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No.
English title
Original Japanese title[6]
Original air date

1
"The Seven Deadly Sins"
"Nanatsu no Taizai" (七つの大罪)
October 5, 2014

Elizabeth Liones, the third princess of the Kingdom of Liones, is on a mission to find the Seven Deadly Sins, a group of extremely powerful but dangerous group of Holy Knights who are now wanted criminals for supposedly betraying the kingdom. She finds Meliodas, the owner of a bar named the Boar Hat, accompanied by his pet companion Hawk, a talking pig. When attacked by apprentice Holy Knight Twigo, Meliodas quickly overcomes the opponent, but reveals his identity in the process as the Dragon's Sin of Wrath and the captain of the Seven Deadly Sins. Meliodas and Hawk join Elizabeth on her journey to find the other Deadly Sins in order to defeat the Holy Knights, who have orchestrated a coup d'état to overthrow the king.

2
"The Sword of the Holy Knight"
"Seikishi no Ken" (聖騎士の剣)
October 12, 2014

Holy Knight Gilthunder plants his sword in the center of a town named the Bernia Village, thus preventing the town from making the Bernia Ale, the primary source of income. After innumerable unsuccessful attempts by the villagers to remove the sword, which blocked the water source, Meliodas easily removes the object. A celebration is held at the Boar Hat, and Meliodas is hailed as a savior of the Bernia Village. Gilthunder, wanting to confirm whether the removal of his sword was an accident or not, throws a spear imbued with his power towards the town. However, Meliodas easily stops and throws the spear back, destroying Fort Solgales. Meliodas, Elizabeth and Hawk decide to proceed to the Forest of White Dreams.

3
"The Sin in the Sleeping Forest"
"Nemureru Mori no Tsumi" (眠れる森の罪)
October 19, 2014

Meliodas, Elizabeth, Hawk travel to the Forest of White Dreams, which even the Holy Knights avoid. The Prankster Imps that inhabit the Forest of White Dreams attempt to confuse them by impersonating Hawk and Elizabeth in order to lead them astray. After defeating the Prankster Imps, the three follow them and find a giant girl named Diane, the Serpent's Sin of Envy, asleep in the forest. Gilthunder suddenly arrives and binds all of them with his lightning magic. Meliodas battles Gilthunder, purposely allowing the Holy Knight to defeat him. Under the pretense of dying due to the severe injury, Meliodas acquires information about the whereabouts of two members of the Seven Deadly Sins, Ban and King, as his apparent last wish.

4
"A Little Girl's Dream"
"Shōjo no Yume" (少女の夢)
October 26, 2014

After Diane throws Gilthunder out of the forest, Meliodas, Elizabeth, Hawk and Diane head toward Baste Dungeon, where Ban, the Fox's Sin of Greed, is imprisoned. On the way there, they decide to pass by Dalmary Town, where a doctor named Dana treats Meliodas with some medicine for his injuries. Diane and Elizabeth both show care for Meliodas, but they envy each other due to their opposites in strength and size. The town is suddenly attacked by insects controlled by Friesia, a Holy Knight belonging to the infamous Weird Fangs, but the insects are quickly destroyed by Diane, who makes her way to Baste Dungeon. Dana unexpectedly reveals to Elizabeth that the medicine is a deadly poison, while Golgius appears out of the blue to escort Elizabeth back to the Kingdom of Liones. Meanwhile, Ban escapes from his cell, but Jericho fails to subdue him.

5
"Even If You Should Die"
"Tatoe Anata ga Shindemo" (たとえあなたが死んでも)
November 2, 2014

As Golgius attempts to take Meliodas's sword, Meliodas awakens with no sign of being poisoned, proceeding to blast an aura that causes Golgius to flee. Meliodas, Elizabeth and Hawk find Golgius, who stabs Dana through the back and then attacks the three using his power of invisibility. Once Meliodas forces Golgius to retreat by horse, Meliodas later consoles Elizabeth after she blames herself for the death of Dana, whose daughter Sennett is imprisoned inside Baste Dungeon. When Meliodas, Elizabeth and Hawk set off to Baste Dungeon, they encounter Diane, who suddenly attacks them after succumbing to hypnosis by Ruin at the sound of his bell. As they run away from Diane, involving a pair of shepherds along the way, Meliodas soon succumbs to hypnosis as well and fights Diane. Meanwhile, Ban strips Jericho of her armor to wear for himself, but is subsequently stabbed in the chest by Jude.

6
"The Poem of Beginnings"
"Hajimari no Uta" (はじまりの詩)
November 9, 2014

As Meliodas and Diane continue to fight each other under hypnosis, Friesia attacks the young shepherd with her insects. When Elizabeth risks her life to protect the young shepherd, the latter is revealed to be Ruin. After Elizabeth manages to break off the bell from Ruin's staff, Meliodas and Diane regain their senses, soon defeating Ruin and Friesia, respectively. Meanwhile, Ban overpowers Jude and kills him, despite being pierced through the chest. Meliodas, Elizabeth, Hawk and Diane make it to Baste Dungeon to rescue Sennett, but Meliodas and Ban cause the destruction of the structure during their happy reunion. The six of them regroup back at Dalmary Town, where Dana, revealed to still be alive, treats them to a meal as a courtesy. Meanwhile, King, the Grizzly's Sin of Sloth, is shown to be allied with Gilthunder.

7
"A Touching Reunion"
"Kandō no Saikai" (感動の再会)
November 16, 2014

During a flashback, Ban seeks for the Fountain of Youth deep inside the Fairy King's Forest, but he is repeatedly thwarted by Elaine, Holy Maiden of the Fountain of Youth. However, Elaine realizes that Ban is different from other humans. Ban wants the Fountain of Youth in hopes of gaining something good in his life. In the present, Meliodas, Elizabeth, Hawk, Diane and Ban make plans to go to the Capital of the Dead. Ban wanders off in a nearby village and encounters King, in which the former does not recognize the latter at first. The two start fighting until the others find Ban, causing King to fly away in silence. As Meliodas, Elizabeth, Hawk, Diane and Ban later set off to the Capital of the Dead, they go to a field of flowers, which sends them to their destination. However, King follows them there and chases Ban, who sees a glimpse of Elaine from a distance.

8
"The Fearsome Pursuer"
"Osorubeki Tsuisekisha" (恐るべき追跡者)
November 23, 2014

King petrifies Ban after revealing that Elaine is actually his sister. During another flashback, Ban tries to protect Elaine while confronting a red demon that is destroying the Fairy King's Forest. However, after Elaine gets hurt, she sacrifices her life by ingesting the Fountain of Youth into Ban to allow him to defeat the red demon. In the present, Holy Knight Guila enters the Capital of the Dead and battles Meliodas and Diane, while Elizabeth and Hawk run away to safety. Elaine, first unseen to King, releases Ban from petrification with a kiss. Ban joins Meliodas and Diane in the battle against Guila, while Elaine tells King to understand Ban and save him. After being informed by Elizabeth and Hawk about the battle that is going on, King executes a surprise attack from behind through Ban to strike Guila.

9
"Dark Pulse"
"Ankoku no Myakudō" (暗黒の脈動)
November 30, 2014

King overpowers and single-handedly defeats Guila using his Sacred Treasure, the Spirit Spear Chastiefol. As Meliodas, Elizabeth, Hawk, Diane, Ban and King return to the village, King tells the others that his Sacred Treasure unlocks his full potential in combat. However, Meliodas sold his, Diane lost hers and Ban got his stolen. Meliodas, Ban and King head to the Merchant Town Vaizel during the annual fighting festival, in which the grand prize happens to be Diane's Sacred Treasure, the War Hammer Gideon. Meanwhile, Great Holy Knight Hendrickson summons Jericho and Twigo underground, offering them blood from the corpse of a red demon as a means of enhancing their strength. Twigo explodes after drinking the blood, but Jericho manages to survive the excruciating experience.

10
"The Vaizel Fighting Festival"
"Baizeru Kenka Matsuri" (バイゼル喧嘩祭り)
December 7, 2014

The fighting festival starts with an elimination round that results in eight contestants left standing. The first round of the quarterfinals is Holy Knight Griamore versus "Matrona", in which Matrona manages to break Griamore's barrier and send him flying. Matrona is revealed to be a shrunken Diane wearing Elizabeth's clothing. Diane and Elizabeth previously encountered a giant mushroom called a Chicken-Matango that shrunk them both when it felt threatened. The second round is Holy Knight Hauser versus three-time champion Taizoo, in which the former defeats the latter with one punch. The third round is King versus Cain Barzad, a drunken old man. Since King is nearly powerless without his weapon, Cain easily knocks King out of the ring. The final round is Meliodas versus Ban, and Hauser learns from Griamore that the two are members of the Seven Deadly Sins.

11
"Pent-Up Feelings"
"Sekinen no Omoi" (積年の想い)
December 14, 2014

Meliodas and Ban engage in a fierce fight that shakes the ground beneath them, equally matched due to their incredible strength and agility. However, Meliodas grabs onto Ban's wrist and blasts him out of the ring, thereby winning the round. The first round of the semifinals is Diane versus Hauser, in which Hauser goes all out with his windy punches, but Diane does a body slam on Hauser and wins the round. The second round is Cain versus Meliodas, in which Cain believes that Meliodas betrayed the kingdom in the past. When Meliodas says that he did not betray the kingdom, Cain trusts Meliodas and forfeits the round. The round of the finals is Diane versus Meliodas, while Guila and Jericho are making their way towards Vaizel.

12
"Bloodcurdling Cannon"
"Senritsu no Kanon" (戦慄のカノン)
December 21, 2014

Guila and Jericho interrupt the tournament and cause terror upon the merchant town. King subdues Guila and Jericho after Meliodas and Ban are defeated by them, but King is later overwhelmed by Holy Knight Helbram, who was disguised as tournament referee Love Helm. Meanwhile, Elizabeth returns to her normal size and stumbles upon her elder sister Veronica Liones, who scolds Elizabeth for being involved with Meliodas. Veronica then traps Meliodas inside Goddess Amber, a stone specifically made to seal demonic beings. Elizabeth runs away with Meliodas's sword and Goddess Amber, while Griamore temporarily restrains Guila and Jericho. Veronica catches up to Elizabeth and shields her from an explosion made by Guila, which causes Veronica to pass away. When Elizabeth calls out for Meliodas, he emerges from within Goddess Amber with a darker side to him.

13
"The Angel of Destruction"
"Hakai no Shito" (破壊の使徒)
January 11, 2015

With his true power finally shown, Meliodas clashes with Helbram, who takes note on how Meliodas hones his dark abilities. After managing to defeat Meliodas, Helbram steals Meliodas's sword. Ban takes Elizabeth, Hawk and King to safety, while Diane returns to her normal size and wields Gideon with attacks that crumble the earth, forcing Helbram to retreat with Guila and Jericho in tow. Elizabeth embraces Meliodas after he is rescued by Diane, later lamenting the death of Veronica. Ban and King express their motives behind taking back the kingdom. With his sword now stolen, Meliodas vows to end the ongoing war once and for all.

14
"A Reader of Books"
"Hon wo Yomu Hito" (本を読むひと)
January 18, 2015

News about several sightings of an Armor Giant somewhere in Ordan Forest reaches Helbram, who quickly sends Dawn Roar, an elite group of Holy Knights, to search for the Armor Giant. Meanwhile, Guila visits her younger brother Zeal, and she later kills three thugs who bullied him for his spare change. Meliodas and his friends split up in the nearby village. Elizabeth and Hawk encounter a boy named Alan, who is looking for some glue to repair armor. Upon hearing the low growls that echo in the forest, Meliodas, Ban and King find the Armor Giant being surrounded by Dawn Roar, but Meliodas, Ban and King are no match against Dawn Roar. Just as it seems that the Armor Giant is about to be slain, Alan intercepts and reveals himself as Gowther, the Goat's Sin of Lust.

