So one thing about Black Clover that I really love is that the main rivals (shouty kid and edgy cool guy) are just homies. They are competing for the same goal, but they don't have any hostility or antagonism aimed at each other. They care for each other and want the best for them without having that classic shounen hate rivalry.
This is what I liked. After being a fan of Naruto as a kid, Black Clover cuts out all the stuff that annoyed me, but kept all the best tropes and themes.
@@motafu1 People say Asta and Yuno are complete copies of Naruto and Sasuke Which means they’re saying everything is a copy Asta and Yuno’s rivalry is actually healthy, makes sense, and positive
@@Balljiggler_9000 I mean threads of fate are a decently common trope, dating back to the greeks at least, so making a random guess of that isn't too far off, especially when its front and center in the opening.
@@nicholasjacobs6605 lol true especially in anime. most recently i found out about them in Scarlet Nexus which i played before the witches forest arc so i kinda expected that power
@@nicholasjacobs6605 the "red string of fate" is a big thing in japan. kids and teens use it to show the ones they "like" but it originates to when a marred woman would cut off there pinky finger to show they were "taken forever"
@@daemonite6661 Yeah, what I was talking is more the strings of fate that are spun by the Fates within Greek mythology, which relates more to how long someone is going to live. The one from Black Clover is more based off of what you're talking about probably, but its a concept that threads or strings are related to fate in a couple different cultures.
Black Clover is in someways a very basic shounen but imo also excels at that. The foreshadowing and twists and also the character development (especially for sidecharacters which is rare) can be crayz good. Also, the "Power of Friendship" actually translates to teamwork
legit tho like they actually use teamwork unlike ther shounen's where its lie "my friends hurt time to pull some shit outta my ass'' there is actual teamwork which helps them
and another awesome thing is that plot armor just is an in univers thing for power ups. It also helps with character development and makes is very rewarding.
First 120 episodes arc is a masterpiece of a story with its foreshadowing, twists and reveals that are slowly given and the viewer gets to enjoy slowly piecing it together
Only problem I have with Black Clover is that none of the villains are likeable in the same way you'd like Frieza/Cell/Gaara/Orochimaru/Madara/All For One etc
Something black clover did amazingly is the main rival. Mc’s name is asta and his rival’s name is Yuno and they have the healthiest rivalry in all of shonen. They also do female characters very well
Black Clover is hella worth the watch. Never before have I seen a show that simultaneously fails the 3 episode test while also showcasing everything that makes shonen great.
Well It kinda did, first 3 episodes didn't show much in terms of catching someone's attention, One badass moment and that's it Best comparison to Black Clover is Katekyo Hitman Reborn as in my opinion also failed the 3 episode test and THAT anime did quite well
@@Josh-md1bc I thought it was so "Meh" when I watched the first few eps with friends back when it started, put off watching it for aaaages then when it was "finished" I binged the whole thing and loved every minute (but I still think the first few eps are "Meh")
I usually have a really hard time staying invested in anime’s that are super long and haven’t ended but black clover is one of the only ones I stayed completely invested in. I have a short attention span but black clover kept me so freaking invested, I had so many questions and wanted them answered so badly I kept coming back every season and I was never disappointed. The main 2 character’s relationships is much different then I’ve seen in other shows, they both want the same thing but they are legitimately good friends and more like brothers then anything and it’s so adorable to me and it’s one of the things that kept me coming back, there’s so many characters but eventually you feel connected to all of them and it’s brilliant.
It's crazy how knowledgeable you are already despite not having watched the show. I mean you got the grimoires and the red thread of fate right! Also when you said you love and appreciate magic, contrasting colors, style overlays, etc, I knew right then you are going to completely love the openings and the show itself. How cool it is that you seem already connected with the show lmao.
What definitely puts black clover above other shonens is that even though they have a big cast the author always makes sure they get their time in the spotlight
Really enjoyed your breakdown of this and you have me as a new fan of the channel. Black Clover is a great anime that was held back by a few things that are honestly only important if this stuff bothers you. The animation goes really hard sometimes but it also can tip to the other side of the scale where you can tell these animators were rushed getting this stuff out. It takes a small amount of investment to get to the meat and potatoes so to speak. I think its around episode 34 or so but it's worth it. Even if you watch it off your channel you will like the story and character development from everyone including side characters. Alot of thought and planning goes into it all. The biggest gripe everyone has initially is the main character. He's loud and screamy when you first meet him but as time goes on both the English and Japanese voice actors really nail it. He's turned into one of my favorite shonen protagonists of this new era. Personally if I had to choose one it would be dub for this show...especially for the cigarette daddies voice 😳. Glad I found your channel, keep up the good work, and keep fighting what your going through...your making new fans all the time.
Black Clover is peak basic Shounen imo. It doesn't reinvent the wheel, but perfects it to the best of it's ability, and I love it for that. Although, hearing that it's BC or One Piece, I'd rather see you react to OP. Either way I'll be happy tho
The first set of dog barks fit perfectly with the breaks in opening 13! Made me laugh a bit. I love Black Clover. I definitely recommend watching it, but you just need to get past roughly the first twenty episodes. The issues most have, I think, is with the Japanese voice actor of the main protagonist, the buff guy with the swords. But, keep in mind that this is his first time as the main role, and he gets soo good later. I love your enthusiasm and analysis of both the song and the animation! Hope you're feeling well now!
