Pop Team Epic Gundam/Super Robot "Biggus McHugeGuy Combination"

[@emanuelepolloni4002]

Fun fact: there’s an official model kit of Pipimi’s mecha form

[@faceless2302]

that's cool as hell actually

[@flamerounin2]

And now, the company that released that announced a model kit of this thing.

[@cheesesnadwich815]

give me the link to that. now!

[@emperorhadrian6011]

Needs:

[@flamerounin2]

@@cheesesnadwich815 no preorders get. But if you're curious, its the moderoid line from Good Smile Company

[@mjkhan9664]

Bro wtf, this animation is awesome for a show that is essentially just memes

[@faceless2302]

spared no expense

[@ArchivistMarker]

@@faceless2302 in literal sense, as most animation budget are allocated for this scene only.

[@Cousin_Uli]

Masami Obari's been perfecting the "hype but cheap" method for like 40 years

[@montajedelespectador]

Don't have to animate a full show with the same quality

[@thepronoob4039]

the guy they keep mentioning, Masami Obari, actually worked on this section. He's famous for basically making some extremely high quality and good looking sakuga despite having a low budget.

[@ncp9095]

You wanna watch non-CGI robot anime with high production cost? Here you go

[@janematthews9087]

To be fair, Obari is a known mercenary that is willing to do quality production for cheap. Just have to be drinking buddies with him. Kinda like Trigger and baiting them with westaboo shit. Also it helps that most animators know all of the Obari-isms and every animator worth their salt can convert any drawing into an Obari scene (Like the Big sword Swing, and the Final Gibal Laser Attack Pose has been a staple of animator reportoir) TLDR - Obari is cheap, is fast, and every animator just knows what to do.

[@SenseiRaisen]

@@janematthews9087 Even more when you combine his ridiculously cool mecha designs too, and how strategically has always shadow covering them and a few key-lights to just make it looks even cooler and dramatic. There is a reason why i love this mother effer mecha designs too, he can and will do it with gusto.

[@Idonthateutoo]

CGI isn’t bad sometimes

[@booyah344]

**Monkey's paw finger curls**

[@acedias12]

Well, the new Gundam show has that.

[@elijahshimbo544]

The fact that this is actually animated by sunrise makes it 10 times better

[@spaceriot23]

wait, really?

[@NormanFreeman94]

Deadass????

[@seniorlazzyman6671]

Of course Sunrise did a 2D mecha scene. They’re pretty much the only studio that still does.

[@ElFreakinCid]

This is also why the male voices for the episode are Nobuyuki Hiyama and Toshiyuki Morikawa, they have a history of being in Sunrise mecha shows together.

[@iswallowappleseeds927]

@@seniorlazzyman6671 and also Trigger's Imaishi Team and technically Studio Nexus.

[@thevideogamemafia568]

The fact they dragged in Obari to animate this in the style of GaoGaiGar AND have Guy’s male VA do the voice for Popo is amazing

[@KeyRogueDRL]

Not mentioning Exkizer & Da-Garn's VA, Shō Hayami (The first & third Brave before Nobuyuki Hiyama's), who's voicing the villain here is an absolute sin. Even the final combination here is literally Great Fighbird.

[@JorgeSanchez-zk6zw]

@@KeyRogueDRL Yea, the whole scene started by ripping-off Exkaizer's final fight LOL

[@skootergirl22]

They only dubbed a few episodes then stopped because the anime wasn't getting views, it's a shame they even got the original English voice for Ash from pokemon and it wasn't a bad dub

[@BentoBoxBobbyTV]

I got goosebumps with Bubblegum Crisis vibes. The villjain trope is Mason / Largo.

[@gaspersb]

Indeed. This shit is ON POINT. It's also hilarious. As expected.

[@R24_alt]

Loved the 90s big pearl earrings. Brings me back.

[@tsundere-hime7078]

I AM SO GLAD SOMEONE MENTIONED IT. It was such a cute look, i miss them! My favorite was Lina Inverse.

[@jjba3571]

Omg yes, the cyber team in akihabara look, or the saber marionette look or even the magic knight reyarth earring hahahaha so 90s

[@kanon101000]

It reminds me of Slayers including character design!

