Pop Team Epic Kinen

Synopsis

On April 26, 2018, the Japan Racing Association's Umabi.jp website launched the Pop Team Epic Kinen campaign, allowing users to create customized avatars of Popuko or Pipimi as virtual spectators. The campaign hinted at a surprise to be revealed once the number of avatars reached one million. After reaching that milestone in late May 2018, the JRA released a branded webisode on June 14, 2018. Produced by Space Neko Company, which animated the Pop Team Story segments and some short sketches in the TV series, Mikako Komatsu and Ryusei Nakao reprised their roles as Popuko in the first and second halves, respectively, while Sumire Uesaka and Norio Wakamoto returned as Pipimi. The JRA also held promotional events at Tokyo Racecourse.