15
"Unholy Knight"
"Anhōryi Naito" (アンホーリィ・ナイト)
January 25, 2015

Gowther gives the head of the Armor Giant to the members of Dawn Roar in order to convince them to withdraw from battle. However, the demon breaks through the armor and attacks Meliodas, Ban, King and Gowther. Meliodas lowers his guard upon noticing a Holy Knight merged into the demon's chest, but Gowther uses his Sacred Treasure, the Twin Bow Herritt, to stop the demon. Meanwhile, Cain visits Elizabeth in the Boar Hat, where he tells her the story of Liz, a knight from an enemy kingdom who became Meliodas's past lover after he saved her from being sentenced to death. Ban gouges out the heart of the Holy Knight, recognized as Guila's father Dale, yet the demon still remains alive. Elizabeth rushes to Meliodas and gives him Liz's sword left behind, which allows him to destroy the demon. It is realized that Dale was one of Hendrickson's failed demon experiments.

16
"The Legends, Provoked"
"Karitaterareru Densetsu-tachi" (駆り立てられる伝説たち)
February 1, 2015

Gowther is welcomed by the others into their group, but he soon finds out the true secrets behind them by delving deep into their memories and emotions. Meanwhile, Hendrickson and Helbram have the hilt of Meliodas's sword in possession, in which they plan to use it as a fragment of a ritual relic, known as the Coffin of Eternal Darkness, to resurrect the red demon race as a means to start a holy war. At the Boar Hat, Holy Knight Vivian suddenly appears and kidnaps Elizabeth and Hawk. Diane throws Meliodas, Ban and Gowther toward the Kingdom of Liones, where the three are bombarded by an army of Holy Knights on the north side of the castle. However, Arthur Pendragon, the young king of Camelot, has approached the south side of the castle with his own army.

17
"The First Sacrifice"
"Saisho no Gisei" (最初の犠牲)
February 8, 2015

Hendrickson tries to convince Arthur to leave the castle, but to no avail. Instead, Hendrickson escorts Arthur inside the castle and suddenly engages him in battle. Meanwhile, Elizabeth and Hawk are teleported inside the dungeon of the castle, and they try to find a way out. Meliodas, Ban and Gowther manage to defeat the army and sneak inside a town of the kingdom, while King summons his black hound Oslow to use its mouth to teleport Diane inside the castle. However, Diane is attacked by Guila, Jericho, Gilthunder, Hauser, Helbram and Great Holy Knight Dreyfus. Diane tries to defend herself, but Dreyfus overpowers her with an attack that sends her crashing onto the town streets. After Diane wander the streets and protects Zeal from being crushed by a falling building, both Hauser and Guila switch sides to defend Diane.

18
"Even If It Costs Me My Life"
"Kono Inochi ni Kaete mo" (この命にかえても)
February 15, 2015

The combined powers of Hauser and Guila have little to no effect. When Dreyfus attacks Guila, Gowther saves Guila in the nick of time and faces Dreyfus alone. Meanwhile, Elizabeth and Hawk encounter Margaret Liones, Elizabeth's eldest sister, in a cell. Vivian appears, teleporting Hawk elsewhere, knocking Elizabeth unconscious and releasing Margaret from her cell. Gowther traps Dreyfus in a nightmare, but Dreyfus somehow snaps out of it and pierces Gowther in the chest. Once a heavily injured Dreyfus leaves with Gilthunder, Helbram attempts to finish Diane off, but King appears and stops Helbram, who reveals himself as a fairy and King's former best friend. Helbram uses his magical tree roots to restrain King and inflict brutal lashes on Diane. However, King uses Chastifol to shield Diane from getting hurt. King says that he is fulfilling a promise that he made seven hundred years ago.

19
"The Fairy King Waits in Vain"
"Machibōke no Yōseiō" (まちぼうけの妖精王)
February 22, 2015

In the past, King met Diane when she was a child inside a cave, and they bonded as friends for many decades, though it seemed like just a few days have passed. King gradually recovered his memories, remembering that his fairy race was killed by a man wearing an eyepatch named Aldrich. When a nearby village was attacked, King left Diane with the promise that he would return. Helbram, who took on the form of Aldrich, was behind the attack due to his hatred of humans. After subduing Helbram by piercing a white rose through him, King was sentenced to a thousand years in prison, taking responsibility for the attack. In the present, King manages to defeat Helbram, who is finally able to rest in peace and atone for his grudge against humans. Meanwhile, after Arthur is overwhelmed by Hendrickson, Meliodas jumps in the scene.

20
"The Courage Charm"
"Yūki no Majinai" (勇気のまじない)
March 1, 2015

Gilthunder leaves Dreyfus to fight Meliodas alone, while Hendrickson deals with Arthur and ultimately defeats him. Meanwhile, Elizabeth wakes up in a chamber and finds her father, King Bartra Liones. Meliodas then finds himself outmatched against Gilthunder, Hendrickson and Vivian. At the same time, Margaret decides to take her own life by jumping off a castle tower. Margaret and Gilthunder are both released from their curse in the form of monsters, thanks to Meliodas. While Margaret is thus saved from falling, Hendrickson tries to finish Meliodas off, but Gilthunder stands in the way and knocks down Hendrickson at full force. Vivian tries to trap Meliodas, Gilthunder, Margaret and Arthur in illusionary places, but Merlin, the Boar's Sin of Gluttony, makes her first appearance and breaks the spell.

21
"The Looming Threat"
"Ima, Soko ni Semaru Kyōi" (今、そこにせまる脅威)
March 8, 2015

Hawk finds Ban in the catacombs underneath the kingdom, where Ban makes contact with a goddess vessel through the Horn of Cernunnos. Ban is granted the request of resurrecting Elaine, but only with the condition that he kills Meliodas. Meanwhile, Meliodas, Merlin, Gilthunder, Margaret and Arthur enter the chamber where Elizabeth and Bartra are being held captive. Merlin takes Arthur and Bartra to Camelot to safety, but Hendrickson soon causes an explosion in the chamber, showing himself embedded in darkness and causing terror in the town with the experimented Holy Knights turned into demons. After Hendrickson gravely injures Meliodas and Gilthunder with his sword, Elizabeth agrees to go with Hendrickson in order to stop a bloodbath. When Ban and Hawk find Meliodas, Ban suddenly severs Meliodas's right arm. Upon seeing Meliodas reattaching his arm using dark magic, Ban deduces that Meliodas is from the demon race.

22
"What I Can Do for You"
"Kimi no Tame ni Dekiru Koto" (君のためにできること)
March 15, 2015

Hawk tries to shake some sense into Ban, who will stop at nothing to kill Meliodas. Although Ban is fixated on resurrecting Elaine, Meliodas orders him to settle matters later, and Hawk takes Meliodas to find Elizabeth. Dreyfus, who wants to atone for his crimes, challenges Hendrickson to a duel. However, Elizabeth is accidentally injured in the process. Diane, Ban, King, Gowther, Gilthunder and Hauser destroy the demons in the town. Meliodas and Hawk arrive and find the injured Elizabeth, just after Hendrickson kills Dreyfus by melting him in acid. As Hawk takes Elizabeth to safety, Meliodas engages in combat against Hendrickson. Meliodas is soon joined by his friends and allies, who all prepare to take Hendrickson down.

23
"Despair Descends"
"Zetsubō Kōrin" (絶望降臨)
March 22, 2015

Hendrickson unveils the source of his power, the corpse of a red demon, which is the same one that Ban slayed in the Fairy King's Forest long ago. After Ban pummels Hendrickson through the ground, Meliodas, Ban, King and Gowther jump down the hole to a cave, where Hendrickson injects himself with the blood from the corpse of a gray demon to acquire even more power. A sudden burst of energy from Hendrickson sends the four of them back above ground, where Hendrickson easily overpowers all of his opponents despite all of their efforts. With Meliodas left standing and protecting Elizabeth, Hendrickson casts a large dark blast, but Hawk sacrifices himself in order to save the two of them. Shocked of losing her dear friend, Elizabeth awakens her dormant powers that repels Hendrickson and heals everyone else. However, Hendrickson survives and still has strength left in him to fight.

24
"The Heroes"
"Eiyū-tachi" (英雄たち)
March 29, 2015

The Seven Deadly Sins and the Holy Knights all combine forces in an attempt to defeat Hendrickson. Meliodas, given support from his friends and allies, uses his ultimate technique to finish Hendrickson off. When Bartra appears with Merlin, he commands the Holy Knights to restore the kingdom and preserve its people as their "punishment" for starting a holy war. Bartra then thanks the Seven Deadly Sins for saving the kingdom and protecting Elizabeth. Hawk is revived as a piglet, much to a surprise. Things return to normal inside the kingdom, and a festival is held at night. The next day, Elizabeth joins Meliodas, Hawk, Diane, Ban, King, Gowther and Merlin in finding the last member of the Seven Deadly Sins, Escanor, the Lion's Sin of Pride.

text: The Seven Deadly Sins: Signs of Holy War[edit]

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No.
English title
Original Japanese title[7]
Original air date

1
"The Dark Dream Begins"
"Kuroki Yume no Hajimari" (黒き夢のはじまり)
August 28, 2016

Elizabeth Liones goes to the Boar Hat, where all her friends are still asleep following the festival. After Elizabeth is greeted by Hawk outside, Meliodas introduces her to a meat pie made with vegetables that looks like Hawk, but it turns out to be unfit for human consumption. Meliodas has the idea of using pork as the main ingredient, which causes Hawk to make haste out of the bar. Meliodas comes up with a contest for his friends, in which he will obey any order for a day from whoever catches Hawk first. However, Hawk manages to outsmart them due to his small size. Hawk returns to the Boar Hat and eats food scraps made by Ban, who is declared the winner as a result. At night, Meliodas takes Elizabeth back to the palace while also assuring that his purpose in life is to protect her. Meliodas then goes to the catacombs to see the Horn of Cernunnos. When the goddess vessel taunts him for his reputation as a demon, Meliodas destroys the Horn of Cernunnos in retaliation.

2
"Our Fighting Festival"
"Futari no Kenka Matsuri" (二人の喧嘩祭り)
September 4, 2016

Ban walks up to a mountaintop to finally settle matters with Meliodas, but the former is surprised to see Elizabeth and Hawk as well as the other members of the Seven Deadly Sins and the Holy Knights as part of an audience. Merlin casts a gigantic cubic barrier around Meliodas and Ban in order for the spectators to safely watch the fight. Meanwhile, King and Hauser have their own fight to win the attention of Diane. Ban initiates a brutal attack on Meliodas that somehow weakens most of the spectators. The fight ends in a stalemate after the two of them exchange rapid punches that cause the barrier to break. They remain friends and head back down to the Boar Hat for a drink.

3
"In Pursuit of First Love"
"Hatsukoi wo Oikakete" (初恋を追いかけて)
September 11, 2016

King still hesitates to confess his feelings for Diane. Meanwhile, Diane leaves the Boar Hat and heads to a construction site in town, recalling the devastating collateral damage she caused due to her immense size. The construction workers there apologize to her and thank her for saving the kingdom. When King comes to see Diane, the two decide to play a game of tag across town. Outside a church, a wedding ceremony is interrupted by a demon, in which Diane and King combine their skills in defeating the demon. King asks Diane if she regained her memories, and she answers him with a kiss on his cheek. The moment is ruined when a brick suddenly falls on his head, and he later wakes up next to her, having forgotten what they did during the day.

4
"The Shape of Love"
"Ai no Katachi" (愛のかたち)
September 18, 2016

Merlin agrees to be a waitress at the Boar Hat, but first she wants Meliodas and Gowther to follow Gilthunder to find out if he is being stalked by someone. Meanwhile, Gilthunder, Hauser and Griamore are each hit with falling debris in the streets, unaware of the situation. Gowther is distracted by a boy named Pelliot, who asks him to retrieve a fat cat off a roof. Since Gowther reminds Pelliot of his mother, who recently passed away, Gowther transforms into Pelliot's mother for a moment and disappears when Pelliot's father finds Pelliot. Meliodas finds Gilthunder, Hauser and Griamore at a restaurant, where he purposely spills coffee to expose Vivian, revealed as the stalker. Merlin punishes Vivian by planting a cursed ring on her finger, which will bring pain to her each time the curse is activated, and Merlin explains that the Ten Commandments are the highest class in the demon race. At the Boar Hat, Merlin quits her job as a waitress, while Hawk and Gowther fill in for the position, much to the guys' dismay.

text: The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments[edit]

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No.
English title
Original Japanese title[8]
Original air date

0
"The Seven Deadly Sins Revival of The Commandments -Prologue-"
"Nanatsu no Taizai Imashime no Fukkatsu -Joshō-" (七つの大罪 戒めの復活 -序章-)
January 6, 2018

A recap of the first season with additional scenes.

