The new style in wrap-around coats!

"Ooh, have you been working out, Kagetsu?

"I'm not Kagetsu."

"(O_o)"


I'd been ogling this cel at Nichibei's Anime for quite a while-- I found the entire set-up aesthetically pleasing and something is just attractive about getting seduced by a dark-haired guy *whistles innocently* -- so when it was discounted from $75 down to $60 I jumped at the chance. (I was also caught in the thrall of my 'gotta buy lovey-dovey couple cels' binge at the time too. More info on that particular buying binge can be found here.)

I hadn't actually seen Shamanic Princess at the time-- why does that always seem the case with my favorite cels?-- but that was soon remedied when my friend sent me copies of her fansubs. And boy was I glad that I had bought this cel when I finally saw the series-- while I'm not a big fan of Tiara with her hair up (the style is too reminiscent of Chibi Usa ) I love the sequence where the evil Kagetsu clone tries to seduce Tiara! This occurs in OAV 4, I believe, and-- SPOILERS AHEAD-- I guess it technically means that Sarah tried to seduce Tiara? Or a part of Sarah, anyway.

When I received the cel I thought it would be a tad more detailed then it was (especially in the eyes) but, ah well. I've seen a few other cels from this sequence pop up from time to time, but none of them as cheap as what I got mine for; so I'm happy. The image is nigh perfectly centered with it being labelled A-16. This sequence was also supposedly used in the commercials that advertised the release of the fourth OAV for Shamanic Princess. Alas, this is yet another cel that fell prey to low resolution scanning.

Included is a matching sketch that is a bit worse for the wear. It appears it might have been stuck to the cel at some point since it's covered in many little paint chips. Well, at least the cel survived completely unscathed.

I vant to suck your blood!