Name: The Seven Deadly Sins is like a strawberry smoothie with a little mucus mixed in.
Item: The Seven Deadly Sins
Rating: 60
Author: FloralFlames

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The Seven Deadly Sins is like a strawberry smoothie with a little mucus mixed in. · Waifora

STORY/PLOT/THOUGHTS
I did not enjoy this show, but it had some redeeming qualities. The best way I can put it is that The Seven Deadly Sins is like a strawberry smoothie with a little mucus mixed in. Ban, Gilthunder, and King’s past are some of the absolute best things about this show. I enjoyed the slow development of who the big bad bosses really were and some information about Meliodas’ true origin. Fight scenes are nicely-executed as well.

However, I was really turned off by the copious blood vomits/spit-takes (it's like the blood spews out in two forms: bite-sized nuggets and water hose pressure), Meliodas’ gropey-grabby hands (the fanservice feels icky and too contrived; sorry not sorry), and Elizabeth’s utter uselessness (I swear her personality is “best girl”; I personally just don’t care about moe chicks).

Now, I love romance as I’m always reading a good shoujo, but I didn’t care for Elizabeth’s undying love for our golden boy. I actually preferred Ban’s thinly-developed love more even though I can’t stand lolicon stuff. This show's relationships are a bit weird just so you know that going in.

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Some of the adults watch their love interests grow up from literal babies/toddlers to adults. o_O

Also, the story moved too slowly in certain episodes before picking up an exciting pace toward the 20’s.

CHARACTERS
I liked the ensemble of characters (minus Elizabeth), and their bits of development. Meliodas definitely wasn't the most likable character, but he wasn't one of those MCs that you beg to get off the screen for one reason or another.

For me, his companions were much cooler. Diane made me feel for her, King's previous whereabouts were interesting, and, of course, I enjoyed Ban a lot. The piggy character runs its mouth too much for me, but it fulfilled the animal sidekick role well enough.

MISC: ANIMATION, VOICE ACTING
As far as the English dub, I thought the voices were good. I think each voice fits its character well though Elizabeth’s voice is sickly sweet and her crying leaves a lot to be desired.

The animation is very fluid and smooth, but some of the bodies look weirdly disproportionate (i.e Griamore and Elizabeth).

The music is beautiful and empathy-inducing. It helps set the tone well for important scenes. Even by itself, the soundtrack is great.

OVERALL: 6/10 | 60% | NEUTRAL SMILEY FACE :|
Is it worth watching? For me, I would’ve dropped this show much quicker if it weren’t for Ban and the interesting build-up to a satisfying end. But for something I found on Netflix, it is pretty entertaining. For all its stupid moments, there is a lot of heart, great characters, and foreshadowing. Check it out for yourself.