Shirobako
P.A. Works anime (2014): five friends who once promised to make an anime together chase that dream across different jobs in the animation industry. A realistic, endearing portrait of the anime world, set in Musashino (Tokyo) —the studio is called "Musashino Animation"— the real studio district around Musashi-Sakai and Kichijōji.
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Musashi-Sakai StationMusashino Animation
location
The station around which "Musashino Animation", the series' studio, revolves. Musashino is home to more than fifteen real anime production companies, which is why the series makes it the home of its protagonists.
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Kichijōjithe creators' district
location
The lively Musashino neighborhood where many real anime creators live and work; its streets and cafés slip into the protagonists' daily life.
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SHIROBAKO Manhole Covers (Musashi-Sakai)the 10th-anniversary lids
tribute
Three manhole covers illustrated with the protagonists, installed in Musashi-Sakai for the series' 10th anniversary. An official tribute in the district that inspired it.
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