When Does Black Clover Season 2 Come Out? Is It Renewed?
Black Clover Season 2 has not been confirmed yet.
IMDb
8.2/10
Seasons
1
Episodes
170
Diagnostics
- Network
- TV Tokyo
- First aired
- 2017-10-03
- Last aired
- 2021-03-30
- Runtime
- 24 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
Awards 3 nominations total
Predictive Logic Analysis
Multiple credible outlets, including Anime News Network and Screen Rant, reported the official announcement at Anime Expo 2025 in early July. Crunchyroll confirmed it will stream the new season, Studio Pierrot is producing it, and a trailer was released the same week. A November 2025 article pegged the premiere for Winter 2026. This isn't hype speculation; it's a confirmed, dated production with distribution attached.
The show's fundamentals back up the decision. An 8.2 on IMDb with nearly 50,000 votes is strong for a long-running shonen title. Search interest is at peak levels and rising, Trakt watchers are steady at over 20,000, and Wikipedia pageviews are also climbing. The 62-month gap since the original run ended is long, but the new season is specifically framed as covering the manga's final arc, which gives the production a clear narrative purpose rather than an open-ended continuation. The 10th anniversary of the manga, celebrated with crossover promos and a new release schedule for the source material, gave the franchise a natural relaunch moment that the production team clearly planned around.
The only reason this sits at 97 rather than 100 is that the TMDB status hasn't formally flipped to "In Production" and no episode count or full schedule has been locked in publicly. But the announcement is official, the distributor is named, and the premiere window is confirmed. There is no realistic scenario where this season doesn't air.
What is Black Clover about?
Black Clover is a standard-issue shonen anime built around one genuinely interesting premise: a protagonist who exists in a magic-saturated world but cannot use magic. Asta's anti-magic powers arrive to level the playing field, but the show at least commits to making his early incompetence feel real. He screams, sweats, and fails constantly. This scrappy energy carries the series through its early arcs, when the stakes are personal and the character interactions matter more than the world-ending plot developments that pile up later.
The show's real strength lies in its supporting cast. Yuno, Asta's rival-turned-ally, gets genuine character development rather than remaining a generic prodigy. The Black Bulls squad, Asta's ragtag team at the Magic Knights, has enough personality and chemistry that watching them banter and fight together becomes rewarding. The anime commits to giving side characters actual arcs, which keeps the narrative from feeling completely dominated by its two leads. The animation is functional rather than exceptional, but it shows up when the action matters.
By its middle seasons, Black Clover revealed itself as a show more interested in scale and mystery than in the personal struggles that made it initially appealing. Critics found it inconsistent: wildly entertaining in stretches, then bogged down by exposition and subplot proliferation. Audiences who stuck with it got invested enough to keep watching, though not always with enthusiasm. It became the kind of show people watch because they've watched it this long, not because they're confident about where it's headed.
Black Clover sits in the comfortable middle of long-running shonen anime. It lacks the narrative discipline of My Hero Academia and the thematic depth of Jujutsu Kaisen, but it also doesn't take itself as seriously, which works in its favor during the quieter moments between spectacle. The ending of its TV run left room for continuation, which speaks to the show's fundamental identity: perpetually promising something better just over the horizon.
Is Black Clover renewed or cancelled?
Working toward renewal
Official new season announced at Anime Expo 2025, confirmed by Crunchyroll with trailer released
Winter 2026 premiere window publicly confirmed
New season tied to manga's final arc, giving production a clear narrative endpoint and purpose
Studio Pierrot confirmed as producer; Crunchyroll confirmed as streaming distributor
IMDb rating of 8.2 with nearly 50,000 votes, indicating strong and sustained audience approval
Search interest at maximum (100/100) and rising, alongside rising Wikipedia pageviews
Trakt active watchers steady at 20,250
Working against it
62-month gap since original series ended (March 2021)
TMDB production status not yet updated to reflect confirmed new season
Black Clover Season 2 Release Date
The Winter 2026 window is publicly confirmed, which for the Japanese anime calendar typically means a January 2026 start. The November 2025 article specifically referenced a return "to kick off the new year," which points squarely at a January premiere slot on TV Tokyo, consistent with how the original series ran.
