Black Clover is a tittle most fans are familiar with - even before it's aired - for better or for worse. Unfortunately, it's coming at a time where most fans are so one sided that they cant see past the mainstream mentality in the West. Which is funny because Black Clover is one of the most popular SJ tittles at the moment, frequently outselling the likes of Haikyuu, MHA, and finishing just below One Piece in the rankings.

"If this is what people think, I'll think the same" applies for Black Clover by the current generation of fans. "It is generic". "It's a Naruto ripoff". "It takes all the cliches and brings them together". Well, I have news for you. 90% of every other Shounen does that as well - yet people cant see past that with Black Clover because they want to hate on it for the sole reason of hating on it and not appreciating the many positives it has. It's funny how people to selectively choose to judge shows.

My Hero Academia was met with great applause over the last year by both fans and critics alike, deservingly so (I enjoy it thoroughly), yet it also had the usual cliches most Shounen has, especially Naruto. "Main character in Deku with no superpowers who got them overnight and thus begin his journey" or the "emo side character who's gifted beyond his generation that has a plagued past that'll follow him to his future in Todoroki" - I know this isn't a review of MHA. The point I'm trying to make is that most fans managed to see past that because MHA has a good mainstream appeal. Hating on it wouldn't feel right. Yet doing so for Black Clover is normal because it has that reputation by the fans. Which is odd.

On to the review. I'm a firm believer of not reviewing something from the very beginning, but I felt like I should to reassure fans of Shounen anime and fans who look forward to Black Clover as a manga reader. Long running old school Shounens need time to set the foundations for their success. I enjoy the manga thoroughly. It's one of my personal favorites as well. This series has a ton of potential and episode 1 is a good place to start. It established the grounds really nicely by introducing the two main characters and focusing on them. It covered the OVA really nicely - and I applaud that - because most fans haven't seen the OVA. Good OST as well. This has a lot of promise and it reminds me of what the anime industry seems to not have anymore, an old school Shounen adventure.

All I ask is to judge it fairly. Don't pay attention to fans who'll hate on It just for the sole reason to hate on it. See it for yourself but also remember you're not going to get an impression for the get go. It'll need time. This isn't Naruto. This isn't Fairy Tail (for the life of me I dont get the comparison - because magic, right xD). This is Black Clover. Appreciate it for what it is. If people enjoy it, let them enjoy it. Don't be a troll for the sake of wanting to be a troll. Think for yourselves and be reasonable.

This is going to take three episodes before I can tell whether or not this show will actually be as interesting as it was advertised. As a heads up, this is a review coming from someone who knows very little about this series, all I know is that it was hyped up right before it started airing. So this review shouldn't be biased.

I already have some gripes about the show.
1. The main character's VA is really annoying. He is constantly screaming and it makes my throat hurt just hearing it. It astounds me that he will keep talking like that for possibly 12+ episodes.
2. The story so far is somewhat generic and cliche, though the way it's going is not too cliche for my tastes.
3. If you look at it from afar it's very hilariously starting to mirror Naruto.

I think it goes without saying that there are some good points already, but I want to wait and see before I go too in depth. It was very funny at times so I'll give it a watch every week!

Now that we have gotten to episode 4, I gotta say that I need to see even MORE episodes before I can even call this worthwhile. It kinda bugs me because it's starting to set itself up for a long running show like One Piece or Naruto. If it does, I think this will just be like Fairy Tail with me, where the only reason I watch it is because I had the time to watch it every week. Hopefully, if it doesn't have long seasons like Fairy Tail, etc. then it will pace itself accordingly.

I mean, right at the end of ep 4 it did make me want to see the next episode, but I don't really know if it will be as good as I think it is.

Black Clover is just a series of shonen cliches stapled together end to end. On its own, that's not necessarily a problem; cliches are cliches for a reason, and well-executed cliches can be a lot of fun.

The problem is, Black Clover's author, Yuki Tabata, is incapable of sticking the landing, because he always wants to jump straight to the end without doing any of the work. He wants to go directly from the introduction of the trope to its payoff without doing any of the buildup that makes the payoff...pay off. As a result, everything is just limp at best.

Worse, this is the kind of issue that effectively CANNOT be fixed in an anime adaptation, because the problem is that nothing happens between point A and point C.

Spare yourself the time and effort. Give Black Clover a skip.

Okay, so if you're the kind of person that watches anime to let the pretty pictures wash over your eyes while you shut down your brain and body except to shove snacks in your mouth, then I can see why someone like you would give this 5 stars. However, if you have any concept of the fundamentals of writing and need a good foundation to enjoy a story then skip this one (or just watch for yourself, it's painful). I can already tell from the lazy animation and editing that this is a rushed big shonen cash grab trying to ride the recent success of the manga.

I should've known when the first episode opened with literally 20 seconds of what sounded like an entire anime kindergarten class crying loudly, but then
8. I'm done. This anime is some of most poorly written garbage I've ever watched and I just spent 20 minutes writing a review about it. Can't wait for the next episode

Excelente anime, en un comienzo la voz del protagonista es bastante molesta, pero la historia se desarrolla desde lo cómico a lo interesante de manera sutil e inesperada. Muy recomendable. Recoge aspectos muy interesantes de otros animes similares, pero logra introducirnos a un mundo de magia y poder de elementos y uso de Powerups como el que se ve en la primera sinopsis (2do episodio) donde el uso de la espada de diablo muestra que el poder físico se ve aumentado en segundos. Espero seguir disfrutando, se ve con buen potencial para ser un excelente anime.