History Manga / NanatsunoTaizai

To her surprise, Elizabeth finds one of the Sins, Meliodas, the Dragon's Sin of Wrath, happily running a tavern, and he is nothing like the stories say (he doesn't look ''anything'' like his wanted poster, for one thing)... save that he is incredibly strong. At Elizabeth's request, she and Meliodas go on a quest to find the six remaining sins. However, the quest will not be easy, as the Holy Knights are hunting for the Seven Deadly Sins, and Elizabeth as well, and will go to great lengths to capture or destroy them.

* AmplifierArtifact: Each of the Sins is supposed to have a sacred treasure, a holy weapon that allows them to draw on even more of their innate power. Unfortunately, most of the Sins got separated from their treasures when they broke up.

* EnemyMine: King temporarily teams up with the Holy Knights in order to get at Ban when he believes the latter is the one responsible for his sister's death. He only sought Ban and not the other Sins though. The truce falls apart after being reunited with Elaine's ghost in the Capital of the Dead.

* TakenForGranite: King's spear has this as one of its powers.

* HappilyAdopted: Elizabeth is actually not the daughter of the king of Lyonesse (she's from a kingdom called Danafor). Whether this means she's adopted or [[HeroicBastard born]] [[YourCheatingHeart out of wedlock]] has yet to be made clear. What is known however is that the King apparently accepted her as his daughter, as evidenced in an apparent CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming wherein [[PapaWolf he desperately tried]] to get her down from a tree despite not knowing how to climb. Elizabeth's recounting of the incident opened up a boy from Bernia, Mead, into explaining the troubles the town had with the Holy Knights. He too was HappilyAdopted by the entire town when [[ParentalAbandonment his parents died from an epidemic]] while traveling through the town. He initially thought he wasn't but after Meliodas' help, learned the truth.

* PersonOfMassDestruction: [[spoiler: Meliodas, in his backstory, wiped out an entire kingdom single-handedly when he lost control of his powers in the past.]]

''Nanatsu no Taizai'' (literally ''The Seven Deadly Sins'') is a fantasy manga of a land under a terrible tyranny... brought about by the [[LightIsNotGood Holy Knights]], who have taken control of the land and are making life miserable for everyone. Elizabeth, princess of a kingdom conquered by the Holy Knights, has traveled the land looking for the only group that might be able to defeat the Holy Knights, seven knights thought dead, feared throughout the land for their great and terrible power... The Seven Deadly Sins. The sins are presumed dead after they had tried to overthrow the king

To her surprise, Elizabeth finds one of the sins, Meliodas, the Dragon's Sin of Wrath, happily running a tavern, and he is nothing like the stories say (he doesn't look ''anything'' like his wanted poster, for one thing)... save that he is incredibly strong. At Elizabeth's request, she and Meliodas go on a quest to find the six remaining sins. However, the quest will not be easy, as the Holy Knights are hunting for the Seven Deadly Sins, and Elizabeth as well, and will go to great lengths to capture or destroy them.

* AnimalMotifs: Each of the Sins have an animal tattoo and moniker that can be stereotyped with their representative Sin.

* CoolHelmet: Many characters in the series wear cool helmets that look like they came straight out of {{Berserk}}.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: A number of the Sins revealed so far have back stories which paint them as more than simply Sin themed criminals.

** Ban: He received his immortality when he tried to save a FountainOfYouth from a Demon. The destruction caused by the Demon unfortunately got blamed on him for being greedy.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Gilthunder does this when visiting Bernia which is know for their famous ale. However Gilthunder mocked their efforts and when a boy, Mead, wanted to get even by putting a worm in his drink as a harmless prank. Gilthunder responded by plunging his sword into the ground and stopping the water flow of the kingdom, preventing the town from making their wine, nearly leading to their economic ruin since it's how they thrive.

* EnemyMine: King temporarily teams up with the Holy Knights in order to get at Ban when he believes the latter is the one responsible for his sister's death. He only sought Ban and not the other Sins though. The truce falls apart after being reunited with Elaine's ghost in the Capital of Dead.

* FrameUp: Prior to the story, the Seven Deadly Sins were framed for killing the Great Holy Knight and Gilthunder's father, Zaratras, and trying to overthrow the kingdom. Its not yet known who framed them but its either a Holy Knight or a traitor amongst the Sins.
* {{Glamour}}: Inverted with King. Instead of transforming into a more youthful form, he can take on a older fatter one. He uses it as a form of respect rather than a disguise. The trope however is seemingly played straight with [[spoiler:Meliodas]]. Its hinted that he is actually some sort of demon.

* GluttonousPig: Hawk is often seen eating any leftovers that may have fallen one way or another. He in particularly prides himself on this fact.
* HappilyAdopted: Elizabeth is actually not the daughter of the king of Lyonesse. Whether this means she's adopted or [[HeroicBastard born]] [[YourCheatingHeart out of wedlock]] has yet to be made clear. What is known however is that the King apparently accepted her as his daughter as evidence in an apparent CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming wherein [[PapaWolf he desperately tried]] to get her down from a tree despite not knowing how to climb. Elizabeth's recount of the incident opened up a boy from Bernia, Mead, into explaining the troubles the town had with the Holy Knights. He too was HappilyAdopted by the entire town when [[ParentalAbandonment his parents died from an epidemic]] while traveling through the town. He initially thought he wasn't but after Meliodas' help, learned the truth.
* HavingABlast: The Holy Knight Geera has the ability Explosion [[ExactlyWhatItSaysontheTin which creates explosions]] with her rapier.

