Black Clover

ブラッククローバー

Other names 5

Chinese: 黑色四叶草
Also known as: תלתן שחור
Also known as: แบล็กโคลเวอร์
Also known as: Чёрный клевер
Chinese (Simplified): 黑色五叶草

Overall score 7.8/10

Fall 2017#1

Overall score Rating & Reviews

Fantasy#1 (#1 in Fantasy, Fall 2017)
Hot-Blooded#1 (#1 in Hot-Blooded, Fall 2017)
Battle#1 (#1 in Battle, Fall 2017)
2017#1 (#1 in the 2017 ranking)
Action
Adventure
Comedy
#Magic
#Shounen
#Found Family

170 eps · Finished

Studio PierrotManga adaptationPremiered Oct 3, 201724 min per episodeSee series

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Overview

Spoiler-free synopsis

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!

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Rating & Reviews

Overall score7.8/10Used for ranking

Positive62%205 analyzed comments

The overall score combines site ratings, comment sentiment and AniRanking votes. The positive rate is the share of analyzed comments classified as positive.

Very positive 54
Positive 74
Mixed 39
Negative 27
Very negative 11

205 comments analyzed: AniList Forum 40 · MyAnimeList Forum 40 · Bangumi 38 · Kitsu 37 · bilibili 33 · AniList 17

Rating sources & calculation

Updated Oct 12, 2026, 05:59 · About scores

The sentiment score is 7.0/10: AI analyzes comment sentiment, with a conservative adjustment for small samples. It is neither a direct audience rating nor the ranking score. The overall score uses the calibrated raw comment mean; its share is shown below.

Score breakdown

Site scores7.9175%Consensus of 1.4M site votes (calibrated to one scale and shrunk toward the global baseline by vote count)
Fan sentiment7.3025%165 comments, average 6.27 (the sentiment score shown, 7.0, is also shrunk toward neutral), calibrated against comparable titles to 7.30
CommunityNot counted0%No ratings yet (each rating counts as one vote)

Site scores

Raw → calibrated to one scale

Site scores: raw score, votes, calibrated score
Site	Raw score	Votes	Calibrated
AniList (external link, opens in a new window)Reference site	79/100	221.9K votes	7.9
MyAnimeList (external link, opens in a new window)Calibrated to the AniList scale	8.1/10	1M votes	8.1
Bangumi (external link, opens in a new window)Calibrated to the AniList scale	6.7/10	2,141 votes	7.6
bilibili (external link, opens in a new window)Calibrated to the AniList scale	9.5/10	124.8K votes	7.8

What people sayAI sentiment analysis

English audience score 7.8 · 1,231,644 samples

Very positiveAuthor's score 9.0418 found this helpful
Surpassing the limits of the Shounen formula Introduction: People really don’t give Black Clover enough credit. Sure, it may have some…
LimitlessAniListOct 15, 2020Original (AniList, opens in a new window)
Negative158 found this helpful
Not sure how to feel when I see a mashup of every generic shounen trope imaginable. And my ears hurt from all that loud shouting.
SabreKitsuOct 4, 2017Original (Kitsu, opens in a new window)
PositiveAuthor's score 7.0105 found this helpful
Thoughts on Asta and Yuno (+Noelle) after Black Clover Episode 93 I got to say Black Clover Ep. 93 was awesome. I wish most of the anime…
AniBladeAniListJul 24, 2019Original (AniList, opens in a new window)
Very negativeAuthor's score 1.7120 found this helpful
Bad Characters, Bad story, bad shounen If you want to know in a nutshell if it's worth watching the anime: Just don't! If you want to read…
9quAniListApr 8, 2021Original (AniList, opens in a new window)
Positive66 found this helpful
If you can sustain the earrape from the screams of Asta, it's a very fun anime to watch. I would still recommend it
セドリックKitsuFeb 10, 2018Original (Kitsu, opens in a new window)
Negative110 found this helpful
You might as well just rewatch Naruto
OʞlɐuᴉɯǝKitsuOct 4, 2017Original (Kitsu, opens in a new window)

Production

AniList · Wikidata

Source: Manga adaptation
Studio: Studio Pierrot (Wikipedia · English)

Sequels

Sequel
Black Clover Season 2
Genres: ActionAdventure
Overall score: 8.6

Official & News

Official links · Anime News Network

Official links

Official sitebclover.jp
Official X (Twitter)@bclover_PR

Details

Format: TV · 170 episodes · 24 min per episode
Status: Finished
Aired: Oct 3, 2017 – Mar 30, 2021
Studio: Studio Pierrot
Source: Manga adaptation
Season: Fall 2017
Categories: Fantasy Hot-Blooded Battle Adventure Male-Oriented
Official site: bclover.jp (opens in a new window)

Ranking positions

Fall 2017 ranking →

Rank in each ranking
Ranking	Overall	Fantasy	Hot-Blooded	Battle	Adventure	Male-Oriented
Fall 2017	#1	#1	#1	#1	#1	#1
2017	#1	#1	#1	#1	#1	#1
All-time	#65	#15	#21	#25	#25	#42

Mood & content

Source: No data yetConfidence: no data yet

0 = barely any, 10 = very pronounced. Values measure how much, not how good, and different viewers feel the same show differently. “No data yet” means the item hasn't been assessed yet, not that it's absent.

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RelaxingNo data yet. Easy to watch, low effort
HealingNo data yet. Gentle and comforting
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HeartwarmingNo data yet. Warmth from relationships

Exciting

HypeNo data yet. Adrenaline and excitement
TenseNo data yet. Suspense and tension

Heavy

OppressiveNo data yet. Heavy, stifling atmosphere
DarkNo data yet. Darkness of setting and themes
SadNo data yet. Share of sad moments
BleakNo data yet. Likelihood of a lingering low mood

Emotional intensityNo data yet

Emotional intensity measures how strong the ups and downs are, happy or sad.

Content

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Themes

Action
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Romance
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Slice of life
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Harem
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Heartbreak
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Viewing notes

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Black Clover

Overview

Genres & tags

Rating & Reviews

Score breakdowniThe three parts are weighted in “virtual votes”: the more site votes and analyzed comments, the more weight that part gets. Fan sentiment is capped at 35%, and each AniRanking rating counts as one vote. Full rules

What people sayAI sentiment analysis

Production

Sequels

Official & News

Official links

Details

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Mood & content

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Sensitive content· may be upsetting; judge by your own comfort level

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Viewing notes

Related

🐉 Fantasy ranking · Fall 2017

Black Clover

Score breakdown

Fantasy ranking · Fall 2017