Production is at Studio Pierrot, the same studio behind the original run, and the creator has been actively teasing the new season's visual quality. Given that a trailer was already out in July 2025 and the premiere is several months away, the production timeline appears on track. Barring any unannounced delays, January 2026 is the working assumption.
Best & worst episodes
Black Clover seasons
Season 12017 · 170 ep
- 1. Asta and Yuno2017-10-03 · ★ 7.5
- 2. A Young Man's Vow2017-10-10 · ★ 7.3
- 3. To the Royal Capital!2017-10-17 · ★ 7.2
- 4. The Magic Knights Entrance Exam2017-10-24 · ★ 7.7
- 5. The Road to the Wizard King2017-10-31 · ★ 7.5
- 6. The Black Bulls2017-11-07 · ★ 7.5
- 7. Another New Member2017-11-14 · ★ 7.5
- 8. Go! Go! My First Mission2017-11-21 · ★ 7.2
- 9. Beasts2017-11-28 · ★ 7.4
- 10. Guardians2017-12-05 · ★ 7.5
- 11. What Happened One Day in the Castle Town2017-12-12 · ★ 7.2
- 12. The Wizard King Saw2017-12-19 · ★ 7.2
- 13. The Wizard King Saw, Continued2017-12-26 · ★ 7.4
- 14. Dungeon2018-01-09 · ★ 7.3
- 15. The Diamond Mage2018-01-16 · ★ 7.6
- 16. Friends2018-01-23 · ★ 7.7
- 17. Destroyer2018-01-30 · ★ 8.0
- 18. Memories of You2018-02-06 · ★ 7.8
- 19. Destruction and Salvation2018-02-13 · ★ 7.8
- 20. Assembly at the Royal Capital2018-02-20 · ★ 7.7
- 21. Capital Riot2018-02-27 · ★ 7.8
- 22. Wild Magic Dance2018-03-06 · ★ 7.5
- 23. The King of the Crimson Lions2018-03-13 · ★ 7.6
- 24. Blackout2018-03-20 · ★ 7.5
- 25. Adversity2018-03-27 · ★ 7.7
- 26. Wounded Beasts2018-04-03 · ★ 7.8
- 27. Light2018-04-10 · ★ 7.6
- 28. The One I’ve Set My Heart On2018-04-17 · ★ 7.1
- 29. Path2018-04-24 · ★ 5.7
- 30. The Mirror Mage2018-05-01 · ★ 7.1
- 31. Pursuit Over the Snow2018-05-08 · ★ 7.2
- 32. Three-Leaf Sprouts2018-05-15 · ★ 7.4
- 33. To Help Somebody, Someday2018-05-22 · ★ 7.8
- 34. Light Magic vs. Dark Magic2018-05-29 · ★ 8.2
- 35. The Light of Judgment2018-06-05 · ★ 8.3
- 36. Three Eyes2018-06-12 · ★ 8.1
- 37. The One with No Magic2018-06-19 · ★ 8.0
- 38. The Magic Knight Captains Conference2018-06-26 · ★ 7.7
- 39. Three-Leaf Salute2018-07-03 · ★ 7.6
- 40. A Black Beach Story2018-07-10 · ★ 7.3
- 41. The Water Girl Grows Up2018-07-17 · ★ 7.6
- 42. The Underwater Temple2018-07-24 · ★ 7.4
- 43. Temple Battle Royale2018-07-31 · ★ 7.6
- 44. The Pointlessly Direct Fireball and the Wild Lightning2018-08-07 · ★ 8.0
- 45. The Guy Who Doesn’t Know When to Quit2018-08-14 · ★ 7.8
- 46. Awakening2018-08-21 · ★ 8.2
- 47. The Only Weapon2018-08-28 · ★ 8.1
- 48. Despair vs. Hope2018-09-04 · ★ 8.3
- 49. Beyond Limits2018-09-11 · ★ 8.5
- 50. End of the Battle, End of Despair2018-09-18 · ★ 7.5
