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okanagan said: ^ I tried to view that YouTube video here in Canada. Unfortunately, I was told that, "This video contains content from Kadokawa, who has blocked it on copyright grounds." The title is "Initial Bako". What is it about? I also can't see it, but probably is related to the anime series Initial D - the guy there learned to free race while delivering ramen or some other food for his father's restaurant. I don't know if the main chick would become a pro animator, but she certainly gained excellent driving skills while coordinating episodes production, ... on the road in-betweens :D Not certain about the side joke with the guy from the G.I stuff she raced (reminded me more of Wangan Midnight to be honest), unless it's some nod that P.A Works' founder has worked in Production I.G and Tatsunoko. |
okanaganOct 10, 2014 4:20 AM
| Lovely episode! I really enjoyed watching it. It's very interesting to see how much work it is to make an anime. |
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| Oh gosh this turns out to be quite interesting! And i love love the side characters who works in the studio, i have a feeling they're all based on real people from real life :P I was almost lose all hope for PA works after Glasslip and RDG. Well Nagi no Asukara was awesome at first then it turns boring. Their only good series that i've seen sp far was only Uchouten Kazoku. I hope this one deliver til the very end |
| I was expecting more of a comedy, so I was a bit disappointed when I didn't ever laugh. However, it's a very interesting concept, and I really like the characters, so I'm not even upset about the lack of comedic moments! |
| 03:34 LOOOL 04:31 dat timeskip 20:29 grand melons 8/10 for this episode. |
| Isayama Hajime should be awarded The Manga with The Highest Inconsistencies of Characters' Appearances. He keeps performing multiple plastic surgeries on those Shingeki No Kyojin characters in a SINGLE chapter. Yes, I've read up to the latest chapter of Shingeki No Kyojin manga. Forced myself to read through the kidsketching chapters after the anime's ended. At least from now on, I only have to go through the hell once a month. Patiently awaiting SNK TV/movie/OVA anime-sequel. The 2015 SNK live-action movie would probably suck. |
| I didn't know what to expect but after watching it I confirm it's a really enjoyable show |
| - artwork is good, the females are easy to look at - good premise to show (similar to how Bakuman showed off the manga industry) - the high school->graduation->2.5 time skip was a bit... wonky - all dem characters - OP/ED; nothing special so out of the 5 high school girls, 2 of them are working together at the same company? (Aoi and Emma) MAL listed Imai, Midori as also being together with Aoi and Emma, though i didn't see her in this episode. |
| Thanks for clarifying it! Musashino is a really great place to race, then :)) |
| Promising show. Will definitely watch the next one despite the bittyness and lack of clarification on what's going on :z Hope to learn more about actual animation in the coming eps. |
| My old Japan blog which I'm never going to finish: https://ramenshojo.wordpress.com/2016/08/07/day-6-nakano-broadway-harmonica-street-zauo-restaurant/ |
| BahamutZero said: Here is the new upload: https://vimeo.com/108600176 Thank you very much for re-uploading the "Initial Bako" video to Vimeo. At first, we see them each revving up to 7000 rpm. When the light turns green, both cars screech tires, smoking as they burn out. They jump high up into the air when they go over a bump. They execute drifts around corners. And then . . . we see a close-up of the speedometer showing that they are going at just below 50 km/h (which is the same as 30 mph in the United States). After all, we don't want anime fans to see illegal behavior and copy it. Drag racing and drift racing are both okay as long as you stay below the speed limit! |
okanaganOct 10, 2014 3:15 PM
| Hoping that it would be similar to Bakuman in term how informative it is Gonna continue watching. Really interested with the whole thing of making anime |
| -Kawaii female characters; -Animation about animation, voice actors and related to the anime industry; With those two points I think this is probably going to be interesting, I hope it gives us some good information on how the anime industry works =) |
| I loled so hard at the drag/drift race XD |
| I ended up picking this show. Oh well, it doesn't look bad at all. |
| The world shall know the truth soon. |
| An anime that make anime seems interesting and also that car race lol. I also notice that Ema looks like Miuna of Nagi no Asakura or Just a P.A. Works. By the way the show is not that bad looking forward for the next episode. |
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| anime about making anime :D I rarely watch anime with themes like this atmosphere in the studio is felt the background and character art is good as always the MC must be have Initial D driver license XD waiting ther next episode and hope for more education :D |
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bastek66 said: and seiyuus are Ai Kayano, Mai Nakahara and Shizuka Itou  Yeah, I heard Mai Nakahara (Nakaharu Mei) and Shizuka Itou (Itou Suzuka) but wasn't familiar with the third. |
| "Don-Don-Donuts, let's go nuts!" Last season was chickens,this season is donuts huh. That racing part was so out of place but enjoyable/fun. So much drifting? Alright episode I guess,not that interesting but not that boring either (already better than Glasslip). |
VarendantsOct 10, 2014 9:10 PM
| i expected this show to be pointless moe. What a got was an overly in depth look at how anime would be made if it were done by good looking people. |
| An anime about making an anime. This would be interesting, as it will give us an idea what exactly goes on the production, the animation, and the dubbing until an episode airs. |
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| very interesting indeed also, is that To Aru parody? lol other studio spotted as well |
