{"rewrite":{"id":"r_8d67f257730e1f96493f82a5","clusterId":"c_dd9dfe9222799b0b95c327d5","slug":"black-clover-season-2-premiere-tops-2026-crunchyroll-likes","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Black Clover Season 2 Premiere Tops 2026 Crunchyroll Likes","summary":"Black Clover Season 2 Episode 1, titled \"The War Begins,\" passed 130,000 likes on Crunchyroll within a week of its Oct. 3 premiere. As of writing it sits near 134,000 likes, ahead of Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Episode 1 at roughly 128,900 and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2 Episode 1 at about 68,900. The episode opened with a 9.4/10 IMDb rating.","whyItMatters":"A nearly five-year hiatus after the first season ended in March 2021 produced a return episode whose Crunchyroll likes now sit above the 2026 premieres of Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 and Frieren Season 2.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe numbers rest on a gap rather than a schedule. Black Clover\u0026#39;s first season ended in March 2021 after 170 episodes, and the adaptation stayed off the air for nearly five years before Episode 1 of Season 2 arrived on Oct. 3.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat return episode, \u0026#34;The War Begins,\u0026#34; opened at a 9.4/10 on IMDb and passed 130,000 Crunchyroll likes inside a week, with the count near 134,000 at the time of writing. Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Episode 1, which premiered Jan. 8, 2026, sits around 128,900 likes. Frieren: Beyond Journey\u0026#39;s End Season 2 Episode 1, which debuted Jan. 16, 2026, is at roughly 68,900.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeason 2 opens on the Spade Kingdom Raid, with the Magic Knights joining Heart Kingdom allies to rescue Yami Sukehiro, William Vangeance and Lolopechka from the Dark Triad.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Black Clover Season 2's premiere sits at 134,000 likes against Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Episode 1's 128,900. The margin is roughly 4,000 likes a week in, which is small enough that later episodes decide who holds the lead.","twitterPost":"Black Clover Season 2 leads Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 by about 4,000 likes. The margin is thin enough to flip before the season ends.","threadsPost":"Black Clover Season 2's premiere holds a lead of roughly 4,000 likes over Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Episode 1. The episode drew 130,000 likes in its first week, and a 9.4 IMDb score means the early crowd is committed. The lead is real but thin enough to move.","newsletterBlurb":"Black Clover Season 2 Episode 1, \"The War Begins,\" passed 130,000 Crunchyroll likes within a week of its Oct. 3 premiere, sitting near 134,000 as of writing. That puts it above Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Episode 1 at roughly 128,900 likes and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2 Episode 1 at about 68,900. The episode opened at 9.4/10 on IMDb, with the anime returning after the first season ended in March 2021.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Animehunch\",\"url\":\"https://animehunch.com/black-clover-season-2-episode-1-becomes-crunchyrolls-most-liked-anime-premiere-of-2026/\",\"title\":\"Black Clover Season 2 Episode 1 Becomes Crunchyroll's Most-Liked Anime Premiere Of 2026\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4309,"outputTokens":848,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791636730,"createdAt":"2026-10-10T12:46:31.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-10T12:51:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-10T12:51:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_dd9dfe9222799b0b95c327d5","canonicalTitle":"Black Clover Season 2 Episode 1 Becomes Crunchyroll’s Most-Liked Anime Premiere Of 2026","representativeArticleId":"a_e0a3f71cd9877ed5b856959c","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Black Clover\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-10T12:03:32.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-10T12:03:32.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-10T12:51:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Animehunch","url":"https://animehunch.com/black-clover-season-2-episode-1-becomes-crunchyrolls-most-liked-anime-premiere-of-2026/","title":"Black Clover Season 2 Episode 1 Becomes Crunchyroll’s Most-Liked Anime Premiere Of 2026"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Black Clover"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}