3:40 I respect that you immediately recognize the best character(or 2nd best I’ll be magnanimous) Also knowing they were called grimoires tells me you heard at least something about this series before as cultural osmosis, same way I know what a Bankai is without watching Bleach
Magic Books were always called grimoires. The word comes from the old middle ages until the 18th century. She just might have combined Book+Magic and the conclusion was "Grimoire". ^^
I love the way you pick apart what it is you actually like about it, without throwing around any difficult terms around. And I'm so glad you did a reaction to these openings. The endings I would say are also pretty good. Also, as far as the show goes, my favourite part has to be the side characters. I mean, it usually is, but here they are especially loveable and the way they are executed makes it so tempting to create fan-content for them. No, they are not perfect as characters nor as people, but that just makes it more fun to build on them since they already have a fun starting point, and none of them are particularly boring and very few are forgettable. Plus their interactions are so entertaining. And it's funny. Though I will say the anime/manga both have quite a few weaknesses, it was still a fun anime to watch, so if you do ever get the chance, I would recommend checking it out. Ah... guess few people escape Yami's... charm. Well, there are plenty of charming characters. For me it's William even though um... You'll know if you watch. (And if you do, once you're about 130-ish episodes in and you don't mind reading, the light novels do have fan tranlations and they do add to the characters and world a little bit, and are somewhat canon because the manga and anime did make use of some parts of them and the mangaka did draw illustrations for them, so I would check those out on tumblr.) Visually, BC is definitely its own thing, true. Musically it's more of a mixture of existing things; not to say they're not good, but the editing and visual choices really feel like Black Clover. And then there's William's mask that is both red and blue along with the rest of his outfit... which kinda' hints at a little something now that you've talked about contrast and stuff. Man, you nerding out makes about stuff I have at least some clue about is great to watch and it's a nice learning experience too. Black Clover seems to be a master of overlays. Or in the very least I don't see it done that much in other animes and especially not this well. Maybe it's because I've heard a lot of pitchy songs, having listened to a lot of pop and "emo" stuff, but to me Black Rover is not THAT unique, just unique among anime songs. Yeah, the glowy colour is the colour of their mana... can't actually be seen but it represents the difference between them in a way the viewer can sense. Otherwise viewer would be just like Asta. XD I'm glad you too think that pairing visual transitions with transitions in music is a cool idea. And the way the music creates a bang effect followed by an explosion of the characters powers and zoom in on them, works really well too. Certain transitions just work really well together and it's hard to explain why. I mean no offense to the One Piece community, but I kinda' can't imagine One Piece winning the opening war. World building, certainly, it wins low diff, but openings are where BC shines. Don't worry, the main characters never remain separated for too long. They're basically bros. It's just they both have their paths to power; it's a natural thing for two people to do. "Threads of fate". Huh, you caught on fast. Spoiler wise, that makes sense. I mean, a lot of animes hit you with so many hints you can't remember them all, and that's true for BC as well. Besides, you need the actual anime for a lot of these to piece them together fully. Hell, some people were confused even with the anime giving them hints on some things later on the in the story. Opening 6 I LOVE the dramatic landscape shots for. Surprised you never mentioned it. I'm pretty sure the fight scenes in the openings aren't even in the anime. The ones from OP12 definitely aren't, but they do have the characters involved. I like screw ups. Little bit of edgy isn't bad either. And the soft ones. Yay! Opening 7, da catchy one. Pffft. Just, go back to look at Vanessa for "research purposes". Definitely not what a lot of fans do. Nope. Same goes for Mereo and others. Mereo being the red head fire lady from opening 6 onwards. Yeah, Noelle's a real swan princess. Also someone to protecc once you get to really know her. In one of the endings "cute" girl even dances on water. Opening 8 is so sweet and chill and nostalgic, but also sad at parts. "There's nothing that develops a character more than if you kill off their best friend." I personally think that's a big stinkin' lie. All it does is make them go into rage mode half the time. Welp, that marriage in opening 9 didn't last long. Also Opening 9 is chilling. Oh, the white haired beans do have trauma. But then, a lot of beans have trauma in this one. Most if not all of them need therapy by now, so that'll be fun to watch. Opening 10 is... Aesthetics TM. I dig it, but still. Opening 11 - That one I mostly like because of specific scenes. Including the blond kiddo in front of crumbled ruins, the emo kiddo standing on a tree and the white haired been looking down on his mask in the moonlight. The feels in those moments... it's all very pensive. Regretful even. Asta compensating for his small ass height with a big ass sword. > > Opening 12 - So clean, so much of the captains. I remember being in the fandom when this one came out and screaming in excitement right along with them when it finally dropped in its finished form. It was such a proud fandom moment. Which was helped by the fact that the episode it first featured in became one of my faves just because of it focusing on my favourite squad. Emo kid slowly making friends in his own squad was part of the episode it first aired in, so that's fitting. This opening has the most of the captains and the most of my favourite captain too... so. Easily a favourite of mine. Opening 13 is the only one I didn't like, mostly because it's the only opening in this series so far that in none of its version has my favourite character. Even opening 10 had him in the second version, but 13??? Nada. Even though he's relevant and even though he plays a part.
At the end of opening 4 (Guess Who's Back) where all the characters are presented with the wall behind them, one of them is missing. The tall man with black eyeshadow (Gordan), he was not in this arc but his hat is on the floor as a little comedic effect :P
Check all gintama openings if you can. It's mainly a comedy series, and it's hard to explain but this show can make people laugh and cry at the same time 😂 It's a rare series that make me love and care about all the characters. Definitely my favorite Anime of all time.
I'm subscribing just because of how you reacted to the guy at 3:46. That was hilariously unexpected. Also when you mentioned the protag getting a muscle glowup in op 12; he was like that since the beginning they just hadn't shown much of it in the openings. This boy has always been doing his one handed handstand pushups in the thousands. 13 is where the glow up at.
This is my first time seeing your channel, I love how in depth you go into your reactions, you're not just.. watching, you're theoriesing and it's amazing ^^ also your vtube model is absolutely fantastic
Jjust by commenting on the animations so much, I adore your reaction to these openings soooo much! Honestly would love to see your excitement for animation and songs from the bleach intro's as well. I watch people react so often to these things but it's almost always just them liking the song or the events happening, so seeing an animation enthusiast finally talking about all the smaller details I also love feels so freakin' nice lol. Black Clover and Bleach are some of the top tiers in both songs and unique animation that deserve every bit of love they get!
Dayum girl it's been a while since I watch your vids, the model upgrade of hand and face motion is exquisite. I'mma said that is one of unique Model expression it's like a wes and east style combined.
Op 3 is considered the Song of Black Clover. BLACK ROVER felt like you said, unique and compliments the shows dynamic perfectly. The similarity of the names also clutches the feeling of them being hand in hand.
First time I've seen a video of you (I think), and it was weirdly cool. Because usually when I watch someone reacting to the openings of something when the person pauses to talk I skip, only listening when it's a channel that I've been following for a while, but this time on a channel that I've never seen I stopped to pay attention to the pauses, weird. But what you said about the colors was a great example of contrasting colors, saying that red goes well with green, and there's proof with you having red hair but with green eyes and wearing green jewelry, congratulations, you said something interesting, you did example and it is already the proof itself.
black clover is definitely a must watch. one of the best ones i've seen in a while. but I would recommend reacting to the dubbed version since the main characters screaming isn't as obnoxious to listen to and the dubbed in general is A tier.
I agree with this, but sadly the dubbed reaction will probably get her more fan hate and less views 😢. I figured out why Japanese VA screams are so bad. It's the guttural throat sound he puts behind the end of the scream. Took me a while to identify it. Also it stops around ep10 or so
Honestly, if you're going to pick up Black Clover and are worried about Asta's screaming, watch it in the English dub. The dub is almost as good as the sub, and Asta's English VA did a much better job controlling Asta's exuberance than the Japanese VA did initially.
I agree with dub Asta. I've watched entire series dubbed and subbed and both are great. The problem with subbed Asta voice is his scream in the first 10 or so episodes. And it's not that it's loud, it took me a while to figure it out, but the VA does this weird grinding/guttural/gravly thing to his scream half way through it each time. It's like he adds 20 K's to the end of it
@@VikingVillage01 tbf, it was his Japanese VAs first major role, and Asta IS supposed to be that annoyingly loud, boistorous kid with a heart of gold for like the first few chapters before he learns to chill a bit more.
@@Justic_ I listened to the scream carefully many times trying to figure out why it was so annoying, so much more than any other scream. That sound he makes at the end of each scream is unlike any other scream sound I've ever heard and that's what makes it so grating.
I actually really love BC as a series. It's nice and plot IS an interesting one. Story is just well crafted and coherent and logically sound and I love that in my stories
I love how it excels at a lot of "standard"-shounen tropes. Like how power of friendship actually means teamwork and side-characters getting the time to shine (and great character development)
@@Daddy_Skeletor yes! It's a very nice spin on power of friendship actually being understanding needed for good teamwork. And it has nice spins on everything else too
I don't even know this vtuber but it was fun to see you nerd out to everything these intros had and just with smaller details like the colors and the editing of the visuals😄👍
I would love to see you react to older anime. I find most of reaction channels only focus on anime from 2010 onward. You're missing some amazing anime and openings. Such as Gaogaigar, Shin Getter Robo Armagedon, Berserk, and many more. The 90's were some of the most badass animation and music. Also, since you watched all the Gundam openings, you might wanna check out the Wing Zero Endless Waltz Launch scene. The music for it amazing and it happens on Christmas so it would be perfect for right now.; but it would have to be the full version. The OVA version took out the singing for whatever reason.
I love how some people can blurt out some random shish kebab on a hope, wish, and a little bit of intuition, and proceed to describe an ENTIRE character/plot.
Holy damn, finally i see someone react to the animation of the openings and not only the song as other react videos are, really liked all the insights and comments across the video, i'd reccomend a lot to watch this anime or the manga as, despite being pretty simple in terms of shonen series go, it executes its themes and uses tropes in a good way, its execution is really great and the series is really consistent and doesnt really drag out, manga is in its final arc, and anime is at few arcs behind where it finished, also, this series actually shows friendship in the way of team work, also, as a dude, i can tell you, we all love Yami, the one character you instantly liked in the first op xD
So, the thing to know about the main protag of Black Clover is: if you want an idea of his personality before watching it, Asta is basically the love-child of Naruto and Rock Lee in personality.
I wish more people would react to black clover anime, most watch the openings but don't begin it after, I love this anime so much, I wanna watch it more times with content creators too 😁
OP 12 came on and I was so confused cause I had heard the song before but hadn't watched the anime, I knew it was by an artist I liked... and so I looked it up and it was TXT. It hit me like a bag of bricks cause I still remember when they had just debuted T-T
Asta has 4 swords where I am at, he has demon slayer, demon dweller, demon destroyer and demon slasher. Demon Slayer: Can be enlarged with anti magic and easily deflect magic attacks due to its massive size. Demon Dweller: He can use this sword to absorb magic, and use that magic in a variety of ways, if he wanted to he probably could absorb lightning magic and water magic then make a compound magic which would be really cool. Demon Destroyer: Not only does it have anti magic, but it erases the effects of magic, so if someone got poisoned by a magic poison, he could use this sword to erase the poison entirely from their bloodstream. Demon Slasher: This one is my favorite, he can choose what it cuts, if he wants to cut a mountain but not any living things, he could choose only to cut the mountain, or lets say an enemy has a teamate held hostage, no longer is a disadvantage, since he could just choose only to attack his enemy, the sword would cut even dimensions, it is essentially more busted excalibur. I am sure he will soon get a new sword and it will probably be a claymore since that seems to be where they are leaning towards with the smaller swords but still big range
People who's only description of blackclover that's "the main character shouts a lot". Haven't watched this amazing anime. You are in for an adventure!
Subbed because of how well you broke down all the openings and your reactions are great If you do ever decide to binge the series I'd love to watch along Black Clover also recently got a very good looking mobile game and now movie as well! Definitely in my top favs
I'll just leave a few of my recommendations here: Takt Op Destiny 86 Eighty Six Soul Eater Bungou Stray Dogs A certain magical index, A certain magical index and A certain scientific accelerator* *The last three are different series in the same universe that are connected to each other
I found you because of your JoJos reactions, but from what I've seen of you so far, I'm sure you would fall in love with Black Clover's cast. Also, I would strongly recommend watching the Gintama openings! The series is a strong candidate for one of the greatest anime of all time, and it's in my top 3, if not my number one spot
Found your channel through this vid. hoping you watch BC! Your favorite, Yami, is an amazing character and he’s in almost every episode starting on episode3 :)
Ya know I was thinking we always see a lot of popular openings and while I love most of them. I would love to see an openings reaction where we go by studio so we can appreciate their evolution as they gain more experience and give some love to older series and less popular ones. Like a Trigger, Gainax, Wit studio or Kyoto animations openings reaction. It's more work but honestly so many studios have super hidden bangers that no-one talks about. For example Wit has things like Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, Seraph of the end, Ancient Magus bride and Great pretender which are all super solid shows and no-one ever mentions them ever.
