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Shirobako
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Plot
Aoi Miyamori and her four best friends, Ema Yasuhara, Shizuka Sakaki, Misa TÅdÅ, and Midori Imai, were all part of their school's animation club, promising to make an anime together. Years later, Aoi is now working as a production assistant for the animation production company, Musashino Animation, where Ema also works as an animator, while Shizuka, Misa, and Midori are working as a voice actress, 3D graphics artist, and an aspiring writer respectively.The story mainly focuses on Aoi and her team at Musashino Animation as they work on two different anime projects; an original anime series and a manga adaptation, facing the various obstacles that each project brings with them.Characters
(File:Shirobako main cast.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The main cast of Shirobako. From left to right: Misa TÅdÅ, Shizuka Sakaki, Aoi Miyamori, Ema Yasuhara and Midori Imai.)Main characters
- {{Nihongo|{{visible anchor|Aoi Miyamori}}|宮森 ããã|Miyamori Aoi}}
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- She is a production assistant of Musashino Animation and later the production manager. She is a former member of the Kaminoyama High School animation club and is called "Aoi" by Ema and Shizuka, nicknamed "Oi" by Misa and Midori, and referred to as {{nihongo|MyÄmori|ã¿ãã¼ãã|}} by Erika. Having worked at Musashino Animation for a year-and-a-half, she has great driving skills and is acknowledged by her coworkers Erika Yano and Tatsuya Ochiai as suitable for the production industry. However, she admits that she has not officially decided exactly what job she will take in the anime industry.
- {{Nihongo|{{visible anchor|Ema Yasuhara}}|å®å 絵麻|Yasuhara Ema}}
- {{Voiced by|Haruka YoshimuraWEB,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150222030342weblink">weblinkweblink ãã£ã©ã¯ã¿ã¼{{!, TVã¢ãã¡ãSHIROBAKOãå
¬å¼ãµã¤ã|publisher=P.A. Works|archive-date=February 22, 2015|access-date=May 5, 2015|language=ja|url-status=dead}}|Savanna Menzel}}
- She is a key animator at Musashino Animation and a former member of the Kaminoyama High School animation club. She is later promoted to the position of assistant general animation supervisor for The Third Aerial Girls Squad. She admires the work of character designer and general animation supervisor Rinko Ogasawara, who is her higher-up. She has a secret that she shares with Iguchi: they do workout dances on the roof together.
- {{Nihongo|{{visible anchor|Shizuka Sakaki}}|åæ¨ ããã|Sakaki Shizuka}}
- {{Voiced by|Haruka Chisuga|Rachael Messer}}
- She is a voice actress at Akaoni Production and a former member of the Kaminoyama High School animation club. She is called "Zuka" by her friends. She also works part-time as a waitress at a pub. Her first notable role was as Lucy Weller, a character featured in the final episode of Musashino Animation's The Third Girls Aerial Squad anime adaptation.
- {{Nihongo|{{visible anchor|Misa TÅdÅ}}|è¤å ç¾æ²|TÅdÅ Misa}}
- {{Voiced by|Asami Takano|Juliet Simmons}}
- She is an aspiring 3D computer graphics operator and a former member of the Kaminoyama High School animation club. She once worked at computer graphics studio Super Media Creations, but later quits due to her dissatisfaction with her work and finds employment at Studio Kanabun. Nicknamed "Mii" by her friends, she was initially confused in choosing between working in the fields of 2D and 3D, but ultimately chose the latter. She was inspired to work because of Ema's drawings. She dislikes working on projects that have no plot or emotion behind them, which is the reason she leaves Super Media Creations, as she only designed wheels during her time there.
- {{Nihongo|{{visible anchor|Midori Imai}}|ä»äº ã¿ã©ã|Imai Midori}}
- {{Voiced by|Hitomi Åwada|Taylor Fono}}
She is a university student and aspiring story writer. She is a former member of the Kaminoyama High School animation club and is nicknamed "Rii" by her friends. She is the youngest of the group and continues to strive to reach her goal. Her enthusiasm on researching earns her the nickname "Diesel" after she creates a helpful guide for Musashino Animation when they make an informal request for information on engines for Exodus!. She later finds employment at Musashino as a setting instructor, and later assists in the script ordering.
Musashino Animation
- Production desk
- {{nihongo|Yutaka Honda|æ¬ç° è±|Honda Yutaka|{{voiced by|ShÅ«ya Nishiji|Clint Bickham}}}}: Production manager of Musashino Animation. He decides to leave Musashino Animation to become a pastry chef. After his departure, he is revealed to have lost much weight during his sporadic pastry delivery visits to Musashino Animation.
- {{nihongo|TarÅ Takanashi|é«æ¢¨ 太é|Takanashi TarÅ|{{voiced by|Hiroyuki Yoshino|Greg Cote}}}}: Production assistant of Musashino Animation. He is later promoted to chief production assistant after Honda's departure. He is known around the company for being irresponsible, loud and being extremely protective of his ego and reputation. This often earns him rebukes from Aoi and Erika, as well as annoyance or indifference from all other characters.
