Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King

A truly wonderful way to execute a movie that isn't Canon Animation - 8.5/10 Sound Design - 8/10 Plot - 6/10 As short as possible ill just say if you're a Black Clover fan then you will surely love this movie! If you aren't, well you may be dissatisfied with it. The Animation was beautiful, compared to what fans of Black Clover are used to this surely exceeded my expectation. However, there were definitely some inconsistencies in the Animation. Stuff like when the camera is panning around Asta in one scene the quality absolutely tanked. Other scenes would have astonishing backgrounds. The sound design was a little inconsistent. Stuff likerock breaking and Yuno getting tossed around reminded me of One Piece sound effects while others (such as Julius or Asta's fight scenes) had really nice sound (in my opinion) The reason I gave it such a low rating in terms of plot is simply because the movie isn't canon; but that's not to say the plot was bad. Stuff like Conrad's background was mostly kept hidden for the majority of the movie. The start of the movie was a little confusing and simply just got right to the point in terms of build-up (Id argue there was no buildup to any of the fight scenes since the entire movie itself is one big fight scene). We never really get an explanation for any of the antagonist's backstories except a quick summarization of Conrad's whole reason for fighting (which in my opinion didn't do his character any justice at all). Overall the movie was enjoyable though, if you're a sucker for Animation you will definitely be satisfied with the fight scenes. If you're someone who focuses on the plot and already don't like the fact this movie isn't canon then you might want to keep your expectations low.

After 2 years of waiting we really did Finally Win!! - Art & Animation 10/10 - Story 9/10 - MAGIC AND BATTLES 10/10 Black Clover Returns with a story set inbetween the time skip and before the events of the spade kingdom Arc! Honestly its forsure worth a watch i can not believe how good black clover is given time and dedication by Perriot and i only pray the anime returns with somewhat close to this level no studio can match Perriot at there PEAK! Story wise i really did wish more backstory was given to the 4 Majour Villians of the story instead of it all being includedin Volume 23.5 which will most likley never get an english release sad times. All in all BLACK CLOVER IS BACK BABY BEST NEW GEN MOVIE!

I don't write reviews but I felt compelled this time. As a fan of the anime and manga , I feel underwhelmed. The animation was a significant improvement from the anime and......that's it! The music and sound are nothing to write home about. The movie starts with a battle and ends with one. The battles are the movie's plot and the movie's plot is its battles. Even a parody anime like One Punch Man has a deeper and more complicated plot. All 4 of the villains have the same motivation, goals and pretty much the same backstory. There is no depth to them. Comingto the fights, they were all over the place with characters shooting huge spells left and right ,more like a brawl than actually thrilling fights which I love the anime for. Not a single memorable moment among all the flashy battles which I would want to replay. Nothing was at stake and as usual nobody died. In the end if you just simply want to turn your brain off and enjoy some cool fireworks then go ahead but don't expect much storytelling.

The villains in this movie all have a point. They were all victims of the ruling class (royalty, nobility) who killed innocent people close to them, like family, friends, and partners. They all tried to change, reform, and revolutionize the kingdom to eliminate class differences, prejudices, poverty, and discrimination, and they all fell victim to betrayal, punishment, imprisonment, and condemnation. Just like in the series, the heroes need motivation to fight against these villains and maintain the power structures. This is where Black Clover fails miserably. All the antagonists are portrayed as uncontrolled monsters who want to destroy everything, as terrorists, without any judgment of whatis right or wrong, but only an absolute desire for revenge at any cost. It's a reactionary fantasy in which all the evil caused by the ruling class is normalized and considered natural because it follows the law of the strongest, while any reaction, revolution, or rebellion is seen as a violent crime that must be immediately contained and judged. It's pure fascism.