‘The Seven Deadly Sins‘ (‘Nanatsu no Taizai’) was one of Netflix’s first bets on the world of anime, and it doesn’t look like we’re going to have to say goodbye to the franchise anytime soon.. Since the main story has been closed, now it’s time to move on to the sequels.
On the one hand we have ‘The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh’, two original films featuring the son of Meliodas and Elizabeth… And on the other, the sequel in which the mangaka himself nakaba suzuki He’s been working on it for a while now: ‘Four Knights Of The Apocalypse’ (‘Mokushiroku no Yonkishi’).
New hero in sight
This sequel is set a few years after ‘The Seven Deadly Sins’ and follows a boy named Percival, who is destined to be part of a group of four knights. The problem comes because according to an ancient prophecy, these knights will one day destroy the world.
The first trailer of the anime ‘Four Knights Of The Apocalypse’e’ hasn’t revealed much yet, but it has officially introduced us to Percival in action and it seems that the style of the manga has been transferred quite well for now.
A-1 Pictures handled the first series, but the franchise has switched studios for the sequel. This time it takes care Telecom Animation Filmwho have recently worked on several movies and series in the saga of ‘lupine iii‘ and they’re already developing ‘Rick and Morty: The Anime’. It has also been confirmed that Shou Komura will lend his voice to Percival, but the rest of the cast has yet to be confirmed.
Now, what is not yet known is when we will be able to see ‘Four Knights Of The Apocalypse‘ and where, only that it will arrive at some point during 2023. It is possible that Netflix or Crunchyroll take over the rights for its international broadcast, but since the original manga is published by the Kodansha publisher, it should not be ruled out that it ends up on Disney + either.