[@samewish]

Why big pearl earrings? I don't even like the design...

[@eclipsewaves]

@@samewish The world doesn't revolves around you buddy

[@mattduncan3869]

you mean they brought in Masami Obari for a gag? That's fucking legendary holy cow.

[@williamedge5130]

This is actually the SECOND time he's been involved in the project. It's buck wild

[@mattduncan3869]

@@williamedge5130 WHAT!

[@williamedge5130]

@@mattduncan3869 Yeah, in one of ths specials he did a mech-themed opening for them. This is actually a continuation of that parody

[@oldcowbb]

wasn't he famous for doing crazy quality work for really low pay

[@russelldoty2743]

@@williamedge5130 More like the third, if you count the Super Robot Wars collab these designs originally came from.

[@inoob26]

This show highlights one thing the animation industry needs to do more "If the studio isnt good at something, just outsource it"

[@Gabu_]

That also helps immensely in propping up smaller but talented teams which generally don't get the spotlight.

[@RandomUserX99]

The producer is King Record. They make music. They just want to make this anime for the hell of it and hired a different animation studio for every episode and a shit load of VA and give them creative freedom.

[@KyungNim]

That's the opposite of what you want to do you clueless bum

[@dokapin100]

Sunrise, busy with Mercury witches, has some extra work to do.

[@SageSimulant]

Subcontract and subcontract further

[@V-Oblivion]

And this is the closest we will ever get to Shana piloting a Gundam

[@genshoryukenpou]

Before that, she voiced nena trinity in gundam 00

[@V-Oblivion]

@@genshoryukenpou Bad guys don't count!

[@starr555]

She also did the main heroine in Expelled from Paradise. she piloted a real robot type in that one

[@LongX49]

@@genshoryukenpou ah i forgot about it

[@juanortiz9123]

Rie kugimiya!

[@GELTONZ]

Okay I know this is MOSTLY Obari's work, but there's no way Tsukasa Kotobuki wasn't involved too. Look at the size of those earrings and cheeks!

[@limeownsj00]

That's _exactly_ what I was thinking. Peak 90s right there.

[@jjba3571]

Yeah, saber marionette vibes

[@affegpus4195]

Maybe is just a joke becouse their character styles are rather similar

[@KaminariHouse]

My 90s obsessed ass detected that immediately

[@nanaha7781]

「一社提供で好き勝手やって…」 「二人でバリッちゃお♪」 「大張に…無茶な仕事を押し付けるのー！！」 バーンブレイバーンがマジでコレやってんだよな…

[@tablis_xx]

ブレイバーンだ…

[@はるるん-y3r]

一つ大きく違う所は仕事を押し付けるのではなく大張監督自ら率先して仕事してる事だなw

[@lunestella3783]

メカの作画だけじゃなくて背景まで一人でこなすっていうね…

[@ケーキ-z7p]

音響監督もね❤

[@ケーキ-z7p]

音響監督もね❤

[@pingpong5877]

I want Biggus McHugeGuy Combination in the next SRW game.

[@solcario2]

I know the pair was already in one of the gacha games

[@SenseiRaisen]

They were in the X-Omega game. Even the idea started there, since the entire thing was a gag episode too, where both end up in there and became something out of a show design by Masami Obari (known mecha designer, specially for Braves, the DGG , Compatible Kaiser, Gravion, etc). With even the man himself appearing too. Mainly because he was task to design the look of both.

[@deletedTestimony]

YES YES YES YES

[@DolusVulpes]

I want this especially because of how hilariously confusing it'll be for every other character who isn't from a show with no fourth wall.

[@gryphman]

Alongside Great ExKaiser, just to make the joke really obvious.

[@karas-oz5zl]

4:06 フルバーストしてから熱排出して雑魚乙するところ無駄にカッコいい

[@dokapin100]

最後に更なる無駄を重ねるスタイル

[@Hyperencrpted12345]

THE BUDGET! OBARI WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!

