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 a 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.
