An Interview With Vinland Saga's Author
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- čas přidán 29. 03. 2023
- VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2 is streaming!
Streaming Information: Netflix, Crunchyroll and other streaming platforms.
Original Story by Makoto Yukimura: / makotoyukimura
Official Site: vinlandsaga.jp/onair/
Official Twitter: V_SAGA_ANIME?s=20
Main Channel Video: • I Met the Legendary Au...
Edited by BakaShift: / bakashift
Translation by Masahito Nakamichi: 47masa10hito@gmail.com
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I'll never forget when the author was confused on twitter because people were calling him "the GOAT"
😂😂😂
He's such a cool guy.
"I now know that I'm not being bullied on the internet with an unknown slang." We must protect this man at all cost
@@DarkEnchantments already on it. 🫡
Why does he get confuse because he is called the Goat? Is it because he thought he was called as an animal?
"Once you have children, you need to become adult"
As a father I can relate sooo much from this statement.
As someone who wants to be a father, I kind of feel that.
Its honestly not difficult to do, but even easier to fuck up. Learning to grow as a parent is an entire journey in its own, that you never really finish. You just do it.
Because people grow up when they have someone to care more than themselves
this just makes me miss Thors and Askeladd even more
makes sense why thorfinn is such a good father now, as was Thors. the author himself seems like an amazing father
What an absolute Chad. Dude just radiates positivity.
Yeah
Vrai
Ikr - Garnt's the ultimate gigachad
He's got no enemies indeed
He is a person who has no enemies.....
Garnt and Joey need to make a show where they just do interviews with manga and anime artists every week.
It would be awesome, but I think Mangaka's are often very shy and out of view. Gonna be difficult to make a series about that :P
@@Manoahmanolo That, and I am sure they are insanely busy.
Idk about “every week”
Maybe a month but idk how hard/easy it is to get a hold of mangakas for these types of things
If only there were such a podcast, hopefully with a purpple logo.
@@Lianpe98 I like these one on one interviews more
Farmland arc means so much to me, it helped me with my mental health journey. When i read the part of Thorfinn saying that he’s never going to use violence again, i cried. I cried and promised myself that i’m never going to use my hands for violence, only for support. I grew up with violence and abuse, so this scene hit me. Thank you Yukimura sensei
Also really appreciate the main character's journey, being a reminder of hope for those that can empathize.
We can all get there. We can all learn to see each others humanity. We can all become kind and gentle people. I don't hate anyone anymore. If I can help it, I will never bring harm to another human being again, in any form.
the pacing of the second season will weed out the ones who were only watching for the action. not for everyone, but the ones who stay will have the time of their lives
I stopped reading the manga when it became Farmland Saga. The wait for each chapter was just painful.
Vinland saga Season 2 is beautiful and those who complain about lack of action go back to watching MHA or DBS with the same recycled garbage.
S1 fans are all like Vikings, only think about war and action. Never gives a shit about anything just blood in every episode
Who cares about those. They’ll act like chimpanzees for seeing some romanticized stuff for the 100th time, staying silent for a minute, and going back at it for seeing some again. I swear to god some were like “episode 12 is the best episode!”, “Thorgil is the real man, best character by far of this season!”, “He’s just like me fr!” This new generation of people looking up to characters that wouldn’t give a dime about them in real life is cringe AF.
the second season has tons of action, almost every episode has some kind of fight
"I've never been on a spaceship and I've never killed a man" - legend
I mean, I hope he hasn't 😂
@@raawesome3851
😂😂😂 Who knows for real
Garnt's "Yokatta" was the perfect response 😂
He came to Iceland a few years ago and gave a fascinating lecture on his manga - I remember him saying "sorry to have stolen your saga"- Ha Ha.
He sounds so passionate for his craft, it is really inspiring. Thank you Garnt for the interview, and for the great questions, so we could learn a little about the mind behind Vinland Saga.
Yeah and he also sounds so chill and open
As someone from the Nordic regions I am very grateful for his work. He's treated the viking era and traditions with way more respect and understanding than 99% of the viking media that comes out from even my own country. Rather than just exploring stereotypes, he brings in a breath of humanity to the characters and world. The story made me consider the nature of love, and when it is and isn't appropriate to act violently, but also the important of having violence as an option when absolutely necessary. A great man with a great work.
The fact that the person behind a series with so many scenes filled with violence and death, being so reserved is such a big contrast, it's wild. Congrats for getting this big opportunity to interview such a legend!