1
"Revival of the Demon Clan"
"Majin-zoku Fukkatsu" (魔神族復活)
January 13, 2018

After the defeat of demonized Hendrickson, The Seven Deadly Sins are commended for their bravery and courage by King Bartra. However, just before the ceremony, Ban and King leave. Earlier, Ban had told Meliodas that he is quitting the Seven Deadly Sins. As Ban leaves the Boar Hat Bar, King sees him and asks where he is going. Ban tells King that he wants to go to the Fairy King Forest. King then accompanies Ban on his journey. Meanwhile, it is reveals that Hendrickson has survived the assault from the Sins and he is shocked upon seeing Dreyfus alive. Dreyfus then summons the Commandments, ten demonized warriors who intend to destroy the Sins.

2
"Existence and Proof"
"Sonzai to Shōmei" (存在と証明)
January 20, 2018

The Ten Commandments are in the process of recovering their magical powers and fly to the Kingdom of Edinburgh in the east. Meanwhile, Jericho is discovered following Ban and King on the journey to the Fairy King's Forest. In the forest, the fairy people call King a traitor because he left the Fairy King's Forest 700 years ago, his absence allowing the forest to be almost entirely destroyed, while Ban is called the new Fairy King because he planted the last Sacred Tree seed that Elaine entrusted to him. Diane and Elizabeth admit to each other their love for King and Meliodas respectively. Meanwhile Gowther, believing he needs to experience love, alters Guila's memories so she forgets Zeal is her brother and thinks Gowther is her boyfriend, while Zeal, who Gowther considers a barrier between himself and Guila, loses his entire memory. Gowthers manipulation of their memory enrages Diane and she attacks him without hesitation.

3
"Sacred Treasure Lostvayne"
"Jingi Rosutovein" (神器ロストヴェイン)
January 27, 2018

Diane defeats Gowther. The Ten Commandments discover the remains of a magical explosion and conclude it was caused by Meliodas. Gowther restores Guila’s memories. Merlin temporarily returns Gowther to his original form, a 6 inch tall wooden doll, and gives him to Slader for safekeeping. Sensing a magical disturbance Merlin transports the Boar Hat to Camelot which is being attacked by a giant Golem which Meliodas recognises as Albion, a magical weapon created by the Demon Clan, which awoke after it sensed the return of the Commandments. Meliodas breaks the sword he received from Liz so Merlin gives him back his sacred treasure, the sword Lostvayne, which she had retrieved from the pawn shop he sold it to. With Lostvayne returned Meliodas destroys the golem instantly. In the Fairy Kings Forest King and Jericho are surprised when the trees begin growing rapidly, which they realise is due to Ban feeding the forest with his blood which contains water from the Fountain of Youth, something the other fairies reveal he does every few years in honour of Elaine’s memory. The forest is suddenly attacked by another Albion Golem.

4
"The Ten Commandments on the Move"
"<Jikkai> Shidō" (〈十戒〉始動)
February 3, 2018

As the Golem began destroying the forest King battles to protect the new Sacred Tree. Gerheade, the traditional servant of all past fairy kings, refuses to acknowledge Ban as king of the Fairies. She is surprised when Ban agrees with her, as he never wanted to be king. But, rather than let him leave the forest, she attacks him, knowing that he would risk himself to protect Elaine’s body and traps him, intending to use him as the new Fountain of Youth. King fails to stop the Golem and is injured while the Sacred Tree is destroyed for a second time. Gerheade prevents King from attacking the Golem while the other fairies rush to fight it, sacrificing themselves so King can escape, for as long as King is alive the forest will always grow again. King, however, refuses to flee, gaining strength from his desire to protect the forest, fairies, and even Ban he succeeds in transforming Chastiefol into its True Spirit Spear form and destroys the Golem. Back in Camelot as they recover from destroying the Golem they are attacked by Galand, one of the Ten Commandments, who is at least several times stronger than Meliodas.

5
"Overwhelming Violence"
"Attōteki Bōryoku" (圧倒的暴力)
February 10, 2018

Merlin notices that Galand’s magical abilities are still sealed away, giving hope they can defeat him. Ban uses his blood to restore the Sacred Tree and to heal King. Ban threatens to kill Gerheade if she ever tries to harm Elaine’s body again and then departs with Jericho, refusing King’s request to re-join the Sins. Galand easily overpowers both Meliodas and Diane. Merlin attempts to trick him with a lie, but Galand, who is the Commandment of Truth, cannot be lied to and Merlin is turned to stone. Meliodas is forced to unleash his demonic power. The other nine commandments realise that the magical energy once abundant in the earth has been absorbed into the souls of living beings, and by absorbing human souls; they can recover their magic. Despite his increase in power, Meliodas is killed by Galand, Slader is impaled, Diane is wounded and Merlin’s statue is smashed. Galand departs, sparing Arthur, Elizabeth and Hawke. Gowther arrives in his human form. Gilthunder comes across a village where a Red Demon is harvesting souls for the Commandments. He destroys the demon, returning the souls to their humans. Before they can celebrate the village is attacked by a Grey Demon. Hendrickson suddenly appears to help Gilthunder defeat the Grey Demon.

6
"The Great Holy Knight Atones For His Sins"
"Tsugunai no Seikishi-chō" (償いの聖騎士長)
February 17, 2018

Hendrickson reveals that Dreyfus is still alive. Hendrickson defeats the grey demon using a druid spell previously used by Gilthunder’s father, Zaratras. Hendrickson reveals that 10 years ago he and Dreyfus investigated the destroyed country of Danafor. They encountered a demon named Fraudrin who possessed Hendrickson. Unwilling to kill Hendrickson’s body, Dreyfus was forced to allow Flaudrin to live inside Hendrickson and eventually to murder Zaratras and frame the Sins as revenge against Meliodas who had defeated him 16 years ago when Fraudrin destroyed Danafor and murdered Meliodas’ lover, Liz. Meliodas awakens in Camelot with everyone healed except for Merlin. Gowther had tampered with Galand’s memory so he believed he killed everybody. Merlin, who had transferred her soul into her sacred treasure, the small crystal orb called "Morning Star Aldan", explains that all the Sins combined have a power level of 21,840, while Galand by himself had a power level of 26,000. This means if the Commandments succeed in regaining their magic their combined power level will be over 300,000. Meliodas decides to locate the final Sin, Escanor, the Lion’s Sin of Pride. King arrives wanting to see Diane, only to find Diane has amnesia and no longer remembers who anybody is, including King.

7
"Where Memories Lead"
"Kioku ga Mezasu Basho" (記憶が目指す場所)
February 24, 2018

Diane’s memory continues to disappear, suggesting her memories are being tampered with. Diane disappears and Gowther admits that after his fight with Diane over erasing Guila’s memories, he decided to erase Diane’s memories as part of an experiment. He fails to understand why everyone is upset with him. King throws him through a wall. The sins suspect Diane may be heading back to the giants village, Megadoza. A flashback to 16 years ago shows Diane with fellow warrior giants Matrona and Dolores. Dolores is scared of war and wants to leave Megadoza but is too afraid of humans. Diane encounters Meliodas for the first time and realises people exist who are friendly to giants. Diane rushes to tell Dolores but finds she has been killed after being sent on a dangerous mission by Matrona. Diane realises she wants more from life than constant war despite Matrona planning to train her to become chief. Matrona and Diane are hired by Holy Knight Gyannon to fight a war. However Gyannon betrays them, intending to kill Matrona and gain fame. Matrona kills Gyannon but is wounded by a poisoned spear. She urges Diane to keep growing stronger then dies in her arms.

8
"The Druids' Holy Land"
"Doruido no Seichi" (ドルイドの聖地)
March 3, 2018

Merlin senses that the Commandments are close to Diane. Diane believes Matrona has only just died and is rushing back to Megadoza to tell her people, not realising 16 years have passed. Galand and fellow Commandment Monspeet come across Diane. As Monspeet is about to drain the magic from Diane she is saved by another giant resembling Matrona who knocks Diane unconscious and hides from the Commandments. Monspeet senses what he thinks is Meliodas and fires a powerful spell at him from hundreds of miles away. However the spell is swallowed by Hawks Mom, negating its power and shocking everybody who had no idea she could do that. The giant escapes with Diane but is now injured. Merlin reveals that many years ago she took most of Meliodas power as a precaution against him losing control and hid it in Istar, the Land of Druids, but now decides he needs it back. They reach Istar and meet the Druid leaders, twin sisters Jenna and Zaneri. Meliodas must pass a trial to regain his power. As Meliodas begins the trial he suddenly awakens in the past in Danafor before it was destroyed. He is greeted by Liz, who died years ago.

9
"A Promise to A Loved One"
"Ai suru Mono to no Yakusoku" (愛する者との約束)
March 10, 2018

Ban and Jericho are searching for methods to revive the dead and are pointed to Ravens, the city of thieves, where a dead body was supposedly revived. As Meliodas undergoes his trial Elizabeth is given a trial to make a flower grow from a dead seed with healing magic. Meliodas is forced to relive happy memories of Liz and of the day she died, hundreds of thousands of times in the hope he learns to control his emotions. If he does not, the emotional strain on his heart will kill him. King and the others realize Hendrickson has been nearby the whole time, training with Gilthunder and his knights, and is human again. Rather than control his emotions Meliodas instead resolves to never again let a friend die like Liz and passes the trial. In Ravens Ban encounters a were-fox accused of raising the dead, though the fox insists it is untrue before collapsing. Ban recalls that as a child he was imprisoned for theft and met a man named Zhivago who offered to help him escape.

10
"What We Lacked"
"Bokutachi ni Kaketa Mono" (僕たちに欠けたもの)
March 17, 2018

Hendrickson tells the Sins he is ready to accept whatever his punishment is, just as soon as they defeat the Commandments. In Ravens Ban remembers the second time he met Zhivago. Ban had been kidnapped by slavers but Zhivago saved him and taught him how to steal. Eventually Ban attempted a burglary by himself but was caught. The were fox, who is revealed to be Zhivago, was forced to choose between saving Therion, his were fox son, from hunters, or to save Ban. He chose to save Therion, who ended up being killed anyway, and he spent 30 years believing Ban also died. Ban reveals who he is and does not blame Zhivago for leaving him. Hendrickson, the knights and the other Sins are made to enter the training cave. Gilthunder and Howzer fight a dragon together. Gowther and Arthur battle a golem suit of armour. King enters the cave with Meliodas, who asks King to understand that Hendrickson did what he did because of Fraudrin, who Meliodas reveals is one of the Ten Commandments. King confronts Meliodas about being a member of the Demon Clan and questions whether Meliodas is even on their side before attacking him.

11
"Father and Son"
"Chichioya to Musuko" (父親と息子)
March 24, 2018

Meliodas and King continue to fight each other. Ban talks to Zhivago and Jericho about his immortality and Elaine, who he is determined to resurrect. Elsewhere in a cemetery, a dead body digs its way out of its grave. Ban admits to his greatest regret, that he once tried to kill Meliodas in exchange for Elaine’s resurrection, and he hates himself even though Meliodas forgave him. Zhivago urges Ban to reconcile with Meliodas and tell him his real feelings. Zhivago then dies peacefully. King accuses Meliodas of being the Commandments secret ally. Meliodas questions whether King is a king at all, as the previous fairy kings had prominent wings, whereas King has none. The fairy twins stop them fighting before they can hurt each other. Meliodas promises to reveal the truth, eventually, so King decides to continue watching him. As they leave, King senses sudden pain on his back. Meliodas regains his old power and has Merlin teleport him to the Commandments. He is challenged by Galand but with his power returned, Meliodas easily beats him. He then gives the Commandments a warning: if they restart the war they lost 3000 years ago, Meliodas and the Sins will crush them.

