Ep. 4: Shizuka Auditions at Prussia Studio While Friends Reconnect and Office Drama Escalates
Shizuka auditions at Prussia Studio, feeling nervous against Rena Souma but impressing the director. Aoi receives congratulations from her parents for her work on Exodus!, triggering a flashback to high school when she, Ema, Shizuka, Misa, and Midori presented their club anime. The group reunites, with Misa now a 3D computer graphics operator and Midori aspiring to be a scriptwriter. They watch a movie, visit a park, shop, and drink. At work, Aoi, Ema, and Misa discuss their struggles, while Shizuka laments her lack of significant achievements and poor audition performance. Aoi ignores two calls from Tarou seeking help. Riding the train home, Aoi admits she lacks a concrete anime-related goal. The next day, the office faces chaos as Seiichi falls behind on storyboards and Ryousuke quits directing the eighth episode after arguing with Tarou.
Episodes
- Ep. 1 · Aoi Miyamori faces production challenges at Musashino Animation while managing studio dynamics.
- Ep. 2 · Arupin Arrives as Production Challenges Mount for the Team
- Ep. 3 · Production staff coordinate retakes and resolve technical delays before the fourth episode airs.
- Ep. 4 · Shizuka Auditions at Prussia Studio While Friends Reconnect and Office Drama Escalates
- Ep. 5 · Tarou vents to Aoi while Honda cages Seiichi to finish delayed storyboards for the final episode.
- Ep. 6 · Ryousuke Returns to Work After Exhibition Resolves Feud with Yuuichirou
- Ep. 7 · Aoi assumes final episode duties as Tatsuya departs for Studio Canaan
- Ep. 8 · Ema struggles with cuts while Aoi and Midori explore Tokyo and discuss dreams.