Top Vikings Manga Recommendations

Vinland Saga

Also known as Vinland Saga.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

As a child, Thorfinn sat at the feet of the great Leif Ericson and thrilled to wild tales of a land far to the west. But his youthful fantasies were shattered by a mercenary raid. Raised by the Vikings who murdered his father, Thorfinn became a terrifying warrior, forever seeking to kill the band's leader, Askeladd, and avenge his father. Sustaining Thorfinn through his ordeal are his pride in his family and his dreams of a fertile westward land, a land without war or slavery … the land Leif called Vinland.



Notes:
- Won the Grand Prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2009.
- Winner of the 36th Kodansha Manga Award in the General category in 2012.

Tags: Historical , Coming of Age , Vikings , Rehabilitation , Foreign , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Seinen , War , Revenge , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Parenthood , Adoption , Travel , Slavery , Found Family , Time Skip , Politics , Gore , Swordplay , Ships , Anti-Hero , Rural , Pirates , Agriculture , Environmental , Language Barrier , Heterosexual , Nudity , Achronological Order , Archery , Tomboy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Transgender

Assassin's Creed: Valhalla x Vinland Saga

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

A crossover chapter to commemorate the release of Assassin's Creed: Valhalla.

Tags: Crossover , Vikings , Primarily Male Cast , Seinen

Jiisama ga Iku

Also known as Grandpa is Summoned.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

While protecting his grandson from a burglar, Seitaro Asao, a tea plantation owner, gets stabbed to death. A slight mix-up by a goddess gets him, instead of his grandson, accidentally summoned to another world. Seitaro accepts to take his grandson's place and starts his new life in the new world as a man ten years younger. Things are quite eventful from the start, but the gods work in mysterious ways, and wisdom and protection from the goddess helps him overcome all obstacles.



Tags: Age Regression , Isekai , Magic , Male Protagonist , Elf , Vikings , Elderly Protagonist

Ice Head Gill

Also known as Ice-Head Gill.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

In the land of ashen snow known as Great Ice, a young man named Gill Sol has been chased from the capital for some reason. On northern Urchin island, Gill uses his axe skills to work for the lord Mela, but someone has come looking for him... Use your axe to defy destiny! The adventure of the ice boy now begins!



Tags: Vikings , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Foreign , Archery , Ghost , Swordplay , Super Power , Snowscape

Crystal☆Dragon

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Alian is a young girl from an island called Ailen and she is different from all the other kids her age. All the others in the tribe have blond hair while Alian is the only one with black hair and because of this she was bullied many times. One day a traveler in silver clothing came to Ailen and “name” Alian. To be name is very important because it reveals one true self. After that the Master Drisu takes Alian in as his disciple because she was “name” by the stranger. Bara is the evil leader of Death Valley and one night he murdered all the people in Alian’s tribe, and she swears to get vengeance on Bara.



Tags: Shoujo , Mythology , Magic , Revenge , Foreign , Elf , Historical , War , Vikings , Female Protagonist , Demons , Slavery

Animalland Saga

Also known as Animalland Saga.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Tags: Parody , Vikings , Animals , Food , Swordplay , War

Fate:Lost Einherjar - Kyokkou no Aslaug

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Supernatural

Aslaug is the daughter of dragon-slayer Sigurd and valkyrie Brynhild. She long slept under the great harp of magical silver, and what awaited her upon her awakening was a world of men without gods. The Scandinavian Peninsula of the 9th Century. There she had a fateful encounter with Ragnar, young warrior of the vikings, the bold men who claim to serve the disappeared Norse gods and to be braves deserving of guidance to Valhalla.
This truly was the chance meeting between the last Valkyrie and the last Einherjar.

