A few years after Yuki Tabata's series began serialization in Weekly Shōnen Jump, Black clover established itself as a staple among young readers and was one of the most popular shonen series around the world, with many even comparing it to the likes of My Hero Academia In terms of popularity. Black clover The peak is long over now, and in large part, it's because of the manga hiatus, which eventually puts the anime on hiatus as well. The Black Clover anime officially went on a long hiatus in 2021, but now, 5 years later, the long-awaited return of Black Clover is upon us, and earlier than expected.
Black clover The continuation, labeled as Season 2, is set to release in October 2026, and it just received a major new update. With the release date already announced, the latest Weekly Shonen Jump issue #29 revealed more information, including the initial screening date for episode 1 of the upcoming anime at Anime Expo 2026.
Black Clover officially reveals new information about the anime's return in Weekly Shonen Jump issue #29
Black clover is a fantastic series by Yuki Tabata that debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump issue #12 on February 16, 2015. For a few years, until August 21, 2023, the series will continue to be serialized in Japan's most popular shonen magazine, called Weekly Gwimp to Jump to Dued. Tabata's health problems, which affected the publication as he could not keep up with the weekly release schedule. Tabata continued with the magazine until May 1, 2026, when the story officially ended at chapter 392.
As far as the anime goes, it debuted on October 3, 2017, after being picked up by Studio Pierrot. Although the adaptation for it was quite average at first, it still did its job to make the series very popular. Sadly, it stopped on March 30, 2021 after Black Clover episode 170 aired. It's been 5 years, and in the latest Weekly Shonen Jump issue #29 that dropped on June 15th, new information related to its official return in October was unveiled to us.
While fans had previously speculated that the anime would be released in October 2026, it has now been officially confirmed that an early screening of Episode 1 is planned, and this is incredibly exciting news. Black Clover Season 2 Episode 1 will be aired at Anime Expo 2026, which will be held from July 2 to 5 in Los Angeles, United States. It's also been confirmed that Black Clover herself is getting a panel, meaning new information about the anime's return will be revealed here. Additionally, a new illustration of Asta by Ayataka Tanemura was unveiled, featuring her devil form. This form would be most relevant with anime returns.
“Thanks to all of you, Black Clover is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. I definitely plan to continue this promotion. I want fans in Japan and around the world to enjoy the power-up anime brought to you by the best anime production staff. Thank you so much for supporting Black Clover.” – Yuki Tabata, Black Clover author
While we know that Studio Pierrot is taking the helm again for Black Clover, we now have more information about the staff. For example, Ayataka is returning as Tanemura Black clover director, and this is exciting news, given Black Clover's history with some high-quality releases in the past.
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Black Clover is returning in October 2026 to finally adapt the rest of the manga into season 2
Learning that episode 1 Black clover Coming in July is incredibly exciting news. Unfortunately, since the first anime episode only aired at Anime Expo 2026 for now, most fans won't get to see the episode until the official release of the second season, which is still some time away. Confirmed release date window Black clover Season 2 is set for October 2026.
“The production of the long-awaited new anime season of Black Clover has been confirmed! I'm excited to go into this new anime season after the super emotional movie came out.” – Yuki Tabata talks about Black Clover's anime return
The exact release date for its return is still uncertain, but it could be unveiled soon, especially now that the series is set to feature as one of the biggest highlights at Anime Expo 2026.
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The future of the Black Clover series after its anime returns
While the Black clover While the anime is returning this year, 2026 is still sad for the series, in the grand scheme of things. This is mainly because the year marked the conclusion of this beloved franchise's manga. Out of chapter 392, Asta and Yuno's story ends. That said, there are still some small but exciting releases to look out for. On August 4, 2026, the Black Clover manga is officially set to release new content for all fans. This new content is coming via the final release in the series – Black Clover Volume 38. Volume launched to celebrate the end of the story, Shuisha has also confirmed that a new guidebook will be dropping alongside it, which will include questions and answers from the creator, and most importantly, a one-shot manga set to add extra content to the ending from Black Clover 29.
“I'm really grateful to all the readers who stuck with me until the end. I've made it this far because of that support. Going forward, I want to give it everything I've got so people can continue to enjoy Black Clover.” – Yuki Tabata
Aside from the manga, fans can also expect more anime content after Season 2 of Black Clover ends. Since the series is now returning to a seasonal release format, it will take a long time for the final arc to conclude, as was the case with Bleach's Thousand Year Blood War. All things considered, Black Clover fans will certainly be saddened by the reality of the manga series ending with the release of volume 38 in August, but at the same time, there is a long batch of anime episodes to look forward to for the next few years. This time, if we're lucky, we might even get a few more one-shots from Yuki Tabata, though at this point, it looks like the author is officially done with the series.
Source: Suisha
