Japan Synopsis
ポッピンQ
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?
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Pop in Q. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Toei Animation
Animation + Fantasy in Japan
1095 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Pop in Q itself).
The 2015–2017 Japan Window
In the crowded 2015-2017 Japan release window, Pop in Q sits at #568 of 588. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including Pop in Q. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 212 other Japan films in 2016.
The 3469th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
21 audience reviews — more than 38% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity (61th percentile) outruns review volume (38th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Pop in Q, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- bishoujo · 1
- dance · 11
- isekai · 10
- anime · 711
- coming of age · 78
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,326 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (6th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,458 of 2,532 (top 97%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Animation, Sammy, SEGA Networks |
| Runtime | 1h 35m |
| Release Date | December 23, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt5585826 |
| Official Site | www.popin-q.com |