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REVIEW: Shirobako: Collection 1 Blu-Ray

An absolutely fantastic show.

Like the reviewer, I'm sad that they couldn't get some of the Japanese extras (including the OVA "first episode" of the show-within-a-show Exodus that would go with this collection), but I suppose I can understand that they think it might be niche in the US. It was a definite hit in Japan for an anime, though.

Well, I do think that the show (accurately) portrays the staff as being most concerned about the DVD and Blu-Ray sales of Exodus as a sign of whether or not it was a success, regardless of the number of viewers or buzz.

TheMorry wrote:

Ever since Sentai build an inhouse recording studio

when did this happen?

Do you guys do all of your English dubs in house, or do you send them to other companies like Bang Zoom and NYAV?

In past years, Sentai relied on several outside studios including Seraphim Studios, Bang Zoom and New York AV for our ADR work. That changed in 2014 when Sentai built its own ADR facilities and brought those important functions completely in-house. Now every single Sentai Filmworks release is produced by, you guessed it, Sentai Studios.

Punch Drunk Marc wrote:

Gemnist wrote: WHY NO ENGLISH DUB?????????? Not that I mind, since I think Shirobako has a good cast, but I just imagine that since Sentai licenses about every show that comes out on a given season, they just throw a few darts at a board to decide which ones they're going to actually dub.

Sentai may come back in a few years to it and give it a dub. They did it with Maid sama and more shows. Ever since Sentai build an inhouse recording studio their dub quality became so much better. That's why I hope Sentai will ever be a bit on the same level again as ADV with their amount of dubs they produce each month.

StrangeIslands wrote:

Ihave seen the oposite of that being menionted in severla busines related discussions, if an error is expensive, you don't wnat ot fire someone who has learned the hardway how expensive the error is.

unitmikey wrote:

Shirobako is such a great show.... I almost feel bad for having the caveat that I do, but quite frankly, I think it would have benefited from putting more focus on the fact that they are putting in all this hard work for their production to be illegally downloaded and pirated in large quantities. Granted, many people are still buying anime, but it would be kind of tricky to put in something like that without alienating a large group of the audience. Otherwise, yes, great character writing.

Is piracy as rampant in Japan as it is in the US? Considering how small the affect of the US anime market is on the Japanese market, I can't see rampant US piracy being a big deal to Japanese companies unless it started impacting their domestic market.

unitmikey wrote:

Shirobako is such a great show.... I almost feel bad for having the caveat that I do, but quite frankly, I think it would have benefited from putting more focus on the fact that they are putting in all this hard work for their production to be illegally downloaded and pirated in large quantities. Granted, many people are still buying anime, but it would be kind of tricky to put in something like that without alienating a large group of the audience. Otherwise, yes, great character writing.

Is piracy as rampant in Japan as it is in the US? Considering how small the affect of the US anime market is on the Japanese market, I can't see rampant US piracy being a big deal to Japanese companies unless it started impacting their domestic market.

Mizushima is joined on this production by series composer Michiko Yokote, who he previously worked together with on Genshiken's adaptation. Their collaboration there seems like a strong template for Shirobako; the two share a brilliant ability to capture everyday drama in a way that makes it seem real, as well as a strong knack for offhand, incidental humor.

Without a doubt Shirobako is a great and special show. And yes, it sucks that apparently the show was not a big enough hit to justify a fancier release.

I have this set, and, like other Sentai's 12 episodes in 1 BD releases I have watched, I did not notice anything really wrong with the visual quality. I of course prefer to see Sentai use more discs for their sub-only releases, but I rather have a bare bones release than no release at all.

I know that I am not sounding entitled enough, but I cannot blame Sentai (or any other company) for their super bare bones releases when they are only charging the low price of $40 for them.

And it's such a shame for this show since the Japanese version includes a huge documentary about the making of and includes interviews with the REAL life characters depicted in the anime, right down to setting and even wearing the same clothing drawn in the show. I just wish Sentai could at least provide limited editions with extras like these for sub-only titles too, like NISA or Aniplex.

is the price...as usual with Sentai (But obviously not as bad as Aniplex), is too high. List price is $59.99. That's about 5 dollars an episode. I personally feel like it should be $39.99 tops for the amount of content it has.