Good morning.
Yes, good morning.
All right, can we have the reports on each episode, please?
Uh... Episode eight is airing today.
Episode twelve finished after-recording yesterday.
You don't have to report stuff that we already know.
Then I've got nothing to say.
There are no particular problems with episode eleven.
And as for the final episode...
I believe the storyboards should be finished by sometime tomorrow.
We have five more weeks until delivery.
Well, things will work out if we have five weeks.
No, they won't.
All the other episodes took more than two months.
There isn't even a month for key animation.
A month...
Is there anything else?
Oh, yes.
We're having trouble locating
an ethnic instrument called a dombra that shows up in episode ten,
so sound effects said if we find anything that'll work, to let them borrow it.
Oh, I think I have a lead on that, so I'll ask.
Thanks.
Just One More
Just One More.
Storage Room
Miyamori-san, it'll be rough, but I'm counting on you.
Oh, right.
I'm happy to hear that the storyboards will be done.
We were right to call Maitake-san.
I guess once you know exactly where you want to go,
you can see what you need to do.
Exactly where to go... What you need to do...
Well, I'm counting on you.
Right.
You've Received a Message Rii-chan
Ogasawara-san Zuka-chan
From: Rii-chan About the diesel train Thanks for all your hard work! I just emailed you at your PC address in regards to "If there is a diesel train at Musashi Sakai Station." Please use it, if it'll help.
Sender: Imai Midori About the diesel train
Not a diesel train, but track maintenance cars
Ah, Oi-chan-senpai.
Thanks for the email. You actually researched that for me?
Yes. I wanted to help out, even a little.
If it's not useful, you can just ignore it.
Diesel Trains of Japan
No, it helped out a lot!
I'll use it for the show. Can I show the director?
Sure, go for it.
I'll treat you to something sometime.
Don't worry about it.
The research was actually pretty interesting.
Oh, by the way, Oi-chan-senpai.
What's up?
Mii-chan-senpai seems to be stressed out about her job.
I thought I got closer to my dream by joining a CG company,
but lately, I feel like I'm just getting further away from my dream.
All right. I'll contact her.
Thanks.
Here you go. A dombra. The instrument used in episode ten.
Oh!
My friends from Uzbekistan delivered it.
How do you even know them?
They're friends from my ethnic cooking research group.
Sorry, but could you deliver it to the sound effects crew?
Understood.
Pardon me.
I'm here from Musashino Animation...
Oh, girl sighted! Nice timing!
Pardon?
Come here a sec.
Huh? Um...
Just come on.
Right, good.
Okay. Take 'em off.
What?
Put these on.
Don't worry about it.
And then walk here.
Um...
I needed the sound of a girl walking.
Kawano Toshiyasu Sound Effects
Oh, so it's for a sound effect.
Well, I wouldn't ask you to step on me, y'know.
Try walking on the stone pavement there.
You can just walk in place.
You're doing it wrong!
Ekaterina is an energetic girl, so put more spring in your step.
Ekaterina?
When I say Ekaterina,
of course I mean Ekaterina of the Danzig Corridor.
Danzig?!
Oh, that's good! All right, I got it.
Okay, next!
Okay. Can I have you walk in the water a bit?
Not like that!
Julietta is a very meek girl, so step more softly.
Julietta?
Ekaterina's rival, of course!
Okay! Next, could you roar?
Pardon?!
Like a beast.
A beast?!
The she-beast, Andalusian. Make it a little sexy.
Rarrr.
Get into it a bit more.
Raaarrrr!
All right, got it!
Oh, wow! It really turned into a beast's voice.
I could've made it with a synthesizer,
but it sounds so fake that way.
Wow! It changed a lot.
I tried mixing it with a train sound that time.
They said they needed a female beast,
so I wanted to reflect that somehow.
Sorry to make you help me out.
Here, eat up.
Okay! I love donuts!
Then you can take all those home.
Really?
By the way, who are you?
Huh?
Oh, you're from Musani. I've been waiting for you.
You must be working hard.
Musani?
I'm Miyamori, a production assistant.
Oh, this is
a dombra.
Thanks.
Instruments lack flavor if we just use samples.
Only the real thing will do for this.
Oh, you were here to see Ooyama-kun? You should have told me earlier.
Sorry for making you do all that.
No, I really learned a lot.
I don't get to interact with the sound effects staff much,
so I learned that a lot that goes into making
even a single footstep sound or beast's voice.
Yep. If you don't put that much into it, it's no fun.
Unlike live action, you have to create all the sounds in anime.
Right! That's why we prefer
to have a week to create the sounds.
I'm sorry. It must be difficult always being so last-minute.
Well, I've been doing this, difficult or not, for thirty years.
Thirty years?
At first, I just knew that I wanted
to do something in the movie industry.
I started working with sound effects because a friend introduced me to the job.
A long time ago, when we used film...
Kawano-san, should we be talking about the past?
You're right.
All right, I'm going to go start recording.
