The Seven Deadly Sins is a Japanese anime television series based on the manga series of the same name 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 affiliate stations from October 5, 2014 to March 29, 2015. An original 4-part special anime series written by Nakaba Suzuki aired from August 28 to September 18, 2016. A second season of the series was confirmed on September 27, 2015, and aired from January 13 to June 30, 2018. A third season by Studio Deen was confirmed on April 9, 2019, and aired from October 9, 2019 to March 25, 2020. A fourth season was confirmed on March 24, 2020. Originally slated for an October 2020 debut, it was postponed to premiere on January 13, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The anime series concluded with its 100th overall episode on June 6, 2021.
An original animation DVD (OAD) 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 OAD 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 season of The Seven Deadly Sins was licensed for English release by Netflix as its second exclusive international distribution for anime, following their acquisition of Knights of Sidonia.[5] All 24 episodes were released on November 1, 2015 in both Japanese subtitled and English dubbed formats. All four episodes from the Signs of Holy War special were added to the service on February 17, 2017. Revival of The Commandments was released in licensed markets on October 15, 2018.[6]Imperial Wrath of The Gods was released in licensed markets on August 6, 2020.[7]Dragon's Judgement released in licensed markets in two parts in June and September 2021.
Somewhere in northern Britannia, Ban arrives at the Fairy King's Forest in search of the Fountain of Youth. He quickly climbs up the large majestic tree, and ends up meeting a mysterious young girl whom he ignores initially. He decides to ask her who she is, only to discover that she was the Guardian Saint protecting the fountain. Swiftly, she swings her hand and the winds blow Ban off the tree. However, Ban survives the fall and persistently continues to climb up again. He repeatedly climbs up and gets blown off, until both of them grows extremely annoyed. In order to obtain the fountain, Ban equips himself with his Nunchaku, leading Elaine to believe that he was planning to kill and steal like all other humans. To her surprise, he quickly grabs the Fountain of Youth and begins drinking. But before he could even take a sip, Elaine manipulates the tree branches and immobilizes him by grabbing all of his limbs. She then persuades him that without the Fountain of Youth, the forest itself will die. Astonishingly, Ban replies straightforwardly, stating that he understands. When Elaine decides to read his heart, she discovers that he really had the intentions of giving up. She releases him and the two begin to get to know each other. Ban tells her that the reason for stealing the fountain is to hope for something good to happen in his life. In response, she replies saying that she already lived for over 700 years, protecting the cup in place of her brother, King, who abandoned her. Ban decides to show her his ale label collection and the two bonded over a span of 7 days. Suddenly, when Ban was away, she quietly whispers that she wished that he had come to steal her instead of the Fountain of Youth. She was startled to discover Ban behind her, who had heard what she said, and realized that they both have similar thoughts and feelings. Out of the blue, a mysterious monster from the Demon Clan appears, burning the forest with its Purgatory Fire. Ban immediately confronts the monster after telling Elaine to escape with the fountain, and successfully robs one of its hearts. Not realizing that it had more than one heart, he lets down his guard and as a result, both of them get severely injured by the monster. Both of them realize that the only way to survive was to drink the Fountain of Youth, which means that only one of them could live. The two of them wanted each other to drink the fountain, hoping for their survival. In desperation, Elaine seemingly drinks the liquid, only to kiss Ban and deliver it to him directly. Ban immediately recovers from the injuries after consuming the liquid, and quickly defeats the monster in rage. Before passing away, Elaine gives him the forest's last seed and he repeats, Someday, I'll definitely make you mine. Sadly, before he was able to finish the phrase, she was gone. Later on, somewhere within the Kingdom of Liones, Ban is judged and sentenced to death for his apparent sins of destroying the Fairy King's Forest, taking the Fountain of Youth and killing the Guardian Saint. As the captain of the guard asked Ban if he has any last words before execution, Ban told everyone present that he is no longer "Bandit Ban" and "Undead Ban" is now his name.
Bundled with the limited edition 15th volume of the manga.
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"Heroes Fun Time: Extra Stories Compilation" Transliteration: "Eiyū-tachi no Tawamure: Bangai-henshū" (Japanese: 英雄たちの戯れ -番外編集-)
Takayuki Onoda
Shōtarō Suga
Kenichi Imaizumi, Tensai Okamura
August 12, 2015 (2015-08-12)
An OAD compilation of short clip stories. Bundled with the limited edition 16th volume of the manga.
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"Heroes' Frolic" Transliteration: "Eiyū-tachi wa Hashagu" (Japanese: 英雄たちは燥(はしゃ)ぐ)
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November 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)
An OAD bundled with the 34th volume of the manga.
Notes
^ abcdeEnglish translated titles are taken from Netflix.
^ abcInformation is taken from the ending credits of each episode.