How to watch The Seven Deadly Sins anime in order

However, The Seven Deadly Sin anime doesn't just stop there. It has several spin-offs worth considering, mobile games and video games such as The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Brittania and The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross.

That said, with so much to peruse, you might be wondering on where you should even start. Thankfully, we have got just the guide to help you explore and watch The Seven Deadly Sins anime in order.

How to watch The Seven Deadly Sins in release order

While you could watch The Seven Deadly Sins in chronological order, you're almost guaranteed to spoil yourself in the process. For newcomers, our advice is to begin with the release order.

As the show’s timeline is based on information revealed throughout the series, no nasty surprises will throw you off while watching Elizabeth in her search.

Doing that would make your watchlist look something like this:

• The Seven Deadly Sins Season 1 (2014)
• The Seven Deadly Sins Bandit Ban OVA (2015)
  The Seven Deadly Sins Heroes Fun Time: Extra Stories Compilation OVA (2015)
• The Seven Deadly Sins: Signs of Holy War (2016)
• The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of Commandments (2018)
• The Seven Deadly Sins Movie 1: Prisoners of the Sky (2018)
• The Seven Deadly Sins: Heroes’ Frolic OVA (2018)
• The Seven Deadly Sins: Imperial Wrath of the Gods (2019)
• The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon’s Judgement (2021)
• The Seven Deadly Sins Movie 2: Cursed by Light (2021)
• The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 1 (2022)
• The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse (2023)
• The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 2 (2023)
• The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse Season 2 (2024)

How to watch Seven Deadly Sins in chronological order

The second way to watch Seven Deadly Sins is by following the chronological order of the timeline that appears in the franchise.

There aren’t too many significant changes between this and the release order, except for the OVAs. These were originally released at the same time but cover three different time periods, which ultimately changes their placement in the list.

The rejigged version looks like this:

• Bandit Ban (2015) (OVA)
• The Seven Deadly Sins Season 1 (2014)
• Heroes Funtime (2015) (OVA)
• The Seven Deadly Sins: Signs of Holy War (2015)
• The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of Commandments (2018)
• The Seven Deadly Sins Movie 1: Prisoners of the Sky (2018)
• Heroes’ Frolic (2018) (OVA)
• The Seven Deadly Sins: Imperial Wrath of the Gods (2019)
• The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon’s Judgement (2021)
• The Seven Deadly Sins Movie 2: Cursed by Light (2021)
• The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 1 (2022)
• The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 2
• The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse (2023)
• The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse Season 2 (2024)

Has Seven Deadly Sins finished?

There are no current plans to continue the original TV outing; however, the franchise has continued with various films and spin-offs, including The Grudge of Edinburgh. The series also has a sequel The Four Knights of the Apocalypse, with season 2 currently available to watch on Netflix.

Do you need to read The Seven Deadly Sins manga?

Not at all! While there are always slight differences when it comes to adaptations, there's very little reason or requirement for you to read the Seven Deadly Sins manga if you don't want to.

However, it is encouraged if you want to see the differences — regardless of how small they are — between the anime adaptations and the manga or light novels.

Where to watch The Seven Deadly Sins in the UK

For UK fans, Seven Deadly Sins can currently be found on Netflix, Crunchyroll and Amazon Prime.

You can catch Seven Deadly Sins on Netflix.

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