12
"Where Love is Found"
"Ai no Arika" (愛の在り処)
March 31, 2018

The Commandments spread out to towns and cities across the country to recover their magic. Meliodas plans to defeat the Commandments one at a time rather than together. Everyone completes their training except for Elizabeth, who fails to make the dead seed grow. Jenna and Zaneri, who has an unrequited love for Meliodas, discuss how Elizabeth is the reincarnation of Liz, Meliodas’ deceased lover, and how Zaneri sabotaged Elizabeth’s training to try and separate Meliodas from her so he would never realise who she really is. Meliodas announces they still need to find Escanor, the Lion's Sin of Pride, who is supposedly even stronger than Meliodas. The resurrection of the dead is revealed to be the work of Melascula, the Commandment of Faith, who is resurrecting and corrupting dead souls to form an army. One of the souls she summons is Elaine, who also returns to life corrupted, and she immediately starts searching for Ban. King senses Elaine’s revival and rushes to the forest, refusing Meliodas’ help as he still does not trust him. As Ban and Jericho bury Zhivago they are attacked by a corpse, which Ban easily destroys. Elaine appears and reunites with Ban and they kiss passionately.

13
"Farewell, Beloved Thief"
"Saraba Itoshiki Tōzoku" (さらば愛しき盗賊)
April 14, 2018

Elaine attacks Jericho for being in love with Ban, also attacking Ban when he tries to stop her. Jericho manages to restrain Elaine and admit she also loves Ban. Elaine realises her selfish emotions are allowing Melascula to control her. Ban calms her by repeating his promise to steal her away. Elaine suddenly collapses. Galand and Melascula appear, explaining that Melascula’s soul revival is fuelled by regret and since Elaine overcame her regret, the spell is failing. Galand realises Ban is immortal and offers a fair fight. Ban uses Hunter Steal, taking most of Galands strength. Melascula congratulates him for having faith in Elaine and his friends, as it means his soul is pure. She removes his soul which Galand then devours. Ban revives again and flees with Jericho and Elaine. Ban reveals the soul Galand ate was actually Zhivago, sacrificing his own soul so Ban could live. Ban then collapses from the after-effects of using Hunter Steal, to which Jericho carries both Elaine and Ban to safety. Fraudrin, still possessing Dreyfus’ body, encounters Deldrey, a female Knight from Pleiades of the Azure Sky, who charms him with the spell Love Drive, causing him to love her and at the same time, protecting her from various attacks. Azure Sky archer Arden then nullifies all Fraudrin’s magic while Azure Sky brawler Wayeo knocks him unconscious. The fight is observed by Grayroad, the Commandment of Pacifism.

14
"Master of the Sun"
"Taiyō no Aruji" (太陽の主)
April 21, 2018

Jericho, Ban and Elaine take refuge in a tavern owned by a weak and cowardly barman, who is overjoyed to learn the Sins have been pardoned. Galand, who is aware they are in the storeroom, offers the barman a deal: if he can defeat Galand in a fight, he will let them live, but before the fight can begin, Galand accidentally knocks down the barman, leaving him unconscious through the night. After dawn, Galand attempts to pick up a gold battle axe hung over the bar but finds it too heavy to lift. The barman, suddenly turned into a more powerful and confident version of himself, awakens and lifts the axe with only one hand, declaring it is the Divine Axe Rhitta, and that he is Escanor, the Lion’s Sin of Pride. He cuts Galand in half, but Galand heals and strikes Escanor so powerfully he destroys the mountain, which is sensed by Merlin and Meliodas. Escanor survives with only a tiny scratch, and Galand, terrified of Escanor’s strength, attempts to flee. This breaks his oath to fight and he is turned into a statue by his own Commandment of Truth. Melascula removes and eats Escanor’s soul, but his soul proves too powerful and burns her to ashes in seconds. As the sun sets, it is revealed that Escanor’s power is linked to the sun, meaning he is only powerful during the day but returns to his weak form at night. King arrives and is shocked to see that Elaine is alive.

15
"A Bloodcurdling Confession"
"Senritsu no Kokuhaku" (戦慄の告白)
April 28, 2018

Pleiades Captain Denzel Liones duels with Fraudrin intending to prove humans can defeat demons. Elsewhere, the giant who took Diane turns out to be Matrona who survived after a human named Zalpa amputated her poisoned leg. Matrona now helps raise his children, Sol and Della, and has been teaching Diane a sacred dance that connects giants to the earth. Warriors from across the country are invited to a contest in Vaizel with the winner receiving any wish as a prize. Meliodas suspects the Commandments are responsible but decides to attend anyway. Gloxinia, Commandment of Repose, is using the fight to gather thousands of souls in one location, including Meliodas. One of Gloxinia’s demons attacks Matrona’s children and leaves them close to death. Matrona decides to fight in the festival and use the victors wish to heal them. Gloxinia reveals one of his servants is Drole, the first king of the giant clan. Fraudrin is rescued by Grayroad and stabs Deldrey for casting Love Drive on him. He reveals that he himself is not a Commandment, and that a secret Commandment is hiding nearby but unable to remember who he is. Gowther, Sin of Lust and Commandment of Selflessness.

16
"Death-Trap Maze"
"Shi no Wana no Meikyū" (死の罠の迷宮)
May 5, 2018

Matrona and Diane reach a massive maze, the first trial of Gloxinia’s Vaizel festival, and encounter traps and illusions. Matrona disappears while following an illusion of Sol and Della. Diane encounters Hawk and Elizabeth, whom she cannot recognize due to her amnesia. Diane expresses distrust because Elizabeth is Liones princess and it was Liones knights who poisoned Matrona. Elizabeth and Hawk continue following Diane until they encounter traps and several doppelgangers of Meliodas. The doppelgangers are beaten by Gilthunder and Hauser who join their group. Several gargantuan man-eating monsters appear throughout the maze and eat several other competitors. The monster that attacks Diane is defeated thanks to the combined attacks of Diane, Hauser, Gilthunder and a magic wielding competitor who leaves without giving his name. Meliodas and Elizabeth sense each other’s presence through a wall. Ban reunites with Meliodas and informs him he found Escanor and Elaine is alive. He also sincerely apologises for the time he tried to kill Meliodas. Meliodas forgives him and they smash through the wall to reach Elizabeth and the others. They reach the centre of the maze where Gloxinia and Drole are waiting with Matrona and several other competitors who beat the maze.

17
"Legendary Figures"
"Denshō no Monodomo" (伝承の者共)
May 12, 2018

King recognises Gloxinia as the very first fairy king who died in the war 3000 years ago. Gowther arrives to fight as well. Gloxinia impales Escanor then heals him, proving that any wish is possible. Drole separates everybody into random pairs who will fight as partners. Elizabeth and Elaine manage to defeat two assassin brothers. Elizabeth heals the injured assassins out of kindness but the assassins are killed by Drole as the penalty for losing. Meliodas and Ban fight two of Gloxinia’s flying demons but because they are both immortal they ignore the demons and start arguing about whether Elizabeth or Elaine is the ideal woman. They eventually kill both demons by accident while fighting each other. King and Diane face Gloxinia and Drole’s golem representatives. Diane keeps King safe between her breasts, almost causing him to faint with pleasure. However he snaps out of it and helps Diane fight. Gloxinia realises King is the current fairy king and decides to make the golems stronger. Despite knowing Diane doesn’t recognise him King tries to confess to her but Chastiefol is damaged and Diane is nearly stabbed in the heart. To protect her King unleashes his fairy power on the golems.

18
"For Whom Does That Light Shine?"
"Sono Hikari wa Ta ga tame ni" (その光は誰が為に)
May 19, 2018

The fight between golems of Commandments' Drole and Gloxinia and Sins' Diane and King continues, which the latter exerts all his power defeating Gloxinia's golem, while Diane utilizes her earth magic which creates golems based on her feelings. Diane's golems pummel against Drole's golem which is ineffective until a golem representing King obliterates Drole's, winning the match. Meanwhile, at the Pleiades of the Azure Sky camp, Denzel and his team discuss Fraudrin and the imminent domination of the Commandments over Brittania. One of which is Camelot, invaded by Zeldris. The next match will be Gowther and Jericho against Hawk and a normal-state Escanor. Gowther, who becomes selfish due to his intention of having a heart, decides to finish the match as Jericho asks to take it easy. Gowther uses Nightmare teller on Escanor, bringing the latter to his past experiences and his infatuation with Merlin. However, instead of being terrified, Escanor reverses the Nightmare teller by transforming himself into his daytime battle state despite having no Sun and thinking Merlin as his "light who guides his path". Escanor summons his Divine Axe Rhitta and uses the stored energy to obliterate Jericho and Gowther, and the latter retaliates with his twin bow Heritt. Gowther hits Escanor but Jericho keeps telling that Escanor's attack was not intended for them but for Drole and Gloxinia who are hit by his attack.

19
"Meliodas vs The Ten Commandments"
"Meriodasu vs <Jikkai>" (メリオダスvs<十戒>)
May 26, 2018

Meliodas seizes the opportunity while Drole and Gloxinia are injured, severing all four of Drole’s arms. Gloxinia heals himself with magic while Drole manages to trap Meliodas’ allies underground. Meliodas berates Gloxinia and Drole for their various choices that led to them becoming Commandments. Ban and King reason that only Meliodas stands a chance of victory against such powerful opponents and trying to help would only get in his way. The unnamed magic user instead teleports them all to Liones castle. Gloxinia restores Drole’s arms and Meliodas unleashes his demonic power, which Gloxinia and Drole only just manage to survive using Gloxinia’s healing magic. The fight is suddenly interrupted by the arrival of the other Commandments, leaving Meliodas facing 9 opponents by himself, including Melascula, who survived being burned by Escanor’s soul, Estarossa, Commandment of Love and Meliodas’ younger brother, and Zeldris, Commandment of Piety and Meliodas youngest brother. Meliodas is severely beaten by the Commandments but at the last second he unleashes Revenge Counter to kill all the Commandments at once. However, his attack is stopped by Estarossa, who begins crushing Meliodas' chest under his foot to kill him as quickly as possible so he won’t suffer.

20
"Pursuit of Hope"
"Kibō wo Motomete" (希望を求めて)
June 2, 2018

Estarossa reveals that Meliodas once led the Commandments and was the Demon King’s heir. However, Meliodas betrayed the Commandments and killed two who were replaced by Drole and Gloxinia. His betrayal destroyed the balance between demons and the goddesses, beginning the war 3000 years ago. Ban says goodbye to Elaine and promises to revive her again one day. The unnamed magic user teleports Ban to the battlefield, where he breaks Melascula’s neck and tears out her five hearts, killing her. Estarossa kills Meliodas by impaling his seven demon hearts with seven swords, and disintegrates Ban. Elizabeth is teleported to the battlefield, where she cries over Meliodas’ body. After the death of Meliodas the Commandments begin conquering Brittania. King asks Elizabeth, Diane, Matrona and her children to hide with him as he protects the Fairy Forest. Merlin secludes herself in her laboratory. Gowther is imprisoned due to his past as a former Commandment. Ban defends the northern territory while coming to terms with losing Elaine again. Other villages betray Holy Knights to the Commandments in exchange for safety. Meanwhile, a Holy Knight flees from demons but is knocked unconscious. He wakes up in the Boar Hat and sees Elizabeth serving customers.

21
"Certain Warmth"
"Tashika na Nukumori" (たしかな ぬくもり)
June 9, 2018

The unnamed Holy knight from the previous episode is revealed to be Golgius of the Weird Fangs who refuses to trust former enemies and leaves despite being recuperated. Elizabeth is shown to have Meliodas’ lifeless body who wishes to wake up. Zaratras suddenly appears, having been resurrected by Melascula. He casts a spell allowing them to see Meliodas' memories. It is revealed that the past Meliodas rescues a baby Elizabeth from the burning city of Danafor and calls her “his woman”. Bartra, the King of Liones, adopted Elizabeth and made Meliodas the Holy Knight in charge of her protection. Meliodas, along with Merlin, then formed the Seven Deadly Sins, prophesied warriors destined to destroy the Commandments. Meliodas is revealed to have been living with a curse of immortality for 3000 years. Elizabeth sees a memory where Meliodas promised he would always return to her. Meanwhile, Meliodas' soul is in Purgatory where it is revealed his father, the Demon King, has been eating his emotions every time he goes to Purgatory, trying to make him forget his love for the continued reincarnations of Elizabeth and turn him back into an evil demon. However, Meliodas attacks his father in order to regain his strength and to leave the Purgatory. On Liones, the Commandments made their invasion and Estarossa uses his Commandment of Love to prevent all warriors with hatred in their hearts from fighting, including Ban. Escanor, whose Sin of Pride means he feels only pity for others and not hatred, is unaffected and prepares to fight Estarossa alone.

22
"Return of the Sins"
"<Tsumi> no Kikan" (〈罪〉の帰還)
June 16, 2018

In Liones, Zeldris activates his Commandment of Piety, mentally enslaving anyone who tries to run away. Meanwhile, Escanor strikes at Estarossa with his Divine axe Rhitta, but Estarossa is capable of using Full Counter to redirect physical attacks, and Escanor is wounded. Escanor blasts Estarossa with his Cruel Sun magic, but Estarossa survives on the evaporated lake. the latter activates his Black Out to eclipse Escanor's second Cruel Sun. At that moment the sun reaches its highest point and Escanor overpowers Estarossa by swinging his axe so fast that Estarossa cannot activate Full Counter quickly enough to avoid injury. Escanor launches his second Cruel Sun to Estarossa and engulfed in flames along with Zeldris who tries to save him. The Holy Knights enslaved by Zeldris, along with Derieri and Monspeet, begin attacking the palace. Captain Denzel sacrifices his life by summoning the Holy Soldier level Goddess, Nerobasta, to possess his body. However, Nerobasta berates her resurrection and attempts to flee, but Derieri, who holds a grudge against all Goddesses, chases Nerobasta and tears Denzel’s body in half, killing her. Elizabeth and Zaratras rush towards Liones, and Elizabeth is shown to possess the same Goddess symbol in her right eye as Nerobasta. Hawk accidentally swallows a piece of Red demon and transforms into a Red pig demon after Hawk's Mama fended off demons. Derieri senses the Goddess power within Elizabeth and tries to kill her, but is suddenly blasted away by Meliodas who has finally woken up.

23
"The Hero Rises!"
"Eiyū, Tatsu!" (英雄、立つ！)
June 23, 2018

Hawk returns Lostvayne to Meliodas just as Derieri destroys the Boar Hat. Monspeet uses his strongest spell but Meliodas uses Full Counter to kill Derieri and Monspeet. In Liones, Grayroad uses demonic eggs that transform humans into demons as hostages. Dogedo kills one demon, but this activates Grayroad's Commandment of Pacifism, all who kill in his presence lose their remaining time and Dogedo instantly dies of old age. The unnamed magic user reveals he is really Vivian, who teleports Gilthunder away to save him. Grayroad begins to turn Jericho and Zeal, Guila's young brother, into a demon. Jericho’s brother, Gustaf, tries to save them but dies from his injuries. Merlin suddenly appears with her body restored and freezes the eggs. She destroys one of Grayroad's faces, activating Pacifism, but she does not age. Her magic, Infinity, allows her to freeze herself in time, meaning she has infinite time so Pacifism is useless against her. Merlin reveals she is the daughter of Belialuin, which terrifies Grayroad and Fraudrin. She further speaks her true name, which is unrecognizable to humans, confirming her identity and then easily imprisons Grayroad in a test tube. Zaratras arrives to help Hendrickson defeat Fraudrin. Fraudrin is distracted by Hawk, allowing Zaratras to expel Fraudrin from Dreyfus. Zaratras says his final goodbyes and dies once more. Fraudrin revives, reveals to be a hideous purple monster, and prepares to kill everyone, but is stopped by Meliodas. Merlin senses that Meliodas power has now grown to at least level 60,000. Meliodas, eager to finish the fight he started with Fraudrin 16 years ago in Danafor, activates his Demonic power.

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"As Long As You Are Here"
"Kimi ga Iru Dake de" (君がいるだけで)
June 30, 2018

Meliodas begins beating Fraudrin. Ban and Merlin are concerned that Meliodas is acting strangely. Meliodas reveals Fraudrin was never given the Commandment of Selflessness by the Demon King; he was only a temporary replacement. Fraudrin turns himself into a magical bomb to destroy Liones, but he sees Dreyfus holding his son, Griamore, and remembers how he had to pretend to be Griamore’s father and realises he actually cares about him. Griamore grabs Fraudrin and traps them both inside a barrier spell so only they would be killed. Fraudrin finally realises what Selflessness truly means and deactivates the bomb. He then commits suicide by allowing Meliodas to kill him. Merlin explains that each time Meliodas dies, his revival is fuelled by consuming his emotions, meaning the more times he dies the closer he comes to becoming a demon again, as proven by the way he enjoyed killing Fraudrin. Emotional funerals are held for the murdered Holy Knights while Meliodas visits the ruins of the Boar Hat. There he cries as he admits to Elizabeth he enjoyed murdering Fraudrin but found he couldn’t look Ban in the eye. He also admits he is afraid of becoming a demon again even though it might be necessary if he is to continue keeping Elizabeth safe from the Commandments. Merlin restores the destroyed city. Ban and Escanor help make Meliodas feel better, now that they know the truth about his curse. Merlin reveals that all the humans enslaved by Zeldris’ Piety Commandment are all moving South to Camelot. Ban also reveals that Elaine is still alive. Merlin reasons that Zeldris and Melascula must both still be alive along with Drole, Gloxinia and Estarossa. As Jericho grieves for her brother, she realises she has inherited his ice magic and decides to become a Holy Knight more powerful than her brother. The King orders Gowther released from prison, and he begins calling himself both the Goat's Sin of Lust and the Commandment of Selflessness. Meliodas decides all of the Seven Deadly Sins must go to war together. Elizabeth promises to always stay by his side.

text: OVAs[edit]

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No.
Title
Original air date

1
"Bandit Ban"
"Bandetto Ban" (バンデット・バン)
June 17, 2015

Somewhere in northern Britannia, Ban arrives at the Fairy King's Forest in search of the Fountain of Youth. He quickly climbs up the large majestic tree, and ends up meeting a mysterious young girl whom he ignores initially. He decides to ask her who she is, only to discover that she was the Guardian Saint protecting the fountain. Swiftly, she swings her hand and the winds blow Ban off the tree. However, Ban survives the fall and persistently continues to climb up again. He repeatedly climbs up and gets blown off, until both of them grows extremely annoyed. In order to obtain the fountain, Ban equips himself with his Nunchaku, leading Elaine to believe that he was planning to kill and steal like all other humans. To her surprise, he quickly grabs the Fountain of Youth and begins drinking. But before he could even take a sip, Elaine manipulates the tree branches and immobilizes him by grabbing all of his limbs. She then persuades him that without the Fountain of Youth, the forest itself will die. Astonishingly, Ban replies straightforwardly, stating that he understands. When Elaine decides to read his heart, she discovers that he really had the intentions of giving up. She releases him and the two begin to get to know each other. Ban tells her that the reason for stealing the fountain is to hope for something good to happen in his life. In response, she replies saying that she already lived for over 700 years, protecting the cup in place of her brother, King, who abandoned her. Ban decides to show her his ale label collection and the two bonded over a span of 7 days. Suddenly, when Ban was away, she quietly whispers that she wished that he had come to steal her instead of the Fountain of Youth. She was startled to discover Ban behind her and to have heard what she said, and to realize that they both had the similar thoughts and feelings. Out of the blue, a mysterious monster from the Demon Clan appears, burning the forest with its Purgatory Fire. Ban immediately confronts the monster after telling Elaine to escape with the fountain, and successfully robs one of its hearts. Not realizing that it had more than one heart, he lets down his guard and as a result, both of them gets severely injured by the monster. Both of them realizes that the only way to survive was to drink the Fountain of Youth, which means that only one of them could live. The two of them wanted each other to drink the fountain, hoping for their survival. In desperation, Elaine seemingly drinks the liquid, only to kiss Ban and deliver it to him directly. Ban immediately recovers from the injuries after consuming the liquid, and quickly defeats the monster in rage. Before passing away, Elaine gives him the forest's last seed and he repeats, Someday, I'll definitely make you mine. Sadly, before he was able to finish the phrase, she was gone. Later on, somewhere within the Kingdom of Liones, Ban is judged and sentenced to death for his apparent sins of destroying the Fairy King's Forest, taking the Fountain of Youth and killing the Guardian Saint. As the captain of the guard asked Ban if he has any last words before execution, Ban told everyone present that he is no longer "Bandit Ban" and "Undead Ban" is now his name.

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"Heroes Fun Time -Extra Stories Compilation-"
"Eiyū-tachi no Tawamure -Bangai-henshū-" (英雄たちの戯れ -番外編集-)
August 12, 2015

A series of short clips.

text: Songs[edit]

text: The show's first opening theme song is "Netsujō no Spectrum" (熱情のスペクトラム, Netsujō no Supekutoramu, "Spectrum of Passion") performed by Ikimono-gakari for the first twelve episodes and the second opening theme is "Seven Deadly Sins" performed by Man with a Mission, while the first ending theme titled "7-Seven" is a collaboration between Flow and Granrodeo, the second ending theme from episode thirteen onwards is "Season" the major label debut of Alisa Takigawa.[9][10]

text: The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments first opening theme song titled "Howling" is a collaboration between Flow and Granrodeo, and first ending theme song is "Beautiful" performed by Anly. The second opening theme titled "Ame ga Furu kara, Niji ga Deru"(雨が降るから虹が出る) by Sky Peace and second ending theme titled "Chikai"(誓い) by Sora Amamiya.


document_title: Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's singles

question_text: who won the olympics men's figure skating

question_tokens: who won the olympics men 's figure skating

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text: Summary[edit]

text: With his victory at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Yuzuru Hanyu became the first male figure skater to win two consecutive gold medals after Dick Button, who did so in 1952. Fellow countryman Shoma Uno won the silver medal, and Spain's Javier Fernández won the bronze medal. Fernández won Spain's first figure skating medal and fourth medal at the Winter Olympics.

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text: After the short program, Hanyu, Fernández, Uno, and Jin Boyang were first, second, third, and fourth respectively. Nathan Chen, originally one of the favorites for the podium, skated an uncharacteristically poor short program that placed him at 17th, but fought back to win the free skating with a score of 215.08--8.91 points above the second place free skating by Hanyu. He ended up fifth overall. In the free program, Jin Boyang overtook Chen by less than a point overall, and placed fourth.

text: In the victory ceremony, the medals were presented by Tsunekazu Takeda, member of the International Olympic Committee, accompanied by Alexander Lakernik, ISU Figure Skating Vice President.

text: Vincent Zhou landed the first quadruple lutz at the Olympics. Nathan Chen became the first to ever land six quads, five clean. He also landed the first quadruple flip at the Olympics. [5] With these jumps he holds the new record for highest free skating technical score.[6] For complete list of figure skating records, see list of highest scores in figure skating.

text: Qualification[edit]

text: A total of 30 skaters qualified to compete for the event, with each country allowed to only enter a maximum of three. 24 quotas were handed out during the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships and the remaining six were given out at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. Each country decided the entry of its teams, and athletes winning the quota were not necessarily granted the right to compete.[7] All athletes competing must have met the minimum total elements score, which does not include component scores. For the short program this was 25.00 and the free skating 45.00.[8]

text: Schedule[edit]

text: All times are (UTC+9).

