{"rewrite":{"id":"r_179deb380d607e06a6269607","clusterId":"c_1bd5690fa717d6ff7a1aff71","slug":"black-clover-season-2-trailer-reveals-wanima-opening-theme","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Black Clover Season 2 Trailer Reveals WANIMA Opening Theme","summary":"The staff of the second season of the Black Clover anime revealed a new promotional video on Sunday, July 5, 2026, which previews the opening theme song by rock band WANIMA. The video debuted at Anime Expo 2026 on Saturday, July 4, where the first episode of the new season also had its world premiere. The opening song is titled \"Kienai Riyuu\" (The Reason That Won't Disappear). The second season will debut on TV Tokyo in October 2026. Ayataka Tanemura, who directed episodes 153-170 of the original Black Clover anime and the 2023 film Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King, will direct the new season. Studio Pierrot returns to animate the season. Crunchyroll will stream the anime. The Black Clover anime originally aired 170 episodes from October 2017 to March 2021. The manga, created by Yuki Tabata, launched in Weekly Shonen Jump in February 2015 and concluded on May 1, 2024, after transferring to Jump GIGA in 2023.","whyItMatters":"The return of Black Clover after a five-year gap, with the same director and studio, signals a direct continuation of the original series rather than a reboot or spin-off.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKeiichiro Ochi, who wrote the series composition for the original \u003cem\u003eBlack Clover\u003c/em\u003e anime and the \u003cem\u003eSword of the Wizard King\u003c/em\u003e film, returns in the same role for the second season. Itsuko Takeda, the character designer for the original series, also returns. Kumiko Tokunaga handles sub-character design, Kosei Takahashi handles prop design, and Minako Seki composes the music.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWANIMA previously performed the theme song \u0026#34;GONG\u0026#34; for the 2019 film \u003cem\u003eOne Piece: Stampede\u003c/em\u003e. The band\u0026#39;s new opening, \u0026#34;Kienai Riyuu\u0026#34; (The Reason That Won\u0026#39;t Disappear), is the first previewed theme for the season.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDirector Ayataka Tanemura and Asta voice actor Gakuto Kajiwara attended Anime Expo 2026 on Saturday, July 4, where the first episode of the new season had its world premiere. The pair also appeared together at a special panel at the convention.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original \u003cem\u003eBlack Clover\u003c/em\u003e anime debuted on Adult Swim\u0026#39;s Toonami programming block in December 2017. Crunchyroll streamed the series in Japanese with English subtitles, and Funimation streamed the English dub. The \u003cem\u003eSword of the Wizard King\u003c/em\u003e film opened in Japan and debuted on Netflix worldwide in June 2023.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Ayataka Tanemura directed the film Sword of the Wizard King and the final stretch of the original series. His return for season 2 means Pierrot is betting on continuity from the anime's strongest arc.","twitterPost":"Tanemura directed the film and the original series' final episodes. Season 2 is Pierrot betting on that continuity.","threadsPost":"Ayataka Tanemura directed Sword of the Wizard King and episodes 153-170 of the original Black Clover. Pierrot is betting on the continuity from the anime's strongest stretch for season 2.","newsletterBlurb":"Black Clover Season 2 gets its first trailer and opening theme by WANIMA, debuting at Anime Expo 2026. The season arrives in October 2026 on TV Tokyo, with Crunchyroll streaming. Director Ayataka Tanemura and Studio Pierrot return.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-04/black-clover-anime-2nd-season-reveals-wanima-theme-song-in-video/.239318\",\"title\":\"Black Clover Anime's 2nd Season Reveals Wanima's Theme Song in Video\"},{\"source\":\"Anime Corner\",\"url\":\"https://animecorner.me/black-clover-season-2-main-trailer-and-theme-song-by-wanima-revealed/\",\"title\":\"Black Clover Season 2 Main Trailer and Theme Song by WANIMA Revealed\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":9574,"outputTokens":1340,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783232194,"createdAt":"2026-07-05T06:08:50.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-05T06:13:32.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-05T06:08:50.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1bd5690fa717d6ff7a1aff71","canonicalTitle":"Black Clover Season 2 Main Trailer and Theme Song by WANIMA Revealed","representativeArticleId":"a_ca42b3953c87b221665e4ad3","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Black Clover\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"WANIMA\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-05T03:00:31.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-05T03:48:46.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-05T06:13:32.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-04/black-clover-anime-2nd-season-reveals-wanima-theme-song-in-video/.239318","title":"News\nBlack Clover Anime's 2nd Season Reveals Wanima's Theme Song in Video"},{"source":"Anime Corner","url":"https://animecorner.me/black-clover-season-2-main-trailer-and-theme-song-by-wanima-revealed/","title":"Black Clover Season 2 Main Trailer and Theme Song by WANIMA Revealed"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Black Clover"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["WANIMA"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Black Clover Season 2 will debut on TV Tokyo in October 2026.","The opening theme song is \"Kienai Riyuu\" by rock band WANIMA.","Ayataka Tanemura returns as director, with Studio Pierrot animating the season.","The first episode of Season 2 had its world premiere at Anime Expo 2026 on July 4, 2026.","Crunchyroll will stream the second season."]}