Black Clover Season 2 Premieres October 3: Where to Watch the Anime’s Long-Awaited Return
After roughly five years away from television, Asta and the Magic Knights are back for a new chapter centered on the Spade Kingdom and the dangerous Dark Triad.
The long-awaited return of Black Clover is finally here. The anime’s second season begins on Saturday, October 3, 2026, bringing Asta, Yuno and the Magic Knights back to television for the first time since the original series ended its broadcast run in 2021.
The new season, officially titled Black Clover 2nd Season, premieres in Japan at 11 p.m. JST on TV Tokyo and its affiliated stations. BS TV Tokyo will begin broadcasting the season on October 7.
For international viewers, Crunchyroll has confirmed Black Clover Season 2 as part of its Fall 2026 lineup, with the series available across North America, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, the CIS, the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
Where to watch Black Clover Season 2
Crunchyroll lists the second season’s subtitled premiere for October 3, although the streaming service had not announced an exact international airtime in its Fall 2026 lineup announcement.
In Japan, the official Black Clover website has announced a staggered streaming schedule. Advance streaming begins at noon on October 4 through Anime Times, Lemino, U-NEXT and Anime Hodai.
Broader Japanese streaming availability begins at noon on October 8, including services such as Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, ABEMA and others. Free options listed by the official site include Lemino, ABEMA, TVer, Net TV Tokyo and NicoNico.
For viewers outside Japan, availability can vary by territory, so checking the local Crunchyroll listing is the most direct way to confirm the premiere time and language options.
Asta faces the Dark Triad
The new season picks up with the Magic Knights heading into one of the story’s major conflicts: the fight against the Dark Triad of the Spade Kingdom.
Crunchyroll’s official Fall 2026 description says Asta and the Magic Knights will raid the Spade Kingdom in an effort to rescue their captains from the Dark Triad.
The official promotional material has also placed Asta directly against the powerful Spade Kingdom enemies Dante, Zenon and Vanica. Their arrival sets up the battles that will drive the new season.
The return also brings back the main voice cast, including Gakuto Kajiwara as Asta, Nobunaga Shimazaki as Yuno, Junichi Suwabe as Yami, Kana Yuuki as Noelle and Hiro Shimono as Nacht.
Why the return has taken so long
The timing of Season 2 is notable because the original Black Clover television anime ran from 2017 through 2021 before going on hiatus.
The franchise continued during that period, including the 2023 movie Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King, but the television anime itself remained off the air for years. The new season therefore represents the first regular TV continuation in roughly five years.
The anime’s return also arrives as the manga’s long-running story reaches its later stages. The official production announcement notes that Black Clover was serialized from 2015 through May 2026 and that the franchise has surpassed 24.5 million copies in worldwide circulation.
What to expect from the premiere
The production team has been heavily promoting the return ahead of the October 3 broadcast, including new visuals featuring Asta and the Dark Triad and advance footage from the opening episode.
A special YouTube livestream and a countdown broadcast connecting Tokyo, New York, London and São Paulo are also scheduled around the premiere, giving the return a global launch rather than treating it as a standard seasonal anime debut.
For longtime viewers, the key point is simple: Black Clover is back on television on October 3, with Asta and the Magic Knights entering the Spade Kingdom conflict. International fans can look to Crunchyroll for the new season, while Japanese viewers have a broader collection of television and streaming options.
