Vinland Saga Chapter 165 Discussion

A bit sad that we didn't see Byzantium (yet?) but I'm actually also really happy he finally comes home...and with gudrid!

Chunchunmaru3 said:
Damn, I was really hoping to see Istanbul, or Constantinople in this manga. Yukimura better tell all the things about the journey.



Me too. I was looking forward to seeing Thorfinn kicking butt through Russia and all the way down to the Byzantine empire, but I guess Yukimura didn't want to go through all that. Maybe we get a flashback chapter or two?



This puts the Vinland trip right on the front burner now. He pays Halfdan and is clear to go almost. He even has a fleet

I liked this chapter. From all the characters after the Farm arc. Sigurd is my favorite. Really liked how he found his resolve.



Thorfinn is back baby! I like his new design.



This chapter was a nice conclusion for Sigurds development and a nice build up for next arc.

the baltic arc is a costant parallelism to the first arc,we see how much thorfinn grew and his new ideals are tested,we see how thorfinn struggle with his anger.

For me it has the peak of vinland saga and all the message that the author wanted to tell are in this arc

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and this



this is the peak of all vinland saga for me. Plus Sigurd character development that is great.

Garm most likely is autistic,he's an interesting character,he does nothing with malice, he's pure and innocent.

Thorkell was always used as comedic relief.

Damn, I was really hoping to see Istanbul, or Constantinople in this manga. Yukimura better tell all the things about the journey.

Good way to dodge doing research, i don't mind it really, better to go the save way instead fucking it up.



I hope we at least get some flashbacks and it looks like we will since it say "next issue Thorfinn shows the fruits of the last 2 years."

Sigurd departs and Thorfinn comes home

skipping trading subquest is always good,i prefer few flasbacks.

1Kyo said:
Yukimura skipped what would have been the most unnecessary and one of the longest story arcs in VS. The Baltic War Arc was necessary for the story, the rest of the travel not really. It would enrichen the worldbuilding of VS, but not contribute to the overall story. It would be a cool extra, but do we really need to spend 3-5 years with "cool extras"?



I'm glad we're heading to what's really important now.

Hatsuyuki said:
So after spending 40 chapters on a war that to me felt pretty pointless as Thorfinn wanted nothing to do with it and had nothing to gain from it other than avenging his father's death which he obviously doesn't want due to his pacifist nature now the author skips Thorfinn's entire travel to Greece, which is basically the whole point of this manga and the thing I was most looking forward to. Golden Kamuy handled the traveling aspect much better so far.

How was the travel to Greece the entire point to the manga? lmao.



When the travel to Greece was revealed, it was pretty obvious from the beginning that the entire point of the arc would be to have Thorfinn confront his past. That's what the Baltic War arc did.



Thorffin is an explorer, one of the main themes of this manga is traveling/exploring. I wanted to see that journey, the world at the time and the character interactions alomg the way. Instead we get based and wokepilled trans arc.

I-want-to-see-Constantinople-!!!

I was surprised with the timeskip but as long as we see what happened in flashbacks during that time I'm fine with this. Thorfinn's hair looks good though I'm like "eh" with his new scars. Ylva's part was hilarious too. That woman is by far the manliest person in the village.

Wow Thorfinn looks so badass in this panel




  



Yalva looked so freaking awesome in that panel,warrior girl,i am pretty sure she is even more dangerous than Thorfinn himself. (laughs out loud)



I never expected that we will see a timeskip but anyway want to see what Thorfinn did in last 2 years.Gudrid and Thorfinn looks so cute together.Great couple.












I bet they will go on a journey soon.