{"rewrite":{"id":"r_397abc9c5e5ef4ea03f43e86","clusterId":"c_733e19e2abbca6978be5fa1d","slug":"crunchyroll-anime-nights-to-screen-black-clover-season-2-and-four-more-on-september-21","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Crunchyroll Anime Nights to Screen Black Clover Season 2 and Four More on September 21","summary":"Crunchyroll announced Tuesday that its Anime Nights theatrical program will screen five fall anime on September 21 ahead of their October premieres. The one-night event at 7 p.m. local time in select U.S. and Canada theaters will show Black Clover Season 2, The Vermilion Mask, Overgeared, Firefly Wedding, and PSYREN with Japanese audio and English subtitles. Tickets are on sale now.\n\nAnime Nights is a monthly program held on the third Monday of each month across more than 280 theaters, with participating chains including AMC Theatres, Regal, Cinemark, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Harkins Theatres, Cineplex, and Landmark Cinemas. The September event follows the program's August 17 screening of Your Letter.\n\nBlack Clover Season 2 will debut on TV Tokyo in October, with Ayataka Tanemura returning to direct and PIERROT FILMS handling animation. The original Black Clover anime ended in March 2021 with its 170th episode. The other four titles premiere through October: Overgeared on October 2, Firefly Wedding on October 9 on Fuji TV's Noitamina block, The Vermilion Mask in October with two parts, and PSYREN in October.","whyItMatters":"The September 21 event previews Crunchyroll's entire October streaming slate in one night, giving five fall premieres a theatrical run before any of them air on the service.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eCrunchyroll\u0026#39;s Anime Nights program, a monthly theatrical series held on the third Monday of each month across more than 280 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, will preview five fall titles in a single night on September 21 at 7 p.m. local time. The event follows the program\u0026#39;s August 17 screening of Your Letter and its summer lineup of Young Ladies Don\u0026#39;t Play Fighting Games, Skeleton Knight in Another World Season 2, and Clevatess Season 2. Participating chains include AMC Theatres, Regal, Cinemark, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Harkins Theatres, Cineplex, and Landmark Cinemas, and tickets are on sale now.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlack Clover Season 2\u003c/strong\u003e: Ayataka Tanemura returns to direct; debuts on TV Tokyo in October\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Vermilion Mask\u003c/strong\u003e: Debuts October 2026 with two parts\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOvergeared\u003c/strong\u003e: Premieres October 2; J.C. Staff animates\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirefly Wedding\u003c/strong\u003e: Debuts October 9 on Fuji TV\u0026#39;s Noitamina block; David Production animates\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePSYREN\u003c/strong\u003e: Premieres in October; Studio SATELIGHT animates\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Ayataka Tanemura returns to direct Black Clover Season 2, reuniting the team behind the original TV anime and the 2023 film Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King. The season gets a theatrical preview September 21.","twitterPost":"Five fall anime get a one-night theatrical preview September 21: Black Clover Season 2, Firefly Wedding, Overgeared, The Vermilion Mask, and PSYREN. Overgeared premieres October 2, Firefly Wedding October 9 on Noitamina.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Crunchyroll's Anime Nights program will screen five fall anime in theaters on September 21, giving Black Clover Season 2, Firefly Wedding, Overgeared, The Vermilion Mask, and PSYREN an advance theatrical run before their October premieres. Tickets are on sale now for the one-night event across the U.S. and Canada.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-01/crunchyroll-anime-nights-program-to-screen-black-clover-season-2-the-vermilion-mask-more-on-/.241203\",\"title\":\"Crunchyroll's Anime Nights Program to Screen Black Clover Season 2, The Vermilion Mask, More on September 21\"},{\"source\":\"Anime Corner\",\"url\":\"https://animecorner.me/black-clover-season-2-gets-early-september-screening-at-crunchyroll-anime-nights-alongside-firefly-wedding-and-more/\",\"title\":\"Black Clover Season 2 Gets Early September Screening at Crunchyroll Anime Nights Alongside Firefly Wedding and More\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5796,"outputTokens":6443,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788375568,"createdAt":"2026-09-02T18:53:16.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-02T18:57:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-02T18:57:22.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_733e19e2abbca6978be5fa1d","canonicalTitle":"Black Clover Season 2 Gets Early September Screening at Crunchyroll Anime Nights Alongside Firefly Wedding and More","representativeArticleId":"a_1e7e2edf811fb11f657ffa2c","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Black Clover\",\"Firefly Wedding\",\"PSYREN\",\"Overgeared\",\"The Vermilion Mask\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-01T16:30:41.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-02T18:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-02T18:57:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-01/crunchyroll-anime-nights-program-to-screen-black-clover-season-2-the-vermilion-mask-more-on-/.241203","title":"News\nCrunchyroll's Anime Nights Program to Screen Black Clover Season 2, The Vermilion Mask, More on September 21"},{"source":"Anime Corner","url":"https://animecorner.me/black-clover-season-2-gets-early-september-screening-at-crunchyroll-anime-nights-alongside-firefly-wedding-and-more/","title":"Black Clover Season 2 Gets Early September Screening at Crunchyroll Anime Nights Alongside Firefly Wedding and More"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Black Clover","Firefly Wedding","PSYREN","Overgeared","The Vermilion Mask"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Crunchyroll Anime Nights will screen five fall anime on September 21 at 7 p.m. local time in select theaters across the U.S. and Canada.","Black Clover Season 2 debuts on TV Tokyo in October, with Ayataka Tanemura returning to direct and PIERROT FILMS handling animation.","Overgeared premieres October 2, and Firefly Wedding debuts October 9 on Fuji TV's Noitamina block.","The Vermilion Mask debuts in October 2026 with two parts, and PSYREN premieres in October.","All five titles screen with Japanese audio and English subtitles."]}