# Where to Watch Shirobako

**Shirobako streams on HIDIVE — the definitive anime about how anime actually gets made, and P.A. Works' love letter to every exhausted professional chasing a dream through spreadsheets and deadlines.**

## Where to Watch

- [HIDIVE](https://www.hidive.com/tv/shirobako)

HIDIVE is the one place carrying it, and honestly, Shirobako alone justifies a month of the subscription. If you've ever wondered why your favorite show's episode three looked rough or what a production committee even is, this series answers from the inside.

## Synopsis

Five girls in a high school animation club promise each other they'll reunite someday to make a real anime. Two years on, adulthood has scattered them across the industry's trenches: Aoi races around a studio as a production assistant putting out fires, Ema grinds through key animation cuts, Shizuka waits tables between voice-acting auditions, Misa models 3DCG car wheels she can't bring herself to care about, and Midori is still a student with a notebook full of ideas. Through blown schedules, temperamental artists, and the occasional miracle, the show follows what it actually takes to get an episode out the door — and whether five separate careers can ever converge back into one shared dream.

## Fast Facts

- **Format:** TV
- **Episodes:** 24
- **Premiered:** 2014
- **Studio:** p.a. works co., ltd., p.a.works
- **Score:** 8.1

## Watch Order

The series is the place to start and stands complete on its own; a follow-up movie continues the studio's story afterward if you want more.

- Shirobako Specials — side\_story
- Shirobako Movie — sequel

## If You Liked This

- **[Oshi no Ko](https://hozuna.com/anime/oshi-no-ko)** — Oshi no Ko looks at the same entertainment machine from the talent's side — darker and more scandal-driven, but the industry fascination is shared.
- **[Space Brothers](https://hozuna.com/anime/space-brothers)** — Space Brothers is the same genre of grown-up dream-chasing — swap animation studios for space programs, keep the workplace warmth and stubborn optimism.
- **[Wotakoi](https://hozuna.com/anime/wotakoi)** — Wotakoi lives in the adjacent world of adult otaku balancing passion and profession — lighter on the industry, same after-hours energy.
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- **[Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc](https://hozuna.com/anime/chainsaw-man-reze-arc)** — 
- **[Re:Zero Season 4](https://hozuna.com/anime/re-zero-season-4)** — 
- **[Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood](https://hozuna.com/anime/fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood)** — 
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## FAQ

### Where can I watch Shirobako?

It streams legally on HIDIVE.

### How many episodes is Shirobako?

24 episodes, covering two major productions from first cut to broadcast.

### Do I need to know about the anime industry to enjoy Shirobako?

No — the show is built to teach you as it goes, and its workplace comedy works even if you never learn a term. But the more anime you've watched, the more of its in-jokes and archetypes you'll recognize.