How many people have you've shown your Cels and Sketches?

[Cloud]

Oh you don't, do you?

[miz ducky]

no they can be terribly heavy.
if i had to only carry one book it would be hard to decide what to put in it.

[Keropi]

I'm in the "12-36" category.

I've shown them to:

1. My coworker who told me about his experiences attending Anime Expo in 1997. After I told him I had purchased my first cel, he told me that he knew a couple cel collectors at AX and that I should attend there next year because they had an informal cel collectors meeting there. He gave me a giveaway freebie Makoto El Hazard OVA cel he got from the Pioneer AX 97 Panel.

2. A cel collector that I discovered after I bought one of my Jojo's Bizarre Adventure cel from him had lived in the same city as me . Later on I discovered that he was one of the collectors my coworker was talking about. Small world.

3. (Over the years) about fifteen other people from work. I hate going to the post office, but once a week I might walk down if I'm expecting a package and pick up mail. On my way back home is my workplace. Every once in a while I'll drop by to show coworkers what I mean by my "collecting production artwork".

4. My parents. My dad was initially supportive of my hobby, but after a few years passed I could tell that he wasn't as happy about as he once was. I would frequently get the: "...and how much did THAT cost" question. That was when I decided not to talk much about it with him anymore.

I could say that I was looking for stuff, but I wouldn't go much into detail. When I arrived home with a package I wouldn't open it in the livingroom.

5. The other cel collector my coworker mentioned (Jerry). I showed him the cels I bought at Anime Expo 1998 (Anime Wink).

I think that's about it. I brought a full folder of Maison Ikkoku cels to the Anime Expo 1999 or 2000 Cel Collectors Panel, but I didn't hang around for long after the Panel was over. I looked at Curt's cels. I looked at other collector's cels and then I sped out the back door.



I had mainly brought the cel book to show possible curious posters that I had known from the Maison Ikkoku Message Board. But if I'm remembering correctly, there was a mix up and there wasn't an MI Panel held that year. That was really disappointing because I never got a chance to meet most of those people ever again.

[Cloud]

Our parents have a tremendous influence on us. How did it go?

[KT]

I've only shown my mother and 2 brothers. And one friend a long time ago. Im a closet collector

[sensei]

I also took a couple of books to my campus "Community Day" and had quite a few small children flip through them. (The Tenshi ni Narumon cels were, I recall, the most avidly admired by teenies, who had an engaging habit of gently patting the ones they liked a lot.)

That sounds like my husband. I will show him a new cel, and his reaction is always to put his hand on it! *cringe*

You wouldn't have had that reaction if you'd watched them. They were gentle and respectful, patting them just as you'd instinctively pat a cute kitten or touch a beautiful child. I think it was the first time that they'd realized that someone had to draw and paint all the images that they saw on TV in the morning.

One little boy who was an Inuyasha fan kept complimenting me on how well I drew that character. No, I kept saying, that is Inuyasha. That is how that image was created and put on the TV screen. He had a long hmmmmmmmm moment about that and I think left still suspecting that I was just a very talented and self-effacing artist.

One of the mothers started to tell her child not to touch the cel book, but I said not to worry. The cels were behind two layers of plastic and backed with a stiff board, and anyhow the ones I took were mostly ones I'd gotten 3-a-pop for 1000 yen when Tennimon cels were all over. Obviously my high-end treasure trove doesn't get out very often, not so much because I'm afraid that some runny-nosed kid would pat these cels and spoil them, but, knowing my occasional lapses of good sense, I'm afraid that I'd leave the cel book somewhere!

That's why Brenda follows me around at cons all the time.

I think.

[Captain Haddock]

Only a handful of people for me, my family would have no interest so it's just a few of my friends over the years who've seen them maybe about 5-6 in total.

[logorzat]

Besides the people who view my gallery just my parents.

[cutiebunny]

I displayed some of my cels before at a library. At the time, they were displaying some items of one of the workers there who collected Ranma stuff. There were a few cels, comics and things of that nature. I inquired with the library about displaying some of my cels there and, for about a month, I had several items on display there.

So, I guess my answer would probably be in the hundreds range since the display case was right in front of the main desk and the stairs that everyone used to get to the second floor.

But, outside of that, I haven't shown my cels to many. I brought a few to AX and Slugfest last year, but, most of my cels, especially the high end cels, never leave the safety of their celbooks.

[ReiTheJelly]

I do the convention circuit, and often give cel presentations. So hundreds of people have seen my beauties. Not all of my cels are hauled to these cons, but I pull a few choice pieces to show - especially at panels.

I put myself in the "200-500 people have personally viewed my cels" category.

[Cloud]

But some of them are?

[Caroline]

my cels never leave the house. other than my bf, i think ive shown my cels to 2 collectors. one day i want to have a homemade gallery where anyone can see them.

[duotrouble]

I refuse to carry my cels outside of my house. So if you want to see them, you'll have to ask when you're at my house. So my number is very low. I chose the 4-12 just because I liked that number range. I have cels hanging on the walls so really any worker who comes over technically I'm showing them my cels. But in reality, I only count those who I've drug out the celbooks for. And no, my family would not be included.

[Cloud]

Interesting deduction. My eye isn't turned on right now.

[kizu]

voted 4-12. Mostly visitors to my place.