SHIROBAKO
2014 1 season · 24 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

SHIROBAKO

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
Reviews
63rd
Review-volume percentile
99th
Popularity percentile

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

8.2
TMDB Rating
47
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

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.

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    #1

    Attack on Titan

    ★ 8.7 · 2013
  2. Haikyu!!
    #2

    Haikyu!!

    ★ 8.6 · 2014
  3. Your Lie in April
    #3

    Your Lie in April

    ★ 8.6 · 2014
  4. Golden Time
    #4

    Golden Time

    ★ 8.6 · 2013
  5. SCHOOL-LIVE!
    #5

    SCHOOL-LIVE!

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  6. Castle Town Dandelion
    #6

    Castle Town Dandelion

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  7. SCANDAL Documentary film HELLO WORLD
    #7

    SCANDAL Documentary film HELLO WORLD

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  8. The Seven Deadly Sins
    #8

    The Seven Deadly Sins

    ★ 8.5 · 2014

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.

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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

First Air Date
October 9, 2014
Last Air Date
March 26, 2015
Broadcast Span
6 months
Total Episodes
24 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 9.6 hours

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesWarner Bros. Japan, movic, Showgate, P.A.WORKS
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 24
Release DateOctober 9, 2014
Official Sitewww.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.