Pop Team Epic: The Movie 2

Pop Team Epic: The Movie 2 (Japanese: ポプテピピック セカンドフィルム, Hepburn: Poputepipikku sekandofirumu) is 2023 Japanese anime dark comedy film produced by King Records and Toei Animation while being directed by Jun Aoki. It is it based on the manga and anime of the same name and a sequel to Pop Team Epic: The Movie. In Pop Team Epic: The Movie 2, the film follows up after the ending of the first movie with Popuko and Pipimi teaming up to find a honeymoon for both of them.

The film has grossed over ¥20 billion in Japan making it the highest-grossing film of Pop Team Epic, and the highest-grossing film of Toei Animation. The film premiered at the Nippon Budokan on March 6, 2023 and was released on March 17, 2023 by Warner Bros. Pictures in 2D, IMAX, and Dolby Cinema formats in Japan. It received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for it’s plot, humor, characterization, animation, and meta-commentary.

Synopsis
Following the events of the first movie, Popuko and Pipimi team up to find a honeymoon for them after Pipimi experiences a dark sign of depression caused by the evil Tekariza.

Production
Coming soon!

Promotion
A sequel to Pop Team Epic: The Movie was officially announced on April 9, 2021. At 2022's San Diego Comic-Con, a short clip of Popumko with the film's logo was shown, revealing its title as Pop Team Epic: The Movie 2. The first trailer was released on September 7, 2022. The Japanese release date was announced with a new trailer at Jump Festa 2023.

Novelization
A novelization of the film written by Masatoshi Kusakabe will be released on March 20, 2023.

Theatrical
The film was released on March 17, 2023 in Dolby Cinema, 4DX, MX4D IMAX formats in Japan by Warner Bros Pictures. Worldwide, the film expected to release throughout April through July. In the United States, the film will released on May 26, 2023, by Crunchyroll.

Premiere
The world premiere of Pop Team Epic: The Movie 2 was held at the Nippon Budokan in Chiyoda, Tokyo on March 6, 2023.

Distribution
The film was distributed by Toei Company in cooperation with the Japanese branch of Warner Bros. Pictures, whom also handled distribution in Germany as well as the United Kingdom. The film was also released in 3D, IMAX, MX4D, and 4DX in Japan, making it the first Pop Team Epic film as well as first non-Dragon Ball Japanese anime film to be released in 3D, where it's being shown at 858 2D and 3D theaters across Japan.

Sony Pictures acquired distribution rights outside of Japan, Germany, and the UK under Sony Pictures Entertainment, except in North America, where Crunchyroll will distribute it after acquiring the distribution rights there. It will be released in theaters worldwide in May and June 2023 with the United States release being on May 26, 2023. This will be the first Pop Team Epic film distributed under the Crunchyroll brand after Sony Pictures acquired Crunchyroll in 2021 and merged it with Funimation.

Japan
The film topped the Japanese box office on its debut weekend, selling about 731,000 tickets and earning $7.3 million. It earned $43.2 million in Japan after a month of release.

United States and Canada
Pop Team Epic: The Movie 2 is projected to make $15–18 million in its 5 day opening, including $6 million in its 3 day opening.

Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 93% of 6 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The website's consensus reads: "Surprisingly avoiding tropes of sequelitis, Pop Team Epic The Movie 2 is everything fans of manga would wish for." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 65 out of 100, based on 2 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".