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Feb 18, 2018 6:35 AM

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I think my love for Pop Team Epic went back by a ton.

Hellshake Yano skit was super awesome. That was a totally fresh and new idea. I don't think any anime in existence ever tried doing it. The voice actors there in Hellshake sound so great (I think they're the Bobunemimimi seiyuus), and I found it kinda funny in a way.

Undertale and the Pokemon skit made me gasp here and there, and that gamer skit at the end, too. Not to mention, that 8 bit ED was really rad. I guess it's about time to make that ED song my alarm tone or something...
Feb 18, 2018 7:58 AM

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This episode really lived up to its 'epic' name.

So many great skits this time. I really enjoyed averything.

@_______@
Feb 18, 2018 8:11 AM

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Hellshake Yano was GOLD
Baby, daijobanai...
Feb 18, 2018 8:49 AM
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While performing Hellshake Yano, they wore lab coats, as if conducting a dangerous experiment unleashing untold power.
...but then again, I unironically like Warau Salesman.
Feb 18, 2018 9:15 AM

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Sasori_Nagashi said:

The explanation beforehand by the animator was very helpful, but to be honest the visual gag would have worked anyway, just not as well.


Oh I'm sure everyone got the gist of the joke. But there's a lot of attention to detail that can enhance the experience like what the city buses look like or the name of the bus station. Porte de Bagnolet is in Paris actually, not in the north of France. I guess you could consider those things details, but to me they make a little bit of difference.

Similarly, the gag in episode 1 may have gone over some people's heads.
Feb 18, 2018 10:25 AM

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What happened im this episode? I DIDN'T pay attention cause I was thinking about hellshake yano
EL PSY KONGROO!!!
Feb 18, 2018 10:32 AM
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The Hellshake Yano segment was epic, the level of commitment and synchronization was outstanding. Really good stuff.. now if only everything else was as good as that...
Feb 18, 2018 11:11 AM

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quigonzel said:
The Hellshake Yano segment was one of the most brilliant things I've ever seen. The flawless coordination and execution was just top notch.


I know! It was interesting and very well done.
Feb 18, 2018 11:29 AM
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Oh man I loved that flipbook story :> how much more epic can you be, I have to say some of my favorites are just the non animated stuff/.
Feb 18, 2018 4:32 PM

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Hellshake Yano's two person job skit making me realize why I love these two guys
Feb 18, 2018 5:24 PM
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This is not the first time AC-bu did advanced paper theater thing. But this time they tuned it up to 11.

GLORIOUS
Feb 18, 2018 6:49 PM

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Bob Team Epic: Hellshake Yano is the greatest thing in this series!!
Feb 18, 2018 10:31 PM

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That Hellshake Yano bit.. incredible. I wasn't too impressed with the last two episodes but this one has certainly brought it back up to par, imo. Great stuff.
Feb 19, 2018 12:50 AM
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Finally, Pop Team Epic is back to being great. The video game jokes were fun, and hellshake yano.... Well, it speaks for itself. Wild, bizarre, and perfect. I love bob team epic.

I also liked that the skits were shorter this episode. It made everything feel much better.
Feb 19, 2018 5:06 AM

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The effort of telling the story of Hellshake Yano was over 9000!
Feb 19, 2018 11:10 AM

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Chi is that you? *30 characters*

"Please stop talking about math when I'm eating."
Feb 19, 2018 1:41 PM

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Great ep but I just wanna see Hiiroshi Girldrop fellas
Feb 19, 2018 3:28 PM
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Less funny than the last episode, but still awesome.

