# Talk:Thorfinn (Vinland Saga)

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Reviewer: ProtoDrake (talk · contribs) 22:34, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

 
I'll take this one on. If I'm not back in a week, ping me. --ProtoDrake (talk) 22:34, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

@Tintor2: Hi. I've had a look through the article. It seems okay to Pass. If I missed anything, it can be picked up, but this was an interesting and well-sourced article. --ProtoDrake (talk) 11:30, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

I know this is what the source says. But that doesn't make sense. He was born in 1976. The Cold War ended when he was ~15, in 1991, if not a bit earlier. Considering Japan was a semi-pacifist state during that period... that does not compute on more than one level. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 14:00, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

I'm confused but after reading his AnimeNewsNetwork interviews, it's kinda obvious Yukimura is a sensitive who cares about past events too. Just check Yukimura's article and you'll see he was heavily influenced by a late author so I can see him caring about previous conflicts similar to how Thorfinn is proud of his predecessors for escaping from war.  In Twitter he also often talks about Ukraine situation and more political commentaries. Tintor2 (talk) 16:46, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
My problem is with the current phrasing "Yukimura's sensation during the Cold War" (too late to fix for DYK). Setting aside that I don't think "sensation" is correct English, I still doubt his thoughts about geopolitical situation (?) when he was aged <15 were that formative. The source says: "　“I fear that as a result of this repetition, someday an unimaginable war will break out. This is the unease I felt as a child during the Cold War between East and West. I often thought that I had no choice but to leave to a place where I couldn't reach them. I wanted to run away."" I'll try to reword the sentence we have for accuracy/English/common sense, do let me know what you think (done). Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 02:41, 27 September 2023 (UTC)