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Madoka Magica Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Life-Sized Soul Gem, Grief Seed Replicas
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Pressing the Grief Seed against the Soul Gem will purify its hue
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica anime is celebrating its 10th anniversary with new merchandise: Life-sized replicas of the Soul Gem and Grief Seeds that appear in the TV anime. Not only do they reflect the appearance of the fantasy props, they also recreate some of the functions: Pressing the button on the Soul Gem will make it play voiced lines from the anime, but at the cost of tainting its hue over time. However, by pressing a Grief Seed against a Soul Gem, you can make the Soul Gem light up as if it s being purified.
Emiri Katō (Kyubey) will appear at the event. The staff has unveiled chief animation director
The event will also stream live on the Stagecrowd service.
The advanced ticket lottery for the event begins on Saturday, and general tickets will go on sale starting on April 17.
In January, the anime s staff opened a 10th anniversary website featuring a special logo and art by character designer
Ume Aoki to commemorate the anime s debut on January 7, 2011. The website will feature celebratory images from illustrators and manga creators.
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Crunchyroll later streamed the series.
Aniplex of America released the television series, two compilation films, and the