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Mawaru Penguindrum

Penguindrum

TV Finished Airing R - 17+ (violence & profanity) Community Score: 7.93 Source: Original

Episodes: 24

Aired: Jul 8, 2011 to Dec 23, 2011

Duration: 24 min per ep

Synopsis

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For the Takakura family, destiny is an ever-spinning wheel, pointing passionately in their direction with equal tides of joy and sorrow before ticking on to the next wishmaker. With their parents gone, twin brothers Kanba and Shouma live alone with their beloved little sister Himari, whose poor health cannot decline any further. On the day Himari is given permission to temporarily leave the hospital, her brothers take her out to the aquarium to celebrate, where the family's supposed fate is brought forth with her sudden collapse. However, when Himari is inexplicably revived by a penguin hat from the aquarium's souvenir shop, the hand of fate continues to tick faithfully forward. With her miraculous recovery, though, comes a cost: there is a new entity within her body, whose condition for keeping her fate at bay sends the boys on a wild goose chase for the mysterious "Penguin Drum." In their search, the boys will have to follow the threads of fate leading from their own shocking past and into the lives of other wishmakers vying for the Penguin Drum, all hoping to land upon their chosen destiny. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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Rank

874

Popularity

884

Episodes

24

Aired

Jul 8, 2011 to Dec 23, 2011

Duration

24 min per ep

Members / Favorites

320201 / 7429

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Genre: Avant Garde Genre: Drama Genre: Mystery Genre: Supernatural Genre: Suspense Theme: Psychological

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Characters

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Oginome, Ringo

Oginome, Ringo

Main

Voice actors: Puccio, Veronica, Neves, Emily, Miyake, Marie

Takakura, Shouma

Takakura, Shouma

Main

Voice actors: Shepard, Blake, Kimura, Ryouhei, Meli, Manuel

Takakura, Kanba

Takakura, Kanba

Main

Voice actors: Guardiola, Illich, Raffaeli, Daniele, Kimura, Subaru

Takakura, Himari

Takakura, Himari

Main

Voice actors: Rial, Monica, Arakawa, Miho, Ionica, Emanuela

Aoi

Aoi

Supporting

Voice actors: Uchida, Aya, Yeo, Min Jeong, Savo, Germana

Aoi's Mother

Aoi's Mother

Supporting

Voice actors: Suzuki, Masami

Aquarium Mother

Aquarium Mother

Supporting

Voice actors: Yamamura, Hibiku

Chizuru

Chizuru

Supporting

Voice actors: Akutsu, Kana, Lee, Ja Myeong, Paolelli, Rachele

Esmeralda

Esmeralda

Supporting

Voice actors: Horie, Yui, Reti, Eleonora, Dietz, Janina

Fujishiro, Mari

Fujishiro, Mari

Supporting

Voice actors: Yamamura, Hibiku, Bebi, Ludovica, Schmidt, Lara

Goddess

Goddess

Supporting

Voice actors: Calene-Black, Shelley, Shimamoto, Sumi

Ikebe, Uncle

Ikebe, Uncle

Supporting

Voice actors: Tanaka, Hideyuki, Reti, Maurizio, Pfennig, Ole

Isora, Hibari

Isora, Hibari

Supporting

Voice actors: Watanabe, Yui, Marteddu, Agnese, Karbowski, Brittney

Kaeru

Kaeru

Supporting

Voice actors: Mizuno, Nami

Kashiwagi, Yukina

Kashiwagi, Yukina

Supporting

Voice actors: Martinez, Cynthia, Padoan, Eva, Ikuta, Yoshiko

Kuhou, Asami

Kuhou, Asami

Supporting

Voice actors: Martinez, Cynthia, Hayami, Saori, Bomba, Federica

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