The Black Clover anime series has been the project that could in that it was slotted for four-cour with 51 episodes but previously wrapped up with 170 episodes – and we’re expecting more to come as more manga is produced. In the meantime, however, it looks like one thing that will fill the empty space is that a feature anime film is in the works for it. We learned back in late March 2021 that an anime feature film was coming but nothing was revealed beyond the key visual to the right and the original trailer below.
With the recent reveal that the folks at Netflix are bringing it out with a planned March 31st, 2022 release on the service as Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King, we now have a new piece to prep folks for the project. With Netflix knowing that they need to bring some viewers up to speed ahead of time or just interest them in the property, they’ve added a brief recap of the series premise overall in a video below.
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 thirty-two 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!
Previous promos and visuals:
Previous promos and visuals:
