While most series receive some kind of acclaim for a major milestone, Black Clover's 10th anniversary hasn't been celebrated at all. It's a shocking and heartbreaking omission for the beloved series, and it might sadly be understandable. Even though Black Clover has quickly become a mainstay series for many shōnen lovers, its recent serialization changes have squarely put the series on the back burner.

Black Clover was, at one point, sharing the cover of Shōnen Jump, the biggest manga publication in the world, alongside fellow titans of the art form Bleach, One Piece, and Dragon Ball. Since it has been transferred to the seasonal Jump Giga magazine, the series' popularity has plummeted. It's disappointing to see such a great series suffer from issues entirely unrelated to the plot of the series, and with no major publication celebrating the series' 10th anniversary, it doesn't look like it'll get better soon.

Black Clover Is An Amazing Series

It Has Quickly Become One Of The Most Popular Shōnen Franchises Around

Before it was sent to Jump Giga, Black Clover was a massively popular series. On MyAnimeList.com, one of the internet's most popular anime and manga ranking sites, Black Clover's anime sits comfortably as the 57th most popular anime series of all time. 57th place might not seem impressive, but this ranking puts Black Clover above the likes of Chainsaw Man, Spy x Family, and even Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.

Black Clover's manga holds an even higher ranking on the same website, coming in as the 33rd most popular series on MyAnimeList.com. This ranking puts it above Haikyuu!!, one of the best sports anime of all time, Soul Eater, and Blue Lock. There are no shortage of Black Clover fans, and even still, the series finds itself at an all-time low. It's a sad change of events for what was once a hugely successful series.

Recent Serialization Changes Have Seriously Hurt The Series

One Release Every 3-4 Months Is Brutal

There have been no changes to the story of Black Clover. From the beginning, it was a solid and reliable shōnen series about Asta, a magic-less peasant in a world that values magic and status above all else. The story has always been straightforward, with some of the best fights in anime history, amazing characters who believe in each other, and a great plot that works perfectly for the characters within it.

A lot of other anime series suffer the same problems as Black Clover because of issues on-page. A character will make an unpopular decision, the series will go in a boring direction, or anything else that makes the series itself weaker. Black Clover has never had any of these issues, making the decline in popularity even more hurtful.

There's one clear reason as to why Black Clover isn't nearly as celebrated as it once was: its move to Jump Giga. Manga publisher Shueisha's main publication is Weekly Shōnen Jump, the most popular manga publication in the world by some margin. At one point, Black Clover dominated the publication. Due to personal issues, the creator of Black Clover, Yūki Tabata, wanted more time in between each publication.

The series was then moved over to Shōnen Jump Giga, the sister publication to Weekly Shōnen Jump. The biggest difference between the two is the publication schedule. Regular Shōnen Jump series are published on a weekly basis, but Jump Giga is posted seasonally. That means that Black Clover went from around 50 publications a year to less than 5.

It's a monumental change for the series as the franchise was looking to enter it's final point in the story, and it looks like it all but killed the hype surrounding Black Clover.

Black Clover Had No Celebration During Its 10th Anniversary

It Used To Share The Cover Of Shōnen Jump With One Piece, Bleach, And Dragon Ball

On February 15th, 2025, Black Clover celebrated its 10th anniversary. The series debuted on February 15th, 2015, and was one of the most entertaining shōnen series around. Surprisingly, there was no celebration of such a grand achievement.

Black Clover once took the front cover of Shōnen Jump along with behemoths of shōnen like One Piece, Bleach, and Dragon Ball. Each of those series got tons of celebration and accolades during their runtime. Black Clover's Asta is even included in a lot of the best Shōnen Jump covers of all time, showing that while it might not be as popular as it once was, it was one of the biggest series for a long time.

It's truly unfortunate that a series like Black Clover didn't get any celebration for its 10th anniversary. Shueisha didn't issue a statement, Tabata didn't create a special cover, and nobody else really even acknowledged such a huge milestone for any series.

When a series like One Piece hits a milestone, everyone celebrates it. Mangaka Eiichiro Oda even created an entire movie to celebrate One Piece's 1,000th episode. While 1,000 episodes might be the greatest milestone in anime history, 10 years of publication for a series like Black Clover deserves a little attention too.

The Future Of Black Clover Is Looking Bleak

Mangaka Yūki Tabata's Personal Issues Changed The Series' Fate

There's not much to do about the future of Black Clover. Creator Yūki Tabata made the decision to move his masterful series to the seasonal Jump Giga in order to give himself the time he needed to come up with a proper ending for his series. While nobody knows exactly why he made the decision, many cite his personal issues as the leading factor.

A lot of mangakas suffer from physical or mental health issues when working so tirelessly on their series. Hunter x Hunter has been on dozens of hiatuses because creator Yoshihiro Togashi suffered from chronic back pain while working on the amazing series. When he was working on Yu Yu Hakusho, Togashi said that he suffered from tons of sleepless nights and chronic chest pain as well, showing just how stressful it can be to create top-tier manga on such a tight schedule.

Yūki Tabata's wife has also suffered from some health issues. Chapter 364 of Black Clover was delayed because she was released from the hospital and Tabata wanted to spend some time with her and take care of her. There's nothing wrong with putting health issues above the publication of a manga, and it makes Tabata's decision even more heartbreaking, as with his health and his wife's on the line, he didn't have much of a choice in the first place.

With the omission of a celebration for one of Black Clover's biggest milestones, and no real change looking to come, the future of Black Clover looks bleak. The series' popularity plummeted, and even though its closing in on its final arc, the end doesn't look like it'll come any time soon.