Nanatsu no Taizai: Seisen no Shirushi

The Seven Deadly Sins: Signs of Holy War


To clarify, these OVAs are the transition from Season 1 to Season 2, where you can see the little events in between, including the introduction to the 10 Commandments. And to be clear, the title has no relevance. The topic of the holy war is dealt with in just 5 minutes during the 4 episodes, presented piece by piece at the end of each episode. The rest of the episodes are simply small fan service, the everyday life of the characters, and comedy.


Which honestly makes it better than the first season. In these 4 episodes, there was ... less time to ruin anything, giving the viewer just decent humor, embellished with some character development and relationship progression. It was enjoyable to watch and I had to smile several times. Less impressive as a whole, especially if you read through the season title. But they were thoroughly enjoyable transitional episodes. You won't see anything like this in the following seasons, let alone get the same quality.

Likewise, I have to note that Hawk is actually a decent comedy sidekick.

[Fazit 5]
[Enjoyment 6]

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I can only acknowledge the pointlessness of this season.

While signs of holy war are simply serving the purpose of being a filler arc, the arc is still somewhat enjoyable. Only it has no effect on progressing the story and very few characters experience any development. The animation is decent but feels awkward at times and there's nothing to comment on in terms of sound design.

The stories that take place during this season are minor considering the large scope that this world presents. Comparable to Naruto filler episodes where characters would have mini journies that don't progress the main story. While these are enjoyable, I ... feel like I'm forcing myself to watch them simply because it's another season of seven deadly sins.

The animation is great, characters don't feel like picture frames and instead, feel like proper moving and breathing people. The anatomy of the characters is consistent and realistic as well (Unlike season 4 of this show) The art style remains consistent, perfectly reflected from the manga panels onto live animation. However, in the fight between Ban and Meliodas, some of the animations felt really janky and unnatural.

There is nothing to comment about sound design, other than the voice actors did a decent job and the soundtrack also does an effective job at reflecting the world that this story takes place in.

Not many interesting things happen between the majority of the characters. That isn't to say that there weren't any points where I felt intrigued by the characters. This season solidified Gilthunder as someone who is truly human, and not the monster that he was framed to be. As well as, the interactions Meliodas and Ban go through where we must question the strength of their friendship.

While this is an enjoyable watch that serves as a breath of fresh air in the story before we move onto future seasons. I can't help but feel that the existence of this season is pointless. The lack of an impactful story, paired with passable animation and sound design. This season is only saved through the unique character interactions.

Overall, I rank this 6/10.

Four episodes? Just four episodes?!

A very very very predictable series, and a very very very boring one too. I don't know why everyone is raving about this series. It's very predictable. I knew what was going to happen episodes behind. It's that predictable and boring.

It's just too predictable, it's annoying. I found myself yawning and getting distracted by something else apart from this series, that isn't good for me. Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood is the best anime for the Seven Deadly Sins.

With that being said, the artwork is great. Don't get me wrong, I liked the artwork, it's just the series that's boring. ...

Netflix has the artwork down. It's good to be fair.

I found myself saying meh a lot. It's just too predictable. Again and again, I do not like this predictable series.

There's not a lot of character development in this series. What can you expect from a four episode series?

Overall, I found this series boring.