Original Production Animation Cel
Don't let the picture fool you - this is an wonderful find. It just happens to be in the original wrapping from when it was purchased. There's thick cellophane type material that it was "wrapped in" that has been taped at the back. We've checked and the front is not sticking to the cel (the numbers in black in the bottom right are on the wrapper). AND the cel itself is in great shape.
It is of course from Astro Boy - the characters in it are from "Earth Defense Army" or when it was re-used in the 1964 film "The Brave in Space." Only a few episodes were produced in color from the original series. It comes with a hand-painted background. It also comes with a drawing on the back that seems associated with the series. The drawing looks more like a practice sheet or doodle sheet (perhaps prelim drawings) - it is folded and may be stuck in some way. It has an odd sort of fake paper "mat" on the front as well that appears to be original to when it was purchased. Overall size is 15" x 11". Both the cel and the background have animation peg holes.
It was at least used in a 1960's flexi-disk and record set (and may also have been used in the episode, but we haven't verified that yet):
朝日ソノラマ
腕アトム
地球
防衛隊の巻
作片岡忠三
The BEST part is - this cel came directly from the Wendell Washer estate. Wendell, like all career animators, had files of artwork they collected. This was one of the pieces he had for himself! Keep an eye on our site, as we have thousands of more pieces coming soon. Note: it includes the folder in which Wendell had it stored.
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