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** Nanachi from "Manga/MadeInAbyss" makes a couple of cameos in the series. One in Season 1, Episode 2 during a FreezeFrameBonus in one of the fortunes, and another, in Season 2 Episode 3 with their own brief segment called ''Nanachi Ranking''. Both Creator/ShioriIzawa and Creator/BrittneyKarbowski also [[RoleReprise reprised]] their role.

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** Nanachi from "Manga/MadeInAbyss" ''Manga/MadeInAbyss'' makes a couple of cameos in the series. One in Season 1, Episode 2 during a FreezeFrameBonus in one of the fortunes, and another, in Season 2 Episode 3 with their own brief segment called ''Nanachi Ranking''."''Nanachi Ranking''". Both Creator/ShioriIzawa and Creator/BrittneyKarbowski also [[RoleReprise reprised]] their role.

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** In the dub, Creator/JohnnyYongBosch and Creator/StephanieSheh both play Popuko in Episode '''''[[ArcNumber 8]]'''''. This is the episode the Japanese broadcasters wanted to air "endlessly". This is a nod to the ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'''s "Endless Eight" arc which saw the same content repeated and broadcasted for eight episodes to reflect the multiple iterations of their summer break the characters went through, includng Bosch and Sheh's characters Koizumi and Mikuru.



** The final episode of season 2 features Yūichi Nakamura (the actor probably best known for his ''Franchise/KamenRider'' roles) AsHimself, as well as his AlternateSelf, which is also physically played by him... but voiced by the ''other'' Creator/YuuichiNakamura.



** Nanachi from "Manga/MadeInAbyss" makes a couple of cameos in the series. One in Season 1, Episode 2 during a FreezeFrameBonus in one of the fortunes, and another, in Season 2 Episode 3 with their own brief segment called ''Nanachi Ranking''. Both Creator/ShioriIzawa and Creator/BrittneyKarbowski also [[RoleReprise reprised]] their role.



* CastingGag: In the Hero and Magician Girl segment in Episode 2A, Creator/NobuyukiHiyama and Creator/AsamiSanada play supporting characters that match their most well-known typecasts -- TheHero for Hiyama and the MagicalGirl for Sanada.

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* CastingGag: The series itself usually tends to cast and pair certain voice actors who have a noteworthy history with each other (i.e. a pair voice actors who voice two characters from a popular series). The second season takes this further by having them fit the genre and the skills for the main segment.
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In the Hero and Magician Girl segment in Episode 2A, Creator/NobuyukiHiyama and Creator/AsamiSanada play supporting characters that match their most well-known typecasts -- TheHero for Hiyama and the MagicalGirl for Sanada.Sanada.
** In the dub, Creator/JohnnyYongBosch and Creator/StephanieSheh both play Popuko in Episode '''''[[ArcNumber 8]]'''''. This is the episode the Japanese broadcasters wanted to air "endlessly". This is a nod to the ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'''s "Endless Eight" arc which saw the same content repeated and broadcasted for eight episodes to reflect the multiple iterations of their summer break the characters went through, includng Bosch and Sheh's characters Koizumi and Mikuru.
** In season 2's dub of 8B, they had Creator/ChristopherWehkamp pair up with Creator/AlexOrgan whom he frequently [[TheOtherDarrin darrins]] on certain roles (notably with [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Shota Aizawa]]) due to Alex going on hiatus from voice acting between 2017-2022.
** The final episode of season 2 features Yūichi Nakamura (the actor probably best known for his ''Franchise/KamenRider'' roles) AsHimself, as well as his AlternateSelf, which is also physically played by him... but voiced by the ''other'' Creator/YuuichiNakamura.
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-->Popuko: ''So I instead said I wanted to be a Troper. Hey! Are you listening?!''\\
Pipimi: ''Sorry, I was thinking about Hellshake Yano.''

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-->Popuko: -->'''Popuko:''' ''So I instead said I wanted to be a Troper. Hey! Are you listening?!''\\
Pipimi: '''Pipimi:''' ''Sorry, I was thinking about Hellshake Yano.''
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** A segment using the same puppets that appeared on the actual show, "The Heart Tree", starts off as a cute song about how you can't give up on your life as soon as you grow up. As soon as the melody becomes upbeat and Pipimi starts to clap her hands, [[spoiler: the song turns accusatory, claiming people that are mad at POP TEAM EPIC are just angry at tgenselves for giving up. And the Popuko sings "I...will...kill...you!" and the song turns into one glamorizing destruction rather than the motivational song it was meant to be]].

