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Black Clover Anime Reveals 5 More Character Designs
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
The official website for the television anime adaptation of Yūki Tabata's Black Clover manga revealed five more character designs for the series on Monday. This year's 38th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine had revealed the cast members for the characters on Monday.
Toshiyuki Morikawa as Julius Nova Chrono, the Magic Emperor
Katsuyuki Konishi as Fuegoleon Vermilion, captain of the Crimson Lion squad
Kōsuke Toriumi as Nozel Silva, captain of the Silver Eagle squad
Daisuke Namikawa as Jack the Ripper, captain of the Green Mantis squad
Yū Kobayashi as Charlotte Roselei, captain of the Blue Rose squad
The anime will premiere in Japan in October on TV Tokyo. Crunchyroll will stream the series starting in October, and it describes the series:
In a world where magic is everything, Asta and Yuno are both found abandoned at a church on the same day. While Yuno is gifted with exceptional magical powers, Asta is the only one in this world without any. At the age of fifteen, both receive grimoires, magic books that amplify their holder's magic. Asta's is a rare Grimoire of Anti-Magic that negates and repels his opponent's spells. Being opposite but good rivals, Yuno and Asta are ready for the hardest of challenges to achieve their common dream: to be the Wizard King. Giving up is never an option!
28-year-old anime director Tatsuya Yoshihara (Monster Musume, Yatterman Night, Muromi-san, Long Riders!) is directing the anime at Studio Pierrot. Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (Is the order a rabbit?, Tantei Opera Milky Holmes, Yatterman Night) is handling the series composition. Itsuko Takeda (Ristorante Paradiso, Level E, Blue Drop) is the character designer and Kumiko Tokunaga (2nd season of Kingdom) is the sub-character designer. Kosei Takahashi (key animation for Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, Monster Hunter Stories RIDE ON) is the prop designer, Aiko Shinohara (Fairy Tail, The Heroic Legend of Arslan) is handling the color design, and Minako Seki (The Silver Guardian, both seasons of Kingdom) is composing the music.
Source: Comic Natalie
