{"product_id":"chodenji-robo-combattler-v-超電磁ロボ-コン-バトラーv-original-hand-painted-production-cel-ga-セル画-of-combattler-v-with-chodenji-yo-yo-a-10-action-sequence-frame-toei-soeisha-sunrise-production-circa-1976-77","title":"“Chōdenji Robo Combattler V” (超電磁ロボ コン・バトラーV), Original Hand-Painted Production Cel-ga (“セル画”) of Combattler V with Chōdenji Yō-Yō, A-10 Action Sequence Frame, Toei \/ Soeisha–Sunrise Production, circa 1976–77","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"1143\" data-start=\"565\"\u003eA single \u003cstrong data-end=\"625\" data-start=\"574\"\u003eoriginal hand-painted production cel-ga (“セル画”)\u003c\/strong\u003e, measuring approximately \u003cstrong data-end=\"667\" data-start=\"651\"\u003e26.5 x 23 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e, depicting \u003cstrong data-end=\"695\" data-start=\"679\"\u003eCombattler V\u003c\/strong\u003e in a dynamic combat pose, wielding its iconic \u003cstrong data-end=\"760\" data-start=\"742\"\u003eChōdenji Yō-Yō\u003c\/strong\u003e (超電磁ヨーヨー \/ Super Electromagnetic Yo-Yo). The robot is shown in full-body action, its chain weapon sweeping across the lower portion of the composition, with the red yo-yo blade visible at the right. The image is executed in hand-painted animation colour on transparent cel, with sharp black linework, bold red, blue, white and yellow palette, and visible studio production markings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1684\" data-start=\"1145\"\u003eThe upper margin is marked \u003cstrong data-end=\"1186\" data-start=\"1172\"\u003e“333 A-10”\u003c\/strong\u003e, with a further \u003cstrong data-end=\"1212\" data-start=\"1203\"\u003e“A10”\u003c\/strong\u003e annotation visible at the lower right. This identifies the cel as the tenth drawing \/ cel in the primary A-layer of production sequence or cut \u003cstrong data-end=\"1363\" data-start=\"1356\"\u003e333\u003c\/strong\u003e. The surviving registration holes, pencil outlines and studio notation preserve the working logic of late-1970s Japanese television animation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2200\" data-start=\"1686\"\u003eThe present work comes from \u003cstrong data-end=\"1744\" data-start=\"1714\"\u003eChōdenji Robo Combattler V\u003c\/strong\u003e (超電磁ロボ コン・バトラーV), the landmark super-robot television series broadcast on NET, now TV Asahi, from \u003cstrong data-end=\"1869\" data-start=\"1843\"\u003eApril 1976 to May 1977\u003c\/strong\u003e. Toei Video records the series as a \u003cstrong data-end=\"1949\" data-start=\"1906\"\u003e54-episode colour television production\u003c\/strong\u003e, with \u003cstrong data-end=\"1974\" data-start=\"1956\"\u003eTadao Nagahama\u003c\/strong\u003e as chief director, \u003cstrong data-end=\"2012\" data-start=\"1994\"\u003eSaburō Yatsude\u003c\/strong\u003e as original creator, \u003cstrong data-end=\"2056\" data-start=\"2034\"\u003eYoshikazu Yasuhiko\u003c\/strong\u003e as animation character designer, \u003cstrong data-end=\"2104\" data-start=\"2090\"\u003eStudio Nue\u003c\/strong\u003e as mechanical designer, and music by \u003cstrong data-end=\"2161\" data-start=\"2142\"\u003eHiroshi Tsutsui\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2709\" data-start=\"2202\"\u003eCombattler V occupies a major position in the history of Japanese \u003cstrong data-end=\"2283\" data-start=\"2268\"\u003eSuper Robot\u003c\/strong\u003e animation. The series is generally understood as the first work in the later \u003cstrong data-end=\"2387\" data-start=\"2361\"\u003eNagahama Romance Robot\u003c\/strong\u003e line, preceding \u003cem data-end=\"2414\" data-start=\"2404\"\u003eVoltes V\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-end=\"2433\" data-start=\"2419\"\u003eTōshō Daimos\u003c\/em\u003e. Super Robot Wars DD’s official profile describes \u003cem data-end=\"2498\" data-start=\"2484\"\u003eCombattler V\u003c\/em\u003e as the first robot anime in what later came to be called the Romance Robot trilogy, combining strong robot action with dramatic treatment of both hero and enemy characters. \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3350\" data-start=\"2711\"\u003eThe series was also important in the development of the five-part combining robot formula. Toei Video emphasizes that Combattler V could combine only when the five pilots’ hearts were united, and notes that the five Battle Machines’ transformation and combination were closely reflected in the hugely successful \u003cstrong data-end=\"3038\" data-start=\"3023\"\u003eDX Popinica\u003c\/strong\u003e toy line. \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Tamashii Nations likewise identifies Combattler V as the \u003cstrong data-end=\"3178\" data-start=\"3144\"\u003efirst five-body combined robot\u003c\/strong\u003e in its Chogokin context, underscoring the work’s continuing significance in the history of Japanese robot toys and animation culture. \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3949\" data-start=\"3352\"\u003eThe cel’s subject is especially desirable because it shows the completed robot with weapon in use, rather than a static standing pose or isolated pilot portrait. The \u003cstrong data-end=\"3536\" data-start=\"3518\"\u003eChōdenji Yō-Yō\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of Combattler V’s signature weapons; Bandai’s official Tamashii Nations description of later Combattler V figure releases specifically lists the \u003cstrong data-end=\"3720\" data-start=\"3689\"\u003eSuper Electromagnetic Yo-Yo\u003c\/strong\u003e among the robot’s major armaments and refers to its bladed parts. \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e In the present cel, the extended chain, red blade and full-body