50 Fun Facts About The Seven Deadly Sins (Anime)

At what time of day does Escanor of The Seven Deadly Sins hit his peak form, 'The One'?

Noon is when the sun stands highest, and for one minute Escanor outclasses every living thing; by night he is a scrawny tavern keeper. Even the author later admitted he made him 'too strong'.

In The Seven Deadly Sins, what carries Meliodas's travelling tavern from town to town on its back?

A giant green pig carries the bar on her back, then burrows underground at each stop so that only the tavern shows. In the pilot chapter it rode a giant mechanical spider instead.

Meliodas, Ban and Escanor of The Seven Deadly Sins all take their names from legends about which hero?

King Arthur lends the names, though the plot is original: the author had wanted to draw a fantasy on that motif for years, but his editors kept rejecting his early attempts.

Which streaming service picked up The Seven Deadly Sins in 2015 as only its second exclusive anime?

Netflix had taken only Knights of Sidonia before it, and it released all 24 first-season episodes at once, subtitled and dubbed, in November 2015.

Meliodas, captain of the Seven Deadly Sins, carries the dragon mark of which sin on his shoulder?

Wrath seems an odd fit for a cheerful, girl-chasing tavern keeper, but Meliodas only shows it when the people dear to him are hurt or killed.

Ban of The Seven Deadly Sins became 'Undead Ban' after tasting which treasure of the Fairy King's Forest?

The Fountain of Youth reached him through a kiss from its dying guardian, who gave up the water to save his life as a demon burned the forest around them.

Which talking animal, Meliodas's constant companion, calls himself captain of the Knighthood of Scraps Disposal?

Hawk earns the title by eating the tavern's leftovers, and he scolds Meliodas whenever the captain gets too handsy with Elizabeth.

In The Seven Deadly Sins, which travelling tavern is Meliodas running when Elizabeth first finds him?

Boar Hat was not the first name on the sign: in the pilot one-shot, the tavern was called Apple.

Which member of the Seven Deadly Sins turns out to be a living doll built by a demon wizard?

Gowther was made by a wizard of the same name, in the likeness of the wizard's lover, to act as his eyes on the world outside his prison.

Which animal is branded on Ban of The Seven Deadly Sins as the symbol of his sin of Greed?

Fox fits a legendary bandit, and each of the seven is branded with a different beast standing for the sin behind their supposed crime.

What name do Meliodas and Elizabeth give their son, later the hero of a two-part sequel film?

Tristan is a fitting choice: in medieval romance, King Meliodas of Lyonesse and his wife Elizabeth are the parents of the knight of that name.

Which signature technique of Meliodas in The Seven Deadly Sins was taught to him by his demon mentor Chandler?

Full Counter throws a magical attack back at its sender with far greater force, so the stronger the enemy's spell, the harder it lands on them.

How is Zeldris, acting leader of the Ten Commandments, related to Meliodas of the Seven Deadly Sins?

His younger brother Zeldris stayed loyal to their father, the Demon King, after Meliodas deserted, and the same actor voices both of them.

Which fairy in The Seven Deadly Sins, King's younger sister, falls in love with Ban over just seven days?

Elaine died saving Ban from a demon's attack, and his long quest to bring her back drives much of his story; the two end the series married with a son.

The Seven Deadly Sins unfolds in which land, home to the kingdom of Liones and five great clans?

Britannia is a fantasy take on the Europe of the Middle Ages, shared by humans, giants, fairies and other clans who fought a great Holy War long before the story begins.

What job does Ban take at Meliodas's tavern once he rejoins the Seven Deadly Sins?

Cook is a job the tavern badly needs filled: when Meliodas prepares a fish for the king's birthday in the first film, the king recoils at the taste.

Which manga artist, who refuses to work with assistants, wrote and drew The Seven Deadly Sins?

Nakaba Suzuki drew more than twenty versions of the pilot chapter before the series began its serial run in 2012.

In The Seven Deadly Sins, what kind of weapon is Gideon, the Sacred Treasure Diane swings to lift mountains?

A war hammer weighing about 2,200 pounds, Gideon boosts Diane's power over the earth and was once offered as the prize at a fighting festival.

Which Holy Knight captain, final enemy of The Seven Deadly Sins' first season, turns himself into a demon?

Hendrickson fed demon blood to young knights to build a 'New Generation' army, then drank it himself; he survives and later fights beside the heroes as a repentant ally.

What is the real name of King, the fairy ruler who serves in the Seven Deadly Sins?

Harlequin nearly had a different name altogether: early drafts called the character Jehan and gave him the sin of pride, not sloth.

In The Seven Deadly Sins, which Sacred Treasure can King reshape from a spear into a pillow or a stuffed bear?

Chastiefol is carved from a sacred tree found only in the Fairy Realm, which makes it far stronger than steel despite its soft-looking forms.

In The Seven Deadly Sins, Elizabeth's healing tears are a sign that she truly belongs to which race?

Goddess blood explains her powers: she was born a daughter of the Supreme Deity, and her love for the demon Meliodas helped spark the ancient Holy War.

While Meliodas is cursed never to die, what fate does a matching curse force on Elizabeth?

Endless reincarnation is the crueller half of the pair: each time Elizabeth recovers her memories she dies within three days, and Meliodas has watched it happen more than a hundred times.

Into which hellish realm does Ban venture to bring back Meliodas's stolen emotions from the Demon King?

Purgatory's unforgiving conditions hardened Ban's body over countless years, which is why he stays formidable even after losing his immortality.

Which Holy Knight, trained by Meliodas as a boy, hunts the Seven Deadly Sins in season one?

Gilthunder was acting under duress: a mage's familiar watched over the princess he loved, so he dropped cryptic hints to Meliodas while playing the enemy.

