Marie Iitoyo Joins the Cast Black Clover Anime Film as Original Character

 

The Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King anime film will be soon taking its magic to Netflix in March next year, but ahead of then, the franchise announced that Japanese model and actress Marie Iitoyo will be joining the cast as the original character Mille Maxwell, who was created by manga creator Yuki Tabata for the film.

 

 

Marie Iitoyo is mostly known for her work in asadora (morning drama) series’ on NHK as well as being the voice of Tomohisa Taguchi in The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes anime film.

 

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Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King premieres in Japanese theaters and Netflix around the world on March 31, 2023, with Ayataka Tanemura returning to direct from the TV anime series at Pierrot. The entire Black Clover TV anime is available to watch here on Crunchyroll, which describes it as such:

 

In a world where magic is everything, Asta and Yuno are both found abandoned at a church on the same day. While Yuno is gifted with exceptional magical powers, Asta is the only one in this world without any. At the age of fifteen, both receive grimoires, magic books that amplify their holder’s magic. Asta’s is a rare Grimoire of Anti-Magic that negates and repels his opponent’s spells. Being opposite but good rivals, Yuno and Asta are ready for the hardest of challenges to achieve their common dream: to be the Wizard King. Giving up is never an option!

 

Source: Comic Natalie

 

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Daryl Harding is a Senior Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.