The Seven Deadly Sins — Story Arcs & Filler Guide
Episode ranges, plot summaries, and frequently asked questions for every major arc in The Seven Deadly Sins. Updated 2026.
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Gathering the Seven Deadly Sins
Eps 1–24 · 24 epsWhat is the premise of The Seven Deadly Sins?
Princess Elizabeth Liones searches for the legendary Seven Deadly Sins — a disbanded group of powerful knights framed for treason — to help her stop the Holy Knights, who have secretly seized control of her kingdom.
Who are the Seven Deadly Sins?
The Seven Deadly Sins are an order of elite knights, each named for a sin representing their fighting style and personality: Meliodas (Wrath), Diane (Envy), Ban (Greed), King (Sloth), Gowther (Lust), Merlin (Gluttony), and Escanor (Pride).
Vaizel Fight Festival & the Ten Commandments Threat
Eps 25–50 · 26 epsWhat is the Vaizel Fight Festival?
A tournament arc where several Sins compete under disguise, used as a narrative device to reveal character backstories and abilities while a greater threat — the Ten Commandments — begins to reemerge.
Who are the Ten Commandments?
The Ten Commandments are an elite group of demons, each empowered by a specific unbreakable rule, released from a centuries-long seal to threaten Britannia and reignite the ancient war against the Demon Clan.
War Against the Ten Commandments
Eps 51–75 · 25 epsWhat is Meliodas's true identity?
Meliodas is revealed to be the son of the Demon King, cursed with immortality after betraying the Demon Clan for love — forced to relive death after death while his memories of Elizabeth are erased each time she dies.
Final Battles
Eps 76–100 · 25 epsHow does The Seven Deadly Sins TV anime conclude?
The final stretch of episodes builds toward the climactic war against the Demon Clan and the Ten Commandments, resolving Meliodas and Elizabeth's centuries-long curse as the series moves toward its ultimate conclusion.