You may hate me for this, but the new Black Clover anime news could bring misery for Boruto fans

As anime fans must know, while Black Clover and Boruto are animated by Studio Pierrot, the fan bases of the two series have always been at odds with each other. While the fandom war initially began with Naruto fans claiming that Yuki Tabata was copying Masashi Kishimoto's work, it soon evolved into something much bigger.

As time passed, Studio Pierrot wished to switch up its release format to compete against other animation studios. Hence, in an attempt to try out a seasonal release format, they discontinued the two anime and focused all their efforts on Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War.

Ever since, the two fanbases have focused on debating each other over their manga. That's when a report online claimed that Black Clover anime was set to receive "exciting information" next week in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine.

Black Clover anime's return could spell doom for Boruto anime

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As anime fans must know, the Black Clover anime ended four years ago in March 2021. Hence, fans were always looking for hints about the anime's possible return. In doing so, they were met with misinformation several times, giving them false hope.

That's when reports online claimed that Black Clover anime was set to receive "exciting information" next week in Weekly Shonen Jump #32. This time, the information was from a reliable Japanese blog, which not only left casual fans excited but also those who are known to access these sources.

Asta as seen in the anime (Image via Studio Pierrot)

If this information does end up true and Shueisha announces the return of the Black Clover anime, the news could bring a lot of misery to Boruto fans. This is because, as revealed by Pierrot, they wanted to handle each of their IPs with a lot of care. Hence, Studio Pierrot created a subsidiary animation studio called Pierrot Films to focus on them.

Notably, Pierrot Films is currently animating Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, meaning they would not want to disrupt its production with multiple projects. Therefore, if Pierrot Films were planning the Black Clover anime's return soon, it could take quite some time before the Boruto anime returns to television.

Boruto as seen in the anime (Image via Studio Pierrot)

On top of that, several online reports claim that the Boruto anime would be rebooted from the start when it returns. Considering that Pierrot knew Boruto's popularity, they wished to do justice to the manga and simply adapt the content. If these claims are indeed true, even if Pierrot Films plans to animate the series soon, it might take quite a few years before fans see any new content get animated.

So, depending on the nature of the Black Clover news that will be released next week, Boruto fans might either have a sigh of relief or spend their time in misery. Given the circumstances, fans can only hope Pierrot Films plans to animate the Boruto anime right after Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War concludes.

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Gokul has been an anime writer in Pop Culture division at Sportskeeda since 2022. His love for watching anime and his interest in the ever-growing anime industry inspire Gokul to produce insightful content about the genre on a daily basis. He holds a Master's degree in Communication & Journalism, and has worked for close to 3.5 years in the field.

Gokul likes to thoroughly research about the anime he is writing about and only credits a source after verifying its credibility. He loves the popular Shonen anime, Black Clover, for its memorable characters and their development throughout the story.

When not racking his brain behind his next anime story, Gokul likes to play video games, read manga, and play football.

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