I think the bolts/lack of wounds is just an animation error/limitation, same with the guys frozen standing around.
I'm glad you're enjoying the voice acting and music (at the very least some), because I think they're also the weakest in the whole series in S1. Minako Seki, the composer for S1-S2, is the composer for Black Clover as well. This was her first anime gig.
The Pierrot team in charge of S1-S2 (producers Maiko Isogai and Naomi Komatsu) actually go on to produce Black Clover (both the series and movie)
Edit: Zuo Ci is pronounced Zuo Tsee. "C" is like "ts"
Sarca
2025-05-19 08:59:20 +0000 UTC
btw even the later half of season 1 has slightly better animation