Black Clover Season 2 is airing in Japan on TV Tokyo and streaming worldwide on Crunchyroll, with an English dub now running weekly. The premiere episode drew more than 130,000 Crunchyroll likes.
Black Clover returned to television on October 3, 2026, five and a half years after the original 170-episode run ended in March 2021. Studio Pierrot animates the new season, and Ayataka Tanemura directs, moving up from episodes 153-170 and the 2023 film Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King. Keiichiro Ochi handles series composition. The season opens with "The Battle Begins," following the Magic Knights as they prepare to rescue Yami and their allies from the Dark Triad, with Asta training under Nacht toward Devil Union. A second episode, "The Door to Hell," airs October 10 and moves three confrontations forward at once: Charlotte against Vanica, Yuno against Zenon, and Jack and Nacht against Dante.
The return has drawn attention on Crunchyroll. Episode 1 passed 130,000 likes within a week and sits near 134,000, ahead of the 2026 premieres of Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 and Frieren Season 2, and opened with a 9.4/10 IMDb rating. Reporting in September said the season is planned for 26 episodes across two parts, the first 13 covering the Spade Kingdom Raid Arc and the remaining 13 planned for 2027 to adapt the Final Arc, with about 122 manga chapters still unadapted. That episode count has not been confirmed by the production.
The season has a coordinated rollout. Crunchyroll screened the first episode in U.S. and Canada theaters on September 21 as part of its Anime Nights program, and the episode had its world premiere at Anime Expo 2026 in July. WANIMA performs the opening theme "Kienai Riyuu" and ONE OR EIGHT performs the ending theme "Yellow Brick Road." An English dub began streaming on October 17, with Dallas Reid as Asta and Micah Solusod as Yuno, produced by Crunchyroll Studio.
Outside the anime, Asta, Yuno and Noelle are available as cosmetic skins in Fortnite Battle Royale for the Fortnitemares event, and Black Clover is on the Jump Super Stage slate for Jump Festa 2027 on December 19 and 20 at Makuhari Messe.
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Crunchyroll announced the English dub casts and staff for the second seasons of Black Clover and Aoashi. The first Black Clover dub episode began streaming on Saturday, with new episodes weekly; Dallas Reid voices Asta and Micah Solusod voices Yuno. The first Aoashi dub episode streams on Sunday, with Ciarán Strange as Ashito. Crunchyroll Studio produces both dubs.
Black Clover Season 2 Episode 1, titled "The War Begins," passed 130,000 likes on Crunchyroll within a week of its Oct. 3 premiere. As of writing it sits near 134,000 likes, ahead of Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Episode 1 at roughly 128,900 and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2 Episode 1 at about 68,900. The episode opened with a 9.4/10 IMDb rating.
Black Clover Season 2 Episode 2, titled "The Door to Hell," releases on Oct 10, 2026 at 11:00 p.m. JST on TV Tokyo, with Crunchyroll streaming the series globally outside Japan. The official site's premise describes Mereoleona against a demon in the Spade Kingdom, while three Magic Knights groups face the Dark Triad: Charlotte against Vanica, Yuno against Zenon, and Jack and Nacht against Dante.
Black Clover Season 2 began airing in Japan on October 3, 2026, and Crunchyroll is streaming the new season worldwide. WANIMA performs the opening theme "Kienai Riyuu," while ONE OR EIGHT performs the ending theme "Yellow Brick Road." KENTA is credited for lyrics and composition on the opening song, with WANIMA handling arrangement. ONE OR EIGHT released the ending song digitally on October 7. The official anime website has posted full non-credit opening and ending sequences. Episode 2, which is episode 172 overall, premieres October 10. Its synopsis covers the Magic Knights' infiltration of Spade Castle, where three groups face the Dark Triad: Charlotte against Vanica, Yuno against Zenon, and Jack and Nacht against Dante. Mereoleona confronts a demon that appeared in the Spade Kingdom through Morris's actions. Ayataka Tanemura directs, Studio Pierrot handles animation production, and Keiichiro Ochi is credited for series composition.