This anime really surprised me.
Feb 19, 2018 6:46 PM

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I think we all can agree that the Hellshake Yano part was the best fucking thing ever. I love bobunemimimmi with a passion, but I'm definitely not mad that we got this work of art instead
Feb 19, 2018 9:05 PM

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on 2nd part, I heard: the voice of shikamaru/makishima and voice of mercurius/imaizumi! (Shoutarou Morikubo & Kousuke Toriumi)
The Hellshake Yano no cut-scene skit was brilliant for me! BRAVO CLAP CLAP CLAP!!!
5/5.
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Feb 19, 2018 11:16 PM

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My God. The one day I couldn't be bothered to watch the episode as it came out... It decides to be "lit," an amazing episode that was.
I would've said those parts unlined but its all been said i.e. hellshake tank

Can someone tell me though; why do they do a re broadcast, its been bugging me since there is only subtlest of details -like an extra sentence or two- thrown in
Feb 20, 2018 7:20 AM
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tambi33 said:

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Can someone tell me though; why do they do a re broadcast, its been bugging me since there is only subtlest of details -like an extra sentence or two- thrown in
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The producer explains it here:
https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2018/02/16/pop-team-epic-interview-with-producer-kotaro-sudo/

(thanks to Firelord76 for the link)
...but then again, I unironically like Warau Salesman.
Feb 20, 2018 11:54 AM

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Well, now it's understandable why Pipimi often thinking about Hellshake Yano. I mean, how you can resist thinking about someone so epic?
Feb 20, 2018 1:20 PM

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@PastFuturist

A little weird, but I guess ill go with it... Thanks anyway
Feb 20, 2018 7:06 PM
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well...I do not know where I should look for this but, c'mon hellshake yano looks like a character with purple hair in another anime with a "shit style", I really wanted to know what anime this is, I completely forgot the name or how to find it, hellshake yano is one of the best things that one has in the episode and when I saw him I soon remembered this anime
this is an anime in which a boy goes to a school and he is surrounded by the flowers boys of the school, but nothing really rolls around yaoi, is an anime with a light comedy and that revolves around 3 or 4 minutes of duration, the art is practically the same as the hellshake yano
Is anyone aware of this anime?
Feb 21, 2018 10:21 AM

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Popuko's female voice was awesome in this episode XD

The first scene was the first thing that made me really laugh with this anime after some time.
gabriel_batista said:
well...I do not know where I should look for this but, c'mon hellshake yano looks like a character with purple hair in another anime with a "shit style", I really wanted to know what anime this is, I completely forgot the name or how to find it, hellshake yano is one of the best things that one has in the episode and when I saw him I soon remembered this anime
this is an anime in which a boy goes to a school and he is surrounded by the flowers boys of the school, but nothing really rolls around yaoi, is an anime with a light comedy and that revolves around 3 or 4 minutes of duration, the art is practically the same as the hellshake yano
Is anyone aware of this anime?

Gakuen Handsome?

Could this be the secret origin of Hellshake Yano? XD (it's tagged shounen ai, btw)
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Feb 21, 2018 2:06 PM

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Feb 21, 2018 3:17 PM
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hikikomoriMK-II said:
Popuko's female voice was awesome in this episode XD

The first scene was the first thing that made me really laugh with this anime after some time.
gabriel_batista said:
well...I do not know where I should look for this but, c'mon hellshake yano looks like a character with purple hair in another anime with a "shit style", I really wanted to know what anime this is, I completely forgot the name or how to find it, hellshake yano is one of the best things that one has in the episode and when I saw him I soon remembered this anime
this is an anime in which a boy goes to a school and he is surrounded by the flowers boys of the school, but nothing really rolls around yaoi, is an anime with a light comedy and that revolves around 3 or 4 minutes of duration, the art is practically the same as the hellshake yano
Is anyone aware of this anime?

Gakuen Handsome?

Could this be the secret origin of Hellshake Yano? XD (it's tagged shounen ai, btw)

yes! that is the anime! thank you so much <3
I really wanted to remember that lol shounen ai? haha
yeah, look...he is hellshake yano ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Feb 21, 2018 4:34 PM

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Artsy that transcends beyond shitposting..

