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Oban cel

Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 2:31 am
by Blaster
Can someone enlighten me as to what an 'Oban" cel is?

I tried googleing it, but all I got were results for Oban-Star Racers :?

Thanks muchly ^_^

Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 4:05 am
by moonrabitt
"Oban"? I have not heared of that term yet ^^'
Where did you hear it from????

Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 4:43 am
by Blaster
http://www.nichibeianime.com/cels/pokemon/

The second cel down. Just reading the description again, I'm wondering if it means "pan" cel?

Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 4:47 am
by moonrabitt
Ohhhh.....
I tried to translate it, but is said something evil:
" bit*chy old hag "
I think Oban means hag....I'll try to see If I can find out what it means...

Edit:
I found a Heero cel (http://home.att.net/~markdcanime3/GW/GWHeero.html)
it cels OBAN too...so I think you are right...

I found this in wikipedia:
"Ōban is also a paper size used in Japanese woodblock prints."

# Ōban (大判, large size)(39x26.5cm) - the most common sheet size.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodblock_ ... g_in_Japan

:wink:
-let's thank WIKIPEDIA...for us lazy people :D

Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 6:27 am
by Blaster
Wow, thank you very much for all the research you did moonrabitt!

Heh, where would we all be without Wikipedia :wink:

So my guess was correct, it's just another name for an oversize cel. cool.

Thanks gain moonrabitt :D

Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 6:58 am
by sensei
Yes, I've run across this term a couple of times. I don't know that it refers to any particular size, but just means bigger than standard.