A rare multi-layer production cel setup of Astro Boy from Tetsuwan Atom, presented as a four-cel composition paired with a matching genga and a custom archival giclée background.
Astro Boy is where modern Japanese animation begins. Long before genres or studios as we know them today, the series established television anime as a medium and set the ethical and visual foundation for everything that followed. Including Astro Boy at the launch of ORIOGI is deliberate - it places the collection at the root of the art form itself.
This four-cel setup builds depth through motion, a practical technique from early TV production that also sharpens the sense of scale: a small figure crossing an enormous sky. The original production background for this cut is not present. Instead, the cel set is paired with a bespoke archival giclée background inspired by classic Astro Boy space imagery, composed to match the direction of flight while remaining clearly identified as non-production material.
A cornerstone piece rather than a highlight — a reminder that animation history, at its origin, was already about ideas as much as images.
Title: Astro Boy - Tetsuwan Atom
Series: Tetsuwan Atom (Astro Boy)
Creator of Franchise: Osamu Tezuka
Studio: Mushi Production
Type: Original production cel set (four layered cels) with matching genga and custom giclée background
Medium: Four hand-painted acetate cels (stuck together); genga on paper; archival pigment giclée background on fine art paper
Authentication: ORIOGI オリオギ certified. Includes Certificate of Authenticity.
Condition: Cels in very good condition with light line and paint wear consistent with age. Cels stuck and stapled. Genga in good condition. Minor edge wear and production marks visible. Custom background not original to production.
