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ダムナティオの裁きで“悪魔憑き”の罪人とされたアスタ。『元凶の悪魔』を探し出し、自らの無実を証明すべく、黒の暴牛の仲間たちと共に探索を開始する!! 世界の裏で蠢く呪いや悪魔の手がかりを求め、莫大な自然の魔が溢れる秘境国家・ハート王国へ向かうが!?

184 pages, Paperback

First published January 4, 2020

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Yūki Tabata

77 books240 followers
Yūki Tabata (Japanese: 田畠裕基, Hepburn: Tabata Yūki) is a Japanese manga artist.

After working as an assistant to Toshiaki Iwashiro, he created the one-shot Hungry Joker, which was later serialized as a full series.
After its conclusion, he launched Black Clover.

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Profile Image for Dani ❤️ Perspective of a Writer.
1,512 reviews5 followers
March 14, 2021
Asta and Yuno grew up together, abandoned at the same church. They both determined to become Magic Knights... Yuno's abilities soon grew to genius levels of power and control while Asta didn't show even a spark of magic and made up for it by training hard physically. It became apparent to both when they received their grimores, Yuno a coveted 4-leaf clover and Asta an unheard of black 5-leaf clover, that they were each other's biggest competition when it came to achieving their goals of becoming the next sorcerer emperor.

I swear the mangaka of Black Clover is the king of setup volumes. To me they are super fun because we dance all over the place and in such a big world with so many characters there is a lot to see that we don’t get to during main story volumes. I enjoyed all the highlighted characters in this volume, particularly all that was dropped about curses.

The setup for the next story arc was super fun. There is going to be lots of growth due to all the hearts they are meeting. We get more politics, in the Clover kingdom and their neighbors the Hearts and Spades. Of course, poor Asta is at the center of it but he has some unruly allies who aren’t ready to give him up.

Black Clover is a fun series full of battles, so many characters and politics enough to have plenty of machinations.
Profile Image for Blake the Book Eater.
1,279 reviews410 followers
January 29, 2023
A brand new arc begins and we journey out into the other kingdoms! I’m really excited to see how different each country is and all the new characters we’re going to meet!
Profile Image for Kulwinder Singh.
580 reviews101 followers
November 19, 2020
"𝘼𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙞𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙖 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧."

The heart kingdom is so beautiful and their magical ranking system is top-notch! Gaja and his lightening magic is incredible. The new Overseas Arc is about the begin! The wait will kill me probably. 😭
Profile Image for Matthew Manchester.
931 reviews98 followers
December 30, 2019
One of the most shocking volumes for me. I thought this series was wrapping up but it looks like we're just getting started.
Profile Image for Sara.
1,802 reviews563 followers
May 18, 2022
باید برم ببینم بحث این قدرت عدالت و قضاوت و ⚖️ چیه تو اساطیر شرقی (یا غربی)؛ چون تو اون مانهوا و ناول جدید کره ایه که میخونمم (omniscient Reader's viewpoint ) کسی که قدرت قضاوت و ⚖️ رو داره خیلی عجیب قویه علیه شرارت ها.
ولی داستانی ازش نمیدونم. یا حافظه م الانا یاری نمیکنه.
Profile Image for Cohen Muters.
65 reviews
December 1, 2025
4.3 I love black clover shenanigans, it’s so goofy. Also, Dorothy is so cool, she’s gotta show up again
Profile Image for Štěpán.
515 reviews47 followers
January 1, 2021
This volume ends probably before another large arc and I thought that it would change a little bit, but it did not. The trial of Asta is postponed and we just see Black Bulls find more about devils and two different kingdoms mentioned in the previous volume by the Wizard King. There are multiple chapters filled with gags, which in my opinion, ruins the "subtle" romance between Yami and Charlotte and I really enjoyed their awkward interactions.

Another my complaint is about this judge guy. Suddenly there is a very powerful guy, who's power is... scales? And he can put people's magic away? And he is ominous and magical being all like "you Black Bulls are the shits, royals are the hits". The trial does not have any revelation now, and I think it will have minimal consequences in the future.

Then we go into another kingdom and I think that the sandbox starts to fall apart. There are kingdoms and they are in a sort of "peace", yet fighting against each other and now the scales shifted so we need to act right now, even though we never heard of them before.

