Joe is the coolest hero ever! He's tough, hot-headed, and much more of an anti-hero than any other anime character of the day. His attitude has inspired countless other characters since the 70's! (He's my favorite male anime character.)
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Here are three model sheets of Joe. Notice that he has a #3 on his jersey.... (it should have been #1!) His job is listed as "Racer". |
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This is the cel. |
This is Joe from the first episode of the first series. Here he is crawling from his car into the Godphoenix. |
This is how it looks on TV. |
I wonder who this could be....? |
...It's Joe! |
As it appears on TV. |
These cels of Joe are from the final episode of Gatchaman II. As Ken is about to get ambushed by a couple of Galacter goons, Joe makes a surprise appearance! The shadowy cel is all that is seen until a flash of lightning illuminates Joe's face. The image on the far right is how the cel appears on TV after a special effects layer was added.
These two cels of Joe are among my favorites. |
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This is a set-up from the first series. The background was used in two shots, hence the double number written on it. The two images on the right are original roughs for the shot. |
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The Joe layer. |
The thug layer. |
A composite of both layers. |
One of fun aspects of cel-collecting is finding hidden treasure! I once bought a pile of Tatsunoko artwork and found a (partial) sequence featuring Joe (at the bottom of the stack)! The composite images were created by cutting and pasting the different layers together.
The Joe layer. |
The thug layer. |
A composite of both layers. |
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Here are a few other shots of Joe that I thought looked interesting. |
This cel has a really wild airbrushed "out of focus" background. |
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Here's Joe coming around the corner in this cel from the original series. (The linework has faded quite a bit....!) |
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Finding unstuck cels from the 70's is quite tough... |
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This is a hand-inked cel, probably created for some sort of publicity purpose. The detail of the gun is great! |
Joe has "fat neck" disease in this cel..... |
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Here's Joe at the controls of the Godphoenix. The chair was actually painted on a cel layer. |