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice / HumanPincushion: The Great Holy Knight, Zaratras was found propped up dead this way with several spears sticking through him. Ban is sometimes the victim of this but survives from it due to being immortal.
* ImpossibleThief: Ban is capable of stealing an object a great distance away and even [[AndShowItToYou an opponent's heart]] when aided with his holy weapon, [[FightingWithChucks a blunt three-stick nunchaku]] without any attachment.
* InspectorJavert: Due to whoever framed the Sins as well as various rumors, Elizabeth's sister, Veronica, steadfastly believes the Sins are manipulating Elizabeth for something. From what we've seen of the sin's pasts however, it's obvious she's not getting the full story.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In Ban's backstory, when he went after the elixir of immortality, it's guardian told him that if he were to take the elixir, the forest surrounding it would die. Ban promptly decides that it isn't worth it (claiming that the wildberries used in one of his favorite drinks is grown in that forest). He may be a thief, but he is not a monster.

* TheLostWoods: Two have appeared in the series so far. The first is the Forest of White Dreams, a foggy forest inhabited by imps called Hide and Seekers and the location were Diane hid. The second is the Forest of the Fairy King, the home of King and Elaine which unfortunately was burnt down by a demon.
* MagicKnight: Many characters from both the main protagonists and main antagonists fit this description as they are both inhumanely strong and possess magical abilities.
* MayflyDecemberRomance: Elaine, a more than 700 year old fairy, fell in love with Ban and in reciprocation, he has sworn to make her his despite her being dead. Interestingly due to the child-like form Elaine has, [[{{Lolicon}} a completely different and creepy trope]] comes to mind when the relationship is seen out of context.

* OlderThanTheyLook / Really700YearsOld: King and Elaine are fairies with child-like bodies but are actually really old. Because of this, King opted for an older fatter illusion of himself before the sins split up in the past. Meliodas is also actually older than he looks. For him, its hinted to be some sort of illusion [[spoiler: as a disguise for probably being a demon of some sort]].
* OneManArmy: Each individual holy knight is considered the equal of a thousand men. When the northern barbarians invade with an army of three thousand men, two knights working together are able to wipe the army out with minimal effort. The new generation of Holy Knights is even stronger [[spoiler: if only because they using demon blood to boost their powers.]]

* OurFairiesAreDifferent: King and his sister, Elaine, are long living child-like wingless humanoids capable of levitating themselves and other things. King though can transform himself into an older fatter version of himself as he sees it as a form of respect when dealing with royals and others.

* RecruitingTheCriminal: Prior to the story, the Seven Deadly Sins were an order of knights made up of the kingdom's most brutal criminals hired by the very kingdom until they were framed. In present time, Elizabeth is looking to reunite the seven in order to battle the Holy Knights and save the kingdom.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Elizabeth, in spite of being a princess, goes to great lengths to help the sins on their quest, and often regrets not being able to do more. In a CrowningMomentOfAwesome, she saves two of the sins by stealing the magic bell off a holy knight's staff... by biting the bell off while she's getting beaten bloody with it.
* SevenDeadlySins: Each of the Sins has a mark representing a sin, and has powers related to that sin. Their personalities and back stories though play with the sin they represent.

* TakenForGranite: King's spear has this as one of it's powers.

** NotJustATournament: Its actually part of a trap set up by the Holy Knights to capture the Sins.

* OneManArmy: Each individual holy knight is considered the equal of a thousand men. When the northern barbarians invade with an army of three thousand men, two knights working together are able to wipe the army out with minimal effort. The new generation of Holy Knights is even stronger.

* {{Expy}}: The various armors worn by the Holy Knights make them look like the New Band of the Hawk from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''. Fitting as the second generation of Holy Knights bolster their ranks by having potential members drink [[spoiler: Demon's blood]], an act that's basically a DealWithTheDevil which, while differing in method, is what the New Band of the Hawk also did. Incidentally, this act also makes them evil expies of the Grey Wardens from VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins due to the method of how both join the order.

* {{Expy}}: The various armors worn by the Holy Knights make them look like the New Band of the Hawk from {{Beserk}}. Fitting as the second generation of Holy Knights bolster their ranks by having potential members drink [[spoiler: Demon's blood]], an act that's basically a DealWithTheDevil which, while differing in method, is what the New Band of the Hawk also did. Incidentally, this act also makes them evil expies of the Grey Wardens from VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins due to the method of how both join the order.

* KnightTemplar: Apart from being actual knights, the Holy Knights are willing to overthrow their king, subjugate and kill innocent civilians, and other atrocities in order to prepare for a Holy War that was prophesied to come. [[spoiler: They're also apparently willing to use a Demon to enhance their powers.]]
** [[spoiler: That's what they claim anyway. It's obvious there's some manipulation going on in the kingdom by one or more of the knights due to whoever framed the Sins and as evident in the view that Elizabeth's sister, Veronica, has that the Sins are manipulating Elizabeth for something.]]

