I have pretty much total faith in wherever Yukimura and Yabuta choose to take this story. Read more

This is a very different sort of darkness than Yukimura Makoto pursued with the first season, but that’s just a testament to how good he is as a writer. Read more

Slavery – and the manner in which free people with a conscience chose to address it – is a mirror held up to reflect human nature whether we like it or not. Read more

As I’ve noted before, the best epics are always deeply personal. Read more

I’ve been dancing around it for most of the series, but it’s time to acknowledge the elephant in the room and just admit it. Read more

Well, that was certainly eventful. Read more

What a relentlessly fascinating, challenging series this is. Read more

There’s a thematic consistency to Vinland Saga that I truly admire – among the many things about the series that I do. Read more