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| on the beginning i though it will be something like k-on! mixing with thier school and grow up life. but well episode were ok, love the funny moments like the car racing and Do-nuts! interesting to see what the other girls done on their life after all this years, and if they will join together again. |
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| It was ok, I think I'd rather watch all eps instead when they're out. |
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| Pretty decent actually. It's quite relaxing to watch this. Hoping for some romance between the red haired guy and one of the girls pls |
| It was stressful watching this. Now i'm glad i didn't choose to work in anime industry. I just want to be an otaku and a fangirl. |
| wow. I like it a lot. It was so much better than I expected. Definetly gonna watch it |
shinki7 said: It was stressful watching this. Now i'm glad i didn't choose to work in anime industry. I just want to be an otaku and a fangirl. If it makes you feel any better, people (usually key animators) actually die out of stress and overwork. Remember the woman w/ the huge breasts? It could be you. They shed tons of sweat, tears and blood for a profession they chose but the wage they receive isn't enough to sustain their daily needs. They work a lot but paid little, they do the most important part on a medium we follow but they don't get any recognition from us. The messiah of Animu gods, Shirobako, has ascended down from our computer monitors to tell us the greatest message of all time: buy the blu-rays or no animu. All hail Shirobako! |
HachiKirraOct 11, 2014 2:45 PM
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| Hmm this should be interesting... I hope. Not sure, but didn't click with me that great for episode 1. So many characters too, whoo! I hope Segawa-san is okay.. |
| As with Glasslip, this show constantly makes me feel like something's wrong with my computer since it appears to be unable to playback video smoothly, until I try playing Gundam Unicorn and I realize the reason it's so juddery is just because PA works doesn't know how to animate and my computer is actually fine. |
| Wow, a group of cute girls who are actually my age for once. I didn't think the anime industry capable of anything except middle school and high school. Mind blown. |
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| An interesting concept, anime about making anime. Quite liked the first episode, and I like the theme. Also, don't drive like this kids, roads aren't all deserted. |
| Loved it, especially the quick glance over their high school days. The face Aoi makes right after the little celebration had me in tears. I'm not too worried about the huge cast of characters, since it is a 2-cour it should give me enough time to recognize most of them. But I don't really like it when an entire cast is introduced all at once, it makes it hard to understand when they're talking about someone - like when the guys are talking about Segawa-san. But it looks promising. First anime of Fall season that I'm liking so far. |
| I love the feel of this show! WOW! It feels so real. I got a very stressful feeling as MC was running around town doing deliveries. Learning about how far ahead production need to be is awesome, and the personal impact that specific people make into a show is amazing. This episode was a great first establishment of her daily life. I can't wait for things to get turned around over time. Since the company is doing a 1 cour show WITHIN the show, I hope we get to see how a company transitions from 1 production to another. ... also their anime looks better than some that are currently being produced for our real world, lol. |
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| In Japan, everyone knows how to drift and race. Haha reminded me of that scene from Lucky Star in episode 6 where they had that racing skit. |
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| It should be quite fun for 1st episode, nothing special. Unusual story which story based on ppl work in anime studio. wonder how this anime would be running in. And based on what P.A Works did in previous season, which making "gloomy"lip please dont make me disappoint with this show. |
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| Any anime that's got a different setting than the typical school setting makes me jump at it without hesitation, especially if its set in an office. Rather looking forward to watching this series unfold. |
| 'Once an Arsenal man, always an Arsenal man.' - Bob Wilson. |
| http://i.imgur.com/yjOkACA.jpg That was an entertaining 1st episode. I like it, it shows how much work goes on making an Anime. |
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| Life of an anime production company. Awesome !!!! Now i understand what they go through now. I remember 4 characters |
LittleStar said: G.I xD I see what you did there! Considering how they did gunfights, G.I. indeed. |
"Haruhi stood in front of a sign that says "Don't feed the pigeons," she then began to openly throw bread crumbs around like a gardener determined to make the wilting flowers blossom again. All I could say about this is that she's probably illiterate." - Kyon 2:3 |
| i love shows like this! first wave of shows like these were about manga production. now we finally getting more anime production shows. yess~! i just love these shows as they give me insight into how much work is put into an anime. it makes me appreciate shows like the new ubw. i cant even imagine how large of a team they need to acquire to pump out that fluid of an animation. one thing this show confirms is that studios outsource their work ALL the time. so sometimes a studio may come off inconsistent is not because they have bad artists or what not, but because they lack the budget to get more resources aka animators. |
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