From Zero to Hero-A review on Black Clover

It is way past the half of the year, and I can't say I've completely watched an anime from beginning to the end. Well, I can now. But I can't believe how far I fell off.

Hello everyone, it's me again. I have missed the community—missed our conversations, the reviews, the fan arts, everything.

You guys remember when I was constantly talking about watching Black Clover and yeah, I was always still watching it. I don't know, I never took so long to watch an anime before, and it wasn't even up to 200 episodes. My experience with Black Clover was way different than my experience with Bleach. I devoured Bleach, guys :( and it hurts 'cause I fell off.

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But anyways, a review about Black Clover—that is why I'm here today. And also 'cause I've missed talking about anime-themed stuff with you guys, but I've said that before, so please forgive me for being crude.

Black Clover is a 180+ episodes (but not up to 200) anime revolving around the life of Asta, an orphan that lived in a church. Asta was born without magic, and in a world where magic ruled and determined everything, life was nothing other than tough for him. But he was a focused and optimistic young boy, setting his mind on becoming the "Wizard King" at a young age. The Wizard King is the most powerful mage in the entire Clover Kingdom, ruling over the entire magic knight squads and their knights. The amount of magic is usually divided between individuals, which I find very despicable. Royals are born with more magic content than non-royals, making them more dominant over the normal people than they're supposed to be, because not only do they have power, but they're also powerful.

Asta has a childhood friend that grew together with him in the same church, Yuno. Yuno also shares the same goals with Asta, automatically serving as a rival to Asta because only one person can be the Wizard King. Yuno, for some reasons which the author of the manga has access to, possessed extremely powerful magic content—making him on par with a royal his age.

The beginning episodes involve a scene where a bunch of people gather and await their grimoire. A grimoire is a magic book that picks a particular mage or person worthy of it. There are different types of grimoire. There's the four-leafed grimoire, which stands for good luck, and then there's a five-leafed grimoire, which shows that a devil resides in it. This book includes spells and different things required to be a mage. Anyone who has magic is entitled to a grimoire—it is not compulsory to be a magic knight or to serve the country.

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As the anime goes on, we get to see Asta's journey—his growth, how he handles things, and how powerful he becomes. Because, I mean—we all knew he was going to be super-duper strong eventually. It was that predictable.

The admirable thing about Black Clover is that it doesn't hide. It doesn't hide Asta's pain, the discrimination, the disdain people gave him, the hints of jealousy that came off whenever he noticed Yuno doing better (because Yuno was always doing better.) And in all these, he was still always optimistic. I think that's the most admirable thing about Asta. A whole lot of people would've quit, but Asta never stopped trying. And even though things don't always work out the way we planned—hard work eventually pays if you do it right. There's working hard, and there's working hard. (Honestly, I don't know what I just said, but it should mean something.)

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Black Clover takes us on the journey of Asta becoming the Wizard King—his adventures, injuries, almost near-death, almost apocalypse, almost invasion. Yeah, there's a whole lot to watch in there. Just get used to his loud voice. I loathe that one thing when it comes to this anime. I do not like the screams. I hate it. Reminds me of Zenitsu from Demon Slayer, but thinking of it now, I can't figure out who's better.

Anyways, that's the end of this review now. Black Clover is a good anime. If you can get through the screams successfully, then you're all set.

Thanks for reading.