[@そろそろ海王類の中から出よっか]

我が名はキングレコード‼︎でダメだったwww

[@kazunoko0008]

混ぜすぎで草。SDとガンプラ系を基本に、フルバーストは自由、ZZ、メガバズを併せて使い、その後の排熱は神とか贅沢すぎる…。これが制作スタッフの心の光か…。

[@RedOfFlames]

The funniest part of all this is that Masami Obari did, in fact, animate this

[@Hawlo]

I dunno if they were going for something specific with the Rie Kugimiya and Romi Park duo for this episode but I really liked it. They've been together in Fullmetal Alchemist, Persona 4, and probably lots of other projects I'm unaware of.

[@diegordi1394]

Also in Yakuza 5.

[@genshoryukenpou]

@@diegordi1394 what the character that they voiced in the game ?

[@genshoryukenpou]

Bleach, one piece, jump force, etc

[@diegordi1394]

@@genshoryukenpou Kugimiya voiced main stay Haruka Sawamura and Romi Park Mirei Park. Yes. The character the latter voices and her VA share surnames.

[@AoRyusei]

They likelly went for a pair joke, they always do. Proof of this is that the male version of this episode were Toshiyuki Morikawa and Nobuyuki Hiyama, both very long standing voices related to mecha stuff. (plus a well known duo of trolls.)

[@masauchi7670]

速水さんの「貴様らなんぞにぃぃぃぃぃッ！」 たまらんです。

[@GrizzleBearMAK]

I want Bandai to make a Master Grade Model Kit of Biggus McHugeGuy now

[@obscuremix8198]

Or a Soul of Chogokin figure?

[@trougas]

I think this license is held by GSC, so more likely this one will be released in moderoid line by good smile

[@Hawkatana]

About that...

[@shinkurohime]

No model but goodsmile made a figurine on preorder now.

[@ghostytunes4712]

“And so, the peace in Pop Team Epic was preserved once again” The city looks, quite literally destroyed

[@ThePinkRubber]

So does their budget

[@cardinalhamneggs5253]

It’s _Pop Team Epic._ What were you expecting?

[@なにしてん-f9q]

制作コストを上げやがってwww

[@CodeNameX001]

This is actually a GIANT reference to the "Brave" series. I'm seeing references to Gaogaigar (ESPECIALLY that sword pose at the beginning), Exkaiser, Fighbird, and the giant cannon could be any of them, but it makes me think of Mugenhou from Dagwon.

[@flamerounin2]

There is also a lot of Gravion references here.

[@CommanderConvoy]

Not to mention Guy's VA is Popuko in the male-voiced half of this ep

[@KeyRogueDRL]

@@CommanderConvoy And Shō Hayami (Exkizer & Da-Garn) as the villain.

[@RejectHumanityReturn2Monke]

I see some Gurren Lagann in there too.

[@TheDinohunter2000]

I figured after I saw the face

[@Charles-e4x]

Imagine watching this out of context with no subtitles or any understanding of the Japanese language.

[@non-applicable3548]

I think that's kind of the point, I enjoy the selfawareness

[@dogfox2152]

I feel like just without context would fire a mad brain

[@lemeres2478]

It would... make exactly the same amount of sense.

[@wedwhb9899]

I don’t need to imagine I’m so freaking confused right now

[@LemonMori]

And then imagine finding out what it’s from and deciding to watch it

[@MaskofFayt]

I love how this is mostly played straight except for parts of the design being the girls and the dialogue just using funny words or terms instead

[@SPINATIOGRAUb]

モデロイドでバリピピ美が立体化されてるからまさかと思ったら案の定バリポプ子まで出るの最高

[@frowningmirror8097]

At the end it showed the insides of the mecha, they really pulled out all the stops for this. It was really impressive. Also, for some reason Popuko has the Tower of Fangs necklace from Sorcerous Stabber Orphen at 2:38 really cool obscure reference

[@Aldenfenris]

I believe in season 1 she gets that as a gift from Pipimi in one of the shorts. She goes like 'oh, is this a novelty keychain?' then the screen turns darker and a deep voice from the pendant asks if Popuko is its new master and she goes 'wait, is this a real magic item?'. so, it is even taking from one time gags from the manga and the show haha

[@Shiromochimochi]

Masami Ōbari, so it's more of a Brave series. His other representative works are Gravion Gundam AGE, the Gundam Build series, and Sakuga in Iron-Blooded Orphens The voice actor is Show Hayami, he is also in Brave Exkaiser and Gravion (He is good friends with Masami Ōbari)

[@thomasreagor1706]

Okay...I thought my brain was trolling me for a second as I was having doubts that I was hearing Hayami voicing the villain.

[@lordabyss]

God i miss God Gravion...

[@aonami0212]

これがご縁になってブレイバーンに出演したのかwww

[@icyhugs]

While the robots are tributes to the legacy of the 90s Braves, the art style of the girls are 100% late 90s, early 00s Saber Marionette J!!! I wish they would play Saber Marionette J's first OP Successful Mission during the final gettai! Love love love it!

[@SeoulMan]

King Recorder is voiced by Hayami Show, who played Popuko in Season 1, episode 12-B. He was also Brave ExKaiser, the first Brave super robot series made as a collab between Sunrise and Takara. Kugimiya Rie and Park Romi both have roles in Gundam 00, though Park also played Loran Cehack in Turn A Gundam. For Part B, Hiyama Nobuyuki (Popuko) was King of Braves, GaoGaiGar, in addition to Shiro Amada of 08th MS Team, AND appeared AS HIMSELF in Pop Team Epic Season 1, Episode 2-A. Morikawa Toshiyuki (Pipimi) was Duke Fire in Brave Police J-Decker, Tekkaman Blade, and Shagia Frost in Gundam X.

[@faceless2302]

Very informative, I didn't realize the voice cast had so many connections to other mecha works.

[@beeafuu]

one more fact Romi Park also voiced Regene Regetta in Gundam 00

[@Kuresentomuntamashi]

Wait, KIANA'S VA?! My god that's such a wide range of voices for her.

[@PandoraParoru]

I THOUGHT I WAS GOING CRAZY THANK GOD IM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HEARD KIANA

[@baka_4615]

Its definitely because it's something Kiana would say that I noticed it's Kiana

[@thegearspinner5552]

I somehow didn't catch that at first but OH MY GOD, YOU'RE RIGHT!!! Good eye!

[@holhorse7606]

*Moon Halo PTSD kicks in

[@gannykungsenpaitv809]

Arigato Gyro. eh-- I mean Himeko sensei.

[@armandostockvideos8386]

I like the ost, I hope they release the full soundtrack.

[@Pramdate]

Its last sparkle by uesaka sumire

[@theelusivecamilleon]

It's all on Spotify if you're still looking

[@armandostockvideos8386]

​@@theelusivecamilleon what's the song name?

[@nanaten3]

@@armandostockvideos8386 bro thats the first thing that they told you

[@armandostockvideos8386]

@@nanaten3 That's not the same version of the song

[@鎖迷-j7p]

…コレが立体化されるとは当時の視聴者達は思うまいて…

[@ずみしとひ]

後に勇気爆発バーンブレイバーンとなる

[@声は緑川光見た目は伊集]

まさに豪華声優の無駄遣いwww

[@vxxiii4160]

I'm so glad Pop Team Epic is back

[@中島秀樹-l3i]

合体シーケンスが光の玉だったのは、予算やらなんやらの限界だったのかな。勇○シリーズみたいな合体、見たかったな。

[@A_to_ku]

ポプ子本体に合体パーツほぼないんです…

[@notkingcole289]

These mad lads, there are references to so many anime in this 4 minute animation that historians will be studying it for centuries to come

[@green8714]

先ほど実家からの電話で､ボケた父が玄関で転倒したと聞き､狼狽してた心を落ち着かせてくれました､ありがとうポプテピピック

[@VRGUILE]

You can tell they loved animating this, they hammed it up because they just wanted to make cool super robot shit.

[@kazumastu2877]

貴様らなんぞにぃぃぃ！！が完全にヴァニラ・アイス

[@crossch3720]

That acoustic guitar riff was a real banger.

