Seven Deadly Sins: Gowther, the Autistic Sin

Today we’re going to explore Gowther, a character from the Seven Deadly Sins who has autistic traits. You can find the Seven Deadly Sins [The Book Depository] [Waterstones] anime on Netflix, or read the ongoing manga. All the characters are fascinating, but when Gowther appeared, I couldn’t stop analyzing them. They’re the Lust sin and have a goat sin symbol tattoo. Although the name points to sexuality, the reality is that they’re lusting for knowledge! They love reading books, don’t understand people at all, and are quite expressionless. Moreover, they has a neutral sense of fashion that make them quite fluid (hence, I decided to use the they/them pronouns). It seems like they are utterly oblivious of what gender is (or don’t care at all).

If you watch the anime on Netflix, you’ll soon be puzzled by Gowther. They’re expressionless, aloof, looks manipulative, and dress without regarding gender roles. However, the most exciting thing about them is that they seem to be into the Autistic spectrum. Remember that Autism is vast so some of the traits that Gowther has might not be shared by all autistic people.

1. They’re quite expressionless.