text:
Date
Time
Round

16 February
10:00[3]
Short program

17 February
10:00[3]
Free skating

tag: table

text: Results[edit]

text: Short program[edit]

text: The short program was held on 16 February 2018.[3][9]

text:
Pl.
Name
Nation
TSS
TES
PCS
SS
TR
PE
CH
IN
Ded
StN

1
Yuzuru Hanyu
 Japan
111.68
63.18
48.50
9.71
9.43
9.86
9.75
9.75
0.00
25

2
Javier Fernández
 Spain
107.58
59.79
47.79
9.36
9.36
9.71
9.68
9.68
0.00
29

3
Shoma Uno
 Japan
104.17
58.13
46.04
9.29
9.00
9.25
9.29
9.21
0.00
28

4
Jin Boyang
 China
103.32
60.27
43.05
8.79
8.29
8.82
8.54
8.61
0.00
30

5
Dmitri Aliev
 Olympic Athletes from Russia
98.98
56.98
42.00
8.43
8.11
8.50
8.50
8.46
0.00
20

6
Patrick Chan
 Canada
90.01
45.08
45.93
9.36
9.07
9.00
9.29
9.21
–1.00
21

7
Adam Rippon
 United States
87.95
44.48
43.47
8.57
8.43
8.86
8.68
8.93
0.00
19

8
Mikhail Kolyada
 Olympic Athletes from Russia
86.69
43.84
43.85
8.96
8.54
8.64
8.82
8.89
–1.00
27

9
Michal Březina
 Czech Republic
85.15
44.34
40.81
8.25
7.89
8.25
8.21
8.21
0.00
13

10
Keegan Messing
 Canada
85.11
45.50
40.61
8.04
7.96
8.07
8.29
8.25
−1.00
12

11
Jorik Hendrickx
 Belgium
84.74
44.17
40.57
7.96
7.89
8.25
8.18
8.29
0.00
17

12
Vincent Zhou
 United States
84.53
48.50
36.03
7.39
6.96
7.11
7.32
7.25
0.00
3

13
Oleksii Bychenko
 Israel
84.13
43.63
40.50
7.93
7.71
8.36
8.18
8.32
0.00
23

14
Misha Ge
 Uzbekistan
83.90
41.75
42.15
8.18
8.18
8.54
8.46
8.79
0.00
16

15
Cha Jun-hwan
 South Korea
83.43
43.79
39.64
7.93
7.68
8.07
8.00
7.96
0.00
14

16
Brendan Kerry
 Australia
83.06
45.49
37.57
7.57
7.36
7.61
7.57
7.46
0.00
10

17
Nathan Chen
 United States
82.27
41.39
41.88
8.46
8.32
8.14
8.57
8.39
–1.00
26

18
Daniel Samohin
 Israel
80.69
43.29
38.40
7.79
7.29
7.79
7.71
7.82
–1.00
18

19
Yan Han
 China
80.63
40.99
40.64
8.46
8.07
7.86
8.18
8.07
−1.00
8

20
Keiji Tanaka
 Japan
80.05
40.30
40.75
8.36
7.86
8.07
8.21
8.25
–1.00
22

21
Deniss Vasiļjevs
 Latvia
79.52
39.34
41.18
8.25
8.00
8.18
8.39
8.36
–1.00
24

22
Moris Kvitelashvili
 Georgia
76.56
40.88
36.68
7.46
7.11
7.32
7.43
7.36
−1.00
11

23
Matteo Rizzo
 Italy
75.63
39.23
36.40
7.29
7.11
7.29
7.39
7.32
0.00
5

24
Paul Fentz
 Germany
74.73
37.71
37.02
7.46
7.25
7.46
7.46
7.39
0.00
15

Did not advance to free skating

25
Julian Yee
 Malaysia
73.58
38.37
35.21
7.07
6.82
7.11
7.14
7.07
0.00
9

26
Chafik Besseghier
 France
72.10
38.41
33.69
6.79
6.29
6.89
6.86
6.86
0.00
2

27
Denis Ten
 Kazakhstan
70.12
30.77
39.35
8.11
7.82
7.46
8.07
7.89
0.00
4

28
Michael Christian Martinez
 Philippines
55.56
26.04
29.52
5.96
5.64
5.96
6.00
5.96
0.00
6

29
Felipe Montoya
 Spain
52.41
22.59
30.82
6.25
6.07
6.00
6.25
6.25
−1.00
1

30
Yaroslav Paniot
 Ukraine
46.58
18.68
29.90
6.43
5.79
5.61
6.21
5.86
−2.00
7

text:
Notes:
WR - World record
TSS - Total Segment Score; TES - Technical Element Score; PCS - Program Component Score
SS - Skating Skills; TR - Transitions; PE - Performance/Execution
CH - Choreography; IN - Interpretation; Ded - Deduction; StN - Starting Number

tag: ul

text: Free skating[edit]

text: The free skating was held on 17 February 2018.[3][10]

text:
Pl.
Name
Nation
TSS
TES
PCS
SS
TR
PE
CH
IN
Ded
StN

1
Nathan Chen
 United States
215.08
127.64
87.44
8.82
8.32
9.04
8.79
8.75
0.00
9

2
Yuzuru Hanyu
 Japan
206.17
109.55
96.62
9.71
9.50
9.64
9.71
9.75
0.00
22

3
Shoma Uno
 Japan
202.73
111.01
92.72
9.36
9.07
9.25
9.32
9.36
–1.00
24

4
Javier Fernández
 Spain
197.66
101.52
96.14
9.46
9.43
9.64
9.79
9.75
0.00
23

5
Jin Boyang
 China
194.45
109.69
85.76
8.71
8.21
8.64
8.68
8.64
–1.00
20

6
Vincent Zhou
 United States
192.16
112.24
79.92
8.04
7.71
8.25
7.96
8.00
0.00
15

7
Mikhail Kolyada
 Olympic Athletes from Russia
177.56
91.62
87.94
9.00
8.64
8.68
8.86
8.72
–2.00
16

8
Patrick Chan
 Canada
173.42
81.56
91.86
9.32
9.14
8.66
9.29
9.32
0.00
21

9
Oleksii Bychenko
 Israel
172.88
89.08
83.80
8.39
8.04
8.61
8.43
8.43
0.00
7

10
Adam Rippon
 United States
171.41
84.47
86.94
8.75
8.54
8.68
8.71
8.79
0.00
18

11
Daniel Samohin
 Israel
170.75
89.03
81.72
8.32
7.75
8.32
8.18
8.29
0.00
8

12
Keegan Messing
 Canada
170.32
84.88
85.44
8.50
8.29
8.61
8.61
8.71
0.00
14

13
Dmitri Aliev
 Olympic Athletes from Russia
168.53
85.39
85.13
8.64
8.39
8.32
8.61
8.61
–2.00
19

14
Cha Jun-hwan
 South Korea
165.16
84.94
81.22
8.21
7.86
8.25
8.11
8.18
–1.00
13

15
Keiji Tanaka
 Japan
164.78
85.64
81.14
8.36
7.89
8.00
8.18
8.14
–2.00
5

16
Jorik Hendrickx
 Belgium
164.21
81.79
82.42
8.25
7.96
8.36
8.25
8.39
0.00
13

17
Misha Ge
 Uzbekistan
161.04
74.96
86.08
8.46
8.36
8.54
8.75
8.93
0.00
10

18
Michal Březina
 Czech Republic
160.92
76.58
84.34
8.57
8.21
8.39
8.57
8.43
0.00
17

19
Matteo Rizzo
 Italy
156.78
80.86
75.92
7.64
7.32
7.79
7.64
7.57
0.00
2

20
Deniss Vasiļjevs
 Latvia
155.06
76.42
80.64
8.14
7.86
7.96
8.18
8.18
–2.00
1

21
Brendan Kerry
 Australia
150.75
73.33
77.42
7.96
7.54
7.68
7.82
7.71
0.00
12

22
Paul Fentz
 Germany
139.82
66.98
72.84
7.50
7.14
7.14
7.39
7.25
0.00
3

23
Yan Han
 China
132.38
53.80
79.58
8.56
7.82
7.57
8.04
8.00
–1.00
4

24
Moris Kvitelashvili
 Georgia
128.01
63.35
70.66
7.34
6.86
6.68
7.32
7.04
–6.00
6

text:
Notes:
TSS - Total Segment Score; TES - Technical Element Score; PCS - Program Component Score
SS - Skating Skills; TR - Transitions; PE - Performance/Execution
CH - Choreography; IN - Interpretation; Ded - Deduction; StN - Starting Number

text: Overall[edit]

text: The skaters were ranked according to their overall score.[11]

text:
Rank
Name
Nation
TP
SP
FS

01 !
Yuzuru Hanyu
 Japan
317.85
111.68
1
206.17
2

02 !
Shoma Uno
 Japan
306.90
104.17
3
202.73
3

03 !
Javier Fernández
 Spain
305.24
107.58
2
197.66
4

4
Jin Boyang
 China
297.77
103.32
4
194.45
5

5
Nathan Chen
 United States
297.35
82.27
17
215.08
1

6
Vincent Zhou
 United States
276.69
84.53
12
192.16
6

7
Dmitri Aliev
 Olympic Athletes from Russia
267.51
98.98
5
168.53
13

8
Mikhail Kolyada
 Olympic Athletes from Russia
264.25
86.69
8
177.56
7

9
Patrick Chan
 Canada
263.43
90.01
6
173.42
8

10
Adam Rippon
 United States
259.36
87.95
7
171.41
10

11
Oleksii Bychenko
 Israel
257.01
84.13
13
172.88
9

12
Keegan Messing
 Canada
255.43
85.11
10
170.32
12

13
Daniel Samohin
 Israel
251.44
80.69
18
170.75
11

14
Jorik Hendrickx
 Belgium
248.95
84.74
11
164.21
16

15
Cha Jun-hwan
 South Korea
248.59
83.43
15
165.16
14

16
Michal Březina
 Czech Republic
246.07
85.15
9
160.92
18

17
Misha Ge
 Uzbekistan
244.94
83.90
14
161.04
17

18
Keiji Tanaka
 Japan
244.83
80.05
20
164.78
15

19
Deniss Vasiļjevs
 Latvia
234.58
79.52
21
155.06
20

20
Brendan Kerry
 Australia
233.81
83.06
16
150.75
21

21
Matteo Rizzo
 Italy
232.41
75.63
23
156.78
19

22
Paul Fentz
 Germany
214.55
74.73
24
139.82
22

23
Yan Han
 China
213.01
80.63
19
132.38
23

24
Moris Kvitelashvili
 Georgia
204.57
76.56
22
128.01
24

Did not advance to free skating

25
Julian Yee
 Malaysia

73.58
25

26
Chafik Besseghier
 France

72.10
26

27
Denis Ten
 Kazakhstan

70.12
27

28
Michael Christian Martinez
 Philippines

55.56
28

29
Felipe Montoya
 Spain

52.41
29

30
Yaroslav Paniot
 Ukraine

46.58
30

text: TP - Total points; SP - Short program; FS - Free skating


document_title: Jodhaa Akbar

question_text: who was the music director of ashutosh gowariker period drama jodha akbar

text: Jodhaa Akbar

text: Plot[edit]

text: Jodhaa, the daughter of King Bharmal of Amer, gets betrothed to another Rajput king and her dowry was her father's crown, which will pass to that Rajput king, after his death. Through this arrangement, the son of the elder brother of the king, Sujamal gets deprived of his rightful throne and he leaves the kingdom angrily to join rebels. When Mughal empire plans to attack Amer, King Bharmal resentfully makes a peace offering and a proposal to strengthen relations by his daughter's marriage to the emperor himself to avoid war. Akbar agrees to the marriage as it would bring forward a true strong alliance and long lasting peace between the empire and Rajputs. Jodhaa completely resented being reduced to a mere political pawn and she wants to marry the Rajput king she was betrothed to previously. She writes a letter to Sujamal, her cousin, entreating him to come rescue her from the marriage, but she doesn't send it, though. Jodhaa shares all her misery with her mother, who tells her to send a servant girl in her place.

text: Jodhaa replies that it would deceive Akbar and would be death to their kingdom if he finds out. Then, her mother gives her a vial of poison and tells her to use it if a need arises. Jodhaa demands a meeting with Akbar and demands to not have her religion changed after marriage and that a temple be built for her to continue her faith, with the intention of having the emperor call off the wedding. To her surprise, Akbar agrees to all her demands. After their marriage, Jodhaa acts reluctant with Akbar and they do not consummate their marriage. He assures Jodhaa that they will let things fall into place. Over time both Jodhaa and Akbar learn from each other and gain admiration for their partners.

