Pop Team Epic (ポプテピピック Poputepipikku) is a Japanese anime series based on the 4-panel surreal comedy webcomic and digital manga series by Bukubo Okawa. Animated by Kamikaze Douga and produced by King Records, the first season premiered in Japan on January 7, 2018, ending on March 25, 2018. It was followed by two specials on April 1, 2019. The second season premiered in Japan on October 2, 2022, ending on December 18, 2022.
FUNimation Entertainment produced a SimulDub of the series, which premiered on their FunimationNow streaming service on January 22, 2018. The English dub of the second season premiered on Crunchyroll on October 15, 2022.
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Cast[]
Bob Epic Team Segments
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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Popuko | Shunsuke Itakura | Christopher Sabat |
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Pipimi | Tōru Adachi | Ian Sinclair |
Other Characters
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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| Sosogu Hoshifuri | Yui Ogura | Bryn Apprill | |
| Male Seiyuu | Nobuyuki Hiyama (2A) | Chuck Huber (2A) | |
| Yoshimitsu Shimoyama (2B) | Aaron Roberts (2B) | ||
| Female Seiyuu | Satomi Arai (2A) | Madeleine Morris (2A) | |
| Asami Sanada (2B) | Morgan Garrett (2B) | ||
| Chomp Chomp Bacon | Rie Hikisaka (8A) | Stephanie Sheh (8A) | |
| Katsuyuki Konishi (8B) | Johnny Yong Bosch (8B) | ||
| Joseph | Joey Bizinger (9a) | Jessie James Grelle (9A) | |
| Tarusuke Shingaki (9b) | Jason Douglas (9B) | ||
| Ayumu Murase (young; ep 9a) | Jessie James Grelle (young; ep 9a) | ||
| Shino Shimoji (young; ep 9b) | Ryan Reynolds (young; ep 9b) | ||
| Korona Yuuhi | Sumire Uesaka | Tia Ballard | |
| J. Covey | Shinnosuke Ogami | Christopher Guerrero | |
| John K. | Shinichirō Kamio | J. Paul Slavens | |
| Cat or Dog | Yūko Ōno | Monica Rial | |
| Mother Penguin | Aya Saito | Lydia Mackay | |
| Iyo | Rikako Aida | Jeannie Tirado | |
| Mary | Mallorie Rodak | ||
| Iidabashi | Shinnosuke Ogami | R. Bruce Elliott | |
| Tanaka | Christopher Guerrero | ||
| Xavier | Katsuyuki Konishi (8B) | Austin Tindle (8B) | |
| Camille | ¿? | Sarah Wiedenheft | |
| Hiromi Yoshikawa | Rena Maeda | Amber Lee Connors | |
| Hikomaro Takeshobo | ¿? | Aaron Roberts | |
| Ichirō Suzuki | Yūji Murai | Justin Pate | |
| Gōzō Kaneko | Masaaki Yano | Jeremy Inman | |
| Kiyoshi Teshigawara | Hiroki Maeda | Chuck Huber | |
| Detective Higure | Chafurin | Mark Stoddard |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
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| Season One | ||||
| Daichi's Mother | Tomoko Natsukawa | Cynthia Cranz | 1 | |
| Demon King | Masaaki Yano | Jarrod Greene | 2 | |
| Shizuku Tsukino | Inori Minase | Jill Harris | 4 | |
| Woman #A | Tomoko Natsukawa | Lydia Mackay | 8 | |
| Woman #B | Yurika Aizawa | Kristi Rothrock | ||
| Guard | Masaaki Yano | Phil Parsons | ||
| Passerby | Marie Ōi | Mallorie Rodak | 9 | |
| Arm Wrestler #A | Masaaki Yano | Austin Tindle | ||
| Arm Wrestler #B | Yoshihito Sasaki | Ricco Fajardo | ||
| Arm Wrestler #C | Jun Hirose | Christopher Wehkamp | ||
| Latte Art Girl #A | Narumi Kaho | Alex Moore | ||
| Latte Art Girl #B | Takako Tanaka | Stephen Fu | ||
| Mr. Rabbit | ¿? | Ian Sinclair | ||
| Hostess #A | Yurika Aizawa | Pam Dougherty | 10 | |
| Hostess #B | Ayaka Shimizu | Jill Harris | ||
| Old Woman | Mika Kanda | Linda Leonard | ||
| Season Two | ||||
| Rabbit | ¿? | Rachel Michelle Thompson | 15 | |
| Shōta Aoi | Shōta Aoi | ¿? | 15, 26 | |
| Nanachi | Shiori Izawa | Brittney Karbowski | 17 | |
| Teacher #A | Shōmaru Zōza | ¿? | 18 | |
Additional Voices[]
Notes[]
- Many voice actors, either by conscious decision or by chance, dub over Japanese voice actors that they've dubbed over in the past.
- Sonny Strait previously dubbed over Toshio Furukawa as General Blue in Dragon Ball, and Fox in xxxHOLiC.
- Mike McFarland previously dubbed over Shigeru Chiba as Buggy the Clown in One Piece.
- Kent Williams previously dubbed over Norio Wakamoto as Chu in Yu Yu Hakusho.
- Johnny Yong Bosch previously dubbed over Masaya Onosaka as Vash the Stampede in Trigun.
- In the Simuldub version, Kate Oxley is credited as "Emily Green" (a presumable variation of her "Kelly Green" alias) while she is credited by her real name in the Broadcast version.
Streaming[]
| Company | Date(s) | Format | Content | Region | |
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2018- | Digital | 26 Episodes | United States | 
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Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
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| 2018[1] | Adult Swim (Toonami) |
United States |
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References[]
- ↑ Toonami to Air Pop Team Epic Anime. Anime News Network. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
External Links[]
- Pop Team Epic at the Internet Movie Database.
- Pop Team Epic (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia.