The Seven Deadly Sins Season 1, Part 2 Blu-Ray Review

By: AlanV[yasr_multiset setid=9]Britannia is quickly headed towards a disastrous war, accelerated by the actions of the Holy Knights. Princess Elizabeth has been able to get a hold of four of the Seven Deadly Sins and continues to push forward to gather the remaining members in her bid to save the Kingdom. However, outside forces and internal strife within the Holy Knights will have a say in the outcome of the conflict.During this half of the season Meliodas and Elizabeth are forced to separate because of events in the story, and the anime is better off for it. With them apart all the awkward fan service doesn’t have the opportunity to crop up and derail everything else going on. It really lets the story breathe and push forward in a meaningful way, making for a more entertaining fantasy romp that comes closer to reaching the heights set up during the first episode.The combat is more prominent and bombastic, with some of the heavy hitters from the Holy Knights camp coming out to make their mark. Seeing these incredibly talented and powerful fighters shine as they face off against one another is entertaining, although puzzlingly there is a powerful group that makes it appearance but doesn’t square off against the Sins. Appropriately, the best fight is saved for the last episode where good vanquishes evil in a satisfying fashion.However, it isn’t just about characters knocking the stuffing out of one another. During downtime from all the battles there is an opportunity to learn more about the main characters by seeing flashbacks. These flashbacks give insight into their personalities and how their incredibly tight bonds were forged. It’s a nice palette cleanser from all the fighting going on and helps to properly flesh out these characters.One of the biggest disappointments in this set of episodes is the diminishing of the bromance between Meliodas and Ban. That sense of brotherhood is still present and obvious, lamentably it’s not expressed in the same way as it was during the first half of the season. This was one of the most enjoyable and entertaining elements of the anime so it’s a shame it wasn’t continued. There’s also a rather large loose end between these two that is seemingly forgotten by the end of the season.The story wraps up neatly with this set, as the final enemy is dispatched and peace returns to the kingdom. However, the story sets up the next season to come, with only six of the Seven Deadly Sins revealed so far. There is another kingdom that needs the intervention of some heroes, and it’s where the characters will be headed to next.VideoThis second set of episodes comes in 1080p and has a variable bit rate. The bit rates can go from the low 20Mbps range and jump up to and past 30Mbps. Overall, it’s a solid presentation, and the only issue spotted was some occasional noise. It’s not a deal breaker and anyone who enjoys the anime will be happy with this set.AudioThere are three different audio trackers for viewers to choose from, and they all come in Dolby TrueHD 2.0. The available languages are English, Japanese and Spanish. All three of the casts deliver solid performances that will please viewers regardless of which language they opt to go with.ExtrasRegrettably the extras on this set are just as paltry as they were on the first set. There is a clean opening, clean closing, next episode previews along with some trailers for other Funimation properties.The Seven Deadly Sins first season is uneven. The first half of the season is plagued by the ill placed fan service; however, this second half gets it closer to reaching its potential. Anyone who has invested in the first release and even mildly enjoyed it would do well to pick this one up and reap the rewards of a more well put together storyline. You can pick up both sets on Funimation's website here.