Good morning.
Yes, good morning.
Today, we're scheduled to deliver episode five.
Two weeks before broadcast... That must be Musani's standard.
Also, the A part of episode twelve is moving along smoothly. Yay!
The episode director in charge of episode eleven's storyboards,
Iketani Hiroshi, has made his seventeenth attempt at running away,
but I was able to stop him.
We'll have a camera meeting at noon today.
The rush check for episode eight is planned for 5:00 PM today.
Andou-san and I will be doing the output for the 3D layout for episode thirteen.
Episode nine will also be having a rush check at 6:00 PM.
I have a meeting in Shinjuku, starting at 2:00 PM.
I'll be back by 11:00 PM.
I've got nothin'.
Please try not to leave the front door open.
Fallen leaves and other trash tend to come in.
It's getting chilly out there.
Make sure you don't catch a cold.
Yes, sir.
Yes.
Understood.
Well, now there are only eight episodes left of Third Aerial Girls Squad.
Lock on to the final episode!
Right!
We'll do our best.
Tarou's taking off!
Noa's in Her Underwear.
I didn't know you could be so lyrical, Director.
Huh? Is that a compliment?
Yep! I'm actually complimenting you for once.
So we'd like you to be not only the general animation supervisor,
but the episode animation supervisor for episode thirteen.
Well, it is the last episode,
not to mention Kinoshita Seiichi's almighty storyboards.
Aww...
Actually, with 450 cuts, you probably could've held back a bit on your almightiness.
Once I started drawing, I just couldn't stop.
Oh, please.
Sowwy.
In regards to the schedule for episode thirteen,
cutting will be on November 11th.
We'll be stretching the dubbing as far as we can, to December 14th.
Dang! That's tight.
I know it's a difficult situation, but if you could...
I've got work on episode eleven
and twelve as the general animation supervisor piled up, too...
I would love to do it, though...
Yeah, I'm not going to be able to do it myself.
At most, I could do about 250.
Should we get an animation supervisor assistant?
Yeah, I want help.
Then I think I'll try asking Ogasawara-san.
Hmm... Rinko-han can probably do 120 of them.
That'll leave us with 80?
Well, we could ask her to do a bit more...
Could you get Emacchi to do it?
What?
Yasuhara-san?
Um... How long has Yasuhara-san been doing key animation?
Three years.
Isn't it a bit soon, then?
Nah, Rinko-han became a character designer
two years after becoming a key animator.
Well, she's a genius.
Emacchi's good, too.
Actually, in the year since Exodus, she's gotten really good.
The scene in episode four of Aerial Girls where Aria
ate the pickled plum was awesome.
Well, yeah. The scenes where characters are eating are hard.
That scene perfectly portrayed Aria's lovably awkward character.
Also, Emacchi's drawings have the same quirks as mine,
so they're easy to work with.
I see. But I wonder if she'd do it.
Could you talk to her? Try to convince her?
Yes, please.
Yes!
Assistant supervising animator?
Way to go, Ema!
Ema?
You don't think I'll cause any trouble for them?
Not at all!
I mean, Iguchi-san even said, "Yes, please."
I'm not confident.
You'll be fine! You can do it, Ema!
You say that so easily, Oi-chan, but it's 80 cuts...
And I don't have episode eleven's cuts of the baby boar done yet, either.
Well...
If there's weird art in the last episode...
I probably should decli—
Wait, Ema!
Think really hard about it, and then give me your answer.
Okay. Got it.
If Ema declines, maybe Ogasawara-san could do a little more...
We could put Segawa-san on episode thirteen instead...
Oh, but that...
No, it wouldn't work.
Ninety percent of production's problems are human relations.
Life's tough. Life's tough.
Well, it's a job that connects all of the staff, so it can't be helped.
If we have to be stressed, I wish it could be over a bigger problem.
Like environmental issues or world peace.
That's too big!
I'm sure you have your own thoughts on this, but...
So when something happens the next time,
I can assume that you'll be taking responsibility, right, Miyamori-san?
Y-Yes.
And how would you do that, exactly?
Do you know what it means to be listed as the animation supervisor in the ending credits?
Good or bad, you're the one who gets blamed for it.
I do! Our positions are different, but I'm in the same boat.
I think...
I believe that your distrust of Hiraoka-kun
is due to the key animators that he gathered.
