History YMMV / TheSevenDeadlySins

** [[LightIsNotGood The Supreme Deity]] is the ruler of the [[Characters/TheSevenDeadlySinsGoddessClan Goddess Clan]] who helped orchestrate the Holy War while planing to make the conflict last forever. When The Supreme Deity learns that her daughter Elizabeth is trying to establish peace with the Demon Clan along with being in a romance with the demon Meliodas, the Supreme Deity curses her lover with immortality while having the Demon King curse her daughter with resurrection, causing the two eternal suffering, while also having her archangels slaughter innocent members of the Demon Clan to ensure that peace will never to ensured. In ''Cursed by Light'', when the Holy War ended 3,000 years later, the Supreme Deity brainwashes the second Fairy King, the giant craftsman, their people, and even members of their own clan, forcing them to attack and kill countless innocents. She herself then tries to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy all life]] in Britannia before creating a new Holy War, uncaring if she kills off her own thralls and daughter. Despite trying to justify herself, Meliodas [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist exposes her]] on being be nothing more than a petty ControlFreak who merely views the Holy War as a game.

* CompleteMonster: [[SatanicArchetype The Demon King]] is the tyrannical master of the [[Characters/TheSevenDeadlySinsDemonClan Demon Clan]]. Waging the holy war to kill the [[Characters/TheSevenDeadlySinsGoddessClan Goddess Clan]] and many mortal races to take control of Britannia, the Demon King grooms his two sons [[Characters/TheSevenDeadlySinsMeliodas Meliodas]] and Zeldris to supposedly succeed him. Having them become vicious killers, even attempting to force Zeldris to kill his own lover, the true purpose of becoming his successor is to be his host. Upon the later return of the Ten Commandments, the Demon King has them run rampant through Britannia, [[SoulEating devouring souls]], before he himself is freed. Possessing Zeldris, the Demon King attempts to also wipe out Britannia and kill all life there before he can be defeated.

** Dreyfus. Sure, he [[spoiler:murdered his own brother and blamed the Sins]], but his obvious remorse and love for his son [[spoiler:(and he thinks for a while said son was killed by his former best friend who now has become evil)]] make him this trope. Later it's revealed that [[spoiler:he allowed himself to be possessed by one of the Ten Commandments to spare his best friend from being taken over.]]

* NarmCharm: Hendrickson's Gray Demon form. Sure, he's got clawed fingers, evil eyes, and [[ShirtlessScene his chest is bared]], but....he also has purple skin, has cute little giraffe-looking horns on his head, and has adorable little purple wings on his back that don't look near big enough to support him. It's hard to know whether the be awe-inspired or laugh.

* CrazyAwesome: While not nearly as much as the mangaka's previous ''Manga/KongohBancho'' as of yet. The world is filled with warriors capable of causing the ground to shatter beneath them, even a {{Mook}} can easily cut down an entire forest with ease. Ban and Melidolas for example destroy Baste Prison because of their [[BashBrothers over-enthusiastic greeting]].
** When the [[BadassCrew Ten]] [[KnightOfCerebus Commandments]] show up this gets turned UpToEleven.

* {{Adorkable}}: Merlin's positively bashful when [[spoiler: Elizabeth, who has just regained her memories from her time as a goddess, asks if Merlin will call her 'big sis' like she apparently used to when she was little.]] [[NotSoAboveItAll Merlin tries to act like she doesn't remember,]] and gets even more embarrassed when [[LoveInterest Escanor]] asks [[spoiler: Elizabeth]] to tell him that story when they have time.
** Diane, particularly when she is giddy and lovestruck.
** Elizabeth got all excited to go to shopping, going so far to call it a mission.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSXrZWtBjcw Perfect Time]], the show's premier ThemeMusicPowerUp. Whenever you hear the Celtic-inspired opening riff, you can tell that ass-kicking is going to ensue once the music explodes into its powerful chorus.

** The fourth season of the anime moved from A-1 Pictures to Studio Deen, and resulted in some memetic QUALITY.

* Gowther in ObliviouslyEvil mode [[spoiler:brainwashed Guila into thinking they were betrothed]] because he wanted to know what love is and to regain his heart. We find out in a FlashbackEpisode that [[spoiler:he fell for King Bartra's sister who was ill but rescued him from beneath the castle's taverns. When she died, Gowther was overcome with heartbreak and regret that his heart couldn't save it, and it triggered his LaserGuidedAmnesia]].

* SeeasonalRot: Anime-only example: The third season was met with backlash from fans of the Manga. Not only the 3rd season change studios from Creator/A1Pictures (which animated the first 2 seasons) to Creator/StudioDeen whose reputation suffered badly besides their recent hits ''LightNovel/KonoSuba'' and the cult hit ''Manga/ShouwaGenrokuRakugoShinjuu'' which received positive reception but suffered from censorships like {{Censor Shadow}}s and changing the blood from Red to White or Pink (for now, unless Creator/{{Netflix}} will release the uncensored version), bland coloring, and lackluster animation reminiscent of WebComic/OnePunchMan's second season.