I hope you watch this soon I’m watching currently as well on ep.36 and it’s been great so far. Animation stepped up a bit with the past few. I think you’d like it. English dub is hilarious in a good way I could see how people say it’s bad, but the goofiness that Asta and some of the other VAs bring are golden.
You might wanna check out Samurai Champloo. Its just a short series but it has such a VIBE. 26 episodes, so it only has one opening and one ending but both are absolute bangers. It is by the same director as Cowboy Bebop. Probably not gonna pull many views, you dont have to react to it but just watch it in private because its great
The protagonist only screams until around 20th episodes, the studio heard the fans being annoyed so after that, there's no annoying screams anymore iirc.
Please give this a look. Admittedly, the first arc or two are a bit of a slow burn, but when it gets good, it gets great real fast. I don't think you'll be disappointed.😁
Oh I just remembered a series withsome great openings and one of my favourite shows in general. Hajime no Ippo! If you haven't seen it already, it's a boxing anime about this soft good boy learning how to box and what it means "to be strong" Even if you don't like boxing or even sports anime I would highly recommend it
Not a really popular anime, but please check out "Moriarty the Patriot". It's an anime based on the Sherlock Holmes short stories and novels, and it is fantastic. It takes place from the point of view of Holmes' arch nemesis, Professor Moriarty, but somehow it still stays true to the original. It's got some fantastic storytelling, fight scenes, and amazing animation and OST. You've gotta check it out, I think you'll love it.
Incorrect. Asta always was ripped. He just had a sleep build in the beginning cuz he wore more clothes, but as the show goes on, he wears less and less to assert dominance
@@catsabotage3362 Japanese, but I didn't try the dubs so they may not be any better. And idk if they toned it down of if it was just me getting used to it, but it really stopped being an issue for me at some point.
@@catsabotage3362 Oh, I don't mean sound issues, the recording was fine. It's just his voice itself and all the screaming that annoyed the hell out of me. Could be just me, but since she mentioned screaming I think more people must have had problems with it. I generally avoid dubs like the plague so I couldn't tell you anything about those but now I'm curious, why do you watch both versions?
Love that you were able to react to these amazing openings, will say Black Clover has banger after banger after banger of OPs, and what you said about OP vs Black Clover, OP is peak anime, and the openings will take you on a journey of trends for anime openings through the years (at least my take and the nostalgia I feel I go back and watch them), but Black Clover was just a constant stream of amazing OPs. But after all that I just wanted to say great work on all your content, I hope you stay happy and healthy, and keep up the amazing work.
So one thing about Black Clover that I really love is that the main rivals (shouty kid and edgy cool guy) are just homies. They are competing for the same goal, but they don't have any hostility or antagonism aimed at each other. They care for each other and want the best for them without having that classic shounen hate rivalry.
This is what I liked. After being a fan of Naruto as a kid, Black Clover cuts out all the stuff that annoyed me, but kept all the best tropes and themes.
Also, Sasuke didn’t have the same goals as Naruto either like Asta and Yuno
Their backstories are way different as well
Why thank you. That means a lot.
@@jtisog2213 No one said that, but Naruto and Sasuke had that edgy rivalry thing
@@motafu1 People say Asta and Yuno are complete copies of Naruto and Sasuke
Which means they’re saying everything is a copy
Asta and Yuno’s rivalry is actually healthy, makes sense, and positive
Her immediate reaction to seeing Yami is “OH NO HE’S HOT!” which is a common Yami W
I am a straight man, but I would simp for Yami NGL
Pretty sure the design instructions for Yami must have been "Buff Daddy."
Charlotte has a rival😂
Another Yami stan has been born
And thus another yami simp is born. One of us one of us one of us
She actually guessed a lot of the plot points as she watched, and the names of things like, damn.
16:12 HOW does she know lol
@@Balljiggler_9000 I mean threads of fate are a decently common trope, dating back to the greeks at least, so making a random guess of that isn't too far off, especially when its front and center in the opening.
@@nicholasjacobs6605 lol true especially in anime. most recently i found out about them in Scarlet Nexus which i played before the witches forest arc so i kinda expected that power
@@nicholasjacobs6605 the "red string of fate" is a big thing in japan. kids and teens use it to show the ones they "like" but it originates to when a marred woman would cut off there pinky finger to show they were "taken forever"
@@daemonite6661 Yeah, what I was talking is more the strings of fate that are spun by the Fates within Greek mythology, which relates more to how long someone is going to live. The one from Black Clover is more based off of what you're talking about probably, but its a concept that threads or strings are related to fate in a couple different cultures.
Black Clover is in someways a very basic shounen but imo also excels at that. The foreshadowing and twists and also the character development (especially for sidecharacters which is rare) can be crayz good.
Also, the "Power of Friendship" actually translates to teamwork
legit tho like they actually use teamwork unlike ther shounen's where its lie "my friends hurt time to pull some shit outta my ass'' there is actual teamwork which helps them
and another awesome thing is that plot armor just is an in univers thing for power ups. It also helps with character development and makes is very rewarding.
First 120 episodes arc is a masterpiece of a story with its foreshadowing, twists and reveals that are slowly given and the viewer gets to enjoy slowly piecing it together
Only problem I have with Black Clover is that none of the villains are likeable in the same way you'd like Frieza/Cell/Gaara/Orochimaru/Madara/All For One etc
it's like one of those shows that is exactly what it sets out to be and does it in a really fun way
Something black clover did amazingly is the main rival. Mc’s name is asta and his rival’s name is Yuno and they have the healthiest rivalry in all of shonen. They also do female characters very well
Everyone loves Yami and you can't even disagree
Thats why his name is yami. Yummy 😋
Just be careful not to disrupt his time on the toilet..... Happens way too easily considering you won't survive the aftermath.
Black Clover is hella worth the watch. Never before have I seen a show that simultaneously fails the 3 episode test while also showcasing everything that makes shonen great.
I don’t think it failed the 3 episode test at all
Well It kinda did, first 3 episodes didn't show much in terms of catching someone's attention, One badass moment and that's it
Best comparison to Black Clover is Katekyo Hitman Reborn as in my opinion also failed the 3 episode test and THAT anime did quite well
@@KBgamer2010 Difference is KHR was originally written as a gag manga, not shonen. It was changed later.
@@KBgamer2010 Eh, it got my attention, but I could definitely see how it could fail to get other people.
@@Josh-md1bc I thought it was so "Meh" when I watched the first few eps with friends back when it started, put off watching it for aaaages then when it was "finished" I binged the whole thing and loved every minute (but I still think the first few eps are "Meh")
I usually have a really hard time staying invested in anime’s that are super long and haven’t ended but black clover is one of the only ones I stayed completely invested in.
I have a short attention span but black clover kept me so freaking invested, I had so many questions and wanted them answered so badly I kept coming back every season and I was never disappointed.
The main 2 character’s relationships is much different then I’ve seen in other shows, they both want the same thing but they are legitimately good friends and more like brothers then anything and it’s so adorable to me and it’s one of the things that kept me coming back, there’s so many characters but eventually you feel connected to all of them and it’s brilliant.
Ikr
It's crazy how knowledgeable you are already despite not having watched the show. I mean you got the grimoires and the red thread of fate right! Also when you said you love and appreciate magic, contrasting colors, style overlays, etc, I knew right then you are going to completely love the openings and the show itself. How cool it is that you seem already connected with the show lmao.
As someone who wants to go into the art and animation industry I learn so much from your breakdowns. Love your reactions!!
I hope you enjoy the show like all the others do! SURPASS YOUR LIMITS!
real asta clearly
Surpass your limits asta go do your thousand crunches and push-ups now.
What definitely puts black clover above other shonens is that even though they have a big cast the author always makes sure they get their time in the spotlight
Black Clover is above most Shounen, but it won’t be above One Piece.
I hope watching these openings compels you to watch the animes sometime soon. If you do, I really hope you enjoy it!
Really enjoyed your breakdown of this and you have me as a new fan of the channel. Black Clover is a great anime that was held back by a few things that are honestly only important if this stuff bothers you.
The animation goes really hard sometimes but it also can tip to the other side of the scale where you can tell these animators were rushed getting this stuff out.
It takes a small amount of investment to get to the meat and potatoes so to speak. I think its around episode 34 or so but it's worth it. Even if you watch it off your channel you will like the story and character development from everyone including side characters. Alot of thought and planning goes into it all.
The biggest gripe everyone has initially is the main character. He's loud and screamy when you first meet him but as time goes on both the English and Japanese voice actors really nail it. He's turned into one of my favorite shonen protagonists of this new era. Personally if I had to choose one it would be dub for this show...especially for the cigarette daddies voice 😳.
Glad I found your channel, keep up the good work, and keep fighting what your going through...your making new fans all the time.
All these openings are actually amazing. The fight sequences go so hard and the story that progresses in each one is so good, too. Very fun video.
Black Clover is peak basic Shounen imo. It doesn't reinvent the wheel, but perfects it to the best of it's ability, and I love it for that.
Although, hearing that it's BC or One Piece, I'd rather see you react to OP. Either way I'll be happy tho
I finished it and the show is mid but op 🔥
@@Thxngmxngkxa op takes way too long to get decent and the newest episodes have been so mid
@@tupla1122 I mean opening, not mid piece 💀
@@Thxngmxngkxa thank god
@@Thxngmxngkxa nah black clover is a good anime it's way better than trash like my hero academia
The first set of dog barks fit perfectly with the breaks in opening 13! Made me laugh a bit.
I love Black Clover. I definitely recommend watching it, but you just need to get past roughly the first twenty episodes. The issues most have, I think, is with the Japanese voice actor of the main protagonist, the buff guy with the swords. But, keep in mind that this is his first time as the main role, and he gets soo good later.
I love your enthusiasm and analysis of both the song and the animation! Hope you're feeling well now!
Im going to be the happiest of men when you begin this series. Its quickly become one of my favorite Shonens due to the plot writing.
3:40 I respect that you immediately recognize the best character(or 2nd best I’ll be magnanimous)
Also knowing they were called grimoires tells me you heard at least something about this series before as cultural osmosis, same way I know what a Bankai is without watching Bleach
Magic Books were always called grimoires. The word comes from the old middle ages until the 18th century.
She just might have combined Book+Magic and the conclusion was "Grimoire". ^^
She does say "witch books are called grimoires"
@@vanshgarg5514 She had the fell for the guy quicker than any other I've seen.
It’s by no means a perfect series but it’s definitely worth watching. The world building is amazing and the plot flows nicely
I love the way you pick apart what it is you actually like about it, without throwing around any difficult terms around. And I'm so glad you did a reaction to these openings. The endings I would say are also pretty good. Also, as far as the show goes, my favourite part has to be the side characters. I mean, it usually is, but here they are especially loveable and the way they are executed makes it so tempting to create fan-content for them. No, they are not perfect as characters nor as people, but that just makes it more fun to build on them since they already have a fun starting point, and none of them are particularly boring and very few are forgettable. Plus their interactions are so entertaining. And it's funny. Though I will say the anime/manga both have quite a few weaknesses, it was still a fun anime to watch, so if you do ever get the chance, I would recommend checking it out.
Ah... guess few people escape Yami's... charm.
Well, there are plenty of charming characters. For me it's William even though um... You'll know if you watch. (And if you do, once you're about 130-ish episodes in and you don't mind reading, the light novels do have fan tranlations and they do add to the characters and world a little bit, and are somewhat canon because the manga and anime did make use of some parts of them and the mangaka did draw illustrations for them, so I would check those out on tumblr.)
Visually, BC is definitely its own thing, true. Musically it's more of a mixture of existing things; not to say they're not good, but the editing and visual choices really feel like Black Clover.
