The first season of the Black Clover anime television series was directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara and produced by Pierrot. It is based on the manga series Black Clover by Yūki Tabata. The series is set in a world where magic is a common everyday part of people's lives, and is centered around one of the only known person to not be able to use magic, Asta. Asta as well as his friend, rival, and adoptive brother Yuno, aspire to become the wizard king however to most people it would seem that Asta had no chance of becoming wizard king while Yuno was famous in his village as a prodigy.
The season initially ran from October 3, 2017, to March 30, 2021, on TV Tokyo in Japan; Avex Pictures released it on DVD and Blu-ray in sixteen compilations (each containing nine to 11 episodes) between February 23, 2018, and June 25, 2021. Crunchyroll and Funimation licensed the series for an English-language release, with Crunchyroll simulcasting the series worldwide and Funimation producing a North American Simuldub. Funimation's adaptation aired from December 2, 2017, to October 10, 2021, on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block, and they released the first DVD and Blu-ray compilations on August 7, 2018. __TOC__
Episodes
Music The first season uses twenty-six pieces of theme music: thirteen openings and thirteen closing themes. The first opening and closing themes, which are used for the first 13 episodes, are performed by Kankaku Piero, and performed by Itowokashi. From episodes 14 to 27, the opening and closing themes are "Paint It Black" performed by Bish, and "Amazing Dreams" performed by Swanky Dank. From episodes 28 to 39, the opening and closing themes are "Black Rover" performed by Vickeblanka, and "Black to the Dreamlight" performed by Empire (now known as ExWhyZ). For the remainder of the first part, the opening and closing themes are "Guess Who Is Back" performed by Koda Kumi, and "Four" performed by Faky. Megumi Han sang "Four" as her character, Kahono, in episode 50. The next opening and ending themes are and , both performed by Miyuna. The second opening and ending themes, used from episodes 65 to 76, are performed by Kankaku Piero, and "My Song My Days" performed by Solidemo with Sakura Men. The third opening theme, used from episodes 77 to 94, is "JUSTadICE" performed by Seiko Ōmori, and the ending theme used from episodes 77 to 89, is performed by The Charm Park. The fourth opening theme used from episodes 95 to 102 is "Sky & Blue" performed by Girlfriend, and the ending theme used from episodes 90 to 102 is "Against All Gods" performed by M-Flo. The next opening and ending themes are "Right Now" performed by Empire (now known as ExWhyZ), and performed by Kalen Anzai. The second opening and ending themes, used from episodes 116 to 128, are "Black Catcher" performed by Vickeblanka, and "New Page" performed by Intersection. The third opening and ending themes, used from episodes 129 to 140, are "Stories" performed by Snow Man, and "Answer" performed by Kaf. The fourth opening and ending themes, used from episodes 141 to 154, are performed by Tomorrow X Together, and "A Walk" performed by Gakuto Kajiwara. The next opening and ending themes are performed by Tomorrow X Together and "A Walk" performed by Gakuto Kajiwara. The second opening and ending themes, used from episodes 158 to 170, are "Grandeur" performed by Snow Man and "Beautiful" performed by Treasure.
Home media release Japanese In Japan, Avex Pictures released the season on DVD and Blu-ray in sixteen volumes. The first volume was released on February 23, 2018,, while the sixteeth was released on June 25, 2021.
