‘Shirobako' Character Designer Ponkan8 Releases Special Art For Blu-Ray Volumes [PHOTOS]

Say what you will about how expensive anime Blu-ray box sets are, often times the deal is sweetened by some new artwork released especially for the occasion.

It's especially sweetened for "Shirobako" watchers who enjoy the art of fan service.

Recently another exclusive art photo for the forthcoming "Shirobako" Blu-ray volumes by character designer Ponkan8 were previewed. Specifically the latest volume features a bikini clad rookie voice actress character Sakaki Shizuka. Fans can check out the three Blu-ray box art photos below.

Fans have responded to the new Blu-ray volume art by continuing to express positivity about the anime series overall:

"Love this show so much," exclaimed MaikoRULES on CR.

"I know! Everything about this show is just fun to watch and enjoy!" commented Hokage_4

"To be honest, I didn't think i'd enjoy a show about making anime so much" laughed Animelover901.

Anime News Network reports that the featured character Sakaki Shizuka is voiced by Haruka Chisuga, famous for her work in the series "Soul Eater Not!" Additional key characters that have been featured on the Blu-ray volumes include Aoi Miyamura (voiced by Juri Kimura), and Ema Yashuhara (voiced by Haruka Yoshimura).

Key staff for the "Shirobako" anime series includes Tastutomo Mizushima (director), PonKan8 (original character designer), Kanami Sekiguchi (anime character designer) and Michiko Yokote (series composition). P.A. Works is the animation studio responsible for "Shirobako."

MyAnimeList provides the following description for "Shirobako":

"Aoi will never forget how she felt the day her high school animation club's labor of love was shown at the cultural festival. The sense of awe and the feeling of accomplishment that came with completing their very first project are exactly what encouraged Aoi and her club mates to enter the animation industry in the first place.

But two years later Aoi has graduated, and now that she works as a production assistant for a big-name animation studio, the daunting reality of her job has somewhat diminished her enthusiasm. Despite the long hours and the punishing schedule, Aoi still hopes to fulfill the promise she and her club friends Ema, Shizuka, Misa, and Midori made: to one day reunite and make a real animated feature of their own as professionals!"

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