Cels from some episodes seem to hit the market more than cels from others. For example, cels from episodes 98 & 99 of the original series seem to turn up more than any other show. This page is to feature cels from episodes that seem to be better represented than most.
The following cels are from episode #98.
The cel. |
Towards the end of the first series, Joe began to have violent headaches. He started acting stranglely and even missed a mission. Here, Ken ponders the absence of his friend. |
How it looks on TV. |
The "A" layer's screen shot. |
The cel. |
The "B" layer's screen shot. |
This is a 2-layer cel, but the layers don't quite match. Here, the missing Joe finally turns up, hence the surprised faces!
The cel & non-matching background. |
As seen on TV. |
This is one of Joe's attacks. The original background must have been paired with a different cel, so someone substituted a background that makes the cel look as though it was from a haunted-house episode...!
The cel below demonstrates my "same episode" theory. It was purchased about a year after the upper cel - in a different part of Japan! Its background (not pictured) also differs from the televised version.
The cel. |
Its screen shot. |
This is the layout sketch. |
In episode #98, and old woman befriends Joe. It's later learned that her son is working for Galacter. Joe is about to teach the fool a lesson, when Ken stops him.... Over time, I found three cels from this shot. |
This is the cel & background. |
This is an animated GIF (TV). |
This is a composite of the cels. |
This is a "scanime" of the cel. |
The cel & non-matching background. |
How the cel looks on TV. |
Here are another two cels from the same sequence. Again, one of the cels was paired with a non-matching BG (more haunted-house action!). The other cel came with the matching BG (and working door!), but the lines had faded quite a bit...
The cel and matching bachground. |
A screen grab of the cel. |
The following cels are from episode #99.
The cel & non-matching BG. |
In episode #99, Joe's mental condition continues to deteriorate. The other members of the group finally become aware of his problems. Here, he gets up after an attack. |
As seen on TV. |
The cel. |
The cel & background. |
The background. |
This is a key-master set-up from early in the episode, as Joe continues to battle with blurry vision and head pain.
The layout sketch. |
The finished pencil. |
How it appears on TV. |
The cel & matching BG. |
Jimpei offers Joe some words of support! |
A screen capture from the episode. |
The cel. |
Joe's trouble contines and he's sent back to the Godphoenix while the rest of the Gatchaman members soldier on... |
As it appears in the episode. |
The pencil drawing. |
The cel and background.
How it looks on TV. |
With the rest of the team in trouble, Joe heads to the control room of the ship ( in order to fly to their rescue). There was only one cel of Joe made, and it was "slid" into the shot. This made it appear that the elevator was working...! |
A detail of the pencil drawing. |
The layout sketch.
The cel and "slider". |
The cel. |
The drawing. |
As it looks on TV. |
Joe manages to get the Godphoenix airborne. Here are two cels from that scene.
The cel and BG. |
The drawing. |
TV shot. |
The cel w/door open to show lift. |
This is Joe, madly trying to control the ship. In the show, the lift's door opens to reveal the other four team members. (The door is actually a yellow painted cel.) It was scanned open to show the lift's inner chamber. Unfortunately, the cel of the others wasn't with this when it was found. |
Screen grab of this cel. |
The following cel is from episode #100
The layout drawing. |
The painting without the text cel. |
The painting with the text cel. |
The only cel I have from episode 100 is the title screen! |
