Manga: The Seven Deadly Sins 30

The Seven Deadly Sins Vol 30 
Rating: 4/5
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In order to break the curse on Elizabeth, and to protect The Seven Deadly Sins from Chandler, Meliodas does the unthinkable--he offers to become the Demon Lord, and disbands The Seven Deadly Sins! But The Sins refuse to say goodbye without a fight, and Ban goes to Purgatory alone to reclaim Meliodas's emotions and save their beloved captain. Meanwhile, Meliodas reunites with Zeldris and Estarossa in Camelot, where things soon get heated between the three brothers... 

As is swiftly becoming usual with this series, the volume opens on a battle. We still haven't dealt with Chandler and Gloxinia and Drole are getting a chance to shine and show us how much they've changed. Meliodas wakes up finally, but he's in his bad guy form, giving off an evil vibe. Honestly I feel like Meliodas is too focused on saving Elizabeth to do anything else, or be of any use to anyone else. He's making some poor decisions along the way, and his brain is definitely not functioning all that well. 

We get to see a lot of Estarossa and Zeldris this volume. I find Estarossa particularly interesting because he seems pretty chill...until he's not, and he appears to have some kind of connection with Elizabeth back when she was a goddess that I'm looking forward to seeing more of. I love how this series lets you think you have everything figured out about the past, and know everything that happened...and then it throws something else at you that you then have to wait to be fully revealed. It certainly keeps the intrigue going. 

Zeldris meanwhile, is a lot more straight forward. At least in the beginning. He wants the throne and he'll fight Meliodas to get it, which gives us a glimpse of how powerful Meliodas is now. However...things take an interesting turn because Meliodas clearly has something on him or something he wants because weirdly enough....Zeldris teams up with him and Estarossa to help Meliodas become the Demon King. It's honestly the weirdest team up ever, but I am super intrigued by this turn of events. 

We have some other nice plot twists too, like with Hawk. I always figured something was off about him but could never put my finger on what. The fact we're on Volume 30 and the author is still managing to surprise us should be applauded though. 

As you all know, I love Ban, and I've always loved the bromance between Meliodas and Ban which is back with a vengeance this volume! Ban is getting his own little heroic moment as he heads off on his own mission which is going to be interesting to watch unfold in the coming volumes. 

As much as we move forward plot-wise with this volume, there are some things that seem like a blatant set up for the coming volumes, like with Ban for example. Then there's Margaret who does something super dumb. I always suspected she was a bit of an idiot and I was not wrong. It is an interesting move though and sets things up to be even more epic though. 

I have to say, Vivian is getting on my last nerve. I thought we were done with her ages ago, and now she's back...can we not? But at least Gil is finally back, which contributes to the setting up as all of the main players are back on the board by the end of this volume. 

This volume moves along steadily, pushing the plot forward with action and humour. We have some set up for a couple of new mini arcs for Ban and Meliodas, in particular. There's a few plot twists, and each of them is pretty big and intriguing at the same time, and should prove to make things very interesting!