SHIROBAKO
SHIROBAKO / White BoxSummary
Once upon a time, five girls made an animated film and it was so much fun that they pledged to get jobs in animation so that someday they could make another film together. Now, two years later, Aoi, Shizuka, Ema, Misa and Midori have learned the truth about the anime industry: it's not always fun, it's anything but easy, and having talent isn't always enough to open the right doors.
Which is why Aoi's overwhelmed by her job as a production assistant, Shizuka's waiting on tables between auditions, Midori's currently scriptless, Misa's switched to C.G., and Ema's working long hours as a key animator. Is it what they imagined? No. But are they ready to give up? Not just yet! Sometimes, when things happen in animation, they can happen in the most wonderful ways!
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)
Where to watch
Platforms
Official and social
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Episodes
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 24
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 9 h 36 min (24 × 24 min)
- Season
- Fall 2014
- Start date
- October 9, 2014
- End date
- March 26, 2015
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Original
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- P.A. Works
- Romaji title
- SHIROBAKO
- English title
- SHIROBAKO
- Native title
- SHIROBAKO
- Other titles
- White Box
Relations
Suggested watch order
Based on known prequels and sequels.
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SHIROBAKO: Gekichuugeki Animation
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SHIROBAKOThis page
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SHIROBAKO the Movie
Other related works
Characters 25
Main characters
- Aoi Miyamori宮森あおいMain
- Ema Yasuhara安原絵麻Main
- Shizuka Sakaki坂木 しずかMain
- Misa Toudo藤堂 美沙Main
- Midori Imai今井 みどりMain
Show the other characters (20)
- Rinko Ogasawara小笠原 綸子Supporting
- Andou Tsubaki安藤椿Supporting
- Ai Kunogi久乃木 愛Supporting
- Seiichi Kinoshita木下 誠一Supporting
- Erika Yano矢野 エリカSupporting
- Sara Satou佐藤 沙羅Supporting
- Yutaka Honda本田豊Supporting
- Ochiai Tatsuya落合達也Supporting
- Daisuke Hiraoka平岡大輔Supporting
- Ryousuke Endou遠藤亮介Supporting
- Tarou Takanashi高梨太郎Supporting
- Akane Uchida内田茜Supporting
- Hikaru Hotta堀田光Supporting
- Yumi Iguchi井口祐未Supporting
- Shigeru Sugie杉江茂Supporting
- Wataru Nakabayashi中林渉Supporting
- Nao Shinkawa新川奈緒Supporting
- Hironori Madoka円宏則Supporting
- Yuuichirou Shimoyanagi下柳雄一郎Supporting
- Masato Marukawa丸川正人Supporting
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Tsutomu MizushimaDirector
- Ponkan 8Original Character Design
- Michiko YokoteSeries composition
- Kanami SekiguchiCharacter design
- Kanami SekiguchiChief animation director
- Tsukasa KakizakaiArt director
- Tsutomu MizushimaSound director
Show the full staff (18)
- Tatsuhiko UrahataScript (eps 18, 19)
- Kanami SekiguchiAnimation Director (OP1, eps 1, 24)
- Junichi KitamuraKey Animation (ep 19)
- Keiko SaitoKey Animation (eps 11, 15)
- Chisato KawaguchiAnimation Director (ep 6)
- Yasuomi UmetsuKey Animation (OP2)
- Noriko DohiMusic Producer
- Michiko YokoteScript (eps 1-3, 7, 8, 11-15, 20, 22, 24)
- Kanami SekiguchiSub Character Design
- Tsutomu MizushimaEpisode Director (ED1, ep 1)
- Tsutomu MizushimaStoryboard (ED1, eps 1, 24)
- Yurie OohigashiAnimation Director (eps 1-3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24)
- Yuki AkiyamaAnimation Director (eps 1, 3, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17, 21-24)
- Ayumi NishihataSub Character Design
- Kousuke KawatsuraAnimation Director (OP1, ED2, eps 1, 4-6, 9, 11, 12, 16, 18, 19, 21-24)
- Kousuke KawatsuraSub Character Design
- Manabu ImuraKey Animation (ED1, ep 1)
- Noriko TsutsumiyaProp Design