The seven deadly sins wiki
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“ | Apparently, the Seven Deadly Sins were the strongest and cruelest chivalric order in the kingdom, formed by seven brutal criminals who carved symbols of seven beasts into their bodies. | ” |
— Elizabeth to Meliodas and Hawk in The Seven Deadly Sins |
The Seven Deadly Sins「七つの大罪, Nanatsu no Taizai」are the strongest and cruelest order of Holy Knights in the Kingdom of Liones. They were formed by seven brutal criminals, who had all been convicted for grievous crimes and had carved the symbols of seven beasts onto their bodies.[1] They are the titular main protagonists of the first series.
Background
Unbeknownst to even most of its members, the Seven Deadly Sins were formed for the expressed purpose of defeating the Demon Clan's Ten Commandments. The king of Liones had a premonition through his power Vision, that they would become the kingdom's protectors. Hearing this, both Meliodas and Merlin (who was only known to Meliodas at the time) took it upon themselves to find the other five, in order to crush the Ten Commandments, should they ever be revived.[2]
The members of this group were originally an independent order of knights serving the kingdom of Liones, responding directly to the Great Holy Knight, Zaratras. The Seven Deadly
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The Seven Deadly Sins (manga)
Japanese manga series by Nakaba Suzuki and its franchise
"Nanatsu no Taizai" redirects here. For Hobby Japan's media franchise of the same name, see Seven Mortal Sins.
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Elizabeth Liones (left), Meliodas (center) and Hawk (right) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by | Nakaba Suzuki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Published by | Kodansha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Demographic | Shōnen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Original run | October 10, 2012 – March 25, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volumes | 41 (List of volumes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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