MASSIVE Vinland Saga Manga Update
Inching closer to the end of Vinland Saga
Vinland Saga continues to impress the manga community through its deeply emotional narrative.
Through a now-deleted post, Vinland Saga World twitter account shared an illustration of Thorfinn made by Vinland Saga author Makoto Yukimura, with the caption: “The final chapter is coming soon”.
The post was deleted to avoid confusion as the illustration was originally made for Japan Expo 2022 rather than for September 3, 2024.
However, Yukimura has replied to the post on his official social media account, saying that the final chapter ” is coming soon”.
お誕生日おめでとうございます🎉🎊🎉
そうなんです、最終回がもうすぐ。ぜひお見守りくださいませ。
— 幸村誠 (@makotoyukimura) September 1, 2024
To note, Makoto Yukimura is known to directly engage the fanbase through his Twitter account, which happens to be his only social media account, a fact he laments when Brazil announces the suspension of Twitter last August 31.
なんてこった!ブラジルではXを利用することができなくなるそうです。ボクのSNSアカウントはこれだけです。ごめんね…。ボクの漫画のブラジルの読者の皆さん、ファンアートやコメントをいつもありがとうございます。
特定の国で特定のSNSを使えなくするとか、そういう事ができるんだねぇ。知らなんだ。— 幸村誠 (@makotoyukimura) August 31, 2024
During the 19th anniversary of the manga, Yukimura has given the same message, saying that the final chapter “isn’t far away”.
でももう、最終回もそんなに遠くない。
終わるんだねーこんな筆の遅い人間でもね!遅くっても手を休めなければ仕事はいつか終わるんだね。
— 幸村誠 (@makotoyukimura) April 13, 2024
For the past few years, fans have speculated on when or how many chapters are going to be made in the future as Yukimura promised in 2019 that the final arc will cover over 1,000 pages. To note, Yukimura has also said that this is not a fixed amount of pages but an approximation of how many pages are left. Around this time, Vinland Saga had 166 chapters, with Chapter 166 being the conclusion of the third arc.
Sorry i'm mistaken English.
I plan to draw more than thousand pages. For the last chapter.— 幸村誠 (@makotoyukimura) November 10, 2019
Yukimura has also recently expressed the difficulty of meeting up a weekly deadline like many mangaka that follow the weekly format, having either missed deadlines or chosen to take breaks for research or resting purposes.
ボクなんか毎月一回の宿題でてんやわんやなのに、毎週一回の人もいるんだよ?超人。なんでできるんだろう…精神と時の部屋で描いてる以外説明がつかない。
— 幸村誠 (@makotoyukimura) August 31, 2024
While Yukimura has confirmed repeatedly that the final chapter is coming, a set date has not been confirmed.
About Vinland Saga
Vinland Saga is a historical manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Yukimura on April 13 2005, currently serialized in Kodansha’s Monthly Afternoon Magazine.
As of 2024, there have been 28 volumes and over 7 million copies sold worldwide.
The story centers on Thorfinn Karlsefni and his journey from avenger to pacifist who eventually leads an expedition to the mysterious Vinland.
Sources: Twitter and Facebook.
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