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Pop in Q
Theatrical release poster
KanjiポッピンQ
Revised HepburnPoppinQ
Directed byNaoki Miyahara
Screenplay byShūko Arai
Story byIzumi Todo
Produced byYū Kanemaru
Starring
CinematographyShunsuke Nakamura
Edited byRyuichi Takita
Music by
  • Hiromi Mizutani
  • Shūji Katayama (Team-MAX)
Production
company
Distributed byToei Company, Ltd.
Release date
  • December 23, 2016 (2016-12-23)
Running time
95 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Pop in Q (Japanese: ポッピンQ, Hepburn: PoppinQ) is a 2016 Japanese animated fantasy dance film directed by Naoki Miyahara and written by Shūko Arai from an original story conceived by Izumi Todo. Produced by Toei Animation and distributed by Toei Company, the story of the film revolves around five middle school girls being sent to a fantasy world a day before their graduation day, and must avert the crisis through the power of dance and unity. The film stars the voices of Asami Seto, Shiori Izawa, Atsumi Tanezaki, Ari Ozawa, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Marina Tanoue, Kaori Ishihara, Kaede Hondo, M・A・O, Satomi Arai, Unshō Ishizuka, Erii Yamazaki, Azusa Tadokoro and Megumi Toda.[2] It was released in Japan on December 23, 2016.[1][3]

A crowdfunding campaign for a sequel novella was launched on October 28, 2019, with the goal being reached the following day.[4][5] A crowdfunding campaign for a second novella was launched on December 7, 2020, and was later reached on January 25, 2021.[6]

Voice cast

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Promotion

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The film was announced in April 2015.[8] A teaser trailer was released in March 2016.[2]

Release

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In March 2016, it was announced in the teaser that the film is scheduled for release in the winter of 2016.[2] A trailer released in July 2016 announced that the film was scheduled for release in January 2017.[7] Another trailer released in September 2016 announced that the film would be released on December 23, 2016. It premiered across 221 theaters in Japan.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b ポッピンQ [Pop in Q]. eiga.com (in Japanese). March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Toei Animation's Popin Q Anime Film Reveals More Cast". Anime News Network. March 27, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "Toei Posts 3 Minutes of Footage, December 23 Date for Popin Q Film". Anime News Network. September 6, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "Popin Q Anime Film to Launch Crowdfunding Project". Anime News Network. December 24, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  5. ^ "Popin Q Anime Film Meets Crowdfunding Goal for New Novella". Anime News Network. October 29, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  6. ^ "Popin Q Crowdfunding for New Novel, Anime Video Ends Successfully".
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Pop In Q Anime Film's Trailer Shows Fantasy World, Teases Dance Sequence". Anime News Network. July 20, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  8. ^ "Toei Animation Previews file(N):project PQ Dance Project". Anime News Network. April 28, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
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