There is a repro of that cel, the question
remains whether the one you're interested in is
the real deal. I've seen it in someone's gallery
and a somewhat different one (with respect to the
hand-drawn parts) on ebay last February. I
cannot tell the difference between the picture
you posted and the one on ebay. Although it's
really hard to tell (because it comes from a
strongly backlit sequence in OVA 5), I've
convinced myself that both cels are repros (which
isn't to say that I really know). The ebay cel
is missing a purple-colored area (colored in
green in the picture below) that is present in
the one in the gallery (and that I think I see in
the video). Perhaps someone with a DVD or LD
copy can confirm that. A more detailed scan of
the full cel would be useful, since some of the
highlights in Belldandy's hair (that have been
cut off in the photo you have but are in the
other two cels) look unlike the video to me. |