Shirobako

It all started in Kaminoyama High School, when five best friends—Aoi Miyamori, Ema Yasuhara, Midori Imai, Shizuka Sakaki, and Misa Toudou—discovered their collective love for all things anime and formed the animation club. After making their first amateur anime together and showcasing it at the culture festival, the group vows to pursue careers in the industry, aiming to one day work together and create their own mainstream show.

Two and a half years later, Aoi and Ema have managed to land jobs at the illustrious Musashino Animation production company. The others, however, are finding it difficult to get their dream jobs. Shizuka is feeling the weight of not being recognized as a capable voice actor, Misa has a secure yet unsatisfying career designing 3D models for a car company, and Midori is a university student intent on pursuing her dream as a story writer. These five girls will learn that the path to success is one with many diversions, but dreams can still be achieved through perseverance and a touch of eccentric creativity.

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Miyamori, Aoi Main

Kimura, Juri Japanese

Yasuhara, Ema Main

Yoshimura, Haruka Japanese

Sakaki, Shizuka Main

Chisuga, Haruka Japanese

Imai, Midori Main

Oowada, Hitomi Japanese

Toudou, Misa Main

Takano, Asami Japanese

Yano, Erika Supporting

Yamaoka, Yuri Japanese

Ogasawara, Rinko Supporting

Kayano, Ai Japanese

Kinoshita, Seiichi Supporting

Hiyama, Nobuyuki Japanese

Kunogi, Ai Supporting

Izawa, Shiori Japanese

Andou, Tsubaki Supporting

Hayama, Ikumi Japanese

Horikawa, Kenji Producer, Planning

Kananiwa, Kozue Producer

Kawase, Kouhei Producer

Nagatani, Takayuki Producer

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Mar 10, 2024

jusephhh

Recommended

Shirobako is a great anime, every second within each episode is worth watching. Though, I would definitely would emphasize to have PATIENCE first as the plot has as low build up, but that in it self is why it's worth watching for.

Shirobako Anime offers one of the unique and interesting plot in the Anime history, which is why the show is great in it's own way. The Series slaps you about life that it is not a fairy tale, once you graduate from school you are faced with a harsh reality that finding a job is hard. Some may be lucky, but often times some ... are not. That being said, the Series offers you a unique experience by showing you through the amazing cast of characters of their different circumstances in life. What's amazing is that you as a viewer you could possibly see your life situation through this series and gain knowledge of what you may or can do in life. That is exactly why I recommend watching this Series.

"When life gives you lemons, it's up to you to whether you make a lemonade or throw it away". A quote that I believe reflect every circumstances presented through out the Series.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Dec 29, 2018

seanmagicalweeb

Mixed Feelings

This anime will teach you quite a bit about how anime is made however the story isn't that great which is quite a problem for a slice of life anime leaving this show extremely boring.

This is a anime about making anime. If you want to learn more about what it is like working in the anime industry, you will find that here. Aside from that, there isn't much more I can say about this anime. Slice of life anime's live of of their story. If the story in a slice of life anime sucks than there is pretty much nothing left as it would be ... really hard to save it with art and music. The art and music in this anime are not bad, they are not anything special and are defiantly not good enough to save the show.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Mar 31, 2025

Alchemi_

Not Recommended

This anime hit way too close to real life for my taste. Have a dream? Work tirelessly for it, get so close you can almost touch it, and then… fall just short? Yeah, that’s reality for a lot of people. Instead of achieving that dream, you settle—maybe as a project manager, maybe taking whatever roles you can get while serving coffee to make ends meet. It’s frustrating because that struggle is real, and while the anime does a fantastic job portraying it, that’s exactly why I didn’t enjoy watching it.

Don’t get me wrong—the story is well-written, the characters are compelling, and the art is beautiful. ... Everything about it is objectively great. But when I come home stressed from work, the last thing I want is to watch an anime that mirrors the very struggles I’m trying to escape. If you’re looking for something relatable and grounded in reality, this might be a perfect choice for you. But for me? I watch anime to get away from real life, not to relive it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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