The official website for the anime adaptation of Nakaba Suzuki’s manga “The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse” (“Mokushiroku no Yon-kishi”) has confirmed the cast members for the Tristan Platoon. These characters were introduced in the anime’s 17th episode.
The cast members include Atsumi Tanezaki as Isolde, Shugo Nakamura as Jade, Sōma Saitō as Chion, Kōki Uchiyama as Lancelot (one of the Four Knights of the Apocalypse who disguised himself as the fox Shin and the son of Ban and Elaine), Ayumu Murase as Tristan (one of the Four Knights of the Apocalypse and the son of Meliodas and Elizabeth), and Fairouz Ai as Gawain (King Arthur’s mysterious niece and one of the Four Knights of the Apocalypse).
The anime premiered on October 8 as part of a new anime programming slot on TBS and its affiliates, running for half a year without breaks. Netflix started streaming the anime on January 31, and the second cours began on January 7. Maki Odaira is directing the anime at Telecom Animation Film, and Shigeru Murakoshi is overseeing and writing the series scripts.
Youichi Takada is the character designer, and Hiroyuki Sawano and Kohta Yamamoto are composing the main theme, with Yamamoto also handling the music. UNLIMITED PRODUCE by TMS is in charge of production and planning.
In January 2021, Suzuki commenced the serialization of the manga in Weekly Shōnen Magazine. The English version is concurrently published digitally and in physical copies by Kodansha USA Publishing. The initial volume is described by the company as follows:
Percival has spent his life with his grandfather on God’s Finger, a secluded sanctuary perched high above the clouds. Despite his love for the simple life, he harbors a secret yearning for adventure.
Percival’s world is irrevocably altered when an intruder, sharing a startling connection with him, shatters everything he holds dear. Left with no choice but to pursue the one who robbed him of everything,
Percival embarks on a solo journey. Along the way, the sheltered youth discovers the nuances of ordinary life, finding companions who offer assistance. Yet, as his friends uncover Percival’s destiny and its link to the impending apocalypse, the question remains: how will they react?
