Black Clover Won’t Get A Season 3, But Season 2 Might Not Be The End

Published Nov 15, 2026, 5:00 PM EST Umair is a contributor for the ScreenRant anime section. He has always been enthusiastic about pop culture. Whether it's anime, movies, TV shows, manga, manhwa, video games, or pop music, he is always tuned in. From the classic Dragon Ball to the underrated Dororo, he has a broad knowledge of the most. When he's not writing, you may find him editing on his favorite anime, movie, or pop star on his Instagram. Black Clover is having the time of its life with its long-awaited season 2 comeback. Nine years after its October 2017 debut, and five years after episode #170 went off the air in March 2021, Studio Pierrot’s seasonal overhaul is finally giving Yuki Tabata’s shonen epic the universal acclaim it always deserved. That newfound respect is showing up across every major metric. Black Clover currently sits at #6 on IMDb’s global Most Popular TV Shows chart, standing completely alone near the top while the next closest anime, Attack on Titan, trails way back at #50. On top of dominating viewership on Crunchyroll, season 2 also delivered the highest-rated anime episode of 2026 after episode #5, “The Highest vs. the Lowest,” scored a near-perfect 9.9/10 on IMDb. However, the anime is burning through the manga so quickly that a traditional season 3 might not make sense. Tabata’s eleven-year manga run officially ended in May 2026 in Jump GIGA with chapter #392, leaving just 122 chapters between the end of season 1 (chapter #270) and the finale. With season 2 reportedly planned for 24 to 26 episodes across two cours, the first cour is already adapting the 61-chapter Spade Kingdom Raid arc. By its end, the anime will be ready to enter the final 61-chapter Ultimate Wizard King saga. Whether Cour 2 covers the Land of the Sun and Judgment Day battles in 2027 or reaches the showdown against its next major threat, Asta's journey may wrap up in a completely different format rather than a traditional season 3. The Math Simply Doesn't Support A Traditional Season 3 For Black Clover On paper, Black Clover season 2 adapting four to five manga chapters per episode makes it look like Studio Pierrot is racing through the remaining story. However, that breakneck pace has more to do with how Yuki Tabata structured the Spade Kingdom Raid arc. Most of those chapters are packed with massive double-page spreads, fast fights, sparse dialogue, and shorter 13-to-15-page counts. Five chapters of nonstop action might sound like a lot, but they don't necessarily translate into five times the usual amount of animation. That should change as the anime moves into the final Ultimate Wizard King saga, which begins with chapter #332. The story shifts towards heavier lore, character development, and longer conversations, especially during the Land of the Sun training arc with Ryuya Ryudo and the Ryuzen Seven. Black Clover also moved to Jump GIGA in late 2023, where chapters became longer, often reaching 20 to 25 pages. With all that in mind, the adaptation rate could naturally drop to two or three chapters per episode. If Cour 2 follows that pattern, season 2 could end around the peak of the Judgment Day invasion, leaving the final stretch for a separate finale. Even then, there won't be enough chapters left to fill a traditional 12- or 24-episode season 3. A canon theatrical movie could be one way to finish Asta's story. With Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, Jujutsu Kaisen 0, and Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc showing the box-office potential of anime films, Studio Pierrot has plenty of reason to consider it. The studio also has experience with the format. Its 2023 film, Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King, was directed by current season 2 director Ayataka Tanemura and became a hit on Netflix. A theatrical finale could give the series the grand send-off its long-awaited return deserves. A Theatrical Movie Might Be The Smartest Way To Properly Wrap Up Black Clover A theatrical movie isn't the only way Studio Pierrot could wrap up Asta's story. If the studio wants to keep the finale on television, it already has the perfect blueprint in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War. Pierrot worked with Tite Kubo to expand the manga's rushed final arc with new fights, extended backstories, and never-before-seen Bankai reveals. Yuki Tabata could take a similar approach with an expanded final cour for Black Clover. Tabata struggled with health issues towards the end of his Weekly Shonen Jump run and had to condense several side battles during the Judgment Day war. An anime adaptation could finally give those moments the time they deserve, whether by extending the Magic Knight Captains' fights against upcoming threats or adding more material after chapter #392. So, while Black Clover might not get a traditional season 3, that doesn't mean Asta's story is ending with season 2. Between a theatrical finale and an expanded final television event, the series still has plenty of ways to give its fans the ending they've waited years for. Release Date 2017 - 2026-00-00 Network TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TVh, TVQ, TSC Directors Matsuo Asami, Rokou Ogiwara, Tazumi Mukaiyama, Akira Shimizu, Fumio Maezono, Daisuke Chiba, Toshihiro Maeya, Yoshimitsu Tsuda, Toshiaki Kanbara, Takahiro Enokida, Yasumi Mikamoto, Kenichi Maejima, Chihiro Kumano, Naoki Horiuchi, Yoshino Miwa Cast Gakuto Kajiwara Asta (voice) Nobunaga Shimazaki Yuno (voice) Asta and Yuno, orphans with a shared dream of becoming the Wizard King, follow distinct paths: Yuno with natural magic abilities, and Asta through determination despite his lack of powers. Writers Kanichi Kato, Mio Inoue, Masanao Akahoshi, Momoko Murakami, Kunihiko Okada Franchise(s) Black Clover Main Genre Animation Creator(s) Yūki Tabata Producers Masahiro Sugasawa, Maiko Isogai Seasons 2 Number of Episodes 170 Creator Yūki Tabata Streaming Service(s) Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix Studio Pierrot Based On Manga MyAnimeList Score 8.14