Yuki Tabata

Welcome to the first recap of this series! OMG I LOVE IT SO MUCH CAN I HAVE IT ALL NOW?

More specifically I love Master Yami. And Noelle. And Yuno. And Asta. ok look this book was so much fun ok? I got a little teary-eyed in the beginning, cause gosh Asta and Yuno had rough lives, but then they got to the Magic Knight's academy and SO MUCH FUN.

Art work is eh at times (typical shonenjump fantasy) and there's some humor I didn't care for, but overall a lot of fun. Also I think it proves that persistence gets you everything. Work hard. train hard. be positive and help your friends.… (altro)

Series Info/Source: This is the fifth book in the Black Clover series, I bought this.

Story (4/5): This was much better than the last volume. The story makes some progress, although it still seems pretty piecemeal. In this volume Asta has been kidnapped by the Eye of the Midnight Sun and one of the Magic Knight captains is grievously injured. Asta is rescued by the Wizard King and goes out with his buddies to a mixer to celebrate. There he meets a nice young woman with younger siblings and he decides to spend his vacation with them. However, one night all the kids disappear and it’s up to Asta and his friends to find them.

Characters (4/5): A couple of new characters are introduced but it was much better than Volume 4 where a million new characters were introduced at once. I continue to enjoy Asta and his fellow Black Bulls. I also liked that the Wizard King is in this volume more, he is an intriguing character.

Setting (3/5): The setting really wasn’t the point of the story and takes place across some rather generic fantasy towns.

Writing/Drawing Style (4/5): This manga is decently drawn and fairly easy to follow. Some of the fight scenes are a bit hard to follow but for the most part both the writing and drawing are on the higher quality end of your typical manga.

My Summary (3.5/5): Overall I liked this volume better than volume 4, but am still not a huge fan of this series. My 13 year old son loves these and I think this series is one that is much more aimed at that age group. I find the lack of cohesive story and the scattered fight scenes a bit disappointing. However, the drawing is decent quality and this is a decent manga series. It just seems to be using a lot of elements from other manga series and there isn’t a lot original here.… (altro)

Series Info/Source: This is the fourth book in the Black Clover series, I bought this.

Story (3/5): In this volume a mysterious group of terrorists attacks the Clover Kingdom and all the Magic Knight must join forces to fight them. I thought this volume was a bit of a mess. We are introduced to what felt like a million new Magic Knights and, towards the middle of the volume, every other page was introducing us to a NEW MAGIC MOVE!!! There really wasn’t much story progression or character development at all. This was pretty much one long battle between the terrorists and the Magic Knights.

Characters (3/5): As mentioned above you see a ton of new characters in this volume from all the different bands of Magic Knights. While our favorites do show up quite a bit, they are surrounded by a million other characters that aren’t well developed at all. It was too much, too fast and hard to follow.

Setting (3/5): The whole story takes place in the capital of Clover Kingdom. It was an okay setting but pretty typical fantasy.

Writing/Drawing Style (3/5): While this continues to be one of the better drawn manga series, I really thought this was a bit scattered. We are jumping between multiple groups of Magic Knights that we haven’t met before and it gets very confusing at times. There isn’t a ton to read here because almost the whole story is one big confusing battle.

My Summary (3/5): This was my least favorite volume of this series yet, so far I have continued to buy this because my 13 year old son really enjoys them. I guess if you enjoy shounen with a ton of chaotic fight scenes and new magic moves shouted out on every other page you will really enjoy this. I thought both the story progress and character development were really lacking. I also thought the fight scenes were hard to follow at points. I have volume 5 to read, so I plan on reading it, but not sure I buy any more of these after that point.… (altro)

Black Clover is a fantasy story following a boy named Asta. In his world, almost everyone has magic in them, but Asta has none. His friend, Yuno, however, is a magic prodigy. Despite Asta's setback, he doesn't falter in his dream to become the Wizard King. Though Asta has no magic, he still receives a grimoire, a book people get that has magical spells for them. He then sets out with Yuno to the capital. There, he takes the Magical Knights entrance exam to join a Magic Knight brigade. Though all the odds were against him, Asta is accepted into a Magic Knight brigade, which starts his journey in becoming the Wizard King.

Personally, this isn't the best story I've seen. Still, I enjoy it. The characters are likable and well-built. The story itself is unique as well. The world is also well-built and very creative. I really did sympathize with the main character. Since he was an outcast, and his friend was very skilled. I've read through most of this series, and I think Black Clover handles its action and battle scenes very well.… (altro)