Ryuu Knight - Sarutobi 2

Ryuu Knight - Sarutobi 2
Ryuu Knight - Sarutobi 2

(All cels on this page are NFS - 5/11/11)

	Another shot of Sarutobi, because...well, I like having lots. I really like his colour scheme. So many pretty shades of purple. The pink...floof...well, that's just a little strange. But it's still cute.
	Sarutobi with one ear to the ground, listening, after Izumi mentions that he can hear the sound of water underground, in episode 15. Again, one must notice what beady little dots he has in those giant eyes of his. I should note that it's fun to animate these two cels in a continuous loop. You can make Sarutobi do side-ways push-ups!
	Ear's a little bit closer to the ground. I like how he manages to look annoyed in every situation. He's just got those eyes. Even if he wasn't a mask-wearing ninja, I'd imagine he would have a hard time getting anyone to trust him, with eyes like that. Heck, with those eyes, I don't suppose he had many other job options. I don't think any store's going to hire him as a clerk when he'd glare down every customer.. ...I'm ranting again, aren't I?
	Sarutobi, up-close and personal. And in profile. I like the detail work on this cel. His face's looking in a relatively normal shape again, but it looks a bit...flat. I really like how you can see up his helmet a little. Sarutobi takes advantage of an opening thanks to Hagu Hagu, and rushes forward to save Paffy, from episode 17.
(NFS)	Another one of those shots that just perfectly sums up his character. I love the pose, it's just so quintessentially Sarutobi. He's not even looking quite as eye-bulging furious as he frequently does. Once again, I must beg that you excuse the annoying glare that the lab scanner creates. Some days, it just really acts up...but I'm too lazy to go in another day and rescan, so there it is. Sarutobi's ready and willing to jump into battle and fight alongside Adeu -- even if it seems a bit like a suicide mission. Episode 38.
	A nice close-up of Sarutobi looking...well, quite freaked out. One of my nicer Sarutobi shots, anyway, and I really like it. Gulden managed to give Sarutobi quite a surprise in episode 44. Poor Sarutobi... I can't decide which of the two I want to hug more when I watch this episode. (As with a number of other cels from important scenes, this one was used again in one of the many recap episodes, specifically ep. 46.)
	I've got some cels of Sarutobi with knives, but it's about darn time I get some with him actually using his sword. I just love swords so much. Before I started collecting cels, I was working on buying swords. They're even more an expensive hobby than cels though (if you can believe that,) so don't have many. Mostly showpieces and a couple old military models. I keep my silly little katana beside my bed, when I'm not using it to fight flying boxes. Episode 29; Sarutobi "greets" Adeu just before getting squashed out of the scene by Izumi.
	Silly shot! I don't see many really goofy shots of characters as I'd think. For as often as they get really buggy-eyed or the like, I don't have many such cels. This isn't quite as goofy as Sarutobi gets at times, but it's absolutely adorable. From episode 11; Sarutobi tries to hold Adeu back from involving himself in a fight, but there's just no stopping Adeu once his mind is made up.
	Another angry looking Sarutobi cel. I think I've gone off enough times on how cute and cranky he is...but what's once more going to hurt? He really needs to relax a bit more; I imagine he's got very high blood pressure. He'll probably have a heart attack before he's 30. That, or a stroke. In the meantime, he provides us all with a proper dose of pessimism to get us through the day.
	Sarutobi's ready to fight to get his Spirit Stone back, even if it means attacking someone who is...unconscious and barely alive? How about fighting his own allies? Well, it's a sort of dedication, anyway... Ep. 45. A nice action shot of my favourite twiggy ninja; I like the art here. The art quality seems to waver around a bit, but more so in the earlier episodes. I love the style, and it's nice when it looks very fluid and on model. Perhaps it's just me, but I can just almost see this one in motion.