The Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 18

七つの大罪 [Nanatsu no Taizai] #18

by Nakaba Suzuki

The Search for Pride

After regaining his demonic power and delivering a warning to the Ten Commandments, Meliodas rejoins the Sins in the land of the Druids! But with the rest of the gang’s training complete, he’s not the only one who’s powered up—even Hawk is looking tougher! With no time to spare, the search for the final Sin, Escanor, begins! According to Meliodas, Escanor’s even stronger than he is, but with the Ten Commandments launching their invasion of Britannia, will they be able to find him in time?

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Comics, Adventure, Magic, Shonen

192 pages, Paperback

First published December 17, 2015

About the author

Nakaba Suzuki (鈴木央 Suzuki Nakaba, born in Sukagawa, Fukushima) is a Japanese manga artist, known for his works in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump, Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday and Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine.

Reviews

[Tesutamento · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bir süredir hikayede yer almayan Ban nihayet tekrar odak merkezi oldu. Jericho ile yolculuğuna devam ederken duyduğu söylentiler nedeniyle yolu bu kez çocukluğunun geçtiği kasabaya düşüyor. Daha önceki ciltlerde işlediği günahı görmüştük fakat bu kez çocukluğuna tanık oluyoruz. Çalıp çırpmayla, dayak yemeyle, kötü muameleyle geçen bir çocukluk yaşamış olması şaşırtmıyor. Şu ana dek gördüklerim arasında en hüzünlü öykü açık arayla Ban'a ait. Bu cilt özelindeki tek beğenmediğim husus Liz-Elizabeth bağlantısının bize çok çarpıcı bir şeymiş gibi sunulmasıydı. Şu ana dek anlamamış olmak çok zordu.

[ⓀⒶⓇⒾ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5🌟

Slader is so wholesome, I need more of him

[Honeypie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I watched the scenes first in this volume in the anime, so it wasn't really surprising.

It's good to meet the gang again. Ban is still my favorite Sin Knight.

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Ban: Yeah... it is hard. But crying about it is not going to bring her back.

[Nikki in Niagara · Rating 5 out of 5]

An awful lot happens in this volume which both furthers the plot and brings unexpected surprises! However, the book is also mainly devoted to Ban, who has been gone for a while. We get caught up on what happened to him in the meantime plus he has a lead story going on. Furthermore, there are lots of flashbacks to his past finally giving us his backstory. Great volume!

[Mert · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5 Stars (%74/100)

The first few chapters are a bit boring in my opinion and that is why I originally wanted to rate it lower. However, seeing that most of the book is dedicated to Ban, I actually enjoyed it, especially the ending. Ban's past as a bandit is revealed along with his father figure. The Commandments are on the move and Ban is reunited with Elaine. The Sins also start their search for Escanor, the last Sin and apparently the strongest including Meliodas. It was a really good volume.

[The Book Dragon · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Ten Commandments have dispersed and the Seven Deadly Sins are scrambling to deal with their new pest problem...all except Ban who's still trying to resurrect Elaine.

Get ready for tears and sadness and a bit of amusing banter.

This series has 41 volumes.

[Sheri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ban's backstory is heartbreaking. I really hope him and Elaine find each other.

[DoctorFeddy · Rating 5 out of 5]

“ Hai trovato l’amico perfetto”

Il volume che spiega tutto sull’infanzia di Ban e l’incontro con il suo genitore acquisito “Zhivago” che gli ha insegnato a rubare e sopravvivere. Intanto Dreyfus è arrivato in città ma viene subito attaccato dalle guardie azzurre, una specie di corpo speciale del re di Liones capitanato dal fratello. Sappiamo anche che Ban aveva una sorellina morta quando era piccolo di fame e di stenti. Due dei dieci comandamenti si mettono in viaggio e fanno un putiferio assorbendo molte anime e incattivendole sino risvegliare i morti rancorosi. Una tra queste è Eliane che ha osservato dal mondo dei morti tutto ciò che è successo e sembra gelosa di Jericho. King si divide dai Seven Deadly Sins un po’ perché non si fida di Meliodas e perché qualcuno a richiamato Oslo. Alla fine del volume c’è la battaglia tra Galand e Melascula contro Ban leggermente irritato dal fatto che hanno usato il rancore della sua ragazza contro di lui. Volume molto corposo e invitante con protagonista Ban, un personaggio che riserva molto sorprese, sembra un cattivo con il suo sguardo truce e la sua peculiarità e poi tornare come se niente fosse due tavole su tre lo rende un personaggio a tratti simpatico.

