Nanatsu no Taizai Movie 1: Tenkuu no Torawarebito

In search of a mystical ingredient known as Sky Fish, Meliodas and Hawk stumble upon a spring that suddenly transports them to the Sky Temple: a breathtaking land above the clouds, inhabited by beings called Celestials. Meliodas, however, looks strikingly similar to a local criminal called Solaad, and is imprisoned and shunned as a result. Meanwhile, the kingdom of the Sky Temple prepares to defend the Great Oshiro's seal—said to harbour a three thousand-year-old evil—from the malevolent Six Knights of Black, a group of demons who seek to destroy the seal. However, the Demon Clan is successfully unleashed and terrorizes the land, prompting the remaining Seven Deadly Sins and the Celestials to fight against their wicked foes.

The battle progresses well, until one of the Six Knights awakens an "Indura of Retribution," an uncontrollable beast from the Demon Realm. With its overwhelming strength and sinister power, the Seven Deadly Sins and Celestial beings must now work together to defeat the creature that threatens their very existence.

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Ban Main

Suzuki, Tatsuhisa Japanese

Meliodas Main

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

King Main

Fukuyama, Jun Japanese

Hawk Main

Kuno, Misaki Japanese

Gowther Main

Takagi, Yuuhei Japanese

Diane Main

Yuuki, Aoi Japanese

Liones, Elizabeth Main

Amamiya, Sora Japanese

Escanor Supporting

Sugita, Tomokazu Japanese

Merlin Supporting

Sakamoto, Maaya Japanese

Hawk Mama Supporting

Nakajima, Kayou Japanese

Kamei, Hiroshi Producer

Furukawa, Shin Producer

Uryuu, Kyouko Producer

Hasegawa, Yoshinori Producer

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Apr 12, 2025

Drakestalker

Recommended

Still an A-1 production, Prisoners of the Sky is unironically awesome. I'm not saying this in the sense that it's surprisingly good for T7DS standards, because I'm aware this franchise doesn't have an absolutely stellar reputation. No, I'm saying that I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it.

There is some debate as to whether or not it is canon, but regardless, it's a genuinely good story with spectacular action sakuga that I actually went back to rewatch. I didn't find myself checking the remaining runtime once, which is fairly rare with me when it comes to anime films. Even during the first act, the set-up was ... interesting and kept me excited.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jun 9, 2021

OfficialBandit

Mixed Feelings

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This is one of the more bizarre entries in the seven deadly sins anime.

I found this film to be painfully mediocre, with a narrative that is poorly paced and forced. Combined mediocre characters and soundtrack that is saved by its brilliant animation.

The story itself I found to be average, the story introduces a new race of people called the celestials who believe they are the only race left. An idea that contrasts the celestials from other races. The home of the celestials being linked to the narrative, protecting Oshiro's seal I found to be an ok goal. My problems with the narrative stem from ... the fact that the celestials are never seen or mentioned in the later seasons, and the time the film takes place in the show is vague.

The animation and art style are amazing, the earlier seasons of the seven deadly sins animated fights in such a way that the characters feel powerful and their attacks feel deadly. Characters move in a way that feels realistic and they blend in with the environment. The art style of the series remains consistent and is effective at portraying the mood of the series.

The soundtrack was not memorable and I only remembered the more intense soundtracks that were played during the fight scenes that were effective at emphasizing the intensity of the scenes. The voice acting was decent but all other areas in sound design were not memorable, there is simply nothing to say about it.

The interactions between Solaad and Elatte are the only new character concepts presented in the film. Character interactions are enjoyable but these are the only redeeming features of the characters. Characters don't experience any changes or experiences that would deeply affect their character.

While the first few seasons of seven deadly sins are enjoyable, this pattern is not reflected in this movie. The average story, sound, and characters are saved by the film's brilliant animation.

Overall, I rank this 6/10.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jun 7, 2020

CataOrShane

Not Recommended

This is one of the most boring movies I've ever watched. The plot is the total opposite of creativity and the comedy is non-existent. Everything is incredibly predictable and the characters are brain dead clichés that act stupid because otherwise the story just won't go the way it's supposed to.

I thought I would get some enjoyment out of the action/fight scenes but even the animation on those is poor.

Obviously the movie still has a redeeming quality: the soundtrack on this film is awesome so at least my ears got something out of this 1 hour and 40 minutes of visual boredom.

Overall, this movie ... gets a 3/10.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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	Poll: Nanatsu no Taizai Movie: Tenkuu no Torawarebito Episode 1 Discussion ( 1 2 ) TaichouSenpai - Dec 31, 2018	60 replies	by GearheadOtaku »» Feb 17, 2024 2:49 AM
	Is the movie an original story? Kitty-Kate - Jan 12, 2019	9 replies	by Nadechi12 »» Mar 13, 2020 10:53 PM
	What the hell is wrong with those genres ? tribopower - Jul 16, 2017	10 replies	by Nikiforova »» Mar 10, 2020 2:45 PM
	netflix, theaters, when? NG_Chloe - Oct 17, 2018	10 replies	by GokaiKing »» Jan 2, 2019 9:26 PM
	original movie or from the manga kevin_satron - May 4, 2018	1 replies	by chrisknaepen »» May 17, 2018 10:26 AM