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** A segment using the same puppets that appeared on the actual show, "The Heart Tree", "Tree of the Heart", starts off as a cute song about how you can't give up on your life as soon as you grow up. As soon as the melody becomes upbeat and Pipimi starts to clap her hands, [[spoiler: the [[spoiler:the song turns accusatory, claiming people that who are mad at POP TEAM EPIC Pop Team Epic are just angry at tgenselves themselves for giving up. And the then, Popuko sings "I...will...kill...you!" and the song turns into one glamorizing destruction rather than the motivational song it was meant to be]].be.]]
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** A segment using the same puppets that appeared on the actual show, "The Heart Tree", starts off as a cute song about how you can't give up on your life as soon as you grow up. As soon as the melody becomes upbeat and Pipimi starts to clap her hands, [[spoiler:Popuko sings "I...will...kill...you!" and the song turns into one glamorizing destruction rather than the motivational song it was meant to be]].

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** A segment using the same puppets that appeared on the actual show, "The Heart Tree", starts off as a cute song about how you can't give up on your life as soon as you grow up. As soon as the melody becomes upbeat and Pipimi starts to clap her hands, [[spoiler:Popuko [[spoiler: the song turns accusatory, claiming people that are mad at POP TEAM EPIC are just angry at tgenselves for giving up. And the Popuko sings "I...will...kill...you!" and the song turns into one glamorizing destruction rather than the motivational song it was meant to be]].
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It's best described as a WidgetSeries with negligible continuity and humor that often relies on {{Non Sequitur}}s or [[ReferenceOverdosed Japanese pop culture references]], heavily mocking and parodying other manga, anime, and video games, as well as a heaping helping of SelfDeprecation. The only recurring characters are a pair of schoolgirls named Popuko, the blond-haired shorter one with a visibly drawn nose and who is [[HairTriggerTemper quicker to anger]], and Pipimi, the dark-haired taller one who is generally [[TheStoic calmer]]. Other details tend to vary between comic strips. There's really nothing like it out there.

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It's best described as a WidgetSeries QuirkyWork with negligible continuity and humor that often relies on {{Non Sequitur}}s or [[ReferenceOverdosed Japanese pop culture references]], heavily mocking and parodying other manga, anime, and video games, as well as a heaping helping of SelfDeprecation. The only recurring characters are a pair of schoolgirls named Popuko, the blond-haired shorter one with a visibly drawn nose and who is [[HairTriggerTemper quicker to anger]], and Pipimi, the dark-haired taller one who is generally [[TheStoic calmer]]. Other details tend to vary between comic strips. There's really nothing like it out there.
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* NinjaProp: Used ''against the prop'' in one sketch- see NoFourthWall and StandardSnippet below.
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''Pop Team Epic'' (ポプテピピック[[note]]Some chapters (7 times total) mislabel the series' English title as ''Pop '''Teen''' Epic''. Also, some Anglophone fans like to write it ''Poptepipic''[[/note]]) is a comedy {{yonkoma}} web comic created by [[{{Creator/Bkub}} Bkub Okawa]]. (Otherwise [[HeAlsoDid known for]] his ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' doujins) and published by Takeshobo on their free [[http://mangalifewin.takeshobo.co.jp/rensai/popute Manga Life Win]] service ([[http://mangalifewin.takeshobo.co.jp/rensai/popute2 Season 2,]] [[http://mangalifewin.takeshobo.co.jp/rensai/popute3 Season 3,]] [[http://mangalifewin.takeshobo.co.jp/rensai/popute5/ Season]] [[ItMakesSenseIncontext 5]], [[http://mangalifewin.takeshobo.co.jp/rensai/popute6 Season 6,]] [[https://mangalifewin.takeshobo.co.jp/rensai/popute7 Season 7.]]) Vertical Comics had [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-09/vertical-licenses-pop-team-epic-the-delinquent-housewife-manga/.122501 licensed]] it for an official English translation in October 2018.

