Manga Review: Black Clover, Volume 11, by Yuki Tabata

Rating (Out of 5): ~3

Publisher: Shonen Jump (VIZ Media)

Release Date: May 2018

Volumes: 17+

Spoilers?: No.

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Volume: 1. 10. 12.

Goodreads Synopsis:

In a world of magic, Asta, a boy with anti-magic powers, will do whatever it takes to become the Wizard King!

Asta is a young boy who dreams of becoming the greatest mage in the kingdom. Only one problem—he can't use any magic! Luckily for Asta, he receives the incredibly rare five-leaf clover grimoire that gives him the power of anti-magic. Can someone who can't use magic really become the Wizard King? One thing's for sure—Asta will never give up!

As the battle for the Forest of Witches continues, Asta goes up against a member of the Diamond Kingdom. But when a powerful mage switches sides, it may throw the whole fight into chaos.

Review:

We continue the witch's fight as this volume starts, which expands to being a fight against Ladros, where they're all trying to beat him. We get a background story from Mars here, who knows Fana and thought she had died. I will admit their story was sweet, and I quite like their relationship. Their bond was really heartwarming, and I liked their reunion.

After that, we finally see what the Witch Queen has been planning. It definitely made sense that she was up to something else, and that she wouldn't be at all appreciative that they'd just saved their village. We get to see Vanessa's history, how sad it was, and afterward, getting to see her powers come to fruition and how she gets to finally stand up for herself, is really nice. I will admit I really like her new powers, too.

This series is not one of my favorites, but I don't mind it. Since we kind of took a break from Asta and got some backstories for some other characters, I didn't mind this volume. It was actually interesting.

A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!