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Shaft 50th Anniversary Exhibition's Finalized Visual Now Boasts 20 Different Characters

Japanese animation studio SHAFT revealed last Friday the finalized visual for its 50th Anniversary Exhibition. The new visual now boasts 20 characters across several Shaft-produced anime series. Akio Watanabe, the character designer for the Bakemonogatari series, created the illustration.

Exhibited works include:

• Mahoromatic - Automatic Maiden (2003)
• Popotan (2003)
• Moonphase (2004)
• Pani Poni Dash! (2005)
• REC (2006)
• Negima! (2006)
• Hidamari Sketch (2007)
• Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World movie (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)
• Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising (2026)

Shaft announced its 50th Anniversary Exhibition in June. The exhibition is set to take place at the Mixalive Tokyo venue in Ikebukuro between December 27, 2025 and January 18, 2026.

Sources: SHAFT 50th Anniversary Exhibition's website via Otakumu