The fall 2017 anime series Black Clover has gotten the push as the Next Big Thing for a bit and that’s solidified with Avex Pictures previously setting the home video release plans. The third set is coming out in a few weeks with another batch of episodes and now we’ve got a good look at a very stylish and distinctive cover for it. The series is scheduled to run for 51 episodes, which means that’ll be a lot of material for Crunchyroll to stream and Funimation to dub. The show is getting released as a series of five DVD and Blu-ray releases with some mixed pricing. Check out the schedule below!
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 Japanese cast includes Gakuto Kajiwara as Asta, Nobunaga Shimazaki as Yuno, Junichi Suwabe as Yami Sukehiro, Genki Muro as Magna Swing, Ayumu Murase as Luck Voltia, Jun Fukuyama as Finral Roulacase, Nana Mizuki as Vanessa Enoteca, Kana Yūki as Noelle Silva, Satoshi Hino as Gauch Adlai, Kiyono Yasuno as Charmy Pappitson, Kenichirou Matsuda as Gordon Agrippa, Toshiyuki Morikawa as Julius Nova Chrono, Kousuke Toriumi as Nozel Silva, Katsuyuki Konishi as Fuegoleon Vermillion, Yuu Kobayashi as Charlotte Roselei, Daisuke Namikawa as Jack the Ripper, Daisuke Ono as William Vangeance, Asuka Nishi as Mimosa Vermilion, and Takuma Terashima as Klaus Lunette.
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.
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!
Chapter I (eps 1 – 10): February 23, 2018
- BD: 18360 yen
- DVD: 16200 yen
Chapter II (eps 11 – 19): May 25, 2018
- BD: 16524 yen
- DVD: 14364 yen
Chapter III (eps 20 – 29): July 27, 2018
- BD: 18360 yen
- DVD: 16200 yen
Chapter IV (eps 30 – 39): October 26, 2018
- BD: 18360 yen
- DVD: 16200 yen
Chapter V (eps 40 – 51): January 25, 2019
- BD: 22032 yen
- DVD: 18792 yen
[Source: Black Clover]
