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The Seven Deadly Sins The seven deadly sins is a classification of vices used in Christian teachings.
Seven deadly sins may also refer to:
Art
* ''The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things'', a 1485 painting by Hieronymus Bosch
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'' (Nanatsu no Taizai / 七つの大罪) is a Japanese
manga series written and illustrated by
Nakaba Suzuki
is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his fantasy series ''The Seven Deadly Sins'' (2012–2020), which has over 37 million copies in circulation. He began a sequel, '' Four Knights of the Apocalypse'', in 2021.
Life and career
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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
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.
An
original video animation (OVA) titled was included with the limited edition of volume 15 of the manga, released on June 17, 2015. 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.
The first ''
Seven Deadly Sins
The seven deadly sins, also known as the capital vices or cardinal sins, is a grouping and classification of vices within Christian teachings. Although they are not directly mentioned in the Bible, there are parallels with the seven things ...
'' anime series was licensed for English release by
Netflix
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as its second exclusive anime, following their acquisition of ''
Knights of Sidonia
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsutomu Nihei. It was serialized by Kodansha in their ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Monthly Afternoon'' between April 2009 and September 2015, with its chapters collected in 15 ''tank ...
''. 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. The ''Imperial Wrath of the Gods'' arc, labeled as Season 4, was released on August 6, 2020 in the USA.
Series overview
Episode list
''The Seven Deadly Sins''
''The Seven Deadly Sins: Signs of Holy War''
''The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments''
''The Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath of the Gods''
''The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon's Judgement''
References
External links
Official page at ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine''Official anime websiteOfficial video game website
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Lists of anime episodes
The Seven Deadly Sins seasons