Aoi Miyamori Is The Production Manager Of What Anime In "Shirobako"?

Japanese anime television series

Shirobako: Kaminoyama Kōkō Animation Dōkōkai
Shirobako
Promotional poster.
Genre	Comedy, slice of life^[1]
Manga
Written by	Musashino Animation Kenji Sugihara
Illustrated by	Mizutama
Published past	ASCII Media Works
Mag	Dengeki Daioh
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	September 27, 2014 – November 27, 2015
Volumes	ii
Anime television receiver series
Directed by	Tsutomu Mizushima
Written by	Michiko Yokote
Music past	Shirō Hamaguchi
Studio	P.A. Works
Licensed by	^AUS Madman Entertainment ^NA Sentai Filmworks
Original network	Tokyo MX, TVA, MBS, TUT, BS Fuji, AT-X
Original run	October 9, 2014 – March 26, 2015
Episodes	24 (List of episodes)
Novel
Shirobako Introduction
Written by	Michiko Itō Hajime Tanaka
Published by	Shueisha
Imprint	Leap j Books
Demographic	Male
Published	January 27, 2015
Original video animation
Exodus! Get out Tokyo
Directed by	Tsutomu Mizushima
Written by	Hiroyuki Yoshino
Music past	Shirō Hamaguchi
Studio	P.A. Works
Released	February 25, 2015
Runtime	25 minutes
Original video animation
The 3rd Girls Aerial Squad: Falling Angel
Directed by	Tsutomu Mizushima
Written by	Hiroyuki Yoshino
Music past	Shirō Hamaguchi
Studio	P.A. Works
Released	July 29, 2015
Runtime	25 minutes
Anime film
Directed by	Tsutomu Mizushima
Written past	Michiko Yokote
Music by	Shirō Hamaguchi
Studio	P.A. Works
Licensed by	^NA Eleven Arts
Released	February 29, 2020 (2020-02-29)
Runtime	120 minutes

Shirobako is a 24-episode anime television series produced by P.A. Works and directed past Tsutomu Mizushima. It aired in Japan betwixt Oct ix, 2014 and March 26, 2015. A manga accommodation began serialization in ASCII Media Works's Dengeki Daioh magazine in September 2014, and a novel was published by Shueisha in January 2015. An anime film premiered on February 29, 2020.

The title Shirobako refers to videos that are distributed to the production staff members prior to their release. These videos were at a time distributed as VHS tapes enclosed in white boxes and are still referred to as "white boxes" (thus the significant of shirobako) despite the fact that the white enclosures are no longer in use.^[ii]

Plot [edit]

Aoi Miyamori and her four best friends, Ema Yasuhara, Shizuka Sakaki, Misa Tōdō, and Midori Imai, were all role of their school's animation club, promising to make an anime together. Years later, Aoi is now working as a production banana for the blitheness production company, Musashino Animation, where Ema as well 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 serial and a manga adaptation, facing the diverse obstacles that each project brings with them.

Characters [edit]

The master cast of Shirobako. From left to right: Misa Tōdō, Shizuka Sakaki, Aoi Miyamori, Ema Yasuhara and Midori Imai.

Chief characters [edit]

Aoi Miyamori ( 宮森あおい , Miyamori Aoi ): Voiced by: Juri Kimura^[3] (Japanese); Alyssa Marek^[4] (English); She is a production banana of Musashino Blitheness^[3] and later the production manager. She is a one-time member of the Kaminoyama Loftier Schoolhouse blitheness society and is chosen "Aoi" by Ema and Shizuka, nicknamed "Oi" by Misa and Midori, and referred to as Myāmori ( みゃーもり ) by Erika. Having worked at Musashino Animation for a twelvemonth-and-a-half, she has slap-up driving skills and is best-selling by her coworkers Erika Yano and Tatsuya Ochiai as suitable for the production industry. Yet, she admits that she has not officially decided exactly what job she will accept in the anime industry.
Ema Yasuhara ( 安原絵麻 , Yasuhara Ema ): Voiced by: Haruka Yoshimura^[five] (Japanese); Savanna Menzel^[4] (English); She is a central animator at Musashino Animation and a former fellow member of the Kaminoyama High School animation club. She is afterward 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 surreptitious that she shares with Iguchi: they do workout dances on the roof together.
Shizuka Sakaki ( 坂木しずか , Sakaki Shizuka ): Voiced by: Haruka Chisuga (Japanese); Rachael Messer^[4] (English); She is a voice actress at Akaoni Production and a former member of the Kaminoyama High School blitheness gild. She is called "Zuka" by her friends. She also works role-time every bit a waitress at a pub. Her get-go notable function was equally Lucy Weller, a graphic symbol featured in the last episode of Musashino Blitheness's The 3rd Girls Aeriform Team anime adaptation.
Misa Tōdō ( 藤堂美沙 , Tōdō Misa ): Voiced past: Asami Takano (Japanese); Juliet Simmons^[four] (English); She is an aspiring 3D reckoner graphics operator and a onetime member of the Kaminoyama Loftier School animation social club. She once worked at reckoner 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 dislocated 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 take no plot or emotion backside them, which is the reason she leaves Super Media Creations, as she only designed wheels during her time at that place.
Midori Imai ( 今井みどり , Imai Midori ): Voiced by: Hitomi Ōwada (Japanese); Taylor Fono^[four] (English); She is a university student and aspiring story writer. She is a former member of the Kaminoyama High School animation society 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" afterwards she creates a helpful guide for Musashino Animation when they make an informal asking for information on engines for Exodus!. She later finds employment at Musashino equally a setting instructor, and later assists in the script ordering.

