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This anime cannot be described by a score. its either a complete 10 or a straight 0. watch the first 2 min of the first episode, if you loved it youll love the whole series. if not, you should consider dropping it right now! nothing more should be said On the other hand I find the idol group story a bit lacking. what is it with Daichi not giving a f*** about sosogu and then the other episode he proposes and wants to go abroad with her!?!?! and what are they like 13?? overall I greatly enjoyed this anime and recommend to watch it with friends.regards, shaharfranky

Pardon what I’m about to say… but what the hell did I just watch? No, seriously, what the hell did I just watch? It started out like a typical anime romantic comedy and then suddenly went into these strange chibi style mini segments with the school girls voiced by men. That was about 5 minutes of the first episode so what am I getting myself into? The premise of this show (from what I gathered) was that it was going to try and parry as many shows as they could fit in a 12 minute episode as possible. They don’t really hold any punches. The originalstory was a For panel surreal comedy webcomic created by Bkub Okawa and I sort of feel like I am really missing the comedy part of the anime. This might be because of the gap between my culture and the culture of Japan. It just felt like it was absurd more then it was comical. Not all people are going to like the same exact comedy as another person as well. The only thing I could place with them was that the two characters had a base line for their personalities. The purple haired girl was more straight forward with her comedy while the yellow haired was a little more energetic. I didn’t care enough to learn there names. (After looking them up, the yellow haired girl is Popuko and the Purple haired is Pipimi. Seriously didn’t care while watching the show as there was no point.) I just found that I wanted the ending preview anime more then this odd mix of scenes as it just seemed more interesting. With all the problems I had with this anime’s comedy, I do have to give it some props. The show is very innovative from the use of different styles to the change in the ending song and sequences once in a while. It dared to break some of the boundaries that were normally seen within the genre… at least the normal things I do see. Just because a show is not for everyone does not mean that it’s a really bad show. The art style is… well its odd. There seems to be a main base and then what I could probably think of as guest animations in some of the portions. Again, hard to explain here. The main design seems to be a little chibi yellow haired girl and a … tall high school girl with purple hair. This is not a style I typically see in animation and I give them props for doing this very different form but it is really not a style I like. I’m fine with getting out of the normal Chibi style or Cute wide eyed High school girls, but it has to be an interesting story to help me get over some of those designs and this did not have that for me. We have segments that look good in a very clean artistic way and segments that look like a little kid drew them, even some rather creative segments that go into the 3D aspects. I give them props on being innovated like I said before. The voices were really inconsistent. Sometimes they had male voices, sometimes female, sometimes non gender voices and it just felt strange. The opening song was pretty catchy and nice to listen to while the ending song was a typical ending song you would get for a slice of life. Neither of them felt like they fit the craziness that was this series. To be fair, I only watched the Japanese version of this so what might have been throwing me off was that even the Japanese actors were being changed around so much and there was no consistency although I don’t know if the English dub would of made it even better. I would of probably understood some of the stuff better if it was at least in my native language. So here is the big question, is this worth the watch? Well, it really depends on what your type of anime sits well with you. While I do normally like some surreal comedy shows, most of them have an overall plot or characters that have a deep charm to them. I didn’t find anything like that with this series. This may be because I have never seen the manga before or because of the very random art styles that show up in this. Heck, it could even be because they kept changing the characters voice actors throughout the whole show. The show just didn’t have anything to help me get into the show. It just felt too random for my tastes though I will say that I’m sure it will find its small group of fans. I’m just not one of them.

I wanted to see what all the fuss was about, and I just don't get it. This has got to be the most mediocre and overrated anime made this century. Halfway into Episode 1 I was wishing that this actually was Hoshiiro Girldrop (the average idol anime archetype parody from the OP), as it looked considerably more enjoyable. Toward the end of Episode 2 I found myself wanting to stop and practice the violin, something I hadn't done for months. I watched the rest in the background while doing computer stuff. It's vaguely reminiscent of Excel Saga. The repetitive transitions were really annoying, but it's necessary for a good flow. There'salso no point shitting on the art, it's perfectly acceptable for the type of anime. The OPs and EDs were actually pretty good, and I like the female voice actors. I really wanted to give this a 1 at first (a score reserved for only the most reviled of anime) but despite not enjoying it, I didn't regret having watched it, and I got a laugh/smile at least once from 9/12 episodes, so I settled on a 3.

