Well, easy question first. . . The OVA was made
before the TV series. The order you watch them in
(TV first, or OVA first) really doesn't matter,
but the episdes within each one should be watched
in sequential order for the best viewing.
As to the cels. . . OVA cels are always more
expensive than equivalent TV cels because the OVA
not only has nicer artwork, but it is also older
than and was MUCH shorter than the TV series. OVA
cels more often come with the matching sketches
since they were mostly released before AIC
stopped letting their sketches out. Larva is
possibly the most expensive character to collect
from the show (without mask is generally more
valuable than with mask), but really nice cels of
the shinma (especially in their true shinma
forms) are hardest to find. Further than that is
tough to say since lately more than ever, Miyu
cel prices are all over the map. o_0;
But like anything with cels, pay what you're
willing to pay and use your head when doing it.
There are more than a few Miyu cels hanging
around collecting dust on dealer's sites because
they're VERY overpriced. (In my always so humble
opinion.) And also some collecting dust, not from
overpricing, but because I can't afford them. ^_~
I can say there's little chance I'd pay 48000yen
for *ANY* profile shot, OVA or not. But there are
a few Miyu cels out there (both OVA and TV) for
which I would fall over myself to be able to pay
only 48000yen to get them. The value of any cel
depends on the beholder.
Prior to my commenting on the manga, understand I
haven't *actually* read lots of it. I've read
some of the Studio Ironcat translation, and I
have the original Japanese copies. (Before you
ask - no. I can't read Japanese.) The Larva that
you see in the OVA seems much more like the manga
Larva than the TV one. (He's very chatty in the
TV series!) Remember, the whole point of the mask
was that his face and voice were sealed away as a
punishment when he let himself become a slave to
Miyu.
Anyone who's read further in the manga than I
have is welcome to correct me. ^_^ Better yet,
sell me more of the bound Studio Ironcat editions
that my disfunctional bookstore can't seem to
order. ~_~;
Then there's Vampire Yui. . . I don't know a lot
about her. Her manga is drawn/written by the same
person who does Miyu, and some drawings are done
of her and Miyu together. . . But I think she's
in a completely separate story. Lacking either
anime or English translations of the manga, I
haven't bothered with it. But I do have some
pictures of her in one of my Miyu artbooks.
Many Sharp Smiles,
--Drac
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