Now an Anime Production Cel Collector.

[Azure]

Thanks for sharing those are some really nice cells. I also notice you like all the same series I do! I'm very jealous at this point!

[McMurphy]

I purchased (joint purchased, actually) an anime production cel of Koga, a character from the Inuyasha serial. It isn't that I am much of a fan of that anime series at the moment, but the cel (attached) displayed an unique moment of rawness that Inuyasha often lacks.

It is a special effects cel comprised of three layers. The cel number is "A-4, C-1"; thus, a key cel. The background is unmatching.

[McMurphy]

I admit that this thread has been largely narcissistic, but there is some news in relation to a previously posted Dragon Quest cel of mine that may be of interest.

As already mentioned, I have a cel gallery hosted on another site. It was brought to my attention that a Japanese site had hot-linked to my second Abel production cel from the Dragon Quest anime series. Upon some html code scanning, I noticed that they were referring to the said cel as a "title shot."

Curious, I searched youtube. As it turns out, that incredibly well priced cel I had purchased from a Ebay auction was from the opening sequence used in the latter half of series. I have attached a scan of the shot (with an unmatching, digital background) and a screencap of the shot to this post.

Anyway, it is my first opening shot cel, which is typically worth more than a normal production one, and, hopefully, it is an interesting element of anime production cel collecting.

A Youtube video of the opening sequence can be found HERE.