If these were any other anime fans, sticking their middle fingers in their air would be considered rude. But these are Pop Team Epic anime fans, so this seems about right.
https://kotaku.com/the-new-anime-everyone-is-talking-about-1821980721
Pop Team Epic’s main characters are famous for flipping the bird.
I want the Pop Team Epic Nendoroids just to make my other Nendos be able to give the finger. pic.twitter.com/VfSvevm5x8
— Steve "Abs" Whisken (@[email protected]) (@Absnerdity) June 28, 2017
Explaining why these cosplayers are making the gesture.
今話題の貴◯花親方にも不満をぶちまけていただきました。#c93 #c93コスプレ #ポプテピピック pic.twitter.com/MXPpKGD4mL
— こばやん (@kobayan5884) December 29, 2017
This weekend in Tokyo’s Akihabara, retailer Animate gave out Pop Team Epic paper masks to promote the new anime. Here is Animate’s tweet announcing the event and the clone Popuko mask it said would be passed out.
【※緊急決定※】
本日15時と16時！ピピPによって大量生産された『クローンポプちん』(お面)をアニメイト秋葉原店頭にて大量配布決定！秋葉原の街をクローンポプちんで埋め尽くせ！https://t.co/T6BnfZtPQU#ポプテピピック #クローンポプちん量産計画 pic.twitter.com/oxBg9HInvu— アニメ「ポプテピピック」公式 (@hoshiiro_anime) January 20, 2018
A huge crowd descended, hoping to score the freebie. The crowd was too much for the store to deal with, clogging up the street and sidewalk. The cops stepped in, and the event was shut down only five minutes or so after it had started.
ポプテピお面配布会の人半端じゃねぇんだけどｗｗｗ #ポプテピピック #PPTP pic.twitter.com/K1mQIkPa66
— いけ (@w_ike_) January 21, 2018
アニメイト秋葉原、店頭でポプテピピックお面の配布会やるんだけど、歩行者天国を埋め尽くすほどのひとたちが集まる pic.twitter.com/V5ppYNF7vQ
— ﾂﾙﾐﾛﾎﾞ (@kaztsu) January 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/embed/status/955003273366290432
アニメイト秋葉原、ひとつの結論にたどり着いたはずのピピPの「クローンポプちん量産計画」このあと人類に宣戦布告するどころか、ひとが集まりすぎて警察にめっちゃ怒られ配布中止となる pic.twitter.com/J3i7GrxtQz
— ﾂﾙﾐﾛﾎﾞ (@kaztsu) January 21, 2018
ポプテピピック関係？
秋葉原アニメイト前が黒山の人だかり pic.twitter.com/CDEA69VdNs— しらっち (@Shiratch) January 21, 2018
Here is how the Pop Team Epic fans reacted. Some even sent photos to Animate’s cancellation announcement tweet.
https://twitter.com/embed/status/954960325450739712
【悲報】予想以上の混雑でお面配布中止ｗｗｗｗｗｗ
それを聞いて一斉に中指立てるの最高に面白いｗｗｗ#ポプテピピック #PPTP#クローンポプちん量産計画 pic.twitter.com/4ZRTMIGYKj— ゆたか (@yutaka0626) January 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/embed/status/954966329177485313
https://twitter.com/embed/status/954960500193808385
— tuukai (@tuukai_) January 21, 2018
速報！ポプテピピックお面配布中止 pic.twitter.com/KnZtrdPFo4
— トイレで踊る人 (@parimurayakuba) January 21, 2018
— 蒼月シロン@ (@Aotsuki_0196) January 21, 2018
ポプテお面警察指導により配布中止(´・ω・)ファッ●ュー！…せっかくポプ子、ピピ美来て開始5分で終了やで#ポプテピピック pic.twitter.com/0xsbIHNiz3
— kennto. (@mumin_sakuraba) January 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/embed/status/954960089680506880
https://twitter.com/embed/status/954958484293894144
【超速報】ポプテピピックのお面、人が集まりすぎた結果、警察からの指導で配布中止。解散指示が出てブーイング。ファックサインの嵐で笑ってる #クローンポプちん量産計画 #ポプテピピック #akiba pic.twitter.com/ijy5oIU0Q6
— コクブカメラ⊿｜👶🏻1y (@kokubucamera) January 21, 2018
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