The Seven Deadly Sins vol. 16

七つの大罪 [Nanatsu no Taizai] #16

by Nakaba Suzuki

Os "Sete Pecados Capitais” (“The Seven Deadly Sins”) era o mais forte grupo de cavaleiros que defendiam a região de Britannia. Há dez anos eles foram acusados de tentar dar um golpe para tomar o reino e teriam sido impedidos pelos Paladinos, guerreiros sagrados poderosíssimos do reino de Lyonesse, e fugido.

Hoje, os Sete Pecados Capitais ainda são procurados e tidos como lendas, ninguém sabe se eles estão vivos ou mortos, mas indícios de que os Paladinos talvez não sejam tão idôneos assim começam a surgir pelo reino.

Surge então a terceira princesa, Elizabeth, que vê seu reino sofrer nas mãos dos Paladinos e parte à procura dos Sete Pecados Capitais, acreditando que eles não são maus por causa das histórias que seu pai contava. E então ela se encontra com Meliodas, um homem com cara de menino, dono da taverna Chapéu do Javali e curiosamente com o mesmo nome de um dos Sete Pecados Capitais.

Juntos eles partem em uma aventura para procurar os outros Pecados e tentar descobrir o que está acontecendo nos reinos da região.

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Comics, Shonen, Magic, Adventure

195 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 12, 2015

About the author

Nakaba Suzuki (鈴木央 Suzuki Nakaba, born in Sukagawa, Fukushima) is a Japanese manga artist, known for his works in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump, Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday and Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine.

Reviews

[Emily]

I was starting to wonder if I missed an inside joke and that there were only six members of The Seven Deadly Sins. However, we finally know that a seventh member exists, but we haven't met him yet. This volume focused on Diane's back story, which will be further explain in the next volume. Also does Gowther always have to mess with the group? He nearly broke King's heart. Not cool!

[Will Robinson Jr.]

Nakaba Suzuki continues to write one of the best shonen manga series around. We are neck deep into the introduction of the Ten Commandments, some of the strongest warriors from the Demon realm. Melodias and the our seven deadly crew are still recovering from their battle with the commandment known as the Truth. Merlin in fact doesn't have a body and is holding on to her existence with her magic alone. So our heroes definitely need a breather and some time to come up with a strategy to defeat the invading Demon army. This volume of the story Nakaba decides to focus on Diane the giantess of the Seven Deadly Sins. I have to say I really like the characters of King and Diane. They are really cute together and this book really allows us to explore more of what makes Diane tick. The action panels are really well done here and the pacing is always good in this series. Suzuki is really doing some really top notch world building. You will really care about Diane after this volume. Suzuki just does a great with setting up emotional moments and still filling the book with so much humor & wit.

[Honeypie]

Ang ganda.

This volume is about Diane's past or life outside the Seven Deadly Sins. It was very interesting, because this is the first time we actually get to meet other characters from her race. And I can surmise a whole different story there.

Ang ganda.

Thoughts: Out of the five races in this manga series (Demons, Fairies, Giants, Goddesses, Humans), it seems like the humans are even worse than the demons... The protagonists are the Seven Deadly Sins, while the antagonists are the Ten Commandments.

Teh, anyare? Haha! I need to read more about the artist / storyteller. The concept of this manga series is really pretty interesting. And also really good!

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Merlin: In times of peace, nobody takes up the sword. But when living a daily existence seeped in combat, even a child will know how to wield a sword in order to survive.

Actually, alam mo, may point din si Hendrickson kung bakit "gusto" niya ng war e.... And then there is this statement above... Hrmm...


Diane: You don't have children to use them as weapons in war. They're to sustain life.

Ay ganyan dapat ang attitude kapag mag-aanak. Not for one's own survival...

[Phantom_Redux]

Got some fight scenes in here, got to know some insight on past events as well. The stakes are growing and so is the story getting more interesting.

[Mert]

3/5 Stars (%59/100)

Not a lot of things happen in this volume, especially regarding action and fights. From the trio of Gilthunder, Griamore, and Howzer, only Gilthunder is interesting. Hendrickson comes back as a good guy and almost like a deus ex machina. The flashbacks regarding Meliodas were interesting though. Diane is not really a favourite of mine, so I didn't really care about those parts as well. It is good overall but weaker compared to the previous one. I believe this volume is more like a filler (not exactly but you get what I mean) before the major fights in the Holy War.

[Christina]

Gilthunder is like my spirit man. He's me. Crazy to the point it's awesome.

