New Original Anime 'Shirobako' by Tsutomu Mizushima and P.A. Works Announced [Update 8/16]

by tsubasalover
Aug 8, 2014 4:37 AM | 102 Comments

The official site of a new anime titled Shirobako has been launched. It will be aired in Fall 2014. It is a collaboration between the director Tsutomu Mizushima and the studio P.A. Works. More information will be announced during Comic Market 86.

Official site: http://shirobako-anime.com/
Official Twitter: @shirobako_anime

Source: Nekonotemo

Shirobako on MAL

Update August 13
Some staff, cast members, and the synopsis have been announced.

Staff
Original Character Design: Bonkan 8
Series Composition: Michiko Yokote
Character Design & General Illustration Director: Kanami Sekiguchi
Music Director: Tsutomu Mizushima

Cast
Aoi Miyamori: Juri Kimura
Ema Yasuhara: Haruka Kamura
Shizuka Sakaki: Haruka Chisuga
Misa Toudou: Mami Takano
Midori Imai: Hitomi Oowada

Synopsis
Five girls chase their dreams. The story revolves around the everyday troubles and hardships that occur when working in the anime industry, and the results and conflicts that happen day-to-day among the group of girls.

Source: Yaraon

Update August 16
The OP and ED have been announced.

OP: "COLORFUL BOX" by Yoko Ishida
ED: "Animetic Love Letter" by Aoi Miyamori, Ema Yasuhara, Shizuka Sakaki (CV: Juri Kimura, Haruka Kamura, Haruka Chisuga)

Source: Warner Anime Twitter

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Hoppy said:

Sungtoast said:
Will this be as terrible as Glasslip?

Probably not because there's no romance in it, PA Works does a shit job with any anime with romance in it.

Yep, ano hana and nagi Asu were both terrible.

Sep 5, 2014 1:37 PM by SolviteWoTaberu

Hoppy said:
PA Works does a shit job with any anime with romance in it.

And horror/mystery too.

Sep 5, 2014 1:32 PM by Mayuka

Sungtoast said:
Will this be as terrible as Glasslip?

Probably not because there's no romance in it, PA Works does a shit job with any anime with romance in it.

Aug 24, 2014 5:50 PM by Hoppy

Will this be as terrible as Glasslip?

Aug 24, 2014 5:39 PM by Sungtoast

Red_Keys said:
A bunch of anime producers want to portray their daily life, but make themselves to be cute girls so that its marketable.

Meh.

In the same way all anime about the manga industry need cute girls to be marketable, rigth?

Aug 24, 2014 5:38 AM by rederoin

I will definitely going to watch this anime

Aug 23, 2014 9:41 PM by crazymonkey00

A bunch of anime producers want to portray their daily life, but make themselves to be cute girls so that its marketable.

Meh.

Aug 23, 2014 6:18 PM by Red_Keys

Aug 23, 2014 6:14 PM by adkascagefsaf

Cyaegha said:
by the masterminds behind asslip?

lol

Maybe you should acteally look at the staff before making such statements.

Aug 20, 2014 6:39 AM by rederoin

by the masterminds behind asslip?

lol

Aug 20, 2014 6:26 AM by Cyaegha

iMifs said:
Promo from 86 Comiket
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-18/p.a-work-shirobako-tv-anime-1st-promo-streamed/.77689

Wow this looks awful

Aug 20, 2014 5:53 AM by KneelBeforeMe

I'm hoping this will be comedy, slice-of-life, relaxing and no teen romance drama.

Aug 18, 2014 9:53 PM by Magito

;o

No teen romance drama? I'm in.

Aug 18, 2014 8:56 PM by DGemu

xchee said:
So this is going to be like:

http://myanimelist.net/anime/14045/Mangirl!

Yeah, looks like Shirobako would be an anime studio. And the girls would be VAs...

Hopefully they're as good as Koe de Oshigoto (which was abruptly ended at 2 OVA eps lol).

Aug 18, 2014 8:44 PM by entropy13

Promo from 86 Comiket
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-18/p.a-work-shirobako-tv-anime-1st-promo-streamed/.77689

Aug 18, 2014 12:38 PM by iMifs

Just saw the PV on ANN and, well, it's been a while since a preview managed to make me *uninterested* in a show. It looks utterly boring, the whole thing.

Aug 18, 2014 11:40 AM by Rachmaninow

P.A works ,how can i have a good understanding

Aug 18, 2014 12:30 AM by Suntel

So this is going to be like:

http://myanimelist.net/anime/14045/Mangirl!

Aug 17, 2014 11:04 PM by xchee

Stark700 said:
OP theme: "COLORFUL BOX" by Ishida Yōko
ED theme: "Animetic Love Letter" by Aoi Miyamori, Yasuhara Emma, Sakagi Shizuka (Juri Kimura, Haruka Yoshimura, Haruka Chisuga)

Character visuals:

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It's like I'm looking at NagiAsu's characters' faces on different bodies.

An anime about making anime. Why do I have the feeling that this will share Glasscrap's fate?

Aug 17, 2014 1:58 PM by Rachmaninow

The name of the animation studio where the girls work, my call, is SHIROBAKO (white box). Just a hunch though lol.

Aug 17, 2014 1:22 PM by HachiKirra

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