Japan SHIROBAKO sits in the top 9% of Japan seriess on this catalog — ranked #399 of 4,579 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
In a school in northeastern Japan, five friends in the animation club, Aoi, Ema, Shizuka, Misa, and Midori swear to complete a new anime called "Shinbutsu Konkou SHICHIFUKUJIN" with some donuts. Since then, day after day, the five spend all of their time on anime production. The awe of going from rough sketches to animation, and the awkward acting in the after-recording session… The final product was finished at the cultural fair six months later. After they graduated they still pursued animation and swore on some donuts that they would make another anime together.
Audience Engagement
47 audience reviews — more than 63% of Japan seriess in our index.
Popularity (99th percentile) outruns review volume (63th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan seriess.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #399 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (91st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #166 of 1,933 (top 9%).
Also On Tokyo MX
Other series that aired on Tokyo MX.
Other Titles From Warner Bros. Japan
Drama + Animation in Japan
730 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding SHIROBAKO itself).
The 2013–2015 Japan Window
Among 546 Japan seriess we catalog from this window, SHIROBAKO places #48 — near the top of its class.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when SHIROBAKO premiered alongside 186 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 186 other Japan seriess in 2014.
The 3045th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).
Broadcast Timeline
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Japan, movic, Showgate, P.A.WORKS |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 1 / 24 |
| Release Date | October 9, 2014 |
| Official Site | www.shirobako-anime.com |
Questions Answered
When did SHIROBAKO end?
SHIROBAKO finished its run with its final episode airing on March 26, 2015.
Where did SHIROBAKO air?
SHIROBAKO aired on Tokyo MX, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.