Epic Games announced on Saturday that Black Clover characters Asta, Yuno, and Noelle are available as cosmetic skins in Fortnite Battle Royale for the annual Fortnitemares event. The items include grimoire back bling, sword and wand pickaxes, an Anti-Magic weapon wrap, and a Nissan GT-R Nismo car body with two Anti-Magic tires. Epic teased the collaboration in its Fortnitemares trailer on September 29. The new Black Clover season premiered the same Saturday, with Studio Pierrot returning.
Kadokawa is running an all-volumes-free fair for Mine Yoshizaki's manga Sgt. Frog on October 1 and 2, 2026, ending at 23:59 each day. Volumes 1 through 35 are readable at no cost on BOOK☆WALKER, BookLive, honto, Rakuten Kobo, au Book Pass, Reader Store, DMM Books, Comic Cmoa, LINE Manga, ebookjapan, Piccoma, and U-NEXT. The promotion is timed to the new Sgt. Frog anime, which begins airing Saturday, October 3, 2026. The manga has run in Monthly Shonen Ace since 1999 and is still ongoing. It follows an alien frog from Planet Keron who arrives to invade Earth, is captured by the Hinata siblings Fuyuki and Natsumi, and ends up living with the family as a lodger. A theatrical anime screened in June 2026. The fair notes that store end times, prices, and eligible products may differ by retailer.
Black Clover Season 2 Episode 1, titled "The Battle Begins," arrives on Oct 3, 2026 at 11:00 p.m. JST on TV Tokyo, with a global stream on Crunchyroll. The episode follows the Magic Knights preparing to rescue Yami and their allies from the Dark Triad, while Asta and Liebe train toward Devil Union and Yuno prepares to face Zenon again.
A new pre-broadcast visual for Black Clover season 2 centers on Asta and the Dark Triad: Dante, Zenon and Vanica Zogratis. Voice cast comments accompanied the visual, including Rikiya Koyama as Dante, Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Zenon and Yui Ogura as Vanica. Advertisements for the season are on display in Ikebukuro Station's central passageway through Oct. 4. Ayataka Tanemura returns to direct.
Jump Festa 2027 will run 34 series across three stages at Makuhari Messe on Dec. 19 and 20. The Jump Super Stage carries 15 titles including One Piece, Naruto, Jujutsu Kaisen, Kagurabachi and Black Clover; the Jump Studio stage has 10, among them Bleach and Kaiju No. 8, and the new Jump Station Online streaming stage has 9, among them KochiKame and Chained Soldier. All three stages stream on the official Jump Channel YouTube account.
Black Clover Season 2 is reportedly set for 26 episodes split across two parts, with the first 13 covering the Spade Kingdom Raid Arc in 2026 and the remaining 13 planned for 2027 to adapt the Final Arc. About 122 manga chapters remain unadapted. The anime returns on Oct 3, 2026, after the original TV run stopped at Chapter 270 across 170 episodes.
Black Clover Season 2 picks up with Yami and Vangeance held captive in the Spade Kingdom while the Dark Triad plots. Asta trains under Nacht to reach Devil Union with Liebe but is not ready in time, so the strike force infiltrates the stronghold without him. Episode 1 streams on Crunchyroll on October 3, 2026.
Crunchyroll confirmed its fall 2026 streaming slate, with premieres running from September 26 through October 16. A Wild Last Boss Appeared! Season 2 opens the season on September 26, followed by Overgeared on September 27, The Prince of Tennis II U-17 World Cup: Final Member Selection Match on September 30 and FX Fighter Kurumi-chan on October 1. The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 arrives October 2 and Black Clover Season 2 on October 3, the same day as A Tale of the Secret Saint, Magical Explorer, Romelia War Chronicle, VERTEX FORCE and #I'm Looking For a Zombie. October 4 brings Reborn as a Space Mercenary, Aoashi Season 2, HOTEL INHUMANS Season 2, Uncle's Obsession with Cute Things and Even Though I'm a Super Timid Noble Girl, I Accepted the Bet From My Cunning Fiance. Magic Knight Rayearth lands October 7, Firefly Wedding October 9 and The Vermilion Mask October 10. PSYREN is listed under coming soon. Red River, The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System, Please Excuse My Younger Brothers, Case Closed and Star Detective Precure! continue from summer 2026.
