Encounter is the first episode of the Pop Team Epic anime. The episode originally aired on January 7, 2018, and then released in English on January 22, 2018.
Voice Cast[]
Japanese[]
- Popuko:
- Part A: Masashi Ebara
- Part B: Yuji Mitsuya
- Bob Epic Team: Shunsuke Itakura (Team AC)
- Pipimi:
- Part A: Hochu Otsuka
- Part B: Noriko Hidaka
- Bob Epic Team: Tōru Adachi (Team AC)
- Daichi Taira: Seichiiro Yamashita
- Daichi's Mom: Tomoko Natsukawa
- Sosogu Hoshifuru: Yui Ogura
- Mysterious Voice A: Shinnosuke Ogami
- Mysterious Voice B: Yoshihito Sasaki
- Mysterious Voice C: Masaaki Yano
- Mysterious Voice D: Shunsuke Takeuchi
English[]
- Popuko:
- Part A & Bob Epic Team: Christopher R. Sabat
- Part B: Justin Briner
- Pipimi:
- Part A & Bob Epic Team: Ian Sinclair
- Part B: Colleen Clinkenbeard
- Daichi Taira: Clifford Chapin
- Sosogu Hoshifuru: Bryn Apprill
Relation in perfomer[]
- Japanese A: From original comic.
- Japanese Bob: Member of AC-bu.
Music[]
- Opening Theme: Twinkling Star (one time only)
- Ending Theme: POPPY PAPPY DAY (version 1) (debut)
Segments[]
| Segment Title | Producer | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hoshiiro Girldrop, Episode 1: You're the Only One I'm Telling! | Kamikaze Douga | Daichi's parents are about to leave for vacation, but he's told not to bother "Sosogu" while they're gone. Daichi ponders on who Sosogu is, then the opening theme plays. Sosogu voices the title of the episode, and the screen is ripped open by Popuko, revealing it was all a trick. |
| Pop Team Epic | Popuko punches Pipimi in the stomach several times, asking if she's upset. Pipimi is not upset. | |
| While on a flight, an attendant comes up to Popuko and asks her to make a selection between beef and chicken. Misreading the question, Popuko nearly gets ticked off, so Pipimi takes over and selects beef. | ||
| Pipimi becomes a god and offers to tell Popuko whatever she wishes to know (using Wikip*dia). Popuko asks how much Pipimi loves her, to which Pipimi responds "a whole lot..." | ||
| Pop Team 8-Bit | Makoto Yamashita | Popuko flies through the air in a video game, worrying about how late she is. |
| Pop Team Story, #1: Encounter | Space Neko Company | Pipimi experiences several first-time encounters with Popuko, through a myriad of different media parodies and stereotypes. |
| Pop Team 8-Bit | Makoto Yamashita | Popuko jumps into an endless pit. Pipimi flies towards her in an air vehicle and responds, "Typical." A message comes on screen to explain that this is the end. |
| Bob Epic Team | Team AC | "Everyone's Hippo" starves. Hoping for a good meal of curry and rice, he gets scared to death when Popuko and Pipimi choose to feed him bugs instead. |
| Pop Team Epic | Space Neko Company | Pipimi goes in awe of how much fighting spirit Popuko has against the thunder outside. |
| Popuko advertises Masashi Super Dry. Pipimi interrogates Popuko and offers her a cutlet bowl. | ||
| Japon Mignon | Thibault Tresca | Popuko and Pipimi take a plane to France and attempt to communicate using gestures, but the citizen they try it out on response with a gesture of his own. |
| Bob Epic Team | Team AC | Pipimi claims that she never gets upset, so Popuko tests her limit and turns her into pickled radish. Doesn't work out, though. |