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Toei Streams First 17 Minutes Of Pop In Q Anime Film

Written By Samantha Ferreira

Apparently, Toei really wants us to pop into theaters to see this film.

Earlier today, Toei Animation started streaming the first seventeen minutes of Pop In Q (Popin Q). The footage includes the opening credits, which features the five main characters dancing to P.IDL’s Teenage Blues.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvVvCw43bnw

Pop In Q opened in 223 Japanese theatres on December 23.The film was originally slated for a January 2017 premiere, but the opening was moved up to December due to high expectations from Toei.

The film failed to break the top 10 for its opening weekend.

Pop In Q Main Visual 001 - 20160720Pop In Q is an original project, which is being produced to celebrate Toei’s 60th anniversary. Naoki Miyahara (PreCure All Stars DX 3D Theater) is directing the project, while Takayuki Uragami fills the roles of character designer and chief animation director. Kouhaku Kuroboshi (Kino’s Journey) provided the original character designs.

The confirmed voice cast includes:

Humans

  • Aoi Hioka: Shiori Izawa
  • Asahi Omichi: Ari Ozawa
  • Saki Tsukui: Tomoyo Kurosawa
  • Isumi Kominato: Asami Seto
  • Konatsu Tomodate: Atsumi Tanezaki
  • Reno: Kouki Uchiyama

Pokons

  • Pokon: Marina Tanoue
  • Lucia: Kaori Ishihara
  • Daren: Kaede Hondo
  • Tadona: M.A.O
  • Lupee: Satomi Arai

Popin-Q-Visual-002-20160125Pop In Q is set in a world much like ours. It’s the day before graduation, and five middle school girls are busy with the drudgery of everyday life. Suddenly, something truly miraculous happens! These five special ladies are pulled into a fantasy world, where they’re told of an impending crisis. It’s up to these special girls to bring the world together and ward off calamity by uniting their hearts in dance. Sadly, these young ladies are unable to find their love of this world, and they can’t open up to one another. The clock is ticking, and the world (not to mention graduation!) rests upon their shoulders.

Several character visuals and a over a half dozen teaser trailers were released to promote the film. You can check these out below:

Promo Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSO68kma40Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6RXWyCtubM

Character Visuals

Source: YouTube (Toei Animation)

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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