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Shirobako

TV·2014–2015·Tokyo MX·Drama, Anime, Crime·30m·7.2

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Back in high school, five friends were in the animation club together. Now they each work (or are in the process of breaking into) the anime industry. One is a production assistant, one a key animator, one a 3D animator, one a voice actor, and one an aspiring script writer. But their lives are far more hectic than the days they spent making anime together as students.

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Hitomi OhwadaHitomi OhwadaMidori ImaiJuri KimuraJuri KimuraAoi MiyamoriHaruka ChisugaHaruka ChisugaShizuka SakakiAsami TakanoAsami TakanoMisa ToudouYuri YamaokaYuri YamaokaErika YanoIkumi HayamaIkumi HayamaTsubaki AndouNobuyuki KobushiNobuyuki KobushiGoutarou KatsuragiShinobu MatsumotoShinobu MatsumotoRyousuke Endou

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