COSTA MESA — The anime movie “Pop in Q” (95 minutes, 2016) will be screened on Saturday, March 2, at 4 p.m. (doors open at 3:45 p.m.) at Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple, 254 Victoria St., Costa Mesa.
Young girls stand up to face a global crisis in this fantasy anime commemorating the 16th anniversary of Toei Animation. Directed by Naoki Miyahara, who has worked on the “Pretty Cure” series, among others.
Third-year middle-schooler Isumi (voice: Asami Seto) finds a fragment of time at the ocean. Upon picking it up, she sees an unknown world stretching out before her and encounters a strange life-form calling itself a Pokon. The Pokon tells her the world’s time is in danger of breaking down, and so with four other girls, she attempts to circumvent the crisis.
Presented by Japan Foundation Los Angeles. Co-hosted by Campus Japanese Club.
Free parking on-site. Attendees under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Free admission but registration is preferred. For RSVP link, go to: https://www.jflalc.org/event-details.php/154/movie-screening-anime-pop-in-q-