Just look as Isayama. The dude looks like a normal Japanese man, and kind of blends into the crowds, yet he literally has so much money and his series is so full of violence that it's almost surprising to see the real isayama, who is soft spoken and very polite.
But yeah, it seems like Yukimura and Isayama share that.
@@raawesome3851 They are also big fans of each other's work. I'm pretty sure there's a joint interview with them both posted online
there’s some parallels here between him and canute
@@irecordwithaphone1856 yeah, I love my two favorite mangakas being best buds.
@@raawesome3851 ?? Writers even in Hollywood mostly look like an average white dude/woman on the street. The actors and directors look a bit more attractive.
My girlfriend said she really loved Vinland saga, and I heard of Yukimura, fully, after his talk with Isayama, and how good of a person he was. He spends half of his time working on the manga, and the other half with his family. He really is a great guy. And he's a great writer too, with him getting another fan in me.
Based on your pfp, you should check out his story Planetes
"It didn't work out well" - only because Planetes had more ideas than it had pages. Despite the many themes and ideas it contains, despite being the hardest sci-fi ever to be put into pictures (certainly back then, and only Space Brothers has come close since despite it having been twenty years), it has left a grand total of only 27, twenty-seven, chapters. The anime, while going in a bit of a different direction, had the space to let its themes breathe and simmer. To hear that the creator of Planetes wants to go back to the future excites me like almost nothing else in all of fiction.
I love the way he speaks. He's so calm and collected and seems to put a lot of thought behind the things he says. Great interview.
As a Swede it makes me very happy that both One Piece and Vinland Saga was inspired by Vicke The Viking which was written by a Swedish person
I need to read that book then
That's cap he never said that
There's an anime of the story back in the 70’s.
He never said one piece was inspired by that....
@@samuraijosh1595 No not obviously it has been stated that Oda took inspiration from it
4:49
Makato Yukimura: I still haven't been able to say it convincingly.
Thorfinn: I want to be a kinder, gentler person, I want to be a stronger person.
I believe that he convinced me enough after I read those words in that chapter
Unfortunately, there's still weird fans who say, "Oh, he says how awful it is, but because of the time period, it's justified".
Man, they don't understand Vinland saga.
@@raawesome3851 or they think the only appeal to Vinland Saga is season 1’s tone and therefore dislike season 2 tone shift 🙃
@@V.U.4six In my own opinion, I didn't really vibe with season 1. I felt like the way it was presented was violence being bad, but with it constantly being presented, the horrors of violence, I didn't enjoy seeing the show. Season 2, however, has made me finally love the series.
Vinland is the only series that I've watched besides Attack On Titan post time skip that has made me feel how awful the violence and destruction is. And I can genuinely say that both of them are in contention for my favorite Manga of all time.
@@raawesome3851 if you like those you should read vagabond and oyasumi punpun
@@V.U.4six No I think what they meant is they don't accept change. They don't understand change so they cannot accept it. People that once committed heinous and terrible actions in their lives cannot change to be a better person, therefore, they hate it.
Yukimura-sensei, I live in the constant conflict zone that is Israel, and your work has helped me so many times. I have never found myself relating to a work like I did Vinland Saga. I'm at the edge of my seat hoping every chapter that characters could overcome their differences. Seeing your passion, sincerity and humanity in this interview has been incredibly inspiring. You are every bit as deep as the characters in your work. And the fact that you always write what you want without fearing what's popular is absolutely astounding as an artist.
Yukimura-sensei you are an inspiration,
As an artist,
As a writer,
As a pacifist,
As a man.
bros from nowhere
Yukimura is very pro palestinian which is fascinating
@@jalalkader2991 I doubt that changes anything. That said I've never heard that. Where did he say anything about this?
palestine will be victorious.
@@muhtasimmahin5057 THEY WILL WALLAHI
Wow your hella lucky to have been able to interview him!!!
You hardly see an artist that is so openly and very expressiveness grateful for his fans like this man. You can tell he really means the "I love you, my fans!" I wish the man all the success in the world bro (I wish the Vagabond mangaka was this open tho 😭)
This man authored two of my favorite mangas Planetes and Vinland Saga. Truly one of the goats
He made Planetes??? I just added that anime to my watch list today now I might have to read the manga instead
@@irecordwithaphone1856 I personally want you to enjoy both. Because anime has a masterpiece original story and variations. Produced by the director and screenwriter duo who created Code Geass, it has been praised as ``one of the few anime that surpasses the original'' among Japanese anime fans.
