World s largest auction of anime animation art breaks $2.1 million record at Heritage
Akira Kaneda Production Cel Setup with Key Master Background (Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1988). Sold for: $78,000.
DALLAS, TX
.- 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.
The Art of Anime and Everything Cool Auction attracted a record 2,853 bidders from around the globe and they were impressed with what they found: The sale boasted sell-through rates of 100 percent by value and 99.8 percent by lots sold. Record-breaking prices were set for collectible cels from films such as My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Kiki s Delivery Service and AKIRA.