The Seven Deadly Sins (七つの大罪 Nanatsu no Taizai) series is a series of songs made by mothy, also known as Akuno-P. The series is composed by seven songs, all of them are released.
Most of these songs were featured into the album 悪ノ王国 ～Evils Kingdom～ which was released on December 22, 2010.
The series focuses on the "Cardinal Sins", the vices used since ancient Christian times in order to instruct on the morality of humanity. While more minor sins, "venial sins", could be easily forgiven through sacraments, the cardinal sins would lead one to eternal damnation if not absolved through Penance or perfect contrition.
The theme is common in Catholic tradition. The definitions have changed throughout the years, but there is a general agreement on the current seven with their current Latin names.
Plot
Due to the events of the Original Sin series, the Seven Deadly Sins were spread around the world therefore tainting it. After their creation, the Sins have been changing their shape and owners, being eventually stored in different objects denominated the Vessel of Sins. Different persons, groups or organizations during that history tried to recollect them, each one with their own personal goal or intention.
The series focus in 7 songs, 7 moments in The Evillious Chronicles when the Seven Deadly Sins reached their climax, causing massive suffering and death.
The songs concern Lucifenia, a kingdom ruled by Riliane Lucifen d'Autriche (Rin), a princess who, on top of being tyrannical, became jealous when Kyle Marlon (KAITO), the prince she fell in love with was in love with another girl, Michaela (Miku). Fueled by this, she orders the destruction of the girl's kingdom and the green haired women in it. Her servant, Allen Avadonia (Len), who is actually her twin brother, is so loyal to his sister that he will kill in order to keep her alive. She ruins the lives of many in order to keep her own goals alive - "she" is eventually captured and executed. The official English title of the song is "The Princess of Lucifer".
The song concerns Banica Conchita (MEIKO), a powerful duke of Beelzenia who, at one time, ate only the most delicious and exquisite food. Now, however, her tastes have evolved so that she wants something new and grotesque every day, and nothing enters or leaves her mansion. The fifteenth personal chef of the year and also lover, Carlos Marlon (KAITO) asks for a brief vacation, but she refuses which leads to him attempting a murder-suicide. While Banica survives Carlos dies and she eats his corpse. Running out of food to eat, she ends up eating her butler Pollo (Len) and maid Arte (Rin), and when everything has gone, she ends up eating herself - and so nobody else will ever know what she tastes like. its initial phrase is 「さあ、残さず食べなさい｣ ("Now, eat them up"). The official English title of the song is "Beelzebub Party".
The song concerns Kayo Sudou (Luka), a tailor in the fictional city of Enbizaka, who is known for her skill. The only thing she thinks about most of the time is the fact her "lover" is unfaithful and does not come "home". She sees him walking with a woman in a red kimono and murders her with her tailor scissors and takes the kimono, acting as if nothing had happened and that she is concerned about the rising murder rate. She later sees him with a girl in a green sash and does the same to the girl, taking the sash - the same happens with a girl with a yellow hairpin. The tailor dresses herself in the personal items of the murdered women, in an attempt to become the ideal woman for his lover. But as it turns out, the man does not even know her; the three females were his wife and daughters, and so when he meets the tailor, he does not recognize her. Offended by this apparent lack of acknowledgment, the tailor murders him, too, and carries on with her work. Its initial phrase is 「さあ、仕立てを始めましょう」("Now, I shall tailor"). The official English title of the song is "Leviathan Slope".
The song is about a man, Cherubim (Gackpo), who, in his childhood, had been mocked and taunted for his deformity. In adulthood, he made a deal with the demon of lust to have the face of his handsome brother and later taking his name and title, Duke Sateriasis Venomania. As a result, women are now flocking to his mansion's basement to create a harem for him. One of these women happens to be the one who mocked his deformity, his childhood friend, Gumina Glassred (GUMI). However, a jealous man, Karchess Crim (KAITO) who had lost his love Yufina to Venomania, came to his palace, disguised as a woman, and stabbed him in the chest with a poisoned knife. The charm now broken, the women flee from his mansion, and as Venomania dies, he sees a glimpse of his childhood friend, and reveals that he had truly loved her. Its initial phrase is 「さあ、踊ろうか」 ("Now, shall we dance?"). The official English title of the song is "Dance with Asmodeus".
The song is focused on Gallerian Marlon (KAITO), a young clever judge who is willing to receive bribes to make criminals "innocent". The reasons are to get the money and the resources needed to help to his handicapped "daughter" (Miku) and to achieve his goal of collecting the Seven Deadly Sins, needed to realize his wish of restoring the condition of his "daughter". Later, he is bribed by a general who is about to be sentenced to death for mass murdering. Although it is a capital offense, the general is deemed innocent. As a result, a civil war starts which kills the general. This also leads the burning of the judge's mansion along with him and his "daughter". Killed in the fire, the judge wakes up in the Afterlife with no clue if he is in Hell or Heaven. The "Master of The Hellish Yard" (GUMI) tells him that he can be saved if he gives up his fortune, but he tells her that he will never give his fortunes to her, or anyone. He is then sent to Hell, hoping that the place will turn into "Utopia" for himself and his "daughter" after he gathers his sins. The song is directly related to "Miniature Garden Girl" and "Heartbeat Clocktower". Its initial phrase is 「さあ、開廷の時間だ」 ("Now, let the trial begin"). The official English title of the song is "Mammon's Court".
This song concerns Margarita Felix (Miku), shown as the daughter of a doctor, who is made to marry Kaspar Blankeheim (KAITO), a man who only seeks her fortune, he is a playboy and seemed to forgot a childhood promise saying that they will marry. But despite that, she still loves him. She learns from her friend Julia (MEIKO) how to make a medicine which puts everybody to sleep. She then makes everyone drink her 'remedy', which in actual fact is poison. After putting everyone in the city to "sleep," in the end she commits suicide by drinking her own poison.
At the end of the PV, a dialogue between Elluka Clockworker and Gumilia is shown, hinting the relationship of Margarita and Julia with Père Noël. Its initial phrase is 「さあ、眠りなさい・・・」 ("Now, go to sleep..."). The official English title of the song is "Belphegor's Gift".
Main article: 眠らせ姫からの贈り物 (Nemurase Hime Kara no Okurimono)
Ira (Wrath): The Muzzle of Nemesis (Nemeshisu no Juukou / ネメシスの銃口)
The song tells the story Nemesis Sudou (GUMI), after the events of Saigo no Revolver. After fail her suicide attempt after the events of the previous song, the assassin went after her former master and confronted him, pointing her gun at him. She thinks of her mother as she recalls all the events that led to her seeking revenge against the man. Saying goodbye to "Mr. Père Noël", she offers him the choice of dying by the fire burning the house or a gunshot. Nemesis then proposes another chance to save himself: give back his entire fortune to be spared, only for the man, Gallerian Marlon (KAITO), to snap that he wouldn't do so. Thinking back on her childhood, Nemesis notices the man comforting his doll (Miku) and declares him mad, remarking on how the man's true daughter died long ago. Bidding her father farewell, she wonders why her mother loved such a man as she prepares to shoot him. Its initial phrase is 「さあ、懺悔なさい」 ("Now, repent"). The official English title of the song is "Satan's Revenge"
Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep
Deadly Sins of Evil: The Fifth Pierrot
Deadly Sins of Evil: The Tailor of Enbizaka
Deadly Sins of Evil: Judgment of Corruption
Deadly Sins of Evil: The Muzzle of Nemesis
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After the success of The Daughter of Evil novel series, mothy announced on his blog the release of a news novel series dubbed as Deadly Sins of Evil (悪ノ大罪), which will deepen the story behind each song.
1.Deadly Sins of Evil: The Lunacy of Duke Venomania
2.Deadly Sins of Evil: Evil Food Eater Conchita
3.Waltz of Evil: The Deadly Sins of Evil Guidebook
4.Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep
Sequel to Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep, The Fifth Clown follows the story of Lemy Abelard, known as the Fifth Pierrot, an assassin of Père Noël, who stalks the streets of Rolled city by night.
Flower of the Plateau concerns the titular Flower of the Plateau, living her life in Calgaround following the Venomania Event and her apparent prostitution afterward.
魔道師二人旅～長壁と番人～ (Madoushi Futari Tabi ~Chouheki to Bannin~)
魔道師二人旅～長壁と番人～ (Madoushi Futari Tabi ~Chouheki to Bannin~)
Lyrics
mothy
Video
Ichika (illust, video)
"Ah before their eyes is a long, long wall."
The Journey of Two Mages ~Great Wall and Watchman~ takes place between The Daughter of Evil and Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep, telling of how Elluka and Gumillia are traveling in search of a Vessel of Sin.
The Portrait Glassred Drew concerns Gumina Glassred following the Venomania Event, reflecting on her past as she draws the face of Duke Sateriasis Venomania.
そして少女は狂いだした ―終末月夜抄― (Soshite Shoujo wa Kurui Dashita -Shuumatsu Tsukiyo Shou-)
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Featuring
GUMI, Kagamine Rin/Len
Music
mothy
Main article
そして少女は狂いだした ―終末月夜抄― (Soshite Shoujo wa Kurui Dashita -Shuumatsu Tsukiyo Shou-)
The song tells of Nemesis Sudou's childhood. When she was eleven, she was locked inside her house, unable to get out. Eventually, she started hearing the voices of Hänsel and Gretel, who told he she'd been abandoned. She began denying it, but eventually accepted being left behind, leading to uncontrollable wrath rising within her.
Answer song to Evil Food Eater Conchita. It tells of Carlos Marlon's life from when he was a little child to his death. He grew close to Banica during their engagement and retained his feelings even after the engagement was dissolved. After hearing a rumor about Banica becoming the "eater of grotesque things" he becomes worried so he changes his face and assuming the name Joseph, he seeks her out. Awestruck by her beauty as a grown woman, his infatuation blossoms into love, but he still fears her due to her inhuman appetite. Deciding that if he can't flee from her, he tries poisoning her in a murder-suicide attempt. Although Carlos dies, Banica survives due to her contract with the Demon of Gluttony. As she eats his body, she begins to grieve, saying she's been abandoned by him again.
The sequel to The Tailor of Enbizaka. A monk by the name Gakusha comes to hold a funeral for a criminal and asks what she had done and the towns folk reply that she had killed a clothing shop owner and his wife and daughters. The next day Gakusha meets a young man named Kokutan-douji who reveals that he had severed Kayo's head on his own and together they pray for Kayo's soul.
This song vaguely speaks of the items that each sin has, and how those ones changed from their form shown in Chrono Story to the one depicted in the the cover art of Evils Kingdom's Album. It also gives the general order in which things happen. At the end it says "They all return to the forest, with an uncontainable amount of anger," possibly referring to Wrath.
Trivia
About the settings in which the songs take place:
The songs take place in the Bolganio continent's several countries, each with a name being derived from the Demons name associated to the Deadly Sins representing an existing country in our world:
Asmodean - Saudi Arabia/Turkey
Beelzenia - Roman Empire (Spain and Italy)
Lucifenia - France
Elphegort - Germany
Levianta - Russia
Marlon - Great Britain
Jakoku - Japan
Union State of Evillious - European Union
United States of Maistia - United States
Tasan - Hungary
Also, various characters in the series are inspired by both historic and fictional figures:
Riliane - Marie Antoinette
Kayo - Kuchisake-onna
Sateriasis - Incubi
Margarita - Marie-Madeleine-Marguerite d'Aubray
Nemesis - Adolf Hitler
About the Vessel of the Sins:
Each item has a symbolic relationship with the sin they represent:
Superbia/Pride: The mirror is associated with narcissism, a form of pride.
Gula/Gluttony: The cup or glass is generally related with luxurious feasts and abundant banquets.
Invidia/Envy: In the song, when they are separated, the blades of a scissor represent infidelity and jealousy that is caused by the other partner.
Luxuria/Lust: In many cultures the sword is symbolically related with virility or has a phallic connotation.
Avaritia/Greed: The spoon (particularly the Silver spoon) is related with wealth.
Acedia/Sloth: The Clockwork doll is incapable of movement or doing anything by itself unless you wind it up.
Ira/Wrath: The Key can shape shift into a knife, symbolizing a quick changing temper.
About the song Evil Food Eater Conchita:
Conchita's name comes from the word "Caniba" (Latin word for "Cannibal").
In the novel Clôture of Yellow there is a reference to Banica throughout a liquor, being portrayed as a vampire, although her name is written as "Vanika".
About the song The Tailor of Enbizaka:
The songs sequel; "The Weathered Head at Onigashima" reveals the tailor's execution, at the hands of a young boy.
About the song The Lunacy of Duke Venomania:
This song has been confirmed to come directly after Chrono Story in mothy's chronology and the Venomania mansion is shown at the end of the Chrono Story PV.
In the PV, during the musical intermissions, appear some missing people posters with parody names of the female VOCALOIDs UTAUs and Fan-made VOCALOIDs, along their age and current occupation. These ones are:
Yuki Kaina, Age (censored, single-digit), Unemployed. (Kaai Yuki)
Josephine Francois, Age (censored), Occupation (censored).
Interestingly, the name of Riliane's horse is Josephine.
Yufina Marlon, Age 26, Queen of Marlon. (Yufu Sekka)
Venomania's name ("Sateriasis") comes from the word "Satyriasis" (abnormally intense sexual desire in men).
Some of the descendants of the previous women became relevant characters in The Evillious Chronicles. Some of them are:
Gammon Octo (Cursed descendant of Lukana Octo and Sateriasis Venomania)
Banica Conchita and Germaine Avadonia (Descendants of Maylis Beelzenia)
About the song Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep:
At the beginning of the PV the English definition for "GIFT" is shown. Just before revealing the homicidal rampage caused by Margarita, the PV reveals that "GIFT" in German translates to "POISON".
In the PV it gives several cut-off quotes telling the story in more detail. It mentions the Freesis foundation. The quotes are as follows:
Marquis Blankenheim, passed away.
Doctor Felix, in critical condition.
24 dead in the hospital, cause unknown.
Toragay is plunged into panic by the mysterious sickness.
Behind the scene is the criminal organization Père Noël [unknown cut-off word]?
Will the Elphegortean government entrust the investigation to the Freesis house?
The traffic between the capital Aceid and Toragay is now cut off.
The Freesis Foundation and its investigation team head out for Toragay.
Toragay is already in a state of ruins.
About the song Judgment of Corruption:
Gallerian Marlon himself lives in Levianta.
Gallerian Marlon is the descendant of Kyle Marlon (from Daughter of Evil).
The newly released PV divides the song in Chapters, each one with their respective title. The names of those ones are:
The Corrupt Judge and His Sullied Court.
The Girl of the Miniature Garden and The Vessel of the Sin.
The Beginning of a Civil War and the End of His Judgment.
Master of the Hellish Yard and the Final Judgment.
Also, the number of the fourth chapter is written with the kanji for "death" instead of "four" (both have the same reading in Japanese, and the number 4 is often associated with death).
The PV for this song also implies that GUMI is the "Master of the Hellish Yard". This may be a reference to the fact that Satan is the Patron Demon of the sin of Wrath, which is set to be represented by GUMI. Satan is often portrayed as the ruler of Hell (i.e "Master of the Hellish Yard").
In the PV, where Gallerian is 'falling into the bottom of hell' through a blue tunnel, you can see 5 colored circles in the tunnel wall. The colors are in this order: purple, red, yellow, teal, and pink. It represents the order of the other 5 deadly sins in the series, with Lust (purple) occurring first and Envy (pink) occurring last.
Gallerian's name comes from the word "Galleria" (Italian word for "Gallery").
In all of the songs (except for the "Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep"), KAITO's name features the name "Marlon."
