The third season of ''

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television series, titled , is produced by

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and directed by Susumu Mitsunaka, with Taku Kishimoto handling series composition, Takahiro Kishida providing character designs, and Yuki Hayashi and

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composed the music. It adapted the second half of "''Spring High Preliminary''"

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(chapters 150–207), with the exception of chapters 191–206 from the original

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series of the same name written by

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. The season aired from October 8 to December 10, 2016.

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has also licensed the third season. The opening theme song is "Hikariare" by

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, while the ending theme song is "Mashi Mashi" by

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Episode list

References

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