Pop in Q

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]

Pop in Q
Theatrical release poster
Kanji	ポッピンQ
Revised Hepburn	PoppinQ
Directed by	Naoki Miyahara
Screenplay by	Shūko Arai
Story by	Izumi Todo
Produced by	Yū Kanemaru
Starring	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 Megumi Toda
Cinematography	Shunsuke Nakamura
Edited by	Ryuichi Takita
Music by	Hiromi Mizutani Shūji Katayama (Team-MAX)
Production company	Toei Animation
Distributed by	Toei Company, Ltd.
Release date	December 23, 2016 (2016-12-23)
Running time	95 minutes[1]
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

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

• Asami Seto^[2] as Isumi Kominato
• Shiori Izawa^[2] as Aoi Hioka
• Atsumi Tanezaki^[2] as Konatsu Tomodate
• Ari Ozawa^[2] as Asahi Ōmichi
• Tomoyo Kurosawa^[2] as Saki Tsukui
• Marina Tanoue as Pocon
• Kaori Ishihara as Ruchia
• Kaede Hondo as Daren
• M.A.O as Adona
• Satomi Arai as Rufie
• Unshō Ishizuka^[7] as Elder
• Erii Yamazaki^[7] as Remy
• Azusa Tadokoro^[7] as Miharu Fukamachi
• Megumi Toda^[7] as Nana Mitsuhashi

Promotion

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

Release

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]