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Black Clover S1E165 — Water Crusade

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Black Clover•Season 1•Episode 165

Water Crusade

8.1/10 · 8 votesFeb 23, 202124 min

Ranked #29 of 170 in Season 1•+0.7 vs season avg

Vanica has arrived to kill the Queen of the Heart Kingdom and revealed their plan to unleash an army of demons into the world. Thanks to Megicula’s curse magic Vanica has restored to full strength all the Dark Disciples everyone had fought so hard to

Directed byMatsuo Asami

Written byMasanao Akahoshi

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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)

Crew12

M

Masanao Akahoshi

Writer

H

Hiroshi Numata

Supervising Animation Director

Y

Yukihiro Matsushita

Storyboard Artist

K

Kanako Inoue

Key Animation

K

Keisuke Yoshida

Key Animation

T

Tatsuya Ikeda

Key Animation

M

Mami Furutoku

Key Animation

I

Issei Hasegawa

Key Animation

M

Michio Sato

Key Animation

I

Ichizo Kobayashi

Key Animation

M

Matsuo Asami

Director

S

Shiro Okumura

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Water Crusade" is episode 165 of Black Clover season 1. It scored 8.1/10 from 8 votes, ranking #29 of 170 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Matsuo Asami and written by Masanao Akahoshi, it aired on February 23, 2021.

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