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Vinland Saga

1. How I got into it

A friend I no longer speak with one day yelled at me; JUNO READ THIS MANGA IT'S VIKINGS AND YAOI

and as I enjoy both vikings and yaoi...

2. why I like it

Well there really is no yaoi to speak of save for a tiiiny bit of ho-yay between two of the main characters, but I utterly adore this series for many many reasons. One is it's fairly accurate portayal of medieval europe. There are no fantasy elements to this series aside from some of the character being able to perform slightly superhuman feats, and a few supernatural dreams/visions especially after the time skip. The land and peoples are other wise very realistic, people are dirty commoners are illiterate, the battles are savage. The other reason I love it is the gorgeous and VERY detailed artwork. The mangaka draws everything down to even cracks in fingernails.

3. Favorite Character(s) Thorfinn without a doubt. He's a VERY different sort of protagonist in the first half, and let me just say he is utterly flawless after the timeskip in the Farmland Saga arc.

I utterly adore Askeladd too. He is just an awesome old guy. Thorkell too is AMAZING, and also like an 8 foot tall viking

4. OTP
There is really no hints of relationships at all in this series, and also no female characters like at all (of any importance). If I had to pick one though it would definitely be Thorfinn/Canute

5. crack Ship
Askeladd/Thorkell...? IDK OKAY?

6. Guilty Pleasure Ship
I really don't have one. This is a series where it's really impossible to do any real shipping. Maybe Thorfinn/Snake post timeskip?

7. Who I'd love to RP as
I already rp teenage Thorfinn, but I'd also love to rp him as an adult post timeskip as well. Askeladd too would be really fun to play I think. He's one of those trickstor mentor types.

8. Unfavorite Character
Floki. He is pretty much a big dick.

9. What I wish was different
Nothing! To be honest it would be really really hard to change anything in this series. All of the major events are based off of real battles and events and usually revolve around actual historical characters, so changing anything major would like... change history I guess?
Okay maybe I think Thorfinn post timeskip should shave. His chin is looking a little bit like Shaggy there

10. What I'd never change
I would never change ANYTHING.

11. Fandom it could have a neat crossover with
This is a hard one. I don't really know any series that this is very compatible with. Maybe some sort of strange Star Wars AU thing?

12. Why it'd be a neat crossover
Because while teen!Thorfinn is basically a ninja, adult!Thorfinn is basically a Jedi. Superhuman speed and reaction, visions of the afterlife, having a sort of spirit guide thing happening. I'm just saying I see some potential.

13. How many fanfictions and fanart/original art I have of said fandom
None really : ( I rp Thorfinn though and I have started collecting materials I'll need to cosplay him.