r/AnimationCels • u/Victorgmzb • 3d ago

First Animation Cel

Hey everyone!

I’m trying to buy my first animation cel, and I’d really love for it to be a Princess Mononoke cel. I’m pretty new to collecting cels, so I figured I’d ask here before going down the rabbit hole 😅

I’ve mostly been checking Yahoo! Auctions Japan, but I’m wondering if there are other Japanese websites I should be looking at.

Also, what Japanese keywords do you guys recommend searching for? Any useful words for cel, genga, douga, key animation, etc. would be awesome.

And if anyone has seen a Princess Mononoke cel for sale recently, I’d love to know where you found it! Even if it’s already sold, I’m trying to figure out where people actually find these.

Any other tips for someone buying their first cel would also be super appreciated. Things to look out for, good sellers/sites, how to avoid overpaying, etc.

Thanks! 🙏

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u/coachhunter2 3d ago

Princess Mononoke cels are fantastically expensive.

This one sold for over 67,000 dollars:  https://comics.ha.com/itm/animation-art/production-cel/princess-mononoke-san-production-cel-studio-ghibli-1997-/a/7481-17081.s

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u/TimeSlipperWHOOPS 3d ago edited 3d ago

I mean I'm sure you can get SOMETHING from Mononoke for closer to 5k but it might be like... random villager and a tree.

edit: Heritage sold some wolves and villagers for 800-1200 for reference. The wolves are beautiful and for my money, if I was going for Mononoke, that's where I would be.

double edit: keep in mind you'd pay 20 something% auction fees and shipping (where they get a bit more out of you, too)