Black Clover (season 3)


The third season of the Black Clover anime TV series was directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara and produced by Pierrot. The season premiered on October 1, 2019 on TV Tokyo in Japan. On April 26, 2020, it was announced that after episode 132, the remaining episodes of season would be delayed due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. After a two month hiatus, the season resumed on July 7, 2020. Both Crunchyroll and Funimation licensed the series for an English release, with Crunchyroll simulcasting the third season, and Funimation producing a North American Simuldub. Funimation's adaptation premiered on February 2, 2020 on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block.
The third season uses six pieces of theme music: three opening themes and three ending themes. For the first 13 episodes, the opening and ending themes are "RiGHT NOW" by EMPiRE and "Life is a Battlefield" by Karen Anzai. The second opening and ending themes, used for episodes 116 to 128, are "Black Catcher" by Vickeblanka and "New Page" by Intersection. The third opening and ending themes, used for episodes 129 to 140, are "Stories" by Snow Man and "Answer" by Kaf. The fourth opening themes, used for episodes 141 and onward, are "Everlasting Shine" by Tomorrow X Together.

Episode list


Funimation's English title / Japanese translated title
Original Japanese title
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Home video releases

Japanese

In Japan, Avex Pictures will release the season of the anime on DVD and Blu-ray in five "chapter" volumes, with the eleventh volume scheduled for April 24, 2020, and the fifteenth volume scheduled for January 29, 2021.