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  1. ↑ It debuted in the magazine's 31st issue of 2000, [7] released on June 29 of that same year. [8]
  2. ↑ Fuji TV listed the air dates for the series on Monday at 26:28, which is effectively Tuesday at 2:28 a.m. JST. [36]

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