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And my second birthday gift to myself, this awesome genga (key frame) of Rei at her table, from episode 54.  I thought it was really interesting, and since it was from the same seller as the Jupiter/Nehellenia cel, I tossed it into my cart.

This drawing is in the episode twice; once when Rei is recounting her musical awesomeness to the other girls, and again with a different color palette when the episode’s Cardian destroys her sheet music in battle.

The genga came with an additional sheet, which is at the bottom of this photoset.  It’s a photocopy, and has a bunch of notes and scribbles on it.  Not sure what this would have been used for (perhaps notes on changes between the first and second appearance?) but kinda neat to get as a bonus with the genga!

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Part Two of Alex’s First Cel, a bonus douga that Kori gave me as well!  A partial drawing of Michiru’s face from episode 170, “The Fateful Night! The Agony of the Sailor Senshi.”

My super sleuthing led me to believe this was an Ando drawing, and I was correct!  170 was Ando’s final episode, and also the only episode from Stars that he art directed.  Kinda cool to have something from it!  Ando gets a lot of flak from some corners, but I don’t really mind his style.

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Ahaaaaaaaaa this is the frame that my mystery douga is for! From the way the profile is drawn I SUSPECTED it was an Ando episode, and I was right. It’s also his final episode, and only episode in Stars, 170. This
frame is from the beginning of the very excellent scene with Mars and
Neptune lost in the mirror forest place.

I kind of love that I got a Haruka and Michiru two-fer, even though they’re from WAY different and random episodes! I will find some way to frame them side by side, so Michiru can smile enigmatically at Haruka forever.