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The Worst Episodes of Black Clover

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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 Worst Episode
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    Black Clover Season 1 Episode 29 - Path
    5.4/10(1250 votes)

    S1:E29

    Old friends and fellow squad members reminisce about Asta: his humble beginnings, his craziest battles—and underlying it all, his burning ambition.

    Director:Yuji Tokuno
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  2. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 82 - Petit Clover! The Nightmarish Charmy SP!
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    S1:E82

    In a break from all the action, a forest-foraging Charmy falls victim to a mind-altering mushroom that gives her vivid visions of Clover Clips past.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 127 - Clues
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    S1:E127

    In order to find out more about the forbidden curse, Asta, Gordon, Grey, and Gauche head to Gordon’s house, since he comes from a family of famous curse mages. Once they get there, they can’t help but show their wariness towards Gordon’s family. But in the end, they end up finding out valuable information while they’re there. Meanwhile, Noelle goes to talk to the Dorothy Unsworth, the Captain of the Coral Peacocks, after her brother tells her to talk to her to find out the truth behind their mother’s death. Dorothy tells her the name of the devil who had killed her mother, and the same name is spoken by Gordon’s grandmother. That devil’s name is…

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 85 - Together in the Bath
    6.3/10(5 votes)

    S1:E85

    Yami suggests a leisurely bath to get Asta out of his funk. While there, he reminisces about his first battle alongside the masked William Vangeance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 140 - A Favor for Julius
    6.3/10(7 votes)

    S1:E140

    Julius asks Marx to do a favor for him. He wanted him to help with creating new magic items as well as take care of some bandits. Marx is accompanied by the former member of the Eye of the Midnight Sun, Sally, to the Black Bulls’ hideout in order to conduct experiments for magic item research. Next, he travels with Captain Fuegoleon and Captain Nozel to investigate the bandits. Apparently, Julius had visited even that faraway town in disguise before…

    Director:Ayataka Tanemura
    Writer:Kanichi Kato

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  6. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 142 - Those Remaining
    6.3/10(6 votes)

    S1:E142

    While the Clover Kingdom was trying to get back onto its feet, the citizens learn that the one behind the destruction of their homes is called the devil, and many of them grew to hate the devil. Some of these people had gathered and created a group called the Devil Banishers. Because the Magic Parliament did not immediately punish the supposed servants of the devil, they decide to go after Asta and Nero and take matters into their own hands.

    Director:Rokou Ogiwara
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  7. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 124 - Nero Reminiscences… (2)
    6.4/10(4 votes)

    S1:E124

    After using forbidden magic in the fight against the devil, Secré turns into a bird and ends up spending centuries all alone. During that time, she ends up meeting Asta, who ends up with Licht’s grimoire that has a different devil residing in it. Patry ends up reviving due to resurrection magic, and then he becomes the leader of the Eye of the Midnight Sun and vows to get revenge. This was all according to the devil’s plan and Secré uses her sealing magic to free Lumiere and Licht so they can finish off the devil once and for all along with Asta. The battle comes to an end, and Secré now begins her new life as a member of the Black Bulls.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 137 - Charmy’s Century of Hunger, Gordon’s Millennium of Loneliness
    6.4/10(7 votes)

    S1:E137

    Asta and the other Black Bulls continue their training in order to face off with the devil. Charmy is trying to use her cotton magic and her Sheep Cooks to create food to enhance her friends’ mana, but she realizes she lacks training. She then decides to seek out someone who can help her. Meanwhile, Gordon is also unhappy with his inability to help his friends, so he decides to go off to train on his own.

    Director:Naoki Horiuchi
    Writers:Kunihiko Okada, Masanao Akahoshi

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  9. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 87 - Formation of the Royal Knights
    6.5/10(5 votes)

    S1:E87

    Those who have passed the Royal Knights Selection Test assemble for the first time to be briefed on their mission: defeat the Eye of the Midnight Sun.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 123 - Nero Reminiscences… (1)
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    S1:E123

    Because she used forbidden magic, Nero survived for centuries. In the back of her mind, memories from long ago start to replay in her head. From when Nero was still called Secré and when Secré first met the most powerful and talented mage in the Clover Kingdom, Prince Lumiere. They become friends with Licht and the other elves, but due to the evil plans of a devil, the humans end up killing all of Licht’s comrades. Because of that, Licht ends up turning into a demon and Lumiere finds him in that state. What will he have to do to protect the ones he loves?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 128 - To the Heart Kingdom!
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    S1:E128

    Thanks to Gordon’s father, Asta and the others were able to find out that there might be clues surrounding the devils in the Heart Kingdom and manage to get permission to enter the kingdom due to the fact that Mimosa had gone there previously to study overbroad. Asta, Noelle, Finral, Mimosa and Nero head to the Heart Kingdom. Asta and the others initially enjoy their trip there, but something that Langris told Finral had been bugging Finral. Suddenly, Asta and the others are faced with a rather unexpected trial. Will Asta and the other Black Bulls be able to obtain information on the devils?!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 131 - A New Resolve
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    S1:E131

    Asta and Yuno are given permission to go home to Hage for a little while. Asta was being called a devil in the papers, but Father, Sister Lily, everyone at the church, as well as the people who even used to make fun of Asta and Yuno because they were orphans, welcomed them home with open arms. Asta and Yuno see that they had gone down the right path and all their hard work wasn’t for nothing, and then…

    Director:Matsuo Asami
    Writer:Jun Kamiya

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  13. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 146 - Those Who Worship the Devil
    6.5/10(6 votes)

    S1:E146

    Though the Magic Knights were able to save Marie from the Devil Banishers, Nero is taken once again and Asta’s 5-leaf clover grimoire is also stolen. Suddenly, they receive a message from one of Damnatio’s subordinates and learn the true identities of the Devil Banishers and Julius orders the Black Bulls yet again to save Nero. The Black Bulls begin their investigation in the town where they think the Devil Banishers were gathering. Will they be able to find out what the enemy’s true motive?

