Review of Black Clover
Story(10)- When you are starting out black clover it starts out like most anime it's a little slow at the beginning and then begins to pick up the pace, accept the difference is with black clover it keeps on escalating quickly and when you look back you don't even recognize the show you were watching before, as it cements it's own story and feel, and my god is it a good story, the way everything ties to together by the end of the Clover Kingdom Elf Arc with everything wrapping up is amazing and then we get a 6 month time skip and we starta whole other new journey in the spade kingdom. But overall for the story, the pacing is great the story is amazing and it is always fun to watch a new (manga canon) episode.
Art(7)- Not much to say except the art is at some points complete dog, the animation isn't everything especially for my past self when I was watching for black clover but I can see why people were put off partly because of the art among other things, especially when you have other series with great animation that are seasonal. Despite the art lacking in the beginning, it picks up and it tends to be really well during the fight scenes after the first couple of arcs.
Sound(10)- Every opening is an absolute banger and the ost's slap every time whether it is a very hype epic moment or a sad moment that hits you in the feels and some of the endings are iconic(ending 1,5,12 and maybe 13) (also Asta's voice isn't annoying to me at all so if you have an issue with that for whatever reason you can watch it dub turn down your volume a little bit or read the manga, or just watch the show)
Characters(10)- The characters in black clover as a collective are amazing the whole black bulls being one big dysfunctional family and are always a treat to watch. When characters get their time to shine and we get to see their backstories in certain arcs it only cements our love for these characters and we enjoy them even more as time goes on. They might come off a little tropey but they are tropes for a reason and Tabata executes them amazingly.
Enjoyment(10)- There is a reason when I made a MAL account this was the first anime I gave a 10/10 because it's my favorite and probably always will be until something else can wow as this show did. It has aspects of some of my favorite shows when I was younger watching anime, fairy tail, one-piece, naruto, and a little bleach(never got past episode 11). But it still carves out its own name and feels refreshing and original to some sense too and has some of the best hinting and plot twists I've seen, they even show tidbits and hints in openings and endings that you notice as you rewatch the series.
Overall- it is a 10/10 banger of a show and if you are shonen trash like me then you are sure to love it not because it has amazing animation but because of the amazing characters and story you experience with the show itself.