- {{nihongo|Erika Yano|ç¢é ã¨ãªã«|Yano Erika|{{voiced by|Yuri Yamaoka| Shanae'a Moore}}}}: Production assistant of Musashino Animation. She is Tatsuya and Aoi's closest co-worker, known for a short temper and generous attitude. She lives in Utsunomiya with her sick father, which causes problems with workloads.
- {{nihongo|Tatsuya Ochiai|è½å éä¹|Ochiai Tatsuya|{{voiced by|Yoshitsugu Matsuoka|Rob Mungle}}}}: Production assistant of Musashino Animation. He rarely speaks to anyone but Erika although he is respected around the office. He leaves Musashino Animation to become the production manager at Studio Canaan after a former colleague of his requests his assistance.
- {{nihongo|Tsubaki AndÅ|å®è¤ ã¤ã°ã|AndÅ Tsubaki|{{voiced by|Ikumi Hayama|Margaret McDonald}}}}: New production assistant of Musashino Animation and an otaku. She is very enthusiastic to the point where she forgets what is important.
- {{nihongo|Sara SatÅ|ä½è¤ æ²ç¾ |SatÅ Sara|{{voiced by|Madoka Yonezawa|Avery Smithhart}}}}: New production assistant of Musashino Animation. She is very responsible, but is horrible with directions.
- {{nihongo|Daisuke Hiraoka|平岡 大è¼|Hiraoka Daisuke|{{voiced by|YÅ«suke Kobayashi|Bryson Baugus}}}}: New production assistant of Musashino Animation after Honda's departure and TarÅ's subsequent promotion, although he is in truth very experienced. He is known for being easily annoyed and standoffish. His experience lends him connections to various companies and people in the show, although all of them are mediocre at what they do. When he joins Musashino, due to past "trauma," he initially believes that anime just needs to get finished and that quality does not matter. He later comes around and starts to appreciate what professionals put into their work and that quality does matter.
- Animation department
- {{nihongo|Rinko Ogasawara|å°ç¬ å 綸å|Ogasawara Rinko|{{voiced by|Ai Kayano|Elissa Cuellar}}}}: Star key animator, character designer and general animation supervisor at Musashino Animation. She was the character designer for Exodus!, but after its last episode, she decides to return to her roots as key animator, inspired by Shigeru's horse animations. She is known for her calm demeanor and fashion: gothic dresses. She is also an accomplished softball player.
- {{nihongo|Yumi Iguchi|äºå£ ç¥æª|Iguchi Yumi|{{voiced by|Manami Numakura|Natalie Rial}}}}: Key animator at Musashino Animation. The assistant general animation supervisor of Exodus! and the character designer of The Third Aerial Girls Squad. After her character designs for The Third Aerial Girls Squad were rejected multiple times by Nogame, Rinko lets her in on her secret place: the softball range. Afterwards, she no longer wears typical casual wear, but instead a pinkish kimono with purple stripes. She also does workout dances with Ema on the roof, a secret between the two.
- {{nihongo|RyÅsuke EndÅ|é è¤ äº®ä»|EndÅ RyÅsuke|{{voiced by|Shinobu Matsumoto}}}}: Key animator at Musashino Animation. The animation supervisor for the Exodus!{{'s}} third and eighth episodes. He has a rivalry with Misato Segawa. He gets annoyed when other characters voice their negative opinions of his work. He loves Idepon, citing it as his inspiration to work in anime, a common ground with YÅ«ichirÅ Shimoyanagi, a CG animator.
- {{nihongo|Akane Uchida|å ç° è|Uchida Akane|{{voiced by|Rie Takahashi|Carolyn Medrano}}}}: Key animator at Musashino Animation.
- {{nihongo|Hikaru Hotta|å ç° å |Hotta Hikaru|{{voiced by|Riki Kitazawa|Nathan Wilson}}}}: Key animator at Musashino Animation and EndÅ's junior. He is a massive proponent of hand-drawn animation being superior to CG animation.
- {{nihongo|Ai Kunogi|ä¹ ä¹æ¨ æ|Kunogi Ai|{{voiced by|Shiori Izawa|Hilary Haag}}}}: In-between animator at Musashino Animation. She is later promoted to key animator for The Third Aerial Girls Squad. She is extremely nervous and shy, almost never completing a full word. This leaves her very much attached to Ema, who seemingly magically interprets what she wants to say. She is also deathly afraid of insects.
- {{nihongo|Shigeru Sugie|ææ± è|Sugie Shigeru|{{voiced by|Motoi Koyanagi, Shinya Takahashi (young)|Carl Masterson}}}}: Senior key animator at Musashino Animation. He was once the character designer for the now-defunct Musashino Pictures. His old age means he no longer has the speed to work on Musashino Animation's main projects, but he proves crucial to the completion of the final episode of Exodus!, where he teaches the other animators to animate horses, a lost talent by the time Shirobako takes place. In addition to horses, he can design and animate many other animals.
- Other staff
- {{nihongo|Masato Marukawa|ä¸¸å· æ£äºº|Marukawa Masato|{{voiced by|Wataru Takagi, YÅ«suke Kobayashi (young)|James Belcher, Daniel Regojo (young)}}}}: The president of Musashino Animation. He was once the production desk at the now-defunct Musashino Pictures. He is more often than not seen cooking absurd amounts of food for his employees. In the past, he had a distinctive hippie look, with long hair past his shoulders and a headband, but in the present, he is nearly bald and has a distinctive gap between his front two teeth. His name and design are based on producer and animator Masao Maruyama.
