during traveling to Vinland part

@roivasethar8079

Жыл бұрын

@@Stefan_ex LOL, me too. Maybe when the manga is finished I'll come back to read from start to finish.

@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723

Жыл бұрын

@@Stefan_ex bro...😐

@IWantBasterds

Жыл бұрын

@@deadsoon I gave up after the farmland saga. It was week after week of nothing that I liked about the manga. Starting the anime made me keenly aware of how bad the action was. I dont remember it as bad. I liked it in the manga because my mind filled the blank spots. But seeing Thors just punching everyone without any movement made me quit.

Looking back at this first volume, it's incredible how Vinland evolved. Both the artstyle and the narrative. Only goes up from here.

YES PLEASE STORYTIMES! XD I honestly like that lol.

I’m so excited for this! I really think this is right up Daniels alley when it comes to storytelling and I’m looking forward to seeing how he’ll react to some of the amazing story beats and character work that are coming!

I don't mind the text of the manga on screen being different from what you're reading. I think any long time manga reader knows that different translation groups translate the same source material differently so it doesn't stick out too much (unless one translation is a hot mess). So don't sweat it 👍

Story time makes me imagine Daniel telling us stories in a cosy tavern with drinks in our hands . I like the feel to it

@aishas4909

Жыл бұрын

@@viraatsingh1377 It's a scam

@viraatsingh1377

Жыл бұрын

@@aishas4909 yep gotta know it later lmao didn't fall for it

I couldn't wait for these reviews, I love Vinland saga so much and think you will as well! It's a wonderful story and the themes and messages it's trying to portray are superb❤️

It's really interesting to see the flashback is placed after the siege in the manga whereas in the anime the sequences are swapped

@beeozan1426

Жыл бұрын

Manga usually debut with one long hook chapter (others have already pointed out some stuff regarding the industry) and the first chapter is the entirety of episode 7 whereas the rest of this volume (which is around 15 chapters i believe) takes up the first 4 episodes of the anime. So yeah when you have confirmation that the entire 24 episodes are produced regardless, you don't necessarily need that hook anymore

One of my favorite things about Vinland saga is how many characters actually existed. Thorfinn, Knut the Great, and Thorkell the Tall were all real people! It's a super cool thing that shows how dedicated the author is to the period quick edit: if you want to avoid spoilers I'd avoid looking them up, it's not a 1 to 1 thing but some storylines kinda connect to the real life counterparts

@mateuszjokiel2813

Жыл бұрын

Honestly it's so fun as a history student, to go through the Greenlanders' Saga and records of the North Sea Empire's foundation and be like "Hey! They covered that in Vinland!" - most satisfying feeling for some odd reason. Also, that's similarly the case for Kingdom, another series I'd like to hear Daniel's thoughts on.

Really liked the format and appreciate the effort.

God you’re in for such a treat with this series it’s soooo damn good

This will absolutely be something to look forward to each week. Since Vinland Saga is my favorite manga I'll be excited to hear your takes on it

I’m really enjoying the read along/ book club style format :)

I know I said it in the patron release but I'm so happy the shirt showed up without issue and I hope it's a color you liked. I could have gone with a black but I dont see you wear much black. Besides Berserk is so dark I thought black would be over the top. Love the Story Time format and I hope you enjoy the ride.

Thanks for doing these Daniel. I took a break from the series so it's nice to have these videos as a refresher.

Awesome review, glad you’re enjoying it. Excellent analysis!

Really liked it ,pls continue making these big videos

So damn excited for this Read-along-story-time-thing

This read-along of Vinland Saga was exactly the kick in the butt I needed to finally read Vinland Saga! Very excited to see Daniel's reactions along with my own

10:23 Vinland Saga is surprisingly accurate when it comes to history, culture and "costume" design. Even the borderline supernatural feats some of these warrior pull off can be said to be simply a tribute to the (usually embellished) stories of the Norse Saga, which the manga is based on. Superb work.