Therefore, we will not include key animators that you don't approve.
And I'll make sure that you don't get stuck with all of the retakes.
Also, I'll deliver completed key frames to you daily.
I won't bring all of them at the same time and ask you
to do the impossible and finish them all at once.
Could you also let me know the names of new animators you find in advance?
Also, please send me status reports daily.
Right! Of course! Thank you very much!
Ugh! For crying out loud...
I really wanted to decline.
Once you've dealt with sloppy work, your motivation drops.
What?
But
your sincerity moved me, Miyamori-san.
Just remember this.
For the creators, every episode they're involved with is like their business card.
Meaning, there are no projects we do halfheartedly.
Right!
Ema-senpai.
Rii-chan. Are you working?
Yep. I'm working on the storyboards for the after-recording script ordering.
For the last episode.
Script ordering?
I get rid of these parts like "following" in "following pan," or "1K meeting"...
All the parts that have nothing to do with the sound director.
And things like "close-up on Aria" or "Noa puffs up her shoulders"...
Basically, I just leave in the information the sound director needs, and revise it.
Wow! That's amazing, Rii-chan.
I heard they don't do this very much anymore,
but since they let me do this, the way I read the scenario has changed again.
The way you read it?
Yeah. Every storyboard truly is unique.
Homeless Pachi
I read stuff like Pachi and Shirobeko,
but their tempo is totally different from ours now.
But there are parts that are really deep.
Right now, I feel like my body is being nourished.
It's so interesting!
It's totally scary thinking about a voice actor saying lines that I wrote.
Yeah, it is scary.
Totally! But it's fun... or rather, it's sort of like, "Woo!"
"Woo"? Not "shiver shiver"?
It's "woo!"
I mean, a year ago around this time,
I never dreamed I'd be working in anime production.
So you're not scared, Rii-chan...
What are you talking about, Ema-senpai?
What scares me is not being able to become a script writer.
Shutting Down
Later.
What? You're going home, Dai-chan?
Yeah, so?
Then I'm going home, too.
Tarou. What about the night delivery preparations?
They're done! Who do you think I am?
It's grown-up time now. Little kids should go to bed.
Let's go, Dai-chan.
Since we're getting off this early, let's go grab dinner!
I know a great place.
Thanks for your hard work.
Myamori, what's up with episode twelve?
Somehow, I got the OK from Segawa-san.
Good for you!
I feel a little better now.
Basically, it's hard to regain trust that's once been lost.
Huh? That sounds scary.
Think about the director.
It only takes a second to destroy something you've built up.
Don't assume that you'll always have trust from others.
I will take that to heart!
But it doesn't mean that you'll never be able to get it back.
Yep.
Oh?
Mii-chan Incoming Call
Oden
Is it okay to leave You-chan by himself?
Yeah, it's fine. He's already in middle school.
Seriously? He's already that big?
He's grown so much that he's seriously in the way.
He eats two bowls of rice at every meal.
Two?
Must be hard to be a mom. Better make that money.
Seriously.
Not to mention, lately, he's mentioned that he wants to work in anime.
It makes my head hurt.
Yeah, you should talk him out of that. Being a salaryman is best.
What? I thought you said you liked Nick Cage.
That's the exact opposite of a salaryman.
Now it's Édgar Ramírez.
Who?
He's a really hot Latin actor.
You really do like cleft chins. What's that about?
Well, there are no guys like that around here.
Not necessarily cleft chins, but men in general.
Yeah, there really aren't.
Make sure You-chan grows up to be a good man.
I don't know...
He's spending all of his allowance on light novels right now.
The day he asked me, "Mom, will you do any work for Naniwa Animation?"
I was just...
Yeah. That'll do it.
But you know, if he really wants to do it, I can't stop him.
Yeah.
What do you call this again?
"The sins of the father are visited upon the child"?
No, no. It's "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree."
That's it!
You wouldn't want that visiting upon him.
I wonder if Youji is going to end up like Tarou or Hiraoka.
You've gotta do everything humanly possible to prevent that!
Hidakaya
Today's my treat! Order whatever you want!
Right...
We're buddies, ya know. Buddies!
Do you know what that means? We're partners!
All right! A toast to our solid bond! Cheers!
Cheers.
We're not very well-coordinated.
The production staff is only worried about the episodes they're working on.
