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• Keep Circulating the Tapes: The English translation of the manga is not complete since Kodansha is not willing to do so. One will have to rely on unofficial translations.
• Overtook the Manga: The anime diverges from the manga right before the "Divine Design" arc begins. The last part of the anime to come directly from the source was "Lost Arms of the Goddess". ^note Technically, Interlude 3 from Volume 14—the Hot Springs Episode—was the latest chronological chapters to be animated, occurring immediately prior to "Divine Design", but the anime moved it up to episode 26, before "Lost Arms of the Goddess". The majority of Season 2 is either filler or the anime staff making a good-faith attempt to end the show in a way that makes at least some sense without direction from the still-in-progress manga.