text: Akbar's nurse and nanny, Maham Anga, who he considers like his own mother does not like Jodhaa and conspires to spoil her image in front of Akbar. She finds the letter Jodhaa had written and has it sent, but when Sujamal comes to meet Jodhaa in private, she instigates Akbar that Jodhaa went to meet her lover. Akbar sends his men to arrest Sujamal who thinks Jodhaa trapped him, and then banishes Jodhaa from the kingdom. Jodhaa too doesn't give an explanation, angry at her character being questioned. Later Akbar finds out the truth and goes to her maternal home to apologise and asks her to come back but she refuses. He also finds out that she is a skilled in sword fighting, and engages in a playful duel with Jodhaa, who after the duel tells him to introspect the working of his relations and kingdom. Akbar returns and travels through the common folk in disguise to understand the problems of his people better.

text: Later Akbar controls the dissents among the Hindus and Muslims by announcing that every religion has its rights in his kingdom. This impresses Jodhaa who returns. Sujamal, Sharifuddin Hussain and his allies attack the kingdom. After Sujamal realises the past misunderstanding concerning the letter and dies just after apologising to Jodhaa. Akbar defeats Sharifuddin, and spares his life for his half-sister, Bakshi Banu Begum's sake, but not before stripping him of his title of Viceroy of Ajmer and Nagaur.Eventually Akbar proclaims that Hindustan will be a peaceful and prosperous land if people respect and honour each other's religions. The film ends as the narrator accounts that Jodhaa and Akbar created history through their unconditional and eternal love for each other.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Hrithik Roshan as Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar
Aishwarya Rai as Rajkumari Jodhaa Bai
Sonu Sood as Rajkumar Sujamal
Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Raja Bharmal
Suhasini Mulay as Rani Padmavati
Raza Murad as Shamsuddin Ataga Khan
Poonam Sinha as Mallika Hamida Banu Begum
Rajesh Vivek as Chugtai Khan
Pramod Moutho as Todar Mal
Ila Arun as Maham Anga
Digvijay Purohit as Raj Bhagwant Das
Yuri Suri as Bairam Khan
Surendra Pal as Rana Udai Singh
Visshwa. S. Badola as Saadir Adaasi
Prathmesh Mehta as Chandrabhan Singh
Shaji Chaudhary as Adham Khan
Manava Naik as Neelakshi
Disha Vakani as Madhavi
Abir Abrar as Bakshi Banu Begum
Indrajit Sarkar as Mahesh Das / Birbal
Aman Dhaliwal as Rajkumar Ratan Singh
Nikitin Dheer as Sharifuddin Hussain
Pradeep Sharma as Sheikh Mubarak
Balraj as Raja Balraj Singh
Sudhanshu Hakku as Raja Shimalgarh
Sayed Badrul Hasan as Mulla Do-Piyaza
Dilnaz Irani as Salima Sultan Begum
Tejpal Singh Rawat as Ni'Mat
Shehzor Ali as Raja Hemu
Ulhas Barve as Raja Mankeshwar
Jassi Singh as Raja Bhadra
Raju Pandit as Raja Bhaati
Bharat Kumar as Raja Chauhan
Rajiv Sehgal as Raja Viraat

text: Production[edit]

text: Origin and scripting[edit]

text: Following the success of Lagaan (2001), its director Ashutosh Gowariker was approached by actor and screenwriter Haidar Ali with the idea of making a film along the lines of K. Asif's historical epic, Mughal-e-Azam (1960).[a] When Gowariker contemplated on whether he should make a sequel to Mughal-e-Azam or remake it, Ali suggested that he do a prequel to it; Gowariker agreed and decided to create a screenplay that would cover the early years of Akbar's life from 13 to 28.[11][12] In an interview with Syed Firdaus Ashraf of Rediff.com, Ali said on his decision to work with Gowariker:

text: Ashutosh is the only director who could do justice to a film of such a level. In Lagaan, he touched on the issue of casteism, the oppressed class, Hindu-Muslim unity, communal harmony, team spirit, management and nationalism. He weaved all this beautifully to make a hit film without preaching or lecturing. In the same way, I told him he could make a beautiful film by touching on such issues without preaching.[11]

text: Gowariker had already finished his script for Swades (2004) when Ali pitched the idea. As a result, he decided to start his work with Ali after completing it. In December 2001, Ali began research on the marriage of princess Jodhabai, daughter of the Rajput ruler of Amer, Bharmal with the Mughal emperor Akbar, and prepared a basic story on the couple. One month after Swades was released, Ali met Gowariker and handed to him the story.[13] Gowariker subsequently announced his next project, terming it "a romantic musical", titled Jodhaa Akbar.[14]

text: In March 2005, Gowariker started work on the screenplay with Ali while denying speculations that Firoz A. Nadiadwala and Subhash Ghai were producing the film.[15][16] It was confirmed later in August 2006 that Gowariker would co-produce the film himself under his banner AGPPL productions with Ronnie Screwvala of UTV Motion Pictures, in addition to the latter distributing it.[17] Ali and Gowariker completed the script in November 2005 and sought the help of Bhawani Singh, the Maharaja of Jaipur and his spouse, Maharani Padmini Devi to provide them with "creative inputs to make Jodhaa Akbar as realistic as possible."[18][b] K. P. Saxena was hired to write the film's dialogues.[13]

text: Cast and crew[edit]

text: Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai were the first choice of both Ali and Gowariker for portraying Akbar and Jodhabai respectively. Gowariker believed Roshan possessed the regal bearing and physique required to play the role of a king.[20] According to Gowariker, Roshan immediately agreed after the former merely mentioned that he was doing a film on Akbar.[21] Roshan learned Urdu as a means of preparing for his role.[22] For casting Rai, Gowariker sent her a SMS asking "Will U B My Jodha?" to which Rai sent a reply stating "Yes, I will" followed by a smiley.[23] Sonu Sood was chosen to play Jodhabai's brother Rajkumar Sujamal.[24] Sood had rejected offers to feature in other projects as he wanted to fully involve himself in the film.[25]

text: The role of Akbar's mother, Hamida Banu Begum, was first offered to Saira Banu, who declined citing family commitments as her reason.[26] The role subsequently went to Poonam Sinha which marked a comeback for her to acting since her brief stint in the 1970s.[27][28] Actress and singer Ila Arun had wanted to work with Gowariker and approached him for a role in the film; Gowariker cast her as Akbar's nurse, Maham Anga.[29] Nikitin Dheer was selected to play Sharifuddin Hussain, the rebellious brother-in-law of Akbar, after impressing Gowariker during the auditions.[30] Kulbhushan Kharbanda portrayed Raja Bharmal while Suhasini Mulay was cast as Jodhabai's mother, Rani Padmavati.[31] Actress Abir Abrar, niece of yesteryear actress Kumkum, was selected to play Bakshi Banu Begum, Akbar's sister and Hussain's wife.[32] Indrajeet Sarkar was cast in the role of Birbal, but his scenes were cut from the film's final version to reduce its duration.[33]

text: A. R. Rahman, Javed Akhtar, Nitin Chandrakant Desai and Ballu Saluja were signed up as the music composer, lyricist for the songs, art director and editor respectively, thereby collaborating with Gowariker for the third time after Lagaan and Swades.[34][35] Visual Computing Labs (VCL), a division of Tata Elxsi, were in charge of the film's special effects.[36] Kiran Deohans, known for his work in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988), Aks (2001) and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001), was the film's cinematographer.[37] Gowariker chose Ravi Dewan to be the stunt co-ordinator for Jodhaa Akbar based on the latter's experience in handling historical films, such as 1942: A Love Story (1994).[38] Chinni Prakash and his wife Rekha, Raju Khan and Ash Kumar were the film's choreographers.[39]

text: Costume design[edit]

text: Neeta Lulla, who had earlier worked with Rai in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas (2002), was chosen to handle the film's costume designing.[40] Lulla found Jodhaa Akbar to be "one of the most challenging films" she had done. This was because she had to design costumes not only for the lead actress, but for every cast member involved in the film.[40] Lulla did extensive research for a year and a half on the type of clothes people wore during the Mughal Empire.[40] She went to Jaipur to procure information on what type of fabrics were worn during that period. She schematically designed clothes by providing yellow, orange and red colours for the Rajputs and gold, brown and beige colours for the Mughals.[41]

text: Keeping in mind the grandeur of the Mughal Empire during Akbar's time, Lulla used the Zardozi and Kundan types of embroidery for Roshan's and Rai's dresses. The fabrics for designing the costumes as well as the shoes were bought from Delhi, Mumbai and Jaipur, while authentic embroidered Mojaris were used for footwear. Lulla designed clothes of dark brown, black and green colours for the character of Sharifuddin Hussain after taking the characters' persona into consideration.[42]

text: The jewellery used for the costumes were purchased from the jewellery brand company Tanishq.[43] Jodhaa Akbar marked the company's second venture into films after the fantasy film Paheli (2005). A team of 200 craftsmen worked for 600 days to fashion and mould jewels made of gold gemstones. Around 300 kilograms of jewels were used. Rai and Roshan wore thirteen and eight sets of jewels respectively throughout the film.[44] The set, which Aishwarya wore in the scene where Jodhabai is wedded to Akbar weighed 3.5 kilograms. Rai later mentioned in subsequent interviews that the toughest part of playing her character was to wear the jewellery as she found them quite heavy to bedeck.[44][45] The jewels were designed using miniature paintings from Mughal literature and Akbar's autobiography by Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, the Akbarnama as influences.[44] The scabbards used by the lead actors in the film weighed two kilograms.[46]

text: Principal photography[edit]

text: Filming commenced in early November 2006 at Jaipur with the climax sequence with Roshan and Dheer, and the First Battle of Panipat.[47][48] Palace scenes featuring Rai as Jodhaabai before her marriage to Akbar were filmed at the Roopangarh Fort in Kishangarh.[49] The sequence featuring the Battle of Panipat was shot in the Dhula region located on the outskirts of Jaipur.[50] To prepare for their fight sequences, Roshan and Rai learnt sword-fighting and horse-riding a month before filming began at Mehboob Studio and Mahalaxmi Racecourse respectively.[51][52] Rai had learnt sword-fighting and horse-riding while filming The Last Legion (2007) because of which she had little difficulty in her preparations.[53][54]

text: Dewan worked with Desai in designing the armour and ammunitions. The cannons were made of carbon fibre with iron inserted on the inner portions to make sure the cannonballs were fired smoothly. The swords were initially made of both wood and fibre but were later made of lightweight carbon fibre due to the actors not being able to manoeuvre them easily.[38] All of the stunt sequences were rehearsed everyday from 3 am to 7 am before they were filmed.[52] A team of 250 stuntmen and 5,000 extras were used for all the battle scenes, which were filmed for 20-30 days at a stretch.[52] Ashutosh wanted the climax to be perfect because of which the extras, who were people from nearby villages and were used for Akbar's and Hussain's armies, would often get tired standing in the same position for an entire day. Some of them would not be present the next day. As a result, Dewan placed the 250 stuntmen in the front rows of both armies so as not to show how exhausted the villagers were.[55]

text: Deohans employed six cameras to film the climax scene from different angles.[56] He was influenced by films such as Gladiator (2000) and Troy (2004) as he found the "basic colour" of those films' locations similar to that of Rajasthan's arid surroundings.[57] The lighting was used depending on the scenes filmed.[58] Further shooting took place at Sambhar Lake Town, and the forts of Amber, Amer and Agra. The scene where Akbar prays to the Islamic scholar Moinuddin Chishti for a successful conquest of India was filmed at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah.[59]

text: After the completion of the first schedule of filming—which took in 60 days—by the end of December 2006, the second schedule began on 8 January 2007 at Desai's ND Studios based in Karjat.[60] Desai took "lakhs of photographs" of Amer Fort and Agra fort. Using the photos as reference, he erected sets consisting of the inner portions of both places in his studio. Filming could not take place entirely at the forts due to heavy traffic of tourists coming there everyday. Consequentially, only the outer portions of both the forts were filmed on the spot during the first schedule while the scenes featuring the inner portions were filmed at Karjat.[61][62] The inner portions that were erected by Desai included the Dīwān-e-Ām, Dīwān-e-Khās, Jodhaabai's inner chambers and the fort's gardens. The entire set measured 1,600 feet long, 600 feet wide and 68 feet high, which according to Desai was equivalent to "seven floors of a high-rise". Concrete, fibre and asbestos sheets were the materials used to create the interiors of the forts.[62] The cost of the entire set at Karjat was estimated to be around ₹120 million.[63]

text: The song "Azeem-O-Shaan Shahenshah", which was choreographed by Prakash, featured about 12 assistant choreographers, 400 dancers and 2,000 extras acting as the citizens of Agra.[64] Prakash used the dance steps featured in the songs of films such as Ganga Jamuna (1961) and Guide (1965) as reference.[65] The song was planned to be finished within 10 days but took 15 days to complete as Prakash felt it was "difficult to stick to a deadline when you have a crowd this big." He credited his team for finishing the song as he believed it would have taken "a month" to film without their co-operation.[66] A total of 80 elephants, 100 horses and 55 camels were employed throughout the entire film.[67] The battle scene featuring Roshan and Ulhas Barve, who plays the King of Mankeshwar, Chittorgarh district, was filmed in June 2007 at Jaipur.[68] Shooting was completed in October–November 2007 at Karjat.[69][70] Due to the amount of money spent on the costumes and sets, the budget of the film, which was initially ₹370 million, increased to ₹400 million.[61][71]

text: Historical inaccuracies[edit]

text: Many of the events portrayed in the movie are based on real events. Certain Rajput groups claimed Jodhaa was married to Akbar's son, Jahangir, not Akbar.[72][73]

