Has Asta Become the Strongest Character in Black Clover?

Black Clover anime is over and so is my happiness. The heartbreak is real, guys; my weekly Asta time is over.

Fortunately, the manga hasn’t taken a break. It keeps on exhilarating me with dynamic fights. The Spade Kingdom arc has been the most entertaining so far and chapter 288 was no less.

Asta has become the GOAT! He has officially taken over the ‘I am the coolest of them all’ spot. The end scene was absolutely amazing. He did a nice clean cut on Naamah’s body, in fact, it wasn’t even a cut; he definitely severed him in two pieces.

But my question here is was that enough? Dealing with the devil is not easy and if Asta killed him then will he become the strongest in Black Clover?

According to the recent events, Asta is currently one of the top 5 characters in Black Clover and on his way to becoming the strongest. His new Devil Union with Liebe and the usage of “anti-mana zone” have made him nearly invincible.

However, his union devil mode is not complete and therefore has a few drawbacks.

1. Asta the Master of Anti Mana Zone

It feels like it was yesterday when Asta was still struggling to become a Magic Knight. He has grown phenomenally and I feel like a proud parent. He is doing things that are deemed to be impossible which surprises the audience every time.

Although the fans expected him to pull something off and save Nacht but certainly not the way in which Asta pulled the stunt. It gave us a major reveal that he has mastered something similar to Mana Zone.

In the Mana Zone, the mages use the surrounding mana to eject their powers; in simple terms, they act as a medium to convert the environmental mana into powerful attacks. However, in Asta’s case, it should have been impossible as he is inherently magicless.

Tabata has hinted that he has been using the Anti-Mana Zone for a long time. Remember Asta flew on his sword like a character from the martial art sect series?

That time he channelized Anti-magic throughout his body that pressurized the surrounding mana and gave him the ability to ride on his sword.

In the end fight scene, he used Anti-Mana Zone to eradicate Lilith and Naamah’s Fire and Ice magic spell. Nacht mentioned that it was impossible to cut through their magic but still Asta not only cut through but also dispersed their entire magic flow for that moment.

Our boy has certainly become stronger but there is still time for him to be the supreme.

2. Anti Magic, the End Game

Asta holds the shounen protagonist tag and one day he will inevitably become the strongest. As for now, he’s not there yet and the day he becomes the strongest it’s a bye-bye for Black Clover.

Tabata has made it obvious that Black Clover is not about an already overpowered main character who is pushing his way through with his luck card.

For Asta to be the strongest it will require a lot of struggle, hard work, and time. But from watching years of Black Clover you can make out Anti Magic is the end game. If Asta can control all of Liebe’s powers then nobody can beat him.

Even Lilith and Naamah claimed that it was the first time in several hundred years to be hit by someone. It provides enough proof that Asta is the ultimate deal and has grown quite a lot.

Currently, Asta can withhold his devil mode only up to five minutes which is a huge gamble considering the number of devils gathered up for the devil purge party.

Lilith and Naamah are just two of them, there is a whole bunch out there having fun playing around with humans after getting out of the underworld.

Asta’s Anti-Mana Zone depleted the magic out and he took his chance to slice through Naamah but I don’t think that’s the end for him. Asta has the potential to grow and he even wants Nacht to live and see him grow stronger.

The next chapter will reveal many other strengths and abilities that Asta has achieved and developed throughout his training and it will surely be interesting as hell.

4. About Black Clover

Black Clover is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūki Tabata. It has been serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine since February 16, 2015.

The story centers around Asta, a young boy seemingly born without any magic power, something that is unknown in the world he lives in; and his foster brother Yuno who received the rare four-leaf grimoire and has more magic power than most people! With his fellow mages from the Black Bulls, Asta plans to become the next Wizard King.