LITTLE NEMO: lead cel & painted background (Moebius)

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (released in Japan as simply Nemo (ニモ, Nimo) and credited in some territories as Little Nemo) is a 1989 Japanese-American animated musical fantasy film directed by Masami Hata and William Hurtz based on the comic strip Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay. The film went through a lengthy development process after originating from a story by French comic legend, Moebius. Many Disney Studio animators including Ken Anderson and Leo Salkin worked on individual sequences, and John Canemaker, Corny Cole, and Brian Froud provided visual development. Frank Thomas, Oliver Johnston and Paul Julian consulted to the production. Little Nemo was animated by the Japanese company Tokyo Movie Shinsha as their first follow-up to Akira and thus is often considered an anime film, although it was a joint production of Japanese and American animators and production companies.

Since there are very few animations based on Moebius’ comics, production art connected to those that were produced within his lifetime and with his approval (like this) are in great demand and luckily much more affordable than his published illustrations. This is widescreen cel with a gorgeous painted background that greatly resembles classic Pop Art.