 An anime film for Shirobako was announced at the Musashi-Sakai x Shirobako Spring Festival on Saturday, the third anniversary event of the franchise. The announcement noted that it will be a brand new film, and will continue the story from the original anime. This marks the second time P.A. Works would produce a sequel, following Uchouten Kazoku 2 last April. Staff members from the TV series are set to return for the film project.Directed by Tsutomu Mizushima (Genshiken episode director), Shirobako is P.A. Works' second work-themed original anime after Hanasaku Iroha in 2011. The 24-episode series aired in Fall 2014, and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. Two special episodes were also included with the third and seventh Blu-ray and DVD volumes in February and July 2015. Kenji Sugihara (Clockwork Planet series composition) and Mizutama drew a two-volume manga adaptation in Kadokawa's Dengeki Daioh magazine between September 2014 and November 2015. Shueisha published the Shirobako: Introduction novel adaptation under its Jump j-Books imprint in January 2015. The Dai 3-hikou Shoujo-tai short manga by Takeshi Nogami based on the fictional series The Third Girls Aerial Squad within the anime was distributed at Comiket 88 in August 2015. Sentai Filmworks licensed the anime for North American distribution in November 2014 and released the series on two Blu-ray and DVD volumes in February and March 2016. The anime is also licensed by Madman Entertainment in Australia and New Zealand, and was released on a single DVD volume in December 2016. Shirobako won the 20th Kobe Animation Awards in 2015, the 2016 Tokyo Anime Awards for Animation of the Year, and ranked second under the animation category in Yomiuri Shimbun's second Sugoi Japan Awards in 2016. The series was the only TV production to be selected by the Jury Committee in the animation division at the 19th Japan Media Arts Festival. Source: Chou! Animedia Shirobako Movie on MAL |
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| A Japanese fan quoted what the producer mentioned that it will hopefully take 3 years to finish the movie. https://twitter.com/ikkun501/status/990134769349419008 |
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tsubasalover said: A Japanese fan quoted what the producer mentioned that it will hopefully take 3 years to finish the movie. The director will have to finish producing Girls & Panzer Saishuushou movies first. https://twitter.com/ikkun501/status/990134769349419008 Isnt it abit too early to announce the movie then if its gonna take that long most gonna forget all about it by then.... |
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| Oh My Yes! Absolutely adored the TV series so I hope the movie will be great as well! Miyamori best girl! Gimme another moment like this: |
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| I was going to watch the anime ASAP but the someone said it might take 3 years... i'll watch it this year and rewatch in three years, hope it doesn't happen the same as with Cencoroll |
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tsubasalover said: A Japanese fan quoted what the producer mentioned that it will hopefully take 3 years to finish the movie. https://twitter.com/ikkun501/status/990134769349419008 this is like the Code Geass sequel movie announcement that was in the news as early as 2012 like here - https://myanimelist.net/news/12959283 hopefully the long long wait will be worth it |
| Yes! Finally a sequel. Shirobako is a great show. |
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| That's quite a long wait seemingly but I'll take it |
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| Yay! I can not wait to watch it. <3 |
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| The series was pretty good but a sequel always seemed redundant to me, anyway I'm happy at this news and I hope it turns out to be good. |
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| Jesus god, this is great news! Hanasaku Iroha S2 when! |
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| oh yesss, my favorite anime!!!!, this is what i’ve been waiting for. all i need is more miyamori in action. i don’t mind waiting for this masterpiece |
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| And here I was counting for sequel... Oh welp, at least it's something :3 I hope it's gonna be about what the first episode said it's gonna be about :> Girls making their own anime. |
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| I loved Shirobako, so I'm really hyped for a sequel. |
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| It'd be pretty cool if the movie focused on anime movie production. Whatever it's about though, I'm sure it will be good. This show was really enjoyable (and informative) so I'm looking forward to more content. |
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| i am againt's the flow here... i am not really liking shirobako that much... the story is damn good, it's just side character irk me on soo many level and the drama can be boring at times... however i admit the story are very good and series can really informative... more of these is alwasy good.... congratulation for fans tho... |
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| Very nice, Shirobako is one of the more beloved recent original works. Looking forward to the sequel no matter how long it takes to come out. |
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Kuma said: i am against the flow here... i am not really liking shirobako that much... Are you saying this having seen the whole anime? |
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| One of the best news, if not the best news I've seen so far, OMG. One of the best things I've watched, so happy to know this! Sad that it's not a sequel TV show, but I'll gladly take anything at this point. I'm so excited! |
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shanimebib said: Kuma said: i am against the flow here... i am not really liking shirobako that much... Are you saying this having seen the whole anime? well, up to episode 5, and really struggle to going above it.... |
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No wonder. It's not just you. The anime was 6~6.25/10 at best during the first half, and 7~7.25/10 almost entirety of the second half. It achieved greatness near the end and deservedly became AOTY. I have never seen a more satisfying finale to an anime like the way Shirobako ended. |
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shanimebib said: No wonder. It's not just you. The anime was 6~6.25/10 at best during the first half, and 7~7.25/10 almost entirety of the second half. It achieved greatness near the end and deservedly became AOTY. I have never seen a more satisfying finale to an anime like the way Shirobako ended. does the drama still as intense as early? might continue if they are not as boredoom as before... |
