Ep. 5: Tarou spricht mit Aoi, während Honda Seiichi in einem Käfig festhält, damit dieser die verspäteten Storyboards für die letzte Folge fertigstellt.

Tarou tries to reason with Ryousuke and his decision, but he refuses to listen. Tarou then vents his anger to Aoi and blames her for the situation, explaining that the argument was the reason behind the phone calls. With the storyboards for the final episode way behind schedule, being a month late, chief production assistant Yutaka Honda, desperate for progress, goes to extreme lengths and locks Seiichi inside a cage in the storage room in order to get him to finish them, despite his protests. Tarou explains to Aoi that he got caught up as the middle man between Ryousuke, who wanted to do the key frames for an explosion scene, and the 3D director Yuuichirou Shimoyanagi, who had already prepared a CGI explosion, the result of which led Ryousuke to believe people were favoring 3D over 2D and drop out of directing the eighth episode. An unsatisfied Aoi accuses Tarou of not handling the situation better and tries to tell Honda about it, but he talks her out of it. Caving under the pressure of his new work environment, Seiichi recounts how his once successful career as an anime director took a downfall after the release of Jiggly Jiggly Heaven, and it is revealed Exodus! is his first official anime in six years. Whilst having a drink with his coworker Hotta Hikari, Ryousuke learns from animator Saburou Kitano about how he is teaching 3D animators himself, stating that it is not about whether 3D is better or not, but rather how it can be used to improve the quality of anime. Aoi and Ema meet up and eat at the latter's house, where they talk about how 3D is continuing to influence the production of anime, which is what led Misa to choosing her career path. The next day, while showing Ryousuke the 3D-rendered scene of the explosion, Aoi learns that the beginning of episode nine, which follows on from the explosion in the eighth episode, had been finished using key animation. (Source: Wikipedia)
Episoden
- Ep. 1 · Aoi Miyamori steht vor Produktionsherausforderungen bei Musashino Animation, während sie die Studio-Dynamik managt.
- Ep. 2 · Arupin trifft ein, während die Produktion vor neuen Herausforderungen für das Team steht
- Ep. 3 · Das Produktionsteam koordiniert Nachdrehs und löst technische Verzögerungen, bevor die vierte Episode ausgestrahlt wird.
- Ep. 4 · Shizuka probt im Prussia-Studio, während sich Freunde wieder annähern und das Büro-Drama eskaliert
- Ep. 5 · Tarou spricht mit Aoi, während Honda Seiichi in einem Käfig festhält, damit dieser die verspäteten Storyboards für die letzte Folge fertigstellt.
- Ep. 6 · Ryousuke kehrt nach der Beilegung des Streits mit Yuuichirou auf der Ausstellung wieder zur Arbeit zurück
- Ep. 7 · Aoi übernimmt die Aufgaben der Finalfolge, während Tatsuya zum Studio Canaan abreist
- Ep. 8 · Ema hat mit ihren Wunden zu kämpfen, während Aoi und Midori Tokio erkunden und über Träume sprechen.
- Ep. 9 · Seiichi überarbeitet das Finale, während Aoi unter zunehmendem Produktionsdruck steht und das Personal nach neuen kreatellen Herausforderungen sucht.