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[in_the_blue]

I don't know if I've ever mentioned, this but I'm a little bit fond of Cowboy Bebop. I have a small and elite handful of favorite episodes -- about 20 out of the 26 -- and out of that small and elite handful, I'm such a sucker for 12 and 13, Jupiter Jazz Parts 1 and 2. They have Gren: how can they be bad?

My big beef with 13 is that the art is really sub-par. There are only a few scenes I can watch where I don't think that, sadly enough, because it's an absolutely beautiful and tragic story arc and I love it so much that it breaks my heart every single time. Needless to say, with a character that only appears in one or two episodes, cels are hard to find and cels from Jupiter Jazz Part 2 where I feel the art is up to standard are even harder. The cel I got most recently can't really be said to have Gren in it, but it has part of him in it, anyway, and finally, I can see the true and intended color of Spike's puffy not really pink winter jacket.

Here's the latest addition to my Bebop cel collection. The picture's a little blurry and you can see the sketch behind it, but the sketch isn't stuck. It's only a partial sketch anyway, Gren's hand and arm and a little bit of Spike, but the cel itself is in pristine condition, nice and sharp.

One of these days I'll have to start my own off-LJ gallery. On Rubberslug, maybe, or somewhere else. I'm just so honored to own another original piece of Bebop.

My Bebop cel gallery

Comments

[kriscynical.livejournal.com]

I have two Inuyasha cels from before the show went all digital, so I understand your excitement. :D

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

There are some NICE Inuyasha cels out there, too. Every time I see one, I think of you.

[kriscynical.livejournal.com]

They're getting a little more rare from my experience, but I DID find a fantastic one of Inuyasha himself at Akon.

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

Sweet! I see them go by on ebay from time to time.

[ashavah]

The thing that stands out to me in that? Gren really has beautiful hands.

Okay, that was really random. Maybe it was Jack speaking, heh.

Yay for the cel, it's lovely!

[shellebelle93.livejournal.com]

Hee, I was just thinking about Gren's hands too. :)

*hugs*

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

Gren's hands are beautiful and delicate. But, you know, deadly with a gun (or as Faye would tell you, a sax case).

[erised1810.livejournal.com]

okidokie. now that I slurped the whoel series off the net fro msome place i'll pay attention to those episodes. (yeah i can't believe it either. i re-foud na link to an archive iused to crawl aroud ni nadn for aa lark i typed in cowboy bebop i nthe search box and will you know it? big honking mp4 file. no idea if that measn it's jsut sound or whoel vids but who cares, certainly not blind me.
so you have actual cells fro mthe anime? as in these are used to be fiddled aroudn with during the makign of an episode to ahve a vocie-actor blab alogn wihtthe animated movign lips? and here ithougth soemone was jsut alwasy workign with very good a5 format penci ldrawings...

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

Yes, I have actual cels from the anime. They're beautiful and vivid, and now most series are done digitally so there are no cels available. Just pencil sketches and concept art, so it's a treat to own real pieces of my all-time favorite series.

[shellebelle93.livejournal.com]

I love that cel. And you can tell it's Gren's hand.

*hugs* I shall tag you when I am at home. I've got to catch up with a few things. I have been distracted by house buying adventures.

Which, by the way, are paying off. ;) We have reached an agreement! Now for Purchase & Sales agreement, inspection, appraisal, mortgage finalization and other picture postcards...

:D!

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

I saw that go by on twitter! Congratulations! ♥ ♥ ♥

[shellebelle93.livejournal.com]

thankee! now, if everything else goes nicely, we should be closing on Sept. 11.