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I was wondering if anyone here collects Tezuka animation cels?
I have a folder full of them that I collected over a 15 year period. They are just sitting in a closet at the moment and I feel like someone might appreciate them more than I do.

I've got cels from: Astroboy, Kimba, Black Jack + some other misc pieces.

Email me if you're interested. My username @gmail.com

Thanks.

What is cel??

A cel is the clear sheet of acetate that is used to paint each frame of the episode onto.
Each frame of animation is drawn onto a separate sheet. They are then filmed.

Here is some more info: http://www.animationartgallery.com/aani ... tions.html

Oh I see =o, this thing is collectible?

Everything is collectable to someone

But yes, these are highly collectable by some people as they are one-of-a-kind. Check out the prices some of these auctions go for on eBay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Astroboy-Anime- ... 3f1c1d8d93
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Astro-boy-Astro ... 460049c84d
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0 ... +cel&rt=nc

I finally finished taking photos of them all: https://picasaweb.google.com/astrobboy/TezukaCels#

Ohw, has it's rare to find it's very expensive =o !
ABB you had so many of this, you're a great collector =D! They're beautiful *o*