Alright, there are more demons in the world. And even though everyone was surprised that there was another demon now it seems that more people know about curses and about demons and weird stuff. It simply feels forced and not good.

I like time skips because they show the growth of a person and generally can change the dynamic of the story. I hope that Tabata will play with it little bit more. But I will wait a bit and put Black Clover to sleep for a while. I hope that the next arc can surprise me and revitalise my excitement for the series.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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1,451 reviews210 followers
January 17, 2021
Thank goodness! This was exactly what I needed after that business with the elves!

Not much to say here, aside from the fact that we're finally learning more about the other kingdoms and will be exploring them. In fact, I already love the Heart Kingdom and wish readers had gotten to see more of it than the Diamond Kingdom. The princess is adorable, the environment is gorgeous, and the water spirit is funny yet motherly. Hopefully Tabata will spend more time on this kingdom in the future, it's easily my favorite one out of the four!

Oh, and Charlotte's situation was hilarious and incredibly sweet. I'm glad her guild is totally okay with her being in love with a man, considering the morals the guild is built on. Shit like this is what makes me love the series so much!

But that's about it. Here's hoping this issue with the Spade Kingdom ends up producing better villains than the last arc did. I'm in dire need of some good villains...
Profile Image for Brandon.
2,854 reviews40 followers
March 17, 2022
Ah, just what we needed. Power levels! A new system of power levels, with new ranks, and an emphasis on how power levels are super important to fight this new threat of other devils. I love it, that's great, we all know that power levels are the most important and defining aspect of a shonen. When people remember the "over 9000" meme and how Dragon Ball treated power levels past the Freeza saga, they whole-heartedly love strength ratings being the focus of the conversation. Being able to accurately answer "who would win" questions is actually the only reason people consume media in the first place. I love power levels!
Profile Image for Chris Lemmerman.
Author 7 books123 followers
January 5, 2022
Asta faces judgment at the hands of the Clover Kingdom, but some quick thinking from the Wizard King sets him and the Black Bulls on a new mission that sends them all abroad in different directions.

I was worried about how they'd resolve last volume's cliffhanger, but it was both satisfying and well in character for everyone involved. This volume's more about moving everyone around for the next big arc, but it's fun nonetheless - the chapter or two set in Gordon's house are hilarious, and Charlotte's reaction to Yami is delightfully over the top.
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84 reviews5 followers
February 9, 2022
Though the arc had a turning point with the appearance of devil in human realm. But it turns out after getting defeat by the magic knights the arc has started to move to different level. What awaits us here is a lot more better then we are expecting from this arc.
Profile Image for The Virg.
78 reviews
June 20, 2025
My mans stays cooking

Already the series is goated, but this volume really makes me excited for what's next. The type of enemy they are up against now is insane, and I am interested to see what unique and unorthodox ways they'll use their magic!
Profile Image for Vanessa.
666 reviews4 followers
August 2, 2024
Volume in cui si chiude quella che reputo la saga più bella di tutta l'opera. Ovviamente, Black Clover continua ad essere godibile anche da qui in avanti, ma l'arco degli Elfi rimane inarrivabile.
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Author 1 book168 followers
February 21, 2020
Just like pretty much any popular shonen, the protagonist has hidden demonic powers and suffers from protection syndrome, which make him look like a badass. Man, I wish I had demonic powers and could save chicks all the time. That is so cool!

Just like pretty much any popular shonen, the adults with authority never trust him and never believe him, which make him look like an antihero who doesn’t follow the law, but wants to help people regardless. Man, I wish I was a vigilante who could break the law whenever I feel like it and still be considered a hero.

Just like pretty much any popular shonen, those with authority treat him like trash, so he will always be victimized and never be rewarded, and for coming off as an underdog even if he has proven to be super powerful a dozen times. Man, this excuses why nobody understands me every time I try to do something and the adults don’t reward me. It’s not because I am not as talented as I think I am, it’s because the adults don’t get how awesome I am.

Just like pretty much any popular shonen, the good guys are misfits who show no respect for authority and even call themselves rebels, so they can do whatever they like whenever they feel it, and still come off a cool and heroic. Man, I wish I was part of a group of troublemakers who never have to show respect to authorities. I am too cool for school, dude!

