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Yahoo Japan - hu_7700

Links and Resources Sellers of Ill Repute

1) B'TX cel sold for 2200yen on Mandarake BWA Cel listed on YJ for 35,000 yen

Updated 1 year ago by potatertot

Itoya Binders vs Itoya Folios

Preservation and Conservation

Itoya Multi-Ring Binders Itoya Multi-Ring Binder 11x14 in Inside detail Set of 10 Refill Pages...

Updated 1 year ago by potatertot

How to Spot a Fake

FAQs

[This page is a work in progress] To help demonstrate how to check if a cel or sketch is fake we...

Updated 2 years ago by potatertot

TimelessCelGallery - https://timelesscelgallery.com/

Links and Resources Sellers of Ill Repute

1) Angel's Egg Cel with Background $16,000 usd. Recently sold on YJ for 160,000 yen (roughly $1,4...

Updated 2 years ago by potatertot

Yahoo Japan Auctions - kvcdn16615

Links and Resources Sellers of Ill Repute

Seller of fake cels and douga   screencap for comparison    

Updated 2 years ago by potatertot

Yahoo Japan Auctions - yymm119

Links and Resources Sellers of Ill Repute

1) Vampire Hunter D Test Cel listed for 89,800 yen (roughly $898usd) on Jan 2022. Originally sold...

Updated 2 years ago by potatertot

Yahoo Japan Auctions - m3756tikiri

Links and Resources Sellers of Ill Repute

Seller of fake cels and douga

Updated 2 years ago by potatertot

Yahoo Japan Auctions - mononokeiwasi

Links and Resources Sellers of Ill Repute

1) Item sold for 3,300 yen on Mandarake 2) Item listed on YJ Auctions for 9,800 yen starting...

Updated 2 years ago by potatertot

Yahoo Japan Auctions - ewjgogtji

Links and Resources Sellers of Ill Repute

1) Item sold on Mandarake for 1,600 yen 2) Item listed and sold at a starting bid price of 1...

Updated 2 years ago by potatertot

Timing Sheet (タイムシート)

Animation Art Terminology

  Timing sheets contain instructions on how each part of a sequence/cut are to be animated for a...

Updated 2 years ago by potatertot

Quick Guide to Types of Non-Production Animation Art / Cels

FAQs

A question that comes up often is, " is this cel/sketch real ?" Most animation art collectors wan...

Updated 2 years ago by potatertot

How to Read a Timing Sheet

FAQs

Timing sheets can be difficult to read and might look like a different language at face value. In...

Updated 2 years ago by Dave

Cel Pricing

FAQs

How much should I pay?  And why? This topic is very personal and there is no "right" answer.  Th...

Updated 2 years ago by Jadeduo

Framing, the right and wrong way to do it.

FAQs

[This resource is in progress . Consider visiting this link for general guidance: https://www.fra...

Updated 2 years ago by potatertot

SFX Cel (Special Effects Cel)

Animation Art Terminology Production Cel Types

Special Effects cels refers any cels made to create special effects. This includes airbrushing an...

Updated 2 years ago by potatertot

END cels / "A1 END" cels / Tome (止) Cels

Animation Art Terminology Production Cel Types

An END cel (marked with either END/ E/ or the kanji 止) is the last cel in an animation sequence. ...

Updated 2 years ago by potatertot

Opening (OP) Cel, Ending Cel (ED)

Animation Art Terminology Production Cel Types

These are the cels that make up the opening of the show. Most shows have 1 opening that is animat...

Updated 2 years ago by potatertot

Hanken Cel (版権セル) / Hanken sketch (版権原動画)

Animation Art Terminology Production Cel Types

Hanken cels are super rare one of kind cels made for use in for in promotional items like magazin...

Updated 2 years ago by potatertot

Pan / Oversized Cel (大判 セル画)

Animation Art Terminology Production Cel Types

Pan or oversized cels are larger-than-normal cels which are used for a panning effect. "Pan" is s...

Updated 2 years ago by potatertot

Layout (レイアウト)

Animation Art Terminology

Layout  drawings (レイアウト) are sketches of a scene. They will be more detailed than a storyboard, b...

Updated 2 years ago by potatertot