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Following a five-year hiatus, Black Clover has officially returned with its second season. The premiere, episode 171, debuted on October 3, 2026, and is currently available for streaming on Crunchyroll with subtitles in various languages.
The episode, titled The Battle Begins, resumes the narrative where Asta trains alongside Nacht. The plot focuses on the Magic Knights' mission to rescue Yami and Vangeance, setting the stage for the overarching conflict against the Dark Triad.
Early audience reception is highly positive, with the episode achieving a 9.5 out of 10 rating on IMDb from nearly 6,000 votes. While 83.7% of users awarded it a perfect score, 3.3% of viewers provided a rating of 1.
Crunchyroll reports 105,000 positive ratings compared to 206 negative ones. Studio Pierrot, the animation team behind this production, has now successfully revived both Bleach and Black Clover within the same year.
