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ブラッククローバー ( Burakku Burakku Kurōbā Kurōbā))
Genre
Adventure,, fantasy [1] Adventure
Manga
Written by
Yūki Tabata
Published by
Shueisha
English publisher
NA
Viz Media
Demographic
Shōnen
Imprint
Jump Comics
Magazine
Weekly Shōnen Jump
English magazine
NA
Weekly Shonen Jump
Original run
February 16, 2015 – present
Volumes
14 (List of volumes)
Original video animation
Directed by
Takashi Noto
Written by
Takamitsu Kōno
Music by
Yūya Mori
Studio
Xebec
Released
May 2, 2017
Runtime
27 minutes
Anime television series
Directed by
Tatsuya Yoshihara
Written by
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Music by
Minako Seki
Studio
Pierrot
Licensed by
NA
Funimation
Original network
TV Tokyo
English network
US
Adult Swim (Toonami)
Original run
October 3, 2017 – present
Episodes
51 (List of episodes)
Manga
Asta's Journey to Wizard King
Written by
Yūki Tabata
Illustrated by
Setta Kobayashi
Published by
Shueisha
Demographic
Shōnen
Magazine
Saikyō Jump
Original run
February 2, 2018 – present
Anime and Manga portal
ブラッククローバー Hepburn: Burakku Kurōbā) is a Japanese fantasy shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Yūki Tabata. The series is published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine in Japan, and Viz Media is publishing it in their Weekly Shonen Jump digital anthology magazine in the United States. The story centers around a young boy named Asta, seemingly born without any magic power, something that is unknown in the world he lives in. W ith his ambition, newfound abilities, and friends, he aims to be the Wizard king. An original video animation produced by Xebec had its first trailer released on November 27, 2016, while an anime television series adaptation by Pierrot premiered on October 3, 2017.[2] B lack C lover (Japanese:
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Plot[edit] Main article: List of Black Clover characters Asta and Yuno are orphans who were raised together from birth after being abandoned at a church orphanage on the outskirts of the Clover Kingdom at the same time. In a world where everyone has the natural ability to perform a kind of magic, or a Magical Power (魔力 Maryoku), Asta is the only person born without any, leading him to train physically as compensation. Conversely, Yuno was born as a prodigy with immense magical power and the talent to control it. When they are 15, Asta and Yuno are granted the ability to become wizards known as Magic Knights by receiving grimoires, with which all magical power is channeled. Yuno is granted a wind-based grimoire held by the kingdom's first Wizard King, while Asta does not receive one. However, when a thief incapacitates Yuno to try to sell his grimoire on the black market, Asta summons his own grimoire, which contains the rare and mysterious Anti-Magic (enabling him to cancel out all magical effects), to defeat him. The story then follows the two boys in their time within separate squads in the Magic Knights, as they build a friendly rivalry to try to become the Wizard King themselves.
Media[edit] Manga[edit] Main article: List of Black Clover chapters
Yūki Tabata launched Black Clover in the twelfth issue of Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump on February 16, 2015.[3] The manga is Tabata's second series in Weekly Shōnen Jump: his first series, Hungry Joker (ハング リー ジョーカー Hangurī Jōkā), was launched in the magazine on November 12, 2012, where it ran for 24 chapters before being cancelled in 2013.[4][5] On February 9, 2015, Viz Media announced that they would publish the first three chapters of the series in their Weekly Shonen Jumpdigital magazine as part of their "Jump Start" program.[6] On March 30, 2015, they announced that the series would join their weekly lineup, beginning with chapter 4 on April 6, and publishing at an accelerated rate until the chapters were current with Japan.[7][8] Plans to release the series in print were announced in during their panel at New York Comic Con on October 9, 2015.[9] On February 2, 2018, a gag manga spinoff illustrated by Setta Kobayashi titled Asta's Journey to Wizard King (Asta-kun Mahōtei e no Michi) will launch in Shueisha's Saikyō Jump.[10]
Anime[edit] Main article: List of Black Clover episodes An original video animation produced by Xebec that is based on the series was shown at the 2016 Jump Festa between November 27 and December 18, 2016.[11][12 ][13] It was bundled with the 11th volume of the manga, which was released on May 2, 2017.[14]
At the Black Clover Jump Festa event on December 18, 2016, an anime television series adaptation by Pierrot was announced.[14] It is directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara, with Kazuyuki Fudeyasu writing scripts, Itsuko Takeda doing character designs, and Minako Seki composing the music.[15] The anime premiered on October 3, 2017.[16][2] The series was initially listed as running for 13 episodes, but was later expanded to 51 episodes.[17][18] Crunchyroll is streaming the series as it airs in Japan [19] while Funimation has licensed the series and is streaming an English simuldub.[20] Adult Swim's Toonami block premiered the English dub on December 2, 2017.[21]
Video game[edit] At Jump Festa 2017, a video game, called Black Clover: Quarter Knights, was announced for a 2018 release on PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One.[22]
