Black Clover Season 2 has finally ended a wait of more than five years. The anime returned on Saturday, October 3, 2026, with Episode 1 arriving on Crunchyroll for audiences outside Japan. The season picks up the story straight into the Spade Kingdom Raid Arc, one of the most intense stretches of Yuki Tabata’s manga, and it is rolling out on a steady weekly schedule.
For anyone planning to follow the season week by week, the release pattern is simple: one new episode every Saturday, with the Japanese broadcast on TV Tokyo leading and Crunchyroll streaming internationally shortly after. The first part of the season is set for 13 episodes, running through late December 2026.
Full Episode Release Schedule for Black Clover Season 2 Part 1
The first cour of Black Clover Season 2 follows a weekly Saturday rollout. The confirmed dates cover the entire first batch of episodes, closing out the year just before Christmas.
- Episode 1 – Saturday, October 3, 2026
- Episode 2 – Saturday, October 10, 2026
- Episode 3 – Saturday, October 17, 2026
- Episode 4 – Saturday, October 24, 2026
- Episode 5 – Saturday, October 31, 2026
- Episode 6 – Saturday, November 7, 2026
- Episode 7 – Saturday, November 14, 2026
- Episode 8 – Saturday, November 21, 2026
- Episode 9 – Saturday, November 28, 2026
- Episode 10 – Saturday, December 5, 2026
- Episode 11 – Saturday, December 12, 2026
- Episode 12 – Saturday, December 19, 2026
- Episode 13 – Saturday, December 26, 2026
This schedule assumes no broadcast breaks or production delays. The dates above are the confirmed rollout for the first 13 episodes, which adapt the opening stretch of the Spade Kingdom Raid Arc.
What Time Do New Episodes Arrive Worldwide
The Japanese broadcast of Black Clover Season 2 airs at 11:00 PM JST on TV Tokyo and its affiliated networks. Crunchyroll has confirmed that the international stream arrives one hour after the Japanese broadcast, putting the global release at roughly 8:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM ET on Saturdays for the premiere.
The same timing pattern carries into the rest of the season, though Crunchyroll has not issued a separate time confirmation for every individual episode. The platform has consistently released each episode on the Saturday of its scheduled date, following the simulcast model that puts new episodes online shortly after they air in Japan.
Here is how the release time translates across major regions for the weekly Saturday drops:
- Pacific Time (PT): 8:00 AM, Saturday
- Eastern Time (ET): 11:00 AM, Saturday
- British Summer Time (BST): 4:00 PM, Saturday
- Central European Summer Time (CEST): 5:00 PM, Saturday
- India Standard Time (IST): 8:30 PM, Saturday
- Japan Standard Time (JST): 12:00 AM, Sunday (broadcast itself airs at 11:00 PM Saturday JST)
- Australian Eastern Time (AET): 1:00 AM, Sunday
These times apply to the subtitled simulcast. Dubbing schedules vary by language and region, and Crunchyroll has not confirmed a simultaneous dub rollout for Season 2.
Where to Watch Black Clover Season 2 Around the World
Crunchyroll holds the global streaming rights for Black Clover Season 2 outside Japan. The platform carries the new season as part of its Fall 2026 lineup and streams each episode on its Saturday release date.
The first season, which ran for 170 episodes from October 2017 to March 2021, is available on Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+ in various regions, giving new viewers a way to catch up before starting Season 2.
In Japan, the television broadcast runs on TV Tokyo and its affiliates. Streaming services in Japan, including ABEMA and Amazon Prime Video, began carrying the season on a slightly delayed schedule compared to the TV broadcast.
How Many Episodes Does Black Clover Season 2 Have in Total
Black Clover Season 2 is structured as a 26-episode season split into two cours. The first cour of 13 episodes airs through December 2026 and covers the Spade Kingdom Raid Arc. The second cour is also set for 13 episodes and is scheduled to arrive in 2027.
The second part carries the title “Final Season” and is positioned as the closing chapter of the anime adaptation, covering the remaining material from Yuki Tabata’s manga. The manga itself concluded on May 1, 2026, after more than eleven years of serialization, giving the anime a complete roadmap for the final stretch of the story.
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Staff and Opening Theme for the New Season
Ayataka Tanemura returns as director for Black Clover Season 2. Tanemura previously directed Episodes 153 through 170 of the original anime and the 2023 film Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King, giving him direct experience with the later arcs that Season 2 adapts.
Studio Pierrot returns for animation production. The staff lineup includes Keiichiro Ochi on series composition, Itsuko Takeda on character design, and Minako Seki on music.
The opening theme for the season is “Kienai Riyū” (roughly translated as “The Reason That Won’t Fade Away”), performed by WANIMA.
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