How Tall is Asta in Black Clover?

5 feet 1 inch (155 cm) is how tall Asta from Black Clover is. There are a good number of people who watch the anime who are not happy about this. This is because the height of the boy does not change even as the series moves on and on. When Asta began his dealings, he was 15 years old and so, 5 feet 1 was easy to accept. However, why is it that he doesn’t get taller as he becomes older?

This issue has been a hot topic among the Black Clover community. Why is Asta not growing any taller but only building his muscles? There could be several reasons for this. This may just be how the creative artist wanted to leave things. There may also the matter of Asta’s mutated gene because of his origins. It can also be that how tall Asta is doesn’t really matter and people are making a big deal out of nothing.

When Does Asta’s Height Change?

When you look at Asta and then some other characters in Black Clover, it is then you will realize that our main character is short. For instance, there is Yuno who is 172 cm (5′ 8″) tall. This means that he dwarfs Asta by a whopping 17 cm (7″). However, Asta isn’t the shortest of the bunch. Secre stands at 152 cm / 4′ 12″, while Dorothy is 145 cm / 4′ 8″. Also, Gifso is 150 cm / 4’11”).

So, it is a well-known fact that Asta is short. However, sometimes, if a different artist draws him, he may look taller. The same thing may also happen if they draw him from a different angle. A time when Asta truly becomes tall is when he is touched by some of his anti-magic powers.

For example, in his Black Asta form, when he could reach the devil berserker form, he becomes taller. And when he joins body with Liebe, he also grows taller with horns coming out of his head. But these changes don’t last and before long, he returns to his normal height.

Why Did Asta Not Get Taller?

So why is Asta not getting any taller as episodes and episodes of Black Clover go by? Some people say his back story may be the answer. The mom of Asta, her name is Licita, can suck magic and life force from people. Such a thing may have come back to affect her son. Also, Asta had to mutate so as not to remain alive in the stomach of his mother and this left him without Mana. Perhaps this form of mutation also affected his height.

According to the series creator Yūki Tabata (who is a short guy himself), even if Asta were to grow any taller, it would be a mere 1 cm. It seems that deliberately, Asta was made to be naturally shorter than most of the other characters in Black Clover. Maybe the message here is that your small stature does not stop you from doing big things. For instance, despite his height, Asta has an undying zeal to continually work on himself.

Asta’s Height May Be Beneficial After All

The short height of Asta gives him the upper hand when bigger opponents are in front of him. With his short stature, Asta can give powerful blows. He is fast, balanced and steady on the ground and can easily dodge the strikes coming from opponents. His height and being born without mana have made a lot of Asta’s foes look down on him but he always shocks them and they never see it coming.

The case of Asta is not so different from other main charcaters in anime. They don’t, on the normal, look strong and big; Luffy from One Piece, Tanjiro from Demon Slayer, etc. Their strength is not their physical stature. It comes from their never-give-up spirit, their staying power, and a deep sense of loyalty and justice.

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