[DoctorFeddy]

“Aspetta Diane! Ritroverò i tuoi ricordi, te lo prometto”

I dieci comandamenti scagliano nel regno i loro sottoposti per recuperare quante più anime possibili per recuperare la loro fame patita nei trentamila anni di prigionia. Griamore, Gilthunder e Howzer si imbattono prima nel demone rosso poi nel demone grigio e non solo, rispunta fuori Hendrixon tra lo sgomento dei presenti, sconfigge il demone grigio con una tecnica tramandata ai druidi. Com’è preferibile i tre sono diffidenti, ma con quel singolo attacco dimostra che non era più controllato da nessuno spiegando come sono entrati in contatto con il demone, dopo lo scatto d’ira di Meliodas a Danfall per la morte di Liz. I Seven Deadly Sins si leccano le ferite dopo la battaglia con Galand e si accorgono che Diane sta perdendo la memoria dei sedici anni passati con Meliodas e i Seven Deadly Sins, opera di Gowther che vuole scoprire se sono vere le parole dette in precedenza da Diane, Diane sostiene che i ricordi non solo mentali ma anche nel cuore ci sono i ricordi quindi Gowther pensa “ voglio vedere se si può riportare a galla ricordi anche se questi vengono cancellati dalla mente”. Cosi Diane si separa dai compagni per tornare nelle terre dei giganti , viene rintracciata da due dei dieci comandamenti e appare davanti a lei “Matrona” sua amica e maestra creduta morta in un imboscata sedici anni fa quando viene chiamata peccatrice e poi viene salva da Meliodas. Molto bella la storia di Diane che racconta cosa è successo dalla divisione da King sino all’entrata nei Seven Deadly Sins. Il volume è piuttosto informativo su tutti i misteri che aleggiano nel manga e ne fornisce di nuovi, va bene che bisogna approfondire il approfondire il rapporto tra Diane e King, ma è un bastardata fargli scordare tutto quanto, una cosa che mi ha fatto uscire dai gangheri. Ora che ci nel capitoli di Ban che prende la coppa con l’acqua sorvegliata da Eliane è una rivisitazione del Santo Graal o deve ancora uscire perché tra tutte le leggende della Britannia non è ancora uscito, i cavalieri sacri non assomigliano ai templari?

[Rolando Marono]

Este tomo sigue sin avanzar la historia realmente. Me sorprende cuánto pueden alargar el tema de los diez mandamientos, todavía no vemos ningún enfrentamiento real. Este tomo se concentra en darnos un poco más de información sobre el pasado.
Primero vemos un enfrentamiento de los tres caballeros sagrados contra unos poderosos demonios y esto marca el retorno de Hendrickson. Con eso, el autor aprovecha para contarnos qué sucedió realmente con él y Dreyfus, quienes orquestaron la rebelión de los caballeros sagrados. También nos explican lo que sucedió con Zaratras. Me pareció bueno entender quién estuvo realmente poseído y añadió buen contexto de los personajes poder ver cómo era la relación entre Hendrickson y Dreyfus.
De ahí entendemos un poco del conflicto de estos demonios con Meliodas. Habrá una pelea bastante buena entre este personaje y uno de los mandamientos.
No tenemos más información sobre King y Ban, pero de repente King aparece con los siete pecados capitales y el autor aprovecha para removernos la herida y darnos una triste noticia sobre el esperado encuentro entre Diane y King. No me gustó eso porque se siente un poco sacado de la manga sólo para deshacer lo que había estado construyendo con esos dos personajes en los tomos anteriores. Pero si me gustó dónde nos deja con Gowther, es un personaje mucho más interesante de lo que había notado. Podría decir que es malvado pero como él mismo se cuestiona, tienes que tener sentimientos para ser malvado y él no los tiene.
Los últimos capítulos nos muestran el pasado de Diane. Me gusta esa estructura del autor, que ha utilizado desde los primeros tomos, donde mucha de las historias entre los personajes y su pasado nos lo ha dejado oculta y se revela justo cuando es relevante.
No compré el tomo 17 en adelante, y no creo hacerlo pronto así que hasta aquí llegó mi aventura leyendo esta historia. Espero poder retomarla en un futuro porque como shonen es bastante entretenido y me gustó más que Bleach y Fairy Tail por ejemplo.

[Nikki in Niagara]

I usually love this series but this volume was only mediocre. They are still just setting up the new arc with "The Ten Commandments". Truth shows up for fighting a few times but this is really Diane's book. Just when she had remembered her past feelings for King she loses all her memory, way back to when she lived in her hometown. So off she goes and becomes involved in the battle going on in the Giant town.The Deadly Sins meanwhile or on a 300-mile journey to reach her and hopefully, restore her memory ... again.

