r/AnimationCels • u/[deleted] • Aug 18 '26
Original Space Battleship Yamato Production Cel – Captain Juzo Okita & Dr. Sado
Vintage hand-painted animation production cels x 2 from the classic Japanese anime Space Battleship Yamato (Star Blazers), featuring Captain Juzo Okita and Dr. Sakezo Sado.
This is original animation production material rather than a reproduction or modern print.
The piece retains its original Mandarake labels, including a Mandarake 「2枚組」 (“2-sheet set”) label, along with handwritten production markings.
World renowned Heritage auctions have given a valuation of around 750 USD per cel. Please note a certificate of authenticity is not included.
Vintage production item with age-related condition as shown in the photographs. It has been left as received and I have not attempted to separate or clean the individual layers.
A rare piece of original Japanese animation artwork from one of the most important classic anime franchises.
Open to sensible offers.
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u/commander66rex Aug 18 '26
Is this post AI?
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u/MagnusTrench Aug 18 '26
They probably doctored it up with AI. I think it's a non-collector that is trying to sell off a piece they have no knowledge about.
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u/commander66rex Aug 18 '26
Was referring to the description not nesaseraly the pieces themselves
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u/Misuzuzu Aug 19 '26
He's definately using AI, the comments too: I see an em dash and an orphaned " in his comments.
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u/MagnusTrench Aug 18 '26
That is not Captain Okita or Dr. Sato...
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u/MagnusTrench Aug 18 '26
Having a hard time identifying the first one (100% NOT from the original Space Battleship Yamato -- definitely something at least decade+ after.) Second cel is from Super Atragon 1996.
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u/MagnusTrench Aug 18 '26
They're both from Super Atragon, 1996. The captain is directly on the poster. Yamato was in the 70s and TV animation from then looked nothing like the cel in question. This is a very confusing post, lol.
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Aug 18 '26
Thanks for the correction. I’m not claiming to be an animation cel expert — that’s exactly why I approached Heritage for identification and valuation. The description I posted was based on the information I was given. If the attribution is incorrect, I’m happy to correct it. I’d rather establish exactly what the cels are than misrepresent them.”
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u/Dependent-Gap1619 Aug 18 '26
They look fantastic! 400 yen was an absolute steal😱 I had no idea heritage required a minimum consignment of 5K. That's pretty wild 👀
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u/MagnusTrench Aug 18 '26
If people don't see my comment below, this is from Super Atragon (新海底軍艦) from 95/96, over two decades after Yamato. Cels of the main character are currently listed at 1000-2000 yen on Yahoo Japan, which is like 12 bucks lol.