WhileBlack Cloverhas unfortunately suffered a hiatus for a few years now, the anime is still as popular as ever, ranking highly in Netflix’s most-watched anime of 2024. This is a given, considering how absolutely beloved and popular the anime was when it was airing, and if it comes back stronger, there is no doubt that it will soar to even greater heights. A new Netflix report has revealed which anime were the most-watched from last year. Surprisingly,Narutotook the top spotdespite it ending more than 10 years ago, withOne Piecelagging behind at second.
There were some no-brainers on the list, such asHunter X Hunter,My Hero Academia,Demon Slayer,Pokémon,and more, but the most surprising one was definitelyBlack Clover, which was the sixth most-watched anime on Netflix last year, racking up 138+ million hours on the platform. True to the underdog theme of the story,Black Clovermanages to be more watched than evenJujutsu KaisenandDandadan, which are at the height of their popularity, showing that the series still has an audience who can’t get enough of it.
Black Clover Needs To Come Back ASAP
The Hit Fantasy Has Fans Ready For The New Season
TheBlack Cloveranime began on July 09, 2025, and went on for a very successful 170 episodes in the weekly format until it was put on hiatus on June 22, 2025. Due to the fast-paced schedule that pumps out episodes year-round, the anime managed to catch up with the manga, which was one reason the anime took a break. Fortunately, there is now a lot of manga for the anime to adapt, and the series is nearing its end very soon, and there is no better time to start the production.
While the hours watched are very high, Netflix used views as the official data, which would putBlack Clover much lower.
Black Cloverwas not the only Studio Pierrot show put on hiatus or delayed, asBoruto: Naruto Next Generations,Naruto’s four anniversary episodes, andKingdomall suffered similar fates. Although the anime catching up was definitely a reason the series was put into hiatus, the studio’s messy production that led to the director, Tatsuya Yoshihara, juggling many roles at once, is definitely a key issue. A lot of the episodes were not animated as well as they could have been, and the fillers really hurt the momentum of the story at the time.
Black Clover Will Come Back Stronger Than Ever
With the Spade Kingdom Raid being the next arc in the anime, the series will absolutely be even better than before, given that the content ahead is a step-up from the rest as well as the pay-off to most of the series. All that is left for Pierrot to do the series justice, and given how theBlack CloverandNarutostudio changed their production to enhance quality, fans should be much less worried about the future ofBlack Clover. With Pierrot set to announce their future works in this year’s Anime Japan event, the adventures of Asta and the Black Bulls could be coming sooner than expected.
