Move over Boruto, this fantasy anime was a bigger victim of powerscaling

The popular anime series by Studio Pierrot, Boruto: Naruto Next Generation, has been infamously known to be a victim of powerscaling. While the fans constantly complained that the series lacked narration and intent when it came to proper distribution of power, what they failed to realize was that there was another series that suffered an even greater problem regarding the matter.

The series in question here is A-1 Pictures' The Seven Deadly Sins, which ran its screen run from 2014 to 2021. While the anime was a popular hit among the fans, it had several issues with both the adaptation and the story's narration, one of them being its absurd powerscaling concept throughout the series.

Disclaimer: This article reflects the author's opinions and may contain spoilers from the anime series, Boruto and The Seven Deadly Sins, in discussion.

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The Seven Deadly Sins was a bigger victim of powerscaling than Boruto

When it comes to the concept of powerscaling, Boruto is often seen as one of the biggest victims of this phenomenon, as several characters' power levels and progression make little sense in the series, particularly Boruto's, the main protagonist. However, fans frequently overlook the most significant example of a victim of powerscaling: The Seven Deadly Sins.

While the A-1 Pictures series had several issues, especially from season three onward, powerscaling was likely one of the biggest problems the series encountered. For instance, the primary villain from season one of The Seven Deadly Sins, Hendrickson, was depicted as a formidable antagonist and a force to be reckoned with.

Nevertheless, the concept of "power levels" was introduced in the series, appraising Hendrickson with a power level of 3000. While everything seemed normal up to this point, a few seasons later, everyone was at a minimum power level of 200,000 to 300,000, with some even surpassing that significantly. The power creep in the series escalated absurdly high without any necessary justification from the plot.

Using the level system extensively defeated the purpose of character development in the narrative. It went as if showing someone is very high level, hence showing them as that, without any backstory or character arc development as to how they got that strong.

Furthermore, the absurd concept was introduced in season two of the series, defeating the purpose of later seasons concerning the concept. The power creep was so extensive that several instances from the series stopped making real sense and were just there for the sake of the narrative and story progression.

What's the point of having an army of everyone below 1000 power level if just a single enemy 300k can obliterate them? Several instances like these were filled throughout the series, when Boruto at least has some restraint in their powerscaling system, at least compared to something absurd like this shown in The Seven Deadly Sins series.

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Final thoughts

While there were many problems with the Seven Deadly Sins anime series, the series was also undoubtedly popular among the fans and thoroughly enjoyed by them. However, in terms of the powerscaling issue, Boruto is way better than the series due to it at least having a very extensive background narrative from the prior popular Naruto series.

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