I never thought that I would be much of a sketch collector. After all, Utena actually has cels! However, the more that I have collected, the more I am able to see the whole animation process & the work that went into making cels & the anime. It’s pretty fascinating!

These are various sketches from the TV show for which I do not have corresponding cels. I tried to place these in the order that they appear in the series.

***Please beware of spoilers in some of the descriptions!***

Utena Closeup - Ep3

A beautiful close-up of Utena from Episode 3 where she and Anthy are dancing together. This sketch set is so romantic!

Please forgive my poorly pieced together scan of this sketch - it is much more beautiful in person. Since this is a pan sketch, it's larger than my little 8x10 scanner, and I had to pan a couple of times to get the entire image.

    • Item_Type :
    • Douga
    • Source :
    • Utena TV
    • Series :
    • Student Council Arc
    • Sequence_Number :
    • A1-A3
    • Layers :
    • Sketches :
    • 3
    • Key_Cel :
    • Y
    • End_Cel :
    • Size :
    • Oversized
    • Supplier :
    • Private Dealer
    • Other_Notes :
    • Date_Added :
    • 12/20/2007
    • Episode_Number :
    • 3: On the Night of the Ball