Manga Mavericks & Anime #01: Black Clover

We’re not done yet! We’ve got one last podcast for you guys before the year is over. Something that I’ve been meaning to get out for a while now. Welcome to the first episode of a recurring show I like to call Manga Mavericks & Anime, a show where we’ll talk about anime, naturally. In this first installment we discuss our thoughts on the Black Clover anime with Annaliese Christman, letter of Black Clover for Weekly Shonen Jump, and Maxy Barnard, host of Friendship! Effort! Victory! We recorded this the weekend after the first episode aired, and I intended to release it the week after, but because of other priorities it’s taken me until now to finish editing it. But hey, better late than never, right? The Black Clover anime has been plenty controversial, and we approach it from a rather optimistic and appreciative standpoint compared to most reviewers you might’ve listened to. We talk about our expectations for the anime, what we think about the animation, the voice acting, and common criticisms about the series. While our discussion is centered around the first episode, what we talk about is still relevant to the discourse on the series as a whole and is a lot of fun to listen to. It’s a great conversation to close off 2017 and look forward to what’s on the horizon in 2018! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro & Updates 08:58 - What Were Our Expectations for the Black Clover Anime?  18:55 - What Do We Think About the Animation?  29:06 - Comparisons with the Jump Festa OVA 32:10 - Opinions on Asta’s Seiyuu 38:24 - Opinions on the Anime-Original Content 44:50 - Is the Black Clover Anime Well-Made?  51:55 - Tangent About Toei  54:32 - Overall Thoughts on the Black Clover Anime (+ Twitter Recommendation!) 1:01:15 - Why We Like Black Clover  1:07:52 - Thoughts on the Practice of Splitting the First Chapter Between Two Episodes  1:11:47 - Black Clover is Not the Next Naruto 1:20:40 - Tangent About Ultimate Muscle  1:23:14 - You Don’t Need to Qualify Why You Dislike Something 1:27:08 - Other Anime Recommendations  1:49:20 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com,and now on Youtube! You can also follow the host at  @lumranmayasha, and special guests Annaliese Christman at @kaitou_ace, VLordGTZ at @VLordGTZ, and Maxy Barnard at @MaxyTheBee. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi. By taking our annual year-end survey, you can give us feedback that’ll help us curate the content of our show to reflect what our audience most responds too. We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously, and want to figure out more ways to reach our and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses! Don’t forget to also subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us comments and reviews, and as always, you can also e-mail us at [email protected] with any questions or suggestions you have as well! On our next episode we’ll be reviewing Sket Dance to celebrate it’s 10th anniversary (no seriously, we’re really doing it this time – I swear!). If you have any questions or topics concerning Sket Dance that you’d like us to discuss, you can drop us a line in the comments below, comment in the Manga Mavericks thread on Animation Revelation, tweet at us, or send an e-mail! As always, thanks for listening, and I hope you all have a very Happy New Year!