Poputepipikku turns absurdist comedy up to eleven with its pop culture references and surreal hilarity. With two bonafide high school girl protagonists—the short and exceptionally quick to anger Popuko, and the tall and unshakably calm Pipimi—they throw genres against the wall and don't wait to see what sticks. Parody is interlaced with drama, action, crudeness, and the show's overarching goal—to become a real anime.<br><Br>


[Twitter (JP)](https://twitter.com/ikurukamijou) | [Twitter (EN)](https://twitter.com/TheAn1meMan) | [Twitch](https://www.twitch.tv/thean1meman) | [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/joey.the.anime.man/)

Joey Bizinger was born to a Japanese mother and an Australian father of Hungarian and German descent. His mother made sure he would retain his Japanese heritage by speaking the language to him and showing him Japanese media, with the manga series _Doraemon_ being especially prevalent in his early childhood. He went to an international school in Sydney for some time during elementary school, but his parents moved him to the public school system after being dissatisfied with the quality of education it was providing, but he still attended a Japanese school on Saturdays to keep learning the language.

In high school, Bizinger was the only student of Japanese descent in his class, so he was asked by his peers if he knew about anime as the genre began to grow in popularity. This, alongside a school project to create a website, spurred him to make a website where he reviewed anime. He kept making the reviews even after the project ended, and he continued to post the reviews up until he went to Sydney University. While studying there, he started to make some YouTube videos to be posted on his website, but eventually decided to switch to the platform entirely.

After graduating from Sydney University in 2016, Bizinger moved to Japan where he had originally planned to work in information technology, but by then his YouTube channel had grown successful enough that he could work on it full time. He has done voice acting in the video game _Grisaia Phantom Trigger_ as well as a role in the _Pop Team Epic_ anime series.

In February 2020, he joined [Connor Marc Colquhoun](https://anilist.co/staff/260141) (CDawgVA) and [Garnt Maneetapho](https://anilist.co/staff/313847) (Gigguk) in creating and hosting a weekly podcast called [Trash Taste](https://www.youtube.com/c/TrashTaste), where they discuss anime, manga, otaku culture, and their experiences while living in Japan.

He is currently affiliated with Kadokawa-backed talent management company, [GeeXPlus](https://www.geexplus.co.jp/en/creators/theanimeman/)

__Non-anime roles:__
- Product 12 - Goddess of Victory: Nikke (VG)
- Product 23 - Goddess of Victory: Nikke (VG)
- Chevreuse - Genshin Impact (VG)

__Hobbies:__ Singing, skiing  
__Skills & Abilities:__ Guitar

[Twitter](https://twitter.com/tarusuke_beam)

__Non-Anime Roles:__
- Edeni - Metaphor: ReFantazio (VG)

**Height:** 172cm

[Website](https://muraseayumu.com/) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/murase_pipipi)

In 2016, he won Best Male Rookie at the 10th Seiyu Awards.

On May 1, 2023, he announced that he was leaving his previous talent agency VIMS to start his own, Aster Nine.

**Non anime roles:**

- [Venti](https://anilist.co/character/187525/) - Genshin Impact (Video game)
- [Mizuki](https://anilist.co/character/292633/) - Arknights (Video game)
- Don Murasame - Avataro Sentai Donbrothers (Tokusatsu series)

Joseph