The Seven Deadly Sins

Nanatsu no Taizai (七つの大罪 The Seven Deadly Sins) is a manga authored and illustrated by Nakaba Suzuki, and is currently serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine.

Plot
The Seven Deadly Sins, a group of knights who conspired to overthrow the kingdom of Britannia, were said to have been eradicated by the Holy Knights, although rumors about them being alive continue to persist.

Ten years later, the Holy Knights stage a coup d'état and capture the king, becoming the new, tyrannical rulers of the kingdom. Elizabeth Lyonesse, the third princess, sets out on a journey to find the Seven Deadly Sins, and to enlist their help in taking back the kingdom.

History
Nanatsu no Taizai began serialization in the Issue 45 of 2012 of Weekly Shōnen Magazine, which was released on the October 10. The oneshot the series' plot is based on was released in the Issue 52 of 2011.

The first volume was released on February 15, 2013, the second volume, on April 17, and the third, on June 17.