
The story
After graduating from high school, Natsuko Hirose starts her career as an animator. Her talent quickly flourishes, and she makes her debut as a director in no time. Her first anime becomes a massive hit, sparking a social phenomenon and earning her recognition as an up-and-coming genius director. Her next project is set to be a romantic comedy movie themed around first love! However, having never been in love herself, Natsuko struggles to understand the concept of first love, and as a result, she’s unable to create the storyboard, causing the movie production to come to a standstill.
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500 credited
500 credited
Mamoru MiyanoInsert Song Performance (ep 4)
Jun FujiProp Design (eps 1-12)
Ichirou ItanoItano Circus Part Storyboard (ep 2)
Zachary Charles BoltonADR Producer (English)
Osamu HoriuchiFilm Poster Design (eps 1, 5, 7, 12)
Osamu HoriuchiSub Character Design (eps 1, 5, 9)
Kumiko KatouAnimation Director (ep 3)
Toshiya WashidaKey Animation (ep 2)
Rei NakaharaMechanical Animation Director (ep 8)
Manamu AmasakiKey Animation (eps 1, 2)
Yukari HashimotoMusic
Eiji KanedaAnimation Director (ep 10)
Yuriko IshiiKey Animation (ep 4)
Nao NakamotoAnimation Director (eps 1, 5)
Si-Min LeeAnimation Director (ep 4)
Jun ShishidoAssistant Episode Director (ep 2)
Jun ShishidoKey Animation (ep 2)
Jun ShishidoStoryboard (ep 11)
Jun ShishidoEpisode Director (OP, ep 11)
Jun ShishidoKey Animation (ep 2)AniList community tags
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A True Love Letter to Anime and Animation
Old Mappa is back, and it's (mostly) a relief.
A flagging start and a shallow world overshadow some good ideas
MAPPA's paying their animators fairly for this, right?