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All the TCG fans here comes the latest Weiss Schwarz booster. The booster will feature Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie – Rebellion. The booster set will be 100 cards, plus 22 parallels. You can start looking for them at your local gaming stores in September.
This would be so cool to attend, but alas I won’t be able to. If you happen to be in Japan on July 20th, you might want to look into it. On July 20, the Japan Screen Music Symphony Orchestra will be in concert to share how music is one of the driving forces in anime. Selections will come from Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Attack on Titan, Neon Genesis Evangelion and other lesser know anime. The concert will be held at the Bunkamura Orchard Hall in Shibuya, Tokyo.
Are you ready for Valentines. Yes it is a few months away, but Premium Bandai has put up for pre-order two valentine chocolate sets for you anime valentine. The featured anime is Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Sailor Moon. Both are pictured above. The Madoka Magica is in a gold-stamped and embossed box featuring Madoka and Homura and the Sailor Moon box has Sailor Moon in silhouette. Each box contains ten pieces of chocolate and is priced at 2,626 yen ($26.60). This would be a cool valentine, so if you can do it go for it.
Anime fans in three areas will be happy this December. There are three theaters that will be screening the first two Puella Magi Madoka Magica movies in December. Fans in the following areas will want to check with their theaters: December 2, Screenland Crossroad in Kansas City, Missouri; December 20, The Edge 12 in Birmingham, Alabama; and December 29, Texas Theatre in Dallas, Texas.
If their is anyone that will be traveling to Japan during December or February, or you happen to live in the Tokyo and Osaka area, MOVIC Promote Service’s is sponsoring two exhibits for “Puella Magi Madoka Magica Exhibit”. The exhibits will recreate scenes from the popular magical girl anime for visitors to view. The exhibit will be in Tokyo first from December 27 through the December 31 at the Sunshine City complex’s Culture Hall. Then it second exhibit will be in Osaka from February 10 through February 12 at the Asia and Pacific Trade Center ATC Hall.
The winners of the 16th Annual Animation Kobe Award were announced: 1) Individual Award – writer Mari Okada; 2) Special Award – director Osamu Dezaki and production team of Detective Conan; 3) Theatrical Film Award – Macross Frontier: Sayonora no Tsubasa; 4) Television Award – Puella Magi Madoka Magica; 5) Network Award – Hetalia: World Series; and 6) Theme Song Award – “Shinryaku no Susume” by ULTRAPRISM with Ika Musume from Hisako Kanemoto. Thanks to AnimeNews Network for the update.