(item number) 7202
(title) "Two Outs, Bases Loaded" (1982) Production Materials Set (Cel drawings with backgrounds + Layout diagrams + Script)
OP, ED, and other cels/harmony cels
(size) Envelope size 285 x 386mm
(side note) Warranty included, BG matching, layout included, cut bag included (partially torn)
(Condition Rating) 6
(detailed) Cel adhered, stapled, tape attached
(cell number) OP2 (with L/O) / OP3 (with L/O) / OP4 / title cell, OP5 (with L/O) / OP6 (with L/O) / OP7 (with L/O) / OP8 (with L/O) / END1 / END2 / END3 / END4 (with L/O) / END5 (with L/O) / wave glass, 136/c332, A stop/c323, c329
(starting bid price) 50,000 yen
(comment) Comes with AR script (many stains and writing)
This anime, based on a children's book, aired as a TV special in 1982, features the title "Two Outs, Bases Loaded" which is read as "Two-Dan Full Base." It was produced by Group TAC and directed by Tsutomu Shibayama.
Tsutomu Shibayama was the same age as Hayao Miyazaki and is strongly associated with his work as director of the original Doraemon, but he was originally one of the leading super animators of his generation. Sadly, he passed away this year, but a collection of his works, which can be considered his legacy, was published posthumously, generating considerable buzz due to the breadth of his work and the high quality of everything he did. Shibayama and TAC are known for their collaboration on "Manga Nippon Mukashibanashi" (Japanese Folk Tales in Manga), and the early 1980s was when Ajia-do, the animation production company founded by Shibayama, began to gain serious traction, and Shibayama himself was moving from animation staff to director.
He participated in this work as animation director and director, and also handled the layouts for the opening and ending sequences that are being submitted here. The opening and ending sequences of this work are entirely composed of harmony cels by art director Mariko Kadono, and the layouts that served as the basis for tracing reveal Shibayama's unique line style, the characters' poses that convey a sense of movement even in still images, and above all, his overwhelming ability to depict scenes. This is the work of a genius animator whose popular recognition has been far too late.
The set also includes backgrounds, cels, a script, and Shibayama's handwritten shooting notes. The background is a lyrical image of twilight before a big match, typical of Shibayama's work. The cels depict the scene after the match where the protagonist, Chibi Roku, talks about the future with Tomoyo, the older girl from his neighborhood whom he admires, and a group photo before the ending. The script appears to be a former possession of the production manager and is filled with numerous notes, making it an excellent historical document. These production materials, which were about to be discarded, were carefully preserved by the production manager, who held a special attachment to them. Needless to say, they represent the mature period of animation work by the exceptional animator Tsutomu Shibayama, and it's truly wonderful that such comprehensive intermediate materials from a single Shibayama work have survived.
･ The ending sequence of the 1982 Fuji TV anime special "Two Outs, Bases Loaded" features a series of illustrations drawn frame by frame by Tsutomu Shibayama, who served as director and animation supervisor.
･ Includes a cut bag with the "Group TAC" logo from that time, bearing handwritten instructions by director Tsutomu Shibayama.
･ Includes sepia background line art for the opening (OP) and ending (ED), shooting instruction notes (with specific exposure adjustment instructions), a beautiful sunset background board by Mariko Kadono, a cel featuring the main characters, a cel with the broadcast date text for the next episode preview, and a cel with backgrounds used in the main story.
･ Includes the practical voice-over script used by the production manager.
･ A valuable "museum-quality archival material" in anime history, allowing you to completely recreate and relive the production process of specific scenes.
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