<P> An illustration collection titled Rainbow of Sin (七色 の 罪, Nanairo no Tsumi) and an official fan book were both released on February 17, 2015, while a guidebook for the anime called Ani - Sin (アニ 罪, Ani - Tsumi) was released on April 17, 2015 . </P> <P> A video game titled Seven Deadly Sins: Unjust Sin (七 つの 大罪 真実 の 冤罪, Nanatsu no Taizai Shinjitsu no Enzai) was developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment and released for the Nintendo 3DS on February 11, 2015 . A game titled The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia (七 つの 大罪 ブリタニア の 旅人, Nanatsu no Taizai: Buritania no Tabibito) is being developed by Bandai Namco for the PlayStation 4 . It was released in North America and Europe on February 9, 2018 . </P> <P> As of August 2014, the collected volumes of The Seven Deadly Sins had 5 million copies in circulation . By January 2015, this number had grown to 10 million sold . The first collected volume of the series sold 38,581 copies in its first week, ranking number 13 on the Oricon manga chart . Its second volume ranked 5 selling 106,829 in its first week, while its third debuted at number 4 with 135,164 copies . The thirteenth volume had the manga's best debut week to date, selling 442,492 for first place on the chart . The series was the ninth best - selling manga of 2014, with over 4.6 million copies sold that year . For the first half of 2015, The Seven Deadly Sins was the number one best - selling series . It finished the year in second place with over 10.3 million copies sold, behind only One Piece . It was the sixth best - selling of 2016, with over 5 million copies sold, and the seventh of 2017, with close to 3.6 million copies sold . The 2014 edition of Kono Manga ga Sugoi!, which surveys people in the manga and publishing industry, named The Seven Deadly Sins the fifth best manga series for male readers . The title was named Best Shōnen Manga at the 39th Kodansha Manga Awards alongside Yowamushi Pedal . It was also nominated for the 2014 Manga Taishō award and as Best Youth Comic at the 42nd Angoulême International Comics Festival in France . </P> <P> The North American releases of volumes two and four charted on The New York Times Manga Best Seller list at number seven and nine respectively . Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network (ANN) gave the first volume a B grade, calling the art interesting and the story a "neat take on the basic knights - in - shining - armor ." She saw influence from Akira Toriyama in Meliodas and 1970s shōjo manga in the female characters . However, Silverman felt the art had issues with perspective and commented that Elizabeth lacked character development . Both Silverman and Danica Davidson of Otaku USA warned that Meliodas' perverted actions towards Elizabeth, which are used for comedic relief, could possibly be misinterpreted by some readers . In a brief review, Jason Thompson claimed that the series follows common shōnen manga elements, making its plot twists and dialog predictable . He did however like the art and the series' European setting . </P>

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