Hi Maribel,

Just wanted to add my two cents. First, it's not 
a series but a movie and so right off you are 
limited in the number of cels that you have to 
work with.

Secondly, as was mentioned, Totoro and other 
Ghibli films are wildly popular in Japan and in 
other countries so you've got a =much= larger 
audience than other anime series/movies.

Lastly, the art is simply amazing. Even if you 
don't like the way the characters look or the 
story, the quality of the cel is very high. My 
smallest Kiki and Nausciaa cels are much nicer in 
terms of line and color than any of my nicest 
larger (and often more expensive) cels of other 
series. 

But it all boils down to demand. I love Ghibli 
films. They are very touching -- I'm not ashamed 
to admit I cry every time I watch Omoide 
Poroporo. I consider their films to be animated 
works of high art rather than the other things I 
collect. 

But not all Ghibli films like Totoro are 
expensive. It's just that cels of the totoros and 
the catbus will fetch a lot because they are so 
rare.

Wendy