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JRA's Pop Team Epic Collaboration Streams New Net Anime Short
posted on by Jennifer Sherman
The official website for the "original net anime on Thursday. Similar to the television anime, the short includes various segments in the first half, and the voice cast changes for the second half with the same segments.
In the "Yosō-hen" (Prediction Version) segment, Popuko loses her bet in a big horse race. The "Paddock-hen" (Paddock Version) segment introduces various unique racehorses. In the "Race-hen" (Race Version) segment, Popuko as a jockey and Pipimi as her horse stop after coming out of the gate, but they still end up ahead in their race.
Kotaro Sudo, the television anime's producer, also returned to produce the short.
The website revealed the video after s created more than 1 million "spectator" characters with its "Pop Team Epic Spectator Maker" feature. The site allows s to customize their own spectator characters, using the anime's characters Popuko and Pipimi as the base.
The collaboration will also hold an event at the Tokyo Keibajō racetrack on June 17. The event will feature a prize lottery for limited-edition T-shirts and fans, a photo booth, and appearances by Popuko and Pipimi. Additionally, a Twitter campaign is offering more chances to win the collaboration T-shirt.
The Pop Team Epic television anime premiered on January 6. streamed the anime as it aired in Japan.
The surreal four- manga centers around two 14-year-old girls, the short Popuko and the tall Pipimi.
Space Neko Company's Jun Aoki (Gin composed the music. Kamikaze Douga animated the series, and King Records was credited for production.
third season" last October.
Vertical will begin publishing the manga in English this fall.
Sources: JRA's Umabi YouTube channel, Anime! Anime! (Kōtarō Nakase) via Ota-Suke
