Show Me: Your favorite "Eyes Wide Shut" cels

Baylor · Post by **Baylor** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:43 am

Here is my favorite. I think the closed eyes give him extra smexiness.

irmgaard · Post by **irmgaard** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:11 am

He He! I love closed eyed cels! Of course they only work well when the character has a lot of expression. So naturally I have quite a few from that Mugging Demon: Inuyasha! Here are four of them:

http://mamorinuku.rubberslug.com/galler ... mID=141008
Shot by a possessed Girlfriend in the movie…

http://mamorinuku.rubberslug.com/galler ... mID=154434
Frustrated he can’t do away with a bad guy.

http://mamorinuku.rubberslug.com/galler ... mID=139459
Slumbering bespelled.

http://mamorinuku.rubberslug.com/galler ... mID=145119
Smugly telling Koga how superior his sense of smell is (he will open his eyes to see Koga with Kagome next!)

A totally different Kenshin
http://mamorinuku.rubberslug.com/galler ... mID=171705
With his thoughts and feelings masked behind a smiling face.

A man who has lost everything important to him:
http://mamorinuku.rubberslug.com/galler ... mID=140085

A character filled with secrets
http://mamorinuku.rubberslug.com/galler ... mID=163374
Watch out when he opens his eyes!

And here’s one with only two eyes shut!
http://mamorinuku.rubberslug.com/galler ... mID=175589

Post by **JWR** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:26 am

Well I have a few but I'll just start with those Ah My Goddess ones

http://ryan.rubberslug.com/gallery/inv_ ... mID=174848

http://ryan.rubberslug.com/gallery/inv_ ... mID=161611

http://ryan.rubberslug.com/gallery/inv_ ... mID=116256

http://ryan.rubberslug.com/gallery/inv_ ... mID=116272

http://ryan.rubberslug.com/gallery/inv_ ... mID=109352

http://ryan.rubberslug.com/gallery/inv_ ... emID=34776

wELCOME cONSUMER · Post by **wELCOME cONSUMER** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:29 am

Great post Ralphy!

I didn't realize I had many (or any!) cels with closed eyes.
Also, a few seem to feature only one character with closed eyes. Very curious...
EDIT: Oops! found a couple more

Link & Zelda, ready to smooch

Shampoo giving Ranma a squeeze

Sailor Moon being cheerful

Yuusuke and Noelle huggin'

Meier Link, clinging to Charlotte's limp hand

Charlotte embracing a burned Meier

Murasame struggling against Cervantes

Professor Go usually has squinty eyes all the time

Dr. von Folger screaming in agony

And finally, a pan cel of Genya holding Gin Rei.
http://welcomeconsumer.rubberslug.com/g ... mID=157500

aernath · Post by **aernath** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:13 am

Oh cripes. "favorite"
*reminds self to pay more attention to the intro post*

Ichigo out cold:
http://aernath.rubberslug.com/gallery/i ... mID=156026

Ichigo doing sit ups:
(I sense a trend: Ichigo topless = Ichigo with eyes closed) :flasher:

http://aernath.rubberslug.com/gallery/i ... mID=171204

Baakay · Post by **Baakay** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 11:24 am

Well hey... I'm sure I have a lot more than these two, but they were the ones that leapt immediately to mind.

"You throw your head back and guffaw*:
http://baakay.com/anime/pathcel.php?sho ... Hazard&c=2

It's my favorite cel of him, bar none. Yes, thank you Kymaera for finding that one and pointing it out to me many moons ago.

And this one says "weighty load" like nothing else:

http://baakay.com/anime/pathcel.php?show=Trigun&c=1

kizu · Post by **kizu** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 11:34 am

Oi nice topic!

From my gallery I only have two with eyes shut but I love them!

My favorite is Meow coz she looks so cute and evil.

http://hajimenokizu.rubberslug.com/gall ... mID=179202

Then here's Massami (identified by Tex-chan). I got her free so she's special too.

http://hajimenokizu.rubberslug.com/gall ... mID=180185

But my favorite closed eye will always be wolfie-kun and I don't own this cel but I'll post it here. It's from Oni-hime's gallery. (Oni-hime if you are reading this please forgive me ne?

)

http://onihime.rubberslug.com/gallery/i ... mID=160665

ashenfairy · Post by **ashenfairy** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:13 pm

I often perfer eyes closed shots here are a few favorites:

Kamui & Fuma from X:

http://acetateaddiction.rubberslug.com/ ... emID=91376

Meier and Charlotte:

http://acetateaddiction.rubberslug.com/ ... mID=176327

Sawa from A Kite:

http://acetateaddiction.rubberslug.com/ ... emID=56572

Morrigan from Ah! My Goddess (we've actually passed on all the eyes open ones we've seen in favor of this one):

http://acetateaddiction.rubberslug.com/ ... emID=39469

And the void/Hope card from CCS Movie 2:

http://acetateaddiction.rubberslug.com/ ... mID=121532

glorff · Post by **glorff** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:45 pm

http://glorff.rubberslug.com/gallery/in ... emID=59112

Lots of emotion in closed eyes

ashenfairy · Post by **ashenfairy** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:56 pm

glorff wrote:http://glorff.rubberslug.com/gallery/in ... emID=59112

Lots of emotion in closed eyes

I heartily agree such a beautiful shot!

Ronin · Post by **Ronin** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 2:36 pm

Great idea! I always find that the characters with closed eyes can convey just as much emotion with those who are open.

Here are some of my personal faves.

http://ronin.rubberslug.com/gallery/inv ... mID=122620

http://ronin.rubberslug.com/gallery/inv ... mID=136150

http://ronin.rubberslug.com/gallery/inv ... mID=156843

Golden Boy · Post by **Golden Boy** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 2:46 pm

irmgaard · Post by **irmgaard** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:53 pm

[glow=red]Whoops![/glow] I forgot one of my absolute faves:

The character’s eyes are shut, because when he looks up, he will see something (someone) that will change his life, forever!

http://mamorinuku.rubberslug.com/galler ... mID=164555

animeobsessed · Post by **animeobsessed** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:10 pm

vapalla · Post by **vapalla** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 5:43 am

Sensei bought me a Birthday present on YJ!!! (not here yet):

Karin henshin cel from Tonde buurin

I remembered another henshin cel I have that also has closed eyes:
http://cat.rubberslug.com/gallery/inv_i ... emID=92790

I noticed that magical girls tend to close their eyes during henshin sequences, probably because they don't want to know what the animators are doing to them!