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The Black Clover film was formally confirmed to be in manufacturing in late March 2021. Pic credit score: Studio Pierrot
The Black Clover film launch date is confirmed to be on March 31, 2023, which is strictly 2 years after the anime TV collection ended.
On that day, the Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King film will likely be streaming internationally on Netflix and it’ll even be launched in Japanese film theaters.
A key visible for Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King film was launched on December 7, 2022. Pic credit score: Netflix
This announcement is kind of a shock since an anime film has by no means had a worldwide premiere on the identical day because the premiere in Japanese film theaters. It must be famous that the official announcement particularly requires a Roadshow launch schedule in Japan, which usually implies that a movie will solely be featured in a restricted variety of film theaters in solely a handful of main Japanese cities.
Since the movie is streaming on Netflix it appears unlikely that there will likely be a Black Clover film USA launch date in theaters. Presumably, a Black Clover film English dub will likely be produced in-house and launched by Netflix.
Netflix’s Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King trailer.
The official title is Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King. The Black Clover film story abstract hasn’t been launched but and the October 2022 trailer didn’t present many hints past the truth that it’s “the never-before-seen story of the wizard king”.
The authentic story is being supervised by authentic Black Clover creator Yuuki Tabata, so the movie is not going to adapt a canon manga story arc and Black Clover Season 5 ought to decide up the story once more within the Spade Kingdom warfare arc.
The story will apparently deal with a earlier Wizard King named Conrad (or Konrad), who will likely be voiced by Toshihiko Seki. He’s finest identified for voicing Muzan in Demon Slayer and Umino in Naruto. (The English dub voice actor hasn’t been introduced but.)
Julius Novachrono is the twenty eighth Wizard King. It’s been over 500 years since Prince Lemiel Silvamillion Clover, the First Wizard King was turned to stone. In the previous, Tabata has confirmed that there have additionally been feminine Wizard Kings (Wizard Queens?).
It’s unknown if Wizard King Conrad will likely be a part of a flashback or resurrected/reincarnated by the timeless ritual. If it’s the latter, the brand new Black Clover character could possibly be a villain reasonably than a beloved earlier Wizard King of the previous from Clover Kingdom.
A leaked visible of Wizard King Conrad from the Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King film. The character design was made by the unique manga creator. Pic credit score: Yuuki Tabata/Weekly Shonen Jump
On October 2, 2022, the official Black Clover Twitter celebrated the anime’s fifth anniversary by stating that extra details about the Black Clover film will likely be launched quickly, or “inside a few week”.
The official announcement was made by Netflix on October 6, 2022. But this info was leaked early when photographs from Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 46, 2022 went on-line.
The Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King launch date was confirmed by this leaked picture. Pic credit score: Weekly Shonen Jump
The Black Clover movie was first formally confirmed to be in manufacturing again in early 2021. On March 13, 2022, a Black Clover film trailer preview celebrated the manga’s seventh anniversary and formally introduced that the movie was popping out in 2023.
The preliminary announcement of the movie was made by a Black Clover film trailer preview launched on March 28, 2021.
“Jump’s magical battle fantasy manga Black Clover, the anime that has been ranked primary in viewership in 87 nations and areas, is lastly getting its first film adaptation!” the Black Clover trailer acknowledged. “To have a good time the movie adaptation, a particular PV that includes Mr. Hiroki Tabata has been launched! Challenge and victory. The boy’s story will proceed to develop!”
Based on the historical past of the collection, it’s seemingly that an precise Black Clover film trailer showcasing the movie’s new story will likely be featured at Jump Festa 2023, which can happen in December 2022.
A key visible for the Black Clover film was launched inside days of the preliminary announcement. In addition, the announcement in Weekly Shonen Jump was accompanied by artwork celebrating the sixth anniversary. Unfortunately, the important thing visible for the Black Clover film didn’t give any hints concerning the story. Pic credit score: Studio Pierrot
On March 9, 2022, scanned copies of an upcoming manga journal had been leaked. The pages revealed the Black Clover 2023 film launch date.
The time-frame additionally is sensible based mostly on the confirmed details about the studio’s manufacturing schedule.
This web page from the journal revealed the Black Clover film’s 2023 launch time-frame along with details about the sport. Pic credit score: Weekly Shonen Jump
Presumably, the Black Clover film will likely be produced by animation Studio Pierrot, which is well-known for Naruto, Naruto Shippuden, after which its successor, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.
Studio Pierrot additionally animated the Tokyo Ghoul anime collection and the 2020 Akudama Drive anime. The Kingdom Season 3 anime returned in 2021 after being delayed by COVID-19.
As for 2022, the Kingdom Season 4 launch date and the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War launch date are each in 2022. Both anime tasks are main commitments for the reason that TV exhibits will likely be a number of cours.
During Jump Festa 2022, a brand new commemorative visible was launched for Yuno to be able to pair with the earlier Black Clover film visible for Asta. Jump Festa 2022 happened on December 18 and 19, 2021. Pic credit score: Studio Pierrot
The employees for the Black Clover film is at the moment unknown. For the anime TV collection, as of Episode 153 Director Tatsuya Yoshihara was changed by Ayataka Tanemura. Series composition author Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (Is The Order A Rabbit?) was changed by Kanichi Katou.
