Four Knights of the Apocalypse

Four Knights of the Apocalypse,[Jp. 1] also known as The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse,[Jp. 2][4] is a Japanese adventure and fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Nakaba Suzuki. It is a sequel to Suzuki's previous series, The Seven Deadly Sins. The manga has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine since January 2021, with its chapters collected into six tankōbon volumes as of March 2022. The manga is digitally published in North America as it is released in Japan, with Kodansha USA licensing the series for publication in English on Crunchyroll Manga, BookWalker, ComiXology and Amazon Kindle.

This article is about the Japanese manga series. For the concept in the Christian Bible, see Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. For other uses, see Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (disambiguation).
Four Knights of the Apocalypse
Cover of the first manga volume of Four Knights of the Apocalypse, released in Japan on April 16, 2021 by Kodansha
黙示録の四騎士
(Mokushiroku no Yonkishi)
Genre
Manga
Written byNakaba Suzuki
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintShōnen Magazine Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 27, 2021 – present
Volumes6

Premise

Set years after the disbanding of the Seven Deadly Sins, Britannia's most infamous Holy Knights, the series focuses on the young boy Percival, who discovers that he is destined to be part of a group of four knights prophesied to destroy the world. Targeted by the forces of Camelot as a result, Percival travels to find the other three members of the Four Knights alongside Lancelot, a Liones knight who is the son of the Seven Sins member Ban.[5]

Production

Development

Following the conclusion of The Seven Deadly Sins manga with the release of its 346th chapter, the final chapter of the series, in the 17th issue of Weekly Shōnen Magazine on March 25, 2020, it was announced by the manga's author, Nakaba Suzuki, that his next series would serve as a sequel to The Seven Deadly Sins.[6][7] The manga artist also revealed that the new series was tentatively titled The Four Knights of the Apocalypse, which he later changed by removing the word The at the beginning, giving the manga its current title.[8]

Characters
See also: List of The Seven Deadly Sins characters

While planning the storyline for the manga, Suzuki originally desired to use the character of Tristan—who was introduced at the end of The Seven Deadly Sins as the son of Meliodas and Elizabeth Liones—to be the protagonist of Four Knights of the Apocalypse.[9][10] However, Suzuki eventually changed his mind, not wanting to have a main character so closely related to the cast of his previous series.[11] Instead, he decided to have Percival, a character created specifically for the sequel, as the protagonist.[12][13] During an interview in April 2021, Suzuki commented that, in regards to Percival's design, he particularly focuses on the cuteness of the character when drawing him, adding elements that are able to highlight this in Percival, such as his helmet and cloak.[14]

Publication

Four Knights of the Apocalypse is written and illustrated by Nakaba Suzuki.[15] Japanese publisher Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine has divulged in its 50th issue, which was launched on November 11, 2020, the manga's official release date for early 2021.[16][17] The series began its serialization in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in the 9th issue published on January 27, 2021, with a new chapter of the manga being released every week.[18][19] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on April 16, 2021.[20] As of March 17, 2022, six volumes have been released.[21]

North American publisher Kodansha USA has licensed Four Knights of the Apocalypse for simulpublication in North America as it is released in Japan.[22][23] With the first five chapters of the series already available when it started to be published on February 23, 2021 on multiple digital platforms, including Crunchyroll Manga, BookWalker, ComiXology and Amazon Kindle, with a chapter of the manga translated into English being released weekly.[24][25] Four Knights of the Apocalypse is available in English worldwide (except Japan) on the digital manga service Azuki, which was launched on June 28, 2021.[26] Additionally, Kodansha Comics will release the volumes of Four Knights of the Apocalypse in North America starting in the spring of 2022.[27]

Volume list
No. Release date ISBN
1 April 16, 2021[20]978-4-06-522982-8
  1. "The Boy's Departure" (少年は旅立つ, Shōnen wa Tabidatsu)
  2. "Chance Encounters" (邂逅, Kaikō)
  3. "On Father's Trail" (父の手がかり, Chichi no Tegakari)
  1. "The Unknown Force" (未知なる力, Michinaru Chikara)
  2. "The Four Knights of the Apocalypse" (黙示録の四騎士, Mokushiroku no Yonkishi)
2 June 17, 2021[28]978-4-06-523579-9
  1. "The Next Destination" (目指すべき場所, Mezasubeki Basho)
  2. "The Demon of Echo Gorge" (木霊の谷の悪魔, Kodama no Tani no Akuma)
  3. "Percival the Guinea Pig" (パーシバル 実験台になる, Pāshibaru Morumotto ni naru)
  4. "Venom-Mixing Boy" (調毒少年, Chōdoku Shōnen)
  5. "Trampling Upon Their Hearts" (心踏みにじりし者, Kokoro Fuminijirishi-mono)
  1. "Percival's Rage" (パーシバルの怒り, Pāshibaru no Ikari)
  2. "It's Showtime!!"
  3. "A Resolve Further Honed" (さらなる決意, Saranaru Ketsui)
  4. "The Lonely Young Lady" (孤独の令嬢, Kodoku no Reijō)
3 September 17, 2021[29]978-4-06-524838-6
  1. "Anghalhad and Her Dream" (夢見るアングハルハッド, Yumemiru Anguharuhaddo)
  2. "Sistana Shaken" (戦慄のシスタナ, Senritsu no Shisutana)
  3. "Confrontation with Evil" (悪との対峙, Aku to no Taiji)
  4. "Resolve for the Battle" (戦いへの覚悟, Tatakai e no Kakugo)
  5. "An Act of Evil" (悪の所業, Aku no Shogyō)
  1. "The Name of the Magic" (その魔力の名は, Sono Maryoku no Na wa)
  2. "Hope" (希望, Hōpu)
  3. "Young Heroes" (幼き勇者たち, Osanaki Yūsha-tachi)
  4. "Arthur Pendragon" (アーサー・ペンドラゴン, Āsā Pendoragon)
4 November 17, 2021[30]978-4-06-525999-3
  1. "Who's the Leader?" (リーダーは誰だ!?, Rīdā wa Dare da!?)
  2. "A Thrilling Day in Cant" (わくわくカント探訪, Wakuwaku Kanto Tanbō)
  3. "Uncle and Nephew" (叔父と甥, Oji to Oi)
  4. "Master and Pupil" (師と弟子, Shi to Deshi)
  5. "Roar of Destruction" (破滅の咆哮, Hametsu no Hōkō)
  1. "A Boy's Resolve" (少年の決意, Shōnen no Ketsui)
  2. "Raging Storms" (吹き荒ぶ嵐, Fukisusabu Arashi)
  3. "A Real Holy Knight" (本物の聖騎士, Honmono no Seikishi)
  4. "The Peaks of Fear" (おそろしの山, Osoroshi no Yama)
5 January 17, 2022[31]978-4-06-526601-4
  1. "The Evil Feast" (魔宴, Maen)
  2. "True Natures Exposed" (さらけ出された本性, Sarakedasareta Honshō)
  3. "A Sinister Endeavor" (邪悪なる試み, Jaaku naru Kokoromi)
  4. "Cernunnos, The Mystic Beast" (幻獣ケルヌンノス, Genjū Kerununnosu)
  5. "The Cornered" (追いつめられる者, Oitsumerareru-mono)
  1. "The Rescue" (救済, Kyūsai)
  2. "The Goat Sin" (ゴート・シン, Gōto Shin)
  3. "Fearsome Attackers" (恐るべき襲撃者たち, Osorubeki Shūgekisha-tachi)
  4. "Fissures" (亀裂, Kiretsu)
6 March 17, 2022[21]978-4-06-527286-2
  1. "The Dark Talismans" (闇のタリスマン, Yami no Tarisuman)
  2. "The Intense Battle Unfolds" (激闘のはじまり, Gekitō no Hajimari)
  3. "The Lost Children" (迷える子供たち, Mayoeru Kodomo-tachi)
  4. "The Chivalric Code" (騎士道, Kishidō)
  5. "The Realization" (気づき, Kizuki)
  1. "Final Blow of Desperation" (追い撃ちする絶望, Oiuchi-suru Zetsubō)
  2. "Departing from Sin" (シンとの別れ, Shin to no Wakare)
  3. "Lancelot" (ランスロット, Ransurotto)
  4. "Perplexity" (とまどい, Tomadoi)
7 May 17, 2022[32]978-4-06-527911-3

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.

  1. "The King of Liones" (リオネス王, Rio Nesu-ō)
  2. "Meliodas and Percival" (メリオダスとパーシバル, Meriodasu to Pāshibaru)
  3. "Triple Trouble" (トリプルトラブル, Toripuru Toraburu)
  4. "Trickery" (奸計, Kankei)
  5. "Tristan" (トリスタン, Torisutan)
  6. "Knights of Prophecy Meet" (予言の騎士の邂逅, Yogen no Kishi no Kaikō)
  7. "Lioness Panic" (リオネス・パニック, Rionesu Panikku)
  8. "Creeping Omens" (忍びよる不吉, Shinobi yoru Fukitsu)
  9. "Led by the Nose" (手玉にとられる男, Tedama ni Torareru Otoko)
  10. "Liones in Flames" (灼熱のリオネス, Shakunetsu no Rionesu)

Reception

Popularity

In June 2021, Four Knights of the Apocalypse was nominated for the seventh Next Manga Award in the Best Printed Manga category.[33]

Critical response

Ever since it began its serialization, the series has received a generally positive reception from fans and critics alike.[34] Junko Kuroda said the manga is "definitely an adventure fantasy that can be enjoyed smoothly", even for fans unfamiliar with The Seven Deadly Sins.[35]

Notes
  1. Japanese: 黙示録の四騎士, Hepburn: Mokushiroku no Yonkishi, lit. "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"
  2. 七つの大罪・黙示録の四騎士, Nanatsu no Taizai Mokushiroku no Yonkishi

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