The Seven Deadly Sins

Zach Goodier

Seven Deadly Sins is an action anime that centers around the adventures of Meliodas and Elizabeth as they seek to find the Seven Deadly Sins, a group of elite Holy Knights, the warriors that seek to preserve order in the realm. Elizabeth, a princess, seeks to find these warriors to halt increasing corruption and discontent within the realm, and within the holy knights themselves. What ensues is an action-adventure anime with plenty of humor, awesome abilities, and a story that takes our growing band of heroes across the realm as they eventually face a conspiracy that could bring the world to ruin.

Meliodas is the now typical "pervert with a heart of gold... who happens to be a badass."

The story overall is pretty straightforward. The first few episodes focus on introducing the characters and setting up some villains, but then things start to pick up as the main arc unfolds. There’s a few twists and turns along the way, but nothing particularly mind-blowing. This show focuses more on the action and humor, which are both done exceptionally well.

I can't find a better picture to sum up the feel of this series.

The overall look and style of this show might seems a little too shonen for some, so be warned if you’re into a more mature and detailed style of characters, because it might prove difficult to deal with, especially with such a heavy sounding title as Seven Deadly Sins might imply. Still, the animation is all fairly well done, with increasingly epic destruction as the series moves forward.

Ban, or "Greed," has the ability to heal from virtually any injury, even if it should be fatal.

The characters are similarly straightforward, with Meliodas being one of the main protagonists, as well as the Dragon Sin: Wrath. Once again, if you want a heavy, deep character, then you’d better not watch this show. Meliodas is actually a nice guy who uses abilities that allow him to turn his opponents attacks back on them. Most of the Sins work this way, with abilities that somehow relate to the “sins” they carry, often relating to their back-stories. Sins like Envy and Greed prove to be great sidekicks to the group, adding a lot of humor and action as more fights occur.

King, or "Sloth," has a beef with Ban that goes into both their tragic pasts. The sins don't always see eye-to-eye on things.

Overall, this is a light-hearted, fun series that will likely entertain you for a while. However, this doesn’t have the weight or depth that gives it longevity, and will likely be a passing fancy before moving on to bigger and better things. Still, the ride is enjoyable while it lasts, and some moments might stick with you. Sure, it does some things well, but it’s basically all the things that tons of other shows have done, and done well, for years now, so this doesn’t break any new ground.

Good:

-Great action.

-Fun characters.

Bad:

-Not very memorable.

Scully Rating: 7.5 out of 10