Black Clover second season confirms 2026 premiere with explosive official trailer at Jump Festa

Studio Pierrot's Black Clover anime returns in 2026, officially confirming its premiere window during a special stage event at Jump Festa 2026 on December 21, 2025. The announcement included a new teaser trailer and key visual, highlighting the continuation of the Spade Kingdom Raid arc where Asta and the Magic Knights launch a massive counterattack to rescue Captain Yami Sukehiro and William Vangeance. Though marketed as "Second Season," this technically serves as Season 5, picking up directly after the original 170-episode run that aired from October 2017 to March 2021.

Announcement highlights

The Jump Festa event featured voice actors reprising key roles, including Gakuto Kajiwara as Asta, Nobunaga Shimazaki as Yuno, Junichi Suwabe as Yami Sukehiro, Kana Yuki as Noelle Silva, and Hiro Shimono as Nacht Faust.


The teaser showcased intense moments like Asta and Liebe's training, Nacht's Devil Union transformation. Produced by Studio Pierrot, the same studio behind the original series, key staff details remain unannounced, but past directors Tatsuya Yoshihara and Ayataka Tanemura helmed the prior episodes.

Story continuation

The new season adapts the Spade Kingdom Raid arc from Yuki Tabata's manga, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2015 to 2023 before moving to Jump GIGA.

Asta's anti-magic grimoire and Yuno's wind powers drive their rivalry toward becoming Wizard King, as Crunchyroll's synopsis notes: "In a world where magic is everything, Asta and Yuno... are ready for the hardest of challenges."

Streaming and availability

Crunchyroll will stream Black Clover Second Season globally, building on its catalog of all 170 prior episodes in subtitles and dubs. The platform previously teased the 2026 window before editing it out, now verified by official sources. A 2023 Netflix film, Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King, offered a side story but no main continuity.

FAQs

Why is it called Second Season instead of Season 5?
In Japan, the original 170 episodes aired continuously as one long season, so international splits into four seasons differ from this official "Second Season" branding.

When can fans expect an exact premiere date?
Only a 2026 window is confirmed so far; further details like a full trailer or episode count may follow in upcoming announcements from official channels.