What Manga Chapters Does Black Clover Season 2 Cover?

Last week I tried to explain “Black Clover Season 2” to a friend. Ten minutes later we were both lost in a mess of episode numbers and manga chapters. If you’ve typed “what manga chapters does Black Clover Season 2 cover” into Google, you’ve probably hit the same wall.

The reason is simple and a little silly. “Season 2” means two different things right now. Streaming platforms chopped the old 170-episode run into seasons years ago. Then the 2026 comeback arrived and Crunchyroll just called it Season 2 too. Same name, completely different stories.

I’ll untangle both so you can pick up the manga at the right spot, or know what you’re watching on Saturdays.

Season 2 Version #1: The Old Streaming Block (Episodes 52–102)

This is the “Season 2” you’ll find if you’re binge-rewatching the original run. It’s about 51 episodes of pure shonen comfort food.

Manga coverage: roughly Chapters 75 to 134, or Volumes 9 to 14. Exact cut-offs shift by a chapter or two depending on which tracker you trust, so don’t panic if one site says 132 and another says 134. Anime adaptations never line up with chapter breaks cleanly.

What actually happens in this stretch:

• The Witches’ Forest arc. The Black Bulls head into the isolated forest looking for answers, and the series gets a lot weirder and more emotional. Vanessa’s story hits hard here.
• The Royal Knights Selection Exam. This is the longest chunk, and it’s basically a magic tournament. If you love brackets, rivalries and everyone getting a moment, this is your arc. Mereoleona’s introduction alone is worth it, and the Asta vs. Yuno tension simmers throughout.
• The start of the Elf Reincarnation arc. Episodes ~95–102 end on a big cliffhanger. Everything you thought was stable falls apart, and several Magic Knights get possessed by ancient elves.

My honest take: this block is where Black Clover stops being “a fun underdog show” and starts having real stakes. It’s also where the pacing sags in places, so if you ever wanted to skip ahead to the manga, this is the stretch to do it.

Where to jump into the manga after episode 102

Start at Chapter 134. That’s the consensus on the community boards, and it saves you from re-reading what you just watched.

Season 2 Version #2: The 2026 Revival (Premiered October 3, 2026)

This is the one that has everyone excited. After the original anime went on indefinite hiatus in March 2021, it felt like the story was frozen forever. The hiatus lasted almost five years.

The new series is officially branded Black Clover Season 2, with Ayataka Tanemura back as director (he handled the final stretch of the original anime and the Sword of the Wizard King movie). Crunchyroll is streaming it, and it premiered October 3, 2026.

Manga coverage: Chapters 271 to 392, which is everything left of the manga.

Here’s why that number lines up. The original anime stopped at about Chapter 270, so the new series picks up exactly where it left off. And the manga itself wrapped up in May 2026 with Chapter 392 in the Jump GIGA Spring issue, so for once the anime is adapting a finished story.

The numbers

The series is reported to run 26 episodes in two parts. That’s roughly 122 chapters in 26 episodes, or around 4–5 chapters per episode. That’s fast compared to the old show. The first cour (13 episodes) covers the Spade Kingdom Raid arc, which many fans call the manga’s peak. The second part tackles the final arc, including the long-awaited Asta vs. Yuno showdown over the Wizard King title.

One caveat: the 26-episode count and the exact cour split came largely from reports and leaks, not a single official announcement, so the precise chapter at which part one ends may shift slightly. I’d treat “around Chapter 330” as a rough marker, not gospel.

Spoiler-free note: if you’ve avoided the manga, the Spade Kingdom arc is the one to go in blind. Yuno, Noelle and Asta all get their biggest power-ups here, and one reveal involving Lucius Zogratis lands very differently if you don’t know it’s coming.

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So Which Should You Do?

It depends on who you are, so here are the three most common cases.

You’re rewatching the old anime. Finish episode 102, then read the manga from Chapter 134. That way you don’t wait for anime adaptations that were never made.

You’re a returning fan who stopped around episode 170. Skip nothing. The 2026 series is the direct sequel, so just watch it from the start and avoid manga spoilers if you can.

You’re new and impatient. Honestly? Read the manga from the beginning. It’s complete, it’s available on Viz and MANGA Plus, and you won’t have to wait weeks between episodes. The anime will still be there as a victory lap.

Why I Think This Naming Mess Happened

My guess is that streaming services needed seasonal labels for a 170-episode show, and nobody expected a revival with the exact same label years later. Now “Season 2” is literally both the 2017–2021 block and the 2026 sequel. It’s the most confusing naming choice in recent anime, and I say that as someone who has sat through a lot of franchises with “Part 2 Final Season Cour 3” in the title.

The good news is the manga numbers don’t lie. Chapter 75–134 is the old Season 2. Chapter 271–392 is the new one. Once you know that, the confusion goes away.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I have a few hundred chapters of Asta yelling to catch up on.