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Their characters are featured in <em>Cosmo Samurai Part 2<\/em>, a 4-part anime short along with <em>The Return<\/em>, an all-new 2-part special with custom CGI TOM and SARA storytelling piece premiering Saturday, March 19, and concluding Saturday, March 26.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2345584839\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Adult Swim continues to be a pioneer in the anime space by featuring both action programming and English language anime premieres. 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