The Seven Deadly Sins (Nanatsu no Taizai / 七つの大罪) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nakaba Suzuki.[1][2] The series follows Elizabeth, the third princess of the Kingdom of Liones, who is in search of the Seven Deadly Sins, a group of former Holy Knights who were disbanded after the kingdom was overthrown. She enlists the help of Meliodas and Hawk, the leader of the Seven Deadly Sins and the leader of the order of scraps disposal, to assemble the remaining members of the Seven Deadly Sins and take back the kingdom from the Holy Knights. The series aired on MBS, TBS and their JNN stations from October 5, 2014 to March 29, 2015. A second season of the anime series was confirmed on September 27, 2015, and aired from January 13 to June 30, 2018. A third season of the anime series by Studio Deen was confirmed on April 9, 2019, and aired from October 9, 2019 to March 25, 2020. A fourth season of the anime series was confirmed on March 24, 2020. Originally slated for a October 2020 debut, it was postponed to premiere on January 13, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
An original video animation (OVA) titled "Ban's Additional Chapter" (バンの番外編, Ban no Bangai-hen) was included with the limited edition of volume 15 of the manga, released on June 17, 2015.[3] A second OVA composed of nine humorous shorts was shipped with the limited edition of the sixteenth volume of the manga, released on August 12, 2015.[4]
The first Seven Deadly Sins anime series was licensed for English release by Netflix as its second exclusive anime, following their acquisition of Knights of Sidonia.[5] All 24 episodes were released on November 1, 2015 in both subtitled and English dub formats. All four specials from the series' Signs of Holy War arc, labeled as Season 2, was added to the service on February 17, 2017. The Revival of the Commandments arc, labeled as Season 3, was released on October 15, 2018 in the United States.[6] The Imperial Wrath of the Gods arc, labeled as Season 4, was released on August 6, 2020 in the USA.[7]
Series overview[edit]
Episode list[edit]
The Seven Deadly Sins[edit]
The Seven Deadly Sins: Signs of Holy War[edit]
The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments[edit]
The Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath of the Gods[edit]
The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon's Judgement[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ アニメ「七つの大罪」10月より日5枠で放送 (in Japanese). Natalie. 2014-07-27. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- ^ "The Seven Deadly Sins Commercial Streamed". Anime News Network. 2014-07-27. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- ^ "The Seven Deadly Sins Manga to Bundle OVA Episode About Ban". Anime News Network. 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
- ^ "2nd Seven Deadly Sins OVA to Compile 9 Short Stories". Anime News Network. 2015-05-11. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
- ^ Newman, Heather (2015-10-09). "Netflix To Announce Its Second Exclusive Anime Series Tomorrow: 'The Seven Deadly Sins'". Forbes. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ^ Ressler, Karen (2018-09-26). "Netflix U.S. Sets Violet Evergarden Special Episode, Seven Deadly Sins Season 2 Premiere Dates for October". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
- ^ "'The Seven Deadly Sins' Season 4: Coming to Netflix in August 2020". What's On Netflix. 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ "The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon's Judgement Shares Full Episode Order".
- ^ a b c d "STORY" (in Japanese). Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Sutōrī｜Terebi Anime "Nanatsu no Taizai: Funnu no Shinpan" Kōshiki Saito" STORY｜TVアニメ「七つの大罪 憤怒の審判」公式サイト [Story｜TV Anime "The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon's Judgement" Official Website]. 7-taizai.net (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "On'eā｜Terebi Anime "Nanatsu no Taizai: Funnu no Shinpan" Kōshiki Saito" ON AIR｜TVアニメ「七つの大罪 憤怒の審判」公式サイト [On Air｜TV Anime "The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon's Judgement" Official Website]. 7-taizai.net (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Official page at Weekly Shōnen Magazine
- Official anime website
- Official video game website
- The Seven Deadly Sins (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia