The manga was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from October 2012 to March 2020, with its chapters collected into 41 tankōbon volumes. The series has been licensed for English release in North America by Kodansha USA, with the first volume released in May 2014.
An anime television series adaptation produced by A-1 Pictures aired from October 2014 to March 2015 on MBS. A second season aired from January to June 2018. A third season, titled The Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath of the Gods, aired from October to March 2019. A fourth season, titled The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon's Judgment, aired from January to June 2021.
The series has also inspired several spin-off manga, light novels, and video games.
The Seven Deadly Sins has received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for its action sequences, character development, and humor. The series has been commercially successful, with over 30 million copies of the manga in circulation worldwide.