Catch up on the essentials
- Crunchyroll has expanded its Fall 2026 anime schedule, anchoring the season around returning titles and a fresh batch of adaptations.
- Black Clover Season 2 is scheduled to premiere on October 3 on Crunchyroll, more than five years after the original anime paused with episode 170 in March 2021.
- New episodes of Black Clover Season 2 are expected to release weekly on Saturdays, with the platform anticipating an approximately 26-episode run that may split into two 13-episode halves.
Selected from this article · 2026-10-01
Read on for the full pictureCrunchyroll's Fall 2026 slate puts Black Clover Season 2 at the center
Crunchyroll has expanded its Fall 2026 anime schedule, anchoring the season around returning titles and a fresh batch of adaptations. The platform lists Black Clover Season 2 among its biggest returning anime, paired with The Apothecary Diaries Season 3, Aoashi Season 2, HOTEL INHUMANS Season 2, Sasaki and Peeps Season 2, The Detective Is Already Dead Season 2, and A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Season 2. The slate also adds new titles including Firefly Wedding, Overgeared, PSYREN, TOUGEN ANKI: Nikko Kegon Falls Arc, Dandivine, and Dreamland, alongside continuing runs of Red River and Please Excuse My Younger Brothers.
Black Clover's long-awaited return and Spade Kingdom arc
Black Clover Season 2 is scheduled to premiere on October 3 on Crunchyroll, more than five years after the original anime paused with episode 170 in March 2021. The new season, animated by Studio Pierrot with Ayataka Tanemura directing, picks up the Spade Kingdom conflict as Asta and the Magic Knights launch a raid to rescue their captured squad captains from the Dark Triad. The platform has listed English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu dubs for the Indian release, and confirmed availability across Africa and the Middle East.
New Fall additions range from romance to virtual-reality fantasy
Among the notable new Fall 2026 additions, Firefly Wedding premieres on October 9, produced by david production. The series centers on Satoko Kirigaya, a noblewoman facing a terminal illness whose proposal to her kidnapper sets off a dangerous obsession. Overgeared, produced by J.C.STAFF, follows Grid, a debt-ridden player whose fortunes change after a difficult quest makes him heir to a legendary item inside a virtual reality game. Other new entries include Magic Repo Man: Dumped by My Party, From Far Away, Super Psychic Policeman Chojo, The Cold Sato-san is Only Sweet to Me, HORROR COLLECTOR, and Full Clearing Another World Under a Goddess with Zero Believers.
Companion premieres shape the early October window
The Fall calendar stacks three major premieres across a single weekend. The Apothecary Diaries Season 3, produced by OLM, premieres on October 2 with Maomao returning to investigate rumors of an immortal maiden and a coming famine, and Jinshi taking on new responsibilities as the Imperial Brother. Aoashi Season 2 follows on October 4, with Aoi Ashito promoted to the A team and facing a stiffer level of competition. New episodes of Black Clover Season 2 are expected to release weekly on Saturdays, with the platform anticipating an approximately 26-episode run that may split into two 13-episode halves.
Unresolved questions ahead of the premiere
Crunchyroll has not yet confirmed the exact post-Japanese-airing release time for Black Clover Season 2 on its platform, though early expectations point to around 11:30 PM Eastern/4:30 PM BST following the Japanese broadcast. It also remains unclear whether the full 26-episode order will air consecutively or split into two cours. Viewers outside Japan will need an active Crunchyroll subscription to access the new season.
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