Hayao Miyazake ‘Catbus’ production cel drives anime auction to $2.6M

Catbus production cel from ‘My Neighbor Totoro,’ $40,800. Photo credit: Heritage Auctions, HA.com
Catbus production cel from ‘My Neighbor Totoro,’ $40,800. Photo credit: Heritage Auctions, HA.com
Catbus production cel from ‘My Neighbor Totoro,’ $40,800. Photo credit: Heritage Auctions, HA.com

DALLAS — It was the rare sequel that outperformed the original. Heritage Auctions‘ four-day Art of Anime and Everything Cool II Animation Art Signature® Auction, which wrapped December 13, realized $2,635,985 to outperform its June predecessor — itself, a multiple record-setter as the world’s first auction highlighting anime. Numerous lots far exceeded their initial estimates in this complete sell-out.

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Heritage’s first dedicated anime art auction surpasses $2.1M

Cel setup with key master background from Studio Ghibli’s ‘My Neighbor Totoro,’ which sold for $84,000
Cel setup with key master background from Studio Ghibli’s ‘My Neighbor Totoro,’ which sold for $84,000
Cel setup with key master background from Studio Ghibli’s ‘My Neighbor Totoro,’ which sold for $84,000

DALLAS – The world’s first auction dedicated to the art of anime set multiple world records at Heritage Auctions, June 25-27, as bidders drove sale prices of animation cels from the genre’s most iconic and award-winning films to more than $2.1 million.

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