Re: Can anyone ID this girl

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Terence Tamashiro) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> "John C. Watson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> > On 11/03/2003 12:43, in article
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Terry Mathews"
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 
> > > I'm a dummy. :)
> > > 
> > > http://www.terrymathews.us/unknown_cel.jpg
> >  
> > Nope, I don't recognize it.  The art style is (guardedly) shounen, more
> > specifically bishoujo.  Based on a quick investigation of both titles, it is
> > *not* from _Tokimeki Memorial_ or _To Heart_, my first guesses.  The
> > character does look like she might be from an elf H game-based anime, or
> > something similar.
> 
> You have an eye for recognizing bishoujo anime. The cel is of Aki Itou
> from the anime "Debut". ^_^
> 
> If my information is accurate, Debut was a two episode OVA that was
> released in 1994. It is one of the oldest anime based off a "bishoujo
> game". I have no idea what kind of game it was based on, but
> considering the four girls are idol singers it was probably some kind
> of old style raising sim/managing sim game like "Graduation".
> 
> The first OVA had them acting out a short love drama story and the
> second had them dealing with a time capsule that they buried ten years
> earlier. I just got through rewatching the episodes about three months
> ago.
> 
> It was fansubbed by Tomodachi a LONG time ago, but you can still find
> fansubs of it floating around if you look for that old fansub medium
> called video tapes. ^_^

We've got a winner!

http://www.twinplanets.com/cels/de_aki1.html

Thanks to everyone. Out of curiosity, would you describe Debut
merchandise to be collectible or rare? I'm asking because A) I like to
collect rare things and B) I only paid $10 for it on eBay. :)