Macross/Animation Cel Collection Thread

[jvmacross]

 

9 hours ago, Shawn said:

Have we ever tried finding the highest price sold?
This has got to rank up there
https://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/auction/item/itemInfoEn.html?index=266361

I assume you are just referring to "Macross" cels and art?  If not, Disney has got it beat easily.  I think even Miyazake cels easily beat out Macross sold prices regularly.

[Fortress_Maximus]

On 3/22/2021 at 6:24 PM, jvmacross said:

Yeah...it wasn't supposed to end that high....

That is what every cel collector laments and says at least once. 

[jvmacross]

43 minutes ago, Fortress_Maximus said:

That is what every cel collector laments and says at least once. 

No one else was bidding, so it could have ended at 300 USD...... 

[vsim]

On 3/21/2021 at 9:46 PM, jvmacross said:

Anyone here snag this one?

Looks awesome!  It was a bit north of what I wanted to pay for it....congrats if anyone here nabbed it!

Macross 7 Battle 7 cel......52,499 JPY

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/o464848924

That is a beautiful cel! Hopefully it found a good home!

[jvmacross]

Pretty sure it must have...at that price I doubt it would have any immediate re-sell value

[treker14]

Got these Mospeada cels last year but forgot to post them. Not all in great condition but they are rare to find.

Edited April 30, 2021 by treker14

[treker14]

Also forgot to add these Macross 7, Macross II: Lover's Again and Macross & Macross DYRL cels.

[Fortress_Maximus]

@treker14 Nice Macross cel additions to your collection! 

[jvmacross]

1 hour ago, treker14 said:

 

I have some from that sequence.....want more? 

 

[Bub]

On 4/30/2021 at 12:26 PM, jvmacross said:

I have some from that sequence.....want more? 

 

More please!

[jvmacross]

5 hours ago, Bub said:

More please!

Sorry, I'm outta Minmays

[jvmacross]

Been watching this rough genga on and off for years on YJA.....I always found it interesting as it has a cool "storyboard" look to it....

Acquiring other Macross rarities have always kept me from buying it....until just recently....

 

Judging by Minmay's outfit and positioning, I am pretty sure it is a setup for the scene where Hikaru and Minmay get trapped within the SDF-1 and Minmay begins to float leading to the "Zero-G" musical sequence...

 

[Mokman]

I assume most of you have seen this one.  Any opinions on what this is?  It is reminiscent of a scene from episode #27 but so much of it is different from the actual cut that it has to be something else.

 

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/c905599985

[jvmacross]

Yeah, I saw it too....maybe it a cel from th Macross SF Challenge Game? 

...it seems the game has scenes that are similar to the actual show but slightly altered.....maybe @Shawn can weigh in as I think he has actually played the game or may have some screen caps....

Here is the post that contains screenshots of the game.....

 

Edited May 29, 2021 by jvmacross

[Mokman]

Interesting idea.  I have the game but nothing to play it on.  Maybe there are screencaps of the cut scenes online somewhere.

[Oden]

I was originally thinking it might be part of a macross story book (a retelling). There  definitely seems to be a lot of interest.

 

[jvmacross]

Tried looking for more screencaps but could not find any...you'd think by now someone would have posted something on the web or youtube....maybe searching on the "Japanese" web or Youtube?

[Mokman]

Yeah my quick search didn’t find anything either.  If I can find a laser disc player I’ll put the game in and check myself.

[jvmacross]

Well, I think that would definitely be an easier task than finding a VHD player...plus you can take some pics and update the Macross SF Challenge Game thread!

[Oden]

What's interesting is the sketch is on Tokyo Movie Co. LTD letter head, they were know for Orguss.  (later became TMS, now a subsidiary of Sega).

[Mokman]

Yeah, I just checked.  I have the VHD of SF Challenge, not the laser disc.  This is going to be a bit of a challenge (so to speak)….

[jvmacross]

Good luck on finding a VHD Player

[jvmacross]

Thought I had seen it somewhere....odd that they went out of there way to create it for this poster instead of just using a screen cap...but then again, this poster seems to have other "hankens" specifically made for it...

[Fortress_Maximus]

Good catch jvmacross!  Can you share more information about the historical use of this SDFM poster?

It is somewhat unusual to create multiple hankens just for one product such as this vintage SDFM TV poster.  Also, I concur with jvmacross that it is far easier to pull screen captured images for a poster as they did with many other DYRL, SDFM and even the FB posters.  Perhaps this SDFM Minmay cel was also created for other promotional purposes we may not be aware of yet?  Has anyone observed it used anywhere else?

[Shawn]

Its on a shitajiki too

https://twitter.com/SDFMCollection/status/1370655369165475841

 

 

[jvmacross]

Nice catch.....wonder what else from Seika Note contains those images?  They know all about milking images!

Also.....is every image in that poster/shitajiki that seems like it is a screenshot from the series actually a "recreation" of a scene from the series?

For example....the pic with Misa and the puppy......she is not wearing the same outfit in the actual scene from Episode 34....

 

Strange but cool........

[jvmacross]

Here is a pic of the poster I found on Mandarake......now I think every image on this poster was specifically made for it...there has to be a story behind it

[Shawn]

Wild guess...maybe these items came out BEFORE the actual episodes were animated, and they were created from the storyboards? 

[jvmacross]

We'll never know.......or maybe someone will bring the poster or shitajiki to a Mikimoto signing one day and ask him directly...

[Global]

Some huge prices for cels at Heritage Auction

 

Macross cel sold for $3360.

 

Mospeada cel sold for $1800

 

Sothern Cross sold for $2280

 

This is listed as Macross 7 but I believe it is Robotech Sentinels  $3360

 

What do you think?  I was pretty surprised by how much these went for!

[Fortress_Maximus]

Interesting.  Maybe now is a great time to unload some Macross art?   It is interesting to observe these cels (some from Carl Macek's own collection) all had backgrounds that may have been matching originals.  If so that might be a contributing factor to the higher ending sale prices.

Edited June 26, 2021 by Fortress_Maximus

[Mokman]

Interesting.  I have a Rick that is probably from the same scene as that one.  I bought mine 16 years ago for less than a tenth of the price.

[Fortress_Maximus]

Yes most Macross art 16 years ago was considerably cheaper than today.  The most important question is will you sell anything? 😛

[Mokman]

Nope, nothing I have is for sale.  I didn’t start cellecting in order to make money.

[Fortress_Maximus]

Sometimes collectors consider selling to fund family obligations, consolidate, or just make room for better items too. Doubt most Macross art and cel collectors started with the intention to resell for profit. Of course, there is always exceptions like scalpers.