We got our first taste of the Black Clover series in anime form earlier this week and casting news is going to filter out over the next few weeks. The latest to surface is through an early look at next week’s Weekly Shonen Jump where it’s been confirmed that Junichi Suwabe has joined the project to take on the role of Yami Sukehiro. He joins Gakuto Kajiwara as Asta and Nobunaga Shimazaki as Yuno.
Tatsuya Yoshihara, who recently directed Monster Musume and Long Riders, is on board to direct based on the series composition by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu. Itsuki Takeda is working on the main character designs with Kumiko Tokunaga as the sub-character designer.
The manga comes from Yuki Tabata which began in February 2015 and has nine volumes released so far. Viz Media is releasing it here in compiled volumes as well as part of the Weekly Shonen Jump digital magazine.
Check out our review of the first volume of the manga.
Plot Concept: In a world where magic is everything, Asta and Yuno are both found abandoned at a church on the same day. While Yuno is gifted with exceptional magical powers, Asta is the only one in this world without any. At the age of fifteen, both receive grimoires, magic books that amplify their holder’s magic. Asta’s is a rare Grimoire of Anti-Magic that negates and repels his opponent’s spells. Being opposite but good rivals, Yuno and Asta are ready for the hardest of challenges to achieve their common dream: to be the Wizard King. Giving up is never an option!
