The Seven Deadly Sins Review

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Anime is one of these weird and crazy kind of thing that divides people. You either love it or hate it. For me, I love it. A lot of my childhood tv shows were anime, without me even knowing they were. Who could forget those mornings or afternoon viewings of Dragon Ball Z, Yu-Gi-Oh and Beyblade. I think from there, a lot of western kids sort of stopped watching it once we got a bit older, but we always remembered them. For me but, my love for anime came back when Dragon Ball Super came out. It had been 19 years since Dragon Ball Z ended, so for it to start up again stirred my love for anime and I have been actively watching it again ever since. Since 2015, I have watched numerous anime series, some only 12 episodes long and others that were 80 episodes long. I have recently started to watch One Piece which is over 900 episodes long, so I have a little way to go yet. When you watch something that long but, sometimes you just need a break, so I watched another anime to have a break from my other anime (smart I know) and it is that anime that I wanted to talk about today.

PLOT

The Seven Deadly Sins plot is based around a world were humans and demons lived together, with the demons seemingly finally dying out. The people charged with protecting people from the demons are called the Holy Knights and from them were seven that were above the rest, being call the Seven Deadly Sins. From this we find out that the Seven Deadly Sins, led by the main protagonist called Meliodas, have betrayed the Kingdom and from that, they go into hiding. The story takes place years after that event and the viewers are introduced to Elizabeth who we find out is a princess of the Kingdom. She is looking for Meliodas and the other Deadly Sins in order to help with a conspiracy that the current Holy Knights are attempting to overthrow the Kingdom and seize command. The story follows that plot line for all of the first season following Meliodas and Elizabeth's travels across the land in Meliodas's travelling tavern. By the time you get to the end of the fourth season, the entire landscape has changed however, with the emergence of the Ten Commandments, the strongest demons of all, arch-angels and a world where demons have made a resurgence. It is up to the Seven Deadly Sins and their allies to help get the world back to safety. But it is never that easy and the characters are met with twists and turns and plot twists that not even the best murder-mystery movie could make.

VIEWING

The overall viewing of the Seven Deadly Sins is good. Like mentioned before, the story telling is extremely good, implementing plot twists and suspense like the best in the business. The story itself sucks you in and you find yourself wanting to know more. You want the good guys to win and the bad guys to lose and, in some cases, you have to make a morality choice on who you think is bad and good. The animation itself is fantastic and the English voice acting is perfect. That's something that a lot of anime lose out on, with the English versions often being cringe worthy. But that isn't the case here. The one giant thing that should be mentioned however, is the somewhat sexual nature that pops up. Now, there is NO nudity whatsoever in this anime, but there are instances were characters are dressed extremely close to it. One character wears nothing but underwear that only just fits and a cloak/jacket thing that only covers her boobs but also drapes down into some sort of trenchcoat? I don't know, she magic so I guess it's magic clothes. Another character, a giant lady, is often shown zoomed in on her bum or her boobs in her short jumpsuit. Finally, the main two characters, Meliodas and Elizabeth, are shown to have a romantic relationship in some aspects. Meliodas is often shown touching Elizabeth's boobs and putting his head up her very short skirt (which is apparently the Inn's uniform). These things are very rare and are far and between when they occur, but they do occur so I thought I should mention it. Some people don't like their anime with that kind of stuff, others don't care and some only look for it. I'm not hear to judge, just to give the info. Moving past that, there's the fight scenes. The fight scenes are some of the best I have ever scene in an anime, to the point where I would get goosebumps. They implement there special powers and show how strong characters are and how much further they can become. I have never been more hyped when one of the Seven Deadly Sins, Escanor the Lion Sin of Pride, had his first serious fight. It was like watching Goku go Super Saiyan for the first time (Dragon Ball Z fans will know what I mean). All in all, the viewing is quite good. It has a good combination of story telling, filler episodes and fighting that any fan of anime will enjoy.

OVERALL

The Seven Deadly Sins is a fantastic anime to watch. Would I recommend it for someone who is looking to get into anime watching? Yes and no, but probably more no. The yes reasons are simple. There are great action scenes with characters of immense power going at it, which anyone can enjoy. The story at the start is easy to follow and understand, allowing for better viewing. The no reasons are more complex. Once you get out of the first season, the storyline starts to change directions and you get more filler episodes, which for people who aren't used to anime, won't really understand why they're bothering. The other reason is the style. There are times in this anime where things happen that you only really understand if you have watched a lot of anime beforehand, little quirks and the way characters act. If you're looking to get into anime, I would recommend My Hero Academia or One Punch Man. But if you like what you've read here then I could not recommend the Seven Deadly Sins more and you can find it on Netflix.