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Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Anime Starts Here: Japanese Subculture Reimagines Tradition
- Auction Date
- 03/31/2026 - 03/31/2026
- Sale Number
- #24872
- Total Lots
- 26
- Sold Lots
- 24.0
- Lots Sold
- 92.31%
- Unsold Lots
- 2
- Total Sales (USD)
- 511,810.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 159,100.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 240,300.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 172,100.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 264,300.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 193.65%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) | Kanagawa oki nami ura (Under the well of the Great Wave off Kanagawa) [“Great Wave”] |
N/A | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 228,600.00 |
| 26 | ITO IKUKO (B. 1961) | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon |
N/A | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 88,900.00 |
| 11 | UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1798-1861) | Picture of Retired Emperor Sanuki sending allies (tengu) to rescue Tametomo |
N/A | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 35,560.00 |
| 43 | KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) | Kinoe no Komatsu (Pining for love) |
N/A | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 35,560.00 |
| 12 | GODZILLA, 1954 |
1954 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 25,400.00 | |
| 24 | KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) | Onden no suisha (Waterwheel at Onden) |
N/A | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 16,510.00 |
| 18 | ISHINOMORI SHOTARO (1938-1998) | Kamen Rider: Terror of the Spider Man, 1971 |
1971 | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 12,700.00 |
| 21 | Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Giant God Warrior, 1984 |
1984 | USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 | USD 12,700.00 | |
| 44 | KAWAHARA KEIGA (1786-1860?) | Mermaid (ningyo) |
N/A | USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 10,160.00 |
| 20 | SEVEN SAMURAI, 1967 |
1967 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 7,620.00 | |
| 38 | UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861) | Someone Who Makes a Fool of People |
N/A | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 7,620.00 |
| 40 | TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892) | Oshu adachigahara hitotsuya no zu (The Lonely House on Adachi Moor) |
9th month 1885 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 4,064.00 |
| 32 | TONARI NO TOTORO (MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO), 1989 |
1989 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 3,556.00 | |
| 19 | TSUBAKI SANJURO, 1961 |
1961 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,794.00 | |
| 27 | IWASAKI ERI (B.1968) | The Scent of Poppy Seed Incense: "Bind the hem of my robe, to keep it within, The grieving soul that has wandered through the skies", 2019 |
2019 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,794.00 |
| 30 | YOKOO TADANORI (B. 1936) | Cat in Japan, 1996 |
1996 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,540.00 |
| 36 | Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Gol and Obaba, 1984 |
1984 | USD 1,800.00 - 2,800.00 | USD 2,413.00 | |
| 17 | AKIRA, 1987 |
1987 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,286.00 | |
| 16 | AKIRA, 1988 |
1988 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 2,032.00 | |
| 37 | Doraemon and his secret tools |
N/A | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,032.00 |
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