- {{nihongo|Yuka Okitsu|èæ´¥ ç±ä½³|Okitsu Yuka|{{voiced by|Mai Nakahara|Genevieve Simmons}}}}: The general manager of Musashino Animation and a former production assistant. She does not tolerate smoking or violence in the office, and is skilled at defusing situations as well. The police have nicknamed her "Woman of the Speed of Sound", as she will drive over the speed limit to deliver episode tapes on time to broadcasting companies around Japan.
- {{nihongo|Jun Watanabe|渡辺 é¼|Watanabe Jun|{{voiced by|Masaya Matsukaze|Blake Jackson}}}}: Line producer at Musashino Animation. He is often nicknamed "Nabe-P" by his colleagues.
- {{nihongo|Nao Shinkawa|æ°å· å¥ç·|Shinkawa Nao|{{voiced by|Mari Hino|Shelby Blocker}}}}: Color setter at Musashino Animation.
- {{nihongo|Yoshiki Sakura|ä½å è¯æ¨¹|Sakura Yoshiki|{{voiced by|Kengo Takanashi|Houston Hayes}}}}: Director of photography at Musashino Animation.
- {{nihongo|YÅ«ichirÅ Shimoyanagi|ä¸æ³ éä¸é|Shimoyanagi YÅ«ichirÅ|{{voiced by|Junji Majima|Michael Wronski}}}}: 3D Director at Musashino Animation. He loves Idepon, citing it as his inspiration to work in anime, a common ground with RyÅsuke EndÅ, a key animator.
- {{nihongo|Chiemi DÅmoto|å æ¬ ç¥æµç¾|DÅmoto Chiemi|{{voiced by|Shizuka ItÅ|Carli Mosier}}}}: In-between animation inspector at Musashino Animation.
- {{nihongo|Wataru Nakabayashi|ä¸æ æ¸|Nakabayashi Wataru|{{voiced by|Kazuyuki Okitsu|Kyle Colby Jones}}}}: Editor at Musashino Animation.
Production staff
- Directing staff
- {{nihongo|Seiichi Kinoshita|æ¨ä¸ èª ä¸|Kinoshita Seiichi|{{voiced by|Nobuyuki Hiyama|Mark Laskowski}}}}: The director of Exodus! and The Third Girls Aerial Squad. He loves fatty foods, leaving the air conditioner on, and not working. His work style often leads to him suddenly changing the story or refusing to work on his storyboards, leading to delayed production. He has a fatal flaw when people reference his greatest failure in the past, Jiggly Jiggly Heaven. He is also known for celebrating losing weight by eating unhealthy foods, although he measures this in minuscule amounts of grams. His character and design are in part based on Seiji Mizushima.
- {{nihongo|Masashi Yamada|å±±ç° æå¿|Yamada Masashi|{{voiced by|Kenji Hamada|Ty Mahany}}}}: The episode director of Exodus!{{'s}} fourth and ninth episodes, and an episode director for The Third Girls Aerial Squad.
- {{nihongo|Hironori Madoka|å å®å|Madoka Hironori|{{voiced by|Hironori SaitÅ|Adam Noble}}}}: The episode director of Exodus!{{'s}} third episode, and The Third Aerial Girls Squad{{'}}s third and seventh episodes.
- {{nihongo|Hiroshi Iketani|æ± è°· ã²ãã|Iketani Hiroshi|{{voiced by|Masayoshi Sugawara|Jack Ivy}}}}: The episode director of The Third Aerial Girls Squad{{'}}s fifth episode. He is contacted as an emergency by Erika, formerly known as "the bearded hermit", with barely any money. He is used as comic relief as he often attempts to escape Studio Taitanic with many different ways which included tunneling out and escaping through the vents, always only to be caught by Erika smiling at him at the end.
- {{nihongo|Zaruyoshi Yakushiji|è¬å¸«å¯º ç¬è¯|Yakushiji Zaruyoshi|{{voiced by|Daiki Hamano|John Swasey}}}}: The former episode director of The Third Aerial Girls Aerial Squad{{'}}s fifth episode, hailing from Studio Taitanic. He is completely disinterested in working with Seiichi or anime in general, referencing Jiggly Jiggly Heaven and signing episode cuts without having seen any of it. He then disappears after meeting with Musashino Animation.
- Sound department (R&B Studio)
- {{nihongo|Yoshikazu Inanami|稲浪 è¯å|Inanami Yoshikazu|{{voiced by|Mitsuo Iwata|Mike Yager}}}}: Director of audiography.
- {{nihongo|GÅtarÅ Katsuragi|èå å太é|Katsuragi GÅtarÅ|{{voiced by|Nobuyuki Kobushi}}}}: Record producer.
- {{nihongo|Eri Nakata|ä¸ç° æµç|Nakata Eri|{{voiced by|Shizuka ItÅ|Kelly Greenshield}}}}: Sound production supervisor.