Just like pretty much any popular shonen, every time the authorities try to hold them back, they bring up their emotions and their ideals, and their destiny as an excuse for why they are above the law. In this case, it’s anti-magic that cancels every effect. Yeah dude, I reject your reality and substitute my own.

Just like pretty much any popular shonen, nobody ever gets punished no matter how disrespectful he is to the authorities. This doesn’t make sense within the context of the story, since the trial was made so someone can take the blame for all this mess but now nobody will and thus the population will lose trust in the establishment the good guys are supposed to protect. Whatever dude, I can do whatever I like and never be punished for it, because I am cool.

Just like pretty much any popular shonen, the moral of the day is never about taking responsibility for your actions, it’s about trusting your friends. Yeah dude, fuck the law, it’s all about being cool and having friends.

Just like pretty much any popular shonen, it’s never about being a mature adult. It’s all about being an irresponsible child who thinks he can always whatever he likes without ever getting punished for it. Yeah dude, I don’t want to grow up, I wanna be immature and always get away with it. Black Clover greatneeees!
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Author 14 books82 followers
April 22, 2021
3/5 Stars (%60/100)

It was good but nothing special like some of the volumes. The final battle with Zagred is over but of course the problems are not over yet. Asta and Secre (Nero) are blamed because of their connection with Devils and forbidden magic. Other than the trial, our heroes visit the Heart Kingdom in order to become stronger and there is also a time skip. It was good overall but I still don't have high hopes for the future. I hope they deal with the whole Devil and Spade Kingdom thing well.
Profile Image for Adam Fisher.
3,619 reviews23 followers
October 22, 2021
Highlights:
- Before the judge (hilariously named Damnatio) passes sentence on Asta and Nero, the Black Bulls show up and defend them. Nozel and Fuegoleon join in too, and have a declaration from the Wizard King. The Black Bulls are exiled and are to go to the Heart Kingdom to learn more about demons and how their powers work.
- Charlotte admits her feelings for Yami
- Noelle goes to Dorothy, who puts her in the dream world where it is the only safe place to talk about her mom dying from a curse. Says that a demon is responsible named Megicula.
- The Black Bulls go to Gordon's family to learn more about curses since they all use those types of magic. (They all look the same! This part is hilarious!)
- Asta, Noelle, Finral, and Mimosa go to the Heart Kingdom, meeting Gaja, a protector of the Kingdom; AND Lolopechka, the Princess and ruler of the Heart Kingdom, who has Undine, the Water Spirit, and was cursed by Megicula.
- Megicula is controlling the Spade Kingdom and the Princess will give some of her strongest mages to help our Magic Knights to fight against the devil, but they will need 6 months to train and get ready.

This might seem like a filler Volume, but actually moves the plot nicely from one arc to the next. Excited to see how much more powerful they are in the next Volume.
Love this series. Recommend.
Profile Image for Abi.
687 reviews28 followers
June 22, 2024
En esta ocasión, en el manga se elige un escuadrón de elite que viaja al reino del corazón para mejorar sus habilidades y ganar más fuerzas para la batalla que se avecina.

Este tomo es bastante diferente en cuanto a lo que sucede en el anime y agradezco estar siguiendo la historia en ambos formatos, porque esta clase de situaciones suele darse siempre al revés (siendo más detallista el manga), porque acá se omite totalmente todo el entrenamiento. Pasan de la decisión de entrenar, a 6 meses después y listo.

Otra diferencia es el timing que le ponen a descubrir que Yuno es de la realeza del reino de la pica. Acá lo descubrimos al final del tomo, en el anime recién en los últimos capítulos de la temporada y bastante más adentrada la historia.

Como siempre, es una historia que no te da niingún tipo de respiro en la acción. Pasa de un enemig a otro en cada capítulo y por suerte no se eterniza en ningún personaje ni maneja siempre las mismas técnicas de pelea, asi que no se torna nada repetitivo.
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1,205 reviews40 followers
December 31, 2020
This was a really jam packed volume. Asta's sentencing as been delayed on the grounds that he is being exiled, along with all the other Black Bulls, to investigate other devils activity in the other Kingdom's.

