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      "lastAired": "Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc, Japan release 2025-09-19",
      "coverage": "Manga ch. 1-38 in S1; ch. 39-52 in the Reze Arc movie"
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    "notes": "Part 2 ended 2026-03-24 with ch. 232; reporting says no Part 3. Numbering is continuous (Part 2 starts at ch. 98), so a reader from ch. 53 runs straight through.",
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