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Shirobako
SHIROBAKO · 2014
Five friends chase careers in the anime industry.
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StatusFinished Airing
SeasonFall 2014
StudioP.A. Works
SourceOriginal
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Five high school friends promised each other they would make an anime together, and years later each is somewhere different in an industry that mostly grinds people down. Aoi Miyamori works as a production assistant, chasing down late key animation and managing egos on deadline, while her friends struggle as a voice actress, an animator, a writer, and a designer. The series is unusually specific about how anime actually gets made, right down to the scheduling disasters, and it treats the work as difficult, exhausting, and worth doing anyway.
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An original series produced by P.A. Works, Shirobako is widely regarded as the most accurate depiction of anime production ever animated, drawing on the studio's own experience to portray the industry's chronic scheduling crises, freelance precarity, and creative compromises. Its detail earned praise from working animators and industry professionals alike. The series is frequently recommended to anyone curious about how anime is made, and its portrayal of workplace competence, frustration, and small victories has made it a favorite well beyond viewers interested in the industry specifically.
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125
Crew
Staff
1442nd Key Animation6
Animation Director11
Art Director2
Assistant Producer2
Background Art3
Character Design2
Chief Animation Director1
Color Design1
Director1
Director of Photography1
Editing1
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Episode Director13
In-Between Animation6
Key Animation35
Music1
Original Character Design1
Planning8
Producer10
Production Assistant1
Production Manager1
Recording Assistant1
Series Composition1
Sound Director1
Special Effects1
Storyboard13
Theme Song Arrangement2
Theme Song Composition2
Theme Song Lyrics1
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