Okay.
Well, thanks.
No problem. Thank you.
How long have you been in production?
It hasn't even been a year yet.
Do your best and keep it up.
Even when we get young people here, they always quit so soon.
Though I'm sure that since they don't get much free time,
it's probably hard on them.
That's true.
But if you don't continue, the work won't be fun.
Right!
What? Tires and wheels forever?
And for the next three years,
the only work we'll be getting all involves cars.
I may be doing tires and wheels for the rest of my life, let alone three years.
The rest of your life?
I want to participate in a project that has a story,
and then make The Seven Lucky Battle Gods with you...
I want to make an anime with all of you.
But if I stay with the company I'm in now,
I feel like I'm getting even further from that dream...
But you haven't even been at the company for a year, right?
But if you don't continue, the work won't be fun.
You might find something that you enjoy about it if you continue.
That's true!
But our company isn't going to get any work with a story.
Yeah...
Which side are you on, Rii-chan?
I think both sides have their points.
Ah, Zuka-chan.
Sorry I'm late.
No problem. Come in.
So you're wondering if you should quit your job, Mii-chan?
Yes.
That's what we were just talking about.
I do wonder if it'd be okay to quit,
when I haven't even been there for a year...
But to continue doing the same thing when I can't see anything beyond that...
If it were me, I'd continue.
I can't see my future,
but I plan on doing my best as a voice actress.
I don't know if I'd be able to handle it...
It's sort of like wanting to play baseball, but ending up on the soccer team.
That's a little extreme.
But that's sort of how it feels.
But even if I were to quit, I don't know what I'd do after that,
or how I'm going to continue eating.
Oh, the director's storyboards that weren't getting finished...
What? The subject changed so suddenly.
The storyboards that were stuck for so long finally started moving again
because he found exactly where he wanted to go.
That's why he knew what he needed to do.
That's what the president said, too.
If I have a goal, then I should take the time
to figure out what I need to do to achieve that goal.
I see...
Whatever you decide to do, Mii-chan, we've got your back.
Me, too. Even though I can't help much.
Yeah.
Yeah! Thank you so much!
Well, then. Let's have dessert, though they were a gift.
Don-Don-Donuts, let's go nuts!
Bye-bye!
See you tomorrow.
Bye-bye.
Thanks for everything!
Mii-chan's amazing.
Me, on the other hand...
It's finished.
Thank you very much!
Could you wait three more days?
Can you make it two?
She's totally invested in this.
Or you could even say she's running blind.
I should think about it, too.
Where do I want to go...
Zoo Park Story
Good morning.
Morning. You're early today.
President...
Letter of Resignation
I became interested in becoming a CG creator
after seeing your work, Zoo Park Story.
Zoo Park Story
The characters with their lively movements were so amazing,
it made me want to do something similar.
And I thought that I wanted to make an anime
that delivered the same message of dreams and courage.
In order to pursue that dream,
I would like to quit the company.
It was a very short while, but thank you for everything.
So do you know where you're going after you quit?
Uh... No, not yet...
I don't think there are many other companies that can offer what we do.
I know...
But I'll do my best!
When will you be done with the work you're doing right now?
Three more weeks.
Then do your best until then.
Yes, sir. If you'll excuse me.
End
Finally... At last...
After everything, after all that time, it's really, finally...
That lead-in is a bit long.
...finally done!
It's done, Honda-kun!
Director!
Honda-kun!
Not to mention... It's amazing.
Akane and the others who were running for so long...
They finally broke free!
Their hope to be able to sing again came true
because of all the people who believed in them,
Exodus! Final Episode
and they're heading toward tomorrow!
Yeah, it's a great final episode.
May I go make copies?
Oh, here.
If you'll excuse me.
Honda-kun.
Yes?
Thanks for waiting for me.
Now...
I can quit with no regrets.
What?
He finally finished the storyboards?
He did!
Seriously?!
Can I take a look?
So that's how it ends.
My advice worked.
You never gave him any advice.
Isn't the final episode great?
Yeah, I got a little emotional.
The final episode of Andes Chucky...
This final episode's the best after that one.
That doesn't tell me how good it is.
I can't wait to see the final episode!
We'll get to see it after five weeks, whether we want to or not.
No, no, I wouldn't mind if it was a little after that...
It's all up to you whether or not it'll be a good final episode, Myamori.
Right!
Shimoyanagi-san, here are the storyboards for the last episode.
I've been waiting for them!
Sorry to keep you waiting!
Ah, Shimoyanagi-san, there was something I wanted to ask you.
What's that?
My underclassman works at a CG company,
but she's going to be quitting.
Which CG company?
It's called Super Media Creations.
What? She's quitting a great company like that?
What a waste. How many years has she been there?
It hasn't even been a year, actually...
Do you know of any place looking for a CG creator?
It's hard to recommend her if she's quitting after less than a year.
Why is she quitting?
She said she wanted to work on something with a story.
I see...