As it stands, Asta, Noelle, and a few others have headed to the Heart Kingdom, while another chunk of the Black Bulls were sent off to the Diamond Kingdom. Asta, and Noelle have met the princess of the Heart Kingdom, who reveals that a devil named, Megicula, has taken control of the Spade Kingdom's inhabitants, and plans to invade the other Kingdom's to spread its control. Having been cursed herself, she asks our heroes to train in her country for 6 months, before they all launch an offensive against the Spade Kingdom. This means we are getting ourselves a timeskip, a big new bad guy, and even more information on what devils are. Things are really starting to pick up, and I am actually very excited to see where this new arc is taking this series.
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100 reviews2 followers
September 8, 2023
So Asta is technically “banished” from the clover kingdom, but it’s nice to see the heart kingdom’s princess not be a jerk like every other leader we’ve met. Nervous for the spade guy fight though. If Luck refuses to fight him, that’s when I would just walk home.
I’m glad Finral’s back. I missed him a lot as being the most relatable guy in the series. He just wants chics, and it’s not his fault if he’s a flirt. I honestly don’t think his girl cares.
Speaking of girl, Charlotte really said ‘hold my beer’ with that top-tier scream. Glad to see her admit her love for Yami. Yami on the other hand is so dense that he’s worse than other Shonen Protagonists 💀. Glad to see Asta’s a little better, but in reality he’s not. (I still think that Yuno has a crush on him but that’s just me).

Ready for the timeskip and possibly new designs.
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2,525 reviews38 followers
March 11, 2021
Asta tries to convince the nobles that he's not possessed by a devil and the Black Bulls come to defend him. I love their little family, so wholesome. However, the nobles aren't going to be swayed by displays of affection and King Julius saves their lives by granting them "exile to investigate devils". In other words, a spy mission.

Sadly this spy mission ends up being less than stealthy as their first try is in the Country of Hearts.

In other news, Noelle is looking for secrets about her mother; Finral is trying to become less of a flirt; and Captain Yami almost got a love confession. (It's adorable~)
113 reviews
August 30, 2023
5/5

- c'était incroyable le procès d'asta avec l'arrivée de tout le taureaux noir hyper badass ce moment. Aussi le discours de yami qui l'a fait à Nero était juste incroyable.

- Après l'arrivée de nozel et de fuegoleon pour dire que asta sera envoyé à l'étranger pour pas étre exécutées.

- Après le truc avec Charlotte et yami c'était grave cool j'ai trop aimé c'était drôle j'ai grave apprécié.

- Par contre le truc avec de la famille de Gordon ça m'a un peu soulé c'est ça le petit moins de ce tome.

-Après quand ils sont partis à hearts c'était incroyable avec gadjah et lolopechka j'ai trop aimé quand il expliqué la situation et tout.
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8 reviews
January 5, 2025
Tenía muy poca fe y he salido encantado la verdad, cada tomo aporta algo nuevo e inesperado y no copia sagas enteras de Naruto, Yu yu Hakusho o Dragon ball como si han hecho otros mangas (cof cof MHA). Empieza muy parecido a cualquier otro shonen y rápido le da su propio toque.

Terminado el primer gran arco argumental y desvelado el verdadero villano. Este manga tiene todas las papeletas para tener un final muy interesante. Igual creo que lo voy a pausar para poder leer la segunda parte de golpe cuando esté acabado.
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2,683 reviews13 followers
February 28, 2021
So much to love about this volume, the feeling of togetherness when your friends come to help you, the wonder of seeing a beautiful new place and the determination to become stronger

From start to finish this volume had all it needed to keep me hooked!!!

That last panel "6 months later" I really cant wait to see the developments of the time skip, hurry hurry hurry!!!
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52 reviews3 followers
August 25, 2023
i usually don’t like the transitional volumes between arcs, but this one as really good. the last piece of this story was so big and pivotal to the overall plot, and i could tell this next piece will, as well. we’re also at the point where the “filler” just feels like a subplot, which is great. there was minimal fighting <3 and a lot of forward plot movement. this was my kind of volume.
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1,527 reviews3 followers
June 28, 2025
There is so much more expansion in the world in this volume! It is so welcomed after the elves' arc, which thus far was my least favorite story within this great series. The book starts with a bang and combines the right level of adventure with story progression. I think this one will be very enjoyable by fans of the series.
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