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SHIROBAKO

AnimationComedyDrama
2014
1 Season
24 Episodes
JA
Ended
TV-14

About

In a school in northeastern Japan, five friends in the animation club, Aoi, Ema, Shizuka, Misa, and Midori swear to complete a new anime called "Shinbutsu Konkou SHICHIFUKUJIN" with some donuts. Since then, day after day, the five spend all of their time on anime production. The awe of going from rough sketches to animation, and the awkward acting in the after-recording session... The final product was finished at the cultural fair six months later. After they graduated they still pursued animation and swore on some donuts that they would make another anime together.

#slice of life#filmmaking#anime#workplace comedy#life and career#japanese workplace#teamwork#anime studies#anime production

Cast

Juri Kimura

Juri Kimura

as Aoi Miyamori / Mimsy (uncredited) / Lolo (uncredited) (voice)

Episodes

Season 1

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Exodus to Tomorrow!
E1

Exodus to Tomorrow!

Oct 9, 201424m5.0

The members of the Kaminoyama Animation Club, Aoi, Ema, Shizuka, Misa and Midori swore upon donuts that one day, they would all work in the anime industry. Two and a half years later, they are heading toward those dreams and all the hardships that come with them. Aoi is now working as a production assistant at an animation studio and doing her best. After getting key frames from one of the animation supervisors, she returns to the office but there's no one around.

Arupin is Here!
E2

Arupin is Here!

Oct 16, 201424m3.0

Aoi is panicking a little at the fact that episode four is a little behind. She manages to enlist the help of Endou, the animation supervisor for episode three, and is able to stabilize things a bit. However, as soon as one hardship leads to another. While at the episode four dubbing, Aoi is present when the director and animation director are discussing retakes. The director is moved by one of the voice actor's performances, and starts talking about the scene not being right.

No More Recap Episodes
E3

No More Recap Episodes

Oct 23, 201424m4.0

On top of being in charge of episode 4, Aoi is now also tasked with episode 9. Despite being a newbie and full of doubt, she manages to complete every task asked of her. However, when Honda asks her to report on her progress, she panics. Even though Yano is able to calm her down a little, Aoi is faced with key frames not being delivered and an animator not finishing his cut in time.

I Totally Messed Up
E4

I Totally Messed Up

Oct 30, 201424m5.5

A girl is suggestively moaning on the train. Shizuka is a newbie voice actor who was practicing her lines on the train on the way to her first audition. Once she gets to the after recording session, she sees that a very popular voice actress is auditioning for the same role, and this causes her to panic.

Those Who Blame Others Should Just Quit!
E5

Those Who Blame Others Should Just Quit!

Nov 6, 201424m3.5

The incident happened at Musashino Animation. Tarou tells Aoi about why Endou is so mad. The reason was an explosion scene that was supposed to be hand drawn was now going to be done in 3D. Tarou was supposed to tell Endou about the change, but the way he tells him ends up setting off a whole new problem.

Idepon Miyamori: On the Move
E6

Idepon Miyamori: On the Move

Nov 13, 201424m3.0

The situation with Endou actually ends up affecting one of the episodes that Aoi is in charge of. Without any other choice, she finally goes to Honda. They try to get the final decision from the director, but he's nowhere to be found in the studio. They can't even get a hold of Endou, so Tarou goes to his house...

Retake With Cats
E7

Retake With Cats

Nov 20, 201424m3.0

Aoi heads to work flustered, as she finds out that her older sister is coming to visit. When she gets to the office, she finds out one of her seniors is leaving the company, and Aoi is shocked. Aoi goes to get the key frames from Ema while there's a lot on her mind.

I'm Not Criticizing You or Anything
E8

I'm Not Criticizing You or Anything

Nov 27, 201424m3.0

Because of Ochiai leaving, Aoi starts to think about her future as well. She goes to Segawa-san's house and asks what she thinks about Ema's drawings now, after the harsh criticism she had prior. Meanwhile, in the studio, Ema was flustered. She can't draw a realistic cat.

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