Well, it's true that might not be possible at Super Media Creations.
I think my underclassman's company is looking for someone,
but it's a small company with only about five people.
And the work won't be that different.
Could you tell me more later?
What do you mean, you're going to quit?!
I'm sorry I didn't tell you!
I didn't draw this final episode just for you to make memories!
I'll come by to deliver strawberry shortcakes from now on!
I prefer Mont Blanc.
Are you seriously quitting?!
I'll be here for the rest of the year.
Are you going to a different production company?
No...
Then are you going to walk the straight and narrow?
It's a bit early for retirement...
Apparently, Honda-kun
is going to make cakes for a living.
What?!
He gave it a lot of thought,
and he finally figured out what he wanted to do. Right?
Come to think of it, he did make us some cakes before.
Well, I guess it does seem fitting...
Where will you be working?
A place close by, called Ururin.
That's super close!
More importantly, the final episode's storyboards are done,
so the all-out war is upon us.
Let's make it a great final episode!
But if I eat cake you bring every day, I'll get fat.
I won't bring any!
Yano-san, did you know?
No, not at all.
Yeah...
But this sucks. Honda-san beat me...
Huh?
Yes? Hold on...
That was suspicious.
I wonder if Yano-san is also...
Miyamori-san, are we ready to film the storyboards?
Oh, I'll get right on that!
We have cutting in four days.
Right!
34 Days Until Delivery
In this cut,
for the timing of Akane and the others' walking...
This is a burst shot, so don't move it around too much in the in-betweens.
Then Arupin pops out, trumpeting,
and says she's an elephant, while Aya says, "I can't keep this up."
Aya's been holding back all this time as the cool character,
so I want her to let it all out here.
I want a blur here, but that won't be possible with just tracing.
And I want to make sure we get Akane and Aya's reactions right there.
Musashino Animation
Ah, Yasuhara-san.
I'm so sorry for all the trouble I caused the other day!
You were in a bit of a hurry, it seemed.
Yes...
But the key frames of the cat that came in after that were really good.
You drew that after a lot of observation, didn't you?
The one of the cat rolling over on its back was really cute.
Thank you very much!
I guess Honda-san found the place he wanted to get to.
Though it was a totally different field.
I...
No, no. I've got to work hard on the final episode.
Exodus!
At last, the final episode after-recording.
We booked a place for the after-party.
Sounds like some delicious alcohol awaits!
You need to leave after an hour, Director.
Aww...
Don't "aww" me.
The first of the layout checks is up now.
All right, let's start the test.
Subordinate
Inspector! Why did you let them go?!
Subordinate
Inspector Gakubo
Because their song really hit me.
Inspector Gakubo
And
they didn't run away. They flew away.
I wonder if we're going to be on the run again.
Well, I want even more people
to hear our songs.
So let's continue singing... together!
Until then...
Aya
Exodus!
All right, that's it for the B part.
Ending
We're all okay over here. Any issues on that side?
If not, this concludes all of the after-recording for Exodus!
Thank you very much, everyone.
Thanks!
Thank you!
Thank you for all your hard work.
Thank you very much!
It was so much fun!
I'm sad that it's ending.
I want to do another season!
Well, I'd love to do one... What do you think, Katsuragi-san?
Uh...
Oh, yeah. We have something for you, Director.
What? For me?
Thank you for all your hard work, Director.
Thank you for everything!
Thank you! Thank you!
The final episode was great.
I totally thought we were going to die.
We were prepared for that.
Well, that's what I was thinking in the beginning,
but then I contemplated on it...
I'm looking forward to the on-air!
And the after-party!
Please make sure it gets finished!
Speaking of which, is it okay for you to be here, Director?
It's fine! Totally fine! I'm gonna make sure it all gets finished tomorrow!
By the way, I noticed the gyroscope that
showed up in episode one ended up being foreshadowing.
Did you think of that to begin with?
Huh?
Yeah!
One more!
Director! We should probably head back soon...
We haven't even been here that long!
It's already been two hours!
What? Well, just one more, then.
Can I get one more?
Director!
Sorry. Just one more.
How many "one mores" has this been?!
This will really be my last one.
One more!
Miyamori, at times like this...
Tokyo Communications Taxi Calling...
Excuse me.
Coming!
Could I get one more?
The taxi's here, so please cancel that order.
Have a good night!
Do your best!
Don't drop any episodes again!
I wanted to drink more...
Huh? I got twelve missed calls from Honda-kun.
I wonder if something happened.
It's because we took forever getting back.
Once we get back, please do the layout check.
Got it. Don't worry.
I'm not drunk at all.
Well, this is the final blowout, I guess.
Not drunk at...
I want to make the final episode great.
29 Days Until Delivery
Hey, this is Musani. Oh, Myamori.
Tarou's the only one in production, but he's sleeping.
What? I can force him awake? Roger!
Next time on Shirobako, "The Little Key Frames Girl."
The Little Key Frames Girl