** Are the Goddess Clan [[spoiler: a race of arrogant Jerkass [[KnightTemplar knight templars]] no better or even worse than the Demon Clan, whose bigotry and pride prevents peace from being achieved between the five clans. Or do they [[JerkassHasAPoint have a point]], in that the demons are such a threat to all life that it requires the rest of the clans united to defeat them?]]

** Ban and Meliodas. They were ecstatic to see each other again and Ban has the same lack of sense of personal space with Meliodas as with [[LoveInterest Elaine]]. In chapter 87 he literally said "I love ya, cap'n" [[spoiler: and he obviously doesn't want to kill Meliodas despite he is willing to do so to get Elaine back.]]

** When Gowther revealed his true form, many were confused whether Gowther was a man or a woman due to his rather effeminate features. Some are still confused. [[spoiler:Since he was originally a doll, he technically didn't ''have'' a gender at first.]]

** Meliodas [[spoiler: takes a big jump in this when he goes to face DK Zeldris without any of the Sins and only Elizabeth. Considering that the SDS beat the DK before and saved Meliodas from possession, and that Gowther's mind abilities are a key factor in saving Zeldris, you'd think that Meliodas would do well enough to use people who are more than willing, and capable, of helping him to his advantage. He instead decides, after all this time, that it's only his problem and that the rest of the Sin's can't get involved in his business anymore, and thus, [[DidntThinkThisThrough undermines the Sin's and Zeldris's position]] in the war [[NiceJobBreakingItHero which starts to cost him dearly.]]]]

* PeripheryDemographic: When you have as much [[MrFanservice manservice]] as Seven Deadly Sins, you can definitely expect a large female following.

** Elizabeth has some GreenEyedMonster about Meliodas's previous love, Liz, in seasons one and two. She wonders how this woman was very important to her. [[spoiler:Later, TomatoInTheMirror ensues; Meliodas reveals that ''she'' is Liz, a reincarnation of her, and each incarnation is doomed to die]].

* HarsherInHindsight: In the second HighSchoolAU spinoff, there's a little skit which involves Gowther and Guila who're a student and a member of the school disciplinary committee respectively. Basically, the skit involves Gowther briefly brainwashing Guila's little brother Zeal in order to bypass her. The whole thing is played for laughs considering the nature of the spinoff. Come some certain chapters in the manga proper though, this skit doesn't seem as hilarious as it was before.

** Ban and Meliodas. They were ecstatic to see each other again and Ban has the same lack of sense of personal space with Meliodas as with [[LoveInterest Elaine]]. In chapter 87 he literally said "I love ya, cap'n" [[spoiler: and he obviously doesn't want to kill Meliodas despite he is willing to do so for get Elaine back.]]

** Jericho. An AttentionWhore GloryHound who simply can't catch a break. Her brother thinks she shouldn't be a Holy Knight [[StayInTheKitchen because she is a woman.]] Her friend Guila joins the Sins and Jericho doesn't understand why. And finally, the power that was supposed to prove her brother wrong turns her into a horrible monster that almost killed him. She later loses the "Jerk" part after CharacterDevelopment but steps into TheWoobie territory when time and again she's reminded by Ban and others that his love for Elaine is so strong that she will never have a chance in hell at winning the guy's heart. Despite this, she still keeps trying to get him to notice her, even if it's just a little.

** Meliodas saw his girlfriend die and supposedly [[MyGreatestFailure destroyed his own kingdom.]] The background behind that is ''much'' sadder. [[spoiler: He, a member of Demon Clan, and Elizabeth, member of Goddess Clan, were cursed as a punishment for falling in love with each other. Meliodas was cursed with immortality, while Elizabeth was cursed to continuously reincarnate into members of different clans. They would meet and fall in love with each other again but when Elizabeth remembered her past life, she would die after three days and the cycle would continue. Meliodas destroying Danafor is partly because he has to see Elizabeth die in front of him for 106 times over the past 3000 years.]]

* SecondSeasonDownfall: The third season was met with backlash from fans of the Manga. Not only the 3rd season change studios from Creator/A1Pictures (which animated the first 2 seasons) to Creator/StudioDeen whose reputation suffered badly besides their recent hits ''LightNovel/KonoSuba'' and the cult hit ''Manga/ShouwaGenrokuRakugoShinjuu'' which received positive reception but suffered from censorships like {{Censor Shadow}}s and changing the blood from Red to White or Pink (for now, unless Creator/{{Netflix}} will release the uncensored version), bland coloring, and lackluster animation reminiscent of WebComic/OnePunchMan's second season.

* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Helbram is quite favored, having placed in ninth place of a popularity poll.
** Oslo is surprisingly popular for a bit character, having even made it into sixth place of the poll himself.
** Estarossa, Galan, Zeldris, Dolor.... Basically all of the Ten Commandments except Grayroad are a EnsembleDarkhorse. Without a doubt helped by their awesome powers and the shear DifficultySpike they presented to the Sins.

* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler: Escanor]].

* ArcFatigue: The final battle. [[spoiler: by the time the Demon King has possessed Zeldris and faces off aginst Meliodas, the Seven Deadly Sins have already beaten him in a form that was much stronger than his current form. The fight is still painfully drawn out, as the characters get more power ups to fight an antagonist that was pretty much equally matched when he was just against Meliodas. This is somewhat justified, as the goal isn't to kill him, but to free Zeldris (*then* kill him) it's understandable that they can't just immediately finish the fight. Still, the lack of tension and length of the fight make it a bore, despite being the climax of the series. Things only get more exasperated when the finale also brings in Arthur reigning in Chaos ''and'' Cath Pulug to fight, but that's the end of it afterwards.]]

** The fourth season of the anime moved from A-1 Pictures to Studio Deen, and resulted in some memetic QUALITY

** With Slader, a guy who appears to be a [[BadassGay badass]] StraightGay, and Gowther, an extremely effeminate looking guy that could easily be mistaken for a girl. The conclusion of their battle in the Liones capital pretty much looks like something that could fit in a romantic comedy.

** The anime adaptation has gotten some divided opinions. People were already split the moment Creator/A1Pictures was revealed to be the studio behind it (considering their track record regarding a number of their [[Manga/BlueExorcist previous]] [[Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic anime]] [[LightNovel/SwordArtOnline adaptations]]), but said BrokenBase has only gotten more heated due to [[AdaptationDistillation certain changes made that don't follow the manga]]. Some feel that [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks these changes do a disservice to the source material]], while others enjoy the anime for its visuals and argue that some of the changes border on PragmaticAdaptation. And when the 3rd season was animated at Creator/StudioDeen, it gets downhill from here.

* ArcFatigue: The final battle, [[spoiler: by the time the Demon King has possessed Zeldris and faces off aginst Meliodas, the Seven Deadly Sins have already beaten him in a form that was much stronger than his current form. The fight is still painfully drawn out, as the characters get more power ups to fight an antagonist that was pretty much equally matched when he was just against Meliodas. This is somewhat justified, as the goal isn't to kill him, but to free Zeldris (*then* kill him) it's understandable that they can't just immediately finish the fight. Still, the lack of tension and length of the fight make it a bore, despite being the climax of the series.]]

** The anime adaptation has gotten some divided opinions. People were already split the moment Creator/A1Pictures was revealed to be the ones behind it (considering their track record regarding a number of their [[Manga/BlueExorcist previous]] [[Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic anime]] [[LightNovel/SwordArtOnline adaptations]]), but said BrokenBase has only gotten more heated due to [[AdaptationDistillation certain changes made that don't follow the manga]]. Some feel that [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks these changes do a disservice to the source material]], while others enjoy the anime for its visuals and argue that some of the changes border on PragmaticAdaptation. And when the 3rd season was animated at Creator/StudioDeen, it gets downhill from here.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: While still doesn't have the same level of fandom like old-time heavyweights like ''Manga/SaintSeiya'', ''Franchise/DragonBall'', ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'', ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' or ''Manga/CardCaptorSakura'' in the region, the anime adaptation is very popular in Latin America, to the grade it managed to reach the Top 10 of the most watched Creator/{{Netflix}} series in that region, being one of the two only animated series which managed to reach that position, and the only anime one so far. (the other one is ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania}}'')

** The anime adaptation has gotten some divided opinions. People were already split the moment Creator/A1Pictures was revealed to be the ones behind it (considering their track record regarding a number of their [[Manga/BlueExorcist previous]] [[Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic anime]] [[LightNovel/SwordArtOnline adaptations]]), but said BrokenBase has only gotten more heated due to [[AdaptationDistillation certain changes made that don't follow the manga]]. Some feel that [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks these changes do a disservice to the source material]], while others enjoy the anime for its visuals and argue that some of the changes border on PragmaticAdaptation.

*** Meliodas and Esconar's fight. It was so bad that people compared it to fan animations and found the fans did better.

* ArcFatigue / EndingFatigue: The final battle, [[spoiler: by the time the Demon King has possessed Zeldris and faces off aginst Meliodas, the Seven Deadly Sins have already beaten him in a form that was much stronger than his current form. The fight is still painfully drawn out, as the characters get more power ups to fight an antagonist that was pretty much equally matched when he was just against Meliodas. This is somewhat justified, as the goal isn't to kill him, but to free Zeldris (*then* kill him) it's understandable that they can't just immediately finish the fight. Still, the lack of tension and length of the fight make it a bore, despite being the climax of the series.]]