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It seems that yet another war has begun between the Black Clover and Naruto fandoms, this time inspired by the latest reveals surrounding Yami Ichika and Yami Sukehiro. While previous issues have kindled this conflict, the spoilers of the latest issue have set the fight between the two fandoms ablaze.
Fans of both series are now arguing over whether or not Yami Ichika and Yami Sukehiro’s story is a direct copy of Itachi Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha. While there are plenty of similarities, Black Clover and Naruto fans are, unsurprisingly, of two different minds on the subject.
As a result, some interesting dialogs and accusations of fans from each fanbase have come to light. Follow along as this article briefly addresses why Naruto and Black Clover fans are fighting, as well as covers the predominant fan reactions from each side of the aisle.
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Latest Naruto and Black Clover fandom fight sees each taking opportunities to discredit, tear down the other series
Fan reactions
The latest feud between Black Clover and Naruto fandoms initially began when spoilers for the former’s chapter 341 were released. These spoilers ended with a reveal from Ichika that Yami Sukehiro had massacred his entire clan beside her, before fleeing Hino Country and finding himself in the Clover Kingdom.
With a break week following chapter 341’s release, the discussion died down somewhat before the arrival of chapter 342 spoilers. These spoilers see Yami Ichika share her childhood experiences with Yami Sukehiro, as well as even showing readers a scene where a bloodied Yami Sukehiro is holding a katana while surrounded by bodies.
This image and motif from the spoilers has reignited discussions amongst fans from both the Naruto and the Black Clover series. Unsurprisingly, such a direct and common reference to Itachi Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha’s story has riled up fans of both series who are ready to defend their favorites to the death.
Naruto fans are primarily addressing Black Clover’s lack of originality. They assert that the latter series’ author and illustrator Yuki Tabata is merely copying and pasting the work which Naruto author and illustrator Masashi Kishimoto once pioneered. Some are even going as far as to say that the situation is an exact copy and paste of Kishimoto’s series, which many seemingly agree with.
Another major discussion from the Naruto fanbase is inspiration, and how Tabata has (in their eyes) taken the inspiration that Kishimoto and Naruto have given him much too far. Regardless of the validity and veracity of this statement, it is one which many fans clearly and inarguably agree upon.
Black Clover fans, meanwhile, are taking a similar approach in defending their series. Many are pointing out that Naruto was heavily inspired by both Hunter x Hunter and Dragon Ball before it, with many similarities between them which can be argued as direct copying. These similarities are certainly at least as obvious and apparent as the Yami Sukehiro/Itachu Uchiha situation.
Hilariously, many Black Clover fans are simply tearing down Naruto as a series in various ways, some incredibly detailed and some very brief, without argument or explanation. One fan merely posted a tweet which, with no explanation or justification, ranks their series over One Piece, Bleach, and Naruto. This seems to be one of the most popular tweets in the discussion currently.
A third group of partakers also exist in the conversation, who are merely looking from the outside in with no particular stakes in the argument. These users seem to be critiquing the aforementioned two groups of fans for taking such a silly argument so seriously and far, which many users seem to agree with.
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