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Shirobako |OT| I've come to bury moe anime, not to praise it (dir. of Blood-C, GuP)
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In the END? It's a 24 episode series. If he survives the production of the first show, it would be a miracle!
I hope that they go with a plotline where they do fire him, and he ends up getting a job outside the industry, but he runs into the other characters occasionally throughout the series and we see that he's still still an ass and a creep, but has a better job and less stress and is happier overall. That would be reality!
Basileus777
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He gets promoted while Aoi gets canned. She gets life lessons on office politics.
Like actual fired (he's DONE) or anime fired (he gets an episode to redeem himself)
This isn't anime... this is anime PRODUCTION.
Sexism in the industry, clearly. #anigate
The cruel fate of women in the industry.
2real4me
So this really is a recreation of Girls und Panzer's production.
"Hey I always was good with computers!"
Anyway I really enjoyed episode 4, as is the trend. You can see how tough the audition was for Shizuka, not just in what happens, or how she reacts, but in how her friends respond to her reaction. I really appreciate how this show handles all these unstated social dynamics in the complex web of relations surrounding Aoi's job and friends. Everyone isn't necessarily rounded (yet), but they're all distinct individuals, responding as people do.
I can relate far too well to Aoi's dependence on convenience store dinners.
As a bonus, here's a translated version of one of the anime production charts from the show's website.
I can relate far too well to Aoi's dependence on convenience store dinners.
As a bonus, here's a translated version of one of the anime production charts from the show's website.
Loving this show and it's surprisingly my favorite of the season. It's partly how grounded the characters are but also that's it's really fun to watch.
I mean, anime production! It shouldn't be this awesome.
Agree on Taro needing a reality check. Have no idea what he's actually good at, but he should be great at something since everyone gives him face.
I mean, anime production! It shouldn't be this awesome.
Agree on Taro needing a reality check. Have no idea what he's actually good at, but he should be great at something since everyone gives him face.
KuwabaraTheMan
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Storyboards aren't even close to done and Tarou is the production assistant? That episode is so fucked.
That would be too real. Right after Aoi gets sexually harassed.
Aoi Miyamori: Royally fucks up final episode after Taro gets fired and it gets passed to her. Gets blacklisted from the industry.
Shizuka Sakaki: After her izakaya shuts down, she needs to turn to hentai VA to pay the bills.
Ema Yasuhara: Nearly dies from overworking on final episode that Miyamori screws up. Retires early from the industry to go back to the countryside.
Midori Imai: Ghost writing harem LN junk.
Misa Toudou: Winds up in mobile gaming development instead.
Shizuka Sakaki: After her izakaya shuts down, she needs to turn to hentai VA to pay the bills.
Ema Yasuhara: Nearly dies from overworking on final episode that Miyamori screws up. Retires early from the industry to go back to the countryside.
Midori Imai: Ghost writing harem LN junk.
Misa Toudou: Winds up in mobile gaming development instead.
Nah, this anime's hopeful in the way that Space Brothers is. Unless things take a dark twist in the near future and all of the main protagonists end up homeless.
Edit: Oh wait, should have read the above comment. Yes, now that'd be a marvel to watch unfold.
Fixed.
Tarou: becomes multi-billionaire after his Seiyuu-raising Mobage takes off.
Seiji Mizushima tweeted this: https://twitter.com/oichanmusi/status/528184538044706818
The real director who inspired the director character in the show is cosplaying as the character in real life. This is too meta.
The real director who inspired the director character in the show is cosplaying as the character in real life. This is too meta.
striferser
Huge Nickleback Fan
I think we can all agree that Tarou is the worst. Fuck him
Chances are hentai VA probably pay better than just being regular anime VA.
Huh, i really though he was based on that guy who cause GuP to be delayed.
LOL.
I guess he like the character then.
Chances are hentai VA probably pay better than just being regular anime VA.
Huh, i really though he was based on that guy who cause GuP to be delayed.
Seiji Mizushima tweeted this: https://twitter.com/oichanmusi/status/528184538044706818
The real director who inspired the director character in the show is cosplaying as the character in real life. This is too meta.
LOL.
I guess he like the character then.
Seiji Mizushima tweeted this: https://twitter.com/oichanmusi/status/528184538044706818
The real director who inspired the director character in the show is cosplaying as the character in real life. This is too meta.
Air conditioner and all
I'm assuming that's an A/C
SO real!
godofcookery
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so as a hyper casual anime fan (the last full series I watched was Moribito, as it was released on DVD, which I liked overall) is this worth watching? Or is it too "insider knowledge" for someone like me to understand?
You'll be fine.
KuwabaraTheMan
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Seiji Mizushima tweeted this: https://twitter.com/oichanmusi/status/528184538044706818
The real director who inspired the director character in the show is cosplaying as the character in real life. This is too meta.
This is amazing.
You'll be fine. While you might be a little disoriented at times, the show is intending some amount of disorientation (in terms of showing how hectic the process can be and what not). It doesn't really require any real knowledge beyond 'anime is a thing that exists and people make it'.