[Tesutamento]

Hikaye anlamında pek ileri gitmediğimiz ama geçmişe ve yaşananlara ışık tutan bir ciltti. Dövüşlerden uzaklaşıp karakterlere odaklanarak okuyucuya nefes aldırıyor. Hendrickson ve Dreyfus'un hem kendi aralarındaki ilişkiyi hem de iblislerle olan münasebetlerini öğreniyoruz. Hikayenin Danafor kısmına ise pek girilmiyor. Bir başka aydınlatılan kısım da Diane ile ilgiliydi. Neden kıskançlık günahını taşıdığını ve Meliodas'a olan yakınlığının kaynağını öğreniyoruz. Ekipteki diğer herkeste olduğu gibi, Diane'nin de geçmişi hüzünlü. Geçmişlerini irdeledikçe bu karakterleri sevmemek çok zor.

[Rereader]

Diane's backstory was the only interesting thing in this volume. The fact that I had to wallow through more Hendrickson/Dreyfus backstory, side not I could not be bothered to care about these characters at this point, and deal with the Ten Commandments a.k.a the most uninteresting group of villains I have seen in recent years, just to get to Diane's backstory did not make this a wholly enjoyable read. When are we meeting the next sin, I want to meet him so baaaaaaad!

[Mariana]

Actual Rating: 3,5 ⭐️

Well, this novel didn't have much action, especially after the last few volumes. The reader follows Gilthunder, Howzer, and Griamore and learns more about Hendrickson and what happened to him. Besides that, in Camelot, the group deals with what happened after the battle and they decide to go look for Escanor, the last sin. While not as good as the previous volumes, it was still a very entertaining read.

[Megan]

This is technically the volume that I'm starting with after having not read the series in 2ish years I think. It's surprisingly hard to get back into. I almost feel like I should just start at the beginning again, but I don't want too. Everyone is still OP. I think I'll start enjoying it again, just as soon as I remember who everyone is.

[M. Ashraf]

How Danfor became a pit in the ground, the back story of Meliodas Sin, and How Fraudrin became Dreyfus. Hendrikson seems cool now ?
Gowther saved the day with his memory altering ability and then :/ to Diane.
Diane and King :(
How the demons going to regain their power is interesting!
And Another Giant? at the end!
good volume.

[Santiago Bueno]

Bastante interesante este volumen. Nos enfocamos bastante en la historia de Diane, lo cual fue bastante interesante. Lo que me pareció que quedó un poco corto y no tan creible es la historia de Hendrickson y Dreyfus, y su relación con los demonios. No me termina de cerrar del todo. Igualmente disfruté bastante este tomo, fue divertido volver a esta historia.

[Claude]

Quite a come down from the previous volume. Not a whole lot happened. It was nice to see another Gaiden, but honestly it just stank of this grooming theme that is permeating this manga. Matrona is a nice character and I like the personification of the giants. I'm growing quite tired of the memory loss plot lines though.

[darcy]

On en sait plus sur le passé de Diane ! c'était super cool ! un très bon tome, la série après un très court passage non pas à vide mais à un peu en dessous (normal vu que c'était suite à un sacré climax) recommence à s'élever dans les sommets.

[omar ☆]

4/5 stars

Diane's backstory: LOVED IT
Training and power up foreshadowing: YES PLEASE
What actually happened to the great holy knights: GIMMIE MORE

But I was a bit bored while reading. Ending got me hyped tho

[Alessandra Ceravolo]

Sono sollevata che Meliodas si sia ripreso, sorpresa di scoprire il nome di chi ha ucciso Liz l’amore di Meliodas, intrigata dallo scoprire il passato di Diane e sconvolta per la sua perdita di memoria improvvisa.

[Soobie has fog in her brain]

Non avrei mai pensato che dietro Diane potesse esserci una storia tanto interessante. Complimenti a Suzuki-sensei.

E perché Gowther continua a giocare con i sentimenti degli altri in quel modo. Ormai mi vengono i brividi ogni volta che lo vedo sulla pagina.

[Krystal Caloia]

Whoa! Diane lost her memories again! Ugh, fucking Goat sin really needs to not be doing this to his own comrades! Some background on Diane is awesome! She is thinking about King!! How did Matrona survive?!?!

[Sheri]

Gowther is really starting to annoy me.

[Rebecca]

And just when I thought the King and Diane relationship couldn't get any more bittersweet...;_;

[El Mehdi]

diane lost her memory !!

[Nicole E.]

3,5

[Abeer Albossany]

So we got more details on the demon clan in this volume, and we also knew how the evil soul had lived in Dreyfus body. Diane loses her memory AGAIN.

[Nightray]

3,5⭐️

[Khari]

なるほど。色々理解しました。

アニメを見ると時々ミスするよね。漢字は素晴らしい。新しい単語の音が知らなくても見た目で分かる。

ですが、マトロナの現れる事はデウスエクスマキナ過ぎ！！

[Gaia ☀️]

It was amazing to read about Diane's past.

[Fabio]

Trama un po’ nonsense ma azione molto interessante.