- {{nihongo|Atsushi Yamabuchi|å±±æ¸ ç¯¤|Yamabuchi Atsushi|{{voiced by|Ikuji Nose}}}}: Mixer.
- {{nihongo|Asuka Fuji|è¤ ææ¥é¦|Fuji Asuka|{{voiced by|Rie Takahashi|Carolyn Medrano}}}}: Assistant mixer.
- {{nihongo|Takumi Åyama|大山 å |Åyama Takumi|{{voiced by|Shinya Takahashi}}}}: Sound effects engineer. He also works at Sawara Studio.
- Freelance animators
- {{nihongo|Misato Segawa|ç¬å· ç¾é|Segawa Misato|{{voiced by|Kotomi Yamakawa| Patricia Duran}}}}: Freelance key animator. The animation supervisor for the Exodus!{{'s}} fourth and ninth episodes. RyÅsuke EndÅ considers her a rival, as they have common work history together. She is very diligent, often working throughout the night to exhaustion.
- {{nihongo|Mitsuhide Kisa|æ¨ä½ å ç§|Kisa Mitsuhide|{{voiced by|Masayoshi Sugawara|Scott Gibbs}}}}: Freelance key animator. He is very lazy, not working until he is "in his groove", and sleeping well into the afternoon. He is also an avid biker.
- Voice actors
- {{nihongo|Mei Nakaharu|ä¸æ¥ é³´|Nakaharu Mei|{{voiced by|Mai Nakahara|Luci Christian}}}}: Voice actress. Voices Akane in Exodus!. Her name and appearance are nearly identical to her voice actress Mai Nakahara.
- {{nihongo|Suzuka ItÅ|ä¼è¤ é´é¹¿|ItÅ Suzuka|{{voiced by|Shizuka ItÅ|Allison Sumrall}}}}: Voice actress. Voices Aya in Exodus! and Catherine Weller in The Third Aerial Girls Squad. Her name and appearance are nearly identical to her voice actress Shizuka ItÅ.
- {{nihongo|Mui Kayana|è è 夢衣|Kayana Mui|{{voiced by|Ai Kayano|Brittney Karbowski}}}}: Voice actress. Voices Arupin in Exodus!. Her name and appearance are nearly identical to her voice actress Ai Kayano.
- {{nihongo|Yuuna Sakashita|åä¸ è£å¥|Sakashita Yuuna|{{voiced by|Manami Numakura}}}}: Voice actress. Voices Onee-san in Exodus!.
- {{nihongo|KyÅko Suzuki|é´æ¨ 京å|Suzuki KyÅko|{{voiced by|Hisako Kanemoto|Christina Kelly}}}}: Voice actress. Voices Aria Hitotose in The Third Aerial Girls Squad. Her design is based on Juri Kimura, the voice actress of Aoi Miyamori.
- {{nihongo|Eri Asagami|æµ ä¸ ã¨ãª|Asagami Eri|{{voiced by|Manami Numakura|Luci Christian}}}}: Voice actress. Voices Noa Ashkenage in The Third Aerial Girls Squad.
- {{nihongo|Ayano Makise|ç§ç¬ 彩ä¹|Makise Ayano|{{voiced by|Madoka Yonezawa|Mai Le}}}}: Voice actress. Voices Christine Waldegard in The Third Aerial Girls Squad.
- {{nihongo|Hiroko Tokiwa|å¸¸ç¤ ã²ãå|Tokiwa Hiroko|{{voiced by|Yuri Yamaoka|Kelly Greenshield}}}}: Voice actress. Voices Tatiana Yakovlef in The Third Aerial Girls Squad.
- {{nihongo|Rina SÅma|ç¸é¦¬ ããª|SÅma Rina|{{voiced by|Yukari Tamura|Mai Le}}}}: Top voice actress. Her design is a play on her voice actress Yukari Tamura.
Others
- Other companies
- {{nihongo|Tatsuya HantÅ|åè¤ éä¹|HantÅ Tatsuya|{{voiced by|JirÅ SaitÅ|}}}}: The editor-in-chief for the company that produces and distributes The Third Aerial Girls Squad.
- {{nihongo|Shinsuke Chazawa|è¶æ²¢ ä¿¡è¼|Chazawa Shinsuke|{{voiced by|Jun Fukushima|Cameron Bausch}}}}: An editor for the company that produces and distributes The Third Aerial Girls Squad. Later fired after keeping Nogame in the dark about Musashino's attempts to meet him. He approves everything that the cast asks him without consulting Nogame, often seen texting on his cell phone during meetings with Musashino Animation. He also abruptly leaves his meetings, interrupting conversations to remark on how he scheduled another meeting, although it is heavily implied he is actually performing leisure activities, such as going to a golfing range. He is known for his catch phrase "funny story". He says this extremely liberally, using it in emails and normal conversation where there is no story to be told.
- {{nihongo|Hisamitsu Isokawa|ç£¯å· ä¹ å |Isokawa Hisamitsu|{{voiced by|Shinji Kawada}}}}: The president and chief production assistant of A.C Tsuchinoko, and Erika and Hiraoka's former classmate in technical school.
