Black Clover: Force is strong with this cliched story

Black Clover : *** stars

Manga | Japan | Fantasy | Action | Drama

Written by: Yūki Tabata

Release: February 16, 2015 – present

Volumes: 14 and counting

Plot: (wiki)

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.

Review:

I love watching a fantasy adventure anime any time and this one plans on giving me everything that I want.

The show aired around 30 episodes so far and has completed one and a half arc. I don't mean to compare it with other shows but it seemed a little too fast for me. even before the world sets in Asta and Juno start their journey as teenagers. All Animes have teenagers go on crazy adventures. Which I think is freaking amazing and wish we could do it in real life.

Asta and Juno grow in a church together with the sense of family and brotherhood for each other. They become each others' rival with only one goal- to become the wizard king. It the highest honor they can have, but society does not accept them as poor orphan kids.

Asta who does not possess any magic fails to call for a grimoire while Juno who is a born talent manages to call for a 4 clover grimoire making him as good as the first wizard king who possessed the 4 clover leaf grimoire. However, in the time of need on the same day, Asta also received a Demon Grimoire which is a 5 leaf clover that no one knows about.

More important characters introduced to us when they move to the capital become a Magic Knight by giving tests and fighting other candidates.

Here where the story starts picking the pace, Asta bonds with his mates instantly and they began their adventure while Yuno gets selected in the highest of the knight houses that don't really trust him.

They cross paths on their missions and help each other out forming bonds with other characters and growing and kids.

I am really interested to see where the story leads. with the current Wizard king already favoring the both of them, it could turn out ot be a great friendly rivalry between the two. I am curious to see if they will be pinned against each other like in Fairytale, or follow one another like in Naruto.

I like watching the show and it is on track with the manga nothing is missing or taken away from it. if you are looking for a good show that could lead to a long series this is it.

Impression: I like it, like an old friend. I wont think about it all the time but its feel good to watch the show.

*** stars

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