Yūki Tabata’s Black Clover manga has entered another (hopefully) short hiatus, this time over health issues.
As reported via Anime News Network, the most recent issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Shōnen Jump revealed that the popular fantasy series will not appear in the upcoming 51st issue of the magazine due to the mangaka experiencing a “sudden illness.” However, Black Clover is expected to return in Weekly Shōnen Jump’s 52nd issue, which will be released on Nov. 28.
Black Clover’s History of Hiatuses
This isn’t the first hiatus for Tabata and Black Clover this year. The series went into a three-month-long break back in April so that the mangaka could have the necessary time and space to plan out the story’s final arc. The manga would make its return in Weekly Shōnen Jump’s 34th issue, which dropped on Aug. 1.
Tabata published the first chapter of his manga in Weekly Shōnen Jump in February 2015, going on to produce 33 volumes worth of content. The story follows a young orphan boy named Asta, who, despite living in a fantastical world where everyone has some sort of magical ability, does not appear to have any mystical power. Despite this handicap, he still plans to become the next Wizard King and, along the way, develops an intense rivalry with fellow orphan Yuno, who happens to be a magical prodigy with the ability to control the wind.
Over 18 million copies of Black Clover have been sold across the globe as of the beginning of this month, and the popular manga has inspired multiple adaptations. Most notably, Studio Pierrot (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations) made an anime version of the story, which initially aired from October 2017 to March 2021. Directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara (Princess Resurrection) and Ayataka Tanemura (DEVILMAN crybaby), the show stars Gakuto Kajiwara (Komi Can’t Communicate) as Asta, Kana Yūki (King’s Game The Animation) as Noelle Silva and Nobunaga Shimazaki (Fate/Grand Order -Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia-) as Yuno.
Additionally, an anime film, titled Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King, was announced in March 2021. The feature will see Tanemura return as director, working off a screenplay by Johnny Otoda and Ai Orii. However, it is unclear at the time of writing if Kajiwara, Yūki and Shimazaki will reprise their roles. The movie will premiere in Japanese theaters and internationally on Netflix on Mar. 31, 2023.
All four seasons of Studio Pierrot’s Black Clover anime are available to stream on Crunchyroll, while Tabata’s manga is distributed in North America by VIZ Media.
Source: Weekly Shōnen Jump via Anime News Network
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