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The outlet notes the season leans on established franchises and sleeper hits rather than a wave of headline-grabbing new debuts. Returning series include Mushoku Tensei Season 3, Trapped in a Dating Sim Season 2, BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity, You and I Are Polar Opposites Season 2, and The Elusive Samurai Season 2. Among new adaptations, Science Saru is producing The Ghost in the Shell, and Red River brings the classic manga to screen. 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