Manga[edit]
YĆ«ki Tabata launched Black Clover in the twelfth issue of Shueisha's shĆnen manga magazine Weekly ShĆnen Jump on February 16, 2015.[4] The manga is Tabata's second series in Weekly ShĆnen Jump: his first series, Hungry Joker (ăăłă°ăȘăŒ ăžă§ăŒă«ăŒ HangurÄ« JĆkÄ), was launched in the magazine on November 12, 2012, where it ran for 24 chapters before being cancelled in 2013.[1][5]
On February 9, 2015, Viz Media announced that they would publish the first three chapters of the series in their Weekly Shonen Jump digital magazine as part of their "Jump Start" program.[2] On March 30, 2015, they announced that the series would join their weekly lineup, beginning with chapter 4 on April 6, and publishing at an accelerated rate until the chapters were current with Japan.[6][7] Plans to release the series in print were announced in during their panel at New York Comic Con on October 9, 2015.[8]
Anime[edit]
An original video animation produced by Xebec that is based on the series was shown at the 2016 Jump Festa between November 27 and December 18, 2016.[9][10][11] It will be bundled with the 11th volume of the manga, which was released on May 2, 2017.[12]
At the Black Clover Jump Festa event on December 18, 2016, an anime television series adaptation by Pierrot was announced.[12] It is directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara, with Kazuyuki Fudeyasu writing scripts, Itsuko Takeda doing character designs, and Minako Seki composing the music.[13] The anime premiered on October 3, 2017.[14][3] Kankaku Piero is performing the opening theme, while the ending theme is "Aoi HonĆ" (Blue Flame) by Itowokashi.[15] The series will run for 13 episodes.[16] Crunchyroll is streaming the series.[17] Funimation have licensed the series and will stream the English dub.[18]
| Directed by | Tatsuya Yoshihara |
|---|---|
| Written by | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu |
| Music by | Minako Seki |
| Studio | Pierrot |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | October 3, 2017 – present |
| Episodes | 13 |
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