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| ^ At first, I had mistakenly thought that this part was a reference to the famous . .scene of Sharon Stone being interviewed in "Basic Instinct" (1992). Do they really interview people in this way at animation studios? I thought it was more common that the job candidate would sit at a table. |
| This might very well be better than Bakuman. While the situations are even more dire, we also get much more laughing out of this. Well, both have their strengths and weaknesses, though. "Kanno" next episode will be quite interesting to see as well. I really hope she'll get him, this would be quite a surprise for everyone else at the company. Those horses... Helpme said: Aversa said: Miyamori is very busy as usual and she also has to work on job interviews as well despite being so busy, well from what i can tell the person that seemed most suited in my eyes was the girl with the yellow hair locks. She got hired too, they showed her training with Takanashi. Not necessarily, he was told to evaluate them all. Certainly seemed like the best choice, though, driving skills aside. |
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| Sunrise references OMFG Bones is that OMG I G Production OMG Anno NGE next week OMFG !!!!! I felt the same way as Miymori during her interview. I'd have trouble picking people too. But I did like the last two girls and last one got chosen. I liked her energy and passion. She will surpass Tarou XDDDD Ah so this is why Attack on Titan didn't have enough animators for said episodes. Now I understand |
| Aoi has some the weirdest delusions LOL How does Tarou still have a job? and how does Aoi still have a drivers license |
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lucidbrandon said: How does Tarou still have a job? and how does Aoi still have a drivers license Seeing how Tarou was told to evaluate the candidates' driving skills, you apparently have to drive like Aoi in this business. :D Also explains how Tarou still has a job - if one of the candidates overdoes it in the driving test, at least he won't be missed. :P |
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| Bee Production - Shin-Ei Animation Sunup - Sunrise G.I Staff - J.C Staff The Born - Bones??? The only reference i'm not complety sure for is The Borne, the only hint i got that it's one of the top anime studios (meaning not some crappy studio like Arms :p) |
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| Finally caught up today after missing 3 eps. I was actually thinking of dropping the show but that would have been a stupid mistake, glad I didn't. Just so happened to hand in my resignation letter last Friday, so I really felt it when the producer and Aoi's kouhai went through with their decisions. Theirs was smoother ride than mine, lets put it that way xD I found Aoi a bit bland as a lead character at first, but her delusions with the bear and eyepatch girl <3 I do love ma crazy girls |
| My old Japan blog which I'm never going to finish: https://ramenshojo.wordpress.com/2016/08/07/day-6-nakano-broadway-harmonica-street-zauo-restaurant/ |
| Htsuji said: I had job interviews more than 10 times in Japan... Both the interviewers and I sat at the same table. Possibly that was because you were not wearing a short business skirt during the interview! Apart from Episode 11 of SHIROBAKO, there have been a number of job interview scenes in anime where the candidate sat on a chair facing the hiring committee. The distance was always optimized so that they would get a good upskirt view of the applicant. See Episode 26 of "Space Brothers" ( 2012 / 宇宙兄弟 / Uchū Kyōdai ) Episode title: "Painful Interview" / "Itami o Tomonau Mensetsu" / 痛みを伴う面接 See Episode 21 of "Death Note" where Misa Misa was interviewed by Yotsuba Corp. Episode title: "Performance" / "Katsuyaku" / 活躍 Finally, see Episode 6 of "Amagi Brilliant Park". Episode title: "Not Enough People!" / "Hitode ga Tarinai!" / 人手が足りない! Htsuji also said: They showed some facilities of the factory. In factories, it is very often the case that there are elevated walkways where the "floor" is simply an open metal grating. There would probably be a way to find some pretext for a female job applicant to be walking on the grating at the same time as the hiring committee was standing below looking up. |
okanaganDec 25, 2014 8:31 AM
| @htsuji: After you pointed it out, it is very clear that it really is a reference to Ozu. It is not subtle at all. I now have several links saved for his old movies and plan to watch them at some point. I don't know whether or not there is any relationship to this trope: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DaddysGirl In a 2013 article in The Telegraph, they mention, regarding overprotective dads, "It's a common trope: the man who'd rather lock his daughter in a tower until she's 40 than have to watch some hormone-ravaged 17-year-old paw at her. It reflects an insidious and damaging need to control young women's behaviour, long after we abandoned the idea that a daughter is her father's property." - - - - - - - Okay, now I think I am getting a better understanding of this "Ozu" reference. Yes, they are talking about the movie director Yasujirō Ozu. But much more specifically, it might be the case that they are alluding to the 1949 movie "Late Spring", which is considered to be the 15th best movie of all time. It is based on the novel "Father and Daughter" by Kazuo Hirotsu. Basically, a 27-year-old daughter has lived with her father since she lost her mother at a young age. But it is about time that she should be getting married. So then it all hits the fan. For all of the details, see this excellent English-language Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Spring Since I am certain that this movie is now in the public domain, it should be legitimate to provide the link. Here it is with English subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQMQnHyUwJM I am guessing that this is a restored version of the film, since the quality of the sound and the picture make it look like it was released last week. |
