The creator of Vinland Saga,Makoto Yukimurawas in Toronto, Canada, as a guest at the Toronto International Authors Festival (TIFA) and an event organized by Fundao Japo.
There, Yukimura said he felt honored and surprised by the comparisons with two great mangaks from his, Kentaro Miura (Berserk) e Takehiko Inoue (Vagabond, Slam Dunk).
When artists create a historical fiction manga, such as Vinland Saga, they generally visit museums, national libraries and the country of origin.
In an interview withAnime Trendingin addition to revealing that he had to change the beginning of the story to get approval from the publisher, the author described his research process.
“So, actually, I did visit places that became settings in my story, like Denmark, Iceland, Norway, France and England. When I was traveling, I tried to use my senses like, “Is it a warm place?” a cold place? How does the wind blow? How cold is the water?” So, the feelings and sensations I experienced in these places would give me details to write stories about them.
However, the only place I had never visited was Canada. When I really wanted to get to know Canada it was close to when the covid-19 outbreak happened. All my plans had to be rescheduled. However, my story couldn’t wait until I came here to do the research. For the last three years, when I was writing the story about Vinland, I wasn’t confident about what this place would be like.”disse Yukimura.
Regarding consulting historical material, he replied: “Maybe, I read the Saga of Erik the Red and the Saga of the Greenlanders. But a lot of text and takes a while to read. As there weren’t many resources, I started looking for other materials where I could also find them.”
On the journey in search of Vinland, Thorfinn he found the Mikmaq tribe in the place that is now known as Prince Edward’s Island. During his stay in Canada, the mangak took the opportunity to get to know the province. Check it out below:
Vinland Saga serialized in monthly magazine Afternoon. The manga published in Japan by Kodansha since 2005 it has 27 volumes to date. In Brazil, the title was launched by Panini.
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The first season of the anime adaptation was produced by Wit Studio (Great Pretender, SPY x FAMILY), while in the second season the studio MAP (Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man) took over production.
Shhei Yabuta (Inuyashiki Last Hero) the director, with Hiroshi Seko (Banana Fish) e Kenta Ihara (Saga of Tanya the Evil) responsible for the script. Takahiko Abiru (Hunter Hunter) takes care of the characters’ visuals, while Yutaka Yamada (Tokyo Ghoul) composes the soundtrack.
Both seasons of Vinland Saga are available on Netflix and Crunchyroll with the option of dubbing in Portuguese.
