Black Clover Sword of the wizard king introduces four past wizard kings (Movie review & recap)
By - Che Browndon
Written-on - June 17 2023
Source: Black Clover: Sword of the wizard Kind
Black Clover: Sword of the wizard king is finally out and there’s so much to talk about. The black clover anime is currently on hiatus so most anime-only fans have only this movie. After the anime went on hiatus, this movie was announced and even though it has taken a lot of time has gone by, we’ve finally arrived at our destination. I’m going to review this movie while recapping the various events that took place in this movie.
Brief overview
So this movie based on its title pays huge emphasis on sword of the first wizard king. This movie told the story of Conrad Leto, Princia, Edward and Jester who want to create balance in the world by creating a new world order were the evil wouldn’t exist.
Wizard King's attack
Conrad Leto
This movie begins with a flashback of Lucius, Yami and other magic knights battling Conrad. Conrad Leto is the 27th Wizard king of the clover Kingdom and he specializes in Key Magic. Conrad was sealed by Julius Novachrono with his time magic. Unfortunately, this time seal was broken after Julius’ battle with licht. Conrad found a way to escape and fulfill his mission.
Conrad uses Key magic which is an attribute that allows him to create keys that are able to open and close magical rifts. He is able to steal the magic of another and use it however he likes with this ability. In the present, it’s the Triumph and it’s revealed by Mimosa the person who wins this becomes the next wizard kind. Conrad attacks the Triumph along with previous wizard kings he revived from the past such as;
Princia FunnyBunny
Princia FunnyBunny who was the 11th Wizard King of the clover Kingdom magic Knights. Her key magic attribute is legion magic hence she’s able to generate and manipulate a legion of chess soldiers to the point of combining them create a giant super soldier.
Jester Garandros
Jester Garandros who was the 16th wizard king of the clover kingdom magic Knights. His magic attribute is Barrier magic so he’s able to use this create barriers and also form weapons.
Edward Avalanché
And Edward Avalanché who was the 20th wizard kind of the clover kingdom magic knights. His magic attribute is Ice wedge and he can use this to create and control ice. He is also able to create ice avatars to fight for him as he’s a caster magic because he was a priest.
Magic knights resistance
Jester used his magic to create a Barrier. Some magic knights came to fight these past wizard kings (Nozel silva, Yami sukehiro, Fuegoleon Vermillion, Dorothy Unsworth and Rill Boismortier) along with Asta, Noelle, the black bulls team and Yuno but Julius sent Asta on an errand to go get a magic item from Nero (Secre Swallowtail) at a secret base which might help stop these foe’s so Asta, Noelle with the assistance of Finral.
Conrad’s story
Nero encountering Asta and the others explains Conrad’s story. Conrad was an incredible magic knight and gained respect of the masses but he betrayed the clover kingdom by trying to destroy it; because of this, his powers were stripped and Julius and the others had to fight him and seal him via Julius’ time seal. Its revealed Conrad’s plan has something to with the Imperial sword which is a magic item that belonged to the first wizard Lumier. After he was sealed, Julius and the others lied to the kingdom he died of an illness. Nero and the others arrived at the sealed room the item was kept but Conrad was already there. Conrad destroyed the magic item because he found it too weak for him; he also hurt Sally who was also at the base during this time.
Conrad's goal
Source: Black Clover: Sword of the wizard Kind
There was a battle between Conrad and the others but Conrad was too strong for them. He even drained out Noelle’s magic. He had an encounter with Asta going all out and he was impressed with Asta’s magic negation powers (he contemplated whether to take it or not but was unsure of what it’d do to his already existing powers he collected via key magic) but Asta didn’t really do any damage.
It was at this moment Conrad revealed his desire. The Imperial sword was created by Lumier and was designed to preserve magic from great heroes as a legacy for future generations. Conrad reveals the sword doesn’t only have the powers of the past wizard kings but also a part of their souls. He plans on combining the generations of wizard kings magic with the various magic he’s stolen from people and create a gargantuan compound magic and with that on the palms of his hands he will destroy the clover kingdom. The Imperial sword can collect the souls of the dead so he will use that and bring back those who he thinks they’re worthy. Conrad and the others are doing this because of all the oppression, discrimination and class privilege in the clover kingdom. Asta managed to escape with the help of Yuno and Nero who slowed Conrad down by sealing him.
Magic knights counterattack
The clover kingdom is in chaos so Asta and the others have to regroup at a secret location. I think it was underground or in a cave. Magic Knights were reluctant whether they should fight or not but Asta motivated them. Luckily for Asta and the others, Mereoleona, Marx Francois (Julius’ assistant), Charlotte Roselei, Jack the Ripper and William Vangeance
They decide to take back the hideout of the Black Bull’s and use it as transportation. That’s when the team splits up with Charlotte, William and Jack. Princia created thousands of chess pieces so the three had to fight all. On arrival the floating Triumph arena, Asta and the others are stopped by Princia, Edward and Jester. With a clearly planned attack, Princia and Edward are teleported away; Mereoleona decides to take Princia, Noella and the Black Bull members take Edward.
Conrad defeated
Source: Black Clover: Sword of the wizard Kind
Asta and Yuno got through the Barrier though others couldn’t. Asta went for Conrad and Yuno took Jester. They planned on fighting all of the separately with the goal of Asta’s anti-magic sword coming in contact with the Imperial Sword. Yuno released Yami, Fuegoeon and Nozel who were trapped to aid him. Asta and the others were engaged in an insanely hard fight but Asta managed to hit the Imperial sword hence Princia, Edward and Jester went back to the land of the dead. Princia loved her fight with Mereoleona and Edward started believing in hope as Noelle was royalty but she wasn’t like the others he encountered. I’m sure Jester enjoyed his fight.
This movie concluded with Asta using his demon slayer sword and Imperial sword(with the magic of the people) to cut a meteorite-like attack destroying Conrad but before the attack actually cut through and hit, I believe Conrad became hopeful and realized he made a mistake after his locket necklace broke and recalled his past.
I loved the movie
So I loved this movie. The animation was on point and just amazing. I also loved its fights and how creative it actually was. This move was a blend of 2D animation and 3D animation but it was really good. I also love the extra information given to us about the past wizard kings and about societal values In the clover kingdom as a whole.
Minor criticisms
There were characters or scene’s involving characters that I found odd. For instance, anyone who’s watched the Black clover anime could feel there was something artistically wrong with characters like Mimosa. Mimosa in the anime and Mimosa here are the same but Mimosa in the anime looks superior art wise. This also applies to other characters such as Yuno. It’s possible I’m just used to the anime’s art but that’s alright. I also feel like this movie emphasized a little too much on its fights. It was so amazing but getting an 8 minute flashback of Edward, Princia, Jester and Conrad would’ve been good because I loved them.
Closure
Overall, I absolutely loved this movie and it actually blew my expectations away. It was honestly a visual feast and I’d happily re-watch it over and over. If I were to rate it, I’d give it a solid 8/10.
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