New trailer and characters from the Black Clover movie at Jump Festa '23

On the occasion of the panel at Jump Festa '23 dedicated to Black Clover, he revealed a new trailer and unpublished characters for the animated film of Black Clover, inspired by the homonymous manga written and illustrated by Yuki Tabata.

New trailer and characters from the Black Clover film at Jump Festa '23

The animated film, independent of the official narration of the manga, takes the title of Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King ( Black Clover : Mahо Mikado no Ken ) and will be available in Japanese cinemas and simultaneously throughout the world through the streaming platform mentioned on March 31, 2023 .

As anticipated at the beginning, the event also unveiled two new never-before-seen characters appeared in the manga: Princia (played by Miyuki Sawashiro) and Edward (Houchu Ohtsuka). These are two former sorcerers who held the position of Magic Emperor. Here they are, respectively:

Princia, new character from the Black Clover movie.

The animated film will travel parallel to the manga and will not adapt a particular story arc written and illustrated by Yuki Tabata, the original creator of the manga. Although the author holds the role of chief supervisor and original character designer and it is the sequel to the anime series that aired from October 2017 to March 2021, the film will in any case tell a completely original story dedicated only to the anime project.

The story will focus on a new battle of Asta, but above all on the figure of Magic Emperor, in particular on Julius's past never revealed in the manga. Among the original characters that have emerged so far, by the master Tabata, the previous much-loved Magic Emperor of the Clover Kingdom stands out, Konrad Leto , who will return with unknown intentions. This is what it looks like:



About the staff, Ayataka Tanemura (Black Clover) manages the project at the animation studio Pierrot, Itsuko Takade is the character designer and Minako Seki composes the music. The rest of the anime staff will resume their respective duties in production.

Here is the trailer released by Netflix which, in addition, reveals the theme song performed by Treasure, "Here I Stand":

As for the manga, however, the series returned to serialization in July 2022 after a break that allowed the author to prepare material for the final narrative arc now underway.

Black Clover : the manga and the anime

Black Clover is a manga written and drawn by Yūki Tabata and published in Shūeisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine starting February 16, 2015. In Italy it is published by Planet Manga which also publishes Black Clover Quartet Knights, a spin-off manga based on the video game of the same name released for PlayStation 4 (get it on  Amazon ) completed.



As for the anime, it was simulcast with Japan on  Crunchyroll and was developed by Studio Pierrot . The staff includes: Tatsuya Yoshihara ( Monster Musume , Yatterman Night , Muromi-san , Long Riders! ) directed; Kazuyuki Fudeyasu ( Is the order a rabbit? , Tantei Opera Milky Holmes , Yatterman Night ) to screenplays; Itsuko Takeda ( Ristorante Paradiso , Level E , Blue Drop ) and Kumiko Tokunaga ( Kingdom ) to the character designer; Minako Seki ( The Silver Guardian , Kingdom ) on the soundtrack. The anime series aired from October 2017 to March 2021 and will be followed by an animated film to be released on March 31, 2023.

This is the synopsis:

In a world permeated with magic, two newborns, Asta and Yuno are abandoned on the steps of a church. Yuno possesses extraordinary magical power, while Asta is the only person in the world without any magical talent. At fifteen, they take the test that will lead them to receive their grimoire, a book of magic that serves to amplify the owner's powers. Yuno gets an extremely rare grimoire, but surprisingly Asta also gets a… particular grimoire. The two friends and rivals are ready to challenge each other to become Magic Emperor. Never give up, this is the real magic!