Clevatess
Clevatess
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Clevatess

8.0
Yr 2025
Status Returning Series
Animation Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Series Brief

Overview

One of the Lords of Dark Beasts, Clevatess’s reign shatters when he revives a hero he personally slayed and adopts an orphaned humanoid baby—the last hope to save a dying world. Now bound together, what fate awaits this unlikely trio?

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 92 /100

Clevatess has garnered widespread critical acclaim for its ambitious genre-blending and visceral storytelling. Critics praise the series for balancing 90s-style ultra-violence with surprisingly grounded character beats, noting that the show transitions smoothly between high-stakes action and intimate narrative moments.

The adaptation is frequently lauded for its technical execution and ability to handle heavy, dark themes with grace. By deconstructing traditional fantasy tropes—such as the immediate dispatching of heroes—the series establishes itself as a standout entry in the dark fantasy landscape. Reviewers consistently highlight the show's unique blend of kaiju-scale intensity and character-driven drama as a major strength.

“Clevatess is a total package anime series. It combines well-rounded character work with 90s-style action that often cranks the violence factor to eleven.”

“Clevatess is impressive that it can incorporate different genres from superhero to kaiju to something more grounded such as babysitting.”

“Clevatess delivers an incredible opening season.”

“Clevatess has what it takes to be a top Summer 2025 anime.”

Transmission Paths

Where to Watch

Crunchyroll
US • UK • CA
Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
CA • US • UK
Why fans love it

Clevatess anchors its high fantasy roots in an unusual domestic arrangement. Where other seinen anime often anchor intense action in cold revenge, this series prioritizes the reluctant, shifting dynamics between a powerful Dark Beast and a human infant. The result is a grounded take on parenting that cuts through the spectacle of its sprawling, dying world.

Yuichi Nakamura leads a cast that balances the series' signature brutality with the strange tenderness required to make this triad work. The animation transforms familiar genre tropes into a sharp, uncompromising look at conflict. It avoids easy moral binaries, focusing instead on how the obligation to protect a single life can outweigh the cold mandate of a vengeful reign.

Production Board

Crew

Series Director
Kiyotaka Taguchi
Sound Director
Kiyotaka Taguchi
Editor
Go Sadamatsu
Director of Photography
Shigeki Asakawa
Sound Effects
Yuji Furuya
Character Designer
Souichirou Sako
Producer
Seiichiro Kuriyama
Color Designer
Reiko Iwasawa
CGI Director
Naoki Tsuji
Sound Mixer
Tetsuya Satake
Key Animation
Zenjirou Ukulele
Original Music Composer
Nobuaki Nobusawa
Theme Song Performance
Mayu Maeshima
Series Composition
Keigo Koyanagi
Original Concept
Yuji Iwahara
Signal Match

Similarity

Where Clevatess overlaps with other shows, and exactly what they have in common.

Keyword Cloud

Keywords

revenge based on manga parenting dark fantasy seinen anime high fantasy intense legendary sword
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
July 02, 2025
Status
Returning Series
Origin
JP
TMDB Votes
97