Black Clover is a series that wears its influences on its sleeve, and it isnt afraid to contrast dire seriousness with goofy playfulness. That’s likely part of the reason it hasn’t been given a fair shake by viewers. It’s intimidatingly long for an uncertain payoff, with the anime at over 150 episodes and the manga at nearly 400 chapters. If time is invested, then just beneath its occasionally heavy-handed tropes, viewers will find one of the most endearing, gripping, and hype-heavy shonen franchises ever put to paper.

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