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While the Black Clover anime is soon returning with a second season, its comeback plans have been dealt a major setback. This is because Mito Animation, one of Black Clover's primary outsourcing studios, has been dissolved ahead of the anime's highly-anticipated comeback. As fans must know, even if a certain studio is adapting a series, they tend to subcontract their sakuga to other animation studios. This is exactly what Mito Animation was to Studio Pierrot, as the recently dissolved studio had produced 21 out of Black Clover's 170 episodes. Black Clover Anime Loses Major Animation Studio As per information verified by the commercial registry of Japan, animation studio Mito Animation was dissolved earlier this year on April 30, 2025. The animation studio was founded by former Studio Pierrot animator Ichizou Kobayashi in the late 1990s and primarily operated as a subcontracting company, taking on sakuga work for other animation studios. As time passed, the studio expanded and started taking on bigger projects, having animated episodes of Soukou Kijo Iris and segments from Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity for SILERLINK, Zan Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei for SHAFT, Detective Conan for TMS Entertainment, Batman Ninja for Kamikaza Douga, and Yu-Gi-Oh: Zexal for Gallop. Mito Animation also played a substantial part in Black Clover anime, as they produced 21 out of its 170 episodes, becoming one of Studio Pierrot's primary outsourcing studios. Unfortunately, the animation studio has now been dissolved. Will Black Clover Anime Get Affected by Mito Animation's Dissolution? It is tough to say whether the Black Clover anime will be affected by Mito Animation's dissolution because, while the subcontracting animation studio has worked on several important episodes from the anime, Studio Pierrot also announced Black Clover's return months after the animation studio was dissolved. Therefore, it is very likely that Pierrot must have planned on how to deal with the loss of their primary subcontracting company beforehand. Speaking of, Mito Animation not only worked on the Black Clover TV anime but also had a huge part to play in the production of the Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King movie.
