Grief Seeds
This page lists information and speculation about the grief seeds that appear in each episode of the anime.
Episode 2
Gertrud's grief seed
A round ball decorated with thorned vines and topped by the rose and butterfly symbol.
- Emblem: Butterfly
- Battles: Mami
- Possession: Kyubey (presumed)
- Used by: Mami
Episode 3
Charlotte's grief seed
Charlotte's grief seed has a emblem containing concentric circles with ribbons, representing a strawberry.
- Emblem: Strawberry
- Battles: Mami, Homura
- Possession: Homura
- Used by: Unknown
Charlotte's grief seed on the hospital wall
The seed glows as it begins to activate
A close-up of the seed's emblem just before Charlotte appears
Comparison of Charlotte's grief seed and Mami's soul gem
Episode 4
Elly's Grief Seed was not originally seen in the episode. It was added in the AT-X rebroadcast.
- Emblem: Wing
- Battles: Sayaka
- Possession: Unknown
- Used by: Sayaka
Episode 6
Unidentified grief seed
It was speculated to be Elly's grief seed, which was proven true as it was added to the revised Episode 4.
- Emblem: Wing
- Battles: Sayaka
- Possession: Kyubey
- Used by: Sayaka
Episode 8
Elsa Maria's grief seed
After defeating Elsa Maria, Sayaka gives this grief seed to Kyouko as repayment for her assistance.
- Emblem: Crown
- Battles: Sayaka, Kyouko
- Possession: Kyouko
- Used by: none (presumed)
Unidentified grief seed
The grief seed Homura gives to Sayaka whom refused.
- Emblem: Tulip
- Battles: Homura (presumed)
- Possession: Homura
- Used by: none (presumed)
Sayaka's grief seed
- Emblem: Music note
- Battles: Kyouko in Episode 9
- Possession: Unknown
- Used by: Unknown
Episode 10
Unknown grief seed
Presumably Sayaka's Grief Seed based on its emblem.
- Emblem: Music note
- Battles: Homura, Madoka, Mami, Kyouko
- Possession: Madoka
- Used by: Homura
Kriemhild Gretchen's grief seed
Madoka's grief seed, the cutest grief seed ever.
- Emblem: Ribbons
- Battles: none
- Possession: Madoka
- Used by: none
Episode 11
Homura's grief seed, as shown in Kyubey's speech about how she would drown in despair, if she ever lost hope.
- Emblem: Machine/clock gear
- Battles: none
- Possession: none
- Used by: none
Episode 12
"Grief Seeds" in cubic form taken from Demons
The Grief Seeds take a cubic form in Episode 12, it is not known if they are still called Grief Seeds or if they have a different name (Grief Cubes?).
- Emblem: None
- Battles: Homura, Kyouko, Mami, Sayaka
- Possession: Homura
- Used by: Homura