@@user-xo6kv3oo5k I know Makoto Yukimura is known for having great art in his manga as well, so yeah there's a very good chance I'll just check out both. I didn't know the anime had differences. Will I still be getting the main point of the story through the anime? How drastic are the changes
@@irecordwithaphone1856 Many characters and settings are added without changing the themes and central characters written in the original (manga). While watching it, it feels completely different, but when you finish watching it, you get a similar feeling.
Never knew what kind of person would Vinland Saga's author be, but from the way he speak and his thought process it really comes through. He feels like Thor from the series: calm, composed, and wise. Very appreciate this interview to get to know him more! Amazing interview.
As soon as Canute came out of the cradle I realized this author knows some shit
This man is so cool. He tries to get his philosophical message through via manga. That was very powerful, around 13:00. He's trying so hard to tell people just how stupid war is and that it's completely preventable. And it's true.
He cares so much about us as people. I'm so glad someone like this guy got a lot of recognition.
@ 24:40 he thinks it was a mistake to not hold back with how brutal he was in the manga, but it was probably the biggest reason it's so successful overseas. However, I do understand that feeling. There are a lot of people that still didn't get the message. Those who go "Season 2 is so boring, I want more fights like in season 1". They get spoiled by S1's brutal battles and probably the brutality of S1 in general.
The way he goes about making his manga doesn't feel like a mangaka doing what they love. It feels like a politician that got into politics even though he hated politics. Yet he got into it BECAUSE he hated politics and wanted to make a change for the better.
"I draw a lot of guts and gore, yet I like cute things" this tends to be the case when it comes to doing something for a long time. He draws it so much that he became affectionate to the opposite because it's such a refresher. Even using mangaka as the example, his hobbies are fishing and camping, both of which, takes you out of society and into tranquil quiet, doing almost nothing. While mangaka you're always working, always drawing, always planning, always writing. Work just never ends.
When the balance isn't there, people tend to sway the other way in order to rebalance themself.
This was an awesome interview. I stopped watching Vinland Saga after about 3 episodes because I felt so done with the violence. There was so much violence and I didn't like Thorfinn. Thors was a great father and people at the time put him down; especially with how Askeladd took the stage. I already knew where the story has been going through osmosis of reading comments on the subreddit. People always talked about Vinland Saga on the weekly popularity ranking. For me, that was good enough. This interview though, makes me want to watch it now, ngl. Knowing how great of a person this guy is, I can't help but want to support him somehow.
Watch it buddy, the Farmland Arc is beautiful
Glad we have one more vinland saga appreciator. Hope you'll enjoy it!
Hey man, just wanted to say that if you don't want to jump straight into the violent world of Vinland Saga, you can read Planetes first and get a feel for the type of story he writes.
Watch it, read it, it's a masterpiece in both formats.
On a side note, are people who only liked s1 real? Never found anyone like that, I am beginning to think they are just a fear, just a myth
i’m hoping you watched the show, but what violence was there in the first 3 eps? askeladd didn’t even take thors out till ep 4
This has been one of the most endearing interviews I've ever watched. What a 🐐
Fascinating how he sounds like an audience that discovers these moments in the manga as they come along (while talking about his favorite scene) rather than as a creator with a God perspective. As if Askeladd and these characters are real who really said these dialogs and performed the actions in front of him, and not actually him giving them their voices.
26:11 is the goat part if y'all are like me and just wanted to see that
Bro thank you I was looking for it
thanks bro
You’re the real goat
he's one of the few authors who's at good at drawing and writing...truly an underrated author
Makoto-san has to be one of the most wholesome author I’ve ever heard speak about his works. He just radiates self-introspection and love.
He was so thoughtfull with all his answers. Really enjoyed how philsophical he got about life and manga. Awesome interview!
You can literally can see his passion, worries, hope and despair on his face when he talks. What an amazing person! He for sure is a great father!
When saying "Thorfinn has grown a lot" he really has the proud look of a parent
22:21 YOOOOO Yukimura Sensei asking the real questions here 💀💀💀💀
Yukimura-sensei mentions Andy Weir whose books he loves. If you're not familiar with Andy Weir, you may be familiar with the 2015 film The Martian which is based off of one of his books.
I really enjoyed reading the book and watching the movie adaptation of The Martian, I would also highly recommend his other book called Project Hail Mary. He just combines science, humour and the human experience in such a great way.