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Several historians claim that Akbar's Rajput wife was never known as "Jodhaa Bai" during the Mughal period.
According to Professor Shirin Moosvi, a historian of Aligarh Muslim University, neither the Akbarnama (a biography of Akbar commissioned by Akbar himself), nor any historical text from the period refer to her as Jodhaa Bai.[74] Moosvi notes that the name "Jodhaa Bai" was first used to refer to Akbar's wife in the 18th and 19th centuries in historical writings.[74] In Tuzk-e-Jahangiri, she is referred to as Mariam-uz-Zamani.[74]

text: According to historian Imtiaz Ahmad, the director of the Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library in Patna, the name "Jodhaa" was used for Akbar's wife for the first time by Lieutenant-Colonel James Tod, in his book Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan. According to Ahmad, Tod was not a professional historian.[75] N. R. Farooqi claims that Jodhaa Bai was not the name of Akbar's Rajput queen; it was the name of Jahangir's Rajput wife.[76]

text: Ashutosh Gowarikar's reaction was:

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While making the film I did my best to go by the book. I consulted the best historians and went through the most rigorous research. There are different names used for Akbar's wife, Jodhaa being one of them. In fact, there's a disclaimer about the Rajput queen's name at the beginning of the film. But to see that, the protesters have to see the film.

”

text: Protests and legal issues[edit]

text: The portrayal of ethnic Rajput people in the movie was criticised by members of the Rajput community as misleading, politically motivated historical revisionism that minimised Rajput history.[77] The community's protests against the film in some states led to the film being banned in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttarakhand. However, the producer went to the Supreme Court to challenge it.[78][79] Later, the Supreme Court of India lifted the ban on screening the film in Uttar Pradesh and some towns of Uttarakhand and Haryana. The court scrapped the Uttar Pradesh government ban as well as similar orders by authorities in Dehradun, Uttarakhand and Ambala, Sonepat and Rewari, Haryana.[80]

text: Critical reception[edit]

text: Rotten Tomatoes has given the film a 79% rating, with 11 fresh and 3 rotten reviews.[81] The film received a critics' rating of 69 on Metacritic based on 4 reviews.[82]

text: Anil Sinanan of The Times gave the film four out of five stars, stating, "Oscar-nominated Lagaan director Ashutosh Gowariker's sumptuous period epic has all the ingredients of a Cecil B. DeMille entertainer [...] The film ends with a passionate plea for tolerance of all religions in India, a resonant message for modern India."[83] Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN also gave the film four out of five stars, commenting: "I've never felt this way about any other film, but sitting there in my seat watching Jodhaa Akbar, I felt privileged as a moviegoer. Privileged that such a film had been made, and privileged that it had been made in our times so we can form our own opinions of the film rather than adopt the opinions of previous generations, which we invariably must when looking at older classics."[84] Tajpal Rathore of the BBC gave the film four out of five stars, noting that, "although the 16th-century love story upon which it's based might be long forgotten, this endearing treatment sears into the memory through sheer size and scale alone [...] Don't let the running time put you off watching this unashamedly epic tale."[85] Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India gave the film three stars, stating that, "Jodhaa Akbar works only because its heart is in the right place. The film talks about a love that transcends all barriers – gender, religion, culture – and dreams of an India where secularism and tolerance are the twin towers that should never ever crumble. And Akbar and Jodhaa are the alluring exponents of this dream." Kazmi also suggests that "if you are willing to shed off all the trappings of history, only then will Jodhaa Akbar work for you."[86] While suggesting that the film is "too long" and that it is "not a history lesson," Rachel Saltz of The New York Times also notes, "in choosing to tell the tale of this emperor and a Muslim-Hindu love story, Mr. Gowariker makes a clear point. As Akbar says, 'Respect for each other's religion will enrich Hindustan.'"[87]

text: Box office[edit]

text: Jodhaa Akbar collected a gross revenue of ₹77.85 crore[88] (US$20.82 million) in India.[3] Box Office India declared it a semi-hit at the domestic box office.[89] Its domestic net income was ₹56.04 crore, equivalent to ₹86.28 crore (US$12 million) adjusted for inflation.[88]

text: Overseas, it grossed US$7.55 million (₹49.92 crore), and was declared a blockbuster at the overseas box office. Its overseas gross included US$2.1 million in the United Kingdom, US$3.45 million in North America, US$450,000 in Australia,[90] and US$1.1 million in the Arab States of the Persian Gulf region.[88]

text: The film ended its box office run with a worldwide lifetime gross of ₹112 crore (equivalent to ₹222 crore or US$31 million in 2017),[2] equivalent to US$28.37 million at the time.[3]

text: Soundtrack[edit]

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Jodhaa AkbarSoundtrack album by A. R. RahmanReleased
9 January 2008 (music launch)18 January 2008 (CD release)Recorded
Panchathan Record Inn and A.M. StudiosNirvana StudioGenre
Feature film soundtrackLength
39:43Label
Sony MusicProducer
A. R. RahmanA. R. Rahman chronology

Elizabeth: The Golden Age(2007)

Jodhaa Akbar(2008)

ADA...A Way of Life(2008)

text: Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingRediff[91]Planet Bollywood[92]

text: The acclaimed score and soundtrack of the film was composed by A. R. Rahman, making his third collaboration with Ashutosh Gowariker after Lagaan, and Swades. The official soundtrack contains five songs and two instrumentals. Rahman scored the prewritten lyrics by Javed Akhtar, except for the songs "Khwaja Mere Khwaja" and "Azeem-O-Shaan Shahenshah". The former was written by Kashif while the latter was by Javed Akthar himself. The music was released on 9 January 2008 and the CDs were out by 18 January. The soundtrack album was met with very positive reviews, with most of the reviewers hailing the album a magnum opus by Rahman. Aakash Gandhi of Planet Bollywood reviewed the album, saying, "Jodhaa Akbar compositions are magical, spectacular, invigorating and above all a wholesome experience you rarely get in soundtracks these days. When you cannot pick a favourite you know the benchmark has been set consistently high. Indian music has just added another soundtrack to its eternal treasure."[92] According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 11,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's fourteenth highest-selling.[93]

text: Track listingNo.TitleArtist(s)Length1."Azeem-O-Shaan Shahenshah"Mohammed Aslam, Bonnie Chakraborty5:542."Jashn-E-Bahaara"Javed Ali5:153."Khwaja Mere Khwaja" (Lyrics: Kashif)A. R. Rahman6:564."In Lamhon Ke Daaman Mein"Sonu Nigam, Madhushree6:375."Mann Mohana"Bela Shende6:506."Jashn-E-Bahaara"Instrumental (Flute: Naveen Kumar)5:157."Khwaja Mere Khwaja"Instrumental (Oboe)2:53Total length:39:43

text: Soundtrack in Tamil[94][edit]

text: Track listingNo.TitleArtist(s)Length1."Azeem-O-Shaan Shahenshah"Mohammed Aslam, Bonnie Chakraborty, Rahul Nambiar, Gopika Poornima, Fathima5:542."Muzhumathy"Srinivas5:153."Khwaja Endhan Khwaja" (Lyrics: Mashook Rahman)A. R. Rahman6:564."Idhayam Idam Mariyathe"Karthik, K. S. Chithra6:375."Mana Mohana"Sadhana Sargam6:506."Muzhumathy"Instrumental (Flute: Naveen Kumar)5:157."Khwaja Endhan Khwaja"Instrumental (Oboe)2:53Total length:39:43

text: Music awards[edit]

text: The film emerged out as the biggest winner in many music awards.[95] However, in the best music direction category, it lost many mainly to Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na, composed by Rahman himself. The fine background score won the film many awards including Filmfare Best Background Score and IIFA Best Background Score. The soundtrack was also nominated in numerous categories.

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Song of the Year – "Jashn-E-Bahara"
Male Vocalist of the Year – Javed Ali for "Jashn-E-Bahara"
Female Vocalist of the Year – Bela Shende for "Man Mohana"
Lyricist of the Year – Javed Akhtar for "Jashn-E-Bahara"
Technical Award For Film Background Score – A. R. Rahman
Technical Award For Song Mixing – H. Sridhar
Technical Award For Programming and Arranging – TR Krishna Chetan for "Jashn-E-Bahara"

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Filmfare Best Background Score – A. R. Rahman
Filmfare Best Lyricist Award – Javed Akthar
Star Screen Award for Best Background Music – A. R. Rahman
Star Screen Award for Best Choreographer – Raju Khan for "Khwaja Mere Khwaja"
IIFA Best Music Director Award – A. R. Rahman
IIFA Best Lyricist Award – Javed Akthar
IIFA Best Male Playback Award – Javed Ali for "Jashn-e-Bahara"
IIFA Best Background Score – A. R. Rahman
V Shantaram Award for Best Music – A. R. Rahman

text: Awards[edit]

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Best Film – Ronnie Screwvala and Ashutosh Gowariker
Best Director – Ashutosh Gowariker
Best Actor – Hrithik Roshan
Best Lyricist – Javed Akhtar
Best Background Score – A. R. Rahman

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Best Film – Ronnie Screwvala and Ashutosh Gowariker
Best Actor – Hrithik Roshan
Best Background Music – A. R. Rahman
Best Choreographer – Raju Khan for "Khwaja Mere Khwaja"
Best Director – Ashutosh Gowarikar
Best Actress (Popular Choice) – Aishwarya Rai

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Best Actress – Aishwarya Rai
Best Action – Ravi Dewan
Best Actor in a Negative Role – Ila Arun
Best Art Direction – Nitin Chandrakant Desai
Best Lyrics – Kashif for "Khwaja Mere Khwaja"
Best Music – A. R. Rahman
Best Male Playback Singer – A. R. Rahman for "Khwaja Mere Khwaja"
Best Special Effects – Pankaj Khandpur

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Star of the year – Hrithik Roshan
Dream director   – Ashutosh Gowariker
The New Menace   – Nikitin Dheer[96]

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Best Picture
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Music Director
Best Lyricist
Best Male Playback
Best Art Direction
Best Background Score
Best Costume Design
Best Editing
Best Makeup

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Best Director Bronze Award – Ashutosh Gowariker
Best Actress  – Aishwarya Rai
Best Music    – A. R. Rahman

text: International

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Best Film (Grand Prix) – Ashutosh Gowarikar
Best Actor Award – Hrithik Roshan

text: Audience Award for Best Foreign Language Film – Ashutosh Gowarikar

text: Nominated, Achievement in Cinematography – Kiiran Deohans

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Nominated, Best Production Designer – Nitin Chandrakant Desai
Nominated, Best Composer – A. R. Rahman