It’s always a good day when there’s even a reminder of the goodness that is SHIROBAKO. With the series finishing out this past winter season, the main focus is on the home video release in Japan – at least until Sentai Filmworks brings it out domestically. Warner Bros. Japan is handling the distribution and they’re playing a bit of catch-up now that the fifth volume was released on April 22nd as they’ve brought out promo spots for the third, fourth and fifth DVD and Blu-ray releases. It’s a better late than never situation, and it allows us to reconnect with the show even briefly.
The fall and winter anime series has Tsutomu Mizushima on board as the director with Michiko Yokote doing the overall supervision while Ponkan8 is handling the original character designs and Kanami Sekiguchi adapted them into animation form.
The cast includes Juri Kimura as Aoi Miyamori, Haruka Yoshimura as Emma Yasuhara, Haruka Chisuga as Shizuka Sakaki, Asami Takano as Misa Todo and Hitomi Ohwada as Midori Imai.
P.A. Works was established back in 2000 by Kenji Horikawa, who has been involved in several animation studios previously. They worked on numerous shows over the years and produced their first on in 2008 with True Tears before going on to Canaan, Angel Beats and several others, including this seasons Glasslip.
Plot concept: Five girls chasing their dreams! Based on the original manga by Kenji Sugihara, follow each girl’s trials and hardships as they try to find success in the anime industry through writing, production and voice acting.
