Background
I got my start with Japanese Anime in the late 70's, when I came home from school and eagerly watched Speed Racer (Mach Go Go Go - re-runs of course), and then came Starblazers (Space Battleship
Yamato - remember Wild Star??). But I did not officially become an Otaku until Robotech (Macross) aired in 1985. Wow, I was hooked. Later, as Anime started to become widely available in the U.S., and I started to explore the great variety of titles and subject matter, and found a variety of subject matter that
far surpassed anything that would ever have imagined. But even with all of this, I always found myself coming home to Macross. It is what I compare all other anime to. I have and still feel that Macross was one of the finest Anime series ever made, and that Macross DYRL, Macross Plus, and Macross II (well...) are fine works that continue in that great tradition, and carry on the Macross message.
My Cel Collection
I collect cels because of my love of Japanese animation. When I started collecting anime cels, I was surprised to find out how expensive
good cels from some of the most popular series were. I discovered quickly that collecting is an excellent way to whittle away that retirement fund, so I decided that I was going to try and collect only the very best character cels that I could find. Of course my favorite Anime character
is Misa Hayase (a.k.a. Lisa Hayes). I was not surprised to find that Macross cels in general are extremely difficult to find for sale, and Misa cels are even harder to locate.
But as a collector I am persistent.....and very, very patient.....
The following are a few of the cels currently in my collection.
Please note that they are NOT for sale.
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MACROSS / ROBOTECH CELS
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Nothing like salon quality shampoo....
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Misa is happy that they made it this far.
(From Episode #12)
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Hikiru saves Misa after the Zentraedi attack.
(From Episode #27)
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Misa wishes she had brought the strap for that camera.
(From Episode #12)
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Misa with her hair down.
(From Episode #12)
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This is of my favorite Misa cels....look at those eyes!
(From Episode #12)
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Misa is wondering why Hikiru & Minmei are missing while Claudia is thinking about pineapple salad. (This is a 2 layer cel)
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You know what Roy is thinking about....
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Hey Hikiru, is that wall supposed
to be coming this way?!
(From Episode #21)
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Misa: 'Those Zentraedi sure are big....'
Hikiru: 'Ah Misa, lets not make comparisons at a time like this'
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MACROSS, DO YOU REMEMBER LOVE
(DYRL Movie)
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Misa's laying out all the goods for Hikiru.
(This is a large theatrical sized cel.)
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Misa's very happy here (now that Hikiru didn't run after Minmei), it's the only time she seems to cry....
(This is a large theatrical sized cel.)
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After they crash land on earth. Thing's look pretty bad, but she's starting to wonder about Hikiru. He may be the only other human being she ever sees. Would that be so bad?
(This is a large theatrical sized cel.)
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After returning from the alien city, Hikiru and Misa decided to spend some time together in the Macross city. Here, they are walking down a flight of stairs into the city.
(This is a large theatrical sized cel.)
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Larger image size from this cel.
(Misa's purse is soooo demure!)
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Hikiru and Misa blow each other a kiss
before embarking to kick Badolza's rear end.
This is a two layer cel, and I adjusted the rear layer forward to make
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Minmei -
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More Macross
TV and Movie Cels
MACROSS PLUS CELS
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Sharon Apple. Minmei never looked this good!
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Myune sees Sharon's black box and learns how NOT to fire a sub-machine gun.
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