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 * ''The Seven Deadly Sins of Modern ...

'' is a Japanese

manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

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 The fir ...

. It began its serialization in the manga anthology ''

Weekly Shōnen Magazine is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga anthology published on Wednesdays in Japan by Kodansha, first published on March 17, 1959. The magazine is mainly read by an older audience, with a significant portion of its readership falling under the male high ...

'' on October 10, 2012. Its individual chapters have been collected into forty-one ''

tankōbon is the Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or cultur ...

'' volumes by

Kodansha is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' an ...

, the first released on February 15, 2013. The story begins with Elizabeth, the princess of Britannia, which has been overthrown by the brutal Holy Knights, finding Meliodas, the leader of the titular Seven Deadly Sins, a group of knights which was disbanded years ago after being blamed for plotting to overthrow Britannia. Convinced that the Sins are the only group of knights powerful enough to defeat the Holy Knights, Elizabeth joins Meliodas in his similar journey of finding the other members of his now-disbanded group. The series is licensed for English language release in North America by

Kodansha USA Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC is a publishing company based in New York, USA, and a subsidiary of Japan's largest publishing company Kodansha. Established in July 2008, Kodansha USA publishes books relating to Japan, Japanese culture, and mang ...

, who published the first volume on March 11, 2014. As the series is published in Japan, it is also released simultaneously in English digitally by

Crunchyroll Crunchyroll is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Sony through a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex. The service primarily distributes films and tel ...

in over 170 countries.

Volume list

Spin-offs

''Mayoe! The Seven Deadly Sins Academy!''

is a comedic spin-off of the series by Juichi Yamaki that re-imagines the titular Seven Deadly Sins as high school students. It was serialized in ''

Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Kōdansha. The magazine was started in September 2009 as a spin-off of another Kōdansha magazine, ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine''. Currently running manga series Past series * '' ×××Holi ...

'' from its September issue on August 9, 2014 to its November issue on October 8, 2016, and collected into four ''tankōbon'' volumes between February 17, 2015 and December 16, 2016.

''The Seven Deadly Sins Production''

is a comedic spin-off by Chiemi Sakamoto that imagines the series' characters as actors performing in a live-action television show. It began in the January 2016 issue of ''

Aria In music, an aria (Italian: ; plural: ''arie'' , or ''arias'' in common usage, diminutive form arietta , plural ariette, or in English simply air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrumental or orchestral accompanime ...

'' on November 28, 2015 and ended on October 28, 2017, with the chapters collected into four ''tankōbon'' volumes between December 16, 2016 and November 17, 2017.

''The Seven Deadly Sins: King's Road to Manga''

is a comedic ''

yonkoma , a comic strip format, generally consists of gag comic strips within four panels of equal size ordered from top to bottom. They also sometimes run right-to-left horizontally or use a hybrid 2×2 style, depending on the layout requirements of ...

'' written by Masataka Ono, that depicts King as an aspiring

manga artist A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist be ...

. It began on February 20, 2016 in ''

Magazine Special was a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Kodansha and first launched with a cover date of September 5, 1983. Its audience demographic is geared toward younger teenage boys, and contents tend to be predominantly sports stories and high ...

'', before being transferred to the smartphone and tablet application ''

Manga Box is a manga magazine mobile app developed by DeNA. It was launched on December 4, 2013 as free app foiOSanAndroiddevices and as a website platform. The app hosts manga by Kodansha, Shogakukan, and other manga publishers. Mangaka Shin Kibayashi s ...

'' on February 1, 2017 and ending later that year. Its chapters were collected into three ''tankōbon'' volumes between August 17, 2016 and July 14, 2017.

''The Seven Deadly Sins: Seven Days''

is a manga illustrated by Yō Kokukuji that adapts Mamoru Iwasa's novel ''Seven Days'', showing how Ban and Elaine met in more detail. It was serialized in ''Shōnen Magazine Edge'' from the February 2017 issue released on January 17 to its October 2017 issue that was released in September. Its chapters were collected into two ''tankōbon'' volumes between July 14 and October 17, 2017.

''The Vampires of Edinburgh''

References

{{The Seven Deadly Sins

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 ...

Chapters Chapter or Chapters may refer to: Books * Chapter (books), a main division of a piece of writing or document * Chapter book, a story book intended for intermediate readers, generally age 7–10 * Chapters (bookstore), Canadian big box bookstore ...