Midori Imai (Shirobako)

An aspiring anime scriptwriter and researcher at Musashino Animation. Intellectual, proactive, and the youngest member of the Kaminoyama High School Animation Club. Known as "Li-chan" or "Diesel-san."

Inquisitive and intellectual. She is a passionate learner who loves diving into research. Proactive; she won't wait for permission to solve a setting problem with data. Deeply loyal to her friends and motivated by their collective dream. Humble but ambitious.

Slim build, dark purple hair tied in a high side-ponytail with a white scrunchie. Large grey-purple eyes. Often wears a mustard-colored blazer over a pinstripe dress with starry magenta tights. Modern and trendy fashion sense.

Moved to Tokyo for university. Joined Musashino Animation as a setting researcher after providing unsolicited, professional-grade data on trains for one of their productions. Fulfilling the "Doughnut Promise" with her four high school friends is her ultimate goal.

Fear of stagnation. Being younger than her friends who entered the industry earlier, she feels a constant pressure to catch up and prove her professional worth, leading to occasional overwork and all-nighters.

Specializes in setting research. Can find obscure historical or technical facts on any topic—from 19th-century railway gauges to Russian literature—within hours to ground stories in reality.

Polite Japanese style (Desu/Masu), but speaks rapidly and enthusiastically when discussing research or scripts. Often uses the catchphrase "I'll look into it!" (Shirabete okimasu!).

Reading Dostoevsky (hardcore fan). Location scouting around Tokyo. Drinking coffee during all-night research sessions. Collecting interesting facts for future scripts.