** That's what they claim anyway. It's obvious there's some manipulation going on in the kingdom by one or more of the knights due to whoever framed the Sins and as evident in the view that Elizabeth's sister, Veronica, has that the Sins are manipulating Elizabeth for something.

** That's what they claim anyway. It's obvious there's some manipulation going on in the kingdom by one or more of the knights due to the whoever framed the Sins and as evident in the view that Elizabeth's sister, Veronica, has that the Sins are manipulating Elizabeth for something.

** That's what they claim anyway. It's obvious there's some manipulation going on in the kingdom by one or more of the knights as evident in the view that Elizabeth's sister, Veronica, has that the Sins are manipulating Elizabeth for something.

* InspectorJavert: Due to whoever framed the Sins as well as info given to her by her superiors, Elizabeth's sister, Veronica, steadfastly believes the Sins are manipulating Elizabeth for something. From what we've seen of the sin's pasts however, it's obvious she's not getting the full story.

** That's what they claim anyway. It's obvious there's some manipulation going on in the kingdom by one or more of the knights as evident in the view that the Sins are manipulating Elizabeth for something by Elizabeth's sister, Veronica.

** [[spoiler: That's what they claim anyway. It's obvious there's some manipulation going on in the kingdom by one of the knights due to the whoever framed the Sins as well as Elizabeth's sister, Veronia, steadfastly believes the Sins are manipulating Elizabeth for something. From what we've seen of the sin's pasts however, it's obvious she's not getting the full story.]]

* DisproportionateRetribution: Gilthunder does this when visiting Bernia which is know for their famous ale. However Gilthunder mocked their efforts and when a boy, Mead, wanted to get even by putting a worm in his drink as a harmless prank. Glithunder responded by plunging his sword into the ground and stopping the water flow of the kingdom, preventing the town from making their wine, nearly leading to their economic ruin since it's how they thrive.

* OneManArmy: Each individual holy knight is considered the equal of a thousand men. When the northern barbarians invade with an army of three thousand men, two knights working together are able to wipe the army out with minimal effort. The new generation of Holy Knights is even stronger.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Gilthunder does this when visiting Bernia which is know for their famous ale. However Gilthunder mocked their efforts and when a boy, Mead, wanted to get even by putting a worm in his drink as a harmless prank. Glithunder responded by plunging his sword into the ground and stopping the water flow of the kingdom, preventing the town from making their wine.

** [[spoiler: That's what they claim anyway. It's obvious there's some manipulation going on in the kingdom by one of the knights due to the whoever framed the knights as well as Elizabeth's sister, Veronia, steadfastly believes the Sins are manipulating Elizabeth for something. From what we've seen of the sin's past, it's obvious she's not getting the full story.]]

* DisproportionateRetribution: Gilthunder

** [[spoiler: That's what they claim anyway. It's obvious there's some manipulation going on in the kingdom by one of the knights as Elizabeth's sister, Veronia, steadfastly believes the Sins are manipulating Elizabeth for something. From what we've seen of the sin's past, it's obvious she's not getting the full story.]]

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Diane feel in love with Meliodas because he treated her like a regular girl and like a Giant.

** In Ban's defense, he hasn't indicated any romantic intentions with her, only an intention to make her his (to free her from, first, her bondage to the elixir of life, and later from the afterlife). Rather, they all were coming from Elaine.

** KingArthur: There have been a few elements from Arthurian mythos included in the series such as an allusion to the Sword in the Stone and the Kingdom of Lyonesse seemingly named after a kingdom in the mythos. The country in which the series takes place is even named [[UsefulNotes/Britain Britannia]].

** KingArthur: There have been a few elements from Arthurian mythos included in the series such as an allusion to the Sword in the Stone and the Kingdom of Lyonesse seemingly named after a kingdom in the mythos. The country in which the series takes place even sounds like Britain.

** KingArthur: There have been a few elements from Arthurian mythos included in the series such as an allusion to the Sword in the Stone and the Kingdom of Lyonesse seemingly named after a kingdom in the mythos.

* HappilyAdopted: Elizabeth is actually not the daughter of the king of the kingdom she's from. Whether this means she's adopted or [[HeroicBastard born]] [[YourCheatingHeart out of wedlock]] has yet to be made clear. What is known however is that the King apparently accepted her as his daughter as evidence in an apparent CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming wherein [[PapaWolf he desperately tried]] to get her down from a tree despite not knowing how to climb. Elizabeth's recount of the incident opened up a boy from Bernia, Mead, into explaining the troubles the town had with the Holy Knights. He too was HappilyAdopted by the entire town when [[ParentalAbandonment his parents died from an epidemic]] while traveling through the town. He initially thought he wasn't but after Meliodas' help, learned the truth.

* PersonOfMassDestruction: [[spoiler: Melodias, in his backstory, wiped out an entire kingdom single-handedly when he lost control of his powers in the past.]]