One of my favourite cel within my collection would be this cel of Sango from the InuYasha series (2000 - 2004). The cel was used for the animation of the fifth ending sequence of the series with Shinjitsu no Uta as the theme song. The background is a reproduction of the original made by Atelier Musa. Since backgrounds are one of a kind while an animation sequence may consist of multiple cels, most cels usually are sold on their own. So having a reproduction is better than nothing.
The matching douga for the cel was also included when I purchased the set. Unfortunately the set did not have the genga or any revisions. Kinda wish they were also included just to be able to see the full extend of the work that was done for a single frame of animation. I enjoy looking at the craftsmanship of the artists who put a lot of time and effort in making animations. It is unfortunate a lot of their hard work goes unnoticed since only the final product is released to the general public most of the time when they sign off on a project. In cases where there's a "behind the scene" documentary, we usually only see glimpses of their work. Even when they film the animation, some details of their work is not part of the final product. For instance, by overlapping a screenshot of the exact same frame of animation over the cel (outlined in turquoise), a few details weren't part of the frame.
It just amaze me to see how much work goes into creating an animation sequence. The sequence from which this cel comes from consist of 15 frames, and all of those are shown within a second of screentime. Just by blinking, the viewer could easily miss either Miroku, Sango, or Kagome and Shippo during such a quick moment.
But something that did caught my attention when I acquired the cel and tracked the frame within the ending sequence; the cel is numbered "A2", but it is the first frame of animation shown in the Sango sequence. It makes me think they might have decided to cut the first frame during the filming of the animation.
