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Black Clover S1E158 — The Beginning of Hope and Despair

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Black Clover•Season 1•Episode 158

The Beginning of Hope and Despair

7.3/10 · 6 votesJan 5, 202124 min

Ranked #97 of 170 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

The Spade Kingdom successfully takes over the Diamond Kingdom and then sets their sights on the Clover Kingdom and Heart Kingdom. The Spade Kingdom troops get through the strong magic region using a mobile fortress which sucks up the mana of the Spade Kingdom citizens

Directed byNaoki Matsuura

Written byKunihiko Okada

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Seasons2

Season 1 Episodes170

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Cast18

Gakuto Kajiwara

Gakuto Kajiwara

Asta (voice)

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Yuno (voice)

Kana Yuuki

Kana Yuuki

Noelle Silva (voice)

Junichi Suwabe

Junichi Suwabe

Yami Sukehiro (voice)

Genki Muro

Genki Muro

Magna Swing (voice)

Ayumu Murase

Ayumu Murase

Luck Voltia (voice)

Jun Fukuyama

Jun Fukuyama

Finral Roulacase (voice)

Satoshi Hino

Satoshi Hino

Gauche Adlai (voice)

Kiyono Yasuno

Kiyono Yasuno

Charmy Papittoson (voice)

Nana Mizuki

Nana Mizuki

Vanessa Enoteca (voice)

Minami Takahashi

Minami Takahashi

Grey (voice)

Masayuki Akasaka

Masayuki Akasaka

Grey, Transformed (voice)

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Key Animation

K

Kunihiko Okada

Writer

N

Naoki Matsuura

Director

Tatsuya Yoshihara

Tatsuya Yoshihara

Key Animation

I

Isuta

Key Animation

M

Mitchell Gonzales

Key Animation

M

Mifumi Tomita

Animation Director

N

Naoki Matsuura

Storyboard Artist

K

Kyoko Matsubara

Key Animation

M

Mifumi Tomita

Key Animation

K

Kurika Yamagata

Animation Director

N

Nami Hayashi

Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"The Beginning of Hope and Despair" is episode 158 of Black Clover season 1. It scored 7.3/10 from 6 votes, ranking #97 of 170 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Naoki Matsuura and written by Kunihiko Okada, it aired on January 5, 2021.

Next: E159 · Quiet Lakes and Forest Shadows Best of Season 1