- {{nihongo|Kouichi Tateishi|ç«ç³ åä¸|Tateishi Kouichi|{{voiced by|Yuuki Hayashi|Alan Brinks}}}}: The president of Super Media Creations and Misa's former boss.
- {{nihongo|Nobuaki Nakagaichi|ä¸å£å 伸æ|Nakagaichi Nobuaki|{{voiced by|Masayoshi Sugawara|Orlanders Jones}}}}: The president of Studio Kanabun and Misa's current boss.
- {{nihongo|Toshiyasu Kawano|æ²³é 幸泰|Kawano Toshiyasu|{{voiced by|Yutaka Aoyama}}}}: Sound effects engineer for the sound department at Sawara Studio.
- {{nihongo|Masahiko Inami|ä¼æ³¢ æ¿å½¦|Inami Masahiko|{{voiced by|Wataru Takagi|John Gremillion}}}}: The president of The Born. He is known for being blunt, often refusing interview candidates for being nervous or saying certain phrases ("I'll do anything" is a particular one) He is also forgetful, loud and wears a baseball uniform.
- {{nihongo|Keiji Takekura|竹å åå¸|Takekura Keiji|{{voiced by|Makoto Yasumura|Justan Doran}}}}: The chief production assistant of The Born. He is Masahiko's foil, often reminding him he is being far too demanding or brusque.
- {{nihongo|Onodera|å°é寺|Onodera|{{voiced by|Taishi Murata|James Marler}}}}: An episode director working for The Born and a former key animator. He is noted for being "nocturnal", not showing up to work until the late afternoon.
- {{nihongo|Tomigaya|å¯ã¶è°·||{{voiced by|Mitsuo Iwata|Mike Haimoto}}}}: Aoi's rival, who works at G.I Staff (a combination of Production I.G and J.C. Staff) and frequently races her while on errands for the same people.
- {{nihongo|Isamu Momose|ç¾ç¬ å|Momose Isamu|{{voiced by|Fumihiko Inoue, Kazuyuki Okitsu (young)|Justan Doran}}}}: The president of Komoro Studio. He was once the color setter for the now-defunct Musashino Pictures.
- {{nihongo|Masato Onoue|å°¾ä¹ä¸ å°äºº|Onoue Masato|{{voiced by|Itaru Yamamoto|Josh Morrison}}}}: Head of the Yotaka Bookshop Organization.
- {{nihongo|Nobuhiro Sakurada|æ¡ç° 伸åº|Sakurada Nobuhiro|{{voiced by|Makoto Yasumura|Kyle Colby Jones}}}}: Producer for Big Japan Advertising.
- {{nihongo|Yasuhiro Mizuyama|æ°´å±± 康å®|Mizuyama Yasuhiro|{{voiced by|Wataru Takagi|David Harbold}}}}: Producer for a firm advertising The Third Girls Aerial Squad.
- {{nihongo|Kenichi Mimura|ä¸æ å¥ä¸|Mimura Kenichi|{{voiced by|Kazuyuki Okitsu|Gareth West}}}}: The head production assistant at Studio Taitanic. He apparently does nothing at work, sleeping when Erika enters Studio Taitanic and not even turning on the Internet.
- {{nihongo|Sugesuke EnjÅ|é å å¶å©|EnjÅ Sugesuke|{{voiced by|Nobuo Tobita|David Matranga}}}}: Producer for Bukkomi Games. He, along with Takumi Yarase and Tsuyoshi Makurada, do not care about The Third Aerial Girls Squad, only gaining money for their respective company. Sugesuke particularly wants well-known voice actors in The Third Aerial Girls Squad for to draw extra publicity for games that accompany The Third Aerial Girls Squad. He is forced to agree to Jun's voice actors for the sake of quality.
- {{nihongo|Takumi Yarase|å±è¯ç¬ å |Yarase Takumi|{{voiced by|Mitsuaki Madono|Anthony Hunter}}}}: Producer for Gorioshi Music. He, along with Sugesuke EnjÅ and Tsuyoshi Makurada, do not care about The Third Aerial Girls Squad, only gaining money for their respective company. Takumi particularly wants voice actors with good singing capabilities in The Third Aerial Girls Squad so his company can sell more records. He is forced to agree to Jun's voice actors for the sake of quality.
- {{nihongo|Tsuyoshi Makurada|æç° å¼·|Makurada Tsuyoshi|{{voiced by|Takehito Koyasu|Jovan Jackson}}}}: Creative producer for DK Race. He, along with Sugesuke EnjÅ and Takumi Yarase, do not care about The Third Aerial Girls Squad, only gaining money for their respective company. Tsuyoshi particularly wants physically attractive voice actors in The Third Aerial Girls Squad so his company will have larger panels at conventions. He is forced to agree to Jun's voice actors for the sake of quality.
- Other characters
- {{nihongo|Mimuji and Roro|ãã ã¸ã¼&ãã|MimujÄ« & Roro|{{voiced by|Juri Kimura}}}}: Aoi's dolls who she occasionally imagines being alive. Mimuji is a female doll with an eyepatch who wears a long purple and black dress. She is ignorant to the anime creation process and finds the meetings and work boring. She also bullies Roro and serves as the negative voice for Aoi, telling her to quit work and question why she is working in anime. Roro is a white teddy bear who explains the anime creation process. He is the positive voice for Aoi, reminding her why she is working in anime. In Shirobako's final episode credits, Ai Kunogi sees Mimuji and Roro as being alive, which stuns her.
