Seven Deadly Sins Sequel Anime Netflix Release Date Announced
Seven Deadly Sins Four Knights Percival
A-1 Pictures’ The Seven Deadly Sins was a smash hit for Netflix, and helped pave the way for Netflix’s expanded slate of anime production that’s been serving it well in recent years. The series wrapped up in 2021, but a sequel series started in Japan last month, and soon it’ll be coming to Netflix.
Netflix announced that The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse will start airing on the video streaming service on January 31, 2024. It first started airing in Japan in early October, and later that month Netflix had announced it would be releasing the series outside of Japan.
The series is a sequel to the original The Seven Deadly Sins, among the best anime on Netflix, taking place roughly 16 years after the end of the previous series. It focuses on a new protagonist, Percival, who’s prophesied to be one of four knights said to bring about the end of the world.
Here’s how Netflix describes it:
A kind young boy named Percival lives with his grandfather in a remote area called "the Finger of God" — but the world would not allow this peace to last. An encounter with a mysterious knight changes Percival's destiny and reveals a startling secret, causing him to set out on an endless journey. Whether you are familiar with "The Seven Deadly Sins" or not, everyone can enjoy this exhilarating fantasy adventure long-awaited by the whole world!
Netflix will be streaming Four Knights of the Apocalypse in both English dubbed format and in Japanese with English subtitles, much like its predecessor, though it’s a little unclear if Netflix will be releasing a bunch of episodes all at once, streaming it weekly, or some combination of the two.
The trailer’s description on YouTube says: “New episodes of The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse stream one week early starting January 31, 2024, only on Netflix.” Make of that what you will, I guess.
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