Great interview! Makoto Yukimura seems like a very thoughtful, caring and focused person. Asking if war really is necessary is usually pushed to the side and told off as childish thinking, that's why i appreciate his clear focus on this question. The Father son relationship also is portraied beautifully, in its good and bad ways in the story. And yes, askeladd indeed is very kawaii
This is why he's the MVP.
This is why he's the GOOOOOAAAAT
THE GOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAT
The goooooooat
this could make a grown ass man cry... this is so peak, i love this interview🔥
the part he said that I believe everyone can change actually made me tear up a bit ngl. he's my GOAT for a reason.
Facts bro this was the most wholesome thing in the world
I hope they continue to Season 3 so they could introduce Hild, Gudrid and Karli
I have a feeling they will. The manga is understated but very popular.
They will, it's confirmed. My question is how many seasons are we gonna be looking at come the end of the series.. At least 5 if we're to assume the Baltic War will be one season and Gudrid, Karli and Hild arcs will be Season 3.. Can't see them fitting the war and the other arcs all into one season so it seems we're looking at least 3 more seasons surely?
@@ChanoTha1 maybe just 2 if they fit everything pre-Vinland in one season and leave the 5th season just for the Vinland arc
@@chiarruzini1191 next season is going to have to be more than 25 episodes then if they’re doing Gudrid, Karli, Hild and Baltic War all in one season. Season 1 - 2 covers up to chapter 100 so 50 chapters a season basically. To cover everything up until they depart for Vinland in one season they’ll have to cover up until chapter 166 so 66 chapters. That means they’ll have to leave out a good amount to stick to the 24/25 episode structure season 1 and 2 had. Could they do it? Yea totally but I hope they split it into two parts that exceed 24 episodes or just do a 28/29 episode season
Brooo one of the best to ever do it and he’s so wholesome! I loved him before but this interview made me respect him that much more if even possible. I didn’t realize how bad I needed this interview 😂
Its funny looking at the expressions on Garnt's face, I wonder how much of the Japanese he actually understands as he listening to him talk. The face of uncertainty, I recognize it well lol.
22:21 same question Thors asked Askeladd before hell went loose. Blink twice if arrows are pointing at ya, Gigguk😆
Fr, tho. Vinland Saga is such an experiences everyone should live through reading the manga or/and watching the anime. What an amazing man and an amazing story. Thank you for everything, Mr. Yukimura.
He is actually so cool, comfortable and cinfident unlike most mangaka who are usually more introverted yet he remains humble. It's nice to see the person whowrote my favorite manga of all time as such a positive and genuine human being. You can tell he puts a lot of his own characteristics and values into some of the characters he writes.
Amazing interview
It's always nice being able to hear an author's thoughts on their work
For me , whenever I read manga or watched anime , I'd always seen them take killing very lightly. My perspective is that killing someone, robs them of their future life , sending them into nothingness. I dont believe in heaven or hell, so you just end the conciousness. I always wanted to write a story partly about the weight of killing. Then I saw vinland saga, and it was the first I've seen that capitalizes on the idea
i hope you give writing a shot
Completely agree! Most shows threat taking a life like it's no big deal or without consequences, specially with their protagonists. But seeing the main character realizing he was a terrible person in his youth despite trying to avenge his father death by killing a terrible person was amazing. I just love how Thorfinn starts to deal with the consequences of his time with Askelaad while tries to proves that he became a better person and a “true warrior".
Came here straight from the main channel video. I knew I had to watch the full interview this man, Yukimura, is so humble and grateful when he said "I love you" my heart though lol
Thanks for uploading the full interview. It's rare and fascinating to be able to pick the brain of one of the GOATs
What a lovely guy, and the interview was really well done with many interesting questions! good job Garnt
This is amazing content, honestly the most I've enjoyed an interview in years. Makoto Yukimura has made one of my all time favourite shows and hearing him talk about his process is fascinating.
We need more stories like Vinland Saga, where thematic content is elevated, where form (art, audio, setting and attention to detail) and function (character development, plot and themes) are at such a high level and given in equal measures.
Well done Makoto Yukimura, please keep it up🙌🏼😁
This is exactly what I wanted to see. I have read some past interviews, but I never got a good video of it. This has ended my search. Thanks Garnt!
Lol this why Garnt gets always picked to host Trash Taste whenever theres a guest on. Such a good interviewer and broadcaster.
Thank you for the amazing interview ! Such a great session
I also grew up reading Akkanbe Ikkyu (or just Ikkyu in France) and Ishi no Hana (Fleurs de pierre in french)! Please read them or push them to be translated in your country.
