Toei Animation Released New Anime Film 'Popin Q', First 16-Minute Preview Released!

Now on its 60th year, Toei Animation has released a new original anime film titled Popin Q which premiered on December 23 in Japan. The animation studio officially released the first 16 minutes of the film on Thursday. You check out the preview below:

Although the film did not make it to the top 10 on its first weekend at the Japanese Box Office, the film was produced as a way of celebrating Toei Animation’s 60 years in the Japanese animation industry.

Below is the movie’s synopsis:

The story begins the day before the graduation ceremony. Five middle school girls each are preoccupied with their real everyday lives. These girls meet each other in a fantasy world after being sent there through a sudden occurrence. There, they learn about the impending crisis that this world is facing. The way to avert this crisis is for the five to collaborate and bring their five hearts together as one through dance. However, the five cannot come to love the world, and cannot tell their true feelings to one another, so their hearts are unable to unite. The time limit is fast approaching. Can the dance of the five girls save the world? And will they be able to graduate?

The main case of the film are the following: Asami Seto as Isumi Kominato, Shiori Izawa as Aoi Hioka, Tomoyo Kurosawa as Saki Tsukui, Ari Ozawa as Asahi Omichi, and Atsumi Tanezaki as Konatsu Tomodate to name a few.

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