Pop in Q

{{Short description|2016 film by Naoki Miyahara}}

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| name = Pop in Q

| image = Pop In Q poster.jpeg

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| caption = Theatrical release poster

| native_name = {{Infobox Japanese

| child = yes

| hide = no

| header = none

| kanji = ポッピンQ

| revhep = PoppinQ

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| director = Naoki Miyahara

| producer = Yū Kanemaru

| screenplay = Shūko Arai

| story = Izumi Todo

| starring = {{plainlist|

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| music = {{plainlist|

  • Hiromi Mizutani
  • Shūji Katayama {{small|(Team-MAX)}}

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| cinematography = Shunsuke Nakamura

| editing = Ryuichi Takita

| studio = Toei Animation

| distributor = Toei Company, Ltd.

| released = {{film date|2016|12|23|}}

| runtime = 95 minutes

| country = Japan

| language = Japanese

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{{Nihongo|Pop in Q|ポッピンQ|PoppinQ|lead=yes}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-27/toei-animation-popin-q-anime-film-reveals-more-cast/.100345|title=Toei Animation's Popin Q Anime Film Reveals More Cast|date=27 March 2016|accessdate=27 March 2016|work=Anime News Network}} It was released in Japan on December 23, 2016.{{cite web |url= http://eiga.com/movie/84188/|script-title=ja:ポッピンQ|trans-title=Pop in Q|date=March 11, 2016|accessdate= March 11, 2016|work= eiga.com|language=ja}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-06/toei-posts-3-minutes-of-footage-december-23-date-for-popin-q-film/.106158|title=Toei Posts 3 Minutes of Footage, December 23 Date for Popin Q Film|date=September 6, 2016|website=Anime News Network|accessdate=September 7, 2016}}

A crowdfunding campaign for a sequel novella was launched on October 28, 2019, with the goal being reached the following day.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-12-24/popin-q-anime-film-to-launch-crowdfunding-project/.141259|title=Popin Q Anime Film to Launch Crowdfunding Project|date=December 24, 2018|website=Anime News Network|accessdate=October 29, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-10-29/popin-q-anime-film-meets-crowdfunding-goal-for-new-novella/.152734|title=Popin Q Anime Film Meets Crowdfunding Goal for New Novella|date=October 29, 2019|website=Anime News Network|accessdate=October 29, 2019}} A crowdfunding campaign for a second novella was launched on December 7, 2020, and was later reached on January 25, 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-02-12/popin-q-crowdfunding-for-new-novel-anime-video-ends-successfully/.169374|title = Popin Q Crowdfunding for New Novel, Anime Video Ends Successfully}}

Voice cast

Promotion

The film was announced in April 2015.{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-28/toei-animation-previews-file-project-pq-dance-project/.87603|title= Toei Animation Previews file(N):project PQ Dance Project|date= April 28, 2015|accessdate= March 11, 2016|work= Anime News Network}} A teaser trailer was released in March 2016.

Release

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

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