Artist Itsuko Takeda is the character designer. Composer Minako Seki is creating the music.
Anime-only audiences must be cautious watching the Black Clover film teaser trailer. It exhibits transient flashes of story occasions from the latest manga chapters.
Since the anime TV collection was rapidly catching as much as the manga it turned essential to both take a broadcasting break or resort to filler arcs. It’s uncommon that anime followers take pleasure in filler, by no means thoughts when filler is inserted into the center of a serious story arc.
- Updated December 7, 2022: Added Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King film key visible.
- Updated October 5, 2022: Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King launch date in March 2023 confirmed.
- Updated October 3, 2022: Black Clover film announcement deliberate.
- Updated March 22, 2022: Black Clover film trailer launched.
- Updated March 9, 2022: Black Clover 2023 film launch date confirmed.
- Updated December 19, 2021: Added Black Clover film Yuno visible.
- Updated March 30, 2021: Added Black Clover 170 announcement video.
- Updated March 29, 2021: Added Black Clover film key visible.
This article gives all the things that’s identified concerning the Black Clover Movie and all associated information. As such, this text will likely be up to date over time with information, rumors, and evaluation. Meanwhile, let’s delve down into what is thought for sure.
One of the poster spreads launched in Weekly Shonen Jump. Pic credit score: Weekly Shonen Jump
It’s odd that the Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King launch date is in March 2023
Netflix has formally confirmed the precise Black Clover film launch date. However, the Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King launch date was leaked on-line on October 5, 2022.
The Black Clover film announcement was initially made by Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump journal on March 28, 2021. Shueisha has acknowledged that it’ll reveal extra details about the film venture in October 2022.
The anime manufacturing committee selected a reasonably odd time for the premiere in film theaters. November-December and May-July are sometimes thought of the perfect timing for a tentpole movie to have an opportunity at being a blockbuster premiere whereas January and February are thought of the “dump months” for unhealthy motion pictures.
But the timing of the Black Clover film launch date appears to be based mostly on the truth that Netflix is streaming Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King worldwide on the identical day. As such, they seemingly selected a time-frame that gained’t be competing with massive names in Japan but the premiere date is outdoors the traditional dump months.
Still, it’s odd that the Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King launch date was not scheduled for Spring/Summer 2023 (or May to July 2023). As a comparability, the Jujutsu Kaisen 0 film launch date and the Demon Slayer: Mugen Train premiere had been each in Winter, which resulted in excessive field workplace success.
The official Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King poster. Pic credit score: Netflix
Black Clover film USA launch date predictions: Limited theater launch unlikely?
Funimation’s Black Clover English dub has been a Simuldub. In early March 2022, Sony introduced that Funimation content material can be merging into the Crunchyroll streaming app. It’s unsure whether or not the Funimation model will likely be phased out fully or if Funimation Films will nonetheless be used for advertising and marketing theatrical releases to forestall confusion with the streaming platform.
Since Netflix is streaming the Black Clover film, it’s unsure whether or not Crunchyroll or FUNimation Films will likely be concerned within the Black Clover film USA launch date and the dubbed model of the movie.
Typically, FUNimation Films will launch dubbed variations of anime motion pictures inside a month of the Japanese premiere. But since even the Japanese film launch schedule is a Roadshow it appears not possible that this can occur until there’s a public outcry from American anime followers demanding a restricted theater displaying.
Therefore, if there’s a restricted theater launch outdoors of Japan, it’s predicted that the Black Clover film US launch date will likely be in early Summer 2023.
Black Clover anime TV present announcement seemingly in 2023?
In early February 2021, the official web site for the anime collection introduced that the Black Clover Episode 170 launch date will mark an ending for the TV present. On March 30, 2021, the ultimate episode made an “necessary announcement” regarding the way forward for the anime collection, which turned out to be the Black Clover film.
The Black Clover announcement on March 30 on the finish of Black Clover Episode 170 was simply an animated model of the important thing visible launched for the Black Clover film.
So far, it’s unknown if the Black Clover Season 5 anime TV collection will launch at a future date.
Thus far, the Black Clover anime TV collection has been releasing new seasons yearly with none main breaks. (Unless you depend the hiatus attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic, however that’s a particular case.)
The Black Clover film announcement was made by Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 17, 2021 on March 28, 2021. Pic credit score: Weekly Shonen Jump
Black Clover Episode 170: Distant Future ended by adapting manga Chapter 272. Story abstract:
“Due to the spell Nacht used, the satan who gave energy to Asta till then has now proven up. To grasp the ability of the satan, Asta should make the satan give in after battling and defeating him. Suddenly, Asta does one thing particularly loopy.
“Meanwhile, Yuno, Noelle, and the others are attempting to get much more energy to be able to take their revenge in opposition to the Dark Triad. To get again Yami and those that had been taken away, to avoid wasting the world from the specter of the devils, a brand new story begins now!”
When the Black Clover film announcement was initially made the manga was solely as much as Black Clover 287. By March 9, 2022, the manga was as much as Black Clover 326.
Hopefully, an announcement regarding the continuation of the Black Clover TV present will happen in 2023. Stay tuned!
