Black Clover Season 2: The Spade Kingdom Raid Arc Returns in October 2026 — A Collector's Guide
Black Clover is back. After the TV anime paused in March 2021, Studio Pierrot has confirmed Black Clover Season 2 for an October 2026 premiere, ending roughly a five-year wait for one of Shonen Jump's biggest magic-battle series. The return was unveiled at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles, where fans got a world-premiere screening of the first episode and a new main trailer. For anyone who has followed Asta from orphan without magic to would-be Wizard King, this is the moment the story roars back to life.
Black Clover Season 2: What Was Announced
The new season carries the straightforward "Season 2" branding and picks up the anime where it left off years ago. It streams on Crunchyroll outside Japan, with the reveal timed to Anime Expo's July weekend. The opening theme is "Kienai Riyuu" ("The Reason That Won't Disappear") by the Kumamoto punk-rock band WANIMA, whose loud, earnest sound is a fitting match for Asta's never-give-up energy. Ayataka Tanemura, who directed the 2023 film Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King, is reported to be steering the series, keeping the production close to the team fans already know.
The Spade Kingdom Raid Arc: What Collectors Should Expect
Season 2 adapts the Spade Kingdom Raid arc, a turning point in the manga that raises the stakes for the Clover Kingdom's Magic Knights. As one outlet summed it up, "Asta and the Magic Knights head into dangerous territory to rescue Captain Yami and face a powerful new threat." That means renewed spotlight on fan-favorite characters — Asta and his anti-magic blades, Yuno and his wind and star magic, the Black Bulls squad, and Captain Yami Sukehiro. For collectors, arc-driven anime returns tend to revive demand for exactly these characters, so it's worth knowing who's front and center before the merchandise wave builds.
Why the Return Matters for Collectors
A high-profile season premiere is usually the cue for figure makers and prize lotteries to line up new lineups around the trending cast. Black Clover has a deep bench of collectible-friendly designs — dramatic grimoires, elemental effects, and a large ensemble — that lends itself well to scale figures, prize figures, and capsule toys. Whether or not you're buying Black Clover pieces specifically, the pattern for battle-shonen revivals is consistent: interest spikes across the whole genre as fans rediscover the community around it. If you collect this corner of anime, the months around an October premiere are a good time to watch releases closely.
Where to Start Your Shonen Shelf
Akibato doesn't stock a dedicated Black Clover line, but fans of magic-and-fists shonen almost always collect its neighbors. If you love the Black Clover vibe, browse Jujutsu Kaisen figures at Akibato for the same dark-fantasy, high-stakes-battle energy, or dig into Akibato's Ichiban Kuji prizes — the prize-lottery format that so often features shonen headliners as anime seasons drop. Both ship Japanese collectibles worldwide, so you can build the shelf while you wait for October.