Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King

Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King (Japanese: ブラッククローバー 魔法帝の剣, Hepburn: Burakku Kurōbā: Mahōtei no Ken) is an upcoming Japanese animated film directed by Ayataka Tanemura and produced by Pierrot. Based on the Black Clover manga series by Yūki Tabata, the film is set to be released in Japanese theaters and on Netflix internationally on June 16, 2023.

Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
Key Visual
Kanjiブラッククローバー 魔法帝の剣
Revised HepburnBurakku Kurōbā Mahōtei no Ken
Directed byAyataka Tanemura
Screenplay by
  • Johnny Onda
  • Ai Orii
Story byYūki Tabata
Based onBlack Clover
by Yūki Tabata
Music byMinako Seki
Production
company
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • June 16, 2023 (2023-06-16)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Plot

Asta, a boy born with no magic in a world where magic is everything, and his rival Yuno, a genius mage chosen by the legendary 4-leaf Grimoire, have together fought a number of powerful enemies to prove their power beyond adversity and aim for the top mage "Wizard King".

Standing in front of Asta and Yuno, who dream of becoming the Wizard King, are the Wizard Kings from the past.

Conrad Leto, Julius Novachrono's predecessor Wizard King, once respected by the people of Clover Kingdom but suddenly rebelled against the kingdom and was sealed away, has been resurrected. Now he aims to use the "Imperial Sword" to resurrect the 3 most feared Wizard Kings in the history, Edward Avalaché, Princia Funnybunny and Jester Garandaros, and take over the Clover Kingdom.

Voice cast
Further information: List of Black Clover characters
Character Japanese[1][2][3][4][5]
Asta Gakuto Kajiwara
Yuno Grinberryall Nobunaga Shimazaki
Noelle Silva Kana Yūki
Yami Sukehiro Junichi Suwabe
Julius Novachrono Toshiyuki Morikawa
Conrad Leto Toshihiko Seki
Edward Avalaché Hōchū Ōtsuka
Princia Funnybunny Miyuki Sawashiro
Jester Garandaros Fumiya Takahashi
Millie Maxwell Marie Iitoyo
Vanessa Enoteca Nana Mizuki

Production and release

An anime film adaptation of Black Clover was announced in Weekly Shōnen Jump in March 2021.[6] On March 13, 2022, in the 15th Issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, it was announced that the anime film will open in 2023 with Yūki Tabata serving as the chief supervisor and original character designer.[7] In October 2022, it was announced that the film would feature a returning staff and cast from the television series, with Ayataka Tanemura directing, Pierrot producing the animation, Johnny Onda and Ai Orii writing the scripts, and Itsuko Takeda designing the characters. The film was initially set to be released simultaneously in Japanese theaters and on Netflix internationally on March 31, 2023, but was later postponed to June 16 of the same year due to the COVID-19 pandemic affecting its production.[8][1][9][10]

On April 29, the movie's official twitter account announced that the production for the film has been completed.[11]

Music

In October 2022, it was revealed that Minako Seki would be composing the music for the anime film.[1] On December 17, 2022, at Shueisha's Jump Festa '23 event, a new trailer for the film was streamed on Shonen Jump's YouTube Channels with an English subtitled version being streamed on Netflix's YouTube channel. The short trailer revealed and previewed the theme song for the upcoming movie "Here I Stand" by Treasure.[2]

Reception

A single album including the theme song for the movie "Here I Stand" as well as the Ballad version of the 13th Ending OST for the TV anime, "Beautiful"; titled "Here I stand" was released on 29 March 2023. On its debut week the single album, ranked 2nd on Oricon's weekly single chart and sold 235,347 copies on its debut week[12] generating ¥464.4 million (approx. US$3.51 million).[13]

The song also ranked 1st on Japan Billboard[14] and Line Music's[5] weekly ranking chart in its debut week.

Marketing

In March 2021, a key visual featuring Asta was released through the official Twitter account, with further details to be revealed at later date.[6] In December 2021, at Shueisha's Jump Festa '22 event, a New Key visual for the anime film was released, this time featuring Yuno.[15] In March 2022, short 30-second promotional video for the anime film was streamed on Jump Comic's official YouTube Channel.[7]

Novelization

On April 10, 2023, the official Twitter account for the series announced that the film will receive two novelized books at the same time.[16]

References
  1. 劇場版「ブラッククローバー」3月31日公開、田畠裕基「原作でやらないんだコレという物語」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 6, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  2. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 17, 2022). "Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King Film Reveals New Trailer, 2 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  3. Hazra, Adriana (December 12, 2022). "Black Clover Anime Film Reveals Another Original Character, 'Volume 23.5' Bonus for Theatergoers". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  4. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 3, 2022). "Marie Iitoyo Joins Cast of Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King Anime Film as Original Character". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  5. 映画「ブラッククローバー 魔法帝の剣」出演情報. MizukiNana.jp (in Japanese). February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  6. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 28, 2021). "Black Clover Anime Gets Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  7. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 13, 2022). "Black Clover Anime Film Opens in 2023". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  8. Mateo, Alex (October 6, 2022). "Black Clover Anime Film Unveils Title, Trailer, Cast, March 31 Worldwide Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  9. "Black Clover Anime Film Unveils Title, Trailer, Cast, March 31 Worldwide Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  10. 映画『ブラッククローバー 魔法帝の剣』公開延期に関しまして. Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King (in Japanese). February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  11. Black Clover Movie Official [@bclover_PR] (April 29, 2023). "【制作現場レポート】V編の様子② 大画面に映し出されるアスタ✨ こちらのV編をもって映画本編の制作は終了しました🎊 公開まであと少し!お楽しみに!! #ブラッククローバー　#ブラクロ" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Twitter.
  12. "週間 シングルランキング". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  13. "週間 総合シリーズ別ランキング 2023年04月10日付". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  14. "【ビルボード】TREASURE「Here I Stand」チャートイン3回目にして初のアニメ首位". Billboard (in Japanese). April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  15. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 19, 2021). "Black Clover Anime Film Reveals New Visual Featuring Yuno". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  16. @bclover_PR (April 10, 2023). "／『映画ブラッククローバー　魔法帝の剣』ノベライズ本が2冊同時に発売決定！！＼🍀詳細は映画公式サイト【新着情報】をチェック！⇒bclover-movie.jp/news/detail.php?id=1107538 #映画ブラッククローバー #ブラッククローバー#ブラクロ" /"Movie Black Clover Magic Emperor's Sword" Two novelized books will be released at the same time! !＼🍀 Check out the official movie website [What's new] for details! (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Twitter.
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