When does Black Clover return with new episodes? October 2026 on TV Tokyo — Pierrot's Season 2 / Spade Kingdom Conquest comeback after the long post-170 hiatus.
Current target date: Thursday, October 1, 2026 (Return season premiere). We update this page when studios or publishers move the window.
Black Clover's anime returns October 2026 on TV Tokyo. Studio Pierrot and director Ayataka Tanemura pick up the Spade Kingdom Conquest Arc about five years after episode 170 paused for manga pace.
Return season premiere
Thursday, October 1, 2026
October 2026 ends the long Black Clover TV silence
After roughly five years without new weekly episodes, Black Clover’s anime returns in October 2026 on TV Tokyo. The countdown is for that comeback month — Asta and the Black Bulls re-enter broadcast for the Spade Kingdom Conquest Arc, not for a vague “someday after the manga.”
The hiatus was a manga-pace brake — not a cancelation
Episode 170 left the story mid-climb because the anime had nowhere safe to go without overtaking Tabata’s chapters. Fans read that pause as death; Pierrot and Jump kept the property alive with the Wizard King film and, once the manga finished, a dated Season 2 return. October 2026 is the proof the brake released.
Return season lock sheet
- Window
- October 2026
- Network
- TV Tokyo
- Studio
- Pierrot
- Director
- Ayataka Tanemura
- Arc
- Spade Kingdom Conquest
- Gap since ep 170
- ~5 years
Calling it a “return” and calling it “Season 2” are both right — the first run was one giant season
Most shonen chop early runs into Season 1/2/3. Black Clover’s first TV life was a continuous 170-episode march, so the 2026 project is both a return from hiatus and the first time many trackers print “Season 2.” Same October date either way — different search phrases for one comeback.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about this release date.
1When does the Black Clover anime return?
October 2026 on TV Tokyo (and listed networks), streamed on Crunchyroll outside Asia. Staff locked the month; a single-day premiere may still tighten closer to air.
2Why did the anime stop for years?
The first TV run (170 episodes) caught up to Yūki Tabata’s weekly manga and paused rather than invent filler forever. With the manga concluded and the Spade Kingdom Conquest Arc ready to animate, Pierrot scheduled the return for October 2026.
3Is “return season” the same as Season 2?
Yes in current marketing: the long 2017–2021 broadcast is treated as the first season, and the October 2026 comeback is Season 2. This page tracks the comeback window; the Season 2 slug is the same October event under sequel numbering.
4Who is directing the return?
Ayataka Tanemura — he directed late first-season episodes (153–170) and Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King. Studio Pierrot returns on animation; WANIMA’s “Kienai Riyū” is the revealed opening theme.
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