Many generations' first introduction to anime films was with works entirely or almost entirely animated with hand-drawn cel animation. Cel animation is a traditional technique using celluloid sheets ...

Original hand-painted artwork from ‘Kiki's Delivery Service,’ ‘Porco Rosso,’ and ‘Princess Mononoke’ goes under the hammer.

“I always had it in my head that I didn’t want it to feel like animated stuff happening while music plays behind it,” spktra tells us. “If you turned the music off, it should still tell a story.” Play ...