AniWorthShirobako Specials
Introduction
Shirobako Specials is an OVA adaptation of the first episodes of the two fictional television anime produced by Musashino Animation in the Shirobako television anime.
Exodus!: Shutsu Tokyo
Akane, Aya, and Alpine are the three members of the struggling idol group Tracy, which has yet to make a name for themselves. After their performance at a supermarket attracts a dismal audience, the trio's leader Akane decides to turn their fortune around by confronting their disinterested manager Taguchi. But the girls are in for a surprise when they stumble across Taguchi's corpse in a storage room, and become the prime suspects in his murder—all the while rising to the widespread fame they so desperately wanted.
Daisan Hikou Shoujotai: FALLING ANGEL
The 307 Aerial Squad, also known as "Hell Alice," is part of a global military resistance against the enigmatic Builders, who have covered a third of Earth's surface with mysterious structures known as Pillars. With all aircraft built after the 1970s disabled by the Pillars, Hell Alice must pilot their outdated equipment against the advanced technology stolen by the Builders. Among their ranks is the talented, school-aged Japanese girl Aria Hitotose, the so-called "Ice Doll" who never hesitates in even the most dire of situations. When an operation to rescue survivors from a destroyed base goes awry, it is up to Aria and her trusty allies to save the day.
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Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 6.82/10 · 12960
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Audience reviews
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Wrosgar
Wow, definitely didn't expect to see specials that are shown as if they were a single episode of a larger series of the 2 shows worked on in the original Shirobako.
If I could rate the 2 episodes individually, the first based on Exodus is a 4/10. Didn't much care for it. It was novel in its existence, but not good.
The 2nd though, based on Third Aerial Girls Squad is actually really good! I could genuinely see myself enjoying that as a full anime and give that one an 8/10. In fact, I wish it was a full anime!
Read at the sourceMoomochi
Out of 100 Nobles watching…
85 were impressed!
15 didn’t show up because they were OVA’s
The Shirobako OVA’s are incredibly clever. The show revolves around an anime studio making anime so it’s a bold meta move to make your two OVA episodes literally just the first episode of each of the shows the characters in the show were making in-universe. They were fun, well made, and honestly, I was pretty entranced the whole time with the audacity of it all, but at the end of the day I would have probably liked something a little more traditional. Still, high praises come from me for sticking to the shows guns and doing this. The only thing that would have been crazier was if the shows they were making in Shirobako were actual shows P.A. Works were also making…
Read at the sourceNiQ1
One thing that I can say is that I've never seen such huge effort put in OVA specials ever. It is incredibly unique among OVAs due to it not being a side story or a sequel to the parent story. Rather, these are the first episodes of the fictional anime shows whose creation progress is the plot of Shirobako.
These two anime shows created in Shirobako are completely different in genre so naturally these two episodes are also completely unique and different from each other. Each one would have actually deserved its own review.
The first OVA is the first episode of "Exodus", the anime produced in the first half of Shirobako. It's a story of a group of 3 idol-wannabe girls who get framed and have to run away from the police while still trying to realize their dream. It's a light, comic anime.…
Read at the sourceEndlessGr8
It’s not very often you come across a bonus episode or two that are so unique and refreshing that you have to take a deep breath after each one and reflect on how well it suits the series it is based upon and how much entertainment value it adds to the whole package. It's even rarer to think that a special episode can leave you craving lots more of something you didn't even know you desired until now! Shirobako’s pair of specials do just that and offer a truly one-of-a kind experience that you don’t get from your usual OVA extras.
First of all, you should know that Shirobako’s special episodes are not exactly “Shirobako” episodes, but rather each episode is a standalone introductory episode to each of the fictional anime created by the characters of Shirobako during the series. Because of…
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