Black Clover Season 2 Episode 1: Release Date, Preview Images, Synopsis, Time & Where To Watch

Black Clover is finally returning with Season 2, more than five years after the original anime concluded its 170-episode run.

With the premiere approaching, here is everything you need to know about Black Clover Season 2 Episode 1, including its release date, time, preview images, synopsis, and where to watch the episode.

Black Clover Season 2 Episode 1 Preview:

The official website of Black Clover revealed the premise of season 2 episode 1. It is as follows:

The Magic Knights of the Clover Kingdom prepare to rescue Yami and the others, who have been kidnapped by the Dark Triad.

After completing the “Devil-Binding Ritual,” Asta and Liebe train to master Devil Union, while Yuno undergoes intense training to defeat Zenon, whom he previously lost to, and save Vangeance.

Meanwhile, in the Spade Kingdom, Morris, a mage scientist who was expelled from the Diamond Kingdom, steadily works on preparations to open the gates of the Underworld.

At last, the battle between the Clover Kingdom’s elite Magic Knights and the Dark Triad is about to begin!

Black Clover Season 2 Episode 1 is titled “The Battle Begins“. The preview images for the episode are as follows:

Black Clover Season 2 Episode 1 Release Date & Time:

Black Clover Season 2 Episode 1 will release on Oct 3, 2026. The release time of Black Clover Season 2 Episode 1 is 11:00 p.m. JST.

For global audiences, the corresponding release date & time of the episode (based on the TV airing time in Japan) is as follows:

• Black Clover Season 2 Episode 1 release time in United States: 10:00 a.m. EDT / 7:00 a.m. PDT on October 3
• Black Clover Season 2 Episode 1 release time in United Kingdom: 3:00 p.m. BST on October 3
• Black Clover Season 2 Episode 1 release time in India: 7:30 p.m. IST on October 3
• Black Clover Season 2 Episode 1 release time in Australia: 11:30 p.m. ACST on October 3
• Black Clover Season 2 Episode 1 release time in France: 4:00 p.m. CEST on October 3
• Black Clover Season 2 Episode 1 release time in Brazil: 11:00 a.m. BRT on October 3

Where to watch Black Clover Season 2 Epsiode 1:

Black Clover season 2 will be streamed globally on Crunchyroll except in Japan.

The anime will be airing on TV Tokyo in Japan.

More Info On Black Clover Season 2:

Black Clover Season 2 is animated by Studio Pierrot. The cast and staff of the anime includes:

Cast:

• Gakuto Kajiwara as Asta
• Kana Yūki as Noelle Silva
• Nobunaga Shimazaki as Yuno
• Asuka Nishi as Mimosa Vermillion
• Ayane Sakura as Secre Swallowtail
• Ayumu Murase as Luck Volita
• Daisuke Namikawa as Jack the Ripper
• Daisuke Ono as William Vangeance
• Genki Muro as Magna Swing
• Hikaru Midorikawa as Zora Ideale
• Hiro Shimono as Nacht Faust
• Jun Fukuyama as Finral Roulacase
• Junichi Suwabe as Yami Sukehiro
• Junko Minagawa as Mereleona Vermillion
• Katsuyuki Konishi as Fuegoleon Vermillion
• Kenichirō Matsuda as Gordon Agrippa, Kaizer Granvorka
• Kiyono Yasuno as Charmy Pappitson
• Kōsuke Toriumi as Nozel Silva
• Mariya Ise as Dorothy Unsworth
• Minami Takahashi as Grey
• Mitsuki Saiga as Henry Legolant
• Nana Mizuki as Vanessa Enoteca
• Natsuki Hanae as Rill Bolsmortier
• Nobuhiko Okamoto as Liebe
• Rikiya Koyama as Dante Zogratis
• Satoshi Hino as Gauche Adlai
• Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Zenon Zogratis
• Toshiyuki Morikawa as Julius Novachrono
• Yū Kobayashi as Charlotte Roselei
• Yui Ogura as Vanica Zogratis

Staff:

• Director: Ayataka Tanemura
• Series Composition: Keiichiro Ochi
• Music: Minako Seki
• Character Design: Itsuko Takeda
• Art Director: Yuki Maeda
• Sound Director: Hajime Takakuwa

The season will feature WANIMA’s “Kienai Riyu” as its opening theme, while ONE OR EIGHT will perform the ending theme, “Yellow Brick Road.”

Based on Yuki Tabata’s manga, the Black Clover anime originally premiered in October 2017 and ran for more than three years. The franchise also received an anime film, Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King, which premiered on Netflix in June 2023.