Musashino Animation [edit]

Production desk

Yutaka Honda ( 本田豊 , Honda Yutaka , Voiced by: Shūya Nishiji (Japanese); Clint Bickham (English language)): Product manager of Musashino Animation. He decides to go out Musashino Animation to become a pastry chef. After his divergence, he is revealed to accept lost much weight during his sporadic pastry commitment visits to Musashino Animation.
Tarō Takanashi ( 高梨太郎 , Takanashi Tarō , Voiced by: Hiroyuki Yoshino (Japanese); Greg Cote (English)): Production banana of Musashino Animation. He is later promoted to chief production banana subsequently Honda'southward deviation. He is known around the company for beingness irresponsible, loud and existence extremely protective of his ego and reputation. This often earns him rebukes from Aoi and Erika, every bit well as annoyance or indifference from all other characters.
Erika Yano ( 矢野エリカ , Yano Erika , Voiced by: Yuri Yamaoka (Japanese); Shanae'a Moore (English)): Production banana of Musashino Animation. She is Tatsuya and Aoi's closest co-worker, known for a short temper and generous mental attitude. She lives in Utsunomiya with her sick begetter, which causes problems with workloads.
Tatsuya Ochiai ( 落合達也 , Ochiai Tatsuya , Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Japanese); Rob Mungle (English)): Product assistant of Musashino Animation. He rarely speaks to anyone but Erika although he is respected around the role. He leaves Musashino Animation to become the production managing director at Studio Canaan after a one-time colleague of his requests his assist.
Tsubaki Andō ( 安藤つばき , Andō Tsubaki , Voiced by: Ikumi Hayama (Japanese); Margaret McDonald (English)): New production assistant of Musashino Animation and an otaku. She is very enthusiastic to the point where she forgets what is of import.
Sara Satō ( 佐藤沙羅 , Satō Sara , Voiced by: Madoka Yonezawa (Japanese); Avery Smithhart (English)): New production banana of Musashino Blitheness. She is very responsible, only is horrible with directions.
Daisuke Hiraoka ( 平岡大輔 , Hiraoka Daisuke , Voiced by: Yūsuke Kobayashi (Japanese); Bryson Baugus (English language)): New product assistant of Musashino Blitheness after Honda's departure and Tarō'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 practice. When he joins Musashino, due to past "trauma," he initially believes that anime just needs to become finished and that quality does not matter. He later comes around and starts to capeesh what professionals put into their work and that quality does matter.

Animation department

Rinko Ogasawara ( 小笠原綸子 , Ogasawara Rinko , Voiced by: Ai Kayano (Japanese); Elissa Cuellar (English)): Star key animator, character designer and general animation supervisor at Musashino Blitheness. She was the character designer for Exodus!, but subsequently its terminal episode, she decides to render to her roots as key animator, inspired by Shigeru'south horse animations. She is known for her calm demeanor and way: gothic dresses. She is also an accomplished softball player.
Yumi Iguchi ( 井口祐未 , Iguchi Yumi , Voiced by: Manami Numakura (Japanese); Natalie Rial (English)): Key animator at Musashino Animation. The banana general blitheness supervisor of Exodus! and the character designer of The Tertiary 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. After, she no longer wears typical casual article of clothing, only instead a pinkish kimono with purple stripes. She also does workout dances with Ema on the roof, a undercover between the two.
Ryōsuke Endō ( 遠藤亮介 , Endō Ryōsuke , Voiced by: Shinobu Matsumoto): Fundamental animator at Musashino Animation. The animation supervisor for the Exodus! 's tertiary and eighth episodes. He has a rivalry with Misato Segawa. He gets annoyed when other characters phonation their negative opinions of his work. He loves Idepon, citing it equally his inspiration to piece of work in anime, a common ground with Yūichirō Shimoyanagi, a CG animator.
Akane Uchida ( 内田茜 , Uchida Akane , Voiced by: Rie Takahashi (Japanese); Carolyn Medrano (English)): Central animator at Musashino Animation.
Hikaru Hotta ( 堀田光 , Hotta Hikaru , Voiced by: Riki Kitazawa (Japanese); Nathan Wilson (English)): Key animator at Musashino Animation and Endō's junior. He is a massive proponent of mitt-drawn animation being superior to CG blitheness.
Ai Kunogi ( 久乃木愛 , Kunogi Ai , Voiced by: Shiori Izawa (Japanese); Hilary Haag (English language)): In-between animator at Musashino Blitheness. She is later promoted to key animator for The Tertiary Aerial Girls Squad. She is extremely nervous and shy, well-nigh never completing a full give-and-take. This leaves her very much attached to Ema, who seemingly magically interprets what she wants to say. She is likewise deathly afraid of insects.
Shigeru Sugie ( 杉江茂 , Sugie Shigeru , Voiced by: Motoi Koyanagi, Shinya Takahashi (young) (Japanese); Carl Masterson (English)): Senior key animator at Musashino Animation. He was one time the character designer for the now-defunct Musashino Pictures. His erstwhile age means he no longer has the speed to work on Musashino Animation's master 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 fourth dimension Shirobako takes place. In add-on to horses, he can design and animate many other animals.

