This October, the highly anticipated second season of Black Clover premieres, furthering the exciting adventures of Asta and the Black Bulls and their fight against the Spade Kingdom. We had the chance to interview Ayataka Tanemura, Black Clover ’s director, at Anime Expo 2026. Here, we discussed how his role has grown since the first season, what he’s looking forward to in Black Clover Season 2 and what makes Asta’s journey so special. Thank you for taking part in this interview. Could you please tell the Crunchyroll audience about yourself and your role in the upcoming season of Black Clover ? Ayataka Tanemura : I’ll be directing the second season. My name is Tanemura. You’ve been working on Black Clover since the early episodes. Can you talk a little bit about how you initially got involved? Tanemura : I used to work at a smaller production company and we were working on Black Clover Season 1, Episode 4. I had the chance to do some work on the storyboarding direction, like the performances of the characters. You worked extensively on a few of Black Clover ’s opening and ending themes, and fans absolutely LOVE Black Clover themes.