Indeed Factual skit... it suits their biased humanly extinct
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Feb 21, 2018 6:39 PM

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The entire notebook-live action scene may have been the funniest and most creative comedy skit I've ever seen in an anime lmaoooo
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Feb 22, 2018 6:50 PM

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Finally the anime mentions haters and subculture bitches.
Feb 22, 2018 9:45 PM

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Seriously, Hellshake Yano, best boy.
I'm also voting this opening as best of this year... it's just so good every episodes
Feb 23, 2018 6:32 AM

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I thought nothing could beat Let's Pop Together, but that Hellshake Yano bit was mind blowing. One of the best things I've seen.
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Feb 24, 2018 10:30 AM
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tambi33 said:
@PastFuturist

A little weird, but I guess ill go with it... Thanks anyway


I didn't have time to look for it earlier. But for anyone who cares, here's Kotaro Sudo's explanation of why they repeat the show with different voices:



tl;dr: bkub wanted to do an optional male audio track, but they couldn't do that for technical reasons, and they couldn't think of another 15-min episode to pair with it.
...but then again, I unironically like Warau Salesman.
Feb 27, 2018 10:23 PM

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Hellshake wasn't the most entertaining skit in the world but it reminds everyone how much talent and work goes into animation in a whole.

Rest was ok
Feb 28, 2018 3:07 PM

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The Hellshake Yano sketch is the best one the show's had till now. It was so well done.
Rest of the episode was pretty funny as well.
Mar 2, 2018 6:42 PM

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The Hellshake Yano skit was so creative. Very cool stuff.

Also: *Throws controller down* "I'll never play this crappy game again!" *picks up controller 5 seconds later* Me playing Overwatch, tbh.
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Mar 3, 2018 6:21 PM

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The entire Hellshake Yano thing was quite amazing to watch. Great job guys!

100% Compressed Manatee LMAO

Mar 4, 2018 12:57 PM

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The bike prank though, ouch.
Mar 4, 2018 3:28 PM

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Fucking hater! how dare you say it's boring, and that drawing flipping scene about hellshake was pretty fun to watch haha
Mar 18, 2018 8:35 AM
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The short Hellsake Yano was the best of this episode!!
I prefer the firsts seiyuus!!!
Mar 28, 2018 5:21 AM

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Hellshake Yano was l e g e n d a r y! I can imagine all the effort they've poured into making it so good~

There were more recognizable references here and a lot of funny skits this week too, with the female voice actors sounding really adorable ♥








Apr 7, 2018 6:24 PM

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The paper animation was AMAZING!! wow I hope it didn't take them too many takes, but it probably did!
Apr 29, 2018 11:02 AM
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if you came here looking for references you might have missed, but most of the comments here were not helpful.

Pop Team Epic Episode 7 References
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q7uYAbhtRQ
Aug 29, 2018 12:58 AM

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LMAO at dude saying tsumaranai.
Is that a boner?
That sketch skit was awesome as fuck.
Dat anal.
lol at the BD version.
LMAO at Pocket Monsters.
Dat ending.

That Hellshake Yano skit was awesome as fuck.
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Oct 7, 2018 8:25 PM

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I love the documentary drawing style of story telling. It's amazing how they can flip any page or side and they still can continue talking the story.

Truly professionals!


Jan 22, 2019 9:34 PM

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i wonder how many times they had to redo the flipping segment before they had that good take
Apr 29, 2020 12:57 AM
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Hellshake Yano made me audibly laugh gdi. Seeing a grown ass man with a completely serious expression shouting "Yaaaaaaa" just made me lose it
May 7, 2020 4:57 PM

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Lmao what an episode. Hellshake Yano was legendary.
Jun 29, 2020 7:19 AM
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Im sorry, but i need to skimmed that whole Handshake Yano's Bob team epic. I can't keep watching that amazing skit while reading the subs, please blessed me!

Oh, yeah, moment was my best.
Popuko 4k HD was unbearable to seen.
Song of ending with the 8bit sounds!
Shikamaru VA Popuko!
Another godly episode
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