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Bemo_41
Black Clover is the most over rated new gen anime. Idk how people say it's the best new gen. You have to be joking.
Black clover is the reheated nachos of One piece, Naruto and Bleach. Except it has nothing to offer. Those 3 animes have something in them that makes them special. They mashed up these 3 and expected people to like it. It's one of the worst new gen anime oat.
Aside from that Asta is the most annoying MC I have seen in a while. His voice is just so annoying to hear. The side characters are more interesting than the main character. It's lack luster. We have grown out from this trope a character trying to be "Wizard King". It has been done so many times. The new gens line JJK, DS etc have something special to offer. Don't even bother watching it. Your ears will bleed from Ast…
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Black Clover has taken 2 years of my life. Was it worth it? Probably not, but it has yielded some interesting things to think about.
Its biggest crime is that the author can't write characters for shit. Stupid two-dimensional characterisation prevents it from being something greater. Cool moments occasionally make their way through hours of rubbish comedy and boring sequences led by paper-thin characters repeating their one personality trait over and over again. Let me share with you a drinking game I've come up with, where you take a shot everytime one of these things happen:
1. Asta is impressed by something
2. Noelle says a cartoonishly typical tsundere phrase
3. Noelle has family issues
4. Luck wants to fight
5. Gordon creepily talks about friendship
6. Vanessa drinks or talks about…
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I really cant describe how I feel about this masterpiece and its greatness, but i recommend everybody to watch it. From almost dropping it, I started watching 15 eps a day because i just couldnt get enough of it. To see Astas journey and also the crew of the blackbulls journey is just mesmerizing. This anime doesnt solely focus on the mc which I just admire because the struggle of the other cast members is just too real and stirring. The designs are also hella cool and the transformations are top notch.
I cant understand how ppl hate on this, I mean yea, the animation is questionable at times, but thats not the only thing that matters is it. The plot and cast are top notch and irreplacable, for me its also one of the most humerous animes out there because of yami and his interactions with…
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ok, that is one of the worst animes that i have ever seen, is not the worst but even so it is very bad
at start, the story is full of conveniences, generic things and scenes that wanna be good and epic bot finally it has some interesting moments but it is only 10% or 20% off all story, its very simple and even sometimes its a little boring
The characters are so mid, there are some interesting or decent like zora, Asta, Nacht o yami but they are only a 10% of this history, the others are very simply and basic
The production is quite standrad, at least the music is good, the animetion sometimes are so bad and sometimes are nice, the best of this part are the openings, almos ever opening are very very good
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At some point, we have to stop entertaining mediocrity.
I have never met another series that falls so squarely into the "mediocre" category more than Black Clover, and this is not meant as an insult. It is an absolute, as objective as can be, accurate description of this series quality level. Never as good as to get you properly engaged and give you strong emotions, never as bad as to rage drop it. It simply, exists in between and offers a good service when you want something to watch and not pay much attention to when you eat your lunch.
A big part of this is the direct result of the Pierrot adaptation of 170 episodes that could have easily been reduced to one third of it. Instead of elevating the material to help the manga's best qualities to shine, they buried it under a ton of poorl…
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I watched this anime up through episode 8 before finally realizing I was starting to stop paying attention to the show and look at my phone when it came up on my playlist to watch. Let's go over these aspects of the show one by one.
I want to preface my review by saying I do recommend this anime to those who are new to anime, and I cover the "why" more later.
Story: The story is a bit original. A bit. But many aspects of it, such as "underdog MC who is useless and powerless gets a special power" is an overused trope. And a cheap one, at that. The story itself is fairly predictable, to the point where I was thinking "I should be making bets on what happens next, I'd make a killing." The exception was the drawn out flashback episode... well, the fact that I wasn't expecting a flashback epi…
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This anime definitely doesn't deserve an 8+ score. I hate myself for watching 170 episodes of this garbage. The plot is garbage. The characters are copy and pastes from other shounen anime, but they have somehow managed to screw that up also. Dialogues keep repeating far too many times, it's nauseating. After a dozen episodes you can guess pretty well what the characters are going to say and do in a given situation. Power of the protagonist is a literal cheat code. They have taken all the tropes of shounen anime and made them worse. The characters and the plot is so boring. Can't decide what the worst thing about this anime is, because there is just so many things to choose from.
