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SHIROBAKO · Episode 1: Exodus to Tomorrow!

Exodus to Tomorrow!
2014-10-0925 min

In Kaminoyama High School, animation club members and good friends Aoi Miyamori, Ema Yasuhara, Shizuka Sakaki, Misa Tōdō, and Midori Imai promise to each other that they will make an animated feature together one day. Two and a half years later, Aoi is working as a production assistant at Musashino Animation, an animation studio that is currently working on an upcoming anime for the fall season, called Exodus!. She visits Misato Segawa, the animation supervisor for the anime's fourth episode, to retrieve the checked animation. Then, she drives to the studio, where she attends a meeting as the…

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SHIROBAKO

SHIROBAKO

SHIROBAKO

Also known as: White Box

Synopsis

Once upon a time, five girls made an animated film and it was so much fun that they pledged to get jobs in animation so that someday they could make another film together. Now, two years later, Aoi, Shizuka, Ema, Misa and Midori have learned the truth about the anime industry: it's not always fun, it's anything but easy, and having talent isn't always enough to open the right doors. Which is why Aoi's overwhelmed by her job as a production assistant, Shizuka's waiting on tables between auditions, Midori's currently scriptless, Misa's switched to C.G., and Ema's working long hours as a key animator. Is it what they imagined? No. But are they ready to give up? Not just yet! Sometimes, when things happen in animation, they can happen in the most wonderful ways! (Source: Sentai Filmworks)

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Characters & Voice Actors

Aoi Miyamori
Aoi MiyamoriMain
Juri KimuraJP
Juri Kimura
Ema Yasuhara
Ema YasuharaMain
Haruka YoshimuraJP
Haruka Yoshimura
Shizuka Sakaki
Shizuka SakakiMain
Haruka ChisugaJP
Haruka Chisuga
Misa Toudou
Misa ToudouMain
Asami TakanoJP
Asami Takano
Midori Imai
Midori ImaiMain
Hitomi OowadaJP
Hitomi Oowada
Seiichi Kinoshita
Seiichi KinoshitaSupporting
Nobuyuki HiyamaJP
Nobuyuki Hiyama
Akane Uchida
Akane UchidaSupporting
Rie TakahashiJP
Rie Takahashi
Masato Marukawa
Masato MarukawaSupporting
Wataru TakagiJP
Wataru Takagi
Mitsuaki Kanno
Mitsuaki KannoSupporting
Shouto KashiiJP
Shouto Kashii
Yuuji Atsumi
Yuuji AtsumiSupporting
Daiki HamanoJP
Daiki Hamano
Saburou Kitano
Saburou KitanoSupporting
Hideaki NonakaJP
Hideaki Nonaka
Mei Nakaharu
Mei NakaharuSupporting
Mai NakaharaJP
Mai Nakahara

Staff

Mai Nakahara
Mai NakaharaTheme Song Performance (OP1)
Shizuka Itou
Shizuka ItouTheme Song Performance (OP1)
Michiko Yokote
Michiko YokoteSeries Composition
Michiko Yokote
Michiko YokoteScript (eps 1-3, 7, 8, 11-15, 20, 22, 24)
Youko Ishida
Youko IshidaTheme Song Performance (OP2)
Masami Okui
Masami OkuiTheme Song Performance (OP3)
Yasuomi Umetsu
Yasuomi UmetsuKey Animation (OP2)
Tatsuhiko Urahata
Tatsuhiko UrahataScript (eps 18, 19)

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Pengscored 90/100
Paying homage to the industry
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duckfunscored 95/100
Realistic, relatable characters and its unique premise of anime production make Shirobako a breath of fresh air
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porcelaindreamsscored 100/100
A unique, heartfelt & warm love letter to the workers of the anime industry with a lovely cast full of charm & fun
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mimicodotsscored 100/100
Draw out your potential and frame it as a reminder
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Trooper64scored 98/100
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