Vinland Saga Vol. 2

These are very impressive cant wait to get the rest, ive always been interested in vikings and love the show so when a anime has made 2 of the things i love combined i had to get

Great, super good

GREAT MANGA - NOW THEY MAKING THE ANIME MUST READ.....

I've no problem with the actual Vinland Saga manga. I really rather like it. The only reason I didn't give this 5 stars is because of the quality of the book itself. The binding on the spine of my copy is terrible; I'd barely had it a day when the pages were beginning to come away. My copy of the first volume of Vinland Saga by the same company has no problems, so I don't know if I just ended up with a duff copy or what, but really nothing spoils my enjoyment of a book more than a shoddy binding. Hence 5 stars for the story, minus 2 for the quality of the book itself, overall: 3 stars.

We met Thorkell finally. The story enters my favorite arc. The english edition comes in hardcover with glossy finish. Cheapen the look, I'd say. The translation is superbe. They add a lot of good details. A very good work.

Fantastic story and art one of my favourite mangas.

best of the best

Superb! The first thing that blows me away as I open this book and start reading is the stunning art. Intricate, detailed, realistic, with a just a few traditional manga catchings; it is honestly the most gorgeous piece of manga of read to date. This book heavily concentrates on the Danes attack of England; there is much battle and that is the main action throughout as they cross England, Wales and Mercia. A lot of character development is undergone especially concerning our main character, Thorfinn. I've become emotionally tied to him but it is impossible to think of him as a hero at this point as his ruthlessness and vengeance are still prime in his mind. The plot thickens with the character of Askeladd, I looove that name. Intrigue, plotting, deviousness is coming into play with new characters also introduced including a joyfully killer warrior named Thorkell and the Royal Prince, Prince of Denmark, Canute. This is an intense historical title and I'm learning a lot about the time period as well as simply enjoying the story. At some point in my reviews of a manga series I make mention of age suitability and at this time now find I am in complete agreement with the publisher on their OT (16+) rating. There is extreme violence (this is medieval warfare in all its gory glory), not much language but when it is used it goes right to the most vulgar words, this volume contains a rape-for-fun scene and that is the type of thing that can be expected in future. So, no, I will not be passing this on to my 13yo. I myself though cannot wait for the next volume to come out especially now that things have become exciting!