Please save your time and watch something else.
Don't be fooled by the score. This anime sucks ass.
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In my opinion, Black Clover is a fairly overrated anime which has major issues in many different aspects of its production. Having watched it until it's completion it was a huge disappointment for me, considering that the original idea sounded intriguing. I've also heard the manga is much better (though at the time of writing I've not read it), so I'm rather miffed that they studio put this low a quality into what probably was a fairly decent series.
Worldbuilding: 2/10
While the writers of Black Clover did create a somewhat extensive world to work with especially when it comes to the magic system, the application was overall underwhelming.
The entire universe only consists of four countries, and the relations between them tend to be very basic. We know the Clover Kingdom and the Diam…
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Yeah Finally one of the longest running anime has come to an end...Laaaaaaaa!
So, how do I rate this, Laaaaaaa?!
Ok so lets get down to business. (spoiler possible, Laaaaaaa!)
Story-Very Good 8: It may have that different vibe when we have 2 main characters like Asta who is a village idiot/demon/ all brawn but no brains/ very determine ass and Yuno who has the looks, height and powerful magic who sets out to the kingdom of clover with the hopes of being the next Magical King, now , now, original creator, Tabata Yuuki may at one point focuses on the usual guy from being a zero to a hero, but having the main characters Asta merge with a couple of magical knights' whom were at the bottom of the Totem pole was basically a significant factor so as to keep the entirety of the story from being…
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The trickling sound of raindrops echoes throughout your room as you stretch your legs under the covers. Looking through the glass panes on your window, you unfurl the overcast sky with your eyes. A sense of sloth weeps over your body while you sift through the potential ways you can entertain yourself on such a gloomy day. You weigh your options and eventually stumble on some reality show from the mid 2000s. As you begin to watch you realize that there’s something almost reminiscent about it. It’s like you’ve seen this scripted story play out before. You let yourself be guided by the charm of the heavily-edited storyline that the producers set up for your entertainment. At times you even question whether they know that everyone can see through the conspicuously manufactured storytelling. N…
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No long running show and fanbase has got as much disrespect as Black Clover(ok, Boruto probably has got more). Yet, the fans have stuck by it for years and as Black Clover’s story continues to surpass its limits, their loyalty is finally paying off.
Black Clover is a show that is in many ways the literal embodiment of its protagonist’s struggle. Asta goes from being the laughingstock of town to the literal saviour of the kingdom. During that internal journey, we also watched the anime gradually evolve and get better as time went on. Production qualities seemingly increased as the popularity increased as well. Asta’s journey is extremely satisfying and well written. It’s done so well in fact, that it feels like we’ve been on this journey right with Asta. Everyone loves a feel good underdog…
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Black Clover is your cookie cutter fighting shonen, which was heavily promoted as the KING OF SHONEN ANIME because the industry really wants your money. It’s nothing more than ideas from older shows. Naruto wants to take part in the Hunter Exam, gets chosen by a Shinigami Captain, and enters the Fairy Tail Guild, so he can become the Pirate King. Despite occasionally doing some things better than its predecessors, such as having boy protagonist who was ACTUALLY training for years to be strong as opposed to be given the ultimate power right away like in My Hero Academia, it’s largely typical and by the numbers. The protagonist still relies on some demonic power he was given out of nowhere for not dying five minutes into his first mission. So yeah, it’s still another one of those stories tha…
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This past season of anime has been full of adventures, romance, and a bit of strangeness, with the likes of Attack On Titan, Horimiya, and now Redo of the Healer as we have drawn curtains on this action, comedy, shounen adventure show “Black Clover”. This particular anime has stood out as an example of hope during the gloomy snowy days, since it started giving an adventure shounen with a different type of storytelling it’s been quite the journey of 170 episodes. “Black Clover” is an anime series that has been written and illustrated by Yuki Tabata, if you liked “Fairy Tale” then I’m sure you’ll love this show as well as for rooting for the underdog characters this show is the one for you if you’re into that.
The show began in 2017, the first few episodes showing the character and protagoni…
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What a long journey of a story. From a kid who has no magic to becoming a formidable Magic Knight, there's no story that's refreshing like Black Clover.
From the beginning, we start off with a very slow, and boring introduction. It's really boring to start. Asta is annoyingly loud. There's not much story progression. It feels like you're watching every other shounen anime but worse. But even with this boring, start, we do see the embers of a wonderful story.
