Fushigi Yuugi

Fushigi Yuugi
Fushigi Yuugi

	What a cute little Tasuki, popping up from the corner of the cel.. I never really liked the OAV art as much as the TV series, and I really don't like that purple outfit. The black jacket was so nice. On the other hand, this cel (and the next five) have a special place as the first cels I ever purchased. Even back then, I figured I should buy several things to make the shipping from Japan feel more worthwhile.. ^__^;;;;
	Pony-butt! Another one of those first cels I ever got. I figured Tasuki was a good character to go for, since I liked him and all.. And these were affordably priced, so I went for it. I really wasn't planning on buying more, or becoming a regular collector....I really wasn't..
	Purchased with bad jokes in mind, it's Tasuki all wrapped up in tentacles. And we all know what tentacles in anime mean... Well, maybe not.. ~.~;; These cels were going to be it, I figured.. Just get a few, hang onto 'em, and that's all I'd need to do..
	I was so thrown by an image of Tasuki looking thoughtful and calm, back when I first got this one.. That, and Anime-cel had some silly comment about him playing chess. I swear, these cels weren't just the start of my spending too much money on cels, they were also the start of me purchasing lots of cels from Anime-cel on account of the silly captions they gave them. I can't help it, the silly captions just make me need the cels.. sniff Those guys know what they're doing, taking advantage of the easily amused..
	Itty-bitty Tasuki and Miaka. ^_^;;; It's cute, and so little, but these were still among the first cels I ever purchased, and so I love them dearly. After I got these, not intending to get into collecting, I didn't get any more cels for quite a while. I'd say almost a year passed before I got any more (although I have no sense of time, and I can't remember exactly when I got them, or when I next bought cels, but I'm thinking that's a good estimate of how long it was.) And from there, it just sort of...grew and expanded, to take over my entire free budget..
	Yet another itty-bitty cel of Tasuki and Miaka, and yet more of my story. I actually lost these cels for quite a while; when I started the page up, I remembered getting the cels, and wanted to scan them in, but could not find them anywhere. I first thought I'd left them at my parents' place, but every time I visited, I searched, and months passed with no results. I eventually gave up, figuring they'd been thrown out somewhere, or else sucked into the alternate dimension where socks go.. And then they popped up in one of my boxes, and there was much rejoicing.
	Another of my early cel purchases was this cute little shot of Miaka, holding Hotohori's sword. I liked the expression, and I really enjoyed the scene, with her facing off against Soi (who is probably my 2nd favourite FY character, after Tasuki.) Miaka's such a cutie. She gets such a bad rap, and I know she screws up a lot...but she means so well, and she's just a good person.
(NFS)	Probably my favourite cel from this series. ^_^ I really liked Tomo to begin with; he's just so creepy and evil. That just makes this cel even better--such a happy little Tomo! I saw a couple from this sequence on Taro, but couldn't afford it at the time.. When one finally popped up on eBay, much later, I had to pay over twice as much to get it. ^_^;; Still, I loved it, and couldn't help but go for it.. From the OAV omake, Tomo's just thrilled about their vacation. ^-^ Don't you just want to hug him, when he's like this?
(NFS)	Yes! At long last, a TV Nuriko cel! Nuriko was my 2nd favourite of the good guys, but he's just so frickin' hard to get a cel of. (Mainly due to the high level of competition.) I considered myself most lucky to be the first one to get to this one. ^__^ Isn't he just adorable?