Synopsis
In "Shirobako," five close friends—Aoi Miyamori, Ema Yasuhara, Midori Imai, Shizuka Sakaki, and Misa Toudou—discover their shared love for anime during their high school days at Kaminoyama High School. Together, they form an animation club and produce their first amateur anime, which they showcase at the school's cultural festival. Inspired by their initial success, they vow to work in the anime industry and dream of collaborating on a major series one day. Two and a half years later, Aoi and Ema are employed at the prestigious Musashino Animation studio. Meanwhile, the other friends face challenges in pursuing their career goals. Shizuka finds it difficult to gain recognition as a voice actress, Misa settles for a steady but unsatisfying position designing 3D models for an automobile company, and Midori pursues her ambition to be a story writer through her university studies. Through their various experiences, these young women learn that achieving their dreams requires resilience and a touch of unconventional thinking.
Background
Shirobako won the Animation Kobe Television Award in 2015. It also won the Animation of the Year award in the Television category at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival in 2016.
