People are already starting to lose their minds with this schedule. And me too.

I thought people would be happy about the movie canonization but they seem very split about it because Tabata went the easy rushed route.

And I get it, this arc feels dull, DULL.
We've been getting the same stuff for 2 years now.
Rivalry wank used to be relegated to the last 2 chapters of every arc, now it's been going for 2 years
We're still stagnated on the same fights from 2 years ago.

There's been some neat additions here and there ngl, but it just feels like Tabata is cramming everything before Lucius' defeat, creating an artificial bottleneck before he decides to end the series for good.

Tabata (or Jump execs) just seem hell-bent on him finishing the series on Jump GIGA without going monthly.
This is why we won't ever see this arc truly evolve or branch out.
The ideal play for stakes, lore drops, character development and world building would be to end the first round against Lucius (either with a temporal defeat or retreat) and have some downtime to tie lose ends there.
Instead everything is happening in the middle of a battle that's been happening for 2 years now.

And I don't fucking understand it, everything Black Clover is GIGA branded now, even the anime announcement mentions Jump GIGA, so, for god's sake, why don't they commit to the bit?
Like Tabata could increase the page count, maybe 80-100 pages per issue, or maybe he could make us feel like he isn't rushing shit and that BC's final arc will take the time it needs, be it 2 years or 5 years.
Or just go to another magazine, Asta still gets invited to WSJ promos...
I don't get it, I just don't get it.

What I do know is the story and characters are suffering from it and I don't see how Tabata will fix that, I don't know if he even cares at this point.