The second season of the Black Clover anime debuts October 3 on TV Tokyo and its affiliates at 11:00 p.m. ONE OR EIGHT performs the ending theme "Yellow Brick Road," and WANIMA performs the opening theme "Kienai Riyu." Ayataka Tanemura, who directed the Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King film, directs the season. Studio Pierrot returns to animate. Crunchyroll previews the season in U.S. theaters on September 21 and streams it as it airs.
Crunchyroll announced Tuesday that its Anime Nights theatrical program will screen five fall anime on September 21 ahead of their October premieres. The one-night event at 7 p.m. local time in select U.S. and Canada theaters will show Black Clover Season 2, The Vermilion Mask, Overgeared, Firefly Wedding, and PSYREN with Japanese audio and English subtitles. Tickets are on sale now. Anime Nights is a monthly program held on the third Monday of each month across more than 280 theaters, with participating chains including AMC Theatres, Regal, Cinemark, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Harkins Theatres, Cineplex, and Landmark Cinemas. The September event follows the program's August 17 screening of Your Letter. Black Clover Season 2 will debut on TV Tokyo in October, with Ayataka Tanemura returning to direct and PIERROT FILMS handling animation. The original Black Clover anime ended in March 2021 with its 170th episode. The other four titles premiere through October: Overgeared on October 2, Firefly Wedding on October 9 on Fuji TV's Noitamina block, The Vermilion Mask in October with two parts, and PSYREN in October.
Anime Anime rounds up five fall 2026 sequel series, including The Apothecary Diaries Season 3, Blue Box Season 2, and Black Clover 2nd Season, with recaps of prior seasons to help viewers catch up before new episodes air in October. The article highlights key plot points and new cast details for each show.
At Anime Expo 2026, the world saw the first episode of Black Clover Season 2, directed by Ayataka Tanemura. Tanemura, who previously worked on the first season and directed the film Sword of the Wizard King, took over from Tatsuya Yoshihara. Author Yūki Tabata told Tanemura to make the battles extra cool, and the premiere includes a scene not in the manga. The episode jumps straight from the season one finale, with Asta training under Nacht Faust.
The staff of the second season of the Black Clover anime revealed a new promotional video on Sunday, July 5, 2026, which previews the opening theme song by rock band WANIMA. The video debuted at Anime Expo 2026 on Saturday, July 4, where the first episode of the new season also had its world premiere. The opening song is titled "Kienai Riyuu" (The Reason That Won't Disappear). The second season will debut on TV Tokyo in October 2026. Ayataka Tanemura, who directed episodes 153-170 of the original Black Clover anime and the 2023 film Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King, will direct the new season. Studio Pierrot returns to animate the season. Crunchyroll will stream the anime. The Black Clover anime originally aired 170 episodes from October 2017 to March 2021. The manga, created by Yuki Tabata, launched in Weekly Shonen Jump in February 2015 and concluded on May 1, 2024, after transferring to Jump GIGA in 2023.
TV Tokyo announced on Monday that the second season of the Black Clover anime, based on Yūki Tabata's manga, will premiere in October 2026. Ayataka Tanemura, who directed episodes 153-170 of the first season and the 2023 film Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King, will return as director. Studio Pierrot will animate the new season, and Crunchyroll will stream it. Tanemura and Asta voice actor Gakuto Kajiwara will appear at a panel at Anime Expo 2026 on July 4, where a premiere screening of the first episode is also planned. A 10-minute recap video of the first season, previously shown at the Black Clover Exhibition in Tokyo and Osaka, has been released on YouTube. The first Black Clover anime ran for 170 episodes from October 2017 to March 2021. The manga concluded in Jump GIGA in May 2026 after beginning serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in February 2015.