    Director:Matsuo Asami
    Writer:Masanao Akahoshi

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  14. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 147 - Prepared to Die
    6.5/10(6 votes)

    S1:E147

    Asta, Noelle, and Magna manage to catch up to the Devil Believers who had taken Nero. But they find that the Devil Believers have now grown in numbers. Magna goes back to tell Yami of the situation. Asta and Noelle are left behind and try to do what they can to save Nero. But it appears that the Devil Believers have made up their minds on achieving their goal, even if it costs them their lives.

    Director:Fumio Maezono
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  15. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 157 - Five-Leaf Clover
    6.5/10(7 votes)

    S1:E157

    Months after arriving at the Heart Kingdom, Asta still doesn’t have any magic, but he’s become more powerful at an alarming speed due to his training with the Spirit Guardians. Anti-magic is one of the magic attributes that falls into the “Arcane Stage” and is needed to defeat the devil. And because of that, Gaja asks Asta how exactly he obtained the five-leaf grimoire.

    Director:Takahiro Enokida
    Writer:Kanichi Kato

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  16. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 86 - Yami and Vangeance
    6.6/10(5 votes)

    S1:E86

    Yami tells another tale of his younger days in the Magic Knights: a top-secret mission given to him and William Vangeance by the Wizard King himself.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 106 - Path of Revenge, Path of Atonement
    6.6/10(5 votes)

    S1:E106

    Fueled by Charmy’s magical meals, Asta’s team detours to defend Hecairo on their way to the royal capital and picks up a trio of most unlikely allies.

    Director:Shigeki Awai
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  18. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 143 - The Tilted Scale
    6.6/10(7 votes)

    S1:E143

    After being attacked by the Devil Banishers, Nero as well as Gauche’s younger sister, Marie, were kidnapped and Asta fell into a mysterious coma. Gauche thinks that maybe the head of the Magic Parliament, Damnatio, may have taken his sister, but Damnatio denies the claim. Damnatio’s innocence is proven by using Marx’s communication magic, but they learn that there’s a possibility that Damnatio’s subordinates are behind this incident. Meanwhile, Asta was taken to Owen’s clinic and it becomes apparent that the tracking device he had on his arm had disappeared. They then find its signal coming from somewhere rather unexpected.

    Director:Fumio Maezono
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 144 - Those Who Wish for the Devil’s Demise
    6.6/10(7 votes)

    S1:E144

    Julius orders the Black Bulls to save Nero and Marie, so Captain Yami, Noelle, Finral, Gordon and Gauche travel to a certain town along with the captain of the Silver Eagles Nozel, to see if they can find any clues. They try to ask the townspeople for some clues, but it appears that they are less than willing to cooperate because they seem to hold a grudge against the Magic Knights who weren’t able to come to their immediate aid after they were attacked by the elves.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 145 - Rescue
    6.6/10(7 votes)

    S1:E145

    The Devil Banishers announce that they will judge Nero and Marie in public. Julius then orders the Black Bulls and other Magic Knights to go rescue them. The Magic Knights place themselves among a crowd that clearly hates the devil, and then the Devil Banishers appear. They then demand that the devil-possessed Asta show himself.

    Director:Naoki Matsuura
    Writer:Kanichi Kato

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  21. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 152 - To Tomorrow!
    6.6/10(6 votes)

    S1:E152

    Asta and Noelle go to see the Magic Knight Entrance Exams with Yami. The testing site and the anti-birds that gather there are rather nostalgic to Asta and remembers his own experience at the exams last year after seeing the hopefuls from this year.

    Director:Fumio Maezono
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  22. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 153 - The Chosen Ones
    6.6/10(7 votes)

    S1:E153

    The Magic Knight Squad Captains gather for a meeting and for an award ceremony with the king later. At the meeting, they decide that Asta, Nero, Noelle, Luck, Finral, Mimosa, Leopold, Charlotte and Rill will be going to the Heart Kingdom to train with the Spirit Guardians. At the award ceremony, Yuno advances very quickly in rank.

    Director:Shigehisa Iida
    Writer:Momoko Murakami

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  23. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 103 - Release from Misfortune
    6.7/10(5 votes)

    S1:E103

    As the elves set their sights on the royal capital, bent on destroying all humankind, Asta’s newest sword may be the key to driving them out for good.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 104 - Lightning of Rage vs. Friends
    6.7/10(5 votes)

    S1:E104

    After a chance encounter with their squadmate Luck, Magna and Vanessa go to extremes in a struggle to free their friend from a crazed elf’s clutches.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Black Clover Season 1 Episode 130 - The New Magic Knights Captain Conference
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    S1:E130

    The Magic Knight Squad Captains decide to have a meeting about the problem with the devils that ended up involving the whole Clover Kingdom. Asta and the others who were in the Heart Kingdom were also summoned and they disclose the information they gathered in front of Julius, Damnatio, and the Captains. After hearing what Asta and the others had to report, Julius tells everyone what they need to do in order to deal with the devil Megicula.

    Director:Matsuo Asami
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Path" is the worst rated episode of "Black Clover". It scored 5.4/10 based on 1250 votes. Directed by Yuji Tokuno and written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, it aired on 4/24/2018. This episode scored 0.6 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Petit Clover! The Nightmarish Charmy SP!".