- {{nihongo|Kaori Miyamori|宮森 ããã|Miyamori Kaori|{{voiced by|Satomi Moriya|Heidi Hinkel}}}}: Aoi's older sister, who unhappily works at a Shinkin bank. She lives in the country, and acts like a stereotypical tourist during her visit to Tokyo, embarrassing Midori. She questions whether Musashino Animation is a legitimate company, but ultimately approves of Aoi.
- {{nihongo|Shimeji Maitake|èè¸ ããã|Maitake Shimeji|{{voiced by|Kazuyuki Okitsu}}}}: The head writer of Exodus! and one of the writers for The Third Aerial Girls Squad. His name is based on real-life novel author Kinoko Nasu, while his appearance is similar to that of real-life screenwriter Hiroyuki Yoshino.
- {{nihongo|YÅ«ji Atsumi|æ¸¥ç¾ ç¥æ²»|Atsumi YÅ«ji|{{voiced by|Daiki Hamano|Jason Duga}}}}: Art director for The Third Girls Aerial Squad. He is known for his art direction featuring clouds, as well as his forehead, which is longer than any other character's in the show,
- {{nihongo|Masahiro Åkura|大å æ£å¼|Åkura Masahiro|{{voiced by|Taketora|David Wald}}}}: An art director who is hired to handle certain background scenes for The Third Girls Aerial Squad. He was once a key animator for the now-defunct Musashino Pictures. He is a talented painter. His character and design are in part based upon Hiromasa Ogura.
- {{nihongo|Mari Tateo|縦尾 ã¾ã|Tateo Mari|{{voiced by|Mari Yokoo|Shelley Calene-Black}}}}: A former voice actress and Shizuka's mentor.
- {{nihongo|Mitsuaki Kanno|è é å æ|Kanno Mitsuaki|{{voiced by|ShÅto Kashii|Mark Mendelsohn}}}}: A high-profile animator who was involved in several famous anime works. His name is a play on that of real-life director and animator Hideaki Anno, and his appearance is similar to that of Anno as well. As with Anno, he is most well known for being the art director for a popular mecha anime. In Anno's case, this is Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- {{nihongo|Mayumi EndÅ|é è¤éº»ä½ç¾|EndÅ Mayumi|{{voiced by|Chinami Hashimoto|Kelly Greenshield}}}}: RyÅsuke's wife.
- {{nihongo|Mrs. Miyamori|ãããã®æ¯|Aoi no haha|{{voiced by|Yuka Keichou|Christie Guidry}}}}: Aoi and Kaori's mother.
- {{nihongo|Mrs. Yasuhara|絵麻ã®æ¯è¦ª|Ema no haha|{{voiced by|Mari Hino|Shelley Calene-Black}}}}: Ema's mother.
- {{nihongo|Mrs. Sugie|ææ±ã®å¦»|Sugie no tsuma|{{voiced by|Momoe Kishimoto, Mai Nakahara (young)|Joanne Bonasso}}}}: Sugie's wife, who he met at the now-defunct Musashino Pictures, where she worked as an in-between animation supervisor.
- {{nihongo|KÅji Sagamori|ä½è³æ£® 幸次|Sagamori KÅji|{{voiced by|Ikuji Nose|Luis Galindo}}}}: The art director of the now-defunct Musashino Pictures. He is instantly recognizable from his large mustache and his short temper, which he often directed at Masato Marukawa, who as a production assistant requested the art department draw certain things, an unheard-of action in anime.
- {{nihongo|TakezÅ Nogame|éäº æ¦èµ|Nogame TakezÅ|{{voiced by|Takahiro Sakurai|Joe Daniels}}}}: The original creator of The Third Girls Aerial Squad. Unlike any other character in the show, he appears to regularly wear traditional Japanese kimonos. His name is based on manga artist Takeshi Nogami.
Anime characters
- Exodus!
- {{nihongo|Akane|ããã|Akane|{{voiced by|Mai Nakahara}}}}: The leader of the idol group Tracy, and one of the protagonists of Exodus!. She is voiced by Mei Nakaharu.
- {{nihongo|Aya|ãã|Aya|{{voiced by|Shizuka ItÅ}}}}: A member of the idol group Tracy, and one of the protagonists of Exodus!. She is voiced by Suzuka ItÅ.
- {{nihongo|Arupin|ããã´ã|Arupin|{{voiced by|Ai Kayano}}}}: A member of the idol group Tracy, and one of the protagonists of Exodus!, who is 29 years old despite publicizing her age as 17. She is voiced by Mui Kayana.
- {{nihongo|Onee-san|ãå§ãã|Onee-san|{{voiced by|Manami Numakura}}}}: A shady businesswoman who is in frequent contact with Tracy, who appears to be an antagonist of Exodus!. She is voiced by Yuuna Sakashita.