- 51. Proof of Rightness2018-09-25 · ★ 7.3
- 52. Whoever’s Strongest Wins2018-10-02 · ★ 7.7
- 53. Behind the Mask2018-10-09 · ★ 7.5
- 54. Never Again2018-10-16 · ★ 7.6
- 55. The Man Named Fanzell2018-10-23 · ★ 7.3
- 56. The Man Named Fanzell, Continued2018-10-30 · ★ 7.4
- 57. Infiltration2018-11-06 · ★ 7.5
- 58. The Battlefield Decision2018-11-13 · ★ 7.7
- 59. Flames of Hatred2018-11-20 · ★ 7.9
- 60. Defectors’ Atonement2018-11-27 · ★ 7.9
- 61. The Promised World2018-12-04 · ★ 7.9
- 62. Bettering One Another2018-12-11 · ★ 7.8
- 63. Not in the Slightest2018-12-18 · ★ 8.2
- 64. The Red Thread of Fate2018-12-25 · ★ 8.0
- 65. I’m Home2019-01-08 · ★ 7.6
- 66. The Eye of the Midnight Sun’s Secret2019-01-15 · ★ 6.1
- 67. A Fun Festival Double Date2019-01-22 · ★ 7.2
- 68. Battle to the Death?! Yami vs. Jack2019-01-29 · ★ 6.8
- 69. The Briar Maiden’s Melancholy2019-02-05 · ★ 7.2
- 70. Two New Stars2019-02-12 · ★ 7.7
- 71. The Uncrowned, Undefeated Lioness2019-02-19 · ★ 7.6
- 72. Saint Elmo’s Fire2019-02-26 · ★ 7.5
- 73. The Royal Knights Selection Test2019-03-05 · ★ 7.5
- 74. Flower of Resolution2019-03-12 · ★ 7.8
- 75. Fierce Battle2019-03-19 · ★ 7.4
- 76. Mage X2019-03-26 · ★ 7.4
- 77. Bad Blood2019-04-02 · ★ 7.7
- 78. Peasant Trap2019-04-09 · ★ 7.7
- 79. Mister Delinquent vs. Muscle Brains2019-04-16 · ★ 7.7
- 80. Special Little Brother vs. Failed Big Brother2019-04-23 · ★ 8.5
- 81. The Life of a Certain Man2019-04-30 · ★ 8.1
- 82. Petit Clover! The Nightmarish Charmy SP!2019-05-07 · ★ 4.3
- 83. Burn It Into You2019-05-14 · ★ 8.0
- 84. The Victors2019-05-21 · ★ 8.3
- 85. Together in the Bath2019-05-28 · ★ 7.2
- 86. Yami and Vangeance2019-06-04 · ★ 7.3
- 87. Formation of the Royal Knights2019-06-11 · ★ 7.4
- 88. Storming the Eye of the Midnight Sun’s Hideout!!!2019-06-18 · ★ 7.6
- 89. The Black Bulls’ Hideout2019-06-25 · ★ 7.7
- 90. Crazy Magic Battle2019-07-02 · ★ 7.9
- 91. Mereoleona vs. Raia the Disloyal2019-07-09 · ★ 8.3
- 92. The Wizard King vs. The Leader of the Eye of the Midnight Sun2019-07-16 · ★ 8.5
- 93. Julius Novachrono2019-07-23 · ★ 8.8
- 94. New Future2019-07-30 · ★ 8.3
- 95. Reincarnation2019-08-06 · ★ 7.7
- 96. The Black Bulls Captain vs. the Crimson Wild Rose2019-08-13 · ★ 8.1
- 97. Overwhelming Disadvantage2019-08-20 · ★ 7.9
- 98. The Sleeping Lion2019-08-27 · ★ 8.2
- 99. The Desperate Path Toward Survival2019-09-03 · ★ 8.1
- 100. We Won’t Lose to You2019-09-10 · ★ 8.8
- 101. The Lives of the Village in the Sticks2019-09-17 · ★ 8.0
- 102. Two Miracles2019-09-24 · ★ 7.0
- 103. Release from Misfortune2019-10-01 · ★ 7.8
- 104. Lightning of Rage vs. Friends2019-10-08 · ★ 8.0