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| Fuck yes. New shirobako project is always welcome but a bit sad it is not tv series. |
| I've waited for this announcement for three years. I can't actually believe it's happening for real. |
| Considering how popular the show became in Japan, I think it was inevitable that they would make a sequel to Shirobako. Although I would prefer a second TV season, a movie is still great though. =) |
Kuma said: does the drama still as intense as early? might continue if they are not as boredom as before... The drama included, it comes off as tedious throughout almost the entire anime but, it pays off in the end exactly because of the way it's structured. It's really worth it. We see hundreds of anime that start off with a lot of promise and then fall flat at the end when it really matters. Shirobako is one of the very few with an exception which is the other way around, an anime that starts off slow but ends remarkably. The ending of the anime is exactly what distinguishes a great anime from good anime. Some even may consider it as a masterpiece and I won't argue with them. |
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shanimebib said: Kuma said: does the drama still as intense as early? might continue if they are not as boredom as before... The drama included, it comes off as tedious throughout almost the entire anime but, it pays off in the end exactly because of the way it's structured. It's really worth it. We see hundreds of anime that start off with a lot of promise and then fall flat at the end when it really matters. Shirobako is one of the very few with an exception which is the other way around, an anime that starts off slow but ends remarkably. The ending of the anime is exactly what distinguishes a great anime from good anime. Some even may consider it as a masterpiece and I won't argue with them. well, my problem is with drama, soo, if i need to watch them until end, maybe i would still stick to my manga backlog... |
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Meta_Yoshi said: Considering how popular the show became in Japan, I think it was inevitable that they would make a sequel to Shirobako. Although I would prefer a second TV season, a movie is still great though. =) What i heard about this series sequel maybe a year or two ago. P.A. works already had material for season 2. but because Director of this series (Tsutomu Mizushima) had very full schedule, they didn't want to take a risk, made a sequel with different director. So, with this annoucement and we will have same director, i am glad and i want to see more about our 5 main character despite it's a movie |
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| And now Shirobako movie will be about the cast making a movie. |
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shanimebib said: You can call it a fruitful journey. A journey where everything you have been through paid you two fold back in the end.Kuma said: does the drama still as intense as early? might continue if they are not as boredom as before... The drama included, it comes off as tedious throughout almost the entire anime but, it pays off in the end exactly because of the way it's structured. It's really worth it. We see hundreds of anime that start off with a lot of promise and then fall flat at the end when it really matters. Shirobako is one of the very few with an exception which is the other way around, an anime that starts off slow but ends remarkably. The ending of the anime is exactly what distinguishes a great anime from good anime. Some even may consider it as a masterpiece and I won't argue with them. |
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| Great news, even if takes a while, I'll be looking forward to it. |
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| I don't think Shirobako needed a sequel, but I don't have a problem with it as long as they don't fuck it up. |
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KurumiNightmare said: Isnt it abit too early to announce the movie then if its gonna take that long most gonna forget all about it by then.... Not really. They announced the movie has been greenlit and entered production so pre-production is already done. 3 Years is an average production timespan for a movie so it's totally in line with announcements. |
| It's time to watch this then, Sakura Quest, their tourism counterpart was one of the best in 2017 for me. |
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| Shirobako sure was awesome anime. But I doubt this move will work out. Feels like milking imo. Still, I'll gladly watch it. |
| Am I the only one who think a full adaptation of 'Exodus!' would be better than a Shirobako movie? (For those who've watched Exodus episode 1 OVA) |
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| What a great news. Didn't expect it . One of the best P.A Works show . |
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| Well if it's gonna take 3 years then I don't have to rush to watch the series (which I had a hard time getting interested in). |
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KurumiNightmare said: I think producers know a bit more about marketing when it comes to announcing a seriestsubasalover said: A Japanese fan quoted what the producer mentioned that it will hopefully take 3 years to finish the movie. The director will have to finish producing Girls & Panzer Saishuushou movies first. https://twitter.com/ikkun501/status/990134769349419008 Isnt it abit too early to announce the movie then if its gonna take that long most gonna forget all about it by then.... |
| Ah man, this is great news. I always wished it got a second season but maybe this film can pave the way for that. Either way more content for Shirobako is good and I'll take it. |
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| Sweet! I can't wait to see this. I hope the film will make it over to the west so I can see it in theaters. |
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| Finally, been waiting. |
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| YAAAAAS SO HAPPY!!!!!!!! |
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Renkini said: Am I the only one who think a full adaptation of 'Exodus!' would be better than a Shirobako movie? (For those who've watched Exodus episode 1 OVA) Don't forget about Third Aerial Girl Squad, i want more dogfights. |
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| I hope they release an ova before than atleast but probably not. |
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| YEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH BOOOOOOOIIIIIIIIIIII |
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