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''Pop Team Epic'' (ポプテピピック[[note]]Some chapters (7 times total) mislabel the series' English title as ''Pop '''Teen''' Epic''. Also, some Anglophone fans like to write it ''Poptepipic''[[/note]]) is a comedy {{yonkoma}} web comic created by [[{{Creator/Bkub}} Bkub Okawa]]. (Otherwise [[HeAlsoDid known for]] his ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' doujins) and published by Takeshobo on their free [[http://mangalifewin.takeshobo.co.jp/rensai/popute Manga Life Win]] service ([[http://mangalifewin.takeshobo.co.jp/rensai/popute2 Season 2,]] [[http://mangalifewin.takeshobo.co.jp/rensai/popute3 Season 3,]] [[http://mangalifewin.takeshobo.co.jp/rensai/popute5/ Season]] [[ItMakesSenseIncontext 5]], [[http://mangalifewin.takeshobo.co.jp/rensai/popute6 Season 6,]] [[https://mangalifewin.takeshobo.co.jp/rensai/popute7 Season 7.]]) 7,]] [[https://mangalifewin.takeshobo.co.jp/rensai/hosiirore/ Season 8]]) Vertical Comics had [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-09/vertical-licenses-pop-team-epic-the-delinquent-housewife-manga/.122501 licensed]] it for an official English translation in October 2018.

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* IntentionalEngrishForFunny: The Creator/FUNimation English dub pokes fun at the mixture of R and L sounds in the Japanese language in the Skeleton skit in Episode 4 by deliberately misspelling the English word "legend" as "regend".
-->'''GT-R:''' Remember this: The R in "GT-R" stands for '''LEGEND!'''

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* IntentionalEngrishForFunny: IntentionalEngrishForFunny:
** The series's Japanese title actually reads "poputepipikku", which only loosely resembles how you'd actually write "Pop Team Epic" in katakana (which would be "poppu chiimu epikku".)
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The Creator/FUNimation English dub pokes fun at the mixture of R and L sounds in the Japanese language in the Skeleton skit in Episode 4 by deliberately misspelling the English word "legend" as "regend".
-->'''GT-R:''' --->'''GT-R:''' Remember this: The R in "GT-R" stands for '''LEGEND!'''
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** The final episode of season 2 features Yūichi Nakamura (the actor probably best known for his ''Franchise/KamenRider'' roles) AsHimself, as well as his AlternateSelf, which is also physically played by him... but voiced by the ''other'' Creator/YuuichiNakamura.
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* KansaiRegionalAccent: One comic is inexplicably written entirely in the Kansai dialect. A fan translation goes through CulturalTranslation and instead uses an exaggerated American Southern accent.
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* SaneBossPsychoHenchmen: In the first season episode "The Dragon of Iidabashi - Pipi's Revenge", Pipimi and Popuko became in these roles when they met in jail and made an alliance ([[ItMakesSenseInContext licking a lemon to sealing it]]) and so they became a {{Yakuza}} and her JapaneseDelinquent henchman, respectively.

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** Season 2 Episode 5 places Popuko and Pipimi into Enix’s 1998 [=PS1=] game, ''Astronoka''.
** Season 2 Episode 9 sends Popuko and Pipimi into "The Navel: Extreme" stage of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV''.

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** Season 2 Episode 5 places Popuko and Pipimi into Enix’s 1998 [=PS1=] game, ''Astronoka''.
''Astronoka'', where they punch every scarecrow they come across.
** Season 2 Episode 9 sends Popuko and Pipimi into "The Navel: Extreme" stage of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV''.''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' where Popuko tries to figure out which route leads to the harder version of the dungeon based on what the floor tastes like. Another segment has them play Mahjong against a Dragoon.
** A number of segments in different episodes involve their adventures with or as [[SeriesMascot Chocobos]].
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* InsurmountableWaistHeightFence: Season 2 Episode 6 has a segment where Popuko decides to move on "auto mode", basing her movements on Pipimi's position, and hurting walls in a result or not being able to move because of a little flower.

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* InsurmountableWaistHeightFence: Season 2 Episode 6 has a segment where Popuko decides to move on in "auto mode", basing her movements on Pipimi's position, causing her to get [[ArtificialStupidity stuck on walls, edges of pits and hurting walls in a result or not being able to move because of a little flower.small flower]]. When Pipimi tries it instead, she keeps falling into the pit and respawning near the edge, until she finally [[TeleporterAccident materializes halfway into Popuko]], after which the two just [[MajorInjuryUnderreaction greet each other normally]].

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* OffModel: The anime's Bob Epic Team skits [[StylisticSuck deliberately go off-model]]; the characters are always crudely drawn, and they never look quite the same in any given shot.

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