And then there's William's mask that is both red and blue along with the rest of his outfit... which kinda' hints at a little something now that you've talked about contrast and stuff.
Man, you nerding out makes about stuff I have at least some clue about is great to watch and it's a nice learning experience too.
Black Clover seems to be a master of overlays. Or in the very least I don't see it done that much in other animes and especially not this well. Maybe it's because I've heard a lot of pitchy songs, having listened to a lot of pop and "emo" stuff, but to me Black Rover is not THAT unique, just unique among anime songs.
Yeah, the glowy colour is the colour of their mana... can't actually be seen but it represents the difference between them in a way the viewer can sense. Otherwise viewer would be just like Asta. XD
I'm glad you too think that pairing visual transitions with transitions in music is a cool idea. And the way the music creates a bang effect followed by an explosion of the characters powers and zoom in on them, works really well too. Certain transitions just work really well together and it's hard to explain why.
I mean no offense to the One Piece community, but I kinda' can't imagine One Piece winning the opening war. World building, certainly, it wins low diff, but openings are where BC shines.
Don't worry, the main characters never remain separated for too long. They're basically bros. It's just they both have their paths to power; it's a natural thing for two people to do.
"Threads of fate". Huh, you caught on fast.
Spoiler wise, that makes sense. I mean, a lot of animes hit you with so many hints you can't remember them all, and that's true for BC as well. Besides, you need the actual anime for a lot of these to piece them together fully. Hell, some people were confused even with the anime giving them hints on some things later on the in the story.
Opening 6 I LOVE the dramatic landscape shots for. Surprised you never mentioned it.
I'm pretty sure the fight scenes in the openings aren't even in the anime. The ones from OP12 definitely aren't, but they do have the characters involved.
I like screw ups. Little bit of edgy isn't bad either. And the soft ones.
Yay! Opening 7, da catchy one.
Pffft. Just, go back to look at Vanessa for "research purposes". Definitely not what a lot of fans do. Nope. Same goes for Mereo and others. Mereo being the red head fire lady from opening 6 onwards.
Yeah, Noelle's a real swan princess. Also someone to protecc once you get to really know her.
In one of the endings "cute" girl even dances on water.
Opening 8 is so sweet and chill and nostalgic, but also sad at parts.
"There's nothing that develops a character more than if you kill off their best friend." I personally think that's a big stinkin' lie. All it does is make them go into rage mode half the time.
Welp, that marriage in opening 9 didn't last long. Also Opening 9 is chilling. Oh, the white haired beans do have trauma. But then, a lot of beans have trauma in this one. Most if not all of them need therapy by now, so that'll be fun to watch.
Opening 10 is... Aesthetics TM. I dig it, but still.
Opening 11 - That one I mostly like because of specific scenes. Including the blond kiddo in front of crumbled ruins, the emo kiddo standing on a tree and the white haired been looking down on his mask in the moonlight. The feels in those moments... it's all very pensive. Regretful even. Asta compensating for his small ass height with a big ass sword. > >
Opening 12 - So clean, so much of the captains. I remember being in the fandom when this one came out and screaming in excitement right along with them when it finally dropped in its finished form. It was such a proud fandom moment. Which was helped by the fact that the episode it first featured in became one of my faves just because of it focusing on my favourite squad. Emo kid slowly making friends in his own squad was part of the episode it first aired in, so that's fitting. This opening has the most of the captains and the most of my favourite captain too... so. Easily a favourite of mine.
Opening 13 is the only one I didn't like, mostly because it's the only opening in this series so far that in none of its version has my favourite character. Even opening 10 had him in the second version, but 13??? Nada. Even though he's relevant and even though he plays a part.
At the end of opening 4 (Guess Who's Back) where all the characters are presented with the wall behind them, one of them is missing.
The tall man with black eyeshadow (Gordan), he was not in this arc but his hat is on the floor as a little comedic effect :P
The moment she saw yami the daddy detector went off the charts
love how when she saw Yami she immediately stops and went hot hot hot lol
Check all gintama openings if you can.
It's mainly a comedy series, and it's hard to explain but this show can make people laugh and cry at the same time 😂
It's a rare series that make me love and care about all the characters.
Definitely my favorite Anime of all time.
I second this 🗿
i third this
I fourth this
I fifth this
I sixth this 😏
I know this is a year old reaction, but hoping some day that you'll be able to react to the series itself. It's a really fun series.
I'm subscribing just because of how you reacted to the guy at 3:46. That was hilariously unexpected. Also when you mentioned the protag getting a muscle glowup in op 12; he was like that since the beginning they just hadn't shown much of it in the openings. This boy has always been doing his one handed handstand pushups in the thousands. 13 is where the glow up at.
they're straight up the most healthy relationship I've ever seen in Anime Rivals.
This is my first time seeing your channel, I love how in depth you go into your reactions, you're not just.. watching, you're theoriesing and it's amazing ^^
also your vtube model is absolutely fantastic
:D omg welcome to the channel that was such a sweet comment to make!! And thank you
Jjust by commenting on the animations so much, I adore your reaction to these openings soooo much! Honestly would love to see your excitement for animation and songs from the bleach intro's as well. I watch people react so often to these things but it's almost always just them liking the song or the events happening, so seeing an animation enthusiast finally talking about all the smaller details I also love feels so freakin' nice lol. Black Clover and Bleach are some of the top tiers in both songs and unique animation that deserve every bit of love they get!
Dayum girl it's been a while since I watch your vids, the model upgrade of hand and face motion is exquisite. I'mma said that is one of unique Model expression it's like a wes and east style combined.
She has joined the church of Yami. Bless!
Black clover is easily in my top 5 shows and it would make my day to see you react to it
Hey Alicia, I think you'll love Mob Psycho 100! Its final season is currently airing, and it'll be over in two-ish weeks. The OPs are also bangers!
Op 3 is considered the Song of Black Clover. BLACK ROVER felt like you said, unique and compliments the shows dynamic perfectly. The similarity of the names also clutches the feeling of them being hand in hand.
