
What do you mean I missed the Utena auditions?!
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Behold! Not only my first Sara cel but also my very first Tenshi ni Narumon cel! It's not really the type I'd usually go for, being a super close-up with her eyes closed, but at the time I wanted a TnN cel so badly I was twitching. (Metaphorically, of course. )
I picked her up from Usagi's House for around $20, including shipping. I was actually more interested in a cheapie Prince Demando cel from Sailor Moon at the time, but I wasn't fortunate enough to win the lottery for that cel. Ah well... 
Unfortunately, this is one of the few Tenshi ni Narumon cels that I cannot place within a scene definitively. I believe that she comes from episode 5, Invisible But Still Here, during the scene where she materializes buck naked while trying to gain her family's attention--
 | Woo hoo! |
 | Gabrii! |
 | Don't talk to your sister like that! *whacks Gabriel with frying pan and sends him flying off, stage right* |
 | *slings arm around Mikael* Hmm, excuse me, but are we allowed to 'Woo hoo'? |
 | Yes, you may 'Woo hoo'. |
 | Woo hoo! |
 | *eyetwitch* Woo hoo! |
 | *blushes* |
Umm, okay. As I was saying, due to Sara's expression and the fall of her hair I believe that this cel might be from episode 5, the first time Sara manifests herself visibly. I loved the way that they drew her hair in this episode, all flowy and wild, but unfortunately she has a rather body-fitting hairstyle during the rest of the series. Still cute, but missing that little extra zip! In fact, the way her hair was drawn was the main reason I purchased this cel. However, I don't own a recording of the fifth episode, so I cannot check for certain. Can anyone out there verify?
Slight spoilers for the beginning of the series follow-- In episode 5 the entire family goes for fun and games at the beach. While Mama tries to massecre everyone with beachballs...
 | *blushes* I'm not that competitive! |
 | *stalks back in while rubbing the rather large bump on his head* Oh yes, you bloody are! |
 | Don't talk to your mother like that! |
 | Oh yeah? *pulls eyelid down* Pi pi pi pi pi! |
 | YOU! *steam comes out of his nostrils and Gabriel & Papa jump unto each other and go rolling across the floor* |
Ah, yes... very amusing. *cough* 
 | So, who do you think will win? |
 | I think the father has an advantage. |
 | What are you going to bet? |
 | Bet? What do you-- oh no, I'm not falling for *that* again! |
 | Oh, you know you want to... |
*carefully steps out of the way of the feuding family* So while everyone is playing on the beach, Sara is working at an antique store as a sales clerk. (How can she when no one can see her? Don't ask me!) Night time comes and Yuusuke gets separated from the group. He stumbles across Sara, who is standing in the sea completely covered in bandages so that he can see her. And then she begins to unravel the bandages and he can still see her! Uh, I guess at this point I should mention that I believe that Sara had a little bit of crush on Yuusuke in the beginning. No where near the crush she had on Mikael later in the series, but he was the only other sane character in a half mile radius, sooo... So Yuusuke is gaping (can you blame him? ) at her in her full glory when baka Miruru & Dispell have to go and try to capture Noelle and spoil the moment.
 | Hey! I was just doing my job for my Papa! |
 | I'm not your father, you baka! |
 | Don't call Miruru that! *pops head out of fight and shakes fist until Papa jumps him from behind* Mmmph! |
 | Gabrii-sama! *gets hearts in her eyes* |
So, anyway, Yuusuke goes off to try and save Noelle and Sara rushes off to warn her family that Noelle & Yuusuke are being abducted by alien type beings. Her family completely ignores her until she materializes in front of them-- still starkers, as it is. And Mama has to whack the male members for peeping. 
 | Speaking of which-- *she whacks the still fighting Gabriel & Papa until they lie on the floor with swirly pools in their eyes* |
Well, I guess that's one way to end a fight!
This cel is A-11 key and is pretty heavy with paint for a one layer cel. And get a load of the size of those earrings! I just wish that her eyes were open-- which they couldn't be, if this comes from the scene I'm thinking of.
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Included is the matching sketch.
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