Summary
It is a great time for the anime industry to be in existence as it is facing an all-time boom and isonly going to grow bigger and betterin terms of its share in the international entertainment market and its impact on the entertainment consumption pattern of the international audience. With the popularization of anime and manga across the globe, the international audience has started to explore manga and anime genres other than shōnen. And the genre in particular that has begun to get much-deserved recognition and respect from the audience has got to be the seinen genre.
This was possible due to the seinen anime andmanga series likeBerserk,Vinland Saga, andVagabondgetting viral worldwide. The above-mentioned anime and manga series are known as the big three seinen among the fans. It wasVinland Sagawhose international audience and following have increased by leaps and bounds in recent times. It has taken the internet by storm and people on the internet seem to going crazy over this particular seinen series. All of this happened because of the philosophy thatVinland Sagais centered around. Let’s explore how Vinland Saga took over the internet and how.
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I Have No Enemies
This is a statement that grasped the minds of numerous people on different social media platforms and the internet in general. It is a sentence that was uttered by quitea significant character, Thors Snorresson, in his last moments to his son and the protagonist of the series, Thorfinn Snorresson. Thors wanted Thorfinn to know that the latter does not have any enemies, therefore, no reason to hold and carry the burden of elements like hate, anger, etc., in his mind, heart, and soul.
Thorfinn kept carrying the responsibility of his father’s murder on his shoulders and letting emotions like rage, sorrow, revenge, and hate take the best of him. However, initially,Thorfinn could not understand the lessonof a lifetime that his father wanted to convey to the former as his last message, but eventually, he understood what his father said had a deeper meaning for leading a healthy and fulfilling life in the truest sense. This statement and other aspects ofVinland Sagaare what have drawn people towards it, especially on the internet.
Memes and Edits
Certain factors make the internet, especially in the context of multiple social media platforms like Reddit, Instagram, X, etc., and memes, video edits, or reels are some of those factors.They are the key driversbehind the engagement that the social media platforms get to experience daily. These also comprise a big part of the content consumption pattern of internet users. It is through these mediums thatVinland Sagais going super viral on the internet. These memes and video edits are inspired by the series and made around its philosophy and scenes and promote positive ideas from it.
The philosophy preached byVinland Sagaworks like magic for the people on social media and the internet in general because such spaces have been infestedwith negativity and hateover time, and the series philosophy breathes a fresh air of positivity into the above-mentioned spaces. The wholesome memes and video edits inspired byVinland Sagaare spreading positivity and messages that can uplift the lives of people who come across them on the internet. These messages encourage people that it is okay to forgive the ones who have wronged them, it is okay to try to become a better person every day and failure in doing so is a small and natural part of the process and should notbe given more heedthan necessary. Hence, people enjoy and like these things while also learning important real-life lessons from them which help them understand themselves better and improve their lives.
There are not a lot of anime and manga franchises that can deliver some good life lessons to their audience instead of just remaining a unit of entertainment. Series likeBerserk,Monster,Parasyte: The Maxim,Vinland Saga, andVagabondare some such anime and manga franchises.
The Future of Vinland Saga
Vinland Sagarecently had its second season released which became a big hit among the anime audience and hit it straight out of the park. Two major reasons for its second season getting much recognition and viewership were its increasing popularity because of its presence on social media in the forms of memes, video edits, or reels and the fact that itswitched things up from its first seasonto second season which is a rare thing for anime or manga series. As a result of that, the fans are super hyped up for its third season to come out, however, the makers have not announced the confirmation of a third season let alone its release date. The fans will have to wait for any update regarding the third season ofVinland Saga.
Vinland Sagais available to stream onCrunchyroll.
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