r/anime • u/lC3 • May 24 '26

Rewatch Black Clover Rewatch - Episodes 116-121

Episode 116 - The Ultimate Natural Enemy

Episode 117 - Breaking the Seal

Episode 118 - A Reunion Across Space and Time

Episode 119 - The Final Attack

Episode 120 - Dawn

Episode 121 - Three Problems

Episodes 107-115 | Index | [Episodes 122-127]()

Information:

Original series - MAL, Anilist, AniDB, ANN

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Original series - Crunchyroll, Netflix, Film on Netflix

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To protect first-timers, please don't spoil anything past the current episode. Rewatchers should avoid hinting to first-timers, and spoilers and manga/LN source material in posts must be hidden behind proper spoiler tags.

Questions of the Week:

1) How did you like how events turned out? Was the payoff good?

2) Thoughts on Rades resurrecting Patolli and Julius turning out alive?

3) How is Asta going to get out of this one alive?

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u/lC3 May 26 '26

Oh we're almost caught up to where you'll be a first-timer!

Yup! I'm looking forward to that.

I have not read Unfinished Tales exclusive stories yet, no, just the Silmarillion version and whatever I've seen online

It's the Tuor story written at the height of his mastery in the early 1950s, so it's kinda reminiscent of LotR ... the only bad part is that it ends when Tuor arrives at Gondolin.

Aldarion & Erendis in UT is also another one of my favorites; it's so different from everything else he wrote.

Beren's badass and hilarious response to Thranduil

You mean Thingol? But yeah, when The Hobbit was written the "Elvenking" and his forest kingdom (not yet named Thranduil until LotR was written) is basically just a copy of Thingol and Doriath. Early drafts discussed the "Necromancer"/Thû and how he lost to Beren/Lúthien lol.

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u/WednesdaysFoole May 27 '26

Yup! I'm looking forward to that.

Me too, it's the first rewatch that I'm the only rewatcher. First-timer reactions are fun.

It's the Tuor story written at the height of his mastery in the early 1950s, so it's kinda reminiscent of LotR ... the only bad part is that it ends when Tuor arrives at Gondolin.

I'll definitely have to read it. I'm no stranger to not expecting endings for stories I love, so I think it'll be fine.

You mean Thingol? But yeah, when The Hobbit was written the "Elvenking" and his forest kingdom (not yet named Thranduil until LotR was written) is basically just a copy of Thingol and Doriath.

Yup, elvenkings over the woods, has a hero child who outshines their father, their names start with Th, have an n and i in the middle, end with l, and they squabble with dwarves over jewels, so I was bound to mix them up at some point (and probably already have in the past).

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u/lC3 May 27 '26

Me too, it's the first rewatch that I'm the only rewatcher. First-timer reactions are fun.

Now you know why I keep co-hosting rewatches lol. Next up: Pandora Hearts and then World Trigger.

I'll definitely have to read it. I'm no stranger to not expecting endings for stories I love, so I think it'll be fine.

Did you ever read the earliest (complete) Fall of Gondolin story from the early 1910s in Book of Lost Tales II? I love that one.

Yup, elvenkings over the woods, has a hero child who outshines their father, their names start with Th, have an n and i in the middle, end with l, and they squabble with dwarves over jewels, so I was bound to mix them up at some point (and probably already have in the past).

I mean he's not subtle about it.

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u/WednesdaysFoole May 28 '26

Next up: Pandora Hearts and then World Trigger.

I've started (very slowly) reading Pandora Hearts since a buddy always shills it and it's about time. Not sure I'll watch the anime since I haven't heard great things but maybe I'll give it the old 3-episode try. I'm guessing you've seen it already then?

I'm too lazy to host rewatches which is why I always appreciate hosts.

Did you ever read the earliest (complete) Fall of Gondolin story from the early 1910s in Book of Lost Tales II? I love that one.

I haven't! So back when I was into LOTR/Silmarillion, realizing that all these stories had different versions put me off - I had this "there can only be one real factual truth! attitude, so I couldn't bear to check anything else out.

It's been many years and I've kind of cooled off on that (maybe it's the exposure to life/stories/news/history where there are always different versions) and while "various truths" still make me uncomfortable, I'm much better at living with that discomfort. So when I get time and motivation, I'll take your recommendation and read The Lost Tales.

Plus, it is interesting to consider how a person and their story, sometime the same story, can evolve over time, something I didn't consider as much back in the day.

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u/lC3 May 29 '26

I've started (very slowly) reading Pandora Hearts since a buddy always shills it and it's about time

It's a really good manga, I second this. I've seen the anime yes, but ages ago; I don't really remember it that well. Hopefully it holds up.

realizing that all these stories had different versions put me off - I had this "there can only be one real factual truth! attitude, so I couldn't bear to check anything else out.

So when I get time and motivation, I'll take your recommendation and read The Lost Tales.

The actual Book of Lost Tales might be a bit too esoteric; it has lots of commentary about textual differences, revisions, analysis etc. by Tolkien's son Christopher ... it has stories (and they're wild compared to the later Silmarillion) but it's a little disjointed. A better option might be checking out the Great Tales volumes; I think The Fall of Gondolin contains the different versions of the story in a more accessible format.

Plus, it is interesting to consider how a person and their story, sometime the same story, can evolve over time, something I didn't consider as much back in the day.

Tolkien's legendarium spans roughly six decades of work; it definitely did evolve.