Black Clover (2017)

Action · Adventure · Animation

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.

IMDb rating: 8.2 (49,113 votes)
Seasons: 4
Streaming (US): Netflix · Hulu · Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (2017)

7.86 avg 51 episodes 7.6 → 7.6 24 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Asta and Yuno	7.6	1,781
2	The Boys' Promise	7.3	1,470
3	To the Royal Capital of the Clover Kingdom!	7.0	1,217
4	The Magic Knights Entrance Exam	7.9	1,276
5	The Path to the Wizard King	7.9	1,274
6	The Black Bulls	7.8	1,199
7	The Other New Recruit	7.5	1,190
8	Go! Go! First Mission	6.8	1,106
9	Beast	7.6	1,120
10	Those Who Protect	7.8	1,105
11	What Happened on a Certain Day in the Castle Town	7.0	1,023
12	The Wizard King Saw	7.2	1,025
13	The Wizard King Saw, Continued	7.3	963
14	Dungeon	7.4	1,052
15	The Diamond Mage	7.8	1,064
16	Friends	8.1	1,065
17	Destroyer	8.5	1,201
18	Memories of You	8.1	1,053
19	Destruction and Salvation	7.8	1,026
20	Assembly at the Royal Capital	7.9	1,057
21	Capital Riot	8.1	1,035
22	Wild Magic Dance	7.9	1,005
23	The Crimson Lion King	7.9	992
24	Blackout	7.7	969
25	Adversity	8.3	1,038
26	Wounded Beasts	8.6	1,118
27	Light	7.8	963
28	The One I've Set My Heart On	7.5	967
29	Path	5.4	831
30	The Mirror Mage	7.2	961
31	Pursuit Over the Snow	7.3	952
32	Three-Leaf Sprouts	7.6	928
33	To Help Somebody Someday	8.3	1,024
34	Light Magic vs. Dark Magic	9.1	1,565
35	The Light of Judgment	9.2	1,531
36	Three Eyes	8.8	1,162
37	The One with No Magic	9.1	1,290
38	The Magic Knights Captain Conference	7.8	932
39	Three-Leaf Salute	7.7	913
40	A Black Beach Story	7.1	883
41	The Water Girl Grows Up	7.3	869
42	The Underwater Temple	7.2	872
43	Temple Battle Royale	7.7	913
44	The Pointlessly Direct Fireball and the Wild Lightning	8.4	1,020
45	The Guy Who Doesn't Know When to Quit	8.2	1,012
46	Awakening	9.0	1,238
47	The Only Weapon	8.7	1,108
48	Despair vs. Hope	8.9	1,196
49	Beyond Limits	9.6	2,315
50	End of the Battle, End of Despair	7.7	957
51	Proof of Rightness	7.6	845

Season 2 (2018)

7.95 avg 51 episodes 7.8 → 6.7 24 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Whoever's Strongest Wins	7.8	931
2	Behind the Mask	8.0	918
3	Never Again	8.2	959
4	The Man Named Fanzell	6.7	804
5	The Man Named Fanzell Continued	6.8	797
6	Infiltration	7.5	852
7	Battlefield Decision	7.7	854
8	Flames of Hatred	8.5	1,007
9	Defectors' Atonement	8.0	879
10	The Promised World	8.3	923
11	Those Who Boost Each Other Up	8.2	986
12	Not in the Slightest	9.2	1,717
13	The Red Thread of Fate	8.8	1,255
14	I'm Home	7.7	859
15	The Eye of the Midnight Sun's Secret	5.6	713
16	A Fun Festival Double Date	7.2	788
17	Battle to the Death?! Yami vs. Jack	6.8	712
18	The Briar Maiden's Melancholy	7.2	773
19	Two New Stars	7.9	894
20	The Uncrowned, Undefeated Lioness	7.9	880
21	Saint Elmo's Fire	7.5	847
22	The Royal Knights Selection Test	7.5	835
23	Flower of Resolution	7.9	868
24	Fierce Battle	7.8	854
25	Magic Knight X	7.4	832
26	Bad Blood	8.1	876
27	Peasant Trap	7.8	848
28	Mister Delinquent vs. Muscle Brains	7.7	842
29	Special Little Brother vs. Failed Big Brother	9.5	2,370
30	The Life of a Certain Man	8.6	964
31	Petit Clover! The Nightmarish Charmy SP!	2.7	961
32	Burn It into You	8.9	1,240
33	The Victors	9.3	1,437
34	Together in the Bath	7.1	741
35	Yami and Vangeance	7.3	732
36	Formation of the Royal Knights	7.5	808
37	Storming the Eye of the Midnight Sun's Hideout!!!	7.6	813
38	The Black Bulls' Hideout	7.7	840
39	Crazy Magic Battle	8.2	945
40	Mereoleona vs. Raia the Disloyal	9.3	1,493
41	The Wizard King vs. the Leader of the Eye of the Midnight Sun	9.5	1,782
42	Julius Novachrono	9.7	4,361
43	New Future	9.3	1,321
44	Reincarnation	8.2	939
45	The Black Bulls Captain vs. the Crimson Wild Rose	8.6	962
46	Overwhelming Disadvantage	8.4	954
47	The Sleeping Lion	8.6	1,001
48	The Desperate Path Toward Survival	9.1	1,229
49	We Won't Lose to You	9.7	3,408
50	The Lives of the Village in the Sticks	8.2	912
51	Two Miracles	6.7	707

