Vinland Saga Chapter 71 Discussion

Thorfinn finally became the kind of person Thors would be proud of! I love that he became a pacifist!

Great chapter. Not loving this new idea of his, but I'm sure that'll last about two chapters.

vvvpqsw said:
Bl4ckEnvy said:
Lets face it no one reads historical manga to see what the economic changes that where happening in that time



I would love to read a manga about that.



...for a change.

Well, there was the month when he was on a break, so two months from the last chapter...

JJohnny said:
Why was Askeladd there? Thorfinn didn't kill him.He didn't kill Bjorn either.  I think the dream sequence was showing those who didn't find the true meaning of being a warrior.



eyerok said:
LOL guys, guys, GUYS! Do yourselves a favor and read chapter 12-14 of the manga again



And if you people honestly tell me you didnt forsee that Thorfinn might follow Thors' footstep[s (funny how many of you actually mentioned the guys dad...pretty forgettable character wasn't he? [/sarcasm] ) stop reading the manga. Seriously.This.  It seems like all the wrong people are reading this manga...I hope Yukimura has a set plan for the story and sticks to it 'til the end instead of being influenced by fan responses (though by what he has done so far, I think it's safe to say he does what he wants).

It's a sad inevitability that the common reader would want to see the main character slaughtering people all throughout the story, regardless of the plot, themes and character development.  I mean this is why manga like Bleach are so successful, they satiate the reader's bloodlust, the need to see endless battles and special techniques and catchphrases.



Vinland's not that kind of manga, just roll with it peeps.  Planetes wasn't your casual sci-fi manga either.



Sure it was fun seeing violence in a historial setting, but there was always context for it.  Thorfinn was never a typical battle manga hero, he was presented as a vague character treading a thin line between tragic victim and menacing aggressor.



So basically some of you guys have no right to act surprised or disappointed at the turn of events lately.  The direction the story is going in was on the cards long ago.  Admittedly I thought Thorfinn would actually get his revenge before realising how pointless it was, so kudos to the author for robbing the character of even that.

Thorfinn's feeling the weight of taking lives that Thors much tried to advise him.

But I feel his resolution won't last too long.

how many days till next chapter?