(L+CR) Black Clover (TV series)

[LevelSeven]

Originally Posted by thundrakkon

2 episodes to go. I will miss this series. If Studio Pierrot did a better job with this adaptation, then Black Clover would have been more popular. However, it is what it is. The final fight scene was pretty good, so that's at least a good send off.

Its stated that it will keep going.

Originally Posted by frubam

Any mention on # of episodes?

As far as i know its around 25 or so.

[frubam]

Kinda confused about the asta power-up part; was he just moving super-fast, was he using the sword's copy powers to move?(please don't spoil anything outside what's been mentioned in tv series; i.e. dont' tell me "what" the power is)

[LevelSeven]

Originally Posted by frubam

Kinda confused about the asta power-up part; was he just moving super-fast, was he using the sword's copy powers to move?(please don't spoil anything outside what's been mentioned in tv series; i.e. dont' tell me "what" the power is)

He just ignored the pain and kept going while Vanessa kept his arms together and finral helped him teleport. BTW, this isnt a real spoiler or anything but i will put it into a spoiler text anyway, but dont worry, you can safely read it without knowing anything of the future plot:

Spoiler for things:

That "power up" wasnt Astas demon mode.

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[Dengar]

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https://youtu.be/ZhWgRovPib8

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I haven't watched it since I dropped it, but I still want to share this positive thing some guy on the internet said about it.

[DemonneoPT]

Yep, i completely agree with what the guy in the video said. I almost dropped this in the beggining. Asta's voice and constant screams together with the early filler slice of boring episodes killed the show. However, around episode 15 with the ice dude arc, this starts to get fun and around episode 40 it's already one of the most entertaining shonens ever. But yeah, it's 2018. If the anime only gets good after 15 episodes it's indeed a death sentence. Luckily, our japanese friends were patient and gave this an opportunity to shine and now we have the second season without even going to hiatus.

[orion]

It would make sense that Asta's voice would get better. As the series goes forward, Asta gains more confidence and doesn't need to shout to get people's attention or feel that he has to get people's attention to have worth.

[Casshern]

I don't read the manga but can anyone let me know if this arc with Fanzell is a filler? I just got that impression when the narrator said that story this happened before Asta left his village.

[AntonKutovoi]

Originally Posted by Casshern

I don't read the manga but can anyone let me know if this arc with Fanzell is a filler? I just got that impression when the narrator said that story this happened before Asta left his village.

It's an adaptation of novel. It's just that author later adeed characters from it into manga with no introduction whatsoever, so many readers had "WTF. Who are those people?!" reaction.

[Wheeljack83]

Something I just noticed during the Water Temple arc. When Noelle is training on the beach and has a flashback where Captain Yami is asking her to join the Black Bulls...she's already wearing her Black Bulls robes! This was before she was supposed to join the team, but they used her model with the robes on anyway.

Originally Posted by AntonKutovoi

It's an adaptation of novel. It's just that author later adeed characters from it into manga with no introduction whatsoever, so many readers had "WTF. Who are those people?!" reaction.

I'm glad we are getting this story now since beforehand there was no way to read the light novels in English.

[thundrakkon]

I really enjoyed that last scene, where the Black Bulls united to come to the aid of Finral. It was a very powerful sentiment how close these characters have become with one another. I'm also very happy with Asta's tone and determination in that scene. It is very much in stark contrast to his normally happy go lucky attitude.


Besides the bad animation that is come to be expected by Studio Pierrot, this story is solid and entertaining. I'm guessing the only reason why the series has the budget for this is because they must be paying Studio Pierrot dirt cheap.

[Cloudedmind]

Yeah, all of the Black Bulls coming together was great. We've seen this before with Asta, and then Vanessa, but the fact is that these guys are a family, even if a little dysfunctional. But aren't those usually the best kind story wise!?

[serenade_beta]

For episode 82, I can't tell if I should be mad that they threw away a week with retarded filler or let it go because they decided to at least do something instead of a flashback episode.
...This is why you make sure not all of your staff leaves for holiday at the same time.

