20+ GREAT Shirobako Quotes That Are Motivational!

Shirobako anime quotes taken from characters:

Ema Yasuhara.
Midori Imai.
Rinko Ogasawara.
Tarou Takanashi.
Erika Yano.
Yuuji Atsumi.
Seiichi Kinoshita.
Yumi Iguchi.
Shigeru Sugie.
Aoi Miyamori.
Misa Toudou.
Mitsuaki Kanno.
Saburou Kitano.
Mari Tateo.

Shirobako is an educational anime series about the anime industry, produced by P.A Works (studio).

Right from the start this anime holds a lot of meaning, so it makes sense to see this bleed into the quotes from different characters.

Here are the best Shirobako quotes.

1. Midori Imai Quotes

“I just realized I love learning things that I don’t know anything about. It sort of feels like I’m one step closer to my dream.” – Midori Imai

2. Yumi Iguchi Quotes

“Better to ask and be a fool once than never to ask and be a fool forever.” – Yumi Iguchi

3. Rinko Ogasawara Quotes

“That was when I understood that you can’t just keep agreeing with everything. Every creator is sensitive and easy to hurt. Yet, they relentlessly give criticism, judgement, and more orders.” – Rinko Ogasawara

“There is no occupation that doesn’t have its difficulties. That’s why the rest is how much you’re able to endure after all the humiliation you face.” – Rinko Ogasawara

4. Erika Yano Quotes

“They pop up every now and then. People who don’t wake up from the dream even after tens of years. I love people like that.” – Erika Yano

“You don’t make anime by yourself! Anime production is teamwork!” – Erika Yano

5. Aoi Miyamori Quotes

“I was just trying my hardest to do whatever was in front of me that looked fun.” – Aoi Miyamori

“I realized that anime is made by hundreds of thousands of people, decades’ worth of time, and the thoughts and feelings of all the people who watch it.” – Aoi Miyamori

“You learn plenty about who someone is from what she likes!” – Aoi Miyamori

6. Yuuji Atsumi Quotes

“There’s something about cumulonimbus that really makes you want to draw.” – Yuuji Atsumi

7. Mitsuaki Kanno Quotes

“Animators are human as well, so we want to be told, ‘You’re the only one who can do this!” – Mitsuaki Kanno

8. Misa Toudou Quotes

“If I have a goal, then I should take the time to figure out what I need to do to achieve that goal.” – Misa Toudou

9. Ema Yasuhara Quotes

“It’s fun to draw, but when it’s for work, it becomes complicated. You get depressed about how bad you are, or panic because there’s no time.” – Ema Yasuhara

“if I drew things more carefully, I need more time to finish. At this rate, I’m never going to get faster, and I won’t be able to better my technique. I’ll end up as a useless animator and not be able to eat.” – Ema Yasuhara

10. Saburou Kitano Quotes

“If you plan on blaming others when things don’t go well, you might as well quit!” – Saburou Kitan

11. Shigeru Sugie Quotes

“If you’re able to eat doing something you love, it’s a wonderful thing. However, eventually, drawing won’t be enough. You’ll start to yearn for new goals.” – Shigeru Sugie

“I believe that talent, first and foremost, is the ability to take a chance and to be calm enough to learn from mistakes.” – Shigeru Sugie

12. Tarou Takanashi Quotes

“He’s a lion that’s been freed from its cage. On the other hand, I’m a solitary tiger. Two wild beasts can never understand each other.” – Tarou Takanashi