Season 3 (2019)

7.59 avg 52 episodes 7.5 → 7.6 24 min avg

Front-loaded
Rollercoaster
Mid-peak

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Release from Misfortune	7.5	867
2	Lightning of Rage vs. Friends	8.8	1,101
3	Smiles, Tears	8.0	886
4	Path of Revenge, Path of Atonement	7.6	851
5	The Battle for Clover Castle	8.3	923
6	Battlefield Dancer	9.1	1,374
7	Spatial Mage Brothers	8.4	919
8	The Raging Bull Joins the Showdown!!	8.2	867
9	The Eyes in the Mirror	8.1	946
10	Humans Who Can Be Trusted	8.5	958
11	Storming the Shadow Palace	9.0	1,201
12	The Final Invaders	9.1	1,218
13	Mastermind	9.6	2,038
14	The Ultimate Natural Enemy	9.1	1,281
15	Breaking the Seal	9.4	1,502
16	A Reunion Across Time and Space	9.6	1,696
17	The Final Attack	9.7	3,495
18	Dawn	9.2	1,294
19	Three Problems	8.4	973
20	As Pitch Black as It Gets	8.6	1,006
21	Nero Reminiscences... Part One	4.4	715
22	Nero Reminiscences... Part Two	4.3	698
23	Return	6.6	664
24	The Blue Rose's Confession	7.7	851
25	Clues	7.6	807
26	To the Heart Kingdom!	8.4	917
27	Devil Megicula	8.2	873
28	The New Magic Knight Captain Conference	7.6	720
29	A New Resolve	7.2	682
30	The Lion Awakens	7.3	686
31	The Lion Awakens, Continued	7.4	683
32	Those Who Have Been Gathered	6.2	626
33	The One Who Has My Heart, My Mind, and Soul	7.0	646
34	A Black Deep-Sea Story	6.6	661
35	Charmy's Century of Hunger, Gordon's Millennium of Loneliness	6.1	630
36	In Zara's Footsteps	7.1	707
37	A Witch's Homecoming	6.5	629
38	A Favor for Julius	6.6	623
39	The Golden Family	6.8	626
40	Those Who Remain	6.8	577
41	The Tilted Scale	6.8	578
42	Those Who Wish To Destroy Devils	6.7	580
43	Rescue	7.3	606
44	Those Who Worship the Devil	6.6	583
45	Prepared to Die	6.3	587
46	Become the Light That Shines Through the Darkness	7.2	614
47	Two Things We Need to Find	6.2	588
48	The Challenge of the Maidens	6.7	622
49	Clash! The Battle of the Magic Knights Squad Captains	9.1	1,349
50	To Tomorrow!	6.6	629
51	The Chosen Ones	7.2	629
52	Vice-Captain Langris Vaude	7.6	673

Season 4 (2020)

8.85 avg 16 episodes 7.5 → 9.7 24 min avg

Slow burn
Rebound
Rollercoaster
saved-best-for-last

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The 5 Spirit Guardians	7.5	1,033
2	Awakening Powers	8.4	1,168
3	Five-Leaf Clover	7.1	1,039
4	The Beginning of Hope and Despair	9.0	1,871
5	Quiet Lakes and Forest Shadows	7.2	1,202
6	The Messenger from the Spade Kingdom	9.1	1,758
7	Zenon's Power	9.5	2,318
8	The Great War Breaks Out	9.6	3,439
9	Dante vs. the Captain of the Black Bulls	9.4	2,551
10	Battlefield: Heart Kingdom	8.4	1,603
11	Water Crusade	8.9	1,968
12	Captain Yami Sukehiro	9.7	5,806
13	Black Oath	9.8	7,310
14	Stirrings of the Strongest	9.2	2,043
15	The Devil-Binding Ritual	9.1	1,881
16	The Faraway Future	9.7	4,516