I'm so incredibly glad you got this chance to interview the GOAT himself. I absolutely love this man and his work.
I will read anything he'll write about in the future. He has mine and many other's trust to write another amazing world, story and with deep fulfilling characters.
Makoto Yukimura, thank you
Great interview man..thanks for interviewing this legendary mangaka! :D
Oh shit I was wondering why the interview was so short on your main channel. So glad there's more!
Such a good interview/video. Thanks man for the amazing opportunity to see this
thankyou Yukimura-san, your work really give me meaning and another perspective on how i see the world. I had never read a manga like vinland saga before, and vinland saga was my first seinen manga. And i really feel the weight of every character that you develop. I really appreciate your work.
Hey Garnt, thanks for posting the full interview. I listened to it while doing some playing some games, and it made my experience just that little bit better.
Wow man you’re so lucky! Makoto Yukimura is one of my favorite Authors in general, his viewpoints as well as his writing hit different for me.
貴重なロングインタビューを本当にありがとう！
hope more interviews are in the future, this was really fun
Thank you Gigguk! It's rare in life to meet your heroes/someone you don't know but hold in high regard, and for them to be even greater than how you envision them. Yukimura is one such person. This made my week!
Vinland Saga is a masterpiece, one of my favorite stories in manga and anime, and I'm so thankful to be alive right now as Yukimura is concluding it.
Life, death, and love! What a simple yet profound way to put his passion!
This guy is an absolute G - love his philosophical mind
Wow, I love the Blue Giant manga and its great that he is such a huge fan of it too. Hopefully the series following the Blue Giant run also get translated into English soon!
I'm sure it's getting an anime Series or Mobie really soon. It sounds REALLY interesting, so I'm very interested in both Manga and Anime.
It's just nice to see Garnt wearing OTV merch! Looking forward to see more collabs from both groups in the future.
he's so kind, humble, and hardworking person. he radiates positivity in every words he spoke
Thank you so much for this Garnt and Yukimura sensei. ❤
This is such a great interview
He talks about his characters as if they are real living beings with their own thoughts and minds who make their own decisions. This guy is wonderful.
Great stuff. Surprised it is not on the main channel.
This interview was wonderful, thank you Garnt and thank you to Makoto Yukimura-sensei for providing us with a banger such as Vinland Saga. Seriously, what a lovable guy, super wholesome.
Wrote one of the best manga characters on accident. Truly the GOAT
WOW ! Please bring us more content like this. 😍
It's a very inspiring interview!
wow being able to hear an author that I admire so much like this is strange (mangakas usually are very private) thank you so much. I'd loved to ask him why he time jumped after the baltic arc straight to Vinland arc, I just wanted to see more of Thorfinn and Gudrid hahahaha
良いインタビューでした。有難うございます🙏
Great interview. Was a joy getting to know a bit about Makoto.
Thank you for this great interview 🔥
This was very interesting, a great interview.
Amazing author and really good video! Thank you!
One of the greatest revelation about this interview is, that Vinland Saga is basically just the adult version of fucking Viky the Viking! :D
The animated show was really popular in germany (probably central/northern europe in general) for decades and of course I watched it as a kid. I now see that many elements are really quite similiar.
Also Yukimura being a fan of Andy Weir, no wonder people like his work!
great interview
Incredibly Grateful for this interview🙏
Askeladd is such a good character that even the mangaka himself couldn't predict how he would act in front of Thorfinn
Let's goooo. Inspirational series thank you very much!
Such a wholesome interview
Great video. More Vinland Saga videos please
Yukimura Sensei is such an amazing human being and mangaka. Thank you for all your hard work sensei
Yukimura Makoto is the goat. He is such a wholesome and sweet person
Whenever I need to feel better about myself im going to watch this video of Makoto Yukimura saying "I love youu"
What a cool guy, it's interesting seeing the kind of person behind Vinland Saga. he's the GOAT for a reason
Yukimura seems like a very kind and wholesome person
Wonderful interview
Excelente entrevista.
Saludos desde México.
Such a nice man, I very glad that I can read this guy's works! Thanks a ton!
Such a madlad like Miura, really dig Vinland Saga, one of the best char dev in a manga and overall masterpiece.
I'm grateful for this interview... really ❤
Now THIS is as exciting as it gets! Wow!
no way you got that interview
that was some great insight into his thinking!
arigato
Makato really inbodies his manga. Love this interview❤️
This is so awesome!!!
Now, an interview with the master Naoki Urasawa is needed for the upcoming animation of his work PLUTO
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