First time I've seen a video of you (I think), and it was weirdly cool. Because usually when I watch someone reacting to the openings of something when the person pauses to talk I skip, only listening when it's a channel that I've been following for a while, but this time on a channel that I've never seen I stopped to pay attention to the pauses, weird. But what you said about the colors was a great example of contrasting colors, saying that red goes well with green, and there's proof with you having red hair but with green eyes and wearing green jewelry, congratulations, you said something interesting, you did example and it is already the proof itself.
i love this type of reaction
black clover is definitely a must watch. one of the best ones i've seen in a while. but I would recommend reacting to the dubbed version since the main characters screaming isn't as obnoxious to listen to and the dubbed in general is A tier.
I agree with this, but sadly the dubbed reaction will probably get her more fan hate and less views 😢.
I figured out why Japanese VA screams are so bad. It's the guttural throat sound he puts behind the end of the scream. Took me a while to identify it.
Also it stops around ep10 or so
Honestly, if you're going to pick up Black Clover and are worried about Asta's screaming, watch it in the English dub. The dub is almost as good as the sub, and Asta's English VA did a much better job controlling Asta's exuberance than the Japanese VA did initially.
Dub is better for this one imo
I agree with dub Asta. I've watched entire series dubbed and subbed and both are great.
The problem with subbed Asta voice is his scream in the first 10 or so episodes. And it's not that it's loud, it took me a while to figure it out, but the VA does this weird grinding/guttural/gravly thing to his scream half way through it each time. It's like he adds 20 K's to the end of it
@@VikingVillage01 tbf, it was his Japanese VAs first major role, and Asta IS supposed to be that annoyingly loud, boistorous kid with a heart of gold for like the first few chapters before he learns to chill a bit more.
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I listened to the scream carefully many times trying to figure out why it was so annoying, so much more than any other scream. That sound he makes at the end of each scream is unlike any other scream sound I've ever heard and that's what makes it so grating.
I actually really love BC as a series. It's nice and plot IS an interesting one. Story is just well crafted and coherent and logically sound and I love that in my stories
I love how it excels at a lot of "standard"-shounen tropes. Like how power of friendship actually means teamwork and side-characters getting the time to shine (and great character development)
@@Daddy_Skeletor yes! It's a very nice spin on power of friendship actually being understanding needed for good teamwork. And it has nice spins on everything else too
Op 13 (the last one) is my fav of them all, the last few seconds, when that devils wing pop out with the beat is so *mwah*
Black clover openings do not miss, But 3 hits different
I don't even know this vtuber but it was fun to see you nerd out to everything these intros had and just with smaller details like the colors and the editing of the visuals😄👍
The guy u smooched is captain Levi of Black clover just taller
Black Clover is one of the animes that needs to exist so there's peace in this world.
I would love to see you react to older anime. I find most of reaction channels only focus on anime from 2010 onward. You're missing some amazing anime and openings. Such as Gaogaigar, Shin Getter Robo Armagedon, Berserk, and many more. The 90's were some of the most badass animation and music. Also, since you watched all the Gundam openings, you might wanna check out the Wing Zero Endless Waltz Launch scene. The music for it amazing and it happens on Christmas so it would be perfect for right now.; but it would have to be the full version. The OVA version took out the singing for whatever reason.
Trigun, outlaw star, big o, tenchi, sailor moon etc, let's goooooo
You should 100% react to black clover, it's long but so worth it and totally your type of anime
I love how some people can blurt out some random shish kebab on a hope, wish, and a little bit of intuition, and proceed to describe an ENTIRE character/plot.
Holy damn, finally i see someone react to the animation of the openings and not only the song as other react videos are, really liked all the insights and comments across the video, i'd reccomend a lot to watch this anime or the manga as, despite being pretty simple in terms of shonen series go, it executes its themes and uses tropes in a good way, its execution is really great and the series is really consistent and doesnt really drag out, manga is in its final arc, and anime is at few arcs behind where it finished, also, this series actually shows friendship in the way of team work, also, as a dude, i can tell you, we all love Yami, the one character you instantly liked in the first op xD
i love that thumbnail! mommy's yandere...i mean alicia's yandere eyes are so captivating im so into that XD
I love how genuine your reactions are and how well you broke down the ops when you started going into the semantics. New sub well earned
YEEEEAAAAH BLACK COOOVER, easily one of if not my favorites of the shonen jump animes
That hot guy was the captain of the black bulls which the main character is a part of, he uses a katana and has darkness magic
So, the thing to know about the main protag of Black Clover is: if you want an idea of his personality before watching it, Asta is basically the love-child of Naruto and Rock Lee in personality.
So Tabata is just Naruto and Rock Lee together cos he said he based Asta off himself 😂😂
I wish more people would react to black clover anime, most watch the openings but don't begin it after, I love this anime so much, I wanna watch it more times with content creators too 😁
OP 12 came on and I was so confused cause I had heard the song before but hadn't watched the anime, I knew it was by an artist I liked... and so I looked it up and it was TXT. It hit me like a bag of bricks cause I still remember when they had just debuted T-T
The ending for black clover are fantastic too, if i remember right the 12th ending is sang by Asta's (the mc) voice actor
When the music suddenly goes out it feels like a punch to the gut even though ive heard it likes 50 times
Asta has 4 swords where I am at, he has demon slayer, demon dweller, demon destroyer and demon slasher.
Demon Slayer: Can be enlarged with anti magic and easily deflect magic attacks due to its massive size.
Demon Dweller: He can use this sword to absorb magic, and use that magic in a variety of ways, if he wanted to he probably could absorb lightning magic and water magic then make a compound magic which would be really cool.
Demon Destroyer: Not only does it have anti magic, but it erases the effects of magic, so if someone got poisoned by a magic poison, he could use this sword to erase the poison entirely from their bloodstream.
Demon Slasher: This one is my favorite, he can choose what it cuts, if he wants to cut a mountain but not any living things, he could choose only to cut the mountain, or lets say an enemy has a teamate held hostage, no longer is a disadvantage, since he could just choose only to attack his enemy, the sword would cut even dimensions, it is essentially more busted excalibur.
I am sure he will soon get a new sword and it will probably be a claymore since that seems to be where they are leaning towards with the smaller swords but still big range
"I wanna be a mom so badly"
me too, sis. me too...😭
Les go black clover time
People who's only description of blackclover that's "the main character shouts a lot".
