"(But tell me what makes game cels less than 
production cels? Game cels were used to film the 
sequences in the game and thus they ARE production 
cels.)"

The rest of your post echoed my sentiments almost 
exactly, Drac.  Except for the above comment.

So, are you saying that as long as a cel was put 
under the camera, it was a production cel?  What 
about a hanken that was photographed for a 
magazine cover?  Is that a production cel?  I got 
into a big discussion about this back when the 
Tenchi game cels first started appearing on 
Animaxis.  

I collect cels primarily because they are as close 
as you can get to owning the "real life" of the 
character.  In other words, if Tenchi only exists 
in cartoons and movies, then owning a cel from one 
of those productions is like owning a slice of his 
life.  It's the ultimate collectible.  

The distinction I make between production cels and 
game cels is that the games do not develop or 
progress the lives of the characters.  They are as 
relevant, IMHO, as a commercial spot or a magazine 
ad.  Does that make sense?

One caveat: I am not speaking from personal 
experience in terms of playing these games.  But 
I've never heard anyone talk about the game 
sequences in terms of how they relate to the 
series or movies.

:-)

JP