Black Clover (2017)

Name: Black Clover
Released: 2017
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Gakuto Kajiwara, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Kana Yuuki, Junichi Suwabe, Genki Muro

TV-MA 24m 7.3/10 IMDb

Animation Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Asta and Yuno are two orphans who want the same thing: to become the Wizard King. Locked in a friendly rivalry, they work hard towards their goal. While Yuno excels at magic, Asta has a problem uncommon in this world: he has no powers! But, on the day they receive their grimoires, they surprise everyone. To reach their goal, they’ll each find their own path to greatness—with or without magic.

Cast: Gakuto Kajiwara, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Kana Yuuki, Junichi Suwabe, Genki Muro

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Ableism (depicted) Racial slurs / racism (depicted)

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a parent (referenced)Grief / bereavement (major focus)

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Genocide / ethnic cleansing Kidnapping / abduction War / combat

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children Gore / graphic violence Slavery / forced labor Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Gets Worse Content intensity increases in later seasons.

2 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 8 warnings

Avg severity:(2.6)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Kidnapping / abductionBlood / medical goreBody horrorChild abuse / harm to childrenGore / graphic violence

Season 2 8 warnings

Avg severity:(2.8)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationBlood / medical goreBody horrorChild abuse / harm to childrenGore / graphic violenceTorture

Season 3 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.6)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationGenocide / ethnic cleansingWar / combatBlood / medical goreBody horrorChild abuse / harm to childrenGore / graphic violenceTorture

Season 4 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.3)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Genocide / ethnic cleansingKidnapping / abductionWar / combatBlood / medical goreBody horrorChild abuse / harm to childrenGore / graphic violenceTorture