8 X 11 Printer Paper
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They spoonfeed you the information about the jobs and the industry without overdoing.
godofcookery
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awesome, thanks for the replies everyone. Seems like in interesting premise, I'll be checking it out soon.
The only thing I know about anime is that it was saved by TRIGGER.
And im enjoying this show.
Awful but hey, people have lived through worse.
That's just cruel and unusual, don't do this to poor Misa even as a joke.
Basileus777
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Why is it cruel, it's probably better for her life than working on anime.
Yeah, mobile game development is probably less stressful and less demanding than the typical anime studio.
Sure, probably less creatively fulfilling.
Sure, probably less creatively fulfilling.
Basileus777
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As opposed to adapting the anime based off that card game.
Oh it'll be good quality of life-wise but if she's working on mobile games then that means she's already dead inside.
Well, they are people who watch way too much anime!
I think there are certainly portions of ep4 which are very "written" rather than being natural. In particular the scene after the movie where each girl was talking about the specific part of the movie they liked which is directly linked to their character's professional ambition in the show. People don't really think and talk like that unless they're very shallow, and among friends who know each other really well, I think it would have been more natural for the characters to make jabs at each other instead, like "You're an animator now right? Do you get to animate scenes like that now?" and so on.
But I thought the bar scene was fairly realistic. They started out pretty positive and stuff, but started getting more relaxed as they got more drunk, and it was pretty normal for them to be interested in what they're all doing now, and the voice actress was the one with the most stories to tell. The progression of the scene worked really well.
But I thought the bar scene was fairly realistic. They started out pretty positive and stuff, but started getting more relaxed as they got more drunk, and it was pretty normal for them to be interested in what they're all doing now, and the voice actress was the one with the most stories to tell. The progression of the scene worked really well.
...Huh?
the one college girl wants to write scripts for anime and I dont understand why.
Someone like Mari Okada had check for like 5 show per season just madly typing her keyboard, who don't want the job?
The aspiring key animator is the crazy one. Got shit pay, overworked, barely mentioned.
But I don't understand what's wrong with wanting to be a writer, unless there's something specific about the anime industry I'm missing? In that group, it's probably the job I'd prefer.
The director dude is like helplessness moe, except he's actually getting in the way of stuff in the production of the show with his indiscipline. I like how his character plays out while also getting frustrated at him for being so milquetoast. I mean, getting bossed around by your enshutsu... lol
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Episode 5:
Endou is the hero that anime deserves. I imagine that a lot of us can really get involved emotionally in this episode given the struggle between traditional animation and CG. It's something that most of us probably have pretty strong feelings on, so the passion that Endou and Hotta feel towards protecting traditional animation and providing the most impact really carries over to the viewer. Once again, we get a nice sense for the passion of everyone involved.
The real bad guy in all of this is Tarou. He did almost everything wrong he possibly could have. It was kind of hilarious watching him relating messages between the two of them and constantly phrasing things in the worst possible way, often adding in hostile messages by complete accident. I think this goes a long ways to showing why he's so bad at his job. He just has no social awareness whatsoever, which coupled with his refusal to talk to anyone about what's going on, makes him really awful. I loved Aoi's facial expressions whenever she was talking with him.
Kinoshita and Honda's scenes together were also good. At the end of the episode you can start to feel their passion for what they work on, and understand why Kinoshita has been so nervous about where Exodus is going. He's a bit flaky as a director, but his passion for the show is second to none. At the middle of the episode we also had a pretty funny transition from Honda saying he wouldn't listen to him pee, to the sound of the chicken cooking.
Every week Shirobako continues to impress, and I'm pretty much convinced that this is going to the best anime of the year by a pretty wide margin. The production is slick, the writing is very tight, and the show is extremely passionate about its subject matter.
Endou is the hero that anime deserves. I imagine that a lot of us can really get involved emotionally in this episode given the struggle between traditional animation and CG. It's something that most of us probably have pretty strong feelings on, so the passion that Endou and Hotta feel towards protecting traditional animation and providing the most impact really carries over to the viewer. Once again, we get a nice sense for the passion of everyone involved.
The real bad guy in all of this is Tarou. He did almost everything wrong he possibly could have. It was kind of hilarious watching him relating messages between the two of them and constantly phrasing things in the worst possible way, often adding in hostile messages by complete accident. I think this goes a long ways to showing why he's so bad at his job. He just has no social awareness whatsoever, which coupled with his refusal to talk to anyone about what's going on, makes him really awful. I loved Aoi's facial expressions whenever she was talking with him.
Kinoshita and Honda's scenes together were also good. At the end of the episode you can start to feel their passion for what they work on, and understand why Kinoshita has been so nervous about where Exodus is going. He's a bit flaky as a director, but his passion for the show is second to none. At the middle of the episode we also had a pretty funny transition from Honda saying he wouldn't listen to him pee, to the sound of the chicken cooking.
Every week Shirobako continues to impress, and I'm pretty much convinced that this is going to the best anime of the year by a pretty wide margin. The production is slick, the writing is very tight, and the show is extremely passionate about its subject matter.
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