The BEST episodes of Pop Team Epic

Every episode of Pop Team Epic ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Pop Team Epic!

Crude, rude, and a little…cute? Get ready for the larger-than-life attitude of Popuko and Pipimi, the small and tall stars of Pop Team Epic! Based off the bizarre four-panel webcomic by Bukubu Okawa comes a comedy that’ll throw you off with its out-there jokes and intense absurdity. You think you’re ready for these girls? Think again, F#%**er!

Last Updated: 3/3/2024Network: Tokyo MXStatus: Ended
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Hellshake Yano
star
7.71
28 votes

#1 - Hellshake Yano

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2018

Musician Hellshake Yano is tasked with holding a concert by himself until his band members arrive. Other skits include dealing with haters, Popuko turning into a baby, and Pipimi going fishing.

Directors: Aoi Umeki
Writer: Jun Aoki
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Endless Love
star
7.55
11 votes

#2 - Endless Love

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/2022

There can be only one timeline.

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POP Memories TO YOU♪
star
7.50
12 votes

#3 - POP Memories TO YOU♪

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2022

Do you prefer the girl next door, or the new girl who just transferred to your school?

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Vanver: A Game in Another Dimension
star
7.49
39 votes

#4 - Vanver: A Game in Another Dimension

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2018

Popiko and Pipimi are inadvertently summoned to an unfinished fantasy anime and makes the heroes do impressions, much to the voice actors' consternation. Other skits include a stop-motion musical performance by felt dolls of Popuko and Pipimi, Popuko drawing a deluge of fortune slips, and Popuko being confronted with the harsh reality of time's passage.

Directors: Aoi Umeki
Writer: Jun Aoki
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POPUTAN
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7.46
13 votes

#5 - POPUTAN

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2022

We came to farm.

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The Documentary
star
7.38
34 votes

#6 - The Documentary

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2018

A documentary profiles how music producer PipiP decided to find the perfect bandmates for pop idol Pop-chin by cloning her. Other skits include Popuko dozing off while leaving for school and severely oversleeping, Popuko becoming obsessed with baguettes while in France (continuing from the "gestures" sketch in episode 1), and Pipimi attempting to hire Popuko as an assassin.

Directors: Aoi Umeki
Writer: Jun Aoki
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Donca☆Sis
star
7.38
32 votes

#7 - Donca☆Sis

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2018

Iyo Sakuragi and Hojo become step-siblings after their parents, portrayed by Popuko and Pipimi, get married. Other skits include a cooking show hosted by Popuko and Pipimi, Pipimi literally growing with affection for Popuko, and Popuko doing a poor impression of Mickey Mouse.

Directors: Aoi Umeki
Writer: Jun Aoki
Cursed Mansion
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7.37
27 votes

#8 - Cursed Mansion

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/18/2018

A group of college students find the mansion they are staying in to be haunted by Popuko and Pipimi. Other skits include Popuko starting a dance craze, Pipimi becoming giant, and Popuko going up against a shark.

Directors: Aoi Umeki
Writer: Jun Aoki
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Dancing with a Miracle
star
7.35
26 votes

#9 - Dancing with a Miracle

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/4/2018

Popuko and Pipimi encounter a young runaway boy while visiting New York City. Other skits include Popuko ordering latte art, Pipimi attempting standup comedy, and the girls trying French cuisine.

Directors: Aoi Umeki
Writer: Jun Aoki
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SWGP 2018
star
7.31
32 votes

#10 - SWGP 2018

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2018

Popuko takes part in the Skeleton World Grand Prix, facing many tough opponents. Other skits include a parody of Earth, Wind & Fire's "Let's Groove", Popuko being forced to evict an extraterrestrial being from her house, and Popuko and Pipimi encountering a boss while exploring a dungeon.

Directors: Aoi Umeki
Writer: Jun Aoki
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Ginza Hostess Detective
star
7.27
26 votes

#11 - Ginza Hostess Detective

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/11/2018

While staying at a hot spring inn, hostesses Popuko and Pipimi investigate a murder that has taken place. Other skits include the girls playing soccer, Pipimi cooking some premium meat, and Popuko dealing with incompetent waiters.

Directors: Aoi Umeki
Writer: Jun Aoki
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Shining Shoulder
star
7.21
14 votes

#12 - Shining Shoulder

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2022

Armor of soulsteel; Handspinner.

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Encounter
star
7.11
54 votes

#13 - Encounter

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2018

An anime series about a girl who is secretly an idol is quickly thrown out the window in favor of the crazy, disjointed antics of Popuko and Pipimi. Among other skits, Popuko experiences death and rebirth as she experiences many first encounters with Pipimi, and the two girls go to France in an attempt to use gestures to communicate.

Directors: Aoi Umeki
Writer: Jun Aoki
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Bump-Boo Crusaders
star
7.09
11 votes

#14 - Bump-Boo Crusaders

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/2022

Titans and twinning, oh my!

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The Dragon of Iidabashi Pipi's Revenge
star
7.04
28 votes

#15 - The Dragon of Iidabashi Pipi's Revenge

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/25/2018

Yakuza member Pipi decides to take vengeance against her gang when they stray down the wrong path of committing YouTuber crimes. Other skits include Popuko trying to treat an injury, bacon eating some bacon, and the ending theme singers complaining that they're not in the actual anime.

Directors: Aoi Umeki
Writer: Jun Aoki
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Pop Team Epic Battle Royale
star
7.00
11 votes

#16 - Pop Team Epic Battle Royale

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2022

Winner, winner, chicken dinner.

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Train Battle
star
6.85
13 votes

#17 - Train Battle

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2022

Train battler!

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Boomer Team Epic
star
6.78
9 votes

#18 - Boomer Team Epic

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/2022

Remember them good ol' days?

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Identity
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6.76
17 votes

#19 - Identity

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2022

The best shit anime around is back! No, really. Who let them come back?

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Here We Go! Biggus McHugeGuy Combination
star
6.71
14 votes

#20 - Here We Go! Biggus McHugeGuy Combination

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/2022

Have you ever been Obari'd?

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Rising Hell ~The Hellshake Arrow~
star
6.69
13 votes

#21 - Rising Hell ~The Hellshake Arrow~

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2022

Oh, sorry. I was thinking about Hellshake Yano.

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The Kingdom of Nature
star
6.64
11 votes

#22 - The Kingdom of Nature

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/2022

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The 30th Cyber War
star
6.59
27 votes

#23 - The 30th Cyber War

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2018

Guided by the spirit of Pipimi, Popuko fights against the Elite Four in a shogi tournament. Other skits include Pipimi's fantasies about attractive male characters distracting her from Popuko's venting, Popuko demonstrating an increasingly bizarre variety of regional activities, and Popuko and Pipimi discussing modern slang.

Directors: Aoi Umeki
Writer: Jun Aoki
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The Age of Pop Team Epic
star
5.96
57 votes

#24 - The Age of Pop Team Epic

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/25/2018

Popuko and Pipimi have a final showdown against the evil organization trying to stop their anime, King Records. Other skits include a scene parodying magical girl anime tropes in which a girl brings a talking pet to school with her and Popuko trying to find her glasses. After the credits, there is a teaser trailer for a second season of Hoshiiro Girldrop.

Directors: Aoi Umeki
Writer: Jun Aoki
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