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The Seven Deadly Sins (Japanese: 七つの大罪, Hepburn: Nanatsu no Taizai) is a Japanese fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Nakaba Suzuki. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from October 2012 to March 2020, with the chapters collected into 41 tankōbon volumes. Featuring a setting similar to the European Middle Ages, the story follows a titular group of knights representing the seven deadly sins. The manga has been licensed by Kodansha USA for English publication in North America, while the chapters were released digitally by Crunchyroll in over 170 countries as they were published in Japan.
A-1 Pictures adapted the series into a three-season anime television series that ran from October 2014 to June 2018, and one theatrical film: Prisoners of the Sky. Studio Deen produced two further seasons that ran from October 2019 to June 2021, and a second theatrical film: Cursed by Light. Alfred Imageworks and Marvy Jack then produced a two-part film for Netflix: Grudge of Edinburgh, released in 2022 and 2023. Funimation licensed the home video rights to the first season, while Netflix acquired the English streaming rights to the anime and films.
The Seven Deadly Sins are a band of knights in the land of Britannia (ブリタニア, Buritania) who had disbanded ten years earlier after being framed for plotting a coup against the Liones Kingdom (リオネス王国, Rionesu Ōkoku), the Holy Knights who sequestered them before taking control in the wake of a rebellion they organized. Liones' third princess, Elizabeth Liones, finds the Seven Deadly Sins' leader, Meliodas, before they track down his comrades so they can clear their names and liberate Liones from the Holy Knights, who were manipulated by a demon named Fraudrin into unsealing the Demon Race from their prison.
The Seven Deadly Sins began as a one-shot that was published in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine on November 22, 2011.[3] Nakaba Suzuki drew more than twenty versions of the pilot chapter. One of these manuscripts, "Chapter X", was released in English on Kodansha USA's website in 2015.[4] For the series, Suzuki borrowed the names of characters from tales about King Arthur, but used his original ideas for their personalities and the story itself.[5] The relationship between Meliodas and Elizabeth was decided on from the beginning, but the author thought up everything else weekly as he went in order to keep it unpredictable.[6] In order to surprise readers, he purposely made the appearances of some of the titular group of knights very different from their wanted posters that appear in the first chapter and had others look the same as their poster, but gave them "horrible" personalities.[6] Although it was decided to make the protagonist of the series a "child", Suzuki struggled with designing Meliodas' profile because the character is actually an adult. He said the most difficult part was his hair; ultimately deciding on "fluffy" hair like a boy from a foreign country, which he had never done before. In the pilot chapter, the character had long, straight hair, which the author said was not as cute.[6] Suzuki said he always made sure to show the subtly different relationships between the members of the titular group of knights. For example, he said that while Ban is Meliodas' best friend, King is only a teammate with whom he does not talk. All seven have such relationships, which the author called realistically human.[6]
In 2013, The Seven Deadly Sins was licensed for English language release in North America by Kodansha USA.[16] They published the first volume on March 11, 2014, and the 41st and final volume on January 26, 2021.[17][18] As the manga was serialized in Japan, it was released simultaneously in English digitally by Crunchyroll in over 170 countries.[19][20] Kodansha USA published the Original Sins book on October 26, 2021, and began re-releasing The Seven Deadly Sins in an omnibus format that compiles three of the original volumes into one on February 1, 2022.[21][22]
In April 2014, the 20th issue of Weekly Shōnen Magazine announced that The Seven Deadly Sins was being adapted into an anime television series.[36][37] The staff was revealed in the combined 36/37 issue of the year: created by A-1 Pictures, directed by Tensai Okamura, written by Shōtarō Suga, with Keigo Sasaki providing character designs, and Hiroyuki Sawano composing the music.[38] The series aired on MBS, TBS and other JNN stations for 24 episodes from October 5, 2014, to March 29, 2015.[39][40]
