Pop in Q

Let's start with my final impression of this anime: It would have been much better if it was made into a TV series rather than single movie.

The story is rather simple. As stated in the synopsis, five girls need to dance together in order to save the world. The main focus of this story is rather the character development; the girls to overcome their feelings against their real life so that they will be able to unite and dance together. That, however, was not very well presented.

Much of the light on character development was focused on Isumi, and little on the other characters ... as well as interactions between the characters. As such, the other four girls' character development was poorly executed since it was not explored in depth and thus feels very lacking. Which is exactly why I feel that Pop in Q would have been better off as a TV series as it would have been able to explore each characters more deeply.

Otherwise, the art, the music, and the dance is nice and fun to watch.

Overall, I rate this film as a 5 (Mediocre) as the story and character development is not good but the visuals are fun to watch.

Side note: If they make a sequel out of this, I will likely watch it due to curiosity

What can i say about " Pop in Q" ?
Honesly, it's a movie that has been made for children and not for teenagers or adults .
This movie relate the story of girls who have to save the world and their power increase if they dance together.

I find it boring and i don"t even know how i have manage to finish to watch it .
(Yeah i'm definitely the kind of guy when he watches the anime , he must end it whenever it's a good or a bad one )

If you are a teenager or an adult who wants to watch some mature or action anime ... , just pass your way about this anime , he is not worth it to watch it .
There is no development about the characters or the story himself .
The anime has been made in order to entertain the children .

Normally, I'm a sucker for isekai, idols, magical girls, and genre blends. Unfortunately, this failed to bring anything actually unique to any of those tables, nor did it manage to pass as any one genre. Overall, it's an entirely forgettable one-shot, with a pile of potential and not much else.

STORY: 6

The series description says it all. Which is never a good thing for an isekai. I want to be surprised! Except that I was mostly bored, or confused.

It's fun, but very little of the world is explored, and the system of magic at play is barely explained at all, making it hard ... to truly care whether it's saved or not. Add in the protagonists' easy acceptance, and the whole concept feels pointless.


ART: 7

Weirdly slow frame rates, combined 3d and 2d animation, and inconsistent quality, all lead to it looking really bad at times. At random moments, their 2d faces even look like knockoff Ojamajo Doremi for some inexplicable reason.


However, the character designs are a lot of fun, and several pay a clear homage to other shoujo series. They're well suited to both the scenes and characters involved. The mascot characters are also utterly adorable and would make super cute merchandise! Honestly, the character designs are the best part about this entire misadventure.

The backgrounds in particular are just plain weird. The alternative world looks like a fusion of a historic English country town and some randomly Tribal carvings, which is a bizarre and unlikable combination. But it is undeniably unique.



SOUND: 7

The acting and background score is decidedly average, but the surprisingly catchy pop idol songs are what really sell it. They're actually good! Being decently catchy and feeling like y2k pop radio songs, more than idol music, they definitely don't sound quite like anything I've heard previously.

CHARACTER: 5

There's so much that's hinted at that could have easily created much more unique and deep characters, but it's repeatedly brushed over to force the story forward. Their friendships feel very shallow and not particularly believable. In fact, none of them feel much like people at all, rather very cut-and-paste, equally likeable and predictable, and ultimately forgettable.