@samuelleask1132

7 ай бұрын

Agreed

wow the read along style video is very engaging! I usually do something else while listening to review videos, but this style had my attention all throughout! Good stuff!

Theres another manga from the same author called planetes and its very recomended as well, its a hard sci fi story about a closer future of the space age, the main characters are space garbage collectors, that work in lower orbit removing debris that acumulated in orbit after many years of space development. its a shorter series and its amazing

Really love the structure of the video, it's interesting to see some of your opinions and perspectives change as you read more through the video.

Man this has to be the most entertaining manga volume review I've seen ever. Your video was really funny and we'll structured. Can't wait for next week.

So excited to follow along

So glad your enjoying it! Vinland is one of my all time favorites

Absolutely loved this

Love this type of videos!

Super glad to see you're enjoying the beginning of Vinland Saga as much as I assumed you would. This is gonna be a great read through.

really glad you’re enjoying it so far

I CLICKED SO FAST, hahaha So looking forward to this series, Daniel. Good luck!

40 minutes?… I didn’t even notice that you love us so much

@emmanuelboakye1124

Жыл бұрын

👍👍

Loved this. Please do more.

Dude I love your channel. My favorite book tuber by far!

Lovely storytime! The first 2 arcs are standalone masterpieces in my eyes. Looking forward to volume 2.

Appreciate the added note ~at 16:45 regarding Canada

This was a fun video! I got into Vinland Saga after the poll you had, like, a week ago and thought of trying it out... Long story short, I got fully caught up xD. But now I just can't wait to see what your thoughts on the rest of the series will be, cause it's a fun ride!

Love this series and loved the video, can't wait for you to read the rest and share your thoughts!!!

Keep ‘em coming.

Oh man I'm excited for this!

Oh baby 40 minutes of read along to my second favorite manga of all time. Time to sit down and enjoy Daniel's experience of this magnificent journey.

I would love more of these.

So jealous for you Daniel. This manga is such an experience and challenged me in a good bit of ways. Excited to see what you think❤️ Edit: Also love these long videos. I watched while I ate my breakfast.

There are so many small subtle things you didn't mention that are so important for hints to later characterization and themes.

I love how you are basically rereading it because I did the same. I bought the volumes after watching the anime and whenever i finished one i would read it again, still as good as before. It's such a great manga

So excited for this

You should really consider watching the show simultaneously. The animation is beautiful

Love how Daniel keeps talking about "this weird old guy" when it's Lief Erikson! No shade at all, just funny.

@pingucrimson750

Жыл бұрын

Ikr he was like the one dude from history that I knew (because of SpongeBob funnily enough)

I love the structured reviews you bring with your anime reviews. It’s weird to refer to you as professional with the amount of fun I see you have in some of these videos(and the jokes that can appear 😂). It’s refreshing though to see it broken down and the opinions of an actual Author and an obvious Fantasy geek! Thank you for expanding your manga reviews beyond One Piece and Berserk!

Vinland Saga is AMAZING! one of my favourite manga ever and it'll mostly go upwards from here you're gonna have a great time reading it

I was going to post a comment about the name, but now I too will call him Askeland for all time

I definitely recommend you check out the anime at some point. It is a great adaptation and is animated beautifully. The first season covers the first 54 chapters and, in my opinion, even manages to improve on the manga (especially the first couple chapters where the art was not that great yet).

Love it! Vinland Saga is one of my favorite animes, haven't read the manga, so I plan to enjoy it through your ~Story Time~ :)

Askeladd is legitimately one of my favorite characters in manga. Possibly even in fiction in general.

Awesome read along 😁

15:17 bruh I spat out my water XD You probably have the most entertaining book/manga reviews. Whether its short skits or funny edits and jokes it always a treat watching your videos. Also vinland has a season 1 adapting the first arc and an upcoming season 2

The editing is superb...very hilarious =)

Also..what an absolute spectacle of imagination with the t-shirt choice!

