# Black Clover Season 2: Where It Starts in the Manga **Published:** November 2, 2026 **Author:** Achriom **URL:** https://www.achriom.com/blog/black-clover-season-2-manga-chapter > Black Clover Season 2 picks up where the first anime stopped, at chapter 270 of the manga. Which volume that is, how to get it, and how far the new season gets. **Tags:** anime, cross-media, guide --- **Black Clover season 2 picks up where the first anime stopped, at chapter 270 of the manga.** That chapter sits near the end of volume 27, so if you finished all 170 episodes of the first run, start reading there and you will not skip anything. Season 2 began on October 3, 2026, five and a half years after episode 170. Below: where the first anime stopped, how far the new season is likely to go, how to read the manga in English, and how to keep the anime and the books in one library. ![Black Clover (2017)](/blog/assets/black-clover-season-2-manga-chapter/black-clover-tv.jpg) A note on how sure this is. The chapter number comes from [CBR](https://www.cbr.com/black-clover-season-2-biggest-anime-2026/), which says the first 170 episodes "covered up to Chapter 270," and [ComicBook.com](https://comicbook.com/anime/news/black-clover-anime-ending-manga-where-to-read-explained/), which says the finale's events happen before the final pages of chapter 270. I could not find an official statement of the exact chapter season 2 opens on, so I would start at 270 and accept a page or two of overlap. ## Where the first anime stopped The first Black Clover anime ran on TV Tokyo from October 3, 2017 to March 30, 2021, [per Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Clover_(TV_series)). The finale has Asta beat his devil and form a new Devil-Binding contract with it, as ComicBook.com describes it, which fits the run of chapters 267 to 270 in [Wikipedia's chapter list](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Black_Clover_chapters): "The Devil-Binding Ritual," "Devil," "The One Who Can't Use Magic" and "Together." Volume 27 collects chapters 262 to 272, with its English release on November 2, 2021. That makes it the natural place to start: chapter 270 is near the back, and chapters 271 and 272 ("Union" and "Dark Prison Hunting Ground") finish the volume. ## What season 2 covers Season 2 is the Spade Kingdom raid, according to CBR: the Magic Knights go into the Spade Kingdom to rescue their captured captains and face the Dark Triad. Studio Pierrot makes it, Ayataka Tanemura directs, and [Wikipedia's page for the season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Clover_season_2) lists episodes through November 7. You can check the pace against the chapter list yourself, because the episode titles are chapter titles. Episode 1, "The Battle Begins," shares its name with chapter 274, and episode 2, "The Door to Hell," with chapter 279. That is my observation and not a statement from the production, but it says the season moves briskly through the volume 28 chapters. As for length, CBR reports a 24-episode, two-part season covering around 60 chapters. Wikipedia still lists the episode count as to be announced, so treat 24 as reported. The manga ended with chapter 392, and CBR counts 122 chapters left after the first series. A 60-chapter season leaves roughly 60 for later. ## Where to read the manga Viz Media publishes Black Clover in North America, and Shueisha has simulpublished it in English on Manga Plus since February 2019, per Wikipedia. Yuki Tabata finished it in Jump Giga on May 1, 2026, and the series has 38 volumes in Japan as of August 4, 2026. Viz's [Black Clover page](https://www.viz.com/black-clover) lists volumes up to 37 so far. For no gaps, open volume 27 at chapter 270. You get the end of the Devil-Binding story, then straight into the Spade Kingdom. If you would rather skip the overlap, start at chapter 271, "Union." I would not jump ahead to 274 because that is the premiere's title. I can't say what the premiere covers, and a missed chapter costs more than a repeated one. ## Keeping the anime and the manga together Anime and manga both sit in your Achriom library, so Black Clover [season 2](https://www.achriom.com/anime/black-clover-season-2-2026) and the [original series](https://www.achriom.com/show/black-clover-2017) can be tracked next to the volumes you are reading. If your anime list lives on AniList, Kitsu or MyAnimeList, Achriom imports it by username. Manga is web only for now, not on iOS, and there is no manga title page yet.

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For how Achriom compares with the dedicated anime trackers, see [best apps to track anime](/blog/best-to-track-anime/) and [best MyAnimeList alternatives](/blog/best-myanimelist-alternatives/). The same question for another show is answered in [Apothecary Diaries season 3 and the light novel](/blog/apothecary-diaries-season-3-light-novel/). ## Common questions ### Where does Black Clover season 2 start in the manga? Season 2 picks up where the first anime stopped, which was chapter 270. Start reading at chapter 270, near the end of volume 27, and you will not miss anything. ### Is the Black Clover manga finished? Yes. Yuki Tabata ended it in Jump Giga on May 1, 2026, after 392 chapters. The first anime covered up to chapter 270, so a lot of story is left. ### Will Black Clover season 2 reach the end of the manga? Probably not. The new season is reported at 24 episodes and about 60 chapters, which leaves roughly 60 chapters of the manga past the end of season 2. ### Which arc is Black Clover season 2? The Spade Kingdom raid, where Asta and the Magic Knights go after the Dark Triad to rescue their captured captains. ### Where can I read the Black Clover manga in English? Viz Media publishes it in North America, and Shueisha has published it in English on Manga Plus since February 2019.