[Rereader · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed learning Ban's backstory and seeing Elaine come back to life. Even when she's trying to kill someone, her interactions with Ban are amazing. Easily the best couple in the series! Only thing holding this volume back is the Ten Commandments. I know I've been griping about these villains, but I can't help it. Aside from some of their cool designs, like the one wrapped in tentacles and Monspeet, they are annoying, uninteresting, unmemorable, obnoxious group of individuals I've ever met. None of them have anything going for them personality wise (they either have no personality or one character trait that they milk til it's bone dry) and the group dynamic is abysmal. Aside from Monspeet and Derieri (I think that's their name?) all they do is bicker, dump exposition, and hold strategy meetings. That's it. Tell me again why I'm supposed to care whenever they make an appearance? I have no idea whether they are recurring villains or not, but if I'm stuck with them for the rest of the series, I'm so screwed.

[Claude · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not all that much action for once, but the emotion here really takes it home. Ban's full backstory and his relationship with Zhivago was very touching. Arguably it's the most emotional part of the entire manga so far. Even though he passes away at the end, it's almost like a happy ending for both of them.

The more I read Ban and Jericho sections as well the more I actually think Ban and Jericho genuinely do make sense as a couple. I would love for there to be a story arc of Ban accepting that Elaine is dead and moving on, which would be a healthy lesson to impart on the reader. I know we won't get that though.

Also, I was pleasantly surprised by Ban's performance against the commandments. His power set has arguably been the least explored and is probably the most equipped to deal with opponents so overwhelmingly stronger than him, so it's good to see him shine here.

The timeline is getting messy again though. Now, allegedly, Ban should be well into his 30s or 40s by now, despite us being told right at the start that he's 27.

[Mariana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Actual Rating: 4 ⭐️

This was by far my favorite volume. It had a lot of Ban and the reader learns more about his past. While he is trying to find a way to revive Elaine with Jericho's help, Ban encounters his father figure Zhivago and the reader finally learns more about his story. Poor Ban, he had such a difficult time since he was a child and I couldn't help feeling so sad for him and for what happened to him when he was just a kid. By the end of the novel, Ban is finally reunited with Elaine, however, Elaine is brought back to life by the Ten Commandments. Because of this, she is corrupted to act on her main regret.

[Santiago Bueno · Rating 3 out of 5]

Volumen divertido. Estuvo interesante ver el pasado de ban. La estrategia de Meliodas para enfrentar a los mandamientos tiene sentido pero realmente tendría que haberlo pensado un poquito mejor. No me gustó demasiado que su haren siga expandiendose, con otro personaje femenino enamorado de él. Disfruté el tomo igualmente en general, pero no fue de mis favoritos.

[Alessandra Ceravolo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mi sono commossa nel ripercorrere il passato di Ban, rattristata per la morte di colui che lo ha preso con se proteggendolo e insegnandogli a sopravvivere. Sono sconvolta dalla resurrezione di Elaine anche se purtroppo controllata dai demoni e ho trovato molto dolce il bacio di riconciliazione tra Elaine e Ban.

[Mikel Stinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely love the anime so figured I would give the manga a shot, and boy was I half I did. The manga is, in my opinion, far superior to the already outstanding anime. If you like the anime and story of The Seven Deadly Sins, give the manga a go, you won't be sorry.

[Khari · Rating 5 out of 5]

今までの一番いい話だった！！！
バンはいい男だね！いいな、エライン。恵まれている。鈴木先生は男向きの話を描いているけど女の心もよく分かるんだ。バンとエレインの話はすごくロマンチック！そして、そのキス！きゃああ！すごくいい表情！！羨ましい。
それだけではない。彼はいい人。彼の義理父もいい人！バンの悩みを溶かすっていいね。
うん、今回の話は素晴らしい。次の読みたいが次のはまだ持っていない！早く借りたい！

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

I sobbed during Ban's backstory. It makes what happened to Elaine even worse knowing how hard his childhood was.

[Kareena · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love getting more backstory on my favorite character! Seeing Ban's past was so great. It was nice seeing the character development.

[El Mehdi · Rating 4 out of 5]

we got to know a little about ban past

[Nicole E. · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5

[Elinor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ban Ban Ban Ban Ban Ban Ban Ban <3

[María Belén · Rating 5 out of 5]

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!!!!

[Isis · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's like I can already sense how things will end for Ban...
And I don't like it!

[Sanyukta Thakare · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jericho is the one holy night that I truly actually like in females..maybe I do like gill a little but they have such less impact on the story they are kinda easily forgotten.

[omar ☆ · Rating 5 out of 5]

5/5 stars

Zhivago is the best TT___TT
Ban's backstory got me so sad and is such an amazing way of giving us an insight of what made Ban himself.

[Tiam]

I love this book but i was the one who started the series of the Seven Deadly Sins

[Gabe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Media pila con estas portadas minúsculas y pixeladas...

[Fabio · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un po’ di sane mazzate, e disegnate benissimo.

[M. Ashraf · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nanatsu no Taizai
The Seven Deadly Sins #18
Nakaba Suzuki

Very good volume,
I liked the power level;
I liked the back story of Ban;
I did not expect Elaine to be back;
Meliodas is awesome!

[Marker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fue maravilloso ver el pasado de Ban.

[Kiley · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75/5 stars