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SHAFT Anime Studio Details 50th Anniversary Exhibition
posted on by Ken Iikura-Gross
The anime studio SHAFT announced in June that it will hold a SHAFT 50th Anniversary Exhibition at the Mixalive Tokyo venue in Ikebukuro. This month, SHAFT confirmed that the exhibition's first half will run from December 27, 2025 to January 6, 2026, and then the staff will update the displays for the second half from January 8 to January 18.
Akio Watanabe, the character designer for the Bakemonogatari series, drew a key visual for both the anniversary and the exhibition in particular :
The exhibition will display pieces from 19 different SHAFT projects. The current selection includes:
・Popotan (2003)
・MoonPhase (2004)
・Pani Poni Dash! (2005)
・REC (2006)
・Negima! (2006)
・Hidamari Sketch (2007)
・Kino no Tabi - the Beautiful World (2007)
・Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei (2007)
・ef: a tale of memories. (2007)
・Maria Holic (2009)
・Natsu no Arashi! (2009)
・MONOGATARI Series (2009)
・Arakawa Under the Bridge (2010)
・Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011)
・Nisekoi (2014)
・Kubikiri Cycle: Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai (2016)
・March comes in like a lion (2016)
・Fireworks, Should We See it from the Side or the Bottom? (2017)
・Fate/Extra Last Encore (2018)
・Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story (2020)
・Assault Lily Bouquet (2020)
・Pretty Boy Detective Club (2021)
・Luminous Witches (2022)
・A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof (2025)
・Virgin Punk: Clockwork Girl (2025)
The earliest ticket sales by random drawing are over, but general ticket sales will begin on October 24. Guests can purchase an advance ticket, a same-day ticket, or a ticket bundled with limited edition merchandise. The bundle includes an admission ticket and a large acrylic diorama of the key visual above. All ticket holders will also receive one of 20 different, randomly-distributed "special two-layer stickers." (A two-layer sticker typically has one sticker on top of another, so a person can reveal two different images by peeling the top layer.)
Advance tickets are 2,500 yen for adults, 1,800 yen for students between elementary and high school, and 1,500 yen for holders of disability certificates (about US$17, US$12, and US$10). Same-day tickets are 2,700 yen for adults, 2,000 yen for students between elementary and high school,, and 1,700 yen for holders of disability certificates (about US$18, US$13, and US$11). The ticket-and-diorama bundle is 7,500 yen (about US$51).
Sources: Press release, SHAFT 50th Anniversary Exhibition's website