+ Avex Pictures (Japan – Region 2 / A) Chapter Episodes Release date Ref. I 1–10 February 23, 2018 II 11–19 May 25, 2018 III 20–29 July 27, 2018 IV 30–39 November 26, 2018 V 40–51 January 25, 2019 VI 52–63 April 26, 2019 VII 64–72 July 26, 2019 VIII 73–83 September 27, 2019 IX 84–90 November 29, 2019 X 91–102 January 31, 2020 XI 103–112 April 24, 2020 XII 113–120 July 31, 2020 XIII 121–129 September 25, 2020 XIV 130–141 November 27, 2020 XV 142–154 February 26, 2021 XVI 155–170 June 25, 2021
English Part 1 In North America, Crunchyroll and Funimation released the season in five volumes. The first volume was released on August 7, 2018, and the fifth volume was released on July 2, 2019. The volumes are available in standard Blu-ray and DVD combination sets, and volumes three and five are also available in limited edition sets. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Sony Pictures UK released the first volume in DVD and Blu-ray combination sets on August 20, 2018; Manga Entertainment is handling subsequent releases. In Australasia, Universal Sony released the first part of the series on DVD on August 15, 2018, and Madman Entertainment released the rest of the season, with part two released on April 3, 2019. + Crunchyroll / Funimation (North America and Australasia – Region 1, 2, 4 / A, B); Sony Pictures UK (Part 1 only) / Manga Entertainment (British Isles – Region 1, 2, 4 / B); Universal Sony (Australasia – Part 1 only; Region 1, 2, 4) Part Episodes Release date North America British Isles Australasia Season 1 (retconned) 1 1–10 August 7, 2018 August 20, 2018 August 15, 2018 December 4, 2019 2 11–19 November 6, 2018 May 20, 2019April 3, 2019 3 20–29 January 15, 2019 July 1, 2019 4 30–39 April 9, 2019 August 19, 2019 June 5, 2019 5 40–51 July 2, 2019 October 14, 2019 September 18, 2019 Complete 1–51 May 26, 2020 June 29, 2020 August 5, 2020
Part 2 In North America, Crunchyroll and Funimation released the season on Blu-ray and DVD combination sets, which was labelled as the second of the series. The first volume was released on October 1, 2019, and the fifth and final volume of the season released on June 30, 2020. The third and fifth volumes were also released in limited edition sets. Funimation also distributes the series in Australia and New Zealand via Madman Entertainment, and via Manga Entertainment in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
+ Crunchyroll / Funimation (North America and Australasia – Region 1, 2, 4 / A, B); Manga Entertainment (British Isles – Region 1, 2, 4 / B) Part Episodes Release date North America British Isles Australasia Season 2 (retconned) 1 52–63 October 1, 2019 March 9, 2020 December 4, 2019 2 64–72 January 7, 2020 June 1, 2020 March 4, 2020 3 73–83 March 3, 2020 July 6, 2020 May 27, 2020 4 84–90 May 5, 2020 September 7, 2020 August 5, 2020 5 91–102 June 30, 2020 November 2, 2020 October 7, 2020 Complete 52–102 December 8, 2020 February 1, 2021 February 17, 2021
Part 3 In North America, Crunchyroll and Funimation released the season on DVD and Blu-ray combination sets, which was labelled as the third of the series. The first volume was released on October 27, 2020. The now-combined company also distributes the series in the United Kingdom and Ireland via Crunchyroll UK and Ireland, and in Australia and New Zealand via Madman Entertainment.
+ Crunchyroll / Funimation (North America and Australasia – Region 1, 2, 4 / A, B); Manga Entertainment (British Isles – Region 1, 2, 4 / B) Part Episodes Release date North America British Isles Australasia Season 3 (retconned) 1 103–112 October 27, 2020 July 12, 2021 January 13, 2021 2 113–120 February 2, 2021 August 16, 2021 April 10, 2021 3 121–129 March 30, 2021 September 20, 2021 June 2, 2021 4 130–141 June 1, 2021 October 25, 2021 August 8, 2021 5 142–154 September 14, 2021 November 22, 2021 November 4, 2021
Part 4 In North America, Crunchyroll and Funimation released the season on DVD and Blu-ray combination sets, which was labelled as the fourth of the series. The now-combined company also distributes the series in Australia and New Zealand via Madman Entertainment, and via Manga Entertainment in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
+ Crunchyroll / Funimation (North America and Australasia – Region 1, 2, 4 / A, B); Manga Entertainment (British Isles – Region 1, 2, 4 / B) Part Episodes Release date North America British Isles Australasia Season 4 (retconned) 155–170 May 24, 2022 TBA TBA
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