- {{nihongo|Miho Koigakubo|æã¶çªª ä¸ä¿|Koigakubo Miho|{{voiced by|Kotomi Yamakawa}}}}: An ambitious police inspector transferred from South Africa, who is assigned to track down Akane, Aya, and Arupin on suspicion of murder. She appears to be an antagonist of Exodus!.
- {{nihongo|Taguchi|ã¿ã°ã|Taguchi|{{voiced by|Jun Fukushima}}}}: The manager of Tracy, who winds up being murdered and his death pinned on his own idol group.
- The Third Girls Aerial Squad
- {{nihongo|Aria Hitotose|æ¥å¤ç§å¬ ããã|Hitotose Aria|{{voiced by|Hisako Kanemoto}}}}: The main protagonist of The Third Girls Aerial Squad, and a pilot from Japan, sardonically nicknamed "Ice Doll" for her cold and calculating personality. A member of the 307 Aerial Squad, or "Hell Alice", she flies a Mitsubishi F-1. She is voiced by KyÅko Suzuki.
- {{nihongo|Catherine Weller|ãã£ãµãªã³ã»ã¦ã§ã©ã¼|Kyasarin WerÄ|{{voiced by|Shizuka ItÅ}}}}: A pilot from America and one of Aria's allies. A member of Hell Alice, she flies a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. She is voiced by Suzuka ItÅ.
- {{nihongo|Christine WaldegÃ¥rd|ã¯ãªã¹ãã£ã¼ãã»ã¯ã«ãã¬ã«ã|KurisutÄ«ne Warudegarudo|{{voiced by|Madoka Yonezawa}}}}: A pilot from Sweden and one of Aria's allies. A member of Hell Alice, she flies a Saab 37 Viggen. She is voiced by Ayano Makise.
- {{nihongo|Noa Ashkenage|ãã¢ã»ã¢ã·ã¥ã±ãã¼ã¸|Noa AshukenÄji|{{voiced by|Manami Numakura}}}}: A pilot from Israel and one of Aria's allies. A member of Hell Alice, she flies an IAI Kfir. She is voiced by Eri Asagami.
- {{nihongo|Tatiana Yakovlef|ã¿ãã¢ãã»ã¤ã³ãã¬ã|Tachiana Yakoburefu|{{voiced by|Yuri Yamaoka}}}}: A pilot from an unknown country, and one of Aria's allies. A member of Hell Alice, she flies a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23. She is voiced by Hiroko Tokiwa.
- {{nihongo|Valroph|ã´ã¡ãã¢å¸ä»¤|Valois|{{voiced by|Ikumi Hayama}}}}: The commanding officer of Chofu Base and the leader of Hell Alice.
- {{nihongo|Olivia|ãªãªãã¨|Olivier|{{voiced by|Mai Nakahara}}}}: A lieutenant colonel and the squadron leader of Hell Alice, who sacrifices herself to save Aria and Catherine.
- {{nihongo|Lye|ã©ã¼ã¤|Lye|{{voiced by|Kenji Hamada}}}}: A rear general who is responsible for overseeing and repairing Hell Alice's aircraft.
- {{nihongo|Elise|ã¨ãªã¼ã¼|Elise|{{voiced by|Juri Kimura}}}}: An apparent representative of the Clow Corporation, which supplies Chofu Base with gathered parts.
- {{nihongo|Lucy Weller|ã«ã¼ã·ã¼ã»ã¦ã§ã©ã¼|RÅ«shÄ« WerÄ|{{voiced by|Haruka Chisuga}}}}: Catherine's younger sister, who was specifically created for an anime-original scenario for the adaptation. She is voiced by Shizuka.
- {{nihongo|Myers|ãã¤ã¤ã¼ãº|Myers|{{voiced by|Shinobu Matsumoto}}}}: A pilot who participates in the attack against Midway Pillar, during which he is shot down and killed.