The Seven Deadly Sins were branded traitors for the supposed murder of which Holy Knight commander?

Zaratras was really killed by two of his own knights while a demon controlled them, and he briefly returns from the dead to help undo the damage.

Which studio, also behind Sword Art Online, animated The Seven Deadly Sins when it debuted in 2014?

A-1 Pictures stayed with the series through 2018, producing a four-episode special with an original story by the manga's author along the way.

Which Japanese actor, also Shoto Todoroki in My Hero Academia, voices both Meliodas and Zeldris?

Yuki Kaji won the part even though the author first pictured a woman voicing Meliodas; after hearing audition samples he called Kaji the only suitable choice.

Which boy, prophesied to help destroy the world, leads the Seven Deadly Sins sequel Four Knights of the Apocalypse?

Percival was created specifically for the sequel, because the author decided against a lead too closely related to the cast of the first series.

Which film, the first Seven Deadly Sins movie, begins with a fishing trip for King Bartra's birthday feast?

Prisoners of the Sky sends Meliodas through a magic well to a land above the clouds, where winged locals mistake him for one of their own.

Which rank, the highest a Holy Knight of Liones can hold, did all seven of the Deadly Sins share?

Diamond outranks Platinum among the Holy Knights of Liones, and the king also gave each of the seven a one-of-a-kind weapon known as a Sacred Treasure.

In The Seven Deadly Sins, what happens to anyone who tells a lie near the demon holding the Commandment of Truth?

They turn to stone, and the curse binds its holder too: he petrified himself by running from a duel with Escanor that he had promised to finish.

What does Ban's trademark power Snatch let the bandit of the Seven Deadly Sins do to an opponent?

Ban can sap their strength and speed for a short time, and Snatch also lets him rob an enemy of weapons and belongings, a fitting trick for a legendary bandit.

In The Seven Deadly Sins, Merlin's Sacred Treasure Aldan, which can house her mind, takes what form?

A crystal ball known as Morning Star Aldan, it lets Merlin see anything she wishes and gave her a refuge when a demon's curse immobilised her real body.

Which Japanese manga anthology ran The Seven Deadly Sins from 2012 until its final chapter in 2020?

Weekly Shōnen Magazine also ran the one-shot pilot in 2011, and the finished story fills 41 collected volumes.

Which composer, famous for the score of Attack on Titan, wrote the music for The Seven Deadly Sins?

Hiroyuki Sawano worked on every TV season, and his vocal project SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] also supplied an ending theme, 'time', for the final one.

Which animation company, known for KonoSuba, took over The Seven Deadly Sins for its final two TV seasons?

Studio Deen, founded in 1975 by former Sunrise staff, also made the 2021 film Cursed by Light.

In The Seven Deadly Sins, which item is secretly a fragment of the seal holding back the Demon Clan?

Meliodas's broken sword hilt, the Dragon Handle, is a piece of the Coffin of Eternal Darkness, which is why the Holy Knights go to such lengths to take it from him.

With which Hiro Mashima manga about a wizard guild did The Seven Deadly Sins share a crossover chapter?

Fairy Tail ran in the same anthology, and before the crossover chapter itself the two artists each drew a four-panel gag strip of the other's series.

Which apprentice Holy Knight in The Seven Deadly Sins, humiliated by Ban, later falls for him and trails him?

Jericho first disguised herself as a man to be taken seriously by her male peers, and she ends up carrying a beaten Ban to safety from two of the Ten Commandments.

Estarossa of the Ten Commandments is really which archangel, his memories rewritten by a demon wizard's spell?

Mael was remade as a son of the Demon King to end the ancient Holy War, and the truth only surfaces when absorbing Commandments shatters his false memories.

From which kingdom, wiped out years earlier, was Elizabeth of The Seven Deadly Sins adopted by the king of Liones?

Danafor was vaporised by Meliodas himself, whose rage ran out of control when a demon murdered the woman he loved there.

In which merchant town do Meliodas, Ban and King enter a fighting festival in The Seven Deadly Sins' first season?

Vaizel put up a prize the heroes could not ignore, Diane's missing Sacred Treasure, and the town ends the arc buried under a boulder.

Zeldris's beloved Gelda belongs to which race, sealed away after their king's failed coup against the demons?

Vampires were meant to be executed for the revolt, but Zeldris sealed them in a sarcophagus instead to spare Gelda's life.

Which demon hid inside the Holy Knight Dreyfus for years while plotting to free the Ten Commandments?

Fraudrin grew attached to Dreyfus's son Griamore during the masquerade, and the boy's pleas later stop him from blowing up Liones in a final suicide attack.

Which actress voices Elizabeth in Japanese and also sang several of The Seven Deadly Sins' theme songs?

Sora Amamiya sang the ending themes 'Chikai' and 'Regeneration' and the last opening, 'Eien no Aria', and she voices the young Ban as well.

Which rock band, famous for performing in wolf masks, recorded the anime's second opening theme, 'Seven Deadly Sins'?

Man with a Mission took the song to number two on Billboard Japan's Hot 100, and it opened the second half of the first season.

Which prize did The Seven Deadly Sins win in 2015, sharing the honour with Yowamushi Pedal?

The Kodansha Manga Award came in the same year the series finished as Japan's second best-selling manga, behind only One Piece.

Which actor, the English voice of Kirito in Sword Art Online, plays Meliodas in the English dub?

Bryce Papenbrook mirrors his Japanese counterpart twice over: both actors also voice Zeldris, and both play Eren Yeager in Attack on Titan.

Zeldris wields which Commandment, which enslaves anyone who turns their back on him in The Seven Deadly Sins?

Piety makes deserters into obedient servants of Zeldris and, through him, of the Demon King, a pointed power for the son who stayed loyal.