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 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 will be streamed on August 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 2023 (2023-08) (Part 2)
Running time
52 minutes (Part 1)[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Synopsis

Part One

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 Clan and Goddess Clan. When his mother, Elizabeth's life is endangered, Tristan heads to Edinburgh to seek a former Holy Knight, Deathpierce.

Part Two

TBA

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
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
FairyKoki UchiyamaAleks Le

Production

In November 2021, it was announced that The Seven Deadly Sins manga series will receive a two-part anime film for Netflix in 2022, with Bob Shirahata directing the film at both Alfred Imageworks and Marvy Jack, while Rinatō Ikeda is returning to provide the screenplay after writing Cursed by Light film. The two-part film will also use computer generated animation instead of hand-drawn animation.[5] On March 2022, it was announced that key cast members will 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 Netflix streaming site, with the first film on December 20, 2022,[2] and the second film on 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 the film 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). 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. 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. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  4. "The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part I (2022)". Behind the Voice Actors. 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. 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. 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. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  8. Silverman, Rebecca (December 21, 2022). ""The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburg Part One" Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  9. Seward Jr., Kenneth (December 20, 2022). "The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 1 Review". IGN. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
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