[@u.e.9628]

やっぱり腐って大張ロボかっこいいなぁ…… サンライズさぁ…もう1本スーパーロボット作品やろうや

[@RadiantBeachShulk]

Just a few specific references I noticed: 0:46 classic shot from Gurren Lagann 1:14 Guren's right arm in Code Geass 2:03 the remains of southeastern Australia in Mobile Suit Gundam 4:05 Freedom Gundam / Strike Freedom Gundam's waist-mounted railguns in Gundam SEED (the term "Full Burst" for the attack comes from here too) 4:10 Wing Gundam Zero's Twin Buster Rifle in Gundam Wing

[@faceless2302]

very informative, I've seen a lot of arguments here about what this does or doesn't take inspiration from or reference

[@kakizakichannel]

1. Actually dates back to a ninja sentai from the 70s 2. Guren's Heat Wave is a reference to Shining/God Finger

[@ex1us]

I also noticed 00 Raiser's double GN particle rings for its propulsion on 4:00

[@Renegaiden_]

Bruh, when she said "Let's get Obari'd" I felt my heart scream. I love Masami Oobari's works. He is the reason why I began to love anime.

[@vgc_ivan8391]

thats one way of draining your opponent's energy, by reducing the budget and get rekt with a big beam attack

[@akira-omoto]

グレート合体が出来るプラモが出るらしい 早速、予約したwww

[@70Lu07]

This one gag is better than 90% of anime in the last few seasons

[@mr.coneoshame5130]

This is beautiful.

[@Jaeden-Man89]

If you told me this was Pop Team Epic, I wouldn't believe you! With how it's animated, I'd think that this was a different show all together! That's pretty metal!

[@HHaziq-pe5wr]

The dragon cannon appearing out of nowhere got me

[@NyanGelatOak]

Pause at just the right times and you will see Yoshiyama Yuu’s cool impact frames

[@日の目-b8u]

2:32「大張に、無茶な仕事を押し付けるの～？」 すでに独壇場の仕事を押し付けているのは、内緒である‼️

[@近代芸術と化した先輩]

❌　大振 ◯　大張

[@JingoBingoNationalist]

Nice profile ☠️

[@humha7613]

"I don't even know what's going on." - The creator of pop team epic

[@peropero2208]

I recognized that Pipimi's VA also voice Touka in Magia Record

[@Ambipie]

I'm surprised they didn't declare that they'd be able to sell toys of the last four minutes

[@Hawkatana]

This is the closes thing we'll ever get to a new entry in the Brave series.

[@iashub-niggurath7897]

Bang Brave Bravern entered the chat

[@LastRaven7291]

線と影の多いものを動かすのは大変なんだぞ それをこんなに…遂には声優だけじゃなく製作陣も無駄にし始めたな まぁ勇者ロボみたいな化け物変形にしなかったのはきっとサンライズの良心だな

[@ペテルギウスロマネコンティ-t7x]

結論、速水さんの喉酷使しただけw

[@soda3185]

Is this that "Witch from Mercury" show everyone is talking about?

[@faceless2302]

it's the leaked pilot episode

[@TARRSS]

It's the movie trailer

[@dlwk1988]

Me: PLEASE JUST MAKE MECHA ANIME GREAT AGAIN.EVEN IF IT IS ONLY 1 EPISODE! Pop team epic: Granted Me: Surprised Pikachu Face

[@朝倉正樹-l4k]

This is Masami Obari's [The Best] Present!!

[@blackalgae4858]

Sometimes, I'm kind of wondering what kind of sorcery that Hibari's use to create an awesomely epic mechs fight with a low budget that he was presented to.

[@rato_tig]

ブレイバーンの欠損部分が再生したの、まんまこれじゃねーかwww

[@WittyDroog]

As a fan of Brave Exkaiser this was a delight

[@user-wwtri3]

まさか今の時代に手描き作画でバリメカアニメ観れるとは…w しかもポプテピピックでwww 毎週やるロボANIMEなら、何回も使い回すんだろうな…色々。

[@あんこ-o8o5i]

実際、月での戦闘シーンの殆どは1期TVスペシャルの使い回しだったり

[@前川美幸-l8e]

グレートバリバリピピック、商品化決定しましたねw

[@wamutarou7]

これ、手描きなんですか？すごい

[@うんこ太郎-p4r]

とうとうスポンサーに喧嘩売っちゃったよ！！

[@ShinigamiSamaH]

Pop Team: And that's the story of where our budget went.

