Show and Tell: Akira Animation Cels

[@PunkerMike]

Damn... I can't imagine throwing away animation cells. I would've been that one packrat employee keeping everything.

[@DylanODonnell]

I've got some original Akira animation cels and sketches too.. so glad I bought them way back in the day. End of an era.

[@emmanueltiberghien8169]

Would you sell any? I am looking to buy some!

[@barryallen5741]

@@emmanueltiberghien8169 I have 1 cel if you're interested it's just the vinyl not the backing drawing

[@sondrehimmelrikbarstad3414]

end? it was a revolutionary beginning of a new respect for anime as a medium internationally. And like one punch man, Akira was a unique gathering of talents that only happens once every 10 or 20 years. it wasnt an end of an era. Japan got worse economy after that, and everything, including animation had to be cheaper. but Akira was the beginning of the anime industry as we know it today.

[@anianiani602]

This is so cool. Where did you buy them from and do you still have that one for sell?

[@barryallen5741]

@@anianiani602 I have an original animation cel available it has no backing just the vinyl part

[@caligulapontifex5759]

160,000 cels originally created for the film. Maybe 40,000 cels survived of which 20,000 were donated by Joe Peacock to the Academy of Motion pictures in 2018. I'd be surprised if more than 10,000 cels are still around in private hands. At most about 100 cels come up for auction each year. These cels are very rare.

[@mark009vn]

b13 is the animation number, (b layer, frame 13) if you can get a hold of the layout/ genga you can probably get a hold of the cut number.

[@antgto]

I firmly believe the '80s was the greatest time for anime, especially the creative freedom that came with the OVA boom. And films like Robot Carnival, Angel's Egg, and of course, Akira really exemplify that.

[@aus-li]

Yep, it went into the 90s, too.

[@antgto]

@@aus-li I can agree with that. A lot of what made '80s anime dope definitely permeated through the '90s. Kinda fell off in the mid 2000s imo.

[@calebdonaldson8770]

@@antgto Yeah, I think a lot of the culture and momentum from the 80's and 90's died out in the latter half of the 2000's. The 2010's seem to lack its own identifiable culture. Early 2000's was amazing! ;D

[@Darthloozer]

I love Akira! This video was amazing! Can’t believe the amount of detail that went into the film! Nothing compares to Akira!

[@GregLopesArt]

Great collector's item, they are beautiful. I look at them and I know exactly from where they are in the movie, same with the ones I see from Studio Ghibli. I've lost count how many times I've watched these movies since the nineties.

[@willpfeifer3312]

I first learned those storyboard books existed from your earlier episode, and hit the webs to track down some copies. They weren't cheap, but they're more than worth it.

[@EasyCartoonDrawingTutorials]

Nice! I downloaded a free pdf lol. But it would be nice to own a physical copy next to my Akira manga collection.

[@jilliancrawford7577]

5:23 They might have had to shine a light on this particular cel for this shot because of the opaque black spot of the cape. I can't confirm, but it's a quest based on what I'm seeing. I didn't even know they had underlighting for those effects! I always wondered how it was done if animating gradients was so difficult with traditional mediums. I guess it should've been obvious but this is the first time I've ever really seen this stuff in action lol.

[@wollymight]

ps that stopwatch advice you gave me changed how i storyboard

[@Elephantroomstudio]

Amazing Video! Make more!!

[@RicoRenzi]

Cool to see that black painted on the back of the Tetsuo cell to keep the stadium lights from showing through

[@Widderic]

I had the pleasure of seeing the original print screened in DC and saw the Cel exhibit which included the Cel of the iconic Kaneda Bike E-Brake shot. What an amazing piece of history. I hope aliens find it.

[@dougmoncada]

Legendary! There is a storyboard book too?!

[@Mercuryrules]

AS ever, informative and interesting. Thank-you.

[@BGranoff]

Ed bringing the Yiddish.

[@EasyCartoonDrawingTutorials]

7:10 I recognized the explosion behind Joker immediately.

[@chrisfeather8785]

can you guys do a watch n talk of akira like you did for the comic confidential , too rad for mom n dad

[@o00o0o0o0o0o]

Don't be a noob and wear gloves when handling cels

[@M4G4M4N]

Niiiiiiice , estimated value in 2022? Watched Akira in 95-96 which introduced me into anime and then got into dragon ball z

[@laseraw]

Are there kayfabe videos for aKira vol 5 and 6?

[@weaslepopper]

Single greatest anime of all time. I feel like anyone that disagrees either hasn't seen it or just can't be trusted. The more amazing thing is that the manga is even better,and by quite a bit!

[@aus-li]

I don’t agree, I’ve seen all of what animation has to offer, there’s too much competition when it comes to Japanese animation. Akira is definitely one of the best, tho.

[@wollymight]

otomo is the og. i hope no one ever reboots this, it's beautiful and should be preserved. those cells should be in frames.

[@aus-li]

Japan would never do that, lmao, they’re not cheap Hollywood.

[@jinsaotome3607]

there's a video online of otomo announcing a reboot of akira into a series along with a new movie he's working on called orbital era. i believe it was last year at anime expo. i wonder how it will turn out?

[@93X777]

I have one too - of Kaneda and Kai together.

[@vassilismitsiopoulos6374]

in screenprinting is light to dark

[@Cguy7]

Incorrect on the frame rate, but cool nonetheless ⭐️