• Character: Omitsu / Lucille

• Episode: 14 – お願い!コーン守は人気がほしい / Those Transformin' Felines

• Medium: Hand-painted production cel on acetate, no background (although you can see my ceiling reflected in the cel).

• Layer Code: B-5 End marks it as the final animation layer in that cut.

• Studio: Tatsunoko Production (1990–1991 TV run)

• Status: Single-layer setup (no visible A/B overlap)

• Scene Context: This cel appears right as Omitsu imagines herself gazing lovingly at Nyanki #1, her face softening in a tender daydream before the scene cuts to reality.

• The accompanying genga includes original color codes for her palette (PP93, BG20, R80, etc.) — these notations helped colorists match tones frame-to-frame.

• The genga and cel are perfectly matched, showing her profile view and shy smile from the start of the fantasy sequence.

Traditional anime relied on hand-painted acetate cels to bring emotional scenes like Omitsu’s to life. For moments of imagination or introspection, directors often used:

• Softer color palettes and simplified linework to distinguish fantasy from reality.

• Background overlays (like the pink hearts seen here) to visually cue emotional shifts.

• Limited animation (fewer cel layers) to emphasize stillness and expression over motion.

Because these dreamlike shots were brief and expressive, the corresponding cels were often discarded or reused—making surviving examples like this one particularly rare and collectible.