pretty much in the same boat as hugo. I have 
explained to people it is just like collecting 
baseball cards or comics. You collect from your 
favorite show, charater, pose, composition 
emotions,(just like collecting art. Sometimes 
it's about collecting memories with some cels. I, 
like you, probaly grew up on cartoons. so have 
many of my friends. Who doesn't remember when 
opimus prime died, when they saw prince adam 
change in to heman, those darned kids unmask 
another villian. Sometimes you collect cels like 
you would take a picture to remind you of past 
experiances or emotions. Sometimes it just looks 
cool. On the money issue I haven't had much luck 
justifying it to many people (you paid how much 
for that?) my parents would kill me if they knew. 
To ad to the deepness or lack of it. Do you 
collect for yourself or others? and if its for 
yourself do you realy need to justify it to 
someone else?
                       indy