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In the intro to Shirobako, the girls are shown flying in fighter jets. Each of
them has a design under the cockpit - presumably related to the characters.

I can't figure them all out though.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/nFrvzm.png)

This is the easiest one, the two toys are delusions of Aoi's that she
interacts with often during the show.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ikKQvm.png)

Shizuka's plane has the pig with a plum-shaped nose. This was the character
that she got to play in costume during one of the episodes.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/53qoYm.png)

Misa's plane has a depiction of a penguin - from the show that inspired her to
join the company she was making tires for.

However, I don't know what the final two are referring to.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mzuQa.png) ![enter
image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/OhdgC.png)

Did I miss something obvious? Any ideas how these pictures / characters are
related to the cast?


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Who are the characters on the girls' planes in Shirobako?


Ema's is one of the characters from their _Seven Lucky Battle Gods_ anime.
[![character](https://i.stack.imgur.com/6nGYD.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/6nGYD.png)

I'm not sure about the one for Midori, but it might be the guy behind her in
the red armour.


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[This blog post](http://metanorn.net/2015/03/shirobako-20) suggests that the
final character might be **[Fyodor
Dostoevsky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyodor_Dostoyevsky)** , a famous
Russian author, journalist and philosopher.

![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Fyodor_Mikhailovich_Dostoyevsky_1876.jpg/170px-
Fyodor_Mikhailovich_Dostoyevsky_1876.jpg)

We see that Midori is a big fan of Dostoevsky's in the anime occasionally,
including dropping the title of arguably his most famous book [_Crime &
Punishment_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_and_Punishment).

[![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/POiZsl.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/POiZsl.jpg)

Dostoevsky's influence is one of the reasons why Midori wanted to be a writer
in the first place.


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