Someone Give Us $17 Million So We Can Buy This Original Anime Art

One of the many wonderful things about animation is you can literally own the movie you love. Before computers took over, each frame of a movie was made by hand and those images were often sold as collectibles. Owning a screen-used movie prop or costume is one thing. Owning the entire screen is something else entirely. And that’s exactly what you can do thanks to Heritage Auctions, which is running “The Art of Anime, Vol. VI,” a stunning collection of original animation art from all of your favorite anime. Gundam, Pokémon, Akira, Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon, Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell, it’s all here. Plus, this specific auction has a focus on Studio Ghibli, so there are stunning frames from films like My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Porco Rosso, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, and many more. You can see, and bid on, everything in the auction at this link. Below, we’ve picked out just a few of our favorites. And, we quoted the number $17 million because that’s how ... Read full article.