Other staff

Masato Marukawa ( 丸川正人 , Marukawa Masato , Voiced by: Wataru Takagi, Yūsuke Kobayashi (young) (Japanese); James Belcher, Daniel Regojo (young) (English)): The president of Musashino Blitheness. He was once the production desk at the now-defunct Musashino Pictures. He is generally seen cooking absurd amounts of food for his employees. In the past, he had a distinctive hippie look, with long pilus by his shoulders and a headband, only in the present, he is nigh bald and has a distinctive gap between his front end 2 teeth. His name and pattern are based on producer and animator Masao Maruyama.
Yuka Okitsu ( 興津由佳 , Okitsu Yuka , Voiced by: Mai Nakahara (Japanese); Genevieve Simmons (English)): The general manager of Musashino Animation and a former production assistant. She does not tolerate smoking or violence in the role, and is skilled at defusing situations as well. The police have nicknamed her "Woman of the Speed of Sound", equally she will drive over the speed limit to evangelize episode tapes on time to broadcasting companies around Japan.
Jun Watanabe ( 渡辺隼 , Watanabe Jun , Voiced by: Masaya Matsukaze (Japanese); Blake Jackson (English)): Line producer at Musashino Blitheness. He is often nicknamed "Nabe-P" by his colleagues.
Nao Shinkawa ( 新川奈緒 , Shinkawa Nao , Voiced by: Mari Hino (Japanese); Shelby Blocker (English)): Color setter at Musashino Animation.
Yoshiki Sakura ( 佐倉良樹 , Sakura Yoshiki , Voiced by: Kengo Takanashi (Japanese); Houston Hayes (English language)): Director of photography at Musashino Animation.
Yūichirō Shimoyanagi ( 下柳雄一郎 , Shimoyanagi Yūichirō , Voiced by: Junji Majima (Japanese); Michael Wronski (English)): 3D Director at Musashino Animation. He loves Idepon, citing it as his inspiration to work in anime, a common ground with Ryōsuke Endō, a key animator.
Chiemi Dōmoto ( 堂本知恵美 , Dōmoto Chiemi , Voiced by: Shizuka Itō (Japanese); Carli Mosier (English)): In-between blitheness inspector at Musashino Animation.
Wataru Nakabayashi ( 中林渉 , Nakabayashi Wataru , Voiced past: Kazuyuki Okitsu (Japanese); Kyle Colby Jones (English language)): Editor at Musashino Blitheness.

Production staff [edit]

Directing staff

Seiichi Kinoshita ( 木下誠一 , Kinoshita Seiichi , Voiced past: Nobuyuki Hiyama (Japanese); Mark Laskowski (English)): The managing director of Exodus! and The Third Girls Aeriform Team. He loves fat foods, leaving the air conditioner on, and not working. His work style often leads to him of a sudden changing the story or refusing to work on his storyboards, leading to delayed product. He has a fatal flaw when people reference his greatest failure in the past, Jiggly Jiggly Heaven. He is also known for jubilant losing weight by eating unhealthy foods, although he measures this in minuscule amounts of grams. His character and design are in role based on Seiji Mizushima.
Masashi Yamada ( 山田昌志 , Yamada Masashi , Voiced by: Kenji Hamada (Japanese); Ty Mahany (English)): The episode manager of Exodus! 's fourth and ninth episodes, and an episode managing director for The Third Girls Aerial Squad.
Hironori Madoka ( 円宏則 , Madoka Hironori , Voiced past: Hironori Saitō (Japanese); Adam Noble (English)): The episode managing director of Exodus! 's 3rd episode, and The 3rd Aerial Girls Squad 's third and 7th episodes.
Hiroshi Iketani ( 池谷ひろし , Iketani Hiroshi , Voiced by: Masayoshi Sugawara (Japanese); Jack Ivy (English)): The episode managing director of The 3rd Aerial Girls Squad 's fifth episode. He is contacted every bit an emergency by Erika, formerly known equally "the bearded hermit", with barely any money. He is used every bit comic relief equally he often attempts to escape Studio Taitanic with many different ways which included tunneling out and escaping through the vents, always only to exist caught by Erika grinning at him at the stop.
Zaruyoshi Yakushiji ( 薬師寺笊良 , Yakushiji Zaruyoshi , Voiced past: Daiki Hamano (Japanese); John Swasey (English)): The former episode manager 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 full general, referencing Jiggly Jiggly Heaven and signing episode cuts without having seen any of it. He then disappears later meeting with Musashino Blitheness.