The story develops very nicely throughout the story. We go from becoming Magic Knights, to defeating many enemies to save the Black Bulls, Clover Kingdom and the entirety of humanity. The changes are paced well enough to be familiar, but also enjoyable and easy to watch. With characters that develop well, and amazing fight scenes, it…
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There is a lot to say on Black Clover. A whole lot. While I got into the series late, but it was still a blast from start to end. Let me explain.
Story and characters:
Black Clover's main story focuses on four different kingdoms, Clover, Spade, Heart, and Diamond. As we mainly follow the Clover country then any other. Where many years ago, a battle between a demon, and a Wizard king happened which help shaped the foundations for it's story. As Black Clover follows magic mainly, all kinds of magic. From Dark magic, light magic, Wind magic, Steel magic, fire magic, water magic. All kinds of magic. If you're a magic nut, or have an interest in magic in general, you may dig this a whole lot, it was one of the hooks that got me into this show. Seeing all different forms of magic.
The story fo…
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Black Clover has received tons of hate and criticism, so my role here is to make it clear; why someone should go for it or ignore it. Of course, there are many flaws, but it is undeniable that some things were handled well for a battle shounen anime.
Starting as an adventure of two brothers who dive into the world of magic, Black Clover introduces us to a world full of colour, battles and a big number of characters. But aside from that, Tabata Yuuki tries to deliver political and moral messages in his own way. The main arcs revolve around pacifism, trust, hope and positive energy; the villains are the complete opposite, thus the protagonists will either end up changing their mind or destroying them. In addition, the hierarchy and political systems are interesting in this one; the satirica…
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Thank you for everything for this 3 and a half years of joy and happiness.
The anime gave me hope that the new age shonen can be good when i was stuck at watching old ones
Thank you Tabata for making this awesome story and characters
Thank you staff,directors,story writers everyone involved in the anime process.
And i hope we will watch Black clover again as an anime!!!
I hope alot of people come and watch the anime because it was amazing yes it had it's flaws but overrall i love it THANK YOU for everythin and the community
I suggest everyone to read the manga and to see how great it is
The manga has average sellings but the anime onlys can rise everthing
And i can't wait to watch the movie and wait for the anime to come back strong as ever and show why it's soooo good!!
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Black Clover has probably had the best and most significant turnaround in quality of any anime series I’ve seen so far, and it surely deserves all the praise and hype that it gets now as it trends worldwide more often than not, earning itself (in my book) the title of being a quality shounen series.
I think we can all agree that Black Clover started off quite poorly. Bad voice acting, bad animation, it was just overall shit. Having started later throughout the series’s release (around episode 120), I decided to stick around in the promise of it improving thanks to word of mouth by fans of the series, and it paid off. Little by little, episode after episode, I began to notice that more quality and care was being put into each episode. I began to enjoy this series more and more until I was…
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This is the first time that I'll be reviewing a long-running series, so spare the pardon if there's any for pleasantries. But without further ado..."Please marry me, Sister Lily! I won't give up until I've hit my limits!"
"If you flip the 10, it becomes a 01!" - Some Jerk a.k.a remember how Black Clover was despised by everyone?
Black Clover is one of the many myriad of Shonen shows that Weekly Shonen Jump has been banking on imitating the success Shueisha once had since the diminishing of the Big 3 (One Piece, Bleach, Naruto), alongside many other WSJ titles that have constantly received headlines for breaking sales and adaptations that make up the modern age of the anime landscape. Unfortunately, at a time when the Big 3 were all but fizzled out of the community's eyes, there was but o…
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Black Clover is not for everyone, I’ll admit. It’s the trashiest to mid-tier Shounen series out there that manages to gravitate to a certain group of viewers with its cliches, tropes, and generic power fantasy. It lacks anything substantial or impactful. It doesn’t reinvent the Shounen wheel or elevates it. It’s a lackluster written series that exists purely for entertainment for people like me--who self indulges in battle shounen without a second thought--even if it’s the same type of blueprint that I’ve seen before, but with its own modifications. Thus, I don’t have any hate or resentment directed towards this controversial series. I simply can’t. I’ve been following the series since its inception. I’ve read and re-read its source material and, I can say it does improve--for a Black Clov…
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