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“Young Thorfinn, Askeladd's raider, kills men in raid and discovers terrified family in house.”
Vinland Saga Season 2: Drowning in the Shadow
ヴィンランド・サガ SEASON2 Drowning in the Shadow
7.45
2,331 rank · 26,639 viewers · 58 favorites
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Historical
Seinen
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Synopsis
Young Thorfinn, Askeladd's raider, kills men in raid and discovers terrified family in house.
Thorfinn, shown initially as he appears as a member of Askeladd's raiders, cuts down some men in the middle of a raid. When he enters a nearby house, he finds a family cowering within. (Source: ANN, edited)
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7.5
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Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 7
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Introduction Vinland Saga series' 6.5 episode is an approximately 2.5-minute episode that was not added to the anime. Story: Thorfinn was seeing his own past and I think it was a beautiful scene. I...”
- 7 “Episode 6.5 of Vinland saga is a 150 second scene that could have been in the main anime but was left out, probably because the episodes would become too long. The scene is about a...”
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A Ona Production
MAPPA.- Format 1 × 2′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 02m all episodes
- Aired Feb 2023 – ongoing
- Source Ona media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-23632 catalog