Not a record CCS price but still...

Post by **sensei** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 7:30 am

http://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e83479246

210,000 yen for a genga set that goes with a cel-based series is not something that you see every day.

Still, those roughs are pretty. I got up early to see if there was a chance, but saw only a spume of salt water and a whirlwind of shark fins.

Congrats to the lucky SMJ bidder (not me, alas) who got the OP cel that was part of the same morning's attractions for about 1/5 the price of this lot. It's small but lovely. (And, yes, I got up to watch that auction too ... ya just never know.)

pixie_princess · Post by **pixie_princess** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:15 am

Those are very pretty!

I'm surprised, I've seen roughly 3 OP cels for sale this year, 2 within the last 6 months for the first OP. I tried to bid on one of them, but it went too rich for my blood. Still, they are really lovely.

ReiTheJelly · Post by **ReiTheJelly** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:22 am

Japanese collectors have always seemed more interested in collecting paper products from cel-based shows than their American counterparts. Although I haven't seen much of it in recent years, in the past there were always mad bidding wars for nice genga sets on Y!J.

Keropi · Post by **Keropi** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:01 am

Woh...that's high.

Glad I didn't even try for that one. It would have been a useless effort.

It's nice to look at though.

robinh · Post by **robinh** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:43 am

I was planning on bidding on that one, but my limit was just over a third of what it went for... lol, so I'm glad I slept in instead.

But what an excellent set, haven't seen something like that in a while!

rallihir · Post by **rallihir** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 2:01 pm

That's a pretty insane price for a set of genga, however, whenever you get two dedicated bidders together, the sky's the limit. I also believe that the roughs and genga for the first season OP were done personally by Nobuteru Yuuki, so that could also account for the price. Although the genga are beautiful, I would find it hard to justify the price for paper. Cels are still preferable.

Gonzai · Post by **Gonzai** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 2:20 pm

I saw a Sai from the 2nd OP of Hikaru No Go
go for $4000, so nothing surprises me anymore.
Even though it is not a cel based series, that
is just mind boggling.

cutiebunny · Post by **cutiebunny** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 2:40 pm

Regardless of the anime, when really nice stuff comes, there will always be bidders that are willing to pay a lot for it. The price, while very high, doesn't surprise me.

It's a shame that we'll likely never see this item again. I hope that it is not split up, but, that seems to be getting more and more common as sketch sets continue to rise in price.

robinh · Post by **robinh** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:14 pm

'Poor college students need not apply'

haha!

I'm working now, so I guess I'm not really that poor, but those sketches would have still taken a fine chunk out of my monthly pay!

I -do- wonder if we'll see then pop up again somewhere!

Post by **sensei** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:31 pm

They are pretty, and I've always felt that the yellow roughs were the most collectable of the sketches, as they record the moment when the image was created by the senior animator, often the animation director or even the episode/series director. But, alas, the lucky winner had better have a jug of eucalyptus oil ready, as several of the items scanned already had advanced tape discoloration. This damage was one reason I decided to put this lot on my watchlist, as I thought discerning collectors might opt to pass up items already allowed to deteriorate due to neglect. But no such luck this time.

robinh, don't lose heart. My absolutely priceless "I love you" Syaoran sketches from Ep. 69 (like this set roughs + layouts) were knocked down to me for under 2000 yen, during a hot summer morning when the sharks were all sleeping peacefully in the octopus's garden. You gotta watch and you gotta believe!

kira · Post by **kira** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 8:33 pm

those are very pretty.

i would have thought that price for the cel instead of the genga but i can always be wrong.

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Post by **sensei** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 9:06 pm

kira wrote:i would have thought that price for the cel instead of the genga but i can always be wrong.

Really good cels from the OP 1 have gone in the 286,000 to 310,000 yen range.