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by Akage
Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:57 am
Forum: Meet and Greet
Topic: Yet another younger fan here
Replies: 26
Views: 13185

Re: Yet another younger fan here

The shikishi has some fingerprints I hope belong to Toshihiro Hirano! But it's probably the previous owner's... Right now I'd like to get cels from Patlabor, from which I don't have any. It would in theory also be nice to have one with a background from Kiki's Delivery Service as the city is inspir...
by Akage
Wed Mar 07, 2018 7:47 am
Forum: Meet and Greet
Topic: Yet another younger fan here
Replies: 26
Views: 13185

Re: Yet another younger fan here

Valand wrote: Mon Mar 05, 2018 2:05 amMy appreciation for the visual aspect of anime has also resulted in buying..a couple of cels and a shikishi.
Yay! Another fellow collector! Do you have scans of them online?! I wanna see :D
by Akage
Sat Mar 03, 2018 3:45 pm
Forum: Real World Stuff
Topic: Convention Appearances 2018
Replies: 75
Views: 23469

Re: Convention Appearances 2018

I pay AZ no mind when there so bipolar on their decisions to handle crowds. I haven't even checked on who is going to AZ on the website yet, maybe i'll do that next month when more guests are announced, I dunno. It has more to do about how upset their upper management is that we opted not to bid on...
by Akage
Thu Mar 01, 2018 6:12 pm
Forum: Real World Stuff
Topic: Convention Appearances 2018
Replies: 75
Views: 23469

Re: Convention Appearances 2018

I'll be at Animazement in May and despite the horrors of last year, AnimeFest in August. If PMX returns, I may go to that one in November...and if Maeda attends SacAnime, I'll go for the day just to visit with him. I dunno, but I'm having a hard time motivating myself to attend conventions this year...
by Akage
Mon Jan 29, 2018 12:13 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: All Your Cels Belong to Japan
Replies: 13
Views: 6741

Re: All Your Cels Belong to Japan

It's interesting that they're now considering Tezuka's originals as 'national treasures'. Over a decade ago, the Tezuka Astroboy exhibit was featured at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum. I visited the exhibit and was saddened to see that very little conservation effort had gone into their display....
by Akage
Wed Jan 10, 2018 9:52 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: All Your Cels Belong to Japan
Replies: 13
Views: 6741

Re: All Your Cels Belong to Japan

That book has a figure of Nezumi Otoko drawn in the inside front cover. I saw a signed Mizuki on a website out of Japan years ago where the asking price was something like $8,000! Now with Mizuki dead, how would a collector go about getting signed artwork originals? Mandarake's Big Web Auction. Ori...
by Akage
Wed Jan 10, 2018 1:18 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: All Your Cels Belong to Japan
Replies: 13
Views: 6741

Re: All Your Cels Belong to Japan

^ I don't think they're interested in buying signed goods. What they want is the primo stuff, like really nice hanken cels (artwork used for VHS/DVD covers and other commercial goods), complete key set-ups with matching backgrounds and fully colored, hand drawn sketches. They want the Ghibli and Eva...
by Akage
Tue Jan 09, 2018 9:13 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: All Your Cels Belong to Japan
Replies: 13
Views: 6741

All Your Cels Belong to Japan

I'm sure some of you have seen this article by now, but just in case - https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-08/multiparty-diet-group-to-submit-bill-to-keep-original-anime-cels-manga-materials-in-japan/.126160 In short, the Japanese government is debating passing a bill to prevent foreigners...
by Akage
Mon Jan 01, 2018 7:49 pm
Forum: Anime
Topic: Relating to younger fans...
Replies: 19
Views: 6167

Re: Relating to younger fans...

I think the disconnect is a generational thing and applies pretty much across the board. Every generation has their go-to anime based on what was out when they were primarily watching anime. Sailor Moon was my go-to magical girl anime, and despite owning the DVDs thanks to Anime Sols, I still have y...
by Akage
Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:22 pm
Forum: Anime
Topic: Battle Angel Alita Hollywood
Replies: 8
Views: 2869

Re: Battle Angel Alita Hollywood

DKop wrote:But, but... His name is JAAAAAAAAAAAMES CAAAAAAAMRON, THE BRAVEST PIONEER!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67MRiMT9cnE
I really think that this should be the selling point. Because you know he'll raise that bar.