Err... as nobody seems to want to answer your
questions, here is my opinion...
Are cels still worth to be collected ? That depend
what are your personal reasons for collecting
them : Most people don't collect things because of
the hypotetical value they could get by reselling
them. Also, there isn't much point in collecting
things that are common and easy to get.
As there will be less new cels on the market,
older ones will become rarer. And so they will be
more collectable.
What is the future of cels in the anime industry ?
I fear there isn't much of a future for them :
nearly all new anime will be done without cels.
Probably we will see more limited edition cels
produced but that may not interest people : They
are less interesting to collectors as they aren't
used for the production of the anime. And they
cost more to produce (and so have a higher price,
whatever the collector value) than production cels
which are just a by-produce of the anime itself.
Will there be less people collection cels ? Yes,
it's quite possible : People that aren't yet
collecting and that are interested by new anime
won't find cels so they won't "enter" into this
hobby. But usualy there isn't many people
interested in cels from new anime anyway and they
want older, rare, more valuable ones. So...
Cheers,
Yann Stettler |