Your first cel-

My first were a pair of cels I won off of Mandarake. For some reason it seemed cheaper, at least in my mind, to bid in yen than in dollars. So I won a Goku cel and a ChiChi cel. I have since sold the Goku but ChiChi is still with me.

http://onihime.rubberslug.com/gallery/inv_info.asp?ItemID=46972

My first cel was a the sericel from Batman TAS. The one that has the Villain line-up. It was a gift and is still one of my favorites. My first "real" production cel and journey into this bank breaking habit was from Neon Genesis Evangelion. A great cell of Eva Unit 01 which I still have and it is posted in my gallery.

[quote]What was it? How did it come to be in your possession? Do you still have it?[/quote]

It was a big water-headed close up of super-sayajin chibi trunks.

I bought it from the great but now long ago defunct Anime Taro online site.

I sold it eons ago, after I went through my Dragonball Z purge of cels, like a lot of us "old-timers" did.

It was a "golden-era" of cel collecting.

My very first cel was this one of Kenshin:

http://geckoblue.rubberslug.com/gallery/inv_info.asp?ItemID=123826

It was a gift from my husband on our anniversary a couple of years ago.

Then, about a month later, I ran across this Mikagami cel on ebay:

http://geckoblue.rubberslug.com/gallery/inv_info.asp?ItemID=109640

I didn't know anything about Flame of Recca, but I fell in love with Mi-chan instantly ... and the price was right. (Read = "cheap" :P) So, this was the first cel I actually purchased on my own.

I didn't start actively collecting cels for another couple of years or so. But, since I've jumped into this nutty hobby with both feet, I've never been happier --- or more broke! =_=

My firts cel was this one (ones)
http://natcels.rubberslug.com/gallery/inv_info.asp?ItemID=93802
found in France. (in anim-shop)
I don't belived the price when I sow it...(all it's in my comment) ^_~