Hi ^_^

Nothing personal, but I have to say I was a bit 
disturbed to see the Tiara cel (from Shamanic 
Princess) because it's a copy of the cel we just 
purchased in a Japanese auction for a lot 
(emphasis on a lot O_o, mid 3-digits) of money.

It just kinda bugs me that we had to spend so 
much money to get the original image, and yet 
someone else is running around with virtually the 
same picture. Dunno, there's something that just 
rubs me wrong about it. Maybe it's because I have 
had so many of my cels reproduced without my 
consent in the past and they have been sold on 
eBay, etc., as originals or even I found that one 
of my cels had been reproduced and was being sold 
at a flea market O_O! 

Also, the more of these "close" representations 
that are floating about, the more likely it is 
that someone someday is going to spend "a lot" of 
money on something that's fake. It compromises 
the whole collecting world.

I am with Keys on the signature issue, but also 
it might be prudent to make sure that the cel you 
are reproducing isn't something that just sold in 
a big expensive auction or a prominent dealer's 
site, etc. 

Sorry I know this isn't very coherent >.<

Marisa (tired ;_;)

below is a screencap of our new cel...