Show Me: Your favorite "Eyes Wide Shut" cels

graymouser · Post by **graymouser** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 9:58 am

I have quite a few closed eye shots that I love. It's hard to keep the number down but I listed my favorite five.

My favorite has to be Hitomi concentrating (Escaflowne)

Others would include

Sara (Tenshi ni Narumon) http://itamejihada.net/cels/misc/misc1c.html

Fu transforming (Magic Knights Rayearth) http://itamejihada.net/cels/misc/misc2c.html

Yukito (Card Captor Sakura) http://itamejihada.net/cels/ccs/ccs1b.html

and finally a happy little Kenshin (Rurouni Kenshin) http://itamejihada.net/cels/rk/rk1a.html

ScarlettK · Post by **ScarlettK** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:07 pm

Some great cels posted here!

My favorite has got to be this one, when Li realizes Sakura is okay after falling from the elevator

http://www.glass-heart.com/ccs/lisakurahug.html

Kelly

birdie · Post by **birdie** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 4:21 pm

I have a few I like:

Yukino Miyazawa ingnoring her soon to be boyfriend Arima:

http://onihime.rubberslug.com/gallery/i ... emID=73472

The evil queen of Midlands plotting the murder of Griffith:

http://onihime.rubberslug.com/gallery/i ... mID=119839

And Inuyasha getting dragged into hell by Kikyou:

http://onihime.rubberslug.com/gallery/i ... emID=90135

I could go on but you asked for my favorites.

genomexec · Post by **genomexec** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:59 pm

Here's one of Nike from Appleseed. A rare character, so the eyes didn't bother me one bit.

kira · Post by **kira** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:29 pm

RoboFlonne · Post by **RoboFlonne** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 2:18 am

I can't say how much I've enjoyed looking through all your Closed eye cels! I don't know what to say so just kiss me!

Hisoka · Post by **Hisoka** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 7:19 am

Ryo and Kaori from City Hunter
Hisoka from Hunter x Hunter
Hisoka again
Killua from Hunter x Hunter
Kurapica from Hunter x Hunter

Krafty · Post by **Krafty** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 10:54 am

So many closed eyes! I'm surprised by how many images everybody has.

Similar to what numerous people have said, I'm not keen on the closed eye images unless they signify something. They're usually 'blink' frames which are frustrating.
In honour of this topic I've started a new fancel gallery because I can add one here. A beautiful shot from 'Cyber Team In Akihabara'

Another image where closed eyes works well is in this Moon Phase douga. Her eyes emphasise joy and playfulness.

ReiTheJelly · Post by **ReiTheJelly** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 1:50 pm

My newest cel is actually a fabulous representation of a 'closed eyed character' - please welcome The Glow to my gallery!

transmet · Post by **transmet** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:13 pm

glorff wrote:Lots of emotion in closed eyes.

I couldn't agree more.

You know, this thread has given me a whole new appreciation for what is one of my favorite cels (because I love her character).

Yura of the Demon-Hair

Then, of course, there's the evil, closed-eyed grin that comes right after mind-f—ing your nemesis.

Legato Bluesummers

lonelymountain · Post by **lonelymountain** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 3:12 pm

Hmm, we've got sad:
Sakura from the first CCS movie (the pose in this one reminds me a little of glorff's Kamui)
Chichiri crying

Happy:
Yukito
Kero-chan (eating, of course)
Yuugi

Serene:
The Song card
Sakura again

Mysterious:
Nakago
Wolf from the Ordian opening

Smug:
Wolf again

Waking up:
Leorio from the HunterxHunter opening

And, ummm, other:
Ranmaru from Kizuna in a compromising position

RalphVboy · Post by **RalphVboy** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 8:34 pm

Wow, I didn't expect so many contributions to this thread

I'm happy to see that so many collectors enjoy having atleast 1 or 2 cels showing characters with their eyes closed. Here's another one of my favorites to keep this thread going:

Kurapica reciting a prayer. There's so much emotion in this cel, and it's from one of my favorite scenes in Hunter X Hunter

- RalphVBoy

duotrouble · Post by **duotrouble** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 11:22 pm

I'm definitely an eye person, which is one of the reasons I love Clamp so much.

But I agree that cels with the eyes shut can be even better showing a great range of emotion. Looking through my gallery, I never realized I had so many but here are my favorites.

Toya holding Yukito

Yue laying Toya down

Aki watching his sister

Edward quenching his thrist

Duo being Duo

Inuyasha watching over Kagome

RalphVboy · Post by **RalphVboy** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:37 pm

*raising another thread back from the dead

*

It's been almost a year since the last post on this thread, and I still enjoy looking at everyone's favorite "Eyes Wide Shut" cels. During that time has anyone's favorite's changed? Get any new closed-eyed cels/sketches to share? Here are two more of my favorites (both purchased after I started this thread).

Spike finale:

Natsume Aya crying:

Hopefully y'all will still share more of your faves ^_^

- RalphVBoy

animeobsessed · Post by **animeobsessed** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:15 pm

I acquired a wonderful ending cel from Inuyasha and picked it over the sequence mate with eyes open.

http://obsessed.rubberslug.com/gallery/ ... mID=210113