At last, Musani is almost at the finish line. Can they get the finished product to all the TV stations on time?
After watching the final episode, I thought it was a very nice way to end of the series. While we got to see the animators work on the final episode, Ema finally tears up while she worked on the final scene. I think she has realized just like Aoi did that their goal of working on the production together professionally has become a reality.
Of course, they also realize this after meeting each other at the party and dream of reproducing their high school production. With that, this makes me wonder if PA Works will make a recap movie to show them reproduce it. Personally, I think it will be interesting if they actually go forward with this.
Aside from that, the rush to get the tapes of the final episode to the TV stations on time was very entertaining since it was so tense. It almost looked like they weren’t going to make it, but they did. Not to mention, Yuka who doesn’t do much nowadays besides doing business related activities actually drove at full speed in her car in order to get to her destination and it was badass. At one point, she had more than 5 cop cars pursuing her. Thankfully, she didn’t get a speeding ticket from it since she knows the police officers.
Final Thoughts
Yep, PA Works did it again and they made a very enjoyable show taking a look at the Anime industry. Sure, Shirobako presented itself in a somewhat idealistic way, but at the same time, it managed to show the challenges studios and people working in the industry has to face such as Shizuka’s difficulty in getting into a voice acting role, Erika having to deal with incompetent animators/workers and schedules getting messed up due to the creators being dissatisfied with a certain aspect of the production. Watching them overcome these challenges gave me a profound appreciation towards the industry and Anime as a whole, aside from the fact that animators in general have a rough life.
Still, I have to give PA Works credit and say that they managed to redeem themselves from the failure known as Glasslip. Sure, the animation quality in this show is pretty normal and not over the top compared to other productions, but they managed to make the story entertaining.
Overall Rating: 9.4/10, A, Masterpiece
Not as amazing to me as “John Wayne Ryu” Director but Yuka’s car chase scene was nothing to sneeze at. This show’s epic scenes were things of beauty.
The Donut Gang have all come a long way and I enjoyed their journey to this point.
Also I applaud P.A. Works for holding back this time and showing the world that they can hold back when they want to. I think you know what I mean.
Of course, nothing will top the director beating up the “Funny Story” guy… and I admit that he is annoying and I won’t be surprised if there are editors like that trying to let things slide without the creator’s input.
But at least the end result was excellent at the end from other people’s reactions… which reminds me, I still haven’t reviewed Glasslip yet, which I’m still reluctant to do.
No need to force yourself to review a show that made you want to hurt someone.
“Yuka who doesn’t do much nowadays besides doing business related activities actually drove at full speed in her car in order to get to her destination and it was badass. At one point, she had more than 5 cop cars pursuing her.”
Shirobako Drift: Fast and Furious 8
Jokes aside, Shirobako is definitely one of the best anime I had seen in recent years-I’m even planning to add it into my favorite anime list too. Just like you said, the anime did an excellent job of portraying the difficulties faced for people working in animation studios. But for characters who were facing issues trying to land a job in the industry are also portrayed extremely well.
Slightly unrelated, but I’m looking forward to your Glasslip review (lol).
Yep, I perfectly agree and thankfully the girls managed to hang on despite the troubles, but they managed to achieve their dream in the end. While my job hunting was somewhat discouraging, I still truck on with the hopes someday that I will get a job (and of course, I’m still training my skills in the meantime).
As for the Glasslip review, it will be short and entertaining (about 300-400 words) since I covered most of my complaints on the series in an editorial.