Cels Forum

Disclaimer this is only my opinion based on the
numerous Fushigi Yuugi cels I've purchased.

The one of Taka is well posed but Taka cels are very
common these days.  If it were Tamahome it would get
much more but with the flood of OVA cels I think you
would be lucky to get more than $100 for it.

The Nuriko cel is another matter.  That one does seem
to be from the TV series.  It is well posed and more
importantly it is an image of Nuriko from before
Nuriko died.  The Ghost Nuriko cels have a much more
pale skin and hair color.  They are also very common
due to the OVAs all featuring Nuriko as a ghost.

The way Nuriko grading seems to go is:

OVA:  Common and for the most outstanding cel it 
      likely will never go beyond $175 at the most
      Most will not get more than $80.  The ghost
      Nuriko is featured in all the OVA cels and
      between the pale skin the light hair and the
      lack of a ponytail it's just hard to find a
      good cel of him in the OVA series.

TV Male:  This is where yours fits in.  It's after
          Nuriko's secret is known.  The most valuable
          ones are well posed and show Nuriko's
          ponytail.  I've seen these go up to $325.
          Yours is a good pose but the expression
          and not having the ponytail would suggest
          a dealer would sell it for $175-$200.

Nuriko Female:  These are the most rare.  I've only
                seen six of these for sale and only
                two of those were really good.  The
                price on a good one?  I'd easily pay
                $500.  Fortunately I managed to get
                hold of two long ago before anyone 
                knew Nuriko's popularity and true
                value.

Again these are only my opinions and they are only
based on my experiences with Fushigi Cels over the
past three years since I first started collecting
them.

Oh my first fushigi cel cost me $35.  My most
expensive cost me $415.  That might give you some
idea how the prices have climbed as anime cel 
collecting has grown and Fushigi Yuugi grew in
popularity.