Black Clover's Comeback Gets Louder: 'Yellow Brick Road' Named Season 2 Ending Theme

The countdown to Black Clover's return just picked up a soundtrack. Ahead of the series premiere on October 3, word has arrived that the ending theme for the long-awaited second season will be "Yellow Brick Road," performed by ONE OR EIGHT. For fans who have been waiting more than five years for new episodes, the announcement is one more sign that the wait is genuinely over.

Season 2 of Black Clover premieres October 3 on TV Tokyo at 11pm, marking the show's first new episodes in over half a decade. The original run ended back in 2021, and while the 2023 film Sword of the Wizard King kept the magic alive on the big screen, the weekly series has been on pause ever since. This October, the Clover Kingdom finally returns to television screens — and now we know exactly what will be playing over the credits when each episode winds down.

Why the Ending Theme Reveal Matters

Ending themes have a way of defining an era of an anime. The right song can turn a good finale into an unforgettable one, and Black Clover has always understood the assignment when it comes to its music. The reveal of "Yellow Brick Road" by ONE OR EIGHT, reported by Oricon, gives fans their first taste of the season's musical identity before a single new episode has aired.

The title alone has sparked plenty of speculation. The final stretch of Yuki Tabata's manga — which the new season is set to adapt — takes Asta and the Black Bulls into territory that the anime has never touched. A road-themed ending song feels fitting for a season that promises to be the beginning of the endgame, and fans are already reading meaning into the choice.

A Premiere Five Years in the Making

October 3 is a date Black Clover fans have circled for months. The return lands in the middle of an absolutely stacked fall anime season, with the Apothecary Diaries, Magic Knight Rayearth, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, and Aoashi Season 2 all premiering within days of each other. That Black Clover is back after such a long absence — and that it's been positioned to close out the final chapters of its story — makes it one of the season's biggest events.

What We Know About the Song

Details beyond the title and artist remain scarce, which is exactly how these reveals tend to work: drop the name, let the speculation engine run, and release the full track closer to premiere day. ONE OR EIGHT taking on the ending theme slot puts a spotlight on an act stepping into one of anime's most high-pressure gigs — soundtracking the return of a franchise with one of the most passionate fanbases in the medium.

Black Clover's music has always been part of its identity, from its high-energy openings to its quieter closers. If "Yellow Brick Road" lives up to its evocative title, it could become the sound fans associate with the beginning of the end — the first notes of the Clover Kingdom's final televised chapter.

The premiere on TV Tokyo at 11pm puts the series in a prime late-night slot, and anticipation has been building steadily as new trailers and announcements roll in. The ending theme reveal is the latest breadcrumb, and with just days to go, the Clover Kingdom's biggest homecoming in years is almost here.