Black Clover: Is it really worth the time and Praise?

Ishraq Zaim

Black clover is an anime that includes a magical world, dangerous wizards, and epic battle scenes. The story is about a boy named Asta, who was abandoned in front of a church in a remote village named 'Hage'. A child named 'Yuno' was abandoned at the same time as him in front of the church, and the father took them in. Since then, Asta and Yuno were inseparable. Ever since he was a child, Asta was bad at giving up, even when the odds were against him, and Yuno was a little timid and used to cry a lot. But after something happened when they were a child, and Yuno dragging a battered Asta back to the church, things were never the same among them. Asta's attitude didn't change, but since then Yuno never cried. Then, both of them started to share the same goal: to become the next wizard king. Yuno's magic slowly starts to advance, and soon enough, his magic becomes strong. But Asta's magical power never awoke. After some time, Asta realised that he won't be getting magical abilities anytime soon. But that didn't stop him. He decided to improve his physical ability for a change, not giving up. He was sure that once he received his grimoire, he would have some magical power awaken inside him. A grimoire is a book that everyone gets at the age of fifteen. Every year, on a specific day, people who reached the age of fifteen go to the 'grimoire tower' where grimoires are kept, and with them, they can create, use, and fight using different spells, alongside increasing their magical abilities. Finally, the day came when they both became fifteen. Everyone received a grimoire, and Yuno received a grimoire with a four-leaf clover on it, while others usually got three-leaf clovers. It was said that the four-leaf clover belonged to the first wizard king, who saved humanity from extinction by killing a giant demon. But Asta received no grimoire and was mocked by everyone. It was then Asta started thinking about giving up. But when he was going home, they were attacked by a banished magic knight, who turned his back on the kingdom. The banished knight used his chain magic to capture Yuno, and it was then Asta received a grimoire, and the truth was revealed about him. The three leaves of a clover represent faith, hope and love. With a fourth leaf comes good luck. But Asta then received a tattered, old grimoire. Here, the truth was unleashed. With a fifth leaf in the clover, it represents a demon. Asta's old clover, which glowed red, had a black, five leaved clover on it. A black, heavy sword came out of it and he slashed through the magic, negating it. So, turns out the sword negates magic, and Asta, who has no magic, is the only one who can wield it for this. Now, he joins the magic knights and is a step closer to achieving his goal. 

I decided not to spoil any of the main parts, so aside from that, yeah. Usual shounen anime backstory. But aside from the backstory, I think the anime went well. It is full of twists and turns, and the fight scenes were epic. So I think it is a good watch if you like shounen and action. In my opinion, this is one of the best fantasy shounen anime. Now, there was much hate speech on the internet about the art style during the fight scenes which changed starting from the witch forest arc and also about how the main character didn't get the complete spotlight, and why all of the episodes were not action-packed, but here’s my response to all of them. If all the episodes were completely action-packed, and the main character was given the whole spotlight, then the anime would be bland, and at a point, people will be really confused, like 'what the hell is even going on ??' another one called blood blockade battlefront did the same mistake and that’s why at the end it becomes confusing. So, I think this was necessary. And about the art style: This is a type of art style we rarely see in anime, and sure, while you might say that the art style looks dumb after that arc, it’s a unique art style. I liked it. Instead of giving the usual anime battle art, they did something different for a change. I like that.

In conclusion, yes. This show is worth the time and praise, I suggest you sit back, relax, and enjoy the show when you get the chance. You won't regret it.