[thundrakkon]

It's funny how the Black Bulls have hidden unknown members that appear all of a sudden. First it was Zora, and now, a new mysterious white haired guy. Speaking of which, there are a lot of white haired characters in this series, which makes me wonder if they are related to the Midnight Suns or fairies.


Also, because Ace of Diamonds has returned, I finally noticed the connection between the characters of Asta and Yuno with Sawamura and Furuya. One is loud, talkative and excited, while the other is "cool" and a jerk with few words.

[Uribatake]

Originally Posted by thundrakkon

Also, because Ace of Diamonds has returned, I finally noticed the connection between the characters of Asta and Yuno with Sawamura and Furuya. One is loud, talkative and excited, while the other is "cool" and a jerk with few words.

Yuno and Furuya even share the same voice actor, Nobunaga Shimazaki. The oldest example of that kind of rivalry I can recall is Sakuragi and Rukawa from Slam Dunk.

[thundrakkon]

This is actually getting really good.


And there was quite a shocker this episode. Since Yuno is an orphan, it becomes very suspicious with all the circumstances going on. At the end there, Yuno transformed into one of those elf-like people. I'm wondering, is he, therefore, possibly Licht's son? They do keep on making a point that his wife was pregnant.


Also, it looks like Asta's 3rd sword is here.


Or... hmm... since the swords all react to Asta, is he Licht's son? He does have silver hair as well.

[Cloudedmind]

Originally Posted by thundrakkon

This is actually getting really good.


And there was quite a shocker this episode. Since Yuno is an orphan, it becomes very suspicious with all the circumstances going on. At the end there, Yuno transformed into one of those elf-like people. I'm wondering, is he, therefore, possibly Licht's son? They do keep on making a point that his wife was pregnant.


Also, it looks like Asta's 3rd sword is here.


Or... hmm... since the swords all react to Asta, is he Licht's son? He does have silver hair as well.

Yeah, I've been thinking for a while that Yuno might be one of those elf people, and after this episode, I was reminded of a certain movie called Twins with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Danny DeVito, for anyone who's familiar with that movie you'll probably see where I'm going with this. It would be interesting if we had a Twins situation on our hands. It's been a while since the first few episodes so I could be miss-remembering, but weren't Asta and Yuno left at the orphanage at the same time? What if Yuno, and Asta are fraternal twins where Yuno got all of the power, and Asta is just the left overs. It would explain why Yuno has so much magical power and is beloved by spirits, and Asta has absolutely none. Also, as you mentioned Asta kind of resembles, superficially Licht, and his wife, and the other elf people.

[thundrakkon]

I think it's been hinted for awhile, but it looks like from the flashbacks and the intros, the first Wizard King is the one that befriended the elves. He uses light magic, too.


I still have my concerns that he was the one that actually killed the elves, since we never saw him in the flashback during the attack.


Also, there is the giant demon skull that the 1st Wizard King defeated in legend, while it was terrorizing the nation. Why did the Elf resurrection need to be there out of all places?


I hope they won't pull it off by saying that the Wizard King was fighting the giant demon, and his attack accidentally took out the whole Elf race. He killed his sister, too, if that was the case. I still don't think he did it, though. The elves themselves have a guy who can copy magic, so anything is possible in this world.


Oh, and I don't think Asta is Licht's reincarnation, even if they repeat the same things, because he didn't transform during the resurrection. I'm still going with him being Licht's child, who was half human and half elf.

[frubam]

Nice action episode for its break into the 100s =03. The animation had been crappy as usual for a while, but I guess they were saving the budget for this episode.

Spoiler for 100:

It felt like Licht was just like some kind of lifeless soldier with no soul. He should embody the same kind of hatred as all the other humans-made-elves had, but he showed not even an speck of emotion. Made me think that maybe that's who Nero actually is(would also explain why the bird knows what it knows).

[thundrakkon]

Black Clover's 100th episode was so epic. I reminds how in stark contrast Naruto's 100th episode was (the opposite of epic). This arc really has been amazing, and I don't know how the kingdom will recover from this.