#and i have no clue what they did with s2 so 22/24 was a rough estimate

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can i just say i love your blog so much!! the bsd fandom is as alive as ever and your posts often came up on my recommended and i always loved seeing them, from your analytical takes to your tag rambles and (very very relatable) screaming and crying over the new episodes,, thank you so much for running such a fun blog, i hope you dont mind if i stick around!! i’m so excited to see how the rest of the new season pans out. oh i have a small question! how far into the manga do you think this season would reach?

Oh, well....

Thank you, OP. I....I don't know what to say except thank you and also what do you mean my posts come up in recs???? That's not good!!

But jokes asides, your message really brought a smile to my face and made my day!! Askdkfjdjs....I'm so bad with compliments but I REALLY REALLY appreciate it. Thank you for taking the time to write this thoughtful message! (And, please, people sticking around this here blog? Of course I don't mind!)

As for your question? Oh dear....

From that opening theme, I fear (and hope) we'll get to volume 20. I'm not sure if they're going to stick to a 12 or 13 episode season or go for a 24/26 episode season. But the thing is, this is how they divided each season:

Season 1 - 12 episodes - 2 for the light novel - 16 manga chapters - 4 volumes

Season 2 - 12 episodes + 1 omake - 4 for the light novel - 22/24 chapters - 5 volumes

Season 3 - 12 episodes - 3 for the light novel roughly 18 chapters - 4 volumes

And there are currently 7 volumes and around 39 chapters till That Scene in the OP. So it's either that they were lying to us (pain) and we will get as far around Skyfall/Casino arc somehow, they're going to try and squeeze 7+ (because Bram made an appearance there) volumes into 12 episodes (at least 5 which have been used for Untold Origins and Perfect Crime), or we're going to get a mid season cliffhanger and a few months of waiting after 12 episodes so they can animate 12 more episodes.

But I am hoping we'll reach volume 20 and a bit beyond. Sure it'll kill me but it'll be a fun death?