Manga Review – Black Clover Vol 3 by Yuki Tabata (4/5 stars)

Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Manga/Fantasy
Length: 192 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Release Date: October 4, 2016
ISBN-13: 978-1421587202
Stand Alone or Series: 3rd book in the Black Clover series
Source: Bought
Rating: 4/5 stars

“Asta and his teammates were ready for trouble when they were sent into a magical dungeon full of traps, but going up against the Diamond Kingdom may be too much for them to handle. Even Yuno couldn’t stand up to Mars and his mineral magic—does Asta have a chance…?!”

Series Info/Source: This is the third volume in the Black Clover manga series.

Story (4/5): I enjoyed this a lot more than the 2nd volume in the series. This volume wraps up the dungeon delving story arc that started in vol 2. It was well done and there are some interesting new developments in the story.

Characters (4/5): This book continues the strange frenemy relationship between Asta and Yuno. I enjoyed some of the other characters that were developed and really liked that we didn’t have a ton of new characters added. It was fun to get time to follow and know all the characters that were added in volume 2.

Setting (4/5): I really enjoyed the magical dungeon setting that part of the story takes part in. It was also fun to see the characters journey to the capital city.

Writing/Drawing Style (4/5): This was well written and easy to follow. Some of the fight scenes are a bit muddled and it’s hard to see what is going on. For the most part though, the drawing quality is on the high end and this is easy to follow.

My Summary (4/5): Overall I am enjoying the series. My 13 year old son absolutely loves this series, so I will continue reading it since I am gradually buying the books for him. It’s a fun fantasy shounen series with a lot of action and magic.