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“Absurdist comedy featuring Popuko and Pipimi, parodying genres while striving to become a "real" anime.”
Pop Team Epic
ポプテピピック
7.3
3,052 rank · 234,818 viewers · 1,447 favorites
Comedy
Gag Humor
Parody
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Synopsis
Absurdist comedy featuring Popuko and Pipimi, parodying genres while striving to become a "real" anime.
Poputepipikku turns absurdist comedy up to eleven with its pop culture references and surreal hilarity. With two bonafide high school girl protagonists—the short and exceptionally quick to anger Popuko, and the tall and unshakably calm Pipimi—they throw genres against the wall and don't wait to see what sticks. Parody is interlaced with drama, action, crudeness, and the show's overarching goal—to become a real anime.
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Community consensus
Derived from 86 sampled reviews
7.0
/10
What 86 viewers settled on.
79%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 10
σ 2.59
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.59 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.2 pts
Recommenders 8.6 · others 2.4
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No
Score over time
↑ 1.00
Running avg · Jan 2018 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “I thoroughly enjoyed this series and highly recommend watching it with friends, as the first two minutes perfectly set the tone for the entire experience. However, the idol group storyline feels...”
- 10 “This masterpiece is a very cute, hilarious experience packed with references and shit-posts that kept me laughing audibly. While there is essentially no story, that lack of narrative is clearly not...”
- 9 “It is Recommended for those who dares challange the absurdity of japan shitpost show. Very likely you will love this one, it is one of those show that has no context yet interesting to watch. the...”
Verbosity
Short · 43%
Medium · 36%
Long · 21%
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- Format 12 × 11′ eps × min
- Total runtime 2h 12m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2018 – Mar 2018 Winter 2018
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-12597 catalog
Produced by
- King Records Producer
- AC-Bu Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor