Global InformationBlack Clover season 1 information
| Black Clover | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
 Cover of the first Blu-ray volume of the first season released in Japan on February 23, 2018. | |
| No. of episodes | 51 |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original release | October 3, 2017 – September 25, 2018 |
| Season chronology | |
The first season of the Black Clover anime television series was directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara and produced by Pierrot.[1] The season adapts the first nine volumes (chapters 1–75) of Yūki Tabata's manga series of the same name, with the exception of episode 13 (which has a separate storyline from the manga) and episode 29 (recap). It follows the first adventures of Asta and the Black Bulls in the Clover Kingdom. After Asta receives a grimoire and joins the Black Bulls to become the new Wizard King, he explores a dungeon and meets Mars, a magic knight from the Diamond Kingdom. Shortly afterwards, Asta is captured during a zombie invasion of the capital by a group of rogue mages who are working for the Eye of the Midnight Sun squad (also known as the Midnight Sun). After Asta is rescued, he teams up with a fellow Black Bull and later on his captain to battle some child kidnappers. Later on, the Black Bulls travel to the Underwater Temple and meet a series of challenges to find a magic stone (which the Eyes is also searching for).
The season initially ran from October 3, 2017 to September 25, 2018 on TV Tokyo in Japan;[2][3] Avex Pictures released it on DVD and Blu-ray in five compilations (each containing nine to 11 episodes) between February 23, 2018 and January 25, 2019.[4][5] Crunchyroll and Funimation licensed the series for an English-language release, with Crunchyroll simulcasting the series worldwide[3] and Funimation producing a North American Simuldub.[6][7] Funimation's adaptation aired from December 2, 2017 through January 6, 2019 on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block,[8] and they released the first DVD and Blu-ray compilations on August 7, 2018.[9]
The first season has eight pieces of theme music: four opening and four closing themes. The first opening and closing themes (used for the first 13 episodes) are "Distant Future" (ハルカミライ, Haruka Mirai) by Kankaku Piero and "Blue Flame" (蒼い炎, Aoi Honō) by Itowokashi.[10][11] In episodes 14 to 27, the opening and closing themes are "Paint It Black" by Bish and "Amazing Dreams" by Swanky Dank.[12][13] In episodes 28 to 39, the opening and closing themes are "Black Rover" by Vickeblanka and "Black to the dreamlight" by Empire.[14][15] For the remainder of the season, the opening and closing themes are "Guess Who Is Back" by Koda Kumi and "Four" by Faky.[16][17] Megumi Han sang "Four" as her character, Kahono, in episode 50.[18][19]
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- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 8, 2017). "Black Clover TV Anime Premieres This Year". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
- ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 15, 2017). "Crunchyroll to Stream Black Clover Anime Series Starting in October". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
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- ^ Ressler, Karen (October 26, 2017). "Funimation Reveals Black Clover English Dub Cast, October 29 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ^ Ressler, Karen (November 17, 2017). "Toonami to Air Black Clover Anime Starting December 2". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
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- ^ "アスタとユノ". Black Clover. Episode 1 (in Japanese). October 3, 2017. TV Tokyo.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 4, 2018). "Black Clover Anime Gets New Opening, Ending Theme Songs". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ "魔宮". Black Clover. Episode 14 (in Japanese). January 9, 2018. TV Tokyo.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 8, 2018). "Takahiro Sakurai Joins Black Clover Anime's Cast as Licht". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ "心に決めた人". Black Clover. Episode 28 (in Japanese). April 17, 2018. TV Tokyo.
- ^ Valdez, Nick (June 29, 2018). "'Black Clover' Confirms New Opening, Ending Themes". Comicbook. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ "黒の海岸物語". Black Clover. Episode 40 (in Japanese). July 10, 2018. TV Tokyo.
- ^ Ressler, Karen (September 19, 2018). "Megumi Han Covers Black Clover Ending Theme for Episode 50". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- ^ "戦いの果て 絶望の終わり". Bulk Clover. Episode 50 (in Japanese). September 18, 2018. TV Tokyo.