Anime-Beta TNG

I agree the real issue is the purpose and intent behind this proposed bill. Like many of you I highly doubt the effectiveness of this proposal since much of the newly classified "national treasured artwork" has been out of Japan for well over 30 years. Talk about too little too late. SMH. ...

True, but the issue is not the cost to buyers, it is whether this 'bill' will effectively stop the sale and export of anime art. The cost is a result not the cause, right?

When I started back in 83 it was a great time to love anime and cel collecting. Cel collecting in the USA was nearly non-existent. Faxing images of full sized b&w cel copies was the norm in order to buy from JP (assumed you even had a JP contact). In the 90s it was a glorious time to collect so ...

Doubt it will impact me that much. Rarely see cels from series I collect anymore since most are locked away for decades now. If cels do appear I have no doubt some deputy service will happily charge to help arrange shipment of cels out of Japan. In all my years collecting I've found the truism, if t...

Good point. The quality of the animation has dramatically changed. In some ways the animation itself is more fluid but I find it is often waaay too exaggerated something that I feel detracts from the movements and even storyline. I personally prefer the animation circa 80-90s (ala Record of Lodoss W...

It could be a mismatched multi-layer but it is from the correct scene.

Wow... purrty and fragile. When I cannot find cels, I save for an international vaccay!

This cel is from the classic scene from Urusei Yatsura TV series when Ataru and Shinobu meet Lum the Invader for the first time! Mr. Invader is sitting in the Moroboshi house discussing how his people settle things with a game of tag. Ataru and his parents are terrified of Mr. Invader and express it...

YGPM!

Very generous of you!

Ditto! Been to the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka more than a five times. Last time I checked the room with production art was authentic. Sadly most are not well preserved or even presented safety. Besides being tacked on the wall the backsides are often glued to the wall. Oh well doesn't really prevent th...

Besides not liking the insane and nearly criminal overpriced cel prices on ebay, I've been wondering if the hobby would benefit or be not, by having an official standard to grade and/or price cels? Much like how slabbing comics (ref: https://comicspectrumblog.wordpress.com/2014/08/29/to-slab-or-not-...

Jason you are BADASS! Thanks for being so awesome!

Just realized with the decrease in cel inventory I have not bought much in the last five years. Probably b/c I believe in quality over quantity. So for now I just raise money by selling items and sometimes from diverting profits from using options and dividend portfolio. Has anyone done this too?

Sweetness Jason! If we can help by giving money to you let us know! It is more than fair that we who benefit should help bear the burden too. Keep us posted. Merci!