Vinland Saga Creator Sets the Record Straight on Season 3 Production Rumors

If you were holding your breath for any official word on Vinland Saga season 3, it might be time to exhale — turns out, those rumors flying around online are just that: rumors. Vinland Saga creator Makoto Yukimura himself squashed the speculation, and did it in a pretty relatable way.

Here’s what happened: Some posts started making the rounds claiming that season 3 of the anime adaptation was secretly underway. Yukimura caught wind of this, and he jumped on Twitter/X to stop the hype train before it ran away completely.

"To all the Vinland Saga fans, thank you as always. I just learned a moment ago that there's a rumor going around that season 3 of the anime Vinland Saga is currently in production. However, that information hasn't reached me yet. I hope it's in production... But man, animating Hild's crossbow and stuff like that must be really tough, right."

And honestly, it's kind of refreshing to see a creator react like that — acknowledging he’d love to see new episodes just as much as we would, and even joking about 'helping out on the production site with something. Like going out to buy lunch boxes or whatever.' So no, he’s not being coy or holding out on us. He sounds just as much at the mercy of the industry machine as the rest of us.

A quick timeline (in case you forgot where the show left off):

• The Manga: Yukimura's original Vinland Saga manga started back in 2005, and is set to wrap up in 2025.
• Season 1: First aired in 2019, focused on Thorfinn — a kid driven by revenge after the death of his father, turning mercenary and getting tangled up with the Vikings.
• Season 2: Landed in 2023, with the tension shifting. Now Thorfinn’s older, carrying even more baggage, and meeting Einar, who has his own tragic backstory. Let’s just say both are not living their best lives.
• Rumored Season 3: Right now, nothing official. All we've got is wishful thinking and Yukimura tossing out lunchbox jokes.

One insider-y bit from Yukimura’s tweets: he joked about how tough it’d be to animate Hild’s crossbow for season 3. If you know, you know — that’s one tricky weapon to bring to life in hand-drawn action.

So where does that leave us? No season 3 in production (at least, not that the original creator is aware of), and no real timeline to cling to — just a lot of hopes, and a lot of lunchboxes.

If you want to fill that Vinland Saga shaped hole in your queue, might be a good time to check out some new anime releases coming up in 2026. I know, it's a wait. You're not alone.