10 Years of Kodansha Comics—May Spotlight: The Seven Deadly Sins

May 10, 2019
10 Years of Kodansha Comics—May Spotlight: The Seven Deadly Sins
 

10 years of Kodansha Comics! The year 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of the first Kodansha Comics manga published in English. Please join us in celebration as we select one classic Kodansha Comics series each month for exclusive content, promotions, and other surprises!

The Seven Deadly Sins Volumes 1-31 are available now from Kodansha Comics — and look for Volume 32 coming out May 14!

Our May Spotlight title is Nakaba Suzuki’s beloved, action-packed shonen series The Seven Deadly Sins! So what kind of “special surprises” do we have waiting for you this month? Check these out…

Surprise 1: Exclusive The Seven Deadly Sins pin! As a part of the 10 Years of Kodansha Comics project, we’ve teamed up with our friends at Rightstuf to bring you these awesome exclusive The Seven Deadly Sins pins! Visit Rightstuf and order any volume of The Seven Deadly Sins and you’ll receive an exclusive The Seven Deadly Sins pin for FREE! Available this month (May 2019) only or while supplies last.

Surprise 2: The Seven Deadly Sins Digital Sale Have you been wanting to check out The Seven Deadly Sins but unsure where to start? Been a fan of the anime and looking to catch up on the manga? Here's the best deal for you: This week, we're having The Seven Deadly Sins Sale, where all volumes of the Kodansha classic series are up to 50% off at all of our digital retail partners: BookWalkercomiXology, Google Play, iBooks, Kindle, Kobo, and nook. (Sale ends May 13.) ...More Details 

Surprise 3: The Seven Deadly Sins Survey Sweepstakes! Wanna know everything about The Seven Deadly Sins? Like following their entire adventure, from the past to present, manga to anime?  Well here’s your lucky chance: For the month of May only, ONE lucky winner will win: a set of The Seven Deadly Sins manga Volumes 1-32, both volumes of The Seven Deadly Sins: Seven Days, and one copy of The Seven Deadly Sins Season 1 Part 1 & Season 1 Part 2 Bluray/DVD, provided by our friends at Funimation! All you have to do is take this survey by May 31 to enter for a chance to win. ...More Details

Surprise 4: Enter the The Seven Deadly Sins Worldwide Fan Art Contest! The Seven Deadly Sins Drawing Knighthood is back and wants to see your The Seven Deadly Sins fan art! Send your The Seven Deadly Sins fan art for a chance to have your fan art featured in an upcoming Japanese (and later English) volume of The Seven Deadly Sins— and for a chance to win a signed clear file or an exclusive signed shikishi from The Seven Deadly Sins creator, Nakaba Suzuki-sensei! ...More Details

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  About Nakaba Suzuki

Born in Fukushima, Japan on Feburary 8, 1977, Nakaba Suzuki debuted as a mangaka in 1994 in Weekly Shonen Jump Special ‘95 Spring Special (published by Shueisha). In 2012, he began serializing The Seven Deadly Sins in Weekly Shonen Magazine (Kodansha). Interesting fact: he's one of the few manga artists who have serialized manga in all four major weekly manga magazines in Japan. Then check out Kodansha Comics’ exclusive interview with Nakaba Suzuki from 2015! 

Surprise 5: The Seven Deadly Sins Color Image Gallery Kodansha Comics is also proud to present a special The Seven Deadly Sins color image gallery! Click through the gallery below to see some never-before-seen color art of Meliodas, Elizabeth, and the rest of The Seven Deadly Sins! [reader chapter_id="28695"]

That ain't all—The Seven Deadly Sins creator Nakaba Suzuki also sent us this lovely message to celebrate our 10th Anniversary with us!

Thank you, Suzuki-sensei!

 

Celebrate 10 Years of Kodansha Comics with us all year long by following us on KodanshaComics.com!

Be sure to check back again next month, when we’ll be throwing the spotlight onto yet another Kodansha classic!