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Shirobako

By Andrew Osmond. Shirobako opens… misleadingly, actually. Its first minutes show an animation high-school club where five close-knit girls are making their own anime mini-epic. Once that’s been…

All the Anime

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The Newtypes Season 2 Finale: Shirobako and Akane-banashi

Welcome to the 33rd episode of The Newtypes podcast, where 3 art dweebs talk about a show about animation and a manga about rakugo. 0:00 Intro & Welcome 0:18 Manifestos…

The Newtypes

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SHIROBAKO (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing

Fan favourite anime series about making anime makes its UK home video debut through Anime Limited, with a fancy collector’s edition.

The Normanic Vault

Before Shirobako

By Andrew Osmond. Shirobako is an animated series about making animation. You might think it’s something only Japan could do, as anime can go so boldly into real…

All the Anime

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Anime Like 16bit Sensation: Another Layer

Konoha Akisato is an illustrator that loves drawing cute anime girls and bishoujo games. While she works in the video game industry making bishoujo games as

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Why Are Slice-of-Life Anime So GOOD

Despite me enjoying the genre, I'll never be able to comprehend why it's so good Check out my channel: https://youtube.com/@cydthemanic Anime Used: Gabriel Dropout Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun Shirobako Jujutsu…

Cyd The Manic

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12 Anime About Adults Burnt Out By Overwork

Do you happen to be an adult who enjoys anime? Are you also being ground up in the meat grinder of late stage capitalism that takes all your…

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Yuri Quickie: SHIROBAKO: The Movie

I do not know if this counts as a Yuri Quickie but I am adding it anyway because I reviewed the main show and it would feel incomplete…

The Yuri Empire

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When Anime Just Hits Different.

Use my code GIGGUK at http://partner.bokksu.com/gigguk to get $15 off your first Bokksu Japanese snack box! They just hit different ok. 0:00 Intro 2:53 Kids on the Slope 5:46 When Supernatural Battles…

Gigguk

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"Chainsaw Man Is A COMMERCIAL FAILURE" | Anime Mythbusters #7

Install Raid for Free ✅Mobile and PC: https://clik.cc/nAGMV and get a special starter pack with an Epic champion Jotun 🎉 New players, win your Valentine's gift at http://raidlovequest.plarium.com/ 💥…

The Canipa Effect

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The Aquatope on White Sand: The Realities of Finding Dreams

The Difficulty of Starting Aquatope Shirobako is an amazing piece of anime. It captures that energy of why people love making anime while also showing a bit about…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

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Doki Doki News: Slam Dunk, New Nijisanji, and Changes at Right Stuf

Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of December 4th through 10th! Check out the…

Beneath the Tangles

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Shirobako, Yuki Yuna is a Hero, and Shomin Sample Final Thoughts #TBT

This Throwback Thursday is good because I will talk about not just one, not two, but three different anime! All three of these anime were finished on the…

Advanced495's Anime Blog

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Shirobako and Dream Eater Merry First Impressions #TBT

Throwback Thursdays have been a trend that I had noticed when I was in high school. My school decided to do a Throwback Thursday day where people dress…

Advanced495's Anime Blog

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It's STILL Impossible to Live as a Crunchyroll Translator | The Canipa Effect

Following on from his 2020 video, Canipa revisits the topic of low pay for translators and how the one billion dollar Funimation buyout makes that even more ridiculous. It's…

The Canipa Effect

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Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya wo Mezasu is brilliant you fools!

I initially was interested in Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya wo Mezasu simply due to its surface-level similarities with the previously enumerated list of “meta” anime. Though I mostly wanted…

Artificial Night Sky

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April 2022 Review (Shirobako the Movie)

So, everyone likes happy endings, I would assume. They tie things up in a neat little bow, and all’s well that ends well. When I think of happy…

EclecticDude's Anime Carnival

Manga: Animeta

By Jonathan Clements. It’s hard indeed to compete with the sort of granular detail and insight of Shirobako, but Animeta does a fine job from the very first…

All the Anime

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An Ode to the Women of Anime, Manga, & Light Novels

Happy International Women’s Day, everyone! In honor of the day, we here at BtT are excited to celebrate some of our favorite women working in anime, manga, and…

Beneath the Tangles

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How Anime Creates Appealing Fanservice | The Canipa Effect

Follow the link to play GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon now: https://bit.ly/3LQ4Vj3 #ad Canipa discusses the work that goes into great anime fanservice and what separates it from the boring ecchi…

The Canipa Effect

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Breaking Down Arcane: League of Legend's Incredible Animation | Studio Spotlight

Canipa breaks down the unique production of Fortiche Productions' Arcane: League of Legends, and why 3D anime in Japan struggle to reach its ambition. Support The Canipa Effect on…

The Canipa Effect

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A Very GLORIO trip to Scotland Loves Animation 2021

Scotland Loves Animation is a yearly festival that runs in Glasgow and Edinburgh, bringing a curated selection of premieres and classic movies to the big screen for a…

The Glorio Blog

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Anime Series Like Remake Our Life

As an adult, Kyouya Hashiba left his office job to pursue a career in the video game industry. However, although he tried every role, nothing has worked out.…

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Top 5 anime about Anime (or Manga)

I love anime a lot so it makes sense that I would enjoy anime about anime (or manga). Here are 5 of my favourites.

