《白箱》：不容錯過的黑馬

Shirobako has to be one of the biggest surprises for me recently， and I’m pretty sure I’m not the only viewer with this kind of satisfaction[滿意]. The original anime is like a little white box of mysteries[神秘的事物] that helps me learn more about my beloved industry each and every week.

In a high school’s animation[動畫] club， five young girls try to create their own animation； their skills cover the majority of departments[部門] that make up a studio—acting， animating， mixing and writing. They vow[發誓] to see each other in the industry. Fast forward a few years and we meet up with Aoi， bleary-eyed[睡眼惺忪的]， driving the latest cels注 for Musashino Animation in the dead of night. From the start， we are taken from the safe and secure world of the school club into the harshness[嚴峻的] and exhaustion[筋疲力盡的] of the professional circuit[圈子]. There’s no magic or illogical[不合邏輯的] plot devices[手段]. It’s all real-life situations and the prospect[景色] of adulthood.

There have been quite a few slice-of-life[反映現實生活的] shows these days. This time however， P.A.Works presents an anime about making an anime. Although Shirobako is not the only show talking about the topic， It’s probably the most detailed， realistic[現實的] and charming[迷人的] that I have personally seen. The crew[工作人員] of Musashino are a diverse[多種多樣的] bunch[群]. Some are eccentric[古怪的]， some are supremely[極度] professional， and others are just plain odd. It makes you aspire to work for such a company； you know everyone there， and want them to succeed as a team. That’s probably what P.A.Works has succeeded at themselves.

If you wish to know about how your favourite anime is made from the ground up[從頭開始]—warning： without any sugar coating—and the hardships behind it， you’ll enjoy Shirobako and gain an appreciation[欣賞] for the hard work that goes into it. You can sense their passion[熱情] and dedication[奉獻]， because the whole staff is essentially[本質上] telling their own story about their lives in the industry. Shirobako really shines because the people making the show are doing what they love， and truly loving what they do.

《白箱》肯定是近來最讓我驚喜的作品之一，我確信有這種滿足感的觀眾絕對不止我一個人。這部原創動畫就像一個小小的白箱，里面裝滿了各種神秘寶藏，讓我每周都能對心愛的動畫業界有更深的認識。

五名少女在高中的動畫制作同好會里努力創作自己的動畫，她們的才能覆蓋了一個動畫工作室的主要構成部分—演出、動畫、合成以及劇本。少女們約定了將來要在業界再度聚首。幾年轉瞬即逝，出現在我們面前的是睡眼惺忪的小葵，三更半夜里還要將最新的賽璐珞片送到武藏野動畫公司。甫一開始，這部動畫就將觀眾從安穩無憂的學校同好會一下子推到了嚴酷艱難、疲憊不堪的職業圈子。這里沒有魔法，也沒有不合邏輯的情節橋段；有的都是現實生活的各種狀況，以及長大成人才會看到的世界。

近年來出現過好幾部如實反映生活的動畫作品，不過這一次，P.A.Works動畫公司帶來了一部講述如何制作動畫的動畫片。盡管《白箱》并不是唯一一部涉及這個題材的作品，但在我看過的同類動畫當中，它也許是最全面、最真實，以及最引人入勝的一作。武藏野的員工是一群性格各異的人，有的古怪偏執，有的異常專業，還有的就是怪人。這讓你也想進入這樣一家公司工作，你對這里的所有人都非常熟悉，并且希望他們整個團隊能夠取得成功—這也許正是P.A.Works動畫公司自身的成功之道呢。……