Tokyo, Japan:
Harry Potter sword replicas bought at a theme park in Japan have been recalled for being too genuine, probably violating the anti-weapons regulation, Warner Bros. Studios Japan and media have mentioned.
Topic to the recall is an “genuine recreation” of the Godric Gryffindor Sword — named after one of many 4 founders of the Hogwarts wizardry faculty.
The pointed, silver sword is 34 inches (85 centimetres) lengthy and comes affixed to a wooden show plaque, in keeping with an organization assertion that mentioned there had been a “distribution concern” with the 30,000 yen ($200) replicas.
However Japanese media reported that investigators thought-about the toy sharp-edged sufficient to represent a attainable violation of the nation’s sword and firearms management legal guidelines.
The replicas have been being bought at “The Making of Harry Potter”, an immersive Tokyo studio park steeped on this planet of the epic magic saga.
“We apologise for the inconvenience,” Warner Bros. Studios Japan mentioned in its assertion.
Violent crime is uncommon in Japan, which has strict gun management legal guidelines.
However there are occasional stabbings and even shootings, together with the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2022.
Harry Potter followers who needed to relinquish the sword took to social media to air their heartache.
The farewell was “irritating” and “very unhappy”, one fan wrote on social media platform X, including: “My fellow true Gryffindor college students on the market who agreed to the voluntary recall, I really feel you.”
“I simply handed over to police the Gryffindor sword which I as soon as vowed to myself I’ll cherish for the remainder of my life”, one other wrote on X.
“I imagine they may take excellent care of it till it’s disposed of”.
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