Tags: Magic , Mythology , Foreign , Urban Fantasy , Archery , Historical , Anthropomorphism , Gods , Assassins , Time Manipulation , Amnesia , Achronological Order , Proxy Battle , Battle Royale , Alchemy , Spearplay , Vikings

Odin no Shuusou

Also known as Farewell, My Odin.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

Unleash the wrath of the “War-Wolf” - epic battles between mighty warriors in a bygone era. Against the backdrop of the harsh 11th century England, emerges a blood-soaked saga of violence and vengeance. Chihiro Yoshioka's Farewell, My Odin intricately weaves the story Luke, who faces hardships from birth but overcomes the suffering he endures to become one of the most feared and powerful warriors in the land.
Embark on a tumultuous journey with the young boy, which begins in the wilderness where he nurtures his animality as a part of the wolf pack. In the medieval realm, survival demands savagery and cunning, skills that he has learned through affliction. But once he meets a warm-hearted priest, he regains his finds solace in his new family and regains his humanity. However, tragedy strikes at the hands of vicious Vikings, the humanity Luke had found has now been shattered. Follow Luke's transformation from an innocent boy to the fearsome “War-Wolf” Odin, driven by a thirst for revenge against a ruthless opposition.
Enthusiasts of historical thrillers seeking immersive adventures in bygone eras, and those drawn to formidable protagonists driven by vengeance, will be enthralled by this violent tale of revenge. Fans of Viking lore will also be engrossed in the ferocity and turmoil of ancient conflicts, as it is combined with the stunning and chaotic art associated with Seinen manga.



Tags: Vikings , Historical , Seinen

Animalland Saga season 2

Also known as Animalland Saga season 2.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Tags: Animals , Parody , Vikings , Agriculture , Slavery , Swordplay

Yojouhan Sweet Home

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Series of short stories revolving around a poor builder and a wealthy proprieter, including:

1) Sweet Home
Mizuho is living on the edge of poverty in a 4.5 tatami mat room (7.5 square meters) due to his family's debt. One day he collapsed from hunger and is carried home by his unruly coworker Yae-san. Is the willful Yae truly what he appears to be?

2) Sweet Prisoner
A misunderstanding leads to S&M.

3) Sweet Worker
A coworker takes an interest in Mizuho.

4) Sweet Memories
Mizuho's old apartment is being torn down.

5) Northmen
Takes place in the time of the Vikings.
(manga updates)

Tags: Boys' Love , Historical , Vikings

Jiisama ga Iku

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

The story centres on 73-year-old Seitarou Asao, who runs a tea plantation. Due to a god's mistake, he gets transported to another world in the place of his grandchild. He then starts a second life 10 years younger as 63-year-old Seitarou. Through his wisdom of an old man and "assistance magic," he is able to live a leisurely life in his new home.

Tags: Isekai , Magic , Vikings , Age Regression , Elf , Male Protagonist , Elderly Protagonist

FACADE

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

It‘s a mysterious and haunting series about a man (?) who is tossed about in time and space, never knowing who he is or why he's fated to be a perpetual voyager. His name is Facade, and he shares his body with four other entities- Wolf Face, a male wolf who has mastered human speech; Twin, a female swan with a double pair of wings; the Professor, who is pure personality without a body of his own; Naaku, a dragon (sex evidently unknown- maybe dragons don't have them); and a fifth person who has yet to appear and about whom nothing is known. Sometimes Facade's co-tenants manifest in their own bodies, sometimes they merely change part of Facade's body into their own. This allows Facade, for instance, to fly with Twin's wings or, in one unusually happy tale in the first volume, to manifest as the god Anubis to a number of ancient Egyptians by grafting Wolf Face's head onto his own human body.

Tags: Shoujo , Male Protagonist , Time Manipulation , Foreign , Dissociative Identities , Vikings , Werewolf

King of Viking

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

A princess who holds a piece of a legendary treasure map known as the "Stone of the Sea" willingly joins a famous pirate in order to avoid becoming the twelfth wife of some 72 year old king...



Tags: Shounen , Historical , Vikings