Yeah, that's true.
And they'll try to talk like their episodes take priority, so it's kinda...
I ask them to go through in-between checks, but it doesn't happen.
There are too many retakes, and they always want them back the same day.
It'd be nice if they'd contact us about meetings at least three days ahead.
It's impossible when they contact you the day before.
Knowing just the due date, and not how much work you'll get...
What kind of penalty is that?
Seriously.
Well, I do think Miyamori-san is trying really hard, though.
Doumoto-san, what do you think
about Miss Aoi's proposal for the last two episodes' schedule?
Yeah, that's a dream. If "dream" sounds bad, maybe an aspiration?
Yep.
Koganei Douga said that they could help out a little,
so I think I'll secure that now.
Well done. But maybe you shouldn't tell Miss Aoi just yet.
There are sure to be slackers who work below her.
You mean like Tarou, and Tarou, and Tarou.
Also Hiraoka.
They can have the fish paste tubes.
Yeah! The beef tendon is ours!
Cheers!
You know, today might be the last supper.
It's going to be hell for a while.
Maybe I'll have some sake tonight.
Also, can I get three beef tendons?
I'll have a plum sour.
The two idol voice actresses who are flying towards the future!
New Voice Actress Grand Prix Special
Good evening!
Wow! You two are so cute.
Thank you very much.
Not to mention, Kana-chan's still a high school student.
Yes, I am.
Has anything been troubling you?
I love traveling, but I haven't been able to make plans lately.
My schedule can change so quickly.
I see. It is a very busy industry.
Want me to switch places with you?
Also, when I have work at the same time I have tests coming up, it can be hard.
I'll totally switch with you...
I try to make sure I take care of myself.
With four regular shows...
Yo, can I get another beer?
You always seem like you're having fun.
I'm not having fun at all. Actually, it's rough.
Because I'm only getting closer to my ambition one step at a time.
Really? Ambition? You must be stupid.
What are you talking about? A man's gotta have ambitions!
Quit it. You're annoying me.
Yeah! Seriously! So annoying, that Miyamori!
Huh?
She's acting all high and mighty because she's the production desk now,
but next year, our positions will be flipped.
Because I'll be the director.
Yeah, that's not happening.
Man, you're no fun, Dai-chan.
If you say things like that, I won't make you a producer.
I don't want to be one.
Do it.
Why?
Do it now!
Producers pretty much just wrangle up staff.
Really?
Could I get a highball?
I already threw away my thoughts of what I want
to be or do a long time ago.
Thanks!
What?
Thank you very much.
Does that mean you had some at one point?
What?
What was it? What were they?
It was a crappy place.
It's common sense that only crappy things come from crappy people.
And yet, I would get in the middle and apologize here and there.
I would do my best to try to make things work for both sides.
I promise the work will be great once it's done.
It'll be fine!
Then don't come back until you actually get something!
You're such a bummer.
I can't get any work done with you around.
He should have it done by tomorrow.
He's not taking you seriously!
If this fails, can you take responsibility for it?
This is finished?
You're the one who told me to finish. Take it.
This isn't going to work. Take it back.
But... You said you'd work on it.
Sorry, I took another job.
Wai—
You need to work harder.
You can't complain about quality with this crappy wage.
You're scary. You make too many calls.
Do you realize you're just spinning your wheels?
Anime just needs to get done.
I was an idiot for not understanding that.
Am I stupid or what?
You're not stupid, Dai-chan!
That must have been rough...
You did well, Dai-chan! You worked so hard.
Whatever...
I'm quitting after this, anyway.
No! You can't do that!
Why?
Because you're my buddy who's gonna take the world with me!
Huh?!
Certificate of Commendation!
Hiraoka Daisuke-dono!
To express my gratitude for your efforts,
I, Takanashi Tarou, present you with this award.
Mii-chan, over here.
Pardon the intrusion.
Welcome.
Wow! It really is different from my place!
Really?
Wow! So this is a pro's tap!
It's so thin, and black, and cool!
Tablets are cooler.
Well, I'm gonna head back.
See ya!
This is no time to mess around. It's time for work!
Remember when we went to the amusement park the other day?
Yeah.
Somehow, I can't get the movements to flow.
Maybe key animation...
Key animation?
That and the in-betweens.
In 3D, the computer automatically does the in-betweens for you, right?