A second series was confirmed on September 27, 2015, to air in 2016.[41] This turned out to be a four-episode anime television special featuring an original story by Nakaba Suzuki, titled The Seven Deadly Sins: Signs of Holy War (七つの大罪 聖戦の予兆, Nanatsu no Taizai: Seisen no Shirushi), that aired from August 28 to September 18, 2016, on MBS and TBS.[42] The special was produced by A-1 Pictures, directed by Tomokazu Tokoro, and written by Yuniko Ayana and Yuichiro Kido, featuring character designs by Keigo Sasaki. The music was composed by Hiroyuki Sawano and Takafumi Wada.[43]
A third season, titled The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments (七つの大罪 戒めの復活, Nanatsu no Taizai: Imashime no Fukkatsu), was announced at the "Nanatsu no Taizai FES" event in July 2017 and aired for 24 episodes from January 13 to June 30, 2018. Jōji Furuta and Takao Yoshioka replaced Tensai Okamura and Shōtarō Suga as director and series composer, respectively, while the other main staff members returned to reprise their roles.[44]
The Seven Deadly Sins was licensed for English streaming by Netflix in 2015 as its second exclusive anime, following their acquisition of Knights of Sidonia.[54] All 24 episodes of the first season were released on November 1, 2015, in both subtitled or English dub formats. The Signs of Holy War arc was labeled as "Season 2" by Netflix and released on February 17, 2017.[55] The streaming service released "Season 3" in English on October 15, 2018.[56] The first half of "Season 5" was released on June 28, 2021, with the second half following on September 23, 2021.[57][58] On February 14, 2017, Funimation announced that they acquired the first season for home video distribution for US and Canada.[59] Part One of the first season was released on Blu-Ray on May 15, 2017, with Part Two being released on June 20 of the same year.[60][61] A set containing the entirety of the first season was released on August 14, 2018.[62] Madman Entertainment imported Funimation's release into Australia and New Zealand, with a release scheduled for January 2019.[63]
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.[64] 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.[65]
An anime film,[66] titled The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky, premiered in Japanese theaters on August 18, 2018. Directed by Yasuto Nishikata, with Noriyuki Abe serving as chief director, it was written by Makoto Uezu and based on an original story by Nakaba Suzuki. The main staff members from the A-1 Pictures anime TV series returned to reprise their roles on the film.[67]
A second anime film titled The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light premiered on July 2, 2021.[68][69] Takayuki Hamana directed the film at Studio Deen, with Rintarō Ikeda writing the script.[70]
A two-part anime film, titled The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh, was announced during Netflix's "Festival Japan" virtual event in November 2021. The film revolves around Meliodas' son, Tristan Liones. Bob Shirahata serves as director, with Noriyuki Abe as supervising director, and Rintarou Ikeda as scriptwriter. It is animated by Alfred Imageworks and Marvy Jack.[71] The first part of the film was released on Netflix on December 20, 2022,[72] with the second part set for an August 2023 release.[73]
An illustration collection titled Rainbow of Sin (七色の罪, Nanairo no Tsumi) and an official fan book were both released on February 17, 2015.[85][86] A guidebook for the anime titled Ani-Sin (アニ罪, Ani-Tsumi) was released on April 17, 2015, while a second fan book was published on August 17, 2016.[87][88] Three character guidebooks each focusing on a different couple from The Seven Deadly Sins have been released; Meliodas and Elizabeth on October 17, 2016, Ban and Elaine on July 14, 2017, and King and Diane on November 16, 2018.[89][90][91] A book where Suzuki discusses the completed series and its creation in depth was released on May 15, 2020, while a character directory profiling over 200 characters from the manga was published on May 17, 2021.[92][93]
A stage play adaptation, The Seven Deadly Sins The Stage, was performed in August 2018.[94][95] A second stage play, The Seven Deadly Sins Stage Play: The Treacherous Great Holy Knights (七つの大罪 The STAGE 裏切りの聖騎士長, Nanatsu no Taizai The Stage -Uragiri no Seikishi-chō-) was announced to be performed in June 2020,[96] but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[95]
The Seven Deadly Sins was named Best Shōnen Manga at the 39th Kodansha Manga Awards alongside Yowamushi Pedal.[97] The 2014 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list, which surveys people in the manga and publishing industry, named The Seven Deadly Sins as the fifth best manga series for male readers.[98] It was also nominated for the 2014 Manga Taishō award and as Best Youth Comic at the 42nd Angoulme International Comics Festival in France.[99][100]
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