MAL score of 8.14 from 955,296 users and IMDb's 8.2 represent strong sustained audience engagement across 170 episodes; the split between enthusiastic long-run viewers and critics who found the early arc exhaustingly derivative is well-documented.
Renewal: A second anime season was announced and scheduled for October 2026 on Crunchyroll, following the manga's conclusion in May 2026 after an 11-year run. The 2023 Netflix film 'Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King' bridged the gap. (Wikipedia / Sportskeeda)
Indian OTT platforms do not publish per-title streams. This tracks reception across the run, not viewership.
| Season | Released | BollyMeter | Critics | Audience | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 12017 · 170 eps | 3 October 2017 | 7.8 | n/a | 8.2/10 | WORTH-IT |
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The premiere establishes the central rivalry between Asta (magicless, loud, determined) and Yuno (gifted, composed, quietly driven) with economy. Genre-literate viewers will recognise the template; the show earns departure from it much later.
The Elf Reincarnation arc's midpoint is cited by the MAL community as the episode where Black Clover stopped being a Naruto comparison and became its own thing - the animation quality jump and emotional stakes shift are both stark.
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