# The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse (2023)

> A pure-hearted boy sets out across a doom-foretold Britannia on a journey of discovery and revenge.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/138716

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 36
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, action, fantasy
- Network: MBS, TBS, CBC, Tulip Television, SBC, BSN, tys, NBC, HBC, RKK, i-Television, SBS, IBC, BSS, MRO, OBS, TUF, RSK, TUY, tbc, RKB, KUTV, RBC, UTY, RCC, MRT, ATV, MBC
- Cast: Shou Komura, Kikunosuke Toya, Aino Shimada, Kanna Nakamura, Koki Uchiyama, Rikiya Koyama, Sachi Kokuryu, Toshiyuki Morikawa
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20228550/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Tone: earnest, dark, adventurous, mythic

## What critics say

Audiences rate the single season as a mixed but generally well-received action fantasy, with its animation and fast battles singled out.

## Synopsis

The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse (2023-2024) is a Japanese anime series adapted from the Kodansha manga and produced by TMS Entertainment, broadcast across numerous Japanese networks. Its protagonist, a pure-hearted boy, sets out across the peaceful land of Britannia after a prophecy of doom begins to unfold, pursuing a journey that mixes discovery with a burning desire for revenge. Voice cast includes Shou Komura as Percival, Kikunosuke Toya as Donny, Aino Shimada as Nasiens, Kanna Nakamura as Anne Anghalad, and Koki Uchiyama as Lancelot. The engine of the series is a quest across a fantasy landscape where the young hero must confront the forces of prophecy while pursuing personal vengeance, with each episode built from battles, shifting alliances, and encounters with knights who carry their own burdens. Told in a single season of 36 episodes, it is a shonen action adventure with a fully animated look and a tone that moves between earnest heroism and dark menace. Its Arthurian-inspired kingdom and knightly characters give it a mythic scale, and fans of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Berserk (1997), and Hunter x Hunter (2011) will find resonance in its blend of sword-driven action, character loyalty, and fated conflict.

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