Shirobako is available in North America as a Sentai Filmworks Blu-ray priced at US$89.98, released in the week of September 13 to 19, 2026. The series also remains connected to P.A. Works' training operation, where producer Soma is listed as an instructor for the studio's May 23, 2026 open campus in Toyama.
Shirobako's North American release picture is settled on physical media. Sentai Filmworks put out a Blu-ray at US$89.98, part of the week of September 13 to 19, 2026, when the week's releases also included adult anime from Kitty Media and a large manga slate dated September 15. The Blu-ray shares the calendar with volume 30-plus entries and omnibus editions from established series, a print week defined by long-tail continuations rather than new launches.
The series also appears in P.A. Works' own training operation. The studio announced an open campus for its in-house animation training center on May 23, 2026, at its Toyama headquarters or a nearby facility. The event is for high school, university, and vocational school students and working professionals up to age 25, with spots limited by reservation and an application deadline of May 18, 2026 at noon. Two sample lectures, a Q&A, and instructors including director Masayuki Yoshihara and producer Soma are on the schedule, with current P.A. Works animators serving as lecturers.
Across the two stories, Shirobako sits in two different contexts: a catalog title in the North American home video market and a credit attached to the studio that made it, through a producer now teaching at the company's training center. The P.A. Works event notes that the training center is not a school corporation and cannot handle visa procedures for foreign applicants, that no tour of the animation workspace is included, and that photography inside the building is prohibited.
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The week's North American physical releases span adult anime from Kitty Media, Sentai Filmworks' Shirobako Blu-ray at US$89.98, and a large manga slate dated September 15. Among the debuts are Aoashi Omnibus 1 from Titan, Casshan 1 from Nakama Press, and Sound of a Blink 1 from Viz Media, alongside new volumes of Blue Lock, Choujin X, and Sakamoto Days.
P.A. Works announced an open campus event for its in-house animation training center, set for May 23, 2026, at the studio's Toyama headquarters or a nearby facility. The event is designed for high school, university, vocational school students, and working professionals up to age 25, with limited spots available by reservation. Attendees will participate in two sample lectures, a Q&A session with instructors including director Masayuki Yoshihara (Uchouten Kazoku) and producer Soma (SHIROBAKO), plus current P.A. Works animators who serve as lecturers. The application deadline is May 18, 2026, at noon. The studio noted that the training center is not a school corporation, so it cannot handle visa procedures for foreign applicants. The open campus does not include a tour of the animation workspace, and photography inside the building is prohibited.