The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh

The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh (Japanese: 七つの大罪 怨嗟のエジンバラ, Hepburn: Nanatsu no Taizai: Ensa no Ejinbara) is a Japanese two-part animated fantasy action film based on The Seven Deadly Sins manga series written and illustrated by Nakaba Suzuki, and the third and fourth film for the series, following Prisoners of the Sky (2018) and Cursed by Light (2021). The two-part film is directed by Bob Shirahata, with Noriyuki Abe as chief director, written by Rintarō Ikeda, co-produced by Alfred Imageworks and Marvy Jack and distributed by Netflix. The first film was streamed on December 20, 2022, while the second film was streamed on August 8, 2023.[2][3]

The Seven Deadly Sins:
Grudge of Edinburgh
Key visual
Kanji七つの大罪 怨嗟のエジンバラ
Revised HepburnNanatsu no Taizai: Ensa no Ejinbara
Directed by
Screenplay byRintarō Ikeda
Story byNakaba Suzuki
Based onThe Seven Deadly Sins
by Nakaba Suzuki
Starringsee below
Music by
Production
companies
  • Alfred Imageworks
  • Marvy Jack
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20) (Part 1)
  • August 8, 2023 (2023-08-08) (Part 2)
Running time
52 minutes (Part 1)[1]
54 minutes (Part 2)
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

The film takes place between last episode of The Seven Deadly Sins and its sequel series Four Knights of the Apocalypse.

Synopsis

Part 1

14 years after Kingdom of Liones defeated the Demon Clan, Meliodas’ son, Tristan is tormented by his inability to control his powers from the Demon and Goddess Clans since harming his friend, Ban's son, Lancelot. This led him trying to find non-violent means of using his powers, putting him at odds with Meliodas. The following day, Tristan learns his mother Elizabeth had fallen ill from a curse and uses his goddess powers to track down the perpetrator.

It leads Tristan to encounter animated suits of armor called Empties that were capturing fairies and giants. Tristan is joined by one of the fairies and learns their destination is Edinburgh, a fallen kingdom that was being restored by Deathpierce, a former Holy Knight of Liones who came to despise non-human races and has his servant Priest cursed Elizabeth. The two are attacked by an army of Empties and two of Deathpierce's subordinate chimeras, Knight and Mage. This forces the fairy to reveal his identity as Lancelot to save Tristan.

Voice cast
See also: List of The Seven Deadly Sins characters
CharacterJapanese voice castEnglish voice cast[4]
Tristan LionesAyumu Murase
Mikako Komatsu (young)		Jeannie Tirado
LancelotKoki UchiyamaAleks Le
MeliodasYuki KajiBryce Papenbrook
Elizabeth LionesSora AmamiyaErika Harlacher
DianeAoi YūkiErica Mendez
BanTatsuhisa SuzukiBenjamin Diskin
KingJun FukuyamaMax Mittelman
GowtherYuhei TakagiErik Scott Kimerer
DeathpierceYōhei AzakamiBen Lepley
PriestKazuyuki OkitsuStephen Fu

Production

In November 2021, it was announced that The Seven Deadly Sins manga series would receive a two-part anime film for Netflix in 2022, with Bob Shirahata directing the film at both Alfred Imageworks and Marvy Jack, with Rinatō Ikeda returning to provide the screenplay after writing Cursed by Light film. The two-part film would also use computer generated animation instead of hand-drawn animation.[5] In March 2022, it was announced that key cast members would reprise their roles, along with Ayumu Murase and Mikako Komatsu being cast as teenage and young Tristan respectively.[6] The theme song for the first film is titled "LEMONADE" by Hiroyuki Sawano and XAI.[7]

Release

The two-part film was released on the Netflix streaming site, with the first film on December 20, 2022,[2] and the second film in August 2023.[3]

Reception

Critical reception

Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network gave the first film a B- rating, and stated "It's nice to reconnect with the characters and to see what their kids are up to, and overall, this feels like the start of a pretty good adventure."[8] Kenneth Seward Jr. of IGN also thought the first film was entertaining, yet felt incomplete.[9]

Notes
  1. Credited as Chief Director (総監督, Sō Kantoku)

References
  1. 七つの大罪 怨嗟のエジンバラ 前編 [The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part I]. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  2. Hazra, Adriana (September 25, 2022). "The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part I Film Streams New Trailer". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  3. Pineda, Rafael (December 21, 2022). "The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 2 Debuts on Netflix Worldwide Next August". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 19, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  4. "The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part I (2022)". Behind the Voice Actors. Archived from the original on December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  5. Pineda, Rafael (November 8, 2021). "Seven Deadly Sins Franchise Gets All-New 2-Part Anime Film in 2022". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  6. 「七つの大罪 怨嗟のエジンバラ」青年トリスタン役は村瀬歩、小松未可子・梶裕貴も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). March 27, 2022. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  7. Dempsey, Liam (November 18, 2022). "The Seven Deadly Sins Passes on Its Legacy in Grudge of Edinburg Part 1 Anime Film Trailer". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on November 19, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  8. Silverman, Rebecca (December 21, 2022). ""The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburg Part One" Review". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  9. Seward Jr., Kenneth (December 20, 2022). "The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 1 Review". IGN. Archived from the original on December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
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