A “SHIROBAKO” animated film is in production

It was announced at the “Musashino x SHIROBAKO Haru Matsuri” that a SHIROBAKO animated film is in production.

Even politician, Musashino Mayor Matsushita Reiko tweeted about it.

武蔵境✖️SHIROBAKO 春祭りに参加しました。会場の境南ふれあい広場公園は今まで見た事がない位の来場者で溢れていました。作品の舞台でもある武蔵境でイベントが盛大に開催された事、劇場版製作開始の発表があった事、とても嬉しく思います。ファンの皆さま、武蔵境、武蔵野市に是非お越しください！ pic.twitter.com/rZnfOfq8ad

— 武蔵野市長 松下玲子 (@matsushitareiko) April 28, 2018

In the animated series (produced by PA Works) which aired on television back in 2014, “SHIROBAKO” focuses on five friends: Miyamori Aoi, Yasuhara Ema, Sakasaki Shizuka, Todo Misa and Imai Midori  working on a high school animation club project together before graduation.  Utilizing each of their skills, all five make a goal to go into the anime industry and one day, each of them will work together on an actual anime.

Fast forward years later, Ema is a key animator, Shizuka is pursuing a career as a voice actress, Misa is a 3D computer graphics operator, Midori is a college student and the main character focused on is Miyamori Aoi, who works as a production assistant for Musashino Animation.

The series focuses on the inner workings of how an anime series is made for television and the challenges that Musashino Animation faces in making sure the series gets aired on television in time, but most importantly, showing viewers the production challenges before an episode is finalized.  Also, showing the various different jobs that employees partake in, while working for an animation studio.

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