
I really enjoyed the insight into animation! I've consumed a fair share of anime but have never been interested in learning it myself so most of the information in the manga was new to me and very interesting! It did make me really sad to read about the work conditions though - I know the narrative and the social understanding of animators' jobs is that the terrible work standards are the price you pay to do what you love but it really shouldn't be that way. I think her getting hired was super intense for where her skill level is - a school or vocational education setting probably would have made more sense.Īlso, that Souji animator dude is a giant trashfire and I hate that the narrative is treating him like a funky and weird uncle type dude instead of a weirdo with creepy tendencies that need to be squashed asap. Obviously, that one dude who's training with her is a bad guy and shouldn't have said what he said to her but in real life her getting hired is the kind of thing that would piss off a lot of people for very good reasons. One star off because the prodigy storylines are a little overdone and I can see that it's kind of headed that way.

Would highly recommend to those are curious about the behind-the-scenes of animation, manga that "teach," and a main character that you hope will overcome the odds stacked against her.Ĭute! I'm curious to see where the story goes. I'm definitely wanting to get my hands on the rest of the series! Animeta! sort of reminds me of Blue Period in how it teaches you about art, but instead of art, the reader is learning about animation. It made a nice "clash" at times (and I mean this in a good way) and really gave the overall story more personality.

I liked the supporting casts as well! I think the mangaka did an amazing job of creating different personalities in the studio that I imagine reflect a lot like real people in animation studios. (Her love for anime and it getting her into animation was relatable I feel!) Makes me thankful for the "purple notes" and her willing to keep going regardless of how hard animation is. I really loved being able to see a lot of the "ins-and-outs" and how she views things in regards to anime. I really liked the main character, Miyuki, and while my heart aches a little bit for her in how hard things are in starting animation, I found it fascinating to see her beginning journey.


They work wayyyy too hard to have their life's joy stolen from them like that! It hurts to know that there is anime being streamed illegally and robbing these companies of their work (and could imagine pay too). Talk about stirring a new appreciation in readers for anime! I definitely have no intentions to go into animation, but I was pretty shocked by the different jobs, what they do, the amount of work, and how little they get paid.
