Girlish Number

[Ryllharu]

Description: The story follows the lives of Karasuma Chitose, a college student who aspires to be an idol voice actress, and other young women in the industry blah, blah, blah...and really, it is about the darker side of the anime industry. This is the anti-Shirobako.

Links: AniDB ANN

HorribleSubs: 01 / 02

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So here I am, wondering if I've overlooked any series this season. I check AniDB, look at the ratings, and bizarrely see this series, with the image linked up top, with an abnormally high rating. I had somewhat dismissed this series during the Season Chart and Preview phase due to the rather lackluster description. So I figured I'd give it a shot and see whether it merited it.

This series won me over within 90 seconds.

Absolutely, this series is the counter to the critically-acclaimed Shirobako.

Chitose is an immature bitch, and her coworkers are selfish, often nasty people. Some are simply jaded and cynical about their profession and make the most of it. Some think they're better than the trash work companies contract seiyuu to do as part of the PR effort. Some people are just evil. Insincere courtesy flies about everywhere.

And if you think this nastiness doesn't happen in Japan's overly-polite work environment, well...I was surprised too.