I drink and watch anime

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Shirobako: The Movie – Even Mistakes Are Important Steps

Its always interesting to discuss something or anything Shirobako, because I feel like it was a ground breaking anime that jumped started two different things. Back in 2014,…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

Shirobako: The Movie

By Callum May. Back in the days when Japanese anime creators could hop on a plane to travel the world visiting fans, they were frequently faced with the…

All the Anime

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Revisiting Shirobako – You Can’t Go Home Again

This essay contains spoilers for the Shirobako film. As crazy as things have been over the past several months, my husband and I are finally at the point…

Season 1 Episode 1

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The Animation of Rick and Morty

Canipa discusses the animation of Rick and Morty and how it differs from the creation of Japanese anime, from the advantages to the disadvantages. Support the channel on Patreon…

The Canipa Effect

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August 2021 Review (Shirobako)

When I started this 10 years ago, blogging served as a way to pass the time when I went back to tech school for additional study to improve…

EclecticDude's Anime Carnival

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Animecast: Jedi Owl Does Anime ASMR

The hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are here to give the rundown on anime news of today. Listen in and get caught up, or just get their…

Otaku Spirit

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Let’s Get this Roadshow on the Road: SHIROBAKO the Movie

When SHIROBAKO The Movie was first announced, I was filled with excitement and anticipation. The original TV series is one of my favorite anime from P.A. Works, as…

OGIUE MANIAX

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Review: SHIROBAKO The Movie

SHIROBAKO, the series about five young woman and a production company clearing challenge after challenge to make anime, is my comfort series, occupying a special place in my…

Beneath the Tangles

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SHIROBAKO: The Anime That Inspires Me and Made Me Think About Life

I have already watched SHIROBAKO The Movie twice, but for some reason I didn’t talk about it. I should have since this series was one of the reasons…

Tabibito's AniStory and Beyond

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A review of Shirobako

I’m not the biggest expert on anime out there — there are plenty of other writers here on the platform who have watched much more of it than…

Everything is bad for you

TangleCast 84: Goodbye from Our Crew and a 3-Gatsu New Year

The day is here: After more than two years and 33 episodes later, our team of David, Holly, Peter, and editor, Celetron (Marcelo), are stepping away from the…

Beneath the Tangles

Anime’s aspect ratios

Aspect ratios go unremarked, but few things can be more fundamental to an anime than its shape. To my knowledge, few things have been said on the topic.…

327 Robots

Shirobako Movie: What to expect

5 years after the original TV animation has aired, I finally had the chance to go watch my favorite TV series of all time on the big screen.…

Convoluted Situation

Anime Playlist – Shirobako

Earlier in the week Sentai Filmworks announced their Black Friday sale… (No affiliates code or commercial interest, just a satisfied customer.) Turns out that most everything they had…

Apprentice Mages Lounge.

Doki Doki News: PS5 Sales, the Shirobako Movie, and Kishimoto to Boruto!

Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of November 15th through 21st! Check out latest…

Beneath the Tangles

What Are Your Five Favorite Non-Shonen Anime? Here are Ours!

One of our Twitch streamers, negativeprimes, recently tagged a number of our staffers on a Twitter post that’s making the rounds asking users to name their five favorite…

Beneath the Tangles

OSMcast! Show #165: Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!

In our last episode we talked about how great it was to go off into a new world, like an uninhabited island of people yet filled with cute…

OSMcast! Anime, Games, Interviews, & More!

Production Assistants and the Production Side

A while ago a manual on the job of a Production Assistant (制作進行) was published by the Association of Japanese Animation (AJA), defining what this job is and…

Alex

Anime Corner: Hanasaku Iroha Blossoms for Tomorrow Review

Fest It Up! What’s the Story? When Ohana’s mother takes off with her iffy boyfriend to avoid paying his debts, Ohana is sent to live with her grandmother…

Never Argue with a Fish

Dick Dastardly’s Gun Kata: Appare-Ranman!

The anime studio P.A. Works generally follows a consistent formula: establish an interesting setting such as an old-fashioned hotel (Hanasaku Iroha), an animation studio (SHIROBAKO), or a small…

OGIUE MANIAX

Vote for the Original TangleCast Anime You’d Most Want to Watch!

On our last episode of the TangleCast, the crew got into the spirit of the series they were analyzing, Shirobako, and pitched their own ideas for an anime!…

Beneath the Tangles

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Top 50 Anime of the Decade

A new decade starts and immediately everyone is stuck inside. I can’t really do much, so what better time to think about the past? The ’10s are well…

Please, no hate.

TangleCast 78: Let’s Make an Anime!

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to make an anime? The series SHIROBAKO takes viewers into the world of anime making through the eyes of the animators,…

Beneath the Tangles

The Wandering Witch Warns Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!

Welcome, all, again. We are transitioning from a particularly bountiful viewing season, and one of my favorites was yet another anime about anime, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!…

91.8 The Fan