Hmm, ok. Thx for the description. Interesting, so we start off with characters who have done evil (?!) in the past. Immediately makes them imperfect in my eyes, which I honestly like. Puts a nice twist on it.
As for the setting... I'm a sucker for Asian aka Japan settings XD But it's not a must for me. I can look over it.
I see, so Elizabeth seems to be the type of girl I envision to be... ugh.
If fanservice is minimal to not annoying, that's fine by me. I just can't seeing it constantly. Granted, Meliodas is a pervert, so can't do anything about that XD
What I like is that apparently the romance is already finite and settled in there. No red herrings or so. - On a sidenote, Boku no Hero Academia seems to have a specific ship already. It feels good when you ship is indicated from the start and given a lot of attention.
Stereotypes or not, I don't care. What matters to me is how the mangaka executes those characters. Are they still able to maintain some sort of originality despite the classification the mangaka has given to them? Otherwise, I'm missing out on some mangas.
One last thing: What is this what I hear about one of three arcs is already settled?
Overall, I'll give this manga a try ^_^ I'll let you know what I think of it once I've started it which should be soon.
Well, Meliodas is surely not generic mc, because I'm didn't saw "pervert" as this for a long time as MC last one - is Ryo Saeba from City Hunter that was long time ago in SJ, and another point NnT - published in same magazine as FT.
Manga already have finished works like Kongo Banchu.
And well, sins of those characters are special.
Arcs? Well, author alredy told that he would fit whole story in 40 volumes, and now it's volume 14. But "beggining" of story is already behind, now it's new long arc. Hope you will enjoy this manga 
Not really, just it take Berserk really long to devliver chapter, but mangaka didn't officialy stated a hiatus.
Hiatus sort of type... Ugh. I'm scared starting a manga that just stays unfinished.
Well, author himself told that manga finished of 70% of it's general story.
And chatpers pretty long, so you won't have a lifgh time to rush the story.