This is something I've wondered too. With all the
CG anime that have been out for a while, where
are all the sketches? Do they not get sold like
the cels? Are they massively popular and all
getting bought up in Japan? Are they massively
UNpopular and no one cares enough to sell them? Or
possibly the studios are sitting on them for now?
I've been curious since I really haven't seen any
from big-time popular series. . . Animebox has
graciously fed my desire for Monster Rancher
genga, but they seem to only have sketches from
one or two episodes. Taro had some (expensive,
IMHO) Angelic Layer genga, but then nothing more,
although they updated a small number of Hikaru No
Go sketches. But still unseen is anything from
Hellsing, Dot Hack Sign, or quite a number of
other "biggies". Curt at Asylum turned up a few
Chobits layouts/rough sketches (which I wasn't
fast enough to get the only one I wanted! Wah!)
but I haven't really seen other dealers posting
sketches from CG shows for sale.
I'm not a big sketch collector -- my primary
collecting interest is still mainly cels -- but
I'd be interested in *somethings* from Angelic
Layer, Chobits, Hellsing, Dot Hack Sign, Witch
Hunter Robin, etc. . . I'd also go after at least
a few more really nice Monster Rancher things too.
Many Sharp Smiles,
--Drac (quiet lately due to family emergency)
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