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Black Clover Season 2 Returns 3 October
Black Clover Season 2 premiered in Japan on 3 October 2026, resuming at episode 171 after more than five years away, with Studio Pierrot animating again.
Black Clover did not come back with a new season. It came back with a number: episode 171.
The first run ended in March 2021 at episode 170, mid-raid. Five and a half years later it refuses a reboot or a recap — it simply continues, with the premiere, “The Battle Begins”, resuming the Spade Kingdom Raid.
Key Points
- Premiere: Saturday, 3 October 2026, 23:00 JST, TV Tokyo network.
- Original numbering continues: episode 171.
- Studio Pierrot returns; Ayataka Tanemura directs.
A return, not a restart
Tanemura directed episodes 153 to 170 and the 2023 film, so it is a promotion from within, with Keiichiro Ochi on series composition. The manga has since concluded — Tabata’s final chapter, chapter 392, ran on 1 May 2026 — so this season adapts toward a known ending. No total episode count is officially confirmed, so this desk will not quote one.
Primary source: the official Black Clover anime site and Crunchyroll’s Fall 2026 lineup.
Why it matters
Most revivals ask you to forget the gap. Black Clover asks you to respect it: episode 171 promises the five-year wait bought a proper ending, not a fresh start. If Pierrot sustains the pace, it is the test case for long-paused shonen.
Read more: Sequel Season and Season Spotlight.