[@斬月·蒼龍]

ｻﾌﾞﾀｲが完全にｸﾞﾚｰﾄｴｸｽｶｲｻﾞｰ回のｵﾏｰｼﾞｭなやつwww

[@TARRSS]

The new mobile suit divers series looking good

[@YarraYora]

bravern is a spiritual successor to this i think

[@NepetasShippingWall1642]

bravern mentioned 👁👁

[@nav3346]

Now we just need a Mecha named "Sassy Stalwart Ecstacy, Bigness Super Max Mecha Overload"

[@Levitz9]

People have done a great job pointing out all the Brave series references (since Obari did those), but the bit in the intro where they're fighting on the moon and Popo charges with her sword and gets covered in bird-like energy? That's the Crush Intrude from Tekkaman Blade, another early-90s anime Obari worked on!

[@neoqueto]

The plot of this necessarily for comedic value high-budget animation is about how high-budget it is. This is the most meta thing I've seen all year and I did see Zuckerberg's VR selfie.

[@enderborn6860]

so pop team epic is giving the brave series a send off on their own way good lord

[@GabrielGarcia-mp3rf]

wtf, there are like 4 mecha animes referenced on this one. XD

[@SuperJacques96]

the amount of enough just a shitpost meme. these guys are geniuses

[@d32aeclipse]

イケボはやみんオモロすぎる♪

[@katawatenshu]

we're reaching levels of parody previously not yet even dreamed of by man

[@wildcatfromhell2522]

That space battle remainds me the final of 1rst part from Honkai Gakuen (GGZ), Kiana Kaslana (same VA of Pipimi) and Mei

[@UNIWarriorThomas]

as a major fan of obari-san this is incredible

[@archdiangelo7930]

Pop Team Epic, the highest budget shitpost in human history

[@Mochi_hantaaa]

one of the best animation of pop team epic even it's just a part of part episode

[@文月夜果]

バリバリにバリってる〜

[@村滝邦典]

ピ美ピBARIモードは去年グッスマからMODEROID(ピラモデル)で発売。 (すすぃポプ子のフィギュア付き)

[@kambinn2273]

Lmao even hiring Sugita for VA, exquisite indeed

[@GervasiusMC]

thats hayami show lmao

[@Q9Teen]

Yeah the antagonist robot is Hayami Sho. In S1 Tomokazu Sugita and Yuuichi Nakamura Already voiced them. Here's the list: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_Team_Epic

[@PrimeroJinJusuke]

Romi Park doing a cute girl voice is something we needed.

[@alucard002x]

To make this even more kino Kotobuki Tsukasa was in charge of the character designs

[@wrldoverheaven803]

They got Rie Kugimiya for this!?🤣

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

Worth it.

[@andrewfantome4020]

If you pay attention, more stars were involved in this show than in Fate.

[@ReilAskrey]

どっちかっていうと勇者ロボシリーズだろこれ

[@火月蒼右助]

キングローダーならぬキングレコーダーwww

[@silverwingres1412]

exkaiser's sword pose+fighbird's mask breaking and bird attack+might gaine's head crest, my life is complete now

[@NemesisTWarlock]

Obari: "That was hilarious... Hey, you know what would also be funny? What if there was, like, a Gay Mecha anime about a Super Robot falling head over heels for his pilot and making gay sex jokes about his pilot being inside his cockpit?" And Bang Bravern was thus born.

[@Unhingedwirelessdevice]

The combination is literally just Optimus Prime's super mode from Cybertron, and I'm all for it.

[@k-cg8om]

大張が…無茶な仕事始めてるのおおおおおお

[@AKImeru]

Super Robot Wars WHEN Wait they are already in there...

[@ShaggyToad1]

If they're not in the next Super Robot Wars, people wiil riot

[@ゆぅ91]

0:29 ここもしかしてガンダムSEEDDESTINYのソードインパルスのオマージュ？

[@mzxa9988]

This brings back early 2000s when most Mecha anime doesn't go full cgi robot

[@andrewfantome4020]

And thought about giant robots more than trying to be trendy or progressive.