What is correction compilation?

I am still trying to learn about anime cel. And I sometimes come across "correction compilation."

I think these are sketches what animator director fixed. And when I googled it, a word "kabuse" came out, so is correction compilation=kabuse..?

Are they real sketches or copies? Thank you :)

They are usually copies. Mandarake sells them, usually in large lots. For example, this auction -

http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/auction/item/itemInfoEn.html?index=299916

Everything that is shown is a copy of the original.

Yes, they are sets of photocopied sketches by the series animation director, or sometimes by the senior AD of an episode. They are made for the benefit of junior animators, such as the artists who do the gengas and dougas. The images copied are "shuusei" or "correction" sketches, typically (from what I see) the "layout corrections" or "roughs." That's usually the very first image that begins to look like the final production image, and is almost always by the animation director. They're often interesting to catch the style of a senior animator, or the team he supervises, but most collectors go for the originals, which you usually get as part of sketch sets (layout, genga, douga, etc.) for particular cuts (or scenes).

"Kabuse" is more often used to refer to a special cel layer that corrects a mistake made by the cel painter. It's normally blank except for a set of trace lines around the place corrected that allow the photographers to position it in the right place.

Thank you for your detailed answer! I always wondered why they often were on auction though they looked like copies. :)

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