I think they're also at equal intervals.
But animators like me draw pictures that we want
people to see: the key frames.
So you want to bring out the important points.
I think. If the tempo or parse are too concise,
I don't think it feels right.
Feels right, huh...
Like the exaggeration of time and the drawings.
Tempo... Parse...
Take a look at this.
Exaggeration of time and drawings...
So we move up this curve, and move this one back.
Yeah. Also, why don't you try increasing the in-betweens in the beginning?
I get it.
That emphasizes the depth.
Yeah, that looks good.
Since I think about everything in 3D,
I was only thinking about things like texture and details.
3D is also anime, isn't it?
Thank you, Ema-senpai.
Huh? I didn't...
I feel like I can see clearly now.
Skip Street
Dai-chan!
Let's go to another place! One more.
We need to plan how to overthrow Miyamori Aoi.
That's too small.
My ambition was to make the first anime to go to Cannes and win Best Picture...
And maybe an international alliance appreciation award!
Stupid! I'm so stupid!
You're not stupid, Dai-chan!
Let's go get the Atami of Animation! Yeah!
I'm going home. Kemeko's coming.
Why...
Morning, Emacchi.
Good morning...
Hello.
Could you do a retake on episode seven?
Segawa-san asked to add in another action so it goes along with the sound.
All right.
Third Aerial Girls Squad
Retake
Please add in a spot where Aria hears the footsteps. Thank you very much.
It is too early for me to be an animation supervisor.
You should do it.
I believe that talent, first and foremost, is the ability to take a chance
and to be calm enough to learn from mistakes.
Being good or bad at drawing comes next.
I've seen many people who were more talented than me
letting a little self-consciousness or modesty
cause them to miss out on their chance.
I still think it's a shame.
I was lucky.
I'll give it a try.
This is the time to do your best.
Right!
I'll try my best not to cause you any trouble.
I'll be causing you some trouble, but please bear with me.
You know, it might be weird coming from me,
but there are things you don't know until you try.
Being an animation supervisor is totally different from being a key animator.
The things you do, and the things you learn.
Totally different...
Yeah.
The one to fix key frame retakes in a rush check is the animation supervisor,
so you come to understand what key frames will need retakes.
If you can see the retake, you can see a good key frame.
You can see bad key frames, too.
And not just cuts themselves, but whole scenes.
Eventually, you'll be seeing all the episodes in your head.
Once that happens, the acting becomes deeper.
It's all really deep,
and scary, but that's why it's fun.
Can I have a look, as well?
Oh, yes.
Is something wrong?
No...
I wouldn't be able to draw this.
These are drawings that only you can make, Yasuhara-san.
It's wonderful.
Thank you very much!
Alarm
14:00 ~ Aerial Girls #13 Meeting
Also, please come here by yourself next time, if you can.
Is this...
Is this?
Is this underwear?
Yes! This is underwear!
It's Noa's underwear!
And it's white!
I got the teacups.
Are you sure it's okay? They looked so expensive.
It's fine. Happy anniversary.
I'm sorry I couldn't do anything for you before.
Thank you. Your father and I will take good care of them.
It's probably time for you to go to work now, isn't it?
I never know when you're done with work at night,
so I tried calling in the morning.
Sorry, I'll let you go.
Um, Mom...
I think I can make a living as an animator.
So you don't have to worry about me anymore.
The sky's... blue.
Huh?
I had no idea... that the sky was so blue...
That it was so wide.
All right, we're good.
Any questions?
Um, I'm sorry.
Could I do the last part one more time?
I messed up.
No, we'll take that cut.
What?
Everyone agreed that that's what Aria would sound like.
It was great.
But...
And this wraps up the recording for all thirteen episodes
of Third Aerial Girls Squad.
Thank you all for your hard work.
Great job.
This turned into an amazing show thanks to you, Suzuki-san.
Thank you very much!
I caused so much trouble for all of you...
Yes, this is so great!
Yotaka Booksellers Chazawa Shinsuke Incoming Call
What? Nogame-sensei is mad? Super mad?
All of the last episode's storyboards were rejected?!
Yes, this is Musani.
Oh, Honda-san. More refreshments for us?
I'm fine with that, but if you're not careful, the director's going to gain ten kilos.
Table Flip Continued
Next time on Shirobako: "Table Flip Continued."