okanaganDec 28, 2014 9:06 PM
| Them references xD I knew who would get the job straight away, was so obvious xD Aoi taking more responsibilities and some drama. |
| Does anyone else need a doctor to confirm that someone without a head is dead? |
| Too many references to count! |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| This show used to be a charming self-reflecting one where P.A. Works were making fun of themselves and others. With this episode they turned all piss-rotten with corporate apologism and excuses, showing that all they really want to do is raise sympathy for themselves. The whole "don't hire iffy people like that" speech was such a cringeworthy display of corporate spinelessness that it killed all my desire to watch any further. Even with the risk of bad results, they could have hired two or three unproven people as trainees for that episode, and choose the best one. But not even when they're in a pinch for their precious keyframes do they even consider finding actual talent outside of the sea of talentless people who just happen to have degrees. They can go fester in their self-pity where they belong. Dropped. |
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| I can't count the number of references in this episode with both hands! Anno, IG, Sunrise, Little Match Girl etc.etc.. Not to mention all the drama and interviews in there. Great episode. |
| Aww, the interview The most harsh thing I mean who did invent this thing? It's the match girl!! Dat censor xD Tarou! Keep her safe!! I just remember some things from the iDOLM@STER I mean both of them are small company and struggling with so many problems |
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| Bell'episodio, references to characters and famous names is evident, as well as for the names of animation studios. However behind this endless parade of names, plot and narrative affix their seal showing what most interested me; or what is in the past Miyamori and obviously what happens behind an animated series. I am surprised that there is a kind of market Key Frame, good to know. Taro is becoming sympathetic to my eyes. |
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| the capable blonde loli staff is in a sad state right now so no help for Miyamori, and lol of the word twist for Evangelion though fucking Neon Locomotive Evangardon lol |
| Lovely development! Looking forward to see what's next! |
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| Loved this episode. So many references! |
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| Interviews are bad mkay? |
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MoeGod said: Don't know why you guys complained about this being 24 episodes, we're now at 11 and barely finished the Exodus arc. If it ends now then the story would be incomplete since we still have to deal with Miyamori and her club mates making their own anime. I don't think this could be achieved within 1 cour even if they cut down the whole Exodus production arc. Lots of awesome references as usual and we got a new cute character. That NGE director though.. I wonder how all these people being parodied felt XD totally forgot this is supposed to be about making their own anime... well I guess wrapping up Exodus is fun to watch I hope the female applicants get accepted; they all look decent :) hope aoi gets some success in getting animators even if trolled by the boss |
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| lololol when Aoi was spazzing out and banged her head on the car horn this is so fun to watch |
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| so many references in this episode...sunrise, bones, production ig, NGE, hideko anno... the interviews were great, all those people exist. i especially loved the person who only knew about ghibli anime and was only applying because it was closer to her house. Red_Tuesday said: This show used to be a charming self-reflecting one where P.A. Works were making fun of themselves and others. With this episode they turned all piss-rotten with corporate apologism and excuses, showing that all they really want to do is raise sympathy for themselves. The whole "don't hire iffy people like that" speech was such a cringeworthy display of corporate spinelessness that it killed all my desire to watch any further. Even with the risk of bad results, they could have hired two or three unproven people as trainees for that episode, and choose the best one. But not even when they're in a pinch for their precious keyframes do they even consider finding actual talent outside of the sea of talentless people who just happen to have degrees. They can go fester in their self-pity where they belong. Dropped. hahahahaha, this fucking guy. did this episode strike too close to home for you? |
loghneckbeardSep 2, 2015 4:16 PM
| Her head hitting the horn was brilliant, and the same can be said about what I hope is a soon-to-be staff member. The hyped one, that sucks at driving. Looking forward to more of this. |
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| She is going to see Anno... lol That would be interesting. Great episode. |
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| Interview part was funny XD Whoever failed Aoi interview just go to prison, ) _ ( I think Tarou and Yano would be a matching couple. 3.4/5 |
