Nanatsu no Taizai

Posted July 06 2013 - 12:13 PM

Stumbled upon this manga the other day so decided to check it out. So far its pretty damn awesome. Here is a summary for it
The "Seven Deadly Sins", a group of evil knights who conspired to overthrow the kingdom of Britannia, were said to have been eradicated by the Holy Knights, although some claim that they still live. Ten years later, the Holy Knights have staged a Coup d'état and assassinated the king, becoming the new, tyrannical rulers of the kingdom. Elizabeth, the king's only daughter, sets out on a journey to find the "Seven Deadly Sins", and to enlist their help in taking back the kingdom

citizen_lion

Posted July 08 2013 - 05:41 PM

Intriguing plot. I will check it out!

citizen_lion

Posted July 08 2013 - 05:54 PM

@Darkwing_Duck

You evil Duck you. I did check it out. I saw Elizabeth... and now I cannot stop reading it. Best body in a manga in a long time for me, or perhaps it's just that outfit she starts with. Mmmm. shoulders, and I don't mean the pork (although the talking pig has to be the second attraction by far, remind me of the equally awesome talking horse in Yongbi the Invincible)

Darkwing_Duck

Posted July 08 2013 - 08:23 PM

Haha so she dragged you in too lol. But the story is also good as well.

Saiga

Posted July 08 2013 - 09:48 PM

I may have to check this out. Not too long yet either.

Sounds interesting.

Darkwing_Duck

Posted July 09 2013 - 08:18 AM

Its almost like king Arthur and the knights of the round table done in a manga style. But you should check it out, helps pass the time til the next HSDK

Saiga

Posted July 10 2013 - 10:41 PM

After reading the first two chapters, I must say this manga is quite interesting. I like the concept.

Darkwing_Duck

Posted July 12 2013 - 01:01 AM

@citizen_lion
If you enjoy elizabeth then you should check out Rave Master, I think youll find Elie to your liking.

citizen_lion

Posted July 12 2013 - 10:47 AM

Elizabeth was pure, concentrated industrial strength love. I ran through the nanatsu no taizai archive already... and aching for more

At least now I have 2 series to follow instead of 1.

The only thing I don't like about NNT is how overpowered the hero is. I know that the whole point is that he is supposed to be mysterious, but when he is vastly more powerful than every single character of the manga put together, from both sides, it becomes a bit strange (and makes the events of the story a lot less dramatic, because the hero is more or less his own Deux Ex Machina...)

Darkwing_Duck

#10

Posted July 12 2013 - 12:14 PM

Yea his over powering strength does kind of take away from the suspense but at the same time it makes you wonder why he is that strong and if it could be his downfall. I also think theres something sinister about the sword he carries

Darkwing_Duck

#11

Posted July 14 2013 - 10:35 AM

Meliodas reminds me of kensai thou with hos pervertedness. Lol

Saiga

#12

Posted July 14 2013 - 01:02 PM

Elizabeth is a lot more receptive than any of the girls in HSDK though. Lol

Darkwing_Duck

#13

Posted July 14 2013 - 01:48 PM

I believe she has what i like to call Naieve princess syndrome

Saiga

#14

Posted July 15 2013 - 01:58 PM

Caught up with it. Thanks for the recommendation. Now I have another series to complain about having to wait for!

Darkwing_Duck

#15

Posted July 15 2013 - 10:29 PM

Glad you enjoy it. It does suck having to wait thou lol

Darkwing_Duck

#16

Posted September 03 2013 - 07:21 PM

Just curious if you guys were following this series still. And what u think of it so far

citizen_lion

#17

Posted September 04 2013 - 11:20 AM

Still following it and enjoying it. Not much to say so far other than Ban is awesome and Elizabeth is just too cute. Actually Diane is cute too, but she really should notice King a bit more.

All of the main cast seems to be truly pure and good so far, to the point of being too good to be true, which makes me suspect that they all have very dark sides that are truly as bad as all the rumours, but they are not aware of this.

Because that would better explain why the "first generation" holy knight, who has been shown to be ordinary human beings without any real "evil influence" have grown to become so militant, high-handed, and ruthless. There has to be a real threat of such a magnitude that they would all subscribe to such a dogma...

Edit: that said, it is entirely possible that the holy knights were all worked up by a very skillful manipulator to respond to a completely imaginary threat. After all, a world war started this way...

Edited by citizen_lion, September 04 2013 - 02:17 PM.

Darkwing_Duck

#18

Posted September 04 2013 - 08:10 PM

Im glad youre enjoying it as well. Im curious to find out the history of melodas sword and mark. Also I really enjoy Ban his interactions and carefree ways are pretty fun to see

Edited by Darkwing_Duck, September 04 2013 - 09:17 PM.