Oban cel

Blaster · Post by **Blaster** » Sat May 10, 2008 2:31 am

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 ^_^

moonrabitt · Post by **moonrabitt** » Sat May 10, 2008 4:05 am

"Oban"? I have not heared of that term yet ^^'
Where did you hear it from????

Blaster · Post by **Blaster** » Sat May 10, 2008 4:43 am

http://www.nichibeianime.com/cels/pokemon/

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

moonrabitt · Post by **moonrabitt** » Sat May 10, 2008 4:47 am

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

-let's thank WIKIPEDIA...for us lazy people

Blaster · Post by **Blaster** » Sat May 10, 2008 6:27 am

Wow, thank you very much for all the research you did moonrabitt!

Heh, where would we all be without Wikipedia

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

Thanks gain moonrabitt

Post by **sensei** » Sat May 10, 2008 6:58 am

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.