- 105. Smiles, Tears2019-10-15 · ★ 8.0
- 106. Path of Revenge, Path of Atonement2019-10-22 · ★ 7.7
- 107. The Battle for Clover Castle2019-10-29 · ★ 8.0
- 108. Battlefield Dancer2019-11-05 · ★ 8.5
- 109. Spatial Mage Brothers2019-11-12 · ★ 7.9
- 110. The Raging Bull Joins the Showdown!!2019-11-19 · ★ 7.7
- 111. The Eyes in the Mirror2019-11-26 · ★ 7.6
- 112. Humans Who Can Be Trusted2019-12-03 · ★ 7.8
- 113. Storming the Shadow Palace2019-12-10 · ★ 7.9
- 114. The Final Invaders2019-12-17 · ★ 8.0
- 115. Mastermind2019-12-24 · ★ 8.4
- 116. The Ultimate Natural Enemy2020-01-07 · ★ 8.2
- 117. Breaking the Seal2020-01-14 · ★ 8.4
- 118. A Reunion Across Time and Space2020-01-21 · ★ 8.5
- 119. The Final Attack2020-01-28 · ★ 8.8
- 120. Dawn2020-02-04 · ★ 8.4
- 121. Three Problems2020-02-11 · ★ 7.6
- 122. As Pitch Black as It Gets2020-02-18 · ★ 7.7
- 123. Nero Reminiscences… (1)2020-02-25 · ★ 6.2
- 124. Nero Reminiscences… (2)2020-03-03 · ★ 6.2
- 125. Return2020-03-10 · ★ 7.0
- 126. The Blue Rose’s Confession2020-03-17 · ★ 7.3
- 127. Clues2020-03-24 · ★ 7.5
- 128. To the Heart Kingdom!2020-03-31 · ★ 8.0
- 129. The Devil Megicula2020-04-07 · ★ 7.8
- 130. The New Magic Knights Captain Conference2020-04-14 · ★ 7.4
- 131. A New Resolve2020-04-21 · ★ 7.2
- 132. The Lion Awakens2020-04-28 · ★ 7.6
- 133. The Lion Awakens, Continued2020-07-07 · ★ 7.3
- 134. Those Who Have Been Gathered2020-07-14 · ★ 6.6
- 135. The One Who Has My Heart, My Mind, and Soul2020-07-21 · ★ 7.0
- 136. A Black Deep Sea Story2020-07-28 · ★ 6.9
- 137. Charmy’s Century of Hunger, Gordon’s Millennium of Loneliness2020-08-04 · ★ 6.6
- 138. In Zara’s Footsteps2020-08-11 · ★ 7.0
- 139. A Witch’s Homecoming2020-08-18 · ★ 6.9
- 140. A Favor for Julius2020-08-25 · ★ 7.0
- 141. The Golden Family2020-09-01 · ★ 7.0
- 142. Those Remaining2020-09-08 · ★ 7.2
- 143. The Tilted Scale2020-09-15 · ★ 7.4
- 144. Those Who Wish for the Devil’s Demise2020-09-22 · ★ 7.3
- 145. Rescue2020-09-29 · ★ 7.3
- 146. Those Who Worship the Devil2020-10-06 · ★ 7.2
- 147. Prepared to Die2020-10-13 · ★ 6.9
- 148. Becoming the Light That Shines Through the Darkness2020-10-20 · ★ 7.3
- 149. Two Things to Look for2020-10-27 · ★ 7.0
- 150. The Maidens’ Challenge2020-11-03 · ★ 6.8
- 151. Clash! The Battle of the Magic Knights Squad Captains2020-11-10 · ★ 8.1
- 152. To Tomorrow!2020-11-17 · ★ 6.8
- 153. The Chosen Ones2020-11-24 · ★ 7.2
- 154. Vice Captain Langris Vaude2020-12-01 · ★ 7.3
- 155. The 5 Spirit Guardians2020-12-08 · ★ 7.3
- 156. Awakening Powers2020-12-15 · ★ 7.6
- 157. Five-Leaf Clover2020-12-22 · ★ 7.1
- 158. The Beginning of Hope and Despair2021-01-05 · ★ 8.2