[Pop Culture References + Meme + Anime = Pop Team Epic] [Alternative Title – Memes, References, and High Quality Shitpost: the anime] *Part 1 of Review* (For those curious about this series, read this review): STORY:Story? Who needs a story. Can’t have a story, if you never had one. It’s just random shit happening on screen because that’s how Pop Team Epic rolls. The series features a variety of humor, ranging from black comedy (i.e. gallows humor – my favorite type of humor) to surreal humor to anti-humor, and to meta-jokes and parodies. The series features many pop culture references, such as: Earth, Wind & Fire, Pokémon, Hoshiiro Girldrop, Kimi no Na wa, Chrono Trigger, Kemono Friends, My Neighbour Totoro, Metal Gear Solid 3 time paradox, Top Gun, Initial D, Hellshake Yano, YouTube subscribe, Undertale, Donkey Kong, the Shawshank Redemption, etc. I love how each episode has one long skit, such as sports anime (shogi/racing), science-fiction, murder-mystery, music, haunted house horror, romances, music documentary, etc, and manages to turn it into a parody. Loved every moment of it! Especially, the entire Hellshake Yano sequence, in Episode 7; it was amazing and outstanding, considering everything was told through art sketches and the actors actually performing it on live camera. Glorious stuff! Other original skits include: Bob Epic Team shorts with the main character’s face and body being distorted as hell, Japon Mignon shorts, live action actors and actresses, Pop Team Cooking shorts, POP TEAM 8-BIT, Pop Team Dance, etc. Every single skits was amazing, and well told and executed. I laugh at every single joke, reference, and parody, they displayed on the screen. Each episode contains two similar-looking 12-minute segments that feature different voice actors and other small changes to the skits. I think this idea is extremely unique and makes the anime stand out more compared to other anime series. It may be a strange, bizarre, and even crazy, but this series allows numerous animators and content creators to have their creations shown on every medium, such as internet or television. It allows creativity to flow and flourish without any restrictions. And finally, it's not afraid to do what it wants to do. It just does it, and rolls with it! ANIMATION: Solid animations. Some of the skits come from the original comic strips, however the majority of them are original animations. The animators make use of a variety types of animations, such as fully 3D animations, CGI, 2D animations, live-action, stop-motion, and idiosyncratic animation from the AC-bu. For example, Kamikaze Douga is the primary animation studio that does 3D animation as well as the Hoshiiro Girldrop shorts; Space Neko Company does the 2D animations and “Pop Team Story" shorts, i.e. the shorts that reference from the original comic; AC-bu does the idiosyncratic animations for “Bob Epic Team" short; UchuPeople produces stop-motion animation for “Pop Team Dance” shorts. The animation may be bizarre, especially the idiosyncratic animations (i.e. distorted characters, background objects, and even strange fast-paced animations), it may be realistic (i.e. live-action, or the stop motion animations), or it may be crazy, but who cares, this is Pop Team Epic, where the crazy becomes even crazier. Excellent character models. Seeing Popuko and Pipimi being drawn in a variety of styles is interesting and dynamic. SOUND: Excellent voice acting. The anime incorporates many voice actors and actresses to voice both Popuko and Pipimi. The voice actors for Popuko includes: Masashi Ebara, Yūji Mitsuya, Aoi Yūki, Toshio Furukawa, Yōko Hikasa, Tesshō Genda, Nana Mizuki, Hozumi Gōda, etc. The voice actors/actresses for Pipimi includes Hōchū Ōtsuka, Noriko Hidaka, Ayana Taketatsu, Shigeru Chiba, Mamiko Noto, Banjō Ginga, etc. Then, we have french actor/actress, such as Fanny Bloc and Christine Bellier. I believe having many voice actors/actress changes thing up and makes it exciting, fun, and enjoyable. Every voice actor/actresses fits their roles and makes everything funnier. The male voice actors make everything twice as funny, especially when they sing songs and create exaggerated sound effects. Excellent opening song (i.e. “Pop Team Epic”) by Sumire Uesaka, so good you get to hear it twice. Also, the first episode’s opening song, titled “Twinkling Star” by Yui Ogura, Inori Minase, and Sumire Uesaka was also really good. The kick-ass opening sets the tone for the rest of the series. Excellent background music sets the mood, atmosphere, and tone for the characters and reactions to specific situations, whether it’s comedy, mystery, drama, etc. The song, “Let’s Pop Together” is an excellent parody of “Let’s Groove” by Earth, Wind & Fire. CHARACTER: Excellent characters that are funny and entertaining to watch. Background stories, character development, and even goals and motivations be damned; you know why you are watching this, and it’s not for “great character development or background stories”. It’s to watch two characters, Popuko and Pipimi, do crazy skits and perform hilarious jokes. I just love how Popuko and Pipimi are able to bounce jokes after jokes off each other. ENJOYMENT: I smiled and laughed during every single episode. It doesn’t matter what other people say, just watch for shits and giggles. Pop Team Epic is one of greatest show I ever watched in 2018. -------------------------------------------- Change my mind. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ *Part 2 of Review* (For those on-the-fence about this show, please enjoy these lovely lyrics): "Let's Pop Together" by Pop Team Epic (Episode 4) [A parody of "Let's Groove" by Earth, Wind & Fire] We are pop team dance dance go For the fans and for the haters alike Dance dance go dance dance go For the fans and for the haters alike You haters will become fans eventually Let’s pop together, oh oh Let’s all live in harmony Let’s pop together, all night We love our fans Because they put food on our table We don’t care about haters They’re ridiculous, pathetic, not worth it at all The new manga volume is on sale now, you can buy it online What a waste of money! You won’t buy it? Are you insane? We don’t care, piss off Yay, the anime version is airing! Don’t bother me, I won’t watch it What, you’re not watching it? Are you stupid? How can you say this? How long are you going to fight this hater battle? You haters will become fans eventually Let’s pop together, oh oh Let’s all live in harmony Let’s pop together, all night

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