stance give the work a particularly strong display presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"4488\" data-start=\"3951\"\u003eThe composition itself is highly effective. Combattler V stands diagonally across the sheet, braced in mid-attack, the sweeping chain creating a strong horizontal axis across the foreground. The robot’s compact central pose, extended weapon and visible movement lines give the image the character of a photographed action frame. The pale production sheet behind the cel allows the underdrawing and registration to remain visible, while the absence of a finished painted background focuses attention on the robot and its attack animation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"5198\" data-start=\"4490\"\u003eWhat makes the work especially compelling is its survival as a physical artifact of pre-digital animation production. Traditional cel animation relied on transparent painted sheets photographed frame by frame over background or layout elements. Here, the process remains plainly visible: \u003cstrong data-end=\"4808\" data-start=\"4778\"\u003ehand-painted colour on cel\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"4832\" data-start=\"4810\"\u003eregistration holes\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"4858\" data-start=\"4834\"\u003egraphite guide lines\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"4884\" data-start=\"4860\"\u003eproduction numbering\u003c\/strong\u003e, and apparent underlying \/ transferred drawing detail. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"5645\" data-start=\"5200\"\u003eFor collectors of \u003cstrong data-end=\"5234\" data-start=\"5218\"\u003eCombattler V\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"5254\" data-start=\"5236\"\u003eTadao Nagahama\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"5278\" data-start=\"5256\"\u003eYoshikazu Yasuhiko\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"5294\" data-start=\"5280\"\u003eStudio Nue\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"5338\" data-start=\"5296\"\u003eToei \/ Sunrise-related robot animation\u003c\/strong\u003e, Chogokin history and original Japanese cel-ga, this is a strong and historically resonant production piece. It represents not only an important robot from the late-Showa super-robot period, but one of the visual formulas that shaped the subsequent development of combining mecha animation and toy culture.\u003cstrong data-end=\"5679\" data-start=\"5647\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"6823\" data-start=\"6654\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"6668\" data-start=\"6654\"\u003eProvenance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"6671\" data-start=\"6668\"\u003eAcquired in Japan from a \u003cstrong data-end=\"6738\" data-start=\"6696\"\u003ewell-known private collection in Kyoto\u003c\/strong\u003e; same provenance as the referenced Ultraman Ace original genga \/ production artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"7584\" data-start=\"6825\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"6838\" data-start=\"6825\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"6841\" data-start=\"6838\"\u003eOverall very good for period animation production material of this type, with strong surviving colour and excellent display presence. The cel shows expected age toning, light handling wear, minor edge and corner wear, small surface marks, visible registration holes, graphite guide lines and original production annotations including \u003cstrong data-end=\"7189\" data-start=\"7175\"\u003e“333 A-10”\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-end=\"7203\" data-start=\"7194\"\u003e“A10”\u003c\/strong\u003e. The linework remains clear, and the principal colours remain strong. Please review the photograph carefully, asit shows the exact item for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"7899\" data-start=\"7586\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"7602\" data-start=\"7586\"\u003eAuthenticity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"7605\" data-start=\"7602\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-end=\"7674\" data-start=\"7616\"\u003eoriginal period hand-painted production cel-ga (“セル画”)\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cstrong data-end=\"7710\" data-start=\"7680\"\u003eChōdenji Robo Combattler V\u003c\/strong\u003e (超電磁ロボ コン・バトラーV), depicting \u003cstrong data-end=\"7779\" data-start=\"7739\"\u003eCombattler V with its Chōdenji Yō-Yō\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is not a reproduction, printed cel, sericel, modern replica or digital print. Certificate of Authenticity Included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"7993\" data-start=\"7901\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"7908\" data-start=\"7901\"\u003eAge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"7911\" data-start=\"7908\"\u003eThis work dates to \u003cstrong data-end=\"7947\" data-start=\"7930\"\u003ecirca 1976–77\u003c\/strong\u003e and is now approximately \u003cstrong data-end=\"7992\" data-start=\"7973\"\u003e49–50 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56821273690490,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-04-20T183407.644.jpg?v=1776677682","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/chodenji-robo-combattler-v-%e8%b6%85%e9%9b%bb%e7%a3%81%e3%83%ad%e3%83%9c-%e3%82%b3%e3%83%b3-%e3%83%90%e3%83%88%e3%83%a9%e3%83%bcv-original-hand-painted-production-cel-ga-%e3%82%bb%e3%83%ab%e7%94%bb-of-combattler-v-with-chodenji-yo-yo-a-10-action-sequence-frame-toei-soeisha-sunrise-production-circa-1976-77","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}