The story begins with Elizabeth, the princess of Britannia, which has been overthrown by the brutal Holy Knights, finding Meliodas, the leader of the titular Seven Deadly Sins, a group of knights which was disbanded years ago after being blamed for plotting to overthrow Britannia.
The series is licensed for English language release in North America by Kodansha USA, who published the first volume on March 11, 2014.
is a comedic spin-off of the series by Juichi Yamaki that re-imagines the titular Seven Deadly Sins as high school students.
The Seven Deadly Sins Production (七つの大罪プロダクション, Nanatsu no Taizai Purodakushon) is a comedic spin-off by Chiemi Sakamoto that imagines the series' characters as actors performing in a live-action television show.
The Seven Deadly Sins: Seven Days ~The Thief and the Holy Girl~ (七つの大罪 セブンデイズ～盗賊と聖少女～, Nanatsu no Taizai: Sebun Deizu ~Tōzoku to Seishōjo~) is a manga illustrated by Yō Kokukuji that adapts Mamoru Iwasa's novel Seven Days, showing how Ban and Elaine met in more detail.