Reception[edit] Volume 1 reached 23rd place on the weekly Oricon manga charts, with 38,128 copies sold;[23] volume 2 reached 17th place, with 61,918 copies;[24] volume 3 also reached 17th place, with 80,462 copies;[25][26] volume 4 reached 13th place, with 93,866 copies;[27][28] volume 5 reached 15th place, with 108,503 copies;[29][30] and volume 6 reached 11th place, with 118,783 copies.[31][32] As of September 2017, the manga has 4.2 million copies in print.[33] Reviewing the series for ComicsAlliance, Tom Speelman described the premise as "what if Harry Potter was a knight and also kinda dumb?" He recommended it for fans of Narutoand Fairy Tail , noting its similarities to the former series as well as to Bleach. He praised the author's ability to invigorate stock characters.[4] Henry Ma of Ka Leo O Hawaii praised the series' humor and art, noting that the latter was "very nice" and was similar to Fairy Tail .[34] A board of comic book writers at San Diego ComicCon listed the manga as one of the worst from 2016.[35]
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10. Jump up^ "Black Clover Gets Gag Manga Spinoff" . Anime News Network. January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2018. 11. Jump up^ Green, Scott (August 24, 2016). ""Black Clover" Anime Episode To Screen At Jump Festa" . Crunchyroll . Retrieved August 24, 2016. 12. Jump up^ "Jump Special Anime Festa Event Confirms Screening of Black Clover Anime" . Anime News Network . August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016. 13. Jump up^ "XEBEC Animates Black Clover Manga's Event Anime" . Anime News Network . October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016. 14. ^ Jump up to:a b "Yūki Tabata's Black Clover Manga Gets TV Anime by Studio Pierrot (Updated)" . Anime News Network . December 18, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016. 15. Jump up^ "Monster Musume's Tatsuya Yoshihara Directs Black Clover TV Anime" . Anime News Network. June 1, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017. 16. Jump up^ "Black Clover TV Anime Premieres This Year" . Anime News Network . July 8, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2017. 17. Jump up^ "Funimation Lists 13 Episodes For "Black Clover" Anime" . Crunchyroll. September 17, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017. 18. Jump up^ "Black Clover Anime Listed With 51 Episodes, 4 Openings & Endings" . Anime News Network. November 6, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017. 19. Jump up^ "Crunchyroll to Stream Black Clover Anime Series Starting in October" . Anime News Network. July 15, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017. 20. Jump up^ "Funimation to Simuldub Black Clover Anime This Fall" . Anime News Network. September 1, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017. 21. Jump up^ "Toonami to Air Black Clover Anime Starting December 2" . Anime News Network. November 17, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017. 22. Jump up^ "Black Clover: Quartet Knights trailer brings 4-on-4 anime warfare" . destructoid. December 18, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017. 23. Jump up^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, June 1 –7" . Anime News Network . June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2016. 24. Jump up^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, August 3 –9" . Anime News Network . August 12, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2016. 25. Jump up^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 28-October 4" . Anime News Network . October 7, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2016. 26. Jump up^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, October 5 –11" . Anime News Network . October 14, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2016. 27. Jump up^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 30-December 6" . Anime News Network . December 9, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2016. 28. Jump up^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, December 7 –13" . Anime News Network . December 16, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2016. 29. Jump up^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, February 29-March 6" . Anime News Network . March 9, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016. 30. Jump up^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, March 7 –13" . Anime News Network . March 16, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016. 31. Jump up^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, May 2 –8" . Anime News Network . May 11, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016. 32. Jump up^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, May 9 –15" . Anime News Network . May 18, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016. 33. Jump up^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q_y0ClkncbY
34. Jump up^ Ma, Henry (April 20, 2015). "Manga Mondays: 'Black Clover' special review" . Ka Leo O Hawaii . Retrieved June 11, 2016. 35. Jump up^ Ellard, Amanda (July 25, 2017). "Best and Worst Manga of 2016 Results - Comic-Con International" . Anime News Network . Retrieved October 29, 2017.
External links[edit]
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