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If you liked Hanasaku Iroha add

...then you might like Shirobako add

-Both are excellent examples of slice of life genre -Both take their time to setup a setting, a routine and inner workings of place where most events take place -Both feature an innocent, kind-hearted, very direct, relatable and brave protagonists, who, despite many hardships, never give up and infect others with their enthusiasm. Aoi is in many ways a grown-up version of Ohana -Both give a lot of focus to very diverse and enjoyable secondary characters, who are necessary to run and maintain their respective working places -Hanasaku is a little bit more episodic than Shirobako. With majority of episodes being self-sufficient little stories and smaller arcs scattered throughout the series. Shirobako, on the other hand, is more focused, having two main arcs -Both are incredibly enjoyable and generally fun