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| I know they're doing what they have to do but damn if all that blurred out copyright stuff wasn't distracting. Like if it just hadn't been blurred out that fantasy sequence would have been perfect. Oh well better that than getting their pants sued off and closing down I suppose. I really liked the flashback of Miyamori applying to "Bones." The president's chastisement that saying "you'll do anything" reveals there's nothing you want to do was the good life advice of the week to mull over. And Miyamori freaking out in the interview was so cute even though I felt bad for her after. I also liked the brief flashback with her sister, especially since once again she teased her with her own dolls. One of the things that didn't work for me as well this episode was Yano's story. I don't particularly dislike Yano, she's always cute when she's laying down the law with Miyamori. In fact I really hope this isn't her cue to leave the series along with Honda. But I just think we haven't seen enough of her and the drama with her Dad hasn't been set up enough for that to be as effective as it could be. It's nice to know that Shirobako isn't perfect though. |
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| -Was the guy with the leg cast the guy on the bike -Looks like red tape is a plague to the production business -Something tells me the missed calls were about the Third Aerial Girls Squad -Aoi's first interview was a group one, huh? -Aoi's flashback to the interview at Born was actually a pretty good scene -Some great comedic timing on that car horn honk -They're... leaving Takanashi in charge of practical training for the new hires? -Erika throwing shade at Tarou in the post-interview break room scene -Production IG, Sunrise, and it actually never occurred to me that The Born was a reference to something, but I can't name it off of the top of my head -All of those lawyer-friendly cameos -Alright the NGE reference is pretty much unmissable All the stuff about interviews actually applies to more than just the anime industry so that was actually pretty nice |
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| I want to see the completed Exodus anime... |
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| So explicit Pixel Doraemon, Pixel Shin-Chan, Pixel One Year War and totally not Anno and his Evangelion Soei's Oedo supposed to be Madhouse's Cyber City Oedo 808? The Born=Bones Sunup=Sunrise Big Japan Advertising=Big West Advertising Gibli=Ghibli Who's Nabe P supposed to be? |
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| Neon Generation Avangaldon hhh XD OMG hhh  |
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| Okay, yhis anime has really grown on me by now. I've been having a blast for the past few episodes. That NGE troll was gold. |
| Of course there had to be a NGE reference :D Can't wait to see Shirobako version of Anno! Judging by reactions of people, who told Aoi were to find him, it probably won't go that smoothly :> |
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| The new girl is too cute to not be hired :3 And I sure hope Yano's father will be okay. Oh yeah, I know his mood was out of place, but this scene was really well-animated  |
AndoApr 26, 2017 5:47 AM
| They shouldve fired Taro by now. Dont even want to bother to spell his name correctly cause he is garbage. |
| Hate Keeps me warm |
| 5/5 i hope yano is ok. geez miyamori's job is so stressful, go fight miyamori~ |
| The only bright side to Tarou being the one to drive Yano upstate is that maybe his idiocy will take her mind off of things. Miyamori is a bloodhound. Once she gets the scent of an animator, she doesn't let go. |
| I feel like they're giving Aoi too much work at times...while she's running around trying to find somebody for key frames on the last episode, they make her do interviews too? I guess that's just the industry, but she deserves a break. "The only anime I've actually seen are some Gibli films." Wow, I didn't even know that was possible in Japan. The Little Match Girl sequence with all the blurred companies and their productions...I definitely recognized Doraemon and Gundam, but some of them were too pixelated to make out. |
| "No, son, you may not have your body pillow at the dinner table!" |
| Woahh nice blur xD. |
| "We even hired Tarou, you know." "No matter who we hire, they're bound to be better than Tarou." I love this anime xD |
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| Studio sunup lol, who could that possibly be, hm? Seems like we're getting a bit of drama with Yano-san, though maybe it's just a plotpoint to make Miyamori save episode 13 by herself. |
| Oh man now I really wanna watch some neon generation avangaldon |
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| Pretty good episode again, feel for Aoi as she has to search across the anime industry-sphere for spare key animators for their final episode cuts since they don't have enough staff to handle everything. Even got tricked into trying a high-profile animator and director like Kanno (parody of Anno) to desperately go for him for assistance out of pure desperation. It was nice to see some of her past when she was applying for jobs and was struggling initially due to the lack of a clear goal that she had in mind for what she exactly wanted to accomplish in the anime industry. |
| All these references are hilarious, especially how they're all so blatantly blurred out! But the best has got to be "Neon Generation Avangaldon" lol I wonder what Sugie exactly does in the studio. Why aren't they using him? Also, how did Tarou get the job in the first place? I'm still wondering about that. |
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| Another episode another Taouru |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
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