Black Clover

## Black Clover *Black Clover* is an energetic, loud, earnest shonen that rewards patient viewers with steadily improving stakes and some of anime's most satisfying power-up moments. The original TV series ran 170 episodes across four arcs (2017–2021). **Season 2 (Spade Kingdom Raid arc) was officially announced by Studio Pierrot and Crunchyroll in December 2025, with a 2026 premiere window** — continuing the story where the original anime left off, covering Asta and Liebe's Devil Union training, Nacht's powers, and the Magic Knights' assault on the Spade Kingdom to rescue Yami and William. In a world where magic is everything, Asta is the one person born with no magic at all. Orphaned alongside Yuno — a prodigy with extraordinary wind magic — Asta refuses to give up on his dream of becoming the Wizard King, the most powerful magic user in the kingdom. Through sheer physical training and a mysterious anti-magic grimoire, Asta fights his way into the Black Bulls, the kingdom's most disreputable Magic Knight squad. As he rises through the ranks, a conspiracy involving a group called the Eye of the Midnight Sun threatens the Clover Kingdom. The series celebrates the idea that effort and heart can overcome innate talent. The original TV series concluded in March 2021 after 170 episodes, later supplemented by the 2023 theatrical film *Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King*. **Season 2 (Spade Kingdom Raid arc) was officially announced for 2026 on Crunchyroll**, with the trailer showcasing Asta's Devil Union with Liebe, Nacht's dual devil binding, and the Magic Knights' all-out offensive to reclaim Yami and William from the Spade Kingdom. This arc marks a dramatic tonal shift — a coordinated war effort replacing individual rivalry, with higher casualties and genuine consequence at every turn.