Media
Print media
A manga adaptation titled {{Nihongo|Shirobako: Kaminoyama KÅkÅ Animation DÅkÅkai|SHIROBAKO ãä¸å±±é«æ ¡ã¢ãã¡ã¼ã·ã§ã³å好ä¼ã|Shirobako: Kaminoyama High School Animation Club}}, written by Kenji Sugihara and illustrated by Mizutama, began serialization in the November 2014 issue of ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Daioh magazine sold on September 27, 2014.WEB, P.A. Work's Shirobako TV Anime's 1st Promo Streamed,weblink Anime News Network, September 17, 2014, August 18, 2014, A short manga based on the show's fictional series The Third Girls Aerial Squad was distributed by Takeshi Nogami at Comiket 88 in August 2015.WEB,weblink Shirobako's Show Within a Show Gets Short Manga, Anime News Network, August 19, 2015, August 19, 2015, A 224-page novel adaptation, titled Shirobako Introduction and written by Michiko ItÅ and Hajime Tanka, was published by Shueisha under their Jump j Books imprint on January 27, 2015.WEB,weblink P.A. Works' Shirobako TV Anime Inspires Novel, Anime News Network, December 12, 2014, December 28, 2014,Anime
List of Shirobako episodes|Shirobako: The Movie{{!}}Shirobako: The Movie}}The 24-episode anime television series was produced by P.A. Works. It was directed by Tsutomu MizushimaWEB,weblink Girls und Panzer's Mizushima, P.A. Works Collaborate for SHIROBAKO Original TV Anime, Anime News Network, August 8, 2014, August 8, 2014, and written by Michiko Yokote, with the music produced by ShirÅ Hamaguchi. The series aired on Tokyo MX between October 9, 2014, and March 26, 2015, and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. Original video animation (OVA) episodes featuring fictional anime are included on the series' third and seventh Blu-ray Disc/DVD volumes, released on February 25, 2015, and July 29, 2015, respectively. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series for release in North America.WEB,weblink Sentai Filmworks Adds Shirobako, Celestial Method, Wolf Girl & Black Prince Anime, Anime News Network, November 2, 2014, November 2, 2014, Madman Entertainment licensed the series in Australia and New Zealand.WEB,weblink The Fandom Post, Madman Acquires 'Shirobako' Anime Rights, September 2, 2016, October 25, 2016, The complete collection Blu-ray was released on October 13, 2020, with an English dub.WEB,weblink Shirobako Complete Collection, Sentai Filmworks, July 31, 2020, For the first twelve episodes, the opening theme is "Colorful Box" by Yoko Ishida, while the ending theme is "Animetic Love Letter" sung by Juri Kimura, Haruka Yoshimura, and Haruka Chisuga. For episode one, the opening theme is {{nihongo|"I'm Sorry Exodus"|ããããã¼ãã¼EXODUS|Aimu SÅrÄ« Ekusodasu}} sung by Tracy (Mai Nakahara, Shizuka ItÅ, and Ai Kayano), which is later used as the opening theme for the first OVA episode. For episodes 13 onwards, the opening theme is {{nihongo|"Takarabako (Treasure Box)"|å®ç®±-TREASURE BOX-}} by Masami Okui, while the ending theme is {{nihongo|"Platinum Jet"|ãã©ããã¸ã§ãã|Purachina Jetto}} by Donuts Quintet (Kimura, Yoshimura, Chisuga, Asami Takano, and Hitomi Åwada). The ending theme for episode 19 is {{nihongo|"Yama Harinezumi Andes Chucky"|å±±ã¯ãããã¿ã¢ã³ãã¹ãã£ããã¼|Yama Harinezumi Andesu ChakkÄ«|Mountain Hedgehog Andes Chucky}} by Miyuki Kunitake. The ending theme for the first original video animation episode is {{nihongo|"C Melo kara Ai o Komete"|Cã¡ãããæãè¾¼ãã¦}} by Mai Nakahara. For the second original video animation episode, the opening theme is {{nihongo|"Alice in Blue"|ã¢ãªã¹ã»ã¤ã³ã»ãã«ã¼}} and the ending theme is "Angel Fly"; both songs are by Rita.At the "Musashi-Sakai x Shirobako Harumatsuri" event held in Tokyo on April 28, 2018, it was announced that the series would receive an all-new anime film, with the main staff from the anime series returning to reprise their roles.WEB,weblink Shirobako Anime Gets All-New Film Project, April 28, 2018, Anime News Network, April 28, 2018, The film premiered in Japan on February 29, 2020.WEB,weblink Shirobako Movie Reveals Spring 2020 Opening, More Staff & Cast, Visual Teasing New Character, July 2, 2019, Anime News Network, July 2, 2019, WEB,weblink Shirobako Anime Film's New Trailer Announces February 29 Premiere, October 24, 2019, Anime News Network, October 24, 2019, On November 17, 2020, it was announced Eleven Arts has licensed the film.WEB, Eleven Arts Licenses Shirobako The Movie Anime,weblink Anime News Network, November 17, 2020, November 17, 2020, The film premiered in North American theaters on August 10, 2021.WEB,weblink SHIROBAKO The Movie Set for August 10 Premiere in North America, Otaku Magazine, Sovereign Media, June 2, 2021, June 3, 2021,Reception
In a review by Anime News Network, reviewer Rose Bridges gave the series an A rating and lauded it for its concept and character development. She particularly praised the characterization and development of main character Aoi Miyamori. She went on to say that "Shirobako{{'}}s presence brightens the anime world, so I hope this isn't the end. I'm glad it set itself up so that it doesn't have to be." Bridges also alluded to the possibility of a second season several times in her review.WEB,weblink Episode 24 - Shirobako, Anime News Network, March 28, 2015, September 28, 2015, Shirobako won the Animation Kobe Television Award in 2015.WEB, Shirobako, New Ghost in the Shell Film, Seiji Mizushima Win Anime Kobe Awards,weblink Anime News Network, January 13, 2016, November 10, 2015, It also won Animation of the Year at the 2016 Tokyo Anime AwardsWEB, TAAF2016 3æ¥ç®éå¬ã¬ãã¼ã,weblink Tokyo Anime Award Festival, July 7, 2016, ja, and Animation Department Committee Recommended Works Award at the 19th Japan Media Arts Festival.WEB,weblink SHIROBAKO - Jury Recommended Works - 19th 2015, Japan Media Arts Festival, February 2, 2016, live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160826171515weblink">weblink 26 August 2016,References
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