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Aniplus Asia to Air Simulcast of Pop Team Epic Anime

Pop Team Epic manga. It will premiere the anime on January 7 at 1:30 a.m. GMT +8, and it will air on that timeslot every Sunday, with an encore broadcast on Sundays at 8:30 p.m.

Komatsu and Uesake are voicing Popuko and Pipimi, respectively, in the anime. The surreal four- manga centers around two 14-year-old girls, the short Popuko and the tall Pipimi. The story summary on the anime's website quotes William Shakespeare's Tweflth Night play, "There is no darkness but ignorance."

Kotaro Sudo is planning and producing, and Aoki is in charge of series scripts. Umeki is in charge of concept design works.

Gin is composing the music.

Kamikaze Douga is animating the series, and delay from the planned October launch.

Uesaka will also perform the opening theme song "Pop Team Epic" for the series. The song will be Uesaka's ninth single, and it will ship on January 31.

The 12-episode anime will ship in three Blu-ray Disc and DVD releases beginning on January 31. The second volume will ship on February 28, followed by the third volume on March 28. Each volume will cost 6,800 yen ($61), include audio commentary, and bundle a booklet.

delayed from December 10 to December 13 due to the author's "sudden illness" described as "Hawaii." The manga and its characters have since become popular not only in Japan but also overseas.