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Qualified appraiser under IRS standards (IRS Reg §1.170A-17)\nFounder & Former CEO, [Rinkya](https://www.rinkya.com) (est. 2000)\nFounder, [Usagi's House](https://usagis-house.net/) (1999)\nFounder, Japanese Animation Cel Mailing List (JACML), 1990s\nFounder, Arizona State University Japanese Animation Club","name":"Heather Russell","title":"Japanese Collectibles Authentication Specialist"},"conservation":"This is a four-layer cel setup; from top to bottom, the layers are the title text, the airbrush layer for the sword, the GoLion robot, and the lion head with airbrush. All four cel layers are stuck to one another and cannot be separated without paint loss; they are treated as a single unit. The stack is not stuck to the background, but it appears to have been at one point and was lifted off, pulling paint and paper from the background onto the back of the lion head layer. 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