Shirobako (2014)

Animation · Comedy · Drama

In a school in northeastern Japan, five friends in the animation club, Aoi, Ema, Shizuka, Misa, and Midori swear to complete a new anime called "Shinbutsu Konkou SHICHIFUKUJIN" with some donuts. Since then, day after day, the five spend all of their time on anime production. The awe of going from rough sketches to animation, and the awkward acting in the after-recording session... The final product was finished at the cultural fair six months later. After they graduated they still pursued animation and swore on some donuts that they would make another anime together.

IMDb rating: 7.9 (1,311 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Juri Kimura Aoi Miyamori / Mimsy (uncredited) / Lolo (uncredited) (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (2014)

7.76 avg 24 episodes 7.1 → 8.6 24 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ashita ni mukatte, Ekusodasu!	7.1	73
2	Arupin wa imasu!	7.2	67
3	Sôshûhen wa mô iya da	7.5	57
4	Watasha shippai koichimatte sa	7.6	58
5	Hito no sei ni shiteiru yôna yatsu wa yamechimae!	7.4	55
6	Idepon Miyamori: Hatsudô-hen	7.9	57
7	Neko de riteiku	7.5	56
8	Semeterun janai kara ne	7.4	54
9	Nani o tsutaetakattan da to omou?	7.6	52
10	Ato ippai dake ne	7.6	51
11	Genga uri no shôjo	7.8	53
12	Ekusodasu kurisumasu	8.6	61
13	Suki na kumotte nan desu ka?	7.4	52
14	Jinginaki ôdishon kaigi	7.6	50
15	Konna e de iin desu ka?	7.5	50
16	Chabudai gaeshi	8.0	53
17	Watashi doko ni irun deshô ka...	7.7	52
18	Ore o hameyagatta na!	7.6	51
19	Tsuremasu ka?	8.1	55
20	Ganbarimasutangu!	7.7	51
21	Kuoriti o hitojichi ni sunna	7.7	51
22	Noa wa shitagi desu.	8.1	51
23	Zoku chabudai gaeshi	9.1	73
24	Tôsugita nôhin	8.6	61