Penguindrum
TV FINISHED SUMMER 2011 24 eps 79%
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Once you make a decision, does the universe conspire to make it happen? Is destiny a matter of chance, a matter of choice or the complex outcome of thousands of warring strands of fate? All twins Kanba and Shoma know is that when their terminally ill sister Himari collapses at the aquarium, her death is somehow temporarily reversed by the penguin hat that she had asked for. It's a provisional resurrection, however, and it comes at a price: to keep Himari alive they need to find the mysterious Penguin Drum. In order to do that, they must first find the links to a complex interlocking chain of riddles that has wrapped around their entire existence, and unravel the knots that tie them to mystifying diary and a baffling string of strangers and semi-acquaintances who all have their own secrets, agendas and "survival strategies." And in order for Himari to live, someone else's chosen destiny will have to change. It's a story of love, fate, life, death... and Penguins!
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)
Studios:
Brain's Base
Characters
Himari Takakura
MAIN
VA: Miho Arakawa
Kanba Takakura
MAIN
VA: Subaru Kimura
Shouma Takakura
MAIN
VA: Ryouhei Kimura
Ringo Oginome
MAIN
VA: Marie Miyake
Masako Natsume
SUPPORTING
VA: Yui Horie
Yuri Tokikago
SUPPORTING
VA: Mamiko Noto
Washizuka Ishi
SUPPORTING
VA: Yuusaku Yara
Keiju Tabuki
SUPPORTING
VA: Akira Ishida
Yousuke Yamashita
SUPPORTING
VA: Ryousuke Sakamaki
Yukina Kashiwagi
SUPPORTING
VA: Yoshiko Ikuta
Mari Fujishiro
SUPPORTING
VA: Hibiku Yamamura
Satoshi Oginome
SUPPORTING
VA: Fumihiko Tachiki
Eriko Oginome
SUPPORTING
VA: Rica Fukami
Asami Kuhou
SUPPORTING
VA: Saori Hayami
Yui
SUPPORTING
VA: Rei Matsuzaki
Chizuru
SUPPORTING
VA: Kana Akutsu
Kenzan Takakura
SUPPORTING
VA: Takehito Koyasu
Chiemi Takakura
SUPPORTING
VA: Kikuko Inoue
Staff
Lily Hoshino
Original Character Design
Shouko Nakamura
Chief Director
Kunihiko Ikuhara
Director
Mitsue Yamazaki
Assistant Director
Takayo Ikami
Series Composition
Kunihiko Ikuhara
Series Composition
Terumi Nishii
Character Design
Kentarou Akiyama
Art Director
Chieko Nakamura
Art Director
Kunio Tsujita
Color Design
Takeo Ogiwara
Director of Photography
Shigeru Nishiyama
Editing
Reviews
Krankastel
Rating: 105 (117 votes)
Whimsical but calculated, vibrant yet ominous; Ikuhara's theatrical masterpiece.
pixeldesu
Rating: 74 (87 votes)
A mystery that pulls you in deeper and deeper every episode
MattSweatshirT
Rating: 66 (73 votes)
A Postmodernist Examination of Fate
MrFlats
Rating: 53 (55 votes)
Mawaru Penguindrum & the Death of a Better Tomorrow
katsuragiis
Rating: 38 (39 votes)
birth is not a tree which doles out equal fruit, it is not a golden goose which produces only miracles.
mikquella
Rating: 26 (28 votes)
Picking Up the Pieces Penguindrum Left Behind
Stats
Average Score
79
Mean Score
79
Popularity
79,556
Favourites
3,444
Status Distribution
CURRENT: 3410
PLANNING: 39114
COMPLETED: 31128
DROPPED: 2554
PAUSED: 3350
Score Distribution
10: 149
20: 139
30: 282
40: 454
50: 972
60: 1819
70: 4001
80: 6326
90: 6510
100: 4251
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