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There is something uniquely charming about animation cels. They are literally the physical objects that's filmed for the production of animated shows/movies.

There is something uniquely charming about animation cels. They are literally the physical objects that's filmed for the production of animated shows/movies. The live action production's equivalent to owning an animation cel would be owning the entire set, actors included lol. Owning a single key frame from my favorite Anime movie has always been a dream of mine, that's why I was ecstatic to get my hands on this last year: https://i.imgur.com/WcWF7x8.jpg https://i.imgur.com/WcWF7x8.jpg

0F 5y ago
Woah, how do you go about buying that without getting ripped off? That is really cool.
- Cookingboy 5y ago
  I did it through a very reputable auction house in the U.S.
  - JohnBooty 5y ago
    Could you share the name of the auction house? I don't think that would be against HN rules.
    - Cookingboy 5y ago
      Heritage Auction, they have another lot coming up soon: https://comics.ha.com/c/auction-home.zx?saleNo=7265&ic=breadcrumb-comics-121913-interior https://comics.ha.com/c/auction-home.zx?saleNo=7265&ic=bread...
dialogbox 5y ago
Oh that's really cool but how about making every frames as NFT and sell? I think that can be a thing in digital animation as well.
- fsloth 5y ago
  I presume in their current form NFT:s are perceived as 99% pathological. Aren't they?
- KronisLV 5y ago
  For many the actual appeal is of the physical object. If they want a JPEG of the thing, they can just look it up on the Internet.
  - dialogbox 5y ago
    I know that it can't be 100% same but some part of the appeal also bound to the ownership. The feeling that one owns the partial of the anime they love is really important. In that sense, I thought NFT also could appeal especially for those digital animes because there is no other way to get the same feeling.
    - KronisLV 5y ago
      > The feeling that one owns the partial of the anime they love is really important. If made by the company behind the anime, then maybe. If made by some third party in a copyright infringing manner, then that most certainly isn't applicable, which i've seen be a problem with the NFT space insofar. > In that sense, I thought NFT also could appeal especially for those digital animes because there is no other way to get the same feeling. How about physical collectibles? Plushies, keychains, figurines, posters, cosplay outfits, that sorts of stuff. Seems like many video games, cartoons and anime out there all have that in some capacity, unless it's very niche and merch is never made. Actually, it seems like a pretty interesting space, for example, the Potekoro Astolfo bean plushies from the Fate anime series seem to go for about 300-400$ nowadays. I agree that a lot of it is sentimental value, but i'm not sure that non fungible things will capture people's attention quite as much, or will feel the same as something physical that you can put on a shelf or whatever people do.
      - beardedwizard 5y ago
        How do you explain the millions spent on in game purchases of digital goods then? Seems like you are projecting your own issues with NFT and the person asking is just imagining ownership paradigms.

0F 5y ago

Woah, how do you go about buying that without getting ripped off? That is really cool.

Cookingboy 5y ago
I did it through a very reputable auction house in the U.S.
- JohnBooty 5y ago
  Could you share the name of the auction house? I don't think that would be against HN rules.
  - Cookingboy 5y ago
    Heritage Auction, they have another lot coming up soon: https://comics.ha.com/c/auction-home.zx?saleNo=7265&ic=breadcrumb-comics-121913-interior https://comics.ha.com/c/auction-home.zx?saleNo=7265&ic=bread...

dialogbox 5y ago

Oh that's really cool but how about making every frames as NFT and sell? I think that can be a thing in digital animation as well.

fsloth 5y ago
I presume in their current form NFT:s are perceived as 99% pathological. Aren't they?
KronisLV 5y ago
For many the actual appeal is of the physical object. If they want a JPEG of the thing, they can just look it up on the Internet.
- dialogbox 5y ago
  I know that it can't be 100% same but some part of the appeal also bound to the ownership. The feeling that one owns the partial of the anime they love is really important. In that sense, I thought NFT also could appeal especially for those digital animes because there is no other way to get the same feeling.
  - KronisLV 5y ago
    > The feeling that one owns the partial of the anime they love is really important. If made by the company behind the anime, then maybe. If made by some third party in a copyright infringing manner, then that most certainly isn't applicable, which i've seen be a problem with the NFT space insofar. > In that sense, I thought NFT also could appeal especially for those digital animes because there is no other way to get the same feeling. How about physical collectibles? Plushies, keychains, figurines, posters, cosplay outfits, that sorts of stuff. Seems like many video games, cartoons and anime out there all have that in some capacity, unless it's very niche and merch is never made. Actually, it seems like a pretty interesting space, for example, the Potekoro Astolfo bean plushies from the Fate anime series seem to go for about 300-400$ nowadays. I agree that a lot of it is sentimental value, but i'm not sure that non fungible things will capture people's attention quite as much, or will feel the same as something physical that you can put on a shelf or whatever people do.
    - beardedwizard 5y ago
      How do you explain the millions spent on in game purchases of digital goods then? Seems like you are projecting your own issues with NFT and the person asking is just imagining ownership paradigms.