DALLAS – The world’s first auction dedicated to the art of anime set multiple world records as bidders drove sales of animation cels from the genre’s most iconic and award-winning films to more than $2.1 million, June 25-27 at Heritage Auctions.
The Art of Anime and Everything Cool Auction attracted a record 2,853 bidders from around the world. Record-breaking prices were set for collectible cels from films such as My Neighbor Totoro , Princess Mononoke , Kiki’s Delivery Service and AKIRA . The sale boasted sell-through rates of 100 percent by value and 99.8 percent by lots sold.
“The hits and big moments in this sale came from all over,” Heritage Auctions Animation Art Director Jim Lentz said. “Record breaking prices were seen for lots from Astro Boy , Dragon Ball , Ghost in the Shell , Pokémon , Vampire Hunter D , Neon Genesis Evangelion , and all the films from Studio Ghibli and Miyazaki.
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Mike Glad’s Anime Museum Collection traveled from museum to museum globally.
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Outside of Japan and in English, “anime” is colloquial for Japanese animation. This cornerstone of the inaugural auction was the famed Glad Anime Museum Collection, created by Mike Glad , the photographer and Oscar-nominated film producer who amassed original art by some of anime’s greatest creators.
A perfect cel setup with key master background from My Neighbor Totoro (1988), depicting characters Mei and Satsuki. This stunning piece is rendered masterfully and attributed to the acclaimed art director Kazuo Oga, who was challenged by director Hayao Miyazaki to raise his standards for the film.
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My Neighbor Totoro, 1988, depicting characters Mei and Satsuki.
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Also racing far beyond its pre-auction expectations was a production cel setup from AKIRA , featuring a pulse-pounding scene featuring the character Kaneda (Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1988)Ga-Netchu! The Manga Anime Syndrome. Attributed to art director Toshiharu Mizutani, these vivid and rich futuristic urban backgrounds are a defining feature of the film.
A rare production cel depicting Kaneda on his iconic red motorcycle.
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Bringing the same $78,000 result was AKIRA Kaneda Production Cel Sequence of 4 with Key Master Pan Background (Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1988)AKIRA . This incredibly rare sequence, a crown jewel in any anime collection, can be seen on page 52 of the German Film Institute’s gallery exhibition book Ga-Netchu! The Manga Anime Syndrome.
My Neighbor Totoro, Mei, Satsuki and Catbus Production Cel Key Master Setup (Studio Ghibli, 1988)My Neighbor Totoro.
My Neighbor Totoro production cel.
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An AKIRA Kaneda Production Cel Setup with Master Background (Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1988)
Other anime highlights include:
· My Neighbor Totoro Mei, Chibi-Totoro and Chu Totoro Production Cel with Production Background (Studio Ghibli, 1988)
· Akira Kaneda Production Cel (Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1988)
· Akira Kaneda and Kei Production Cel Setup with Key Master Background (Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1988)
· Kiki’s Delivery Service Kiki Production Cel Setup with Key Master Background (Studio Ghibli, 1989)
The “Everything Cool” section also had record breaking prices from TRON , Peanuts comic strip original art and animated superheroes, The Simpson’s and so many more. In fact, the entire sale’s top lot was a Charles Schulz Peanuts daily comic strip original art dated 10/9/51 (United Feature Syndicate, 1951) . The strip more than doubled its pre-auction estimate when it sold for $102,000. The installment features the early versions of the characters, evidenced by Charlie Brown’s smaller feet and massive head, as well as Snoopy’s smaller, more puppy-like appearance. Early Peanuts artwork is coveted by collectors, and this strip came a year and a week after the Oct. 2, 1950 Peanuts premiere.
Charles Schulz Peanuts daily comic strip, October 9, 1951.
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Heritage Auctions’ next animation auction is Aug. 6-8 with more than 1,600 lots of offer, featuring “The Art of Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty and Eyvind Earle,” the largest collection of production art from this iconic 1959 animated feature film ever brought to market.
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