Ep. 15: Production faces delays after author demands character design retakes for The Third Aerial Girls Squad
A welcome party honors new production assistants Tsubaki Andou and Sara Satou as Marukawa emphasizes the studio's reliance on The Third Aerial Girls Squad. Staff discuss the ending and conduct location scouting while Seiichi completes first episode storyboards with questionable quality. Shy key animator Ai Kunogi joins her first meeting and animates a scene. Tsubaki and Satou collect key frames from Kisa and Segawa, then attend coordination meetings with Yumi, Yuuji, Nao Shinkawa, Yuuichirou, and Yoshiki Sakura. Aoi and Yuuichirou visit Studio Kanabun, where Misa persuades president Nobuaki Nakagaichi to accept CG cuts. Aoi assigns Tsubaki and Satou to episodes four and three, offering time management advice. However, production halts when author Takezou Nogame demands character design retakes, forcing a restart from scratch.
Episodes
- Ep. 11 · Aoi struggles to secure key animators for the final episode while Erika faces personal crisis.
- Ep. 12 · Musashino staff resolve animation challenges for The Third Girls Aerial Squad episode delivery.
- Ep. 13 · Musashino Animation begins production on The Third Aerial Girls Squad adaptation with new staff assignments.
- Ep. 14 · Shizuka auditions while the team resolves casting disputes and welcomes new staff members.
- Ep. 15 · Production faces delays after author demands character design retakes for The Third Aerial Girls Squad
- Ep. 16 · Production halts as Yumi struggles with Nogame's vague feedback until Rinko helps her find confidence.
- Ep. 17 · Production staff face tight deadlines and personal challenges while completing a promotional video for a Manga Festival event.
- Ep. 18 · Aoi helps a struggling voice actress while managing studio layout errors and director issues.
- Ep. 19 · Aoi visits Musashino Pictures and learns about the past from Marukawa