The second season of the TV anime "Black Clover," based on the manga by Yuki Tabata, began airing on TV Tokyo and other networks on October 3rd at 11 PM. This marks the first new TV anime in approximately five years since the previous series aired from 2017 to 2021. The non-credit versions of the opening and ending sequences have been released on YouTube, and it has also been announced that a simultaneous viewing stream of the first episode, hosted by Oozora Subaru of Hololive Production, will be held on Getsuku at 9 PM.
"Black Clover" is set in a world where magic exists, and follows Asta, a boy born without the ability to use magic, as he aims to become the Wizard King. The series began serialization in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) in February 2015 and moved to "Jump GIGA" (Shueisha) in December 2023. The final chapter was published in the magazine on May 1st, bringing its approximately 11-year run to a close. The comic books have sold over 25 million copies worldwide.
The TV anime aired from 2017 to 2021 and became popular overseas. The animated film "Black Clover: The Magic Emperor's Sword" was released in June 2023.
