Beauty or Memories?

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Imagine there were two cels. One was amazingly pretty, but you had no idea where it was from or anything about it. The other however, is a cel from a memorable moment from an anime you have watched. This one is not as beautiful. Which would you choose?

The one that is more memorable
28
70%
The one that is more beautiful
12
30%
 
Total votes: 40

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Post by Wendy »

glorff wrote:The Beta solution, BUY BOTH :D
Oee..I like that! :dgrin
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glorff wrote:The Beta solution, BUY BOTH :D
X| Wish I could, wish I could. ^^;; But unfortunately, I have to choose between the two, and I wish I could get both, but I can't. >_<

Thanks for all of your help!!! I really appreciate it, since it has helped me a lot in making decisions and even future decisions. Arigatou gozaimasu minna-san! /eyes:
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Post by Baakay »

*cough cough*
(revs up her best Barbara Streisand voice)

/ho Meemmmmorieees light the corners of my miiiiinnnnd /ho


Phew. That was ugly.

Anyway, I voted for memories, because I generally go that way. I've got lots a crappy little cels that I bought strictly because I loved the scene, or the show in general. And I would NEVER pay $500 for a cel that was gorgeous if it didn't hold some special meaning. (faint echo here of the screams from my dying wallet)

But I obviously go for beautiful art that I know nothing about, too. :-) Blue robot face? Lady all in pink tones? nary a clue. And I've only seen ONE episode of Mon Colle Knights, but I truly love its cute characters...what I know about the story came from reviews :)

Nothing wrong with a little bipolar personality disorder in cel collecting, sez I.
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Post by KT »

There are alot of cels I have seen that I thought looked really cool/beautiful, but I still passed up on them since I'd rather go for cels from series that I love and know about (But I'm still kicking myself over a Kare Kano cel I saw on Ebay awhile back for cheap...I wish I liked the series back then! :l )

So yeah, I'd go with the cel for a memorable moment. The only cels I collect are Yugioh, and those are very rare to come by so I hoard whatever I can! :P
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Post by Shampoo »

I buy cels for beauty-- but anything that holds some sort of sentimental value or if it reminds me of someone special or a situation (both person or fundamental to the anime) I buy it in a heartbeat. /ok

Memorable always wins over beauty to me :wink:

Blah.. maybe the Shampster is just too soft :P
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Hands down . . . memories! :D
Can you hear this fangirl squee?!
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Post by Remi »

Easy decision for me, but I know I'm in the minority. I went for beauty.

I love cels from moving or special scenes, but I generally don't buy a cel from even my favorite scene unless the cel itself is aesthetically pleasing. In fact, several of my very favorite cels, (ie: both my Souzo cels, a couple of my Aoshi pan cels, quite a few of my Kenshin cels, several FY, GW and Esca cels, etc) I had ZERO idea where in the show they were from when I bought them. Or perhaps I had a general idea from an outfit or something, but couldn't identify the exact episode, let alone scene.

Beauty it is for me. I'll always go with the perfect portrait of a character I love over that B level shot of them in one of the best moments of the show.

Of course the ideal is the perfect shot of them from that moment, but duh. :D
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Post by kymaera »

I hardly ever buy cels from a series that I haven't watched, so you can
guess my answer if I had to choose between the two.

Though, I have to point out a different answer: I buy some cels just because
they make me laugh. I wouldn't necessarily call them beautiful or
memorable, but I enjoy them.
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