Black Clover Voice Actors Explain Season 2's Production Push
Gakuto Kajiwara and Nobuhiko Okamoto say Season 2 took longer to produce than Season 1, with more effort going into the finished episodes.
Voice actors Gakuto Kajiwara and Nobuhiko Okamoto discussed the production of Black Clover Season 2 in an interview, explaining why the new season surpasses the original series in quality. The interview was reported by cbr.com.
Kajiwara said Season 2's production took more time than Season 1, which resulted in more effort being put into it.
Okamoto said the battle scenes stood out when he reviewed the completed footage.
Black Clover Season 2 has drawn praise for improved animation and tighter pacing compared to Season 1. Director Ayaka Tanemura said at Anime Expo 2026 that the team succeeded in making the battle sequences extra cool in line with Yuki Tabata's wishes.
Season 1 consisted of 170 episodes produced back-to-back in one go. The anime was halted in 2021, mainly because it caught up with the source material. The series later shifted from a continuous weekly broadcast to a seasonal format to adapt the final stretch of Yuki Tabata's manga.
Quick answers
When did Black Clover Season 2 premiere?
Black Clover Season 2 premiered on October 3.
What did the voice actors say about Season 2's production?
Gakuto Kajiwara said production took more time than Season 1 and more effort was put into it. Nobuhiko Okamoto said the battle scenes stood out when reviewing the completed footage.