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Black Clover Season 2 Episode 5 Adds Naruto Shippuden Veteran Hiroyuki Yamashita
A reported staff leak lists Hiroyuki Yamashita as storyboard artist and animation director on Black Clover season 2 episode 5.
Reporting from 1 source: Animehunch.
Why it matters
A leaked staff list is the only reason to watch this episode's credits, and it puts a Naruto Shippuden fight veteran on the Magna vs. Dante confrontation, which is the episode's selling point.
Key Facts
- A reported staff leak lists Hiroyuki Yamashita as storyboard artist and animation director on Black Clover season 2 episode 5.
- Yamashita worked on Kakashi vs. Obito, Madara's rampage against the Shinobi Alliance and Naruto vs. Sasuke's final battle in Naruto Shippuden.
- Black Clover season 2 episode 5 is titled "The Best vs. The Worst" and airs Oct. 31 at 11:00 p.m. JST.
- The episode's staff list also credits Kurika Yamagata, Hirokimi Shiratori, Kazuya Saitou and Motohiko Kurihara as animation directors.
- The episode's premise pairs Asta and Liebe against Lilith while Magna and Zora assist Jack against Dante.
Yamashita worked on major Naruto Shippuden battles, including Kakashi vs. Obito, Madara's rampage against the Shinobi Alliance and Naruto vs. Sasuke's final fight, and has credits on Boruto and Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War. The episode, titled "The Best vs. The Worst," airs Oct. 31 at 11:00 p.m. JST.
The episode's staff list also credits Kurika Yamagata, Hirokimi Shiratori, Kazuya Saitou and Motohiko Kurihara as animation directors. The premise has Asta joining Liebe through Devil Union to fight Lilith, while Magna and Zora reach Jack in his fight with Dante, who is using 100% of his devil's power. Magna's answer is a forbidden spell he spent six months developing, Secret Flame Magic: Soul Chain Deathmatch, and Dante's Body Magic keeps him in the fight. The episode airs Oct. 31 at 11:00 p.m. JST.
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