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The Best Episodes of Black Clover Season 1

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Black Clover Season 1 Episode 1 - Asta and Yuno
    7.6/10(1615 votes)

    #1 - Asta and Yuno

    S1:E1

    In this world, everyone can use magic… and in a land called the Clover Kingdom, two young men, Asta and Yuno, strive to become the Wizard King, the greatest of all magic users. Asta and Yuno were abandoned together at a church in Hage, a village in the boonies, and lived as brothers from that day onward. For some reason, however, Asta never developed the ability to use magic, even when Yuno had already mastered wind magic. Now, at last, the boys are turning fifteen, the age at which children receive their own grimoires. Asta has high hopes that receiving his grimoire will awaken his latent ability to use magic, but when the time comes…

    Director:Tatsuya Yoshihara
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  2. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 2 - A Young Man's Vow
    7.3/10(1327 votes)

    #2 - A Young Man's Vow

    S1:E2

    The grimoire that Yuno received was a legendary grimoire with a four-leaf clover. A bandit named Revchi comes to steal it, and Asta comes to Yuno’s rescue.

    Director:Tatsuya Yoshihara
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  3. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 3 - To the Royal Capital!
    7.0/10(1088 votes)

    #3 - To the Royal Capital!

    S1:E3

    Asta and Yuno spend six months training for the upcoming Magic Knights Entrance Exam. Everyone seems to think Yuno is sure to pass, but worries that Asta is just wasting his time.

    Director:Akira Shimizu
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 4 - The Magic Knights Entrance Exam
    7.9/10(1149 votes)

    #4 - The Magic Knights Entrance Exam

    S1:E4

    Asta and Yuno head toward the colosseum in the royal capital for the Magic Knights Entrance Exam, while looking around and admiring all the things they’ve never seen before.

    Director:Ayataka Tanemura
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  5. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 5 - The Road to the Wizard King
    8.0/10(1148 votes)

    #5 - The Road to the Wizard King

    S1:E5

    The entrance exam finally comes to a close. The time has arrives for the captains to decide which candidates they want to join their squads.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 6 - The Black Bulls
    7.8/10(1082 votes)

    #6 - The Black Bulls

    S1:E6

    Asta has arrived at the home of the Black Bulls, which Yami himself called the absolute worst Magic Knights Squad. He is greeted by the squad’s unique members.

    Director:Yuji Tokuno
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 7 - Another New Member
    7.5/10(1073 votes)

    #7 - Another New Member

    S1:E7

    As a new member of the Black Bulls, Asta is thrilled to receive his very first private room, even though it’s tiny. Everything Asta sees as Magna shows him around the squad’s base is new and exciting to him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 8 - Go! Go! My First Mission
    6.8/10(989 votes)

    #8 - Go! Go! My First Mission

    S1:E8

    The Magic Knights: heroes that everyone in the kingdom looks up to and dreams of becoming one day. But the new recruit, Asta, has yet to do anything that seems like what a Magic Knight should be doing, as he’s stuck doing random chores.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 9 - Beasts
    7.6/10(1009 votes)

    #9 - Beasts

    S1:E9

    On Yami’s orders, Asta and Noelle go on their first mission with Magna to hunt wild boars. They successfully complete the mission and go to Saussy Village to meet with the mayor, Seyhe.

    Director:Rokou Ogiwara
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  10. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 10 - Guardians
    7.9/10(999 votes)

    #10 - Guardians

    S1:E10

    Asta, Noelle, and Magna are doing their best to protect the villagers of Rayaka from the ice magic user Heath and his underlings, but Asta’s attacks don’t seem to be working, and Magna’s magical powers are running low.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 11 - What Happened One Day in the Castle Town
    7.0/10(922 votes)

    #11 - What Happened One Day in the Castle Town

    S1:E11

    It’s payday! Vanessa takes Asta and Noelle to the castle town of Kikka for a little shopping, where they encounter many familiar faces along the way.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 12 - The Wizard King Saw
    7.2/10(922 votes)

    #12 - The Wizard King Saw

    S1:E12

    All eyes are on Asta as he and Sekke race to capture a purse-snatcher. Meanwhile, Yuno’s first Golden Dawn mission takes him to an unexpected place.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 13 - The Wizard King Saw, Continued
    7.3/10(864 votes)

    #13 - The Wizard King Saw, Continued

    S1:E13

    Yuno never expected his last-minute detour to involve such tragedy. It’s up to the Golden Dawn to get the bottom of their mission’s many mysteries.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 14 - Dungeon
    7.5/10(954 votes)

    #14 - Dungeon

    S1:E14

    Asta and Noelle are charged with exploring a newly discovered dungeon full of magical traps. Their leader, the battle-mad Luck, is less than helpful.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 15 - The Diamond Mage
    7.8/10(964 votes)

    #15 - The Diamond Mage

    S1:E15

    Suddenly the dungeon is host to several teams racing through traps to the treasure waiting in its depth—including a noted mage from an enemy nation.

    Director:Rokou Ogiwara
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  16. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 16 - Friends
    8.1/10(965 votes)

    #16 - Friends

    S1:E16

    Asta, Yuno, and their squadmates must take on daunting foes on their way to the heart of the dungeon, but Luck remains dead set on fighting all alone.

    Director:Daisuke Chiba
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  17. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 17 - Destroyer
    8.5/10(1089 votes)

    #17 - Destroyer

    S1:E17

    The Diamond Kingdom’s secret weapon wields more powerful magic than anyone has seen. The Golden Dawn team is all but decimated. Can he be defeated?

    Director:Tatsuya Yoshihara
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  18. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 18 - Memories of You
    8.1/10(949 votes)

    #18 - Memories of You

    S1:E18

    The Clover Kingdom’s Magic Knights reach the dungeon’s treasure hall, but another daunting battle keeps them from reveling in their victory for long.

    Director:Kenichi Maejima
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  19. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 19 - Destruction and Salvation
    7.8/10(928 votes)

    #19 - Destruction and Salvation

    S1:E19

    The dungeon itself turns against the Magic Knights as they fight to escape—and to keep a badly wounded Asta alive. Mars remembers how he came to be.

    Director:Yuji Tokuno
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  20. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 20 - Assembly at the Royal Capital
    7.9/10(956 votes)

    #20 - Assembly at the Royal Capital

    S1:E20

    Asta and Noelle visits the royal capital to report on the dungeon mission, but get roped into something else entirely with their Golden Dawn friends.

    Director:Matsuo Asami
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  21. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 21 - Capital Riot
    8.1/10(936 votes)

    #21 - Capital Riot

    S1:E21

    The royal capital is under siege! The Magic Knight squads must set aside their quarrels and come together to defend the Clover Kingdom and its people.

    Director:Ayataka Tanemura
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  22. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 22 - Wild Magic Dance
    7.9/10(908 votes)

    #22 - Wild Magic Dance

    S1:E22

    The best of the Magic Knights—plus Asta and Noelle—fight the hordes of undead beseiging the royal capital. Noelle suffers a crisis of confidence.

    Director:Rokou Ogiwara
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  23. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 23 - The King of the Crimson Lions
    7.9/10(897 votes)

    #23 - The King of the Crimson Lions

    S1:E23

    Asta’s showdown with the man behind the capital invasion takes a turn. King Clover bemoans the Wizard King’s absence in his kingdom’s time of need.

    Director:Yoshimitsu Tsuda
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  24. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 24 - Blackout
    7.7/10(876 votes)

    #24 - Blackout

    S1:E24

    Rades wasn’t the only invader—and the others are more powerful, their sights set far higher. The Magic Knights fall victim to a Spatial Magic spell.

    Directors:Daisuke Chiba, Shizuji Morita
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  25. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 25 - Adversity
    8.3/10(943 votes)

    #25 - Adversity

    S1:E25

    What has become of Fuegoleon Vermillion? Yuno struggles to recover from his battle with the witch, while Asta’s cursed wounds threaten to do him in.

    Director:Akira Shimizu
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Asta and Yuno" is the best rated episode of "Black Clover" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 1615 votes. Directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara and written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, it aired on 10/3/2017. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "A Young Man's Vow".