Haven't watched this amazing anime.
You are in for an adventure!
"who is the scientist mommy?" XD trueeee I thought the same thing when I first saw her
28:39 fun fact her mother was known as "the dancing princess of the battlefield" and they have the same armor just different elements
Subbed because of how well you broke down all the openings and your reactions are great
If you do ever decide to binge the series I'd love to watch along
Black Clover also recently got a very good looking mobile game and now movie as well!
Definitely in my top favs
I'll just leave a few of my recommendations here:
Takt Op Destiny
86 Eighty Six
Soul Eater
Bungou Stray Dogs
A certain magical index, A certain magical index and A certain scientific accelerator*
*The last three are different series in the same universe that are connected to each other
Yes, She found Yami!
I found you because of your JoJos reactions, but from what I've seen of you so far, I'm sure you would fall in love with Black Clover's cast.
Also, I would strongly recommend watching the Gintama openings! The series is a strong candidate for one of the greatest anime of all time, and it's in my top 3, if not my number one spot
Found your channel through this vid. hoping you watch BC! Your favorite, Yami, is an amazing character and he’s in almost every episode starting on episode3 :)
Ay i felt something special when you mentioned deadman wonderland xD i wish it could've kept going
I HIGHLY recommend you watch the ops for Mob Psycho 100- they are amazing!
Ya know I was thinking we always see a lot of popular openings and while I love most of them. I would love to see an openings reaction where we go by studio so we can appreciate their evolution as they gain more experience and give some love to older series and less popular ones. Like a Trigger, Gainax, Wit studio or Kyoto animations openings reaction. It's more work but honestly so many studios have super hidden bangers that no-one talks about. For example Wit has things like Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, Seraph of the end, Ancient Magus bride and Great pretender which are all super solid shows and no-one ever mentions them ever.
I hope you watch this soon I’m watching currently as well on ep.36 and it’s been great so far. Animation stepped up a bit with the past few. I think you’d like it. English dub is hilarious in a good way I could see how people say it’s bad, but the goofiness that Asta and some of the other VAs bring are golden.
she already fell for yami SHES A KEEPER!
Honestly the first time i saw someone simp for him
Black Clover is known for having pretty good openings, so I'm not surprised it won the poll by a lot.
Really hope you do a reaction to the series at some point. Black Clover is one of my all time favourite animes.
You might wanna check out Samurai Champloo. Its just a short series but it has such a VIBE. 26 episodes, so it only has one opening and one ending but both are absolute bangers. It is by the same director as Cowboy Bebop.
Probably not gonna pull many views, you dont have to react to it but just watch it in private because its great
34:21 my favorite part of that whole thing is the fact that his magic does that to his sword
HOLY SHIT ALICIA HAS HANDS??!?!??!!
The protagonist only screams until around 20th episodes, the studio heard the fans being annoyed so after that, there's no annoying screams anymore iirc.
I didint see a poll but I love both one piece and black clover so I'd be happy to see either one
the captain Yami crush moment
LMAO yES that made the video for me XD I am definitely clicking like for that
Please give this a look. Admittedly, the first arc or two are a bit of a slow burn, but when it gets good, it gets great real fast. I don't think you'll be disappointed.😁
19:29 because this is a TOURNAMENT ARC!!!! we loves us some tournaments in anime.
Always great to see other people be dragged down into the Black Clover rabbit hole.
now waiting for the reaction to this best anime♥️
Oh I just remembered a series withsome great openings and one of my favourite shows in general. Hajime no Ippo! If you haven't seen it already, it's a boxing anime about this soft good boy learning how to box and what it means "to be strong"
Even if you don't like boxing or even sports anime I would highly recommend it
Not a really popular anime, but please check out "Moriarty the Patriot". It's an anime based on the Sherlock Holmes short stories and novels, and it is fantastic. It takes place from the point of view of Holmes' arch nemesis, Professor Moriarty, but somehow it still stays true to the original. It's got some fantastic storytelling, fight scenes, and amazing animation and OST. You've gotta check it out, I think you'll love it.
There are two wolves inside you. One wants Alicia to watch Black Clover now, the other wants to wait till its back airing.
Hey Alicia
just wanted to know if u were doing well
ur channel is so good with ur cinematic analysis and stuff... really cool ❤️
11:17 funny thing is the song is actually called black rover, not clover xD
Incorrect. Asta always was ripped. He just had a sleep build in the beginning cuz he wore more clothes, but as the show goes on, he wears less and less to assert dominance
would love to see you react to the Mob Psycho 100 openings, they are very unique.
Ah, the basic wheel anime, no extravagant new things, just solid fundamentals the anime.
Your reactions to these openings were so fun I'd love to see you react to the actual show. It's actually my fav anime
The MC's voice almost made me drop this anime on the 1st few episodes, but it's a really fun one if you stick with it. Glad I did.
What language?
@@catsabotage3362 Japanese, but I didn't try the dubs so they may not be any better. And idk if they toned it down of if it was just me getting used to it, but it really stopped being an issue for me at some point.
@@84C4 I didn't notice any voice issues in the English dub, indeed, I think they're all great.
@@catsabotage3362 Oh, I don't mean sound issues, the recording was fine. It's just his voice itself and all the screaming that annoyed the hell out of me. Could be just me, but since she mentioned screaming I think more people must have had problems with it.
I generally avoid dubs like the plague so I couldn't tell you anything about those but now I'm curious, why do you watch both versions?
I like how every persons reaction seeing Yami is "Daddy" lmaoooo
i had so much joy seeing the series, i trully recomend
You know when a song is hitting hard, the dog starts barking.......
Love that you were able to react to these amazing openings, will say Black Clover has banger after banger after banger of OPs, and what you said about OP vs Black Clover, OP is peak anime, and the openings will take you on a journey of trends for anime openings through the years (at least my take and the nostalgia I feel I go back and watch them), but Black Clover was just a constant stream of amazing OPs.
But after all that I just wanted to say great work on all your content, I hope you stay happy and healthy, and keep up the amazing work.