Real happy we are getting these a volume at a time, vinland saga is my 2nd favorite manga (behind berserk) so this is going to be interesting to see the variety week to week between the 3 manga

I'm on chapter 80 something, and the art style is JUST... AMAZING, it gets better, and the story is still very strong, I'm glad you liked it.

best prolog in anime period! oh and i pref read along even if i know all the mangas you read :D

Ok, I'm going to start a reread. The first arc is very much impressed into my brain, and I need to read the rest of the arcs along with you... bcs it's something else man!

@luthientinuviel3883

Жыл бұрын

I've seen people saying it gets worse but I don't understand that at all, it kept me hooked every chapter

Looking forward to this, Vinland is a favorite of mine. Mustache looking great, btw.

Just love that you are reading, it's truly an awesome story. Btw there's a great anime adaptation that covers the first couple of volumes, I highly recommend it

A couple of notes here. Thors tanking all those arrows is badass, but not without precedent. Arrows wounds were rarely immediately fatal. King Henry the Fifth of Agincourt fame took one to the face and lived, though not without significant scarring. That scene from Fellowship where Boromir got shot multiple times and kept fighting? That was a thing that happened, on numerous occasions. Unless the arrow hit something vital, like the heart, lungs, or an artery, you were more likely to die of infection or shock than anything else. Thors taking that many and keeping his feet stretches things a little, but that brings us neatly to the second note. VInland Saga is an expansion and adaptation of the actual Norse sagas. Many of the characters in the manga were real historical figures. The author takes some liberties, sure. Many of the people were only mentioned in passing and likely never met each other. But, he does an excellent job of capturing the spirit of the sagas, where regular people were elevated to the point of myth and legend. Norse culture placed a lot of significance on boasting and telling tales of glory on the battlefield, and things tended to get slightly exaggerated in the telling. Vinland Saga plays with this idea by taking the heightened sense of unreality that comes from the source material and playing it completely straight in an otherwise grounded world.

24:40 oh BOY I can't wait to get to *that* particular panel 👀

15:45 very right here, from my understanding of the industry. The manga publishing world is weekly/bi-weekly and is incredibly cut throat when it comes to possibly getting your story cancelled by the magazine. Japan still has, when it comes to weekly manga, an approach that is very reminiscent of stories in Pulp magazines in the US or Roman-feuilleton (serial) that you found in journals in France and are the sources of books like The Three Musketeers or The Count of Monte Cristo (Dumas) and many of Jules Vernes books.

Oh boy I’m excited for this one. Vinland Saga is truly a masterpiece of a tale

I knew you would like this. This, Beserk and Vagabond are the legendary 3 of Manga masterpieces that transcend the medium. (Kingdom may be in there too depending on who you ask)

I think my favorite moment that sets the tone for the entire series is when the young men are all asking thors to tell them grand stories of his time as a warrior and he tells them about when he became a father and what an asshole he was at the time, heading off to war barely bothering to give her a name.

I‘ll be finishing one piece, then reading Vinland saga so watching this will sadly have to wait. But I‘m very excited to finally read it soon

So hyped to read along a new manga with these videos. Any way we can get a rough estimate how long time we got before next volume to time it with you?

I feel like "Story Time" might draw in more folks in general, but "Readalong" is more accurate to what someone who is actually looking for this video would call it. Also I have been super looking forward to this one. I haven't decided whether or not to read Vinland yet, so I imagine this video will be my ultimate, or perhaps penultimate deciding factor.

It's interesting watching you and Merphy Napier review the same series at the same time. You both focus on different things and have different takeaways, though both of you seem to agree Vinland Saga is worth checking out. I look forward to the next volume review.

Oh boy it's so nice seeing Dan's expectations on characters knowing their future now. This is going to be one hell of a ride.

Yes yes yes this is what I've been waiting for

End of the prologue will be so good i cant wait