butterfly cel

Loveless
Episode four
Rilezu
Laser copy background

small butterfly screencap

I am so excited! I didn’t think I would be able to get a rilezu cel of a butterfly. Soubi paints them, puts them on Ritsuka’s cell phone and even wears butterfly earrings. At the same time, he claims that he hates butterflies. He feels that even though they are beautiful, they are easily captured and pinned as specimens. It seems like he is commenting on his past and what he doesn’t like about himself.

I have to add that I was totally blown away by this cel when it arrived. The scan does not even come close to doing this cel justice. The detail is incredible. It is nearly all airbrushing and the whole butterfly has a wonderful translucent (almost glowing) appearance. You can get a hint of how smoothly and delicately painted the butterfly is by looking at the blue parts of its wings. You can actually see the pink flowers through them. This has to be the one of the most beautifully painted rilezus I have seen.