Audio department (R&B Studio)

Yoshikazu Inanami ( 稲浪良和 , Inanami Yoshikazu , Voiced by: Mitsuo Iwata (Japanese); Mike Yager (English language)): Director of audiography.
Gōtarō Katsuragi ( 葛城剛太郎 , Katsuragi Gōtarō , Voiced by: Nobuyuki Kobushi): Tape producer.
Eri Nakata ( 中田恵理 , Nakata Eri , Voiced past: Shizuka Itō (Japanese); Kelly Greenshield (English language)): Sound production supervisor.
Atsushi Yamabuchi ( 山渕篤 , Yamabuchi Atsushi , Voiced by: Ikuji Nose): Mixer.
Asuka Fuji ( 藤明日香 , Fuji Asuka , Voiced by: Rie Takahashi (Japanese); Carolyn Medrano (English)): Banana mixer.
Takumi Ōyama ( 大山匠 , Ōyama Takumi , Voiced by: Shinya Takahashi): Sound effects engineer. He also works at Sawara Studio.

Freelance animators

Misato Segawa ( 瀬川美里 , Segawa Misato , Voiced by: Kotomi Yamakawa (Japanese); Patricia Duran (English)): Freelance key animator. The animation supervisor for the Exodus! 'south fourth and 9th episodes. Ryōsuke Endō considers her a rival, equally they have common work history together. She is very diligent, frequently working throughout the night to exhaustion.
Mitsuhide Kisa ( 木佐光秀 , Kisa Mitsuhide , Voiced by: Masayoshi Sugawara (Japanese); Scott Gibbs (English language)): 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

Mei Nakaharu ( 中春鳴 , Nakaharu Mei , Voiced by: Mai Nakahara (Japanese); Luci Christian (English)): Voice extra. Voices Akane in Exodus!. Her name and appearance are virtually identical to her voice actress Mai Nakahara.
Suzuka Itō ( 伊藤鈴鹿 , Itō Suzuka , Voiced by: Shizuka Itō (Japanese); Allison Sumrall (English language)): Voice actress. Voices Aya in Exodus! and Catherine Weller in The 3rd Aerial Girls Squad. Her name and appearance are about identical to her voice extra Shizuka Itō.
Mui Kayana ( 茅菜夢衣 , Kayana Mui , Voiced by: Ai Kayano (Japanese); Brittney Karbowski (English)): Phonation actress. Voices Arupin in Exodus!. Her name and appearance are nearly identical to her phonation extra Ai Kayano.
Yuuna Sakashita ( 坂下裕奈 , Sakashita Yuuna , Voiced by: Manami Numakura): Voice extra. Voices Onee-san in Exodus!.
Kyōko Suzuki ( 鈴木京子 , Suzuki Kyōko , Voiced by: Hisako Kanemoto (Japanese); Christina Kelly (English)): Voice actress. Voices Aria Hitotose in The Tertiary Aerial Girls Squad. Her design is based on Juri Kimura, the vocalisation extra of Aoi Miyamori.
Eri Asagami ( 浅上エリ , Asagami Eri , Voiced by: Manami Numakura (Japanese); Luci Christian (English)): Vox actress. Voices Noa Ashkenage in The Third Aerial Girls Squad.
Ayano Makise ( 牧瀬彩乃 , Makise Ayano , Voiced by: Madoka Yonezawa (Japanese); Mai Le (English)): Phonation actress. Voices Christine Waldegard in The Third Aerial Girls Squad.
Hiroko Tokiwa ( 常盤ひろ子 , Tokiwa Hiroko , Voiced by: Yuri Yamaoka (Japanese); Kelly Greenshield (English)): Vocalism actress. Voices Tatiana Yakovlef in The 3rd Aerial Girls Squad.
Rina Sōma ( 相馬りな , Sōma Rina , Voiced past: Yukari Tamura (Japanese); Mai Le (English)): Top voice actress. Her design is a play on her voice extra Yukari Tamura.

Others [edit]

Other companies

Tatsuya Hantō ( 半藤達也 , Hantō Tatsuya , Voiced past: Jirō Saitō): The editor-in-primary for the company that produces and distributes The Third Aerial Girls Team.
Shinsuke Chazawa ( 茶沢信輔 , Chazawa Shinsuke , Voiced by: Jun Fukushima (Japanese); Cameron Bausch (English language)): An editor for the company that produces and distributes The Third Aerial Girls Team. Afterward fired after keeping Nogame in the dark about Musashino's attempts to run into him. He approves everything that the bandage 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 coming together, although it is heavily unsaid 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 chat where there is no story to be told.
Hisamitsu Isokawa ( 磯川久光 , Isokawa Hisamitsu , Voiced by: Shinji Kawada): The president and chief production assistant of A.C Tsuchinoko, and Erika and Hiraoka's sometime classmate in technical school.
Kouichi Tateishi ( 立石孝一 , Tateishi Kouichi , Voiced by: Yuuki Hayashi (Japanese); Alan Brinks (English)): The president of Super Media Creations and Misa'due south former boss.
Nobuaki Nakagaichi ( 中垣内伸昭 , Nakagaichi Nobuaki , Voiced past: Masayoshi Sugawara (Japanese); Orlanders Jones (English language)): The president of Studio Kanabun and Misa'southward current boss.
Toshiyasu Kawano ( 河野幸泰 , Kawano Toshiyasu , Voiced by: Yutaka Aoyama): Audio effects engineer for the sound department at Sawara Studio.
Masahiko Inami ( 伊波政彦 , Inami Masahiko , Voiced past: Wataru Takagi (Japanese); John Gremillion (English)): The president of The Born. He is known for existence blunt, frequently refusing interview candidates for being nervous or saying certain phrases ("I'll exercise anything" is a particular one) He is besides forgetful, loud and wears a baseball game uniform.
Keiji Takekura ( 竹倉圭司 , Takekura Keiji , Voiced past: Makoto Yasumura (Japanese); Justan Doran (English)): The main production assistant of The Born. He is Masahiko'due south foil, frequently reminding him he is being far too enervating or short.
Onodera ( 小野寺 , Onodera , Voiced past: Taishi Murata (Japanese); James Marler (English)): An episode director working for The Built-in and a former key animator. He is noted for being "nocturnal", not showing up to work until the late afternoon.
Tomigaya ( 富ヶ谷 , Voiced by: Mitsuo Iwata (Japanese); Mike Haimoto (English)): Aoi's rival, who works at G.I Staff (a combination of Product I.G and J.C. Staff) and often races her while on errands for the same people.
Isamu Momose ( 百瀬勇 , Momose Isamu , Voiced by: Fumihiko Inoue, Kazuyuki Okitsu (young) (Japanese); Justan Doran (English)): The president of Komoro Studio. He was one time the color setter for the now-defunct Musashino Pictures.
Masato Onoue ( 尾之上将人 , Onoue Masato , Voiced by: Itaru Yamamoto (Japanese); Josh Morrison (English)): Head of the Yotaka Bookshop Organization.
Nobuhiro Sakurada ( 桜田伸広 , Sakurada Nobuhiro , Voiced past: Makoto Yasumura (Japanese); Kyle Colby Jones (English)): Producer for Big Nihon Advertising.
Yasuhiro Mizuyama ( 水山康宏 , Mizuyama Yasuhiro , Voiced past: Wataru Takagi (Japanese); David Harbold (English)): Producer for a business firm advertising The Third Girls Aerial Team.
Kenichi Mimura ( 三村健一 , Mimura Kenichi , Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu (Japanese); Gareth Due west (English)): The head production assistant at Studio Taitanic. He manifestly does zip at work, sleeping when Erika enters Studio Taitanic and not even turning on the Internet.
Sugesuke Enjō ( 遠城営助 , Enjō Sugesuke , Voiced by: Nobuo Tobita (Japanese); David Matranga (English language)): Producer for Bukkomi Games. He, along with Takumi Yarase and Tsuyoshi Makurada, exercise not care almost The 3rd Aerial Girls Squad, only gaining coin for their corresponding visitor. Sugesuke particularly wants well-known voice actors in The Third Aerial Girls Squad for to depict extra publicity for games that accompany The Third Aeriform Girls Squad. He is forced to agree to Jun's voice actors for the sake of quality.
Takumi Yarase ( 屋良瀬匠 , Yarase Takumi , Voiced by: Mitsuaki Madono (Japanese); Anthony Hunter (English language)): Producer for Gorioshi Music. He, along with Sugesuke Enjō and Tsuyoshi Makurada, do non care virtually The Tertiary Aerial Girls Squad, only gaining coin for their respective company. Takumi particularly wants voice actors with expert singing capabilities in The 3rd Aerial Girls Team and so his company tin can sell more than records. He is forced to concur to Jun's voice actors for the sake of quality.
Tsuyoshi Makurada ( 枕田強 , Makurada Tsuyoshi , Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu (Japanese); Jovan Jackson (English)): Artistic producer for DK Race. He, along with Sugesuke Enjō and Takumi Yarase, exercise non care about The Third Aerial Girls Team, only gaining money for their respective company. Tsuyoshi peculiarly wants physically attractive phonation actors in The Third Aerial Girls Squad so his company volition accept larger panels at conventions. He is forced to concord to Jun's voice actors for the sake of quality.

Other characters

Mimuji and Roro ( ミムジー&ロロ , Mimujī & Roro , Voiced by: Juri Kimura): Aoi'due south dolls who she occasionally imagines beingness live. Mimuji is a female person doll with an eyepatch who wears a long purple and black wearing apparel. She is ignorant to the anime creation process and finds the meetings and work boring. She also bullies Roro and serves equally the negative voice for Aoi, telling her to quit piece of 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 vox for Aoi, reminding her why she is working in anime. In Shirobako'due south terminal episode credits, Ai Kunogi sees Mimuji and Roro as being alive, which stuns her.
Kaori Miyamori ( 宮森かおり , Miyamori Kaori , Voiced by: Satomi Moriya (Japanese); Heidi Hinkel (English language)): Aoi's older sister, who unhappily works at a Shinkin bank. She lives in the land, and acts like a stereotypical tourist during her visit to Tokyo, embarrassing Midori. She questions whether Musashino Animation is a legitimate visitor, but ultimately approves of Aoi.
Shimeji Maitake ( 舞茸しめじ , Maitake Shimeji , Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu): The head writer of Exodus! and one of the writers for The Tertiary 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.
Yūji Atsumi ( 渥美祐治 , Atsumi Yūji , Voiced past: Daiki Hamano (Japanese); Jason Duga (English language)): Art managing director for The Third Girls Aerial Squad. He is known for his art direction featuring clouds, too as his forehead, which is longer than whatsoever other graphic symbol'south in the show,
Masahiro Ōkura ( 大倉正弘 , Ōkura Masahiro , Voiced by: Taketora (Japanese); David Wald (English)): An art manager who is hired to handle sure groundwork scenes for The Tertiary Girls Aerial Squad. He was in one case a primal animator for the at present-defunct Musashino Pictures. He is a talented painter. His graphic symbol and design are in part based upon Hiromasa Ogura.
Mari Tateo ( 縦尾まり , Tateo Mari , Voiced by: Mari Yokoo (Japanese); Shelley Calene-Blackness (English language)): A sometime phonation extra and Shizuka's mentor.
Mitsuaki Kanno ( 菅野光明 , Kanno Mitsuaki , Voiced by: Shōto Kashii (Japanese); Mark Mendelsohn (English)): A loftier-contour animator who was involved in several famous anime works. His proper 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. Every bit with Anno, he is nearly well known for being the fine art director for a pop mecha anime. In Anno'southward case, this is Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Mrs. Endō ( 遠藤の妻 , Endō no tsuma , Voiced by: Chinami Hashimoto (Japanese); Kelly Greenshield (English)): Ryōsuke's wife.
Mrs. Miyamori ( あおいの母 , Aoi no haha , Voiced by: Yuka Keichou (Japanese); Christie Guidry (English language)): Aoi and Kaori's mother.
Mrs. Yasuhara ( 絵麻の母親 , Ema no haha , Voiced by: Mari Hino (Japanese); Shelley Calene-Black (English)): Ema's mother.
Mrs. Sugie ( 杉江の妻 , Sugie no tsuma , Voiced by: Momoe Kishimoto, Mai Nakahara (immature) (Japanese); Joanne Bonasso (English)): Sugie'due south wife, who he met at the now-defunct Musashino Pictures, where she worked as an in-between animation supervisor.
Kōji Sagamori ( 佐賀森幸次 , Sagamori Kōji , Voiced past: Ikuji Nose (Japanese); Luis Galindo (English)): The art director of the at present-defunct Musashino Pictures. He is instantly recognizable from his big mustache and his short atmosphere, which he often directed at Masato Marukawa, who as a product assistant requested the art section draw certain things, an unheard-of action in anime.
Takezō Nogame ( 野亀武蔵 , Nogame Takezō , Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai (Japanese); Joe Daniels (English)): The original creator of The Tertiary Girls Aerial Squad. Different any other character in the bear witness, he appears to regularly article of clothing traditional Japanese kimonos. His proper noun is based on manga artist Takeshi Nogami.

Anime characters [edit]

Exodus!

Akane ( あかね , Akane , Voiced by: Mai Nakahara): The leader of the idol group Tracy, and one of the protagonists of Exodus!. She is voiced past Mei Nakaharu.
Aya ( あや , Aya , Voiced by: Shizuka Itō): A member of the idol group Tracy, and one of the protagonists of Exodus!. She is voiced by Suzuka Itō.
Arupin ( あるぴん , Arupin , Voiced by: Ai Kayano): A fellow member of the idol group Tracy, and ane of the protagonists of Exodus!, who is 29 years one-time despite publicizing her historic period every bit 17. She is voiced by Mui Kayana.
Onee-san ( お姉さん , Onee-san , Voiced by: Manami Numakura): A shady businesswoman who is in frequent contact with Tracy, who appears to exist an adversary of Exodus!. She is voiced past Yuuna Sakashita.
Miho Koigakubo ( 恋ヶ窪三保 , Koigakubo Miho , Voiced past: Kotomi Yamakawa): An aggressive police inspector transferred from Southward Africa, who is assigned to track down Akane, Aya, and Arupin on suspicion of murder. She appears to be an adversary of Exodus!.
Taguchi ( タグチ , Taguchi , Voiced by: Jun Fukushima): The manager of Tracy, who winds up beingness murdered and his expiry pinned on his ain idol group.

The Third Girls Aerial Squad

Aria Hitotose ( 春夏秋冬ありあ , Hitotose Aria , Voiced by: Hisako Kanemoto): The master protagonist of The Third Girls Aeriform 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-one. She is voiced by Kyōko Suzuki.
Catherine Weller ( キャサリン・ウェラー , Kyasarin Werā , Voiced by: Shizuka Itō): A pilot from America and i of Aria's allies. A member of Hell Alice, she flies a McDonnell Douglas F-four Phantom Ii. She is voiced by Suzuka Itō.
Christine Waldegård ( クリスティーネ・ワルデガルド , Kurisutīne 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.
Noa Ashkenage ( ノア・アシュケナージ , Noa Ashukenāji , 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 past Eri Asagami.
Tatiana Yakovlef ( タチアナ・ヤコブレフ , 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.
Valroph ( ヴァロア司令 , Valois , Voiced past: Ikumi Hayama): The commanding officer of Chofu Base and the leader of Hell Alice.
Olivia ( オリビエ , Olivier , Voiced by: Mai Nakahara): A lieutenant colonel and the squadron leader of Hell Alice, who sacrifices herself to save Aria and Catherine.
Lye ( ラーイ , Lye , Voiced past: Kenji Hamada): A rear general who is responsible for overseeing and repairing Hell Alice'due south aircraft.
Elise ( エリーゼ , Elise , Voiced by: Juri Kimura): An credible representative of the Clow Corporation, which supplies Chofu Base with gathered parts.
Lucy Weller ( ルーシー・ウェラー , Rūshī Werā , Voiced by: Haruka Chisuga): Catherine's younger sister, who was specifically created for an anime-original scenario for the adaptation. She is voiced past Shizuka.
Myers ( マイヤーズ , Myers , Voiced past: Shinobu Matsumoto): A pilot who participates in the attack against Midway Pillar, during which he is shot downwardly and killed.

Media [edit]

Impress media [edit]

A manga adaptation titled Shirobako: Kaminoyama Kōkō Animation Dōkōkai ( SHIROBAKO 〜上山高校アニメーション同好会〜 , 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.^[6] A short manga based on the show's fictional series The 3rd Girls Aerial Squad was distributed by Takeshi Nogami at Comiket 88 in August 2015.^[vii]

A 224-page novel accommodation, titled Shirobako Introduction and written past Michiko Itō and Hajime Tanka, was published by Shueisha under their Jump j Books imprint on January 27, 2015.^[8]

Anime [edit]

The 24-episode anime television series was produced by P.A.Works. It was directed by Tsutomu Mizushima^[9] and written by Michiko Yokote, with the music produced past Shirō Hamaguchi. The serial aired on Tokyo MX between October ix, 2014 and March 26, 2015 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. Original video blitheness (OVA) episodes featuring fictional anime are included on the series' tertiary 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.^[10] Madman Amusement licensed the series in Australia and New Zealand.^[11] The complete collection Blu-ray was released on Oct thirteen, 2020 with an English dub.^[12]

For the first twelve episodes, the opening theme is "Colorful Box" past Yoko Ishida,^[half-dozen] while the ending theme is "Animetic Dearest Letter" sung by Juri Kimura, Haruka Yoshimura, and Haruka Chisuga. For episode one, the opening theme is "I'm Sorry Exodus" ( あいむそーりーEXODUS , Aimu Sōrī Ekusodasu ) sung by Tracy (Mai Nakahara, Shizuka Itō, and Ai Kayano), which is later on used as the opening theme for the first OVA episode. For episodes 13 onwards, the opening theme is "Takarabako (Treasure Box)" ( 宝箱-TREASURE BOX- ) by Masami Okui, while the catastrophe theme is "Platinum Jet" ( プラチナジェット , Purachina Jetto ) by Donuts Quintet (Kimura, Yoshimura, Chisuga, Asami Takano, and Hitomi Ōwada). The ending theme for episode xix is "Yama Harinezumi Andes Chucky" ( 山はりねずみアンデスチャッキー , Yama Harinezumi Andesu Chakkī , Mountain Hedgehog Andes Chucky) past Miyuki Kunitake. The ending theme for the first original video animation episode is "C Melo kara Ai o Komete" ( Cメロから愛を込めて ) by Mai Nakahara. For the 2d original video animation episode, the opening theme is "Alice in Blueish" ( アリス・イン・ブルー ) and the ending theme is "Affections Fly"; both songs are past Rita.

At the "Musashi-Sakai x Shirobako Harumatsuri" event held in Tokyo on April 28, 2018, information technology was appear that the series would receive an all-new anime moving picture, with the main staff from the anime series returning to reprise their roles.^[thirteen] The motion-picture show premiered in Nihon on February 29, 2020.^[14] ^[xv] On November 17, 2020, it was appear Eleven Arts has licensed the film.^[sixteen] The pic premiered in North American theaters on August 10, 2021.^[17]

Reception [edit]

In a review past Anime News Network, reviewer Rose Bridges gave the serial an A rating and lauded it for its concept and graphic symbol development. She particularly praised the characterization and development of main graphic symbol Aoi Miyamori. She went on to say that "Shirobako 's presence brightens the anime world, and then I hope this isn't the end. I'thousand glad it set itself upwardly then that it doesn't have to be." Bridges besides alluded to the possibility of a 2d season several times in her review.^[18]

Shirobako won the Animation Kobe Television Award in 2015.^[19] Information technology as well won Animation of the Year at the 2016 Tokyo Anime Awards^[20] and Blitheness Department Committee Recommended Works Honor at the 19th Japan Media Arts Festival.^[21]

References [edit]

^ "Shirobako". Sentai Filmworks. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
^ "Concept" (in Japanese). Shirobaco. 2014. Archived from the original on four July 2020.
^ ^a ^b "キャラクター|TVアニメ「SHIROBAKO」公式サイト" (in Japanese). P.A.Works. Archived from the original on February 22, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^eastward "SHIROBAKO Official English Dub Cast Listing". Sentai Filmworks. September 9, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
^ "キャラクター|TVアニメ「SHIROBAKO」公式サイト" (in Japanese). P.A.Works. Archived from the original on February 22, 2015. Retrieved May v, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "P.A. Work'southward Shirobako TV Anime'south 1st Promo Streamed". Anime News Network. Baronial xviii, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
^ "Shirobako'southward Show Within a Show Gets Curt Manga". Anime News Network. August nineteen, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
^ "P.A. Works' Shirobako Boob tube Anime Inspires Novel". Anime News Network. December 12, 2014. Retrieved Dec 28, 2014.
^ "Girls und Panzer'south Mizushima, P.A. Works Collaborate for SHIROBAKO Original Goggle box Anime". Anime News Network. Baronial eight, 2014. Retrieved August viii, 2014.
^ "Sentai Filmworks Adds Shirobako, Celestial Method, Wolf Daughter & Black Prince Anime". Anime News Network. November ii, 2014. Retrieved Nov 2, 2014.
^ "Madman Acquires 'Shirobako' Anime Rights". The Fandom Post. September 2, 2016. Retrieved Oct 25, 2016.
^ "Shirobako Complete Drove". Sentai Filmworks. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
^ "Shirobako Anime Gets All-New Pic Project". Anime News Network. Apr 28, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
^ "Shirobako Movie Reveals Jump 2020 Opening, More than Staff & Cast, Visual Teasing New Graphic symbol". Anime News Network. July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
^ "Shirobako Anime Film's New Trailer Announces Feb 29 Premiere". Anime News Network. October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
^ "11 Arts Licenses Shirobako The Movie Anime". Anime News Network. November 17, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
^ "SHIROBAKO The Movie Ready for August 10 Premiere in North America". Otaku Magazine. Sovereign Media. June ii, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
^ "Episode 24 - Shirobako". Anime News Network. March 28, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
^ "Shirobako, New Ghost in the Beat Moving-picture show, Seiji Mizushima Win Anime Kobe Awards". Anime News Network. November 10, 2015. Retrieved Jan thirteen, 2016.
^ "TAAF2016 3日目開催レポート" (in Japanese). Tokyo Anime Honor Festival. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
^ "SHIROBAKO - Jury Recommended Works - 19th 2015". Japan Media Arts Festival. February two, 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016.

External links [edit]

Official website (in Japanese)
Official anime motion-picture show website (in Japanese)
Shirobako (anime) at Anime News Network'due south encyclopedia
Shirobako at IMDb

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirobako

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