- 159. Quiet Lakes and Forest Shadows2021-01-12 · ★ 7.4
- 160. The Messenger from the Spade Kingdom2021-01-19 · ★ 8.1
- 161. Zenon’s Power2021-01-26 · ★ 8.3
- 162. The Great War Breaks Out2021-02-02 · ★ 8.6
- 163. Dante vs. the Captain of the Black Bulls2021-02-09 · ★ 8.2
- 164. Battlefield: Heart Kingdom2021-02-16 · ★ 8.2
- 165. Water Crusade2021-02-23 · ★ 8.0
- 166. Captain: Yami Sukehiro2021-03-02 · ★ 8.7
- 167. Black Oath2021-03-09 · ★ 9.1
- 168. Stirrings of the Strongest2021-03-16 · ★ 8.1
- 169. The Devil-Binding Ritual2021-03-23 · ★ 8.2
- 170. The Faraway Future2021-03-30 · ★ 8.8
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Black Clover cast
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Gakuto Kajiwara
Asta (voice)
Nobunaga Shimazaki
Yuno (voice)
Kana Yuuki
Noelle Silva (voice)
Junichi Suwabe
Yami Sukehiro (voice)
Genki Muro
Magna Swing (voice)
Ayumu Murase
Luck Voltia (voice)
Jun Fukuyama
Finral Roulacase (voice)
Satoshi Hino
Gauche Adlai (voice)
Kiyono Yasuno
Charmy Papittoson (voice)
Nana Mizuki
Vanessa Enoteca (voice)
Minami Takahashi
Grey (voice)
Masayuki Akasaka
Grey, Transformed (voice)
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Black Clover's new anime season was officially announced at Anime Expo 2025 and confirmed by Crunchyroll, with a trailer already out and a Winter 2026 premiere window locked in. This is as close to a done deal as it gets without a formal TMDB status update. The show is coming back after a four-year hiatus.
Live signals
20.3K watching on Traktsteady
Interest rising
Verdict updated 3 weeks ago · 13 tracked mentions — no renewal-specific coverage yet
Updated 2026-06-09 · AI-generated analysis
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Frequently asked
- When does Black Clover Season 2 come out?
- Black Clover Season 2 has not been confirmed yet.
- Is Black Clover renewed or cancelled?
- Black Clover's new anime season was officially announced at Anime Expo 2025 and confirmed by Crunchyroll, with a trailer already out and a Winter 2026 premiere window locked in. This is as close to a done deal as it gets without a formal TMDB status update. The show is coming back after a four-year hiatus.
- How many seasons of Black Clover are there?
- Black Clover has aired 1 season so far.
- How many episodes of Black Clover are there?
- There are 170 episodes of Black Clover across 1 season.
- Where can I watch Black Clover?
- Black Clover is available to stream on Netflix, Hulu, Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